The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-11-09

western Items.

all the agencies on the Upper Missouri, and
the treaty was signed by all the head chiefs
of the different bands. The Commission,
at the request OF the Indians, struck out the
section proposing to remove them to the In.
dian Territory. The Indians accepted all
the other propositions without objection.
The st. Paul Pioneer-Press has a special
from Bismarck which says that General
Miles had successful fight, after an unsuc.
cesslul council, with Sitting Bull, on the
2lst and 22d OF October, on Cedar Creek,
killing number of Indians and wounding
many, his own loss being two wounded. He
chased the Indians about sixty miles, when
they divided, one portion going toward the
agency, and Sitting Bull toward Fort Peck,
General Miles following. General Hazen
has gone to Fort Peck with four companies
of infantry. and rations for Miles. Sitting
Bull crossed the river below Fort Peck on
the cath of October, and sent word to the
agent that he was coming in, and would be
friendly, bu. wanted ammunition.
Areport from Camp Stambsugh, Wyom-
ing, says that village of fifty lodges Of
Shoshones was attacked on October 80 by
large Sioux war party, estimated at twelve
hundred lodges, at Painted Rock, near the
scene of Capt. Bates's fight, in July, 1874,
aud about ninety miles from Camp SIAM
baugh. As far as learned only one Shes.
hone, by the name Of Humpy, escaped, who
was the Indian that saved the life OF Capt.
Henry in Crooks second Sight this summer.
southern Items.
The st. Louis Globe Democrats Little Rock
special says three Methodist ministers, while
riding circuit in Pope County, Arkansas
were shot from the brush the other morning
by two illicit distillers, named Hughes and
Hale. 1t is believed that Hughes and Hale
mistook them for revenue officers and Mar
shals coming to arrest them, as warrants are
now out for their arrest for illicit distilling.
One OF the ministers was mortahy wounded,
and died two hours after being shot. The
other two were seriously, IL not fatally
wounded. There are large number of ILL
cit distillers in that part OF the State, and
six of these parties have been convicted
during the late sitting of the United States
Court of that District.
Disasters by Fire.
A fire totally destroyed Summers Opera
House Building at Akron, Ohio, recently,
which includes the Opera House, Summers
Hotel, and several stores. Much of the
furniture and stock were saved. The
building cost $780, 200, which, in addition to
the hotel furniture and scenery and fixtures
of the Opera House, valued at ST., 900, was
owned by X. A. Summer. His loss will he
$4,000, with "a total insurance of only
$l1 ,O00......A false alarm of fire created a
panic in the Chinese Theater, on Jackson
Street, San Francisco, not long since. The
building was crowded, and rush was made
for the single means OF exit, and many were
trampled down in the confusion. The
police dragged out twenty dead and about
the same number wounded.
Items In General.
Jackson, Ohio, has been suddenly thrown
into ipta To-, INIT tala f.o
the Coroner of Philadelphia to Judge Evans
of that place, announcing the death by sui.
eide of Judge w. X. Hastings, of Jackson
in that city. The report says that he shot
himself with pistol in the street. His re-
mains wei e ordered home. Nothing is known
OF the cause, except that he was predispOsed
to mental alteration. Three years ago he
was thus affected, and his recovery has never
been complete.....Joh Hill and John +.
Allen, who were convicted of the murder OF
George c. Hazlett, near Elwood, N. j., on
August 5, were hanged at Mays Landing
October 81. About three hundred persons
witnessed the execution......Afe few mornings
ago, a freight train on the Newbury and
Midland Railroad fell through the trestls
and bridge-work at Hawthorne, the engine
and tender landing end-foremost upon tn,
Erie track, and the cars tumbling in a pile
upon them. The engineer, fireman, anC
three brakemen were fatally injured, ant
the conductor had both legs broken.
The jury in the case of Johannah Turbin
colored, indicted for the murder of her hus
band, the 9th Of July last, at Washington
ID. c., and who cut up the body and hid it il
an ash pile, came into Court on the 28th o
October with verdict of guilty, accom-
panied with q petition to the President
signed by the full panel, to commute tn,
death penalty to that of imprisonment fo
life. The Judge presiding, as also the Dis
trict Attorney, expressed their intention I,
give their personal attention to the further
ing of the object of the petition, which will
also receive the signatures of the prisoner
counsei.......A few nights since, little cir
six years old, daughter of man nance
Rothermyck, living on Poplar Street, Phila
delphia, was found in a vault on her father
premises. She was rescued, and, after re
gaining her consciousness, related that ar
old man, while she was playing on tn,
street. had cnticed her into the cellar ant
after violating her had thrown her into tn,
vault Her description of the man led Il
the arrest of Ishmael Jones, an old man O
sixty years, living on Carpenter Street
The prisoner was given hearing, and wa
fully identified by the child. He was com
United for trial without bail. During tht
hearing the mother of the child spran,
upon Jones, caught him by the throat ant
bore him down. She was removed with
among the people, and so violent their de
monsTations, that the officers could hardl,
remove Jones to prison in safety......Th,
loss by the burning of the Fort Stanwi,
Knitting Mill, at Rome, New York, OF
October 9th, was from $4,000 to $4,000
Partially insured.
Mrs. Annie Reed, wife of w. Ii. Reed, O
Barber, Arkansas, committed suicide, re
Gently. Cause, domestic trouble......A few
nights ago, an alteration took place between
aparty of men at Locustdale, Pennsylvania
and subsequently one of the party nance
John Boshen was waylaid and shot dead
Three men named Laughlin, Lennon an,
Collegen, have been arrested......A Toronto
dispatch says that quantity of nitro
glycerine in a magazine, situated on tn,
crib in the lake, below the east pier, which
is being used in the harbor Improvement
at Port Colborne, exploded, and maj
named King, in charge, was blown TO atoms
The crib was shattered, and number o
houses in the neighborhood were damaged
The New Albany Ltdger-Stdndards cor
respondent at Orleans, Orange County, In
diana, on the line of the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago Railroad, sends par
ticulars of fearful rain storm which tool
place in that region, commencing on tn
morning of October 20 and continuing unit
nearly daylight Monday morning, Octobe
30th. The rain was a perfect flood, tn
water not pouring down, as usual, in drops
but in perfect sheets. The ground resem
bed lake, water having poured in upoI
the town until half the place was flooded
Water rose as high as the window tops, an,
as yet has fallen but little.
On the last of October, General Manage
Canda, of the Cairo and st. Louis Narrow
Gauge Railroad, notified the engineers ant
firemen their wages would be somewhat re
duced on and after November 1. On tina
day the men left their engines without no
tice, and endeavored to prevent new mer
from taking their places. One or two train
were stopped, but arrangements we're com
pleted by which all trains were fully
manned, and the business Of the road ran
smoothly again.....The Colorado Legislature
convened at noon, November 1, and Web
ster Anthony was elected Speaker Of the