The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-03-02

western Items.

the Yellowstone. They report the Sioux
encamped in the vicinity OF the fort in large |
numbers. One man from the fort, named
Jersey, was killed by the Indians few days |
since.
Disasters by Fire.
A recent fire in the ice-houses OF the
Knickerbocker Company, at Athens, New
York, resulted In the destruction OF eight
buildings aud about forty thousand tons OF
ice. Loss on machinery, buildings. and Ice
estimated at $325000. Insured in New York.
Cause of the fire unknown.
The large tinware factory Of the Lalance
& Grosjean Manufacturing Company, at
Woodhavep, l.. L., was burned recently.
The warehouse, filled with stock, is saved.
Loss, on buildings, machinery, ETC., esti-
mated at four hundred thousand dollars
partly insured. About four hundred and
fifty men employed have been thrown out OF
work by the iire......J. w. Hollands Ossipee
woolen-mill at WATERFORD Me-, was burned.
Loss, fifty thousand dollars; insurance, six
teen thousand five hundred dollars.
The fve-story planning mill of J. II. San
ming Il Co., Cincinnati, on Plum street, be-
tween Fourteenth and Everett, was recently
destroyed by fire. Loss, $S4,OO0 insurance,
$4,000
Items In General.
G. NJ. Bagly and r. NJ. Pond, Of the com.
mercial firm of Bagly Pond of New Or
leans, have been indicted by the Grand
Jury, charged with rectifying and COM
pounding spirits without paying special tax.
They were arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
Bailed in the sum of $3,000.....A party of
four hundred men have organized in Phila-
delphia, to start for the Black Hills......Ad-
dleshOw Il Warburton, manufacturing
chemists of Manchester, N. H., have failed
Their liabilities are estimated at $500, OOO.....
BY the explosion of the boiler of portable
saw mill at Pennington, Mass, three OF the
four men employed were killed..... Domin-
lea Danina, Antonio Catalano and Bastiano
SOmbardo, three Italians convicted last Oc-
tober for waylaying in the street, in the
northern part of st. Louis, and assassinating
Francisco Palermo, in April, 1874, were hung
at the Four Courts, February Is. The exc
cution was quite private, no one being al
lowed to witness it excepting the spiritual
advisers of the men, officials and court Off.
GERS, and reporters.
The estate OF Charlotte Cushman, the
tragedienne, lately deceased, is valued at
5000, 000...... Michael Finnell, tried for the
murder of Ned O'Baldwin, the Irish giant,
has been acquitted......Dr Ii. 7. Helmbcld
has been declared insane by Commission
of Lunacy, and will be placed in a proper
asylum. .... The steamboat Mary Lowry, from
Red river for New Orleans, with thirteen
hundred bales of cotton and other freight
took fire at Carrolton, Louisiana, February
20, and burned to the waters edge. A small
portion of the cargo was thrown overheard
and saved in damaged condition. No
lives were lost. Total loss about $4,000 |;
insurance not known. The steamer Lotus,
from Jefferson, Texas, for New Orleans with
one thousand bales of cotton, sank on Lake
Charles. The boat is believed to be a total
loss. The cargo will be saved in a damaged
condition.
very perceptible earthquake shock was
felt at Detroit, February 20. TWAS severe
enough to shake houses and rattle crockery
on the shelves, and caused SO much alarm
in st. Mary's Church that the
congregation speedily vacated the building.
But one shock was felt, and that lasted sew.
eral seconds.
The State Republican Convention of In.
diana met at indianapolis, February 22, and
nominated Goodlove s. Orth for Governor,
and general State ticket. Senator Morton
was presented as a candidate for the Presi.
dency. The Declaration of Principles +"
holds the Government to be nation and
nota confederation of States favors ann esty
for those only who desire it, is opposed to
any interference with the Church by the
State, aud the State by the Church, or to any
union between them favors revenue that
Will encourage agriculture, manufactures
mining, and mechanical enterprises; fayors
such regulation of the national currency
as to provide for its ultimate redemption in
gold and silver; believes il inexpedient 10
hasten the period OF resumption more rap.
idly than the laws of trade and commerce
demand by fixing q time for it; and ex.
presses full confidence in the administration
OF General Grant,. The Democratic Ma.
tional Convention meets at st. Louis. on
June 27.......The Wisconsin State Conyen.
ton expressed preference for Blaine in
its resolutions, but deemed il ipexpedient
to instruct its delegates owing to the time
intervening before the assembling of the
National Convention.......Th Rhode Island
Prohibitionists have nominated Albert G..
Howard for Governor.
The Governor of Maine has signed the
act to abolish capital punishment. -. Frank
Thomas, aged fifteen, committed suicide bv
hanging at his fathers residence in Pbila.
delphia, few days ago.. Elijah Shaw
owner of five Massachusetts wooden mills
employing 275 hands, has failed. Liabilities
$500, OOO...... The Farmers and Traders Bank
OF ST. Louis, recently suspended, its Direct.
ors giving out that they would soon he abIa
to settle all Indebtedness. It now seems
that the accounts of its cashier, Rudolph ri
Dryet, discloses deficiency of $50. 600 He
was to have met the Directors to agree nnon
means to make his account good. but he d;d
not appear, and it now turns out that he left
his home, at Glendale, few miles from the
city, and has not since been heard from
Minister Schenck writes to his Confidential
friend. in, na.,t
he has not resigned, and does not contem.
plate resgning......At the evening session
OF the Advisory Council, February %. DIR
Bacon made vehement speech. maintain.
ing that the findings of the Council of 1874
were precedent this Council was bound 70
respect, and accusing Plymouth Church of
evading the main question. The committee
vestigation of Mr.. Beecher's case. made in
1874, and OF the trial. but advised that a
scandal bureau OF five prominent Congre.
gationalists out of twenty names presented
be selected to make further inyestioat;on
and satisfy some disconnected CHURCHES and
the public mind. anu
The most interesting trial of the time hos
at last ended--that of Babcock, Secretary of
the President,--and the jury has returned
verdict OF not guilty........The Southern
states Exposition opened on Saturday. the
Goth of February, with an address by Gov.
Hendricks, OF Indiana. .... Robert Campbell.
OF Arizona, accidentally shot himself nj
Tekema, Neb., on the ed of February. He
. was standing leaning on a shot gun, which.
by some unknown means, was discharged.
cutting away the forefnger of his
right hand and the front part of his
neck, severing the jugular vein.
Death ensued almost instan tan eously
Inc Connecticut Democratic Liberals have
nominated Charles K. Ingersoll for Gov
ernor. The platform favors an early re-.
sumption OF specie payment. The follow.
Ing S,ate ticket was nominated by the recent
Prohibition Convention at Columbus. Ohio
Secretary Secretary Of State, +; s. Chapman, Of Mont.
Sy" Gs1. 'udge OF the Supreme Court, ID.
Board OF Public Works, Ferdinand scbu.
macher, OF Akron; Controller of the Treas.
ury, j.. c: Murdoch, Morgan county: School
commissioner, George X. jenkins. of 'Ief.