The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-05-11

FROM tn. Nation.l O.pital.

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From the National Capital.
The amount of new National Bank notes
issued during April were $2S4,2io' Inc
amount OF legal-tenders retired were $227,-
S72, reducing the outstanding iegal'tenders
to 1870, 527 ,S76.
The Treasury books show that at the end
of April the total contraction Of legal-tender
currency under the operation Of the new
finance act is, in round numbers, nearly
S56, OOO, 900. During the month Of April
the legal tenders deposited to redeem their
calculations were 100000. The average
amount deposited TO redeem their circuia-
ton since the new act came into operation
has been $5 OOO, 600 monthly. 1t presumed |
that the banks have not sent in as much |
during April, for the reason that United
State bonds do not command as good
price, owing to the operations during the
month of the Treasury Department in con-
nection with the Geneva award payments.
The legal tenders on hand to redeem their
circulation in April were SIS, 49,, 40l. The
bonds Withdrawn for the same purpose dur
ing April were S., OO0, 500. The legal tenders
deposited on April 1, since the passage oil
the act of June 2, 1874, were $50 ,657 1872, in
GLIDING $3,S13,000 previously deposited.
This sum aggregates something more than
$50,000,000, which represents the total con-
traction of legal tender notes under the
operation of the new finance act.
The Treasury Department, on May 1, de-
termined to issue more silver change.........
Mr.. Blaine rose to an explanation in the
House, on the LIST of May, in regard to
Washington special to the New York Her
aid of the day previous rejecting upon him
- A.. 10, ia IF tbA n
Pacific Railroad Company, and suggesting
that ain his explanation last week he had
found it too embarrassing to be answered,
and had therefore taken refuge in silence"
Mr.. Blaine read letters from A. Il. Riddle,
Joseph C. Stewart, General Thomas Ewing,
A. NJ. Gibson, and James Mcfarland in con-
tradiction of the accusation made against
him, and concluded by, saying: 81 do not
propose to make my public life perpetual
and uncomfortable flea hunt, in the vain
effort to run down stories that have nc
basis in truth, which are usually anony
nous, and whose total explosion brings nc
punishment to those who have been guilty
of originating them"
Messrs. Randall and Hale, subcommittee
charged with the preparation of the Nava
Appropriation Bill, completed it May 3. l
foots up about $1,000, 900 as against abou
S17OOO.OO0 last year. Reductions are prin
cipalIy in the items for bureaus of cor
struction, steam engineering and repairs.
The Committee on Expenditures in tn
Treasury Department on May A, closed tn
investigation of the charges against Secr'
tary Bristow, in connection with the releas
Of the bark Mary Merritt, by the examine
ton of Feland & Trice, Of counsel Tor tn
owners of the vessel. They corroborated tn
witnesses testifying that General Bristow
connection with the case was mere matte
of friendship; that he never received an
fee or compensation OF any KIND, ana th'
his entire conduct throughout the affair WI
in no manner impeachable. .
western Items.
News comes from Omaha that the Siou
Indians are on the point Of starvation, al
if the government does not feed them, the
will proceed to feed themselves, India
fashion.
A special dispatch from Seward, Neb.,
the Omaha Herald says Nathan Clough, age
forty-nine, and brother of the proprietor
the Blue Valley House, was found murders
in his he'd the other morning. His head W
crushed i'll with three heavy blows from I
AK, and deep cash cut in the left chez
BE had six hundred and twenty-five dolla
in currency, and is supposed to have be.
to the guilty party, who slept in the 'hnyis
of the stable. The deed was done at nigl
and was not discovered until morning, VIII
the body was stiff and cold.
Disasters by Fire.
Kenedy's screw factory, in Hqnde
burned few mornings since. Loss, Sc
600; insurance $4,000. Cause, incendi'
ism.
A fire at Phoebe, Nevada, burned abe
twenty buildings, mostly dwellings. L
loss is not stated......The Willame
Wooden Mills, at Salem, Oregon, We
burned. Loss $4,000; insured for $67, %
The Ohio Woodcn-ware Company's Il
story brick building, corner of Central a
Main streets, Cleveland, was lately burn
with a large amount of stock on hand.
loss is estimated at from 1000 to 5000, on
insured for $4,000. The property v
owned by ID. Clark, j. Il. White and j.
Gorhani. The Lyman Manufacturing CO
pany occupied a part OF two floors OF
building, and lost stock and machine
Their loss is not ascertained. One hundl
and seventy-fve employees are thrown
of work. The fire originated in the sawi
room, from heated journal.
items In General.
Governor Rice has vetoed the bill lega
ing the marriage of James Parton.
doesn't believe in special legislation, q
can see no reason why, il the law is q
one for anybody, IL is not good for james
.....A few days ago, at New York, dri
for the National Express Company was
loading two boxes marked "Peter JOr
Plattsburg" at 122 Warren street, when
of the boxes fell on the truck and bro
a. tho nf ma nj
box was then opened, and was found to c
tain the body of white woman. b
bodies had cuts in their necks, in VIII
were stuffed pieces of cotton and wool.
police incline to the theory that they
subjects for medical examination for 81
ment
A few afternoons since the dead body
young man named Bernard Bailey was fol
in his room, corner Of Jefferson ave-
and Olive, st. Louis, with a pistols
wound in his side. He was very resp
ably connected, and was lately clerk
large Second street business house.
left behind very singular letter, in VIII
he describes, for the benefit of medical n
aud religious and moral philosoph'
the physical mental and moral feeli
of suicide, and also intimates un
Quilted love impelled him to kill himself
Professor Blake, known throughout
country as "the mind reader" commit
suicide by taking poison In San Francis
lie carefully destroyed all evidences of id
tity, and LETT a note asking the Coroner
make no Efforts to ascertain IL. Howe,
the body was recognized. The cause of
rash act was poverty and ill-health....
G. ID. Affleck, cashier OF the Bren
Savings Bank at st. Louis disappea
April 20 in q mysterious manner. Fl
letters left by him, 1t was inferred that
intended suicide, but the theory OF
detectives Is that he has wandered a,
in the shade of mental derangem'
He has been subject to attacks Of HI
disease and suffered greatly from
lent pains in his head, which
thought TO have eliminated in temper
insanity. His accounts are perfectly strail
but he has been much worried lately alb
an overdraft Of from $4,000 to $40
which he permitted livestock firm
make, and which was not promptly m
N 4 all kv. "a,