The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-10

From the Capital.

The River and Harbor Appropriation Bill
as reported to the Senate, appropriates In
the aggregate $5,000,000. Among the most
important reductions in the bill are the fol.
lowing: For the harbor of Buffalo, from
$780, 900 to $4,000; for the improvement of
the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi
River, from 1915, 900 TO $3.50, 900; for the i'm.
provement Of the Great Kanawha River OF
West Virginia, from $500, 900 to $270, 000i for
$100, 900 to $75,0 900; for the improvement OF
the Tennessee River, from $500, 900 to no.:
600; for the Improvement of the mouth OF
the Mississippi River, from 900 to $780,
600; for the improvement of the Illinois |
River, from $4,000 to $4,000; for the i'm. |
provement of the Mississippi, Missouri,
and Arkansas Rivers, from $4,000 to
100000.
The vote in the Senate on the impeach.
ment of Belknap stood thirty-fve to twenty
I've in favor of impeachment-not two
thirds......The following is the official state.
ment of the gold and silver coinage, ex.
ecuted at the United States mint, in Phila-
delphia, during the month of July, 1876
Number Of pieces-gold, "a, 100, value, $685..
600 silver, ,164 800, value, $258, 300; base,
$4,000; value, $l5,150. Total number of
pieces, 1913 $50, value, total, 1886, 450......
The President has nominated Oscar Holt
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Sec
ond District of Louisiana; Thomas G. Put
nam, United States Attorney for Colorado;
Charles G. Thompkins, United States Mar
shall for Colorado.
Western Items.
An official telegram from Fort Laramie
says that courier just arrived from Red
Cloud Agency says Red Cloud told him
Crazy Horse was coming into the agency
very soon that his band were now on the
way there, and that twenty lodges had al
ready arrived; Crazy Horse had sent word
to Captain Egan that he would see him,
shake hands, make treaty, and be friendly
Indians.
George Powell, a hay contractor at Fet-
terman, arrived lately at Cheyenne, brings
the following: On the evening Of August /,
about thirty indians attacked the wagon
train of A. H. Reed, loaded with govern.
ment stores for the post, killed and scalped
the wagon master, who was riding ahead,
and wounded a teamster. They also killed
four horses, ten cattle, and burned three
wagons with their contents, consisting of
-four and bacon. 1t is thought that the In
dians will be very troublesome on this road
the rest of the season. Last Friday forty.
four horses were run off by them from
Horseshoe and Cottonwood creeks.
- outhern Items.
Hon. NJ. Loughborough, State Senator
from the Little Rock district, was found
dead in the hall of his house, at Little Rock,
Arkansas, by a servant, about one o'clock,
on the afternoon of July 81, shot in the heart.
He had been at his law Office during the
morning, attending to business as usual,
and went home about twelve o'clock, ap.
parently in the best of health, though he
or 70 m N oil tha iuht haf
evidence adduced before the coroner's Jury
showed that after reaching home he went up
stairs to his bedroom, took his shotgun out
OF q wardrobe, went into the hall, and under
temporary alteration of mind, or by acct.
dent, shot himself through the heart. His
family was away from home, at st. Louis,
and he was alone at the time. His body was
discovered on the floor, lifeless, when the
servant went up to his room to call him to
dinner. the alarm was given, and immedi-
ately there was a rush of citizens to the
residence of the deceased, so great that
sentries were placed at the gate by the
sheriff to prevent their entrance.
Disasters by Fire.
On August 1, a large portion of the village
Of Crescent, N. Y, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000.
The Republican Convention of Arkansas
nominated the following officers: For State
of6cers-Governor, A. w. Bishop; Secre-
tary of State, w. L. Copeland, colored /;
Treasurer, A. Z. Rogers; Auditor, j. R. Der.
ry; Attorney-General, ii. A. Pierce: Land
Commissioner, r. w. Mcdonald; School
Superintendent, j. c. Corbin, colored; Chan.
cellor, Lafayette Gregg; Chancery Clerk, J..
L. White, colored. The resolutions adopted
indorse the National Republican ticket, the
mr. rla ~, Toll
form recommended by Governor Hayes.
Godlove 8. Orth has declined the nomina.
ton rendered him by the Republicans as
Governor OF Indiana. The Indianapolis
Journal says: This step is taken because,
upon a full survey of the field and consulta.
tion with friends, be became convinced that
he could not receive the hearty and united
support OF the party.......The Georgia Demo.
cratic State Convention has nominated A.
II. Colquitt for Governor......The meeting in
New York city of the National Executive
Council, appointed by the Indianapolis Con.
vention of the Independent or Greenback
party, in discharge of the duty imposed by
the Convention, and after a consultation
with Peter Cooper and the leading green.
back men of the Union, nominated Gen.
Samuel +. Cary, of Ohio, for the Vice.
Presidency. Mr.. Cary accepts the nomina-
ton.
The Michigan Republican State Conven.
ton nominated Charles M. Crosswell, of
Adrian, for Governor.
Items In General.
The Mayor Of East st. Louis dismissed all
the appointives of that city, to take effect
on August Sd. This action was made neces.
sary by the late decisions of the Supreme
Court of Illinois, which declares the present
made assessments n
illegal. The resources of the city are there.
fore cutoff. This leaves the city without
police force, and the citizens are talking
about organizing Vigilant Committee to
preserve peace.
At Cincinnati. recently, Isaac N. Richie in
ut OF drunken madness and jealousy fred
pistol Extraordinarily into crowd and
wounded two men, one fatally. He was ar.
rested, and 1t was with difficulty that the
omcers prevented the Infatuated citizens
from hanging him to a lamp.post.
terrible accident occurred about one
o'clock August /, at Bawbee's Lake. abont
one mile south of Hillsdale, in Michigan.
An excursion party from Coldwater, mum.
bering about three hundred, were there
spending the day, and sixteen of them went
out on the lake, on a fat boat or scow. when
1t suddenly sank, and nine of the party were
drowned. The water was fifty or sixty feet
deep where the boat sunk.
Notes from Abroad.
A dispatch from Prince Nikita, July 2s
says: The Turks under Moukhtar Pasha
attacked us early to-day, near Urbiza. A Sc.
we're engagement ensued and fighting is still
proceeding. We have broken through the
Turkish lines. Osman Pasha was captured
and brought here alive, and we have taken
many prisoners......A special says that the
annexation Of Bosnia by Austria is con-
templated. A telegram from Galatz reports
that seventy thousand Tscheressens have re.
volted against the Russians in Caucasus, and
are overpowering the garrisons. The
London Times special says that the Turks at
Urditza, after two hours fighting, fed in an
uncomfortable panic, and that the greater
part OF the army was lost. Bilek is sur
rounded and there is a panic at Tubipie.
ms disaster leaves Herzeoovina