The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-04-27

From tho National Capital

Lincoln's statue was unveiled on the llth
of April with much public ceremony. The
statue is of bronze, and is twelve feet high,
resting upon pedestal ten feet high. 1t
represents Mr.. Lincoln standing erect, with
the proclamation of emancipation in his left
hand, while his right hand is outstretched
over the kneeling figure OF slave, from
whose limbs the shackles have just been
freed. Upon the base of the monument is
the word Emancipation" There were on
the speakers stand the President, members
Of the Cabinet, Justices of the Supreme
Court, Foreign Ministers, Senators and
Represe natives, and other persons OF
prominence. An Grafton was delivered by
Frederick Douglass.
Great crowds were i'm the Senate chamber
on the morning Of April IL, to witness the
opening of the proceedings in the Belknap
trial. General Belknap made his appear
ance accom- anied by his counsel. ex-Sena'
tor Carpenter, Judge Black, and Montgom.
cry Blair. He filed a plea that he is u
private citizen, and that the Senate has no
Jurisdiction in his case. The managers
asked leave to file their reply on Wednes.
day, which was granted, and the Court OF.
Impeachment adjourned.
The President has sent in his veto to the
bill reducing the Presidents salary. He ar
CUES that it would not be just to his success.
s0r TO sign it, and calls attention to the fact
that the pay of Congressman has increased
from IS day to about $50, and that the
Presidents salary was fixed ut the rate to
which il is proposed to reduce it when we
numbered only few million population.
The second day of the impeachment trial
on April 10, opened with another large
audience present, more brilliant even than
A. Al Ill. - Al
present in the galleries were ladies. The
diplomatic gallery was full. Mr.. Belknap,
accompanied by his counsel, appeared at
1880 and took seats. Five minutes before
one o'clock, the House Managers came in
and proceedings at once begun. After read
ing the minutes, the replication of the House
was presented by Manager Lord, and read by
the Secretary. After the reading was con-
cluded, Mr.. Carpenter said Mr.. Belknap de-
sired copy of the replication and time,
until Monday next, to consider the same.
Manager Lord said the House Managers de-
sired the trial fastened as much as posi-
BILE for reasons not necessary to be
stated, and therefore asks that time be given
until next Friday. Mr.. Edmunds submitted
an order, giving the defense until next Mon
day, and that the House managers file their
answer thereto by Tuesday, the 25th inst,
and that the trial proceed on Thursday, the
I'll iusI. luls was tSTteu anu the SOurt
then adjourned until the 9th inst. After
the adjournment Mr.. Belknap took his seat
on the sofa, in the rear of the Senate
Chamber, when a large number of persons,
members and Senators, came and greeted
him. lie appeared in the best of spirits
aud exhibited no sign of his being placed in
an undesirable situation. He conversed
freely and remained in the Senate Chamber
for some time........The Treasury began pay
ing out silver on the 10Th, and the first to avail
themselves of the order was the Treasury
employees, who formed in line at the CASH
room, and procured silver in exchange for
fractional currency.
southern Itcms.
The body of William A. Hardings,
prominent citizen OF Gadsden, Tennessee,
was found near there recently in ravine.
The body was wrapped in a counterpart and
secreted in the ravine. The body bore un-
mistakable marks of violence. Mr.. Hard
ings had been missing for several days, and
the neighbors, in searching the woods, found
the body by means of his dog. A man,
named Joe Heughley, lately employed by
Mr.. IIardings, and who suddenly left the
country, is believed to be the murderer.
TIE Supreme Court at New Orleans has
decided the issue of the two and half mil
lion State bonds to the Mobile and Chatta-
nooga Railroad, under act No. 90 of 1871,
to be invalid and unconstitutional, on the
ground that the constitutional limit of the
State debt had been reached when the bonds
were issued; that the issue was fraudulent,
and that the State received no consideration
therefor. This decision is in accordance
with the general public sentiment.
western Items.
Mr.. Milligan, of Scranton, Pennsylvania
arrived at Fort Laramie, April 20, and says
while coming in on the morning of the 10th,
his party was attacked by the Indians in
Red Canon, near the Cheyenne River
Rancho, about fifty miles from Custer. A
few Of the party escaped to the rancho. Mr..
and Mrs. Mitz, Of Laramie City were killed,
colored woman taken prisoner, and man
named Simpson was also killed.
Disasters by Fire.
Pinny's College, now known as the Emer-
son Institute, at Mobile, Ala, recently
burned. The building belonged to the
American Missionary Society, and has been
since the war used for the education of col
Ored people. It was insured in Northern
and Eastern companies. The inmates saved
their clothing, but lost their property, valued
at $4,000, including Superintendent Lords
library valued ut 81 900.
Items In General.
A. T.. Stewart, in his will, bequeaths all his
property and estate to his wife, Cornelia M.
Stewart, and heirs forever, and appoints
Henry Hilton to act in behalf of the estate
and in managing his affairs. As a mark of
regard, Mr.. Stewart bequeaths to Mr.. Hilton
the sum OF one million dollars. He APP
points his wife, Judge Hilton and VIM. Lib.
by his executors. The subscribing witnesses
to the will are VIM. p. Smith, w. A. White
and T.. f. Marcy, NJ. ID. The will bears date
of 9th of March, 1873. He directs his ex.
ecutors to pay out the following gifts as leg.
acies: To Geo. Il. Butler, 5000; John NJ.
Hopkins, $4,000. Gifts of one hundred
thousand dollars are distributed in sums
ranging from $4,000 to $1,000, to those who
have long and faithfully served him in his
business affairs. He gives $4,000 to the
faithful servants of his household. To Sarah
and Rebecca Morrow, friends of his early
youth, and at whose fathers house, he says,
he enjoyed in youth hospitality and wei.
come which he cannot forget or repay, he
bestows an annuity of $4,000, in quarterly
installments, during their lives, and, also, a
house and its furniture. To the relatives
of his wife, six in number, he bequeaths
ten thousand dollars each, and to Ellen b.
Hilton, the wife of his friend, ii. Hilton,
the sum of five thousand dollars. One of
Judge Hilton's important duties is TO bring
Mr.. Stewards partnership affairs to termina.
ton and, as far as possible, without loss to
those connected with him in business.
Dom Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil, landed
at New York from the steamship Helvetius
at noon April Is.
The Emperor Dom Pedro and his suite left
New York City on the evening of April II,
for San Francisco, via the Erie and Chicago
Line. While out driving in the morning,
the carriage containing the Emperor and
his Minister was run into and badly smashed
but the distinguished occupants were unin.
jured. Another carriage being obtained
the drive was continued.
The suy levee, south of Quincy, ILL.,, has
broken at three points, and large portion
Of the bottom on the Illinois side overlooked
opposite Hannibal. Houses and barns
foated away, and the damage that has been