The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-11-30

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wenther Is severe, put the troops hre "oh
prepared for winter campaign. One hun.
dred Snake and Shoshone Indians Joined
the command there, making nearly four
hundred Indian allies in all, and the total
strength of the command two thousand.
The hostile Indians, according to the best in
formation, are scattered on both sides OF the
Big Horn Mountains, and campaign on
each side may be necessary 6 before icon com
With about four hundred lodges, is en-:
canned on the Rosebud near the scene OF
the lime fight, for which point cavalry
Command under General Mckenzie, moved
from Reno on the 22d, and would have to
march about six days before reaching 1t.
The cavalry are In excellent conditloh,
and il this movement is successful, the
heaviest work of the winter will have been
accomplished.
Items IN General.
II is rumored that orders have been re-
ceived from Washington to place the entire
Brooklyn Navy Yard on war footing. Com
modore Nicholson declined to say nything
in regard to the matter, but 1t is certain that
very unusual movements are in progress ut
the wards. and that the frigate Minnesota is
furnished with ammunition, aud fully
eouipped for sea....A misplaced switch on
the Boston and Maine Railroad caused a
freight train to run into cars standing ON the
and the fireman, and badly wrecking the
engine and fifteen cars..... North Carolina is
reported Democratic by a large majorty....
Illinois cast vote of $4,000, and gave
Hayes majority OF 1890.
A great calam ity occurred in Sacramento,
on the night of November Is. During an
entertainment at the Sacramento Opera
House, the floors gave way. Over one thou
sand persons were carried down among The
crashing timbers. Seven were instantly
killed. and over one hundred seriously in
iured During church entertainment,
few nights since, at HIPS Hall, Perryville,
Madison County, N. Y, the north bent of the
floor gave way, precipitating large number
of women and children twelve feet to the
floor below. Two or three were fatally in
jured, and number painfully bruised. .......
Samuel McMullen and ID. Hallerin, citizens
of Columbus, Ohio, were killed on the rail-
road, near the Panhandle round-house, in
the eastern part of that city, recently, by
being run over by freight train.........
Nine prisoners escaped from the Columbus
CO., Jail, on the 18th. Four were recaptured.
The leader of the gang was shot twice.....::.
Terrence Mullin, alias Darran, and Jack
Hughes, alias Smith, have been arrested in
Chicago, charged with the recent attempt to
steal the remains Of President Lincoln. II
is said the proof against them is positive....,
The official majority for Hayes, in Michigan
is $4,000. .Tilden's majority in Maryland
is 1899. His majority in Virginia is Al, Pa
.......T The Vermont Legislature, has
passed bill for filling vacancies
in the Electoral College of that State.
Just after midight, lately, as the train OIL
the Panhandle Road left Columbus, Ohio
the dead body of a man was found lying OF
the track just outside the depot. The engin
and train had passed over his body, mutilat
ing it terribly. A paper was found on tn
body, on which was scrawled, "Thurstol
Ewers, Knox County, Edwards Pond. Cor
cluded to kill myself" On the other sid
was memorandum of work done. Decease
was about twenty.one years of age, and ha
on q new suit of clothes. 1t is thought tina
the iuan threw himself under the passin
train.
The majority in Alabama for the Tide
and Hendricks Electors is 34,3S3.....-.J. l
Lawton, aged twenty, an employee OF tn
Malt Works at Fremont, Ohio, accidental
shot and killed himself with u revolve
while shooting rats in the basement OF I'll
factory. ........At the annual meeting of ii
stockholders OF the Baltimore and OH
Railroad, report was submitted, shown
the earnings for the past year to be 81 ,5Ot
1878, and the expenses to be $780, 56.1
The surplus fund now exceeds the mortgage
Indebtedness by $685. 1888. The repo
says that it is hoped that such reasOnab
and equitable freight rates will be adopte
in the future as will foster alike all interes
connected with the railway system al
the general interests of the country....."
Lately Sharp Bailey. ferryman at Shoustow
Pa, rescued OH the Ohio River two men FRO
drowning. AS the steamer Bailey pass'
up, a deck-hand fell overheard, and own
to the darkness the accident was unnOtic'
by the crew. Bailey hearing his calls, re
cued him. At midnight, six miles abov
Al. f.n, tha xrb aaIs of no M
capsized a skiff containing three men, wi
were crossing the river at Glendale. Vi
named Davidson, grasped the SKIN, ai
after floating with the current two houl
his cries were heard by Bailey, who rescu
him in an exhausted condition. The tv
companions have not been heard of.
John Kelly, Chieftain OF Tammany 5
ciety, was married in New York City
eight o'clock, on the morning of Novemb
81, to Miss Teresa Mullen, niece OF Cardir
McCloskey. The wedding was very gu
one, only the relatives Of the bride a
groom being present. The ceremony W
performed by the Cardinal........ The Oflic
vote of Pennsylvania is as follows: Hay
384,14S Tilden, 366,204 Cooper, 7,20
Smith (Prohibition), 13,1S1......The otiic
majority for Hayes in Kansas is reported
40,039.. The official majority for Hayes
Wisconsin is 6,14l. Owing to mistake
jority for Downs, of the Repr
lican Electors, is only 1,3oO....
Hayes's majority in Minnesota is 24,OOs..
The British steamer Leonora and the Am
lean brig Frances Lewey, from Swallow,
New Chwang, collided. The latter sar
and six of her crew and passengers WI
drowned......James Torby, Canadian, ae
evening, terribly mutilated, on the Allan
and Great Western Railroad track, at w
rem, Ohio. 1t was supposed that Torby '
intoxicated, and was killed by passi
train, but tramp has been arrested on s
on......Joseph B. Brown shot and kill
Emma Jared, five miles from Keytesvil
Mo-, few nights since, and then shot a
killed himself. Brown was smitten W
Miss Jared, but her parents objected to
visits to her, and she dismissed him a sh
time age.
The Younger brothers, for the robb
and murder at the Mortified, Mimi, bal
have been sentenced to imprisonment
hard labor in the penitentiary for the
mainder of their natural lives. They W
not brought to trial, but pleaded guilty.
Aldrich, the Democrat contesting Pr
dental Elector, of Vermont, has ser,
upon the Governor protest agai
the issuing Of certificate to Sollace..".
William M. Tweed was landed from
revenue cutter, in New York city, on
2Sd November, and taken at once to Ludl
Street Jail. He was visited by his son, "
NJ. Tweed, jr., and an unknown pers
They remained two hours. Tweed clio
his door and refused to be seen. After s
per he retired, and was not visited az
during the night. The prison was thron
by reporters and prisoners. Reporters
visitors were so mixed up that the War
had hard work noting who was "
Tweed's delivery by the naval officers
made in the presence Of District Attor
Phelps, United States District Attor
Bliss, and Sheriff Conner. He was taken
the FRANKLIN in Lower Bay by the
Catalpa, and after the delivery was mi
Bliss and Phelps went on board the FraDl
and left the sheriff in full charge OF
prisoner. Mr.. Phelps says 1t was
decided yet whether the forgery suits We