The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-03

The report that Sitting Bull was killed In
be Custer fight is received, but still lacks
he strong confirmation that one could de-
ire. The further statement that four hun.
red warriors fell will be more readily re-
has been clear from the first that
Clusters men sold their lives very dearly.
Il the Sitting Bull story Is true, it is likely
% change materially the nature OF the cam
have no such bold and dashing
chief to take his place, and will do more
running and less fghting..... Patrick Ford
killed his wife with an ak, at Boston, few
nights ago, and, while attempting to escape |
rom the officers, jumped from roof and was |
almost instantly killed. Jealousy is the al |
Ieged cause Of the family troubles. ........
BY the swapping of a small steam yacht, in
the Hudson River, near Troy, New York,
Gregory Fox, Thomas Edgely, jr., George
Jonas Faulkner, and Harry
Manich were drowned. Four others, VINO
the party, were saved ny swim
ming ashore. Edgely was drowned In at
tempting to save Fox, who could not swim.
.....A special from Hopkinton, Iowa, says
that pleasure party of six went sailing on
Maauoketa River, near that place, and had
gone but a little way when the boat upset,
and only two young men were saved. Those
drowned were Mrs. West, Miss Billings, Miss
Hyden, and young child. The bodies OF
Miss Billings and OF the child have been re-
covered.
At st. Louis an indictment has been found
against the defaulting County Auditor, VIM.
III. Heath, and suit entered against his bonds
men for $4,000, the amount OF his bond.
The examination discloses the fact that
Ueath's defalcation amounts to $4,000 and
may reach $4,000. This was the County
and Township school fund, OF which Heath
was the collector.......Senator Allen taylor
Caperton, of West Virginia, died at Wash:
;ngton on wednesday evening, July 26, of
angina pectoris, brought on by hot weather.
He entered the Senate in 1S75.......A letter
from South Carolina says that two companies
of the regular garrison left Columbia Tor
Aiken, opposite Hamburg, and will remain
there all summer. This is done in obedience
to orders from the War Department: Two
companies have been ordered to Hamburg.
Orders have been issued to send TWO bat
talon of artillery, of four companies each,
from the First and Second Regiments, from
the Division of the Atlantic to the Depart
ment of the Missouri te report to Gen. Pope.
I'm Louisiana, the Democratic Convention
nominated. General Frank Nichols, OF AS
sumption, for Governor. General Nichols
was born in Assumption Parish in 1882. lie
was graduated from West Point in 1865,
and resigned from the U. 3. Army in 1896,
was Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighth Louis
lana Regiment in the army OF Northern
Virginia, and lost an arm at Winchester.
He was promoted to be BrigadieT- General
at Sharpsburg, lost leg at Chancellorville
was afterward stationed at Lynchburg, and
organized the resistance to Hunter. Since
the war General Nichols has been planting
in his native parish, taking but little part II
politics. His political disabilities were re
Gently removed by Congress.
John O'Reilly, junk dealer of New Yorl
City, was found murdered and robbed tn
other night near the west end of the New
Jersey depot of the Pennsylvania Railroad
.Jno. Domn, residing near Shenandoah
Pa, shot and killed his wife. Jealousy wa
the cause.
Notes from Abroad.
The Turks are everywhere assuming tn
offensive. 1t is officially announced this
the Turks intrenched at Beljine attacke
Gen. Olympics on Thursday, July 20, wit
ten battalions, chiefly irregulars. The
attempted to drive the Servians across tn
Drina. After six hours fighting they wer
repulsed and pursued to Beljine, with heav
loss. The ground was covered with Turks
dead. rain storm stopped the pursui
but the Servians' artillery made great havo
in the Turkish ranks. The Turks attacke
Col. Mirkovic on Wednesday at Granada
east of Alexinatz. There was ten hours ii
decisive fighting. The Turks were reil
forced and resumed the attack on Thursda.
but were repulsed.. 1.-The London Sta
dard's Belgrade special says that the repuls
of the attack on Granada is the most In
portant strategic advantage that the Sc
r vians have yet gained. Granada command
{ the road from Kisch to Sietschar, and bar
> access to the heart of Servia.
, General Boisrond Caral has been electt
1 President of Hay ti......Advices from Mexi'
say the RevOlutionists were badly defeats
in recent battle. The Centennial Four
: was celebrated enthusiastically in Mexic
under the auspices of United States Minist
= Foster. .....Dom Pedro and suite arrived
e London Saturday, July %. There was I
a reception and no nonsense......A dispatt
Q from Plymouth says that few days befol
d the disastrous trial trip of the Thu
derer, the boilers were tested
hydraulic pressure, making necessal
the wedging down OF the safe
= aud all other relief valves. 1t has been di
r covered that the wedges never had been r
q moved. The communication valve was al
closed, and no steam was able to escap
. even to the engineer. Minister Pierrcpo
+ says nothing has occurred in any wise altt
|: ing the situation, Notwithstanding the reft
u ences of the Standard that there is a pre-
G pect of negotiations for a renewal of d
!, Extradition Treaty on a more satisfacto
q basis.........A Constantnopls correspon
l. ent says the atrocities committed by Il
Bashi Bazouks, Caucasians, and other
: included the burning of sever
y villages, leaving thousands of Chr
= tians utterly homeless and destitute, and d
= massacre OF several thousand Bulgarians,
e respective of age or sex. One hundred Bas
:, Bazouks have been arrested, by order of q
s. Turkish Government, for participation
e these atrocities, and will be tried immet
q ately Mustapha Djelaldin Pasha al
q Sohlizeki Pasha, with seven battalio
n airy and eight guns, attacked t
V Servians in their intrenchment
Raska, before Beljina, and after four hou
u sanguinary combat, the Servians fled. 4
}, Turks captured four guns and four SIN
u forts. Official advices respecting the fghti
n on the Goth inst, at Beljina, state that I
l. Turks in their retreat left quantity
n arms and ammunition. The Servians buri
;, two hundred Turks, and advanced TIT
;. trenches closer to Be jina.
e A correspondent telegraphs from Isv
d July %: The Turks are unable to take t
% offensive until reinforced, but can hold tn,
" positions and repulse the Servian attacl
;. The Turkish losses during the past ten da
l. are three hundred killed and five hundr
e and sixty wounded. The Servians lost flu
e two thousand five hundred men, with ca
y non...... From Rome we learn that We
:. known banker named Baldini commit
~ suicide in the Tiber. His books show liabi
y ties, $450,00O, and realizable assets, 500, 0
'. Official dispatches say that the Turk
r, detachment from Satchautiza crossed I
r, Seryian frontier and defeated the Servia
e. killing three thousand. 1t also burn
=. three villages. Thirteen Turkish battalio
attacked and routed the Montenegrins ne
- Neyesinge. Abdul Kaym, Commander
:, chief OF Turkish troops, has arrived
!, Nissa. A great battle is imminent......T
q Servian army. under General Zach, July
encountered the Turks on the whole Ii
~ :. near Yavor. The artillery fire last
o. seven hours, and was followed by an
fantry engagement, in which the Servis
were completely successful. Two OIL
A minor Servian successes an reported. ....