The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-28

countered which cut the barges loose, nine
OF which sank. Persons on board the sink
ing barges took refuge on board the other
three, which heated toward the shore, but
before It was reached one OF them sunk, and
all on board, eight persons, were drowned.
The other two, having twenty-five persons
on board, reached the shore safely. .Tele.
graphic advices report violent storm all
along the Eastern coast, throughout the
Southern, Gulf, Eastern, and Middle States,
and in Canada. Much damage to shipping
is reported, while from the interior Of New
York reports come to hand of houses un.
rooted, trees uprooted, and fences FRUSTRATED
The incoming steamers experienced terrible
weather. Several fishing boats were caught
few miles OIL the port of Erie, Pa, one of
which was swamped, aud three out of four
men in 1t were drowned. Some damage was
done to the Exhibition buildings in Phila.
delphia...... Bishop +. 8. James died in New
York City, September 49,. e. Recently, while
at dinner, Mr.. Samuel FormaD, living between
Dover and Minerva, Kentucky, was shot by
Ms son Alfred, young man, the ball enter.
ing Just below the right eye. The origin of
the difficulty is hard to ascertain. A quarrel
occurred at the table, resulting as above.
Young FOrman escaped.
State Senator Waller Young and John G.
Bender, Of st. Joseph, Missouri, and George
NJ. Irvine, of Easton, were indicted by the
United States Grand Jury, at Jefferson City,
on September ~, for completely in the war
claim frauds, and were placed under five
thousand dollars bonds each. Herman
evin was also indicted for the same ohense,
and gave bond in the same amount........
Four Jewish youths were drowned in the
river ut Montgomery Alabama, recently, by
the upsetting of a skill.
The Boys in Blue" veterans of the late
war on the Union side, met in convention
at indianapolis, September 20. The atten.
dance was very large from all parts of the
country. Speeches were made by Morton,
Garfield. Logan, and others.... pro-
peller j. N. Roberts exploded her boiler
while lying at the Pomeroy (O.) wharf.boat,
at one p. m, September 20. She is total
wreck. The following is list Of the
wounded: Captain Charles Greenlee, badly
cut on the head; Charles Roberts, clerk,
slightly injured; John Digman, engineer,
badly cut aud scalded about the head and
shoulders; Stephen Chapman, passenger,
leg broken; George Myers, passenger, NOR.
tally wounded, and died at FIVE o'clock the
same evening; VIM. Banks, cook, slightly
injured. Cause of explosion unknown.
by Captain William Roberts. She was sup.
posed to be worth about $4,500. The
authorities in Philadelphia have ordered the
| frame buildings in the vicinity of the Elk.
| hibitiOn grounds torn down as nuisance,
erected contrary to law.
A Keene, New Hampshire dispatch OF
September 81 says: About three hundred
and fifty men, laborers on the Manchester
and Keene Railroad, marched into the city
this afternoon, armed with canes and
clubs, creating general alarm. The Court
house bell was rung, and Central Square
was speedily filled with citizens. The men
are mostly Italians, and their demonstra.
ton was caused by the failure of the con.
tractors to pay them their wages. The men
visited the residences Of several prominent
men identified with the road. demanding
wages and food, and threatening to burn
the town if their demands were not com
piled with. The police and military are
under arms, and will prevent violence.....
The st. Paul Pioneer Press has special from
Madelia, Watertown County, Minnesota, an
nouncing the capture of four of the North
field robbers. The four captured are those
lost track of in the timber around Mankato
two of whom are the noted Younger broth
ers. The dispatch says that the four missing
robbers went to house at seven a. m.
about seven miles north of Madelia, and
bought some bread and butter, anC
started west, on foot. The news wa,
sent in as fast as horse could travel, anC
forty or fifty men were after them as sOoI
as they could get horses and arms. They
drove them to a slough. They then had
them out on the prairie, and opened fire Oh
them. The robbers returned the fire, bu
kept working toward the river, and at las
got there, and hid in the bushes. BY thi,
time our men were all together, and sur
rounded the bushes. The firing becam,
general, our men advancing all the time
At last the robbers saw that there was NJ
use, and gave up. One was killed, and tn,
other three are wounded, one only a woun,
in the arm. Cole Younger is wounded badly
in the hand and back. The other has bat
wound in the jaw and shoulder. 1t il
thought that one, and perhaps two, will di'
OF their wounds ........On account Of u few
sporadic cases of yellow fever at Charleston
s. c., the authorities of Augusta, Ca, hav,
establlhed quarantine regulations agains
passengers from that city. The quarantin,
went into effect on the 2lst inst.
Notcs from Abroad.
The London Standard reports that treaty
of peace has been entered into by the Iii
berian Government with the natives of Cess,
Palmas, with whom a desultory warfare hal
been waged for some time past. The natives
believed that England would render then
assistance, but the foreign Office impressed
them with the utter groundlessness Of sucl
expectations.