The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-12

uwestern Items.

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uwestern Items.
At Faribault, Mimi, few mornings
since, Henry Caverrick, policeman, ap.
proached the guard at the Jail In which are
field bandits. The guard halted Cover
rick and inquired "Who are YOUR Caver.
rick replied "Don't you know me; /
am policeman" and continued to
advance, at the same time putting |
his hand to his breast, probably to display |
his star, when the guard shot him through, |
near the heart, killing him instantly. The
policemen had been ordered to keep away |
from the Jail at night, and the guards to
shoot any one who persisted in coming up
to them, unless identified. Joseph Walters
was shot and instantly killed, by Robert
Holland, at Laramie City, recently. The
trouble originated in a gambling quarrel.
The parties were both colOred.
southern Items.
On September %, Pensacola. established a
quarantine against New Orleans for thirty
days. A meeting Of the Merchants Ex-
change, in New Orleans, passed resolutions
indorsing the report of the Board of Health
in regard to the extent of the yellow fever,
and denouncing the action Of Galveston,
Shreveport and Pensacola in establishing
guarantees against New Orleans as unjust,
and doubtless influenced by false reports,
and calculated to impair the commercial
relations with those import centers and
avenues of trade.
The Galveston Ne,oss San Antonio special
says that detachment, under Sergeant Arm.
strong, attacked party of outlaws on Els.
Ea al
i've, wounded one, and captured fifty horses
and large number of cattle.......Not long
since, late at night, the county courthouse,
at Chattanooga, Tenn, was set on fire in the
Office Of the Registrar of Deeds. The fire
was extinguished with some damage to the
books. Two books were missing entirely.
DIR. j. 3. Buras was arrested, with the miss.
ing books in his possession. He had re-
Gently bought an abstract of titles, covering
all but these two books, and would have
made large amount of money had he not
been detected.
Advices from the Neuces River Country,
Texas, say party of twenty-five Indians
raided the settlements on that river, on the
2Sth ult., and stole number of horses.
They then went down the Sabine River,
attacked several ranches and sheep camps,
killed three white men and several Next
cans, and stole many horses. They also
visited the Frio aud Zeona settlements in
the same manner, and passed out in the
vicinity of Fort Clark, taking fully hun
dred horses with them. A party of citizens
and detachment of troops are in pursuit,
with some probability of overtaking them.
Disasters By Fire.
The large and extensive establishment,
known as the Milburn Wagon Works, of
Toledo, Ohio, was nearly destroyed by fire
the other evening. Over one thousand
finished wagons, besides very large num-
Der of unfinished ones, were burned. The
loss is supposed to be not less than $3.50, 900
on which there is an insurance of $135, OOO
Several of the fremen narrowly escaped
death from falling walls, and one had an arm
broken. This disaster will throw about
three hundred and fifty men out Of employ.
ment. The cause of the fire is supposed to
have been spontaneous combustion.
Items In General.
The minis are running to their full
capacity to supply the demands for sub.
sidiary silver coin. Over five hundred thou.
sand dollars have been received from Rus.
STA to be converted into American gold coin.
Like importations are expected. There is
an active demand for silver for export to
China ..-... Frederick Wartman, a German
tanner, while attempting to adjust the
leather band to the fly.wheei in Louis Kruge's
tannery, at Louisville, recently, was caught
up by the band in some unknown way and
wheeled around at the rate of sixty evolu.
tons per minute. His head and all parts of
his body were mashed to jelly and cursintO
hundreds Of small pieces......A terrible &C.
cident occurred at Springfield, Mass, on the
18th of September. The floors of three.
cupied on the first floor as a pork.packing
establishment, by j. Walker & Son, on the
second as store-room by Samuel Parker &
Co., commission merchants, and on the
third as store-room by the Huck Cigar
Manufacturing Co., fell, burying six men in
its ruins. Four men escaped with severe
cuts and bruises; two were bnried under the
ruins. The cause OF the accident was the
giving way OF the third floor, on which were
stored eighty thousand pounds of tobacco.
The ruins Immediately caught fire. The loss
OF property is thirty thousand dollars par.
TALLY insured........A gallows horror took
place at Gosh0cton, Ohio, on the goth OF
September. While Francis Ept was being
hanged for the murder of Abraham Vert
heimer, the moose slipped but the dying
murderer, while crying for mercy, was
hanged again.
In the recent great Toledo ire, a report
gained credence that seven men had per
ished in the ruins; but there was but one
the company, who was smothered to deatl
In the fifth story, and when the floor gave
way was carried down to the second floor
where the remains were found. Officers oil
the company estimate the loss at $3.50, OOO
The company will commence rebuilding al
once..:...James Lick, the California million.
are, died on the Ist of October, leaving
$o,OOO,OOO in trust for various benevolent
purposes.....A mass convention of bankers
OF the United States lately met at Philadel
phia when action was taken to establish
uniform laws and customs for commerce
and banking for the whole United States
......Joseph Warren, of the Buffalo Courier
and President of the New York Associated
Press, died at Buffalo, recently, of con
gestion of the lungs. He was only taken
sick in the evening.....A horrible accident
which resulted in the death of five persons
occurred not long since, on the farm OF
william johnson, ten miles south OF
Plymouth, Indiana, caused by the explosion
Oh the boiler OF an engine, connected with O
threshing machine. William johnson, two
Oh ms sons, young man named Sturgeon
and David Logan were killed. The latter's
pody could not be found, and is supposed Ia
have been blown to atoms.
horrible and mysterious murder was
committed in the east part of Shrewsbury, O
farming town, six miles from Worcester
MASS, the other night. The victim was John
Billiard, a man about forty-five years of age
He with his brother lived in house alone
carrying on farm. About seven O'Clock
John was left alone in the house, his brother
going to q store about mile distant. He
was gone about one hour, and upon re-
turning, q horrible scene was presented
John was lying on the floor, his body GOV.
cred with blood, his head nearly severed
from the body, and long, deep cuts about
the head and face. The body, also, was
badly cut, and blood was sill flowing from
the numerous wounds. Lying by the side
Of the body was a large Ratchet with which
the terrible deed was committed. The OBJ
ject is supposed TO have been money. The
man had sold COW for fifty dollars, and
had received similar amount for the sale of
some calves. This money is missing, and
was undoubtedly taken by the murderer. .....
The funeral Of James Lick took place on
October 4. The deceased expressed desire
that he be buried on the summit of Mount
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