The Lake County star., 1876-06-15

From the National Capital.

From the National Capital.
Mr.. Blaine, in the House, on the 9TH OF {
June, rose TO a question OF privilege in order
10 make an explanation of certain letters
taken from one Mulligan-a witness against
him before the Investigating Committee in
regard to his dealings in railroad bonds.
The letters were generally regarded by his
friends as not duplicating him In any
crooked dealings, and his defensive speech
was received with great enthusiasm. The
opposition to Mr.. Blaine were, however, not
desirous of making up hasty opinion, and
regarded the letters AZ, to some extent, IN
juring his chances as candidate Tor the
Presidency.
The following is a copy Of the telegram
received by Representative Knott from
London, which Mr.. Blaine accused him oil
suppressing. Mr.. Knott furnished 1t Tor
publication
TO he Chairman Of The House Judiciary Committee,
1 have Just read In the New York papers Colonel |
Scotfs evidence about our bond transaction, and |
can fully eorroeoTse pts, It never gave Mr.: Blaine
wise. have three foreign railway contracts on my
hands, which may make 1t impossible for me to
voluntarily come home and so testify. Can make
an affidavit TO this effect and mail 1t II desired
JOSIAH CALDWELL.
The receipts of the government for the
fiscal year, ending with June, are estimated,
from customs, $l46,027, ,526; internal rev.
enue, $l16,048, ,507; miscellaneous, $23, lOS,-
53i; total, 1886, 1887. The expenditures,
1868, ,138,S53 Surplus on June 30, S23, lOo,-
534. The receipts show decrease from the
estimates in customs of $lO,2S6,O9O; in the
internal revenue Of $l,15l, ,2l6, and increase
penses are So, sos 500, inside the estimates.
The President has nominated Writ Sykes as
Consul ut Cardiff, and Winthrop w. Ketchum
as United States District Judge for the
Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Nc
Candless retired.
The Senate has confirmed Writ Sykes as
United States Consul to Cardiff; James 5.
Rutan, of Pennsylvania, as United States
Consul at Florence; Hedgeman Slack, as
United States Marshal for West Virginia
Moses NJ. Bane, of Illinois, as Secretary for
Utah Territory.
western Items.
d. A dispatch from San Diego, California,
says that several bands of Chiricahua In.
dians, in Arizona, refuse to be moved TO the
San Carlos Reservation, and intend an armed
resistance. Ten companies OF cavalry are
in the field, besides the armed Indian scouts,
to be brought into action in case OF an emer'
gency.
Advices from Julesburg, Colorado, state
that the Sioux Indians, few days ago
raided on the herders of George Keeline, Ol
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and killed three Of
them. Fourteen men went Ill pursuit.
southern Items.
Judge Wood, at New Orleans, has over
ruled the motions for new trials in arres
of judgment in the Fehrenback O'Brier
distillery cases, and pronounced sentence as
follows: John Henderson, sixteen months
imprisonment and $4,000 fine; William NJ
Todd, sixteen months Imprisonment ant
$1,000 fine John o. Beales, sixteen months
imprisonment and 81 900 fine; Otto Ii
karstendike, sixteen months and 3d. 600 fine
Edward Febrenback, thirteen months an,
81 900 fine; w. G. James, six months anc
81 200 fine. The prisoners were all sentenced
to the West Virginia penitentiary.
Political.
A Democratic Convention favoring green
backs met in New York on the 1st of June
One hundred and twenty-five delegates wer
present. Resolutions were adopted claiming
admission for their delegates TO the Con
yention at st. Louis, as the only duly author
lied representatives of the Democracy o
the State, and the only organization not con
trolled by money, and recognizing the dut
of the Democratic party as the champion o
the many against the aggression of the few...
The Democratic State Convention OF Vel
mont nominated William ii. Bingham TO
Governor, and, favoring no particular cand
date, instructed their delegation tr tn
National Convention to vote as a unit.
There was an omission of an important wOr
in the Missouri Democratic platform tele
graphed to the press from Jefferson City
The finance resolution should have reaC
1--WE are in favor of the repeal of the R'
Resumption act of January, 1876" instea
of we are in favor OF the Resumption Act.
OF the twenty delegrtes sent to the M
tional Convention, from Wisconsin, by th
Democratic party, seventeen were reporte
favoring Tilden. A resolution instruc
ing the delegates to vote as a unit was il
definitely postponed after q warm contes
When the time arrived for the Committee o
Resolutions to report, motion was mac
and adopted to adjourn sine die otherwis
there would have been two reports submitte
the majority report being silent on u
currency question, and the minority repO
being for soft InOney.....The earliest new
from the Oregon election claims that Sta
as having gone for the Democracy.
Items In General.
Three dead bodies-those of a man,
woman, and child-were found in a woo
near Belleville, Illinois, few days ago.
the Coroner's inquest, the barkeeper OF u
Tiemann House, in Belleville, identift
them as those of family that stopped
that house from the 4th TO the 3lst of Ma
from Evansville, Indiana. He left trun
at the Tieman House, in which were four
photographs of all the deceased, made |
George Becker, OF Evansville, and hym
book with the name Christine Becker in
The supp0sition is the woman was sister
George Becker. The verdict of the ju
10 oQa hat Al
and child, and then killed himself.
is supposed poverty led to the act......
An unknown man was run over and kill,
by train on the st. Louis, Iron Mounta
u Southern Railroad, in the southern part
st. Louis, the other night His head WI
severed from his body. It is a suppose
case of suicide. William Powell, middl
aged man, with family of FIVE, leape
from the city wharf into the Ohio River 4
Louisville, and was drowned .. OLear
the San Francisco pedestrian, on June Is
sent challenge to Vaughn, of Chester, En-
land, who recently walked over one hundrt
and twenty miles inside of twenty-four hour
to walk two matches, one Of twentv.fo,
hours and one Of six days, either in u
United States or in England, for from fl
hundred to one thousand pounds side.
The fast train sent through from New Yol
TO San Francisco arrived at the end of Il
Oakland Wharf, San Francisco, on Sunda
June y AZ 900 a' III. tWenty-slX minutes lie
than S1H hours. There was no accident
any kind throughout the trip. Shortly aft
the arrival breakfast was served, to whi
prominent citizens, army and navy office
representatives of the press, the theatric
profession, railroad officials, and the May
of the city were invited. A salute
thirteen guns was fred from the roof of {
Palace Hotel on the arrival at the wha
The rest Of the day was devoted to I
needed rest There was q serenade in [
evening.
A boiler explosion in st. Louis, at Collie
White Lead Works, demolished part
the building, and severely injured several
the workmen.
A Louisville dispatch of June 8 say
Major Arthur J. Harrington, Deputy Unit
States Marshal Of Kentucky, was killed
Maysville to-day. lie was attempting to sci