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

From the Capital.

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The President has made the following
C. c. Sheats, Appraiser OF
at Mobile; Col. Benjamin AL
word Paymaster General, with the rank of
General; George Andrews, to be
United States District Attorney for the East
ern District OF Tennessee; VIM. A. Ha-
thorne, of Massachusetts, Consul at Zanzibar,
and Herman Van Aernam, Of New York,
Consul at Guayna.
Eight companies of artillery have been or
dered to the Department OF the Missouri,
and Lieutenant-C Colonel Budley's Ninth Cav
airy and OTIS Seventh Cavalry have been
ordered to Join their regiments...:.Ihe Sec
retary of the Treasury has stopped the coin.
age of trade dollars at the Philadelphia and J
Carson City MINIS, and ordered the san
Francisco Mint to coin only sufficient
quantity to meet the actual export. MINIS
Will be run to their full capacity on subsid-
iary coin and the necessary gold coinage.
western Items.
A Cheyenne letter Of July %, says: The
agent at Red Cloud admits that up to this
date 1000 Sioux and 1900 Cheyennes have
left that agency for the North. Although
all is quiet there now, 1t is believed
more will go. The stage brought in $4,000
in dust from Deadwood. Mr.. Gardner,
reliable man, who has spent five weeks In
traversing that region, intent on satisfying
himself of its richness, reports marvellous
discoveries being made, and fully $l,OOO,OoO
await transportation. He saw in the posses
sion of Mr.. Beary, of this city, one nugget
weighing $l47, and a number ranging from
S. to $50. He brings, also, 700 pounds oil
quartz for smelling.
The freight train bound east that left
Green River, Wyoming, at twelve o'clock,
July "a, ran into wash-out one mile east OF
the Point of Rocks, and killed Mike Nc
Quinn, engineer; VIM. Leaf, fireman, and a
machinist named j. Plunkett, who was on
the engine. The men were all under the
engine, and fourteen or fifteen cars on top
of the engine......A dispatch from Eureka,
California, says About nine o'clock on the
night of July 90 a cloud burst on the pa
mOnd Range Mountains, thirteen miles east
of here, which resulted in the death Oh tnlr-
teen Chinese woodchOppers, and probably
a large number of Italians, camped in the
canon, getting out timber. Without mo-
ment's warning column of water two feet
thick rushed upon them, drowning all but
one Chinaman. The Italians were camped
a short distance above, and as no trace can
be found of them it is feared that all per-
ished.
A dispatch from Eureka, Nevada, July %,
reports that heavy rains on the surrounding
mountains flooded the town, causing great
CONSERVATION among the inhabitants, and
considerable damage to property, several
houses having been swept away. AT last &C
counts the water was subsiding...A dispatch
from ElkO reports washout on the Central
Pacific, near Ozino. The engine and fifteer
cars of freight train were ditched. Los
heavy, but no lives lost. The eastbound ex
press was delayed twenty-five hours ....Ar
explosion in the Black Diamond Coal Mine
Mount Diablo, July 20, killed six miners
and five were badly injured. The explosion
was caused by blast lgniting accumulated
coal dust.
Advices from Gen. Crooks command, il
camp on the South Fork of the Tongu
River, July 20, via Fort Fetterman, the Goth
are of importance. The main body of tn
Sioux are believed to have taken to the Ri
Horn Mountains, where game is more album
dant and the grass fresher. The Indians
efforts to burn the grass of the valleys make
it almost imperative on Crook to follo'
them up at once. His force musters abou
twelve hundred regular soldiers and citize
volunteers, beside the two hundred Snak
allies, and he feels that he can at least hol
his own on any ground the emergency ma
select 1t is expected that the wagons wi
be parked on the main Tongue River nea
loaded with from fifteen to twenty days n
tons, a vigorous but careful advance wi
Immediately follow.
Disasters by Fire.
A large building used by Mr.. Stouge ft
boat building, was burned the other nigl
at Quebec, with the boats of the Lachin
Boating Club, and several steam and sailin
yachts. A child of the proprietor perishe
in the flames, and two men, in endeavorir
to save their tools, were SO badly burne
that they died next morning. Loss, $4,000
The shoddy mill Of James Nolan, at Phi
adelphia, was burned down a few days ag
Several persons in the upper stories, unab
to escape, were severely burned and Ellie
Heber and Anna Patterson leaped from I'll
third story window, and were instantly kill,
on striking the pavement.
Political.
The Republican Convention of West vi
ginia nominated General Nathan Goff f
Governor; Superintendent of rubl
Schools, f. III. Crsgo; Auditor, c. M. Shin
Treasurer, Moses Frankensberger, of Kan
wha County; Attorney General, John .
Hutchison. For Judges of the Court
Appeals, Flick and Berkshire, each twel
years, and Judge Brown four years; Pre-
Dental Electors.at.large, w. II. Lamon al
Cheesehead Smith. THE Convention a
journed at o'clock a. n.y. The Conventit
Endorsed the Republican National Platfor
and Hayes and Wheeler......At the IllinO
Democratic Convention the following tick
art, of Kendall County; for Lieutenar
Governor, A. A. Glenn, of Brown; s.
Thornton, Secretary of State; John His
State Auditor; George Grundlach, Tres
urer; +. Lynch, Attorney.General. II
Convention then adjourned. Tilden al
Hendricks and the National Platforms we
regarded worthy OF hearty support......
The Louisiana Democratic Conventi'
nominated the following State ticket: Go
ernor, Francis f. Nichols, of Assumption
LieutenantG Governor, Louis A. Wilt,
Orleans; Attorney General, II. N. Ogde
of Orleans; Secretary of State, Villa
A. Strong, of VIM; Auditor, All,
Jumel, of Iberville; Superintendent of Ed
cation, Robert M. Lusher, of Orleans; f
Presidential electors for the State at larg
Governors John McEnery and Robert
Wickliffe; alternates, b. F. Jonas and Jud
I. G. Manning....The first Kentucky Sta
Convention Of the Prohibitionists was he
at Library Hall, Louisville, July q,
organize the party for the canvass
the Presidency Of the United Stat,
Green Clay Smith, the Prohibition can,
date, was present and made speech. III
State Central Committee and electors we
appointed, and the platform of the par
read and adopted......T The Independent L
form State Convention of Kansas met
Topeka and adopted resolutions indorsi
Peter Cooper for President, and the
formed Indianapolis platform. The folio
ing State ticket was nominated: Govern'
NJ. +. Hudson; Lieutenant Govern
Judge j. o. Beal; Secretary of Sta
w. M. Allison; Auditor of State,
+. Sheldon; State Treasurer, Amos n
Louth; Attorney. General, j. ID. Brumbon
Superintendent of Public Instructit
Thomas Bartlett; Associate Judge, Wills
shannon; Presidential Electors, j. N. So
hacker, A. g. Barrett, s. A. Riggs, s.
Crawford, and John Richie. The Conv'
tion was largely attended, and was earn
and enthusiastic.
Itcms In General.
Charley Ross has been found again.