The Lake County star., 1876-05-25

From the National Capital.

George w. Campbell, Of Chicago, testified
before the Civil Service Committee, the
other day, that he was brother of the
Marshal of the Northern District of Illinois
then when Gen. Sweet was Pension Agent
mt Chicago, witness got appointed to a
clerkship at $500 per annum, afterward
reduced to 1900. lie was employed for
two or three years, and had no duties to
perform. The position was mere sinecure.
IL. M. johnson testified that he was clerk
In the same office, and never knew Camp.
to perform any labor there, and he only
came to the Office Sc or twice month.
The investigation Of the charges against
ex-Speaker Blaine in relation to the Fort
up on the 18th of May. Mr.. Harrison reit-
Grated his statements made to "a Cincinnati
Gdstttc reporter some time ago, that the
funds were Mr.. Blaine's, and testified that
Rollins said they were Blaine's. Colonel
Thomas A. Scott was brought on the stand.
and said that the bonds were his own.
Other testimony was to be taken next day.
Cabinet meeting was held, few days
ago, on the Louisiana difficulties at Felici.
ana. All members of the Cabinet were
present. The result of the consi deration of
the matter in the Cabinet was the sending
OF telegram to Gen. Augur, commanding
the United States forces In Louisiana, in
structing that officer, on the requisition of
the Governor, and 1t appearing that the
local authorities are not able TO preserve
order, to give such aid rs, in his discretion,
may be necessary to prevent bloodshed and
violence.
Disasters by FYro.
Nearly the whole business portion of the
town Of Darlington, South Carolina, was
burned few mornings ago. An entire
block was destroyed, and the stores of
Maknes, Hyams, Higgins, Watson, Steinber.
ger, Williamson, Welch, Calmus, Lewenthal,
and others, with Mrs. Gibbons fine resi-.
dence, The loss is estimated as UPWARDS of
one hundred thousand dollars, partly in.
sured .....COrnelius Carter was arrested lately
at Williamstown, Pa, in the act of firing
lumber yard. He is undoubtedly the man
who previously fred six other yards. Carter
is half-witted, and labors under the impress
sion that the parties whose lumber he burned
owe him money.
The house of Daniel Mingo, near Dresden,
N. Y. was burned the other evening, and
three children, aged fourteen, eight and i've
years, perished in the flames. Mingo, a wild.
over, left the children alone in the house.
Their bodies were found next morning living
close together, the arms of the elder about
Political.
In the Ohio State Convention, which lately
met at Cincinnati, there was a sharp contest
between the Allen and Thurman delegates,
but William Allen was finally recommended
to the National Convention as Ohio's favor
ite candidate for the Presidency. Hon.
George III. Pendleton, Hon. Thomas Ewing.
Hon. George w. Morgan and William
O'Brien were elected delegates at large. A
platform was adopted opposing the resump-
ton acts, and fayOrng early substitution of
legal.tenders for the national bank notes.
1.-The PrOhibitionists met in National
Convention at Cleveland, May IL, and, after
adopting platform touching half dozen
subjects foreign to whisky, nominated Green
Clay Smith, of Kentucky, for President, and
q. L. Stewart, of Ohio, for Vice-President.
1.-THE Tennessee Republicans met in Con-
vention on the 18th May, to nominate dele.
gates to the Cincinnati Convention. The
resolutions favor hard money. BristOw and
Morton divide the delegation ..... The Iowa
Democrats declare for hard money, and send
an uninstructed delegation TO st. Louis.
Iilden is thought to have the preference......
The New Jersey Republican Convention
favored speedy return TO specie payments,
and send uninstructed delegates. Blaine is,
however, the favOrite..... Alabama Republi-
Sohs sehu uelepdCcS, Dut DTS
tow IL understood to be the first choice.
The following resolution in regard to Grant
was passed: That the principles contained
in the address of the Republican National
Committee are iDdOrsed and we indorse the
administration of President Grant, and de-
clare that the most scathing Investigations
have utterly failed to show a single instance
where the President has tarnished with his
pen the splendid triumphs of his sword"
Items IN General.
The Emperor OF Brazil and his suite ar
rived in Cincinnati on the morning of May
15. They took carriages, after breakfast at
the Grand Hotel, and visited Covington and
Newport, Van Duzen & lifts bell foundry,
the ProbascO fountain, Clifton and other
suburbs, and paid a visit to the suburban
residence of Mr.. Henry PrObasco. In the
evening the party left on the o. and M. road
for Louisville and Mammoth Cave. The
Emperor rejected any attentions from the
city authorities. saying that he was travelling
as a private citizen.... ...A dispatch from
Virginia City, Nevada, says that the Demo-
cratic State Convention selected as delegates
to the National Convention, at st. Louis,
Messrs. Ellis, Kelley, Kane, Heating, Ball
and Dennis, unpledged. Tilden is their first
choice, and Thurman their second. 1t
adopted strong i-Chinese resolution .
A serious accident occurred few nights
since on the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad, near Chester. Two cars of the
military excursion train, which left Rich.
mond in the morning, while returning were
thrown from the track by broken rail, and
number OF persons are reported killed and
wounded. No Gne inside the cars was seri-
ously hurt, but fatal and serious injuries Oc-
Cured to those on the platforms. The train
was crowded with soldiers, Company A,
IrAt mi Ron a I...
ber OF women. children, and other men.
The engine and one car of the train went at
once to Richmond and number of doctors
went to the scene of the accident.
schoOl-house at Rondeau, Ontario, was lately
struck by lightning. One child was killed,
six seriously and three slightly iDjured.......
Three men of the ship Calcutta, wrecked ON
Grindstone Island, Magdalen, have arrived
at ST. Johns, N. B. OF those on board only
five reached land, and they were obliged to
remain on the island six months before
being taken of..-..A giant powder explo-
sion recently occurred at Drakesville, N.
j., killing two persons and causing loss of
$l2,OOO.......The Liberal Republicans who
lately met in New York City made plain
statement OF their articles Of faith. They
have no desire to form new party, but
hope to promote reform through party
action. They want no clap.trap platforms,
and their candidate must be no mere poll
tician but reformer. They favored or.
ganization TO carry out these purposes.
Notes from Abroad.
AT recent sitting of the Council General
Of the Department of Vaucluse, France, a
member spoke in opposition TO the proposed
subscription for the monument to be erected
by the Franco-American Union, asserting
that the Americans showed ingratitude
toward France during the late war. The
Prefect refuted this assertion, and recalled
the fact that during the late war he was
Prefect of Dion, and in the presence of an
invasion he received a delegation of Ameri-
can citizens who handed him 1000 francs
Tor the sick and wounded. Subsequently,
another delegation of Americans brought
him additional subscriptions, altogether
more than 1000, 600 francs. The remarks Of
the Prefect we're received with applause by
the citizens present at the discussion.