The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-07-13

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II is stated by the personal friends of the
President that the cause Of the removal of II.
s. Yaryan, Chief of the Special Agency
Division of the Interal Revenue Bureau,
was in procuring the removal of a Special
Agent recommended by the President, a
man crippled in the war, and whose charac-
ter was known by the President to be excel
lent, and also vouched for by Solicitor Blu
ford Wilson. Mr.. Yaryan's attention being
called TO this removal, he assigned as reason
for 1t that the Special Agent had volunteered
some testimony before O House committee,
rejecting on him. The President inquired
into this matter, and found that the witness
was subpenaed to testify, and that, alter
stating that he knew nothing, OF his own
knowledge, concerning the subject OF the
investigation, he had been compelled by the
committee to give the names OF some persons
who had talked to him about IL. The Presi-
dent then called Yaryan's attention to this
explanation, and Yaryan replied, in sub.
stance: DWELL, the man talks about me on
the street, and won't have him in the serv-
ice." President Grant thereupon took the
matter into his own hands and ordered Var
vans removal.
The United States Treasury was closed at
noon Saturday, the ten days in which an
Acting Secretary could legally oficiate hav-
ing expired, and no successor to Mr.. New
having been appointed. The difficulty was
finally overcome by the President resembling
his action accepting Treasurer News resig-
nation. The removal of Yaryan appears
to give great satisfaction to the Whisky
Ring and their abetors in San Francisco.
+. ID. Sewell, now Internal Revenue SUI
pervisor for New England, has been APP
pointed Chief of the Special Agents of the
Internal Revenue Office, in place of Yaryau.
This appointment was, IL is understood, made
at the request OF the President. The
President has recognized Salvador de Men.
donca as Consul General of Brazil in the
United States.
The bill for the farther distribution of the
Geneva award, as adopted by the House,
provides: first, for the payment OF the losses
caused by the exculpated cruisers, that is,
the rebel cruisers, which were not recognized
by the Geneva tribunal; next, the payment
of the premiums for war risks, whether
paid to corporations, agents, or individuals,
after the sailing of any Confederate cruiser,
but the actual loss on account of war
premiums only is to be paid. These claims
must be paid within six months from the
passage of the act, and the Court of Com.
missiOners of Alabama Claims is continued
until July %, 1877.
western Items.
A telegram from Gen. Ruggles, at st. Paul,
to Capt. Green Hale, commanding the cav
airy at the arsenal at st. Louis, gives the
following as the names of the officers killed
in the fight between the Sioux and Gen.
Clusters command: Gen. Custer, Col. Gus
ter, Col. Keogh, Col. Yates, Col. Cook, Lieut..
Smith, Lieut.. Mcintosh, Lieut.. Calhoun,
Lieut. Hodgson, Lieut. Reilly, Lieut.. Porter,
and Lieut.. Sturgis. Lieut.. Warrington is
missing......The citizens at Salt Lake are
excited over Clusters massacre, and several
parties have made an offer to the Secretary
of War to raise regiment Of frontiersmen
in ten days for Indian service......A dis
patch from Virginia City reports great ex-
element at the news of Clusters death. A
meeting was called 10 organize company of
volunteers.
Disasters by Fire.
A fire commenced on the afternoon Of
July 4, on the lumber wharf of Collins d
Co., foot of Laurel street, Philadelphia, and
spread till the block of buildings bounded
by Delaware avenue, the river, and Laurel
and Shockmoxon streets was destroyed,
causing loss of 100000. The principal
sufferers are Collins q Co., Quaker City
Mills Of Delaware, and Hartranft and B. f.
Taylor 4 Co., lumber; partially insured. The
by boys.......A fire at New York, on July
4, caused by pyrotechnics, at No. 81 Beck
man street, destroyed property to the
amount of 100000, as follows: A. G.
Downing, French window glass, $4,000
Endicott & Co., photographers, $4,000;
damage to building, SAC, 0O0.... IAN explosion
of fireworks in store in Hyde. Park, Bos-
stores and stock. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000. One man fatally injured during
the fire.
Items In General.
Willie Morgan, son of State Senator Bright
Morgan, and Victor Monroe, son of promi.
nent citizen of Hernandez, Miss, were
drowned in Herman Lake, near there,
lately, in attempting to save the life OF a
companion. Two other young men
narrowly escaped the same fate be-
fore the youth for whom Morgan and
Monroe lost their lives was rescued. ......
Commander Charles A. Babcock, command
ing the iron.clad Canonicus, died suddenly
at New Orleans, June 80, and was buried
next day with military honors. The escort
included, by invitation, Washington Artil-
lery and the Continental Guards OF New Or.
leans. Information has been received
from Lancaster, KY, which says that mob
removed Floyd Pearce (colored), charged
with the murder of Henry Yeakey (white)
from the Jail there, early on the morning OF
June 30, and hanged him to tree. Samuel
J. Williams, another murderer, was either
liberated or escaped in the confusion
The Union Trust Company, of New York,
as mortgage in trust, took possession Satur.
day Of the property of the Missouri, Kansas
q and Texas Railway Company and appointed
w. G. Bond, late Beceiver, as General Man
ager. There will be no change among the
officers, agents or employees Of the road .....
1t has been arranged that Mr.. Moody, after
labors as an evangelist. He will give several
months Of work to Boston and Chicago.
The Centennial Fourth of July passed of
with more than the usual amount OF acct
dents...... Charles Francis Adams delivered
the Fourth of July Grafton at Taunton, Mas
sachusetts.. .".One Of the many accidents
that are almost peculiar to the celebration
OF the Fourth Of July happened at Newcas
tie, Pennsylvania, in firing the salute. BY
some unexplained cause a premature explo
sion OF the cannon caused the death OF
George w. Webster, and badly mutilated the
hand Of Thomas Hardy. Mr.. Webster was
aged thirty-hve years. He leaves awife and
one child.
On July 5, in the afternoon, Dom Pedro
and the Empress, with some members of the
Emperor's suit, left Philadelphia for New
York where they intended to remain until
his departure for Europe, on the 18th. On
the 10th Dom Pedro was to have reception
by the American Geographical Society oil
that city. When the Exhibition orchestra
on July struck up the Correcting from
Brazil" hymn for the first Centennial OF
American Independence, composed by Car
los Gomez, at the order of the Emperor
Dom Pedro and the four thousand invited
guests on the Grand Stand rose TO their
feet, and remained standing during its per.
formance.....On the night of July 4, a ter.
rible storm swept over the northern part OF
Iewa, on the line of the Illinois Central and
Dubuque and st. Paul and Midland Rail.
road. Bridges and entertainments on the
Illinois Central were washed out, and there
were no trains on either road next day.
The village Of Rockdale was washed out
and forty-two persons drowned. Rock
dale alX miIee wact nf nuhun.a Thu