The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-21

listillation, has been seized in the center Of
he block bound by Eleventh and Twelfth
streets, and avenues q and ID, New York. The
property is valued at $45, 000... THE boilerin
The engiDe house, at a copperss mine Green
Pond Mountain, W., exploded a few nights
ago, blowing the house to pieces. Two men
were instantly killed, another fatally in-
jared, and fourth terribly mutilated '........
The United States steamer Michigan has
been virtually put out of commission, all OF
her officers having been detached except six,
and the crew discharged except ten. She is
the only United States war vessel on the
lakes. The Departments action is due to the
reduced appropriations......By the moving OF
iceh0es at ST. Louis, on the 18th, q number
of steamboats, lying at the wharf were Sc
verely damaged. Ii is thought that two
hundred thousand dollars will not repair the
losses.
tered The house of Mr.. Ream, banker at
Somerset, Ohio, and, binding his hands and
gagging him, compelled him at the point of
the pistol, to accompany them to the bank
and open the safe, which they robbed of
over ten thousand dollars. One of the rob-
bers remained as guard in the room with
Mrs. Ream, whoiafter they had all departed,
freed herself, and repairing to the bank
liberated her husband, who had been left
immovably bound to the floor. The alarm
was soon sounded, and the whole village
turned out, but the thieves escaped .........
Fire Marshal Ready, of Brooklyn, in speak
ing OF the theater ire, says that there was
lack OF proper precautions against fire.
There was no discipline among the en-
ployees, the means OF exit from the gallery
were net good enough in case of a fire and
ii panic, and that had the audience been
notified when the fire was first discovered
by the stage hands, they could have got out
OF the building safely. He thinks that the
request of the actors to the people to sit
down, however well meant, was very dsas.
trous, both to the audience and the actors.
He concludes with the recommendation
that all public buildings, schools, churches,
hospitals, and theaters, be thoroughly over
hauled at once.
Notes from ABROAD.
A dispatch to the Paris lie Temps, from
Giurgevo, says that the Project has been
notified of the early arrival, on their way
to the Danube, of 10000 Russian troops,
who are to pass through Roumania. The
Sclavonic Committee publishes the intel.
ligence that an insurrectionary movement
has broken out in Bulgaria and Armenia.
...... The French Ministry has resigned. The
crisis is considered serious, as it is thought
lupObslDlC tHdl buC SDduDtF VI
will accept any but an extreme radical or
the Senate any but reactionary Cabinet.
Rumors are circulated that President Mac.
Mahon may possibly resort to unconstitu-
tional interferences.
Mexico is now enjoying three different
governments, a legal President, President
Diaz; President--internO, Lerdo de
Tejada; and a military dictator, Iglesias.
Diaz has appointed his own ministers, and
is attempting to put down Iglesias at
Guanajuato Iglesias has over eight thou.
sand men, and the old Lerdo troops,
stationed in the States surrounding
Guanajuato, are fraternizing with Iglesias's
forces.......The London Daily NeaUs prints the
following in official form: awe understand
Her Msjc ,ty's Government, after discussion
with the United States Minister, have ac
copied the American Interpretation of the
Extradition Treaty. 1t is hoped that now
| the American Interpretation of the treaty
has been submitted, the United States will
| be willing to enter into a new treaty, en-
larging the scope of extradition." The
Neaos gives the following as the interpreta
ton accepted by England: That prisone
surrendered for one offense may, after
fair trial, for that offense, be at once re
arrested in the country to which he ha
been delivered up and put on his trial fol-
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| to extradition under the treaty.
A Berlin dispatch says that the fact tina
the Russian Government does not prohibi
private meetings to promote the purchase O
American vessels, to be used as privateer
in case Of war, is creating much common
among German ship owners, who, bein
largely engaged in the carrying of Russian
merchandise, fear the ruin of their trade i
England should be ever compelled to resor
TO reprisals.....A report comes from Mexic
that the government of Iglesias has BEEF
victorious. President Lerdo and Cabine
was captured by the revolutionists, am
General Escabedo, Secretary of War, wa
shot.
A dispatch from Paris announces that tn
Ministerial crisis is ended, and that NJ
Simon has been appointed President of tn
Council and Minister of the Interior, an
NJ. Martel Minister Of Justice. NJ M. Du
faure and Marcere retire; the other Minis
tiers remain as at present.
A dispatch from Hong Kong, Decembe
10, says: The American bark c. o. Viii
more, now lying in the harbor of Hon
Kong, is watched by the United States shi
Kearsarge. There is great excitement b,
cause Capt. Peabody, First Mate Snow, an
Second Mate Stafford, OF the Whitmore, ca
not be held to answer for their allege
crimes in consequence of the abrogation G
the Extradition Treaty between Englan
and America. The evidence appears col
elusive that they practiced unprecedente
cruelties on the crew during the recer
voyage from Cardiff and tortured anothe
mate, Elwood, to death. At an indignatio
meeting OF the citizens, q resolution wa
passed, requesting the Governor of Hon
Kong to telegraph for permission to sui
render the accused to the United State
authorities. 1t is supposed that il Viii
more attempts to escape, the Kearsarge wi
follow and secure her in some port wher
no technical difficulty will interfere.
severe storm passed over the northern PAL
Of New Zealand on November II, doing COZ
siderable damage. One man was killed, an
a great number of fires were caused b
lightning. The losses aggregate half Ami
lion pounds sterling.
The President of the Union du Cred
Bank of Brussels has absconded. He ha
used the banks funds for private specul
tons. The loss is very heavy. The direc
ors of the leading financial establishment
will meet at Ministry of Finance, to organ
ize q syndicate to assist the bank to continu
operations The Paris lie Temps pul
fishes the report that one of the directors
the Brussels Union du Credit Bank hs
committed suicide.....A Vienna special {
the London Daily Neaos says that the Gran
Duke Nicholas has asked for reserve fore
of one hundred thousand men, and tn,
their mt bilization has already commence
at ST. Petersburg and Moscow. 1t is said
the Russian troops, as expected, entt
Roumania shortly the movement will not b
accompanied by declaration of war by tn
Turks.
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