The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-10

From the National Capital.


The President was visited the other day
by delegation from Utah, consisting Of
Oliver A. Patton, Register Of the Land Office,
Salt Lake City; General Maxwell, u. s..
Marshall for Utah, and other prominent Gen.
tile citizens OF the Territory. The delegation
desiied particularly TO obtain some means
by which the crime Of polygamy may
be reached in the courts, and to this end
propose "A revision Of the jury law, by
which polygamists shall be excluded as
jurors, as under the present system,
with Mormon polygamists in the jury
box, it is an impossibility TO obtain
convictions. The interview also related to
the suffrage question in Utah, the delegation
contending that the church leaders entirely
control the ballot among the Mormons,
many Of whom would vote with the Gentiles
if allowed. The President expressed his
SYMPATHY for any movement tending to
alleviate the present condition OF matters In
Utah, aud the evil spoken of by the delega.
ton, and assured them Of his persistent aid
in all laws passed TO that end. 1t Is under.
stood that Col. Patton is to be appointed
United States District Attorney for Utah.
1t having been brought to the attention oil
the Secretary of War that there are in exist
ence in different sections of the country
many records, such rs battle reports, cor.
respOndence, etc., relating to the late civil
strife, he authorizes the statement that II
any one who has the original official docu'
ments pertaining 10 the war, either on the
Union or Confederate side, will send them
to the Secretary, they will be copied for use
III connection with the publication Of rec
ords OF the war, and returned to the owner
il accompanied with such request.
The Committee on Finance of the Senate
has referred to the Controller of the Cur
rcncy, for an expression of his views on the
bill 10 authorize the formation of national
banks, with capital as small as $4,000 with
out restriction as to the population of the
places where they may be located.
western Items.
Recently news reached Camp Supply, In
dian Territory, that party of Osages had
attacked herder's camp and stolen fifty
head Of cattle. A detachment of the Fifth
Cavalry went in pursuit, overlook the guilty
Indians, and after sharp fight, dispersed
them, killing three and woundlng several.
The United States Attorney at Topeka
Kansas, has received documents from Wash
ington in the matter of the Pottawatomi,
Indian frauds, with instructions to proceed
Mt once against the parties accused. These
frauds relate to the collection of money ant
the selling of lands by persons acting q.
bogus administrators of Indian estates. Tn,
Indians were represented to be dead, but i
now turns out they are still alive. The ex
tent OF the rascality will probably reach ter
thousand dollars. 1t involves several In
dian traoers, local bankers and prominen
politicians.
Disasters by Fire.
A large fire took place at Shelbyville
KY, Oh the morning Of January 80. 1t i,
imposed it was caused by ncendiaries who
hoped for plumber. The following losse.
are reported. Threkeld & Smith, dry goods
$1,000; insurance, $4,000. The house wa,
owned by M. 7. Smith. Loss, 200. Court
ney n Billiards. shoe store was slightly dam
aged. The house was totally burned. loss
$1,000. Il. Hickman, jeweler, loses 81 900
L. w: ~ Il. A. Jones, dry goods, damaged
slightly. Robert Jackson, a negro ,Olun
teer fireman, was instantly killed during the
fire by the fall Of wall. The citizens Of
Shelbyville presented Jackson's family, who
are in destitute circumstances, with purse
of 800.
The village of River Falls, Wisconsin, wa,
recently visited by destructive conflagra
ton, by which nine buildings, with most oil
their contents, including the journal office
and material, were destroyed. The fire broke
out in the Office Of +. Il. Holmes, next to the
Postoflice, at 2 o'clock a. III. The wind was
blowing gale at the time, and in two hours
the nine buildings next north of the Post
Office were in ruins. Twenty-three business
men were deprived of shelter by the fire
The total loss is $4,000; insurance about
$4,000.
A fire at Nos. % and 30 Beekman street
New York City, caused loss of sos, 900, OF
which $4,000 is suffered by Mormon Monroe,
publisher. His insurance is $4,000.
Items in General.
The death WAS announced at Washington
OF Congressman Henry III. Starkweather, of
Connecticut, on the morning of January %.
lie was conscious to the last. .Adolphus
Moore, member of the manufacturing RIM
Of Holt * Moore, nj Haw River Station, N.
e., was fatally shot by George w. Swepson,
known in connection with the financial his.
tory Of North Carolina. Moore was passing
the house of SwepsOn, on q cunning expedi-
ton, when an alteration took place, and
Swepson shot Moore.
A magnificent capture of express robbers
was effected near Wauseon, Ohio, at about
two o'clock in the morning, recently. A
narrow escape from a loss of nearly $4OO, 900
by the limited States Exnrass Counanx ,va.
made The safes under cbo,oo ~ M.ssan
ger Lacey from Cb;caco ~ Tofedo con,o;nad
SI25 OOO InII;on and S3oS ooo en- rr.nn. ma ~
inc IN. neat sum IF sSSn OOo ha1so...
sway for fonr robbers III I;ncs of = niot -,
rob The exnrcss came IN The ears N tbe s~'
press officials. and so thew nrenared them.
selves for the occas;o, asla .rn'aS 80
the teeth was ready for The robhars rhen NJ
thew came. and thew We're surrounded s " and
captured. Tbere We're four If them Two
of them were Dw;.bts one was iIar,ws,I
and the other Topber nil DISCHARGED en-.
ployees of The road mr. EXPRESS comnsnv and
all residents of that part Of the oountv' One
of the Dwigbts was formerly q condvctor nn
The road. ""
7, Al. .rooL.a ,rb;.ru ;.n.,.; :.
M ,ns o,ooN.u ""1y in'1s'sa'oh a.
new orleans, on the Z9th OF January, the
only capias issued was against John A.
Walsh, who was conducted to the bar of the
Circuit Court and arrajpned on indictment
for not producing the Wholesale I;ouor
dealers book ON demand Mr. WaI.h nleaded
guilty, and was baiied in the snm Of FIVE
tbonss,J doI,ars d; ~ ,n1 SUN sun u Ta mve
Ohio, of January 30, represents Charley