The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-05-04

From the Nationai Capital.

Dom Piatt was before the Clymer Com
mittee, and testified that he used his in
fuence with the Secretary OF War to have
Cowles and Bregas moth preventive used in
the army, and gave him all the standing they
had before the War Department. They
agreed to give him five per cent. OF the gross
receipts, and afterwards raised il to fifteen
per cent. He may have received about ST.
900 q year, or about $4,000 for his share.
Afterwards he had some Misunderstanding
with them, and went to the Secretary of War
of Cowles and Brega fraud. The witness
exonerated General Garfield from all
blame about the appropriation for this
matter.
On April gath the counsel for VIM. w.
Belknap filed with Secretary Gorham, Gen.
Belknaps rejoinder to the replications of
the House of Representatives in the matter
Of his impeachment. A general demurrer is
tions alleging its insuficiency. lie next de- |
MES the statement contained in the second |
replication, that he was Secretary of War |
until and including the I'd of March, 1876; |
he then denies the assertions of the replica |
ton, to the effect that he was Secretary of
War until committee, having authority
from the House, had investigated his official
oo,,~"os, anu osseIts tnat up 10 the time OF
resignation the House had not given au-
thority to any committee to investigate any
oil the matters set forth in the charges made
against him in the articles of impeachment.
......Mr. Bristow appeared before the Com
mittee on Expenditure OF the Treasury De-
partment, April Gath, demanding full in
vestigation Of charges made against him in
relation to the release of the bark Mary
Merritt Mr.. Bristow appeared in his own
behalf. And Judge Cate, who introduced
the resolution in the House, appeared in his
own behalf, and was called upon for the
names oil the parties who furnished him with
the information. He gave the names of ii.
IL. Chittenden, Z. 4. johnson, s. Il. Weiss,
Levi Hubbel, G. w. Hazelton, and Mr.
Northrop. He suggested that perhaps it
might not be necessary to summon more
than one or two of them, as all the facts
could be obtained from that number as well
as all, and the expense Of summoning all of
them might be saved. He did not think it
necessary to summon Judge Hubbell.
Steps are being taken by the Attorney
General to take possession, for the Govern
ment, of the Hot Spring Reservation, in
Arkansas. Judge Pierrepont will move for
the appointment of receiver for these
lands. 1t is understood that threats have
been made against the persons attempting
to take possession for the Government, and
in this event it is certain that troops will be
brought into requisition to enforce the deci.
sion of the Court.
western Items.
Advices are received at Fort Leavenworth
that family of emigrauts named Baker,
from somewhere in Pennsylvania were
nassacred by Indians about one hundred
miles northwest Of Custer City. The family
consisted Of man, wife and two children
all OF whom were Drained with hatchets or
tomahawks and then scalped. The wagon
belonging to Baker was rihed aud every
thing valuable carried of. The bodies Of
the victims were decently buried when
found.
A dispatch received by General Sheridan
from General Cook, says that the Indians at
Red Cloud Agency are on the verge of
starvation, owing to the neglect in forward
ing supplies, and that unless mediate
steps are taken to supply them they would
all leave the reservation, and fears are en-
tertained that from their present temper
they will make a raid on the whites.
Disasters by Fire.
The Arcade, at Patterson, New Jersey,
was stately burned down, involving loss on
the building and to the occupant is of seventy.
five thousand dollars. Insured for twenty
two thousand dollars.
Items In Gcneral.
The Republican Territorial Convention at
Denver have selected delegation to the
National Convention headed by the Hon.
Henry M. Teller. The delegation is re.
garded as unexceptionably good, and is un-
instructed......T The Connecticut delegation to
the National Republican Convention favor
the nomination of Postmaster G en- ral
xptI - l..
Convention..... men expiated their crimes
on the scafiold at Fort Smith, Ark, on the
2lst of April. One was full-blooded negro
three were full-blooded Choctaws, one q
full-blooded Cherokee, and one white
man. They were all sentenced at the late
term of the United States Court for the
Western District of Arkansas, on the Sd OF
September last These six were executed on
the same scaffold. All were convicted OF
most atrocious MURDERS. .Thos. w. Piper
condemned to be executed on May 26th, for
the murder of Mabel Young, in the belfry OF
the Warren Avenue Church, has made q
sworn statement that she received the in.
juries that caused her death from the trap
door falling upon her head; that he was
frightened lest he would be accused of muir
dering her, and therefore denied all knowl
edge OF the matter, trusting that his connec
ton with 1t would not be discovered.
John r. Nolan, convicted of the murde,
of James II. Noe, at New York, in August
last, was hanged at the Tombs, April 2l.......
AT Bowles Harris, Mill Creek, Estill
county, KY, what was intended for candy.
pulling bad rather a tragical termination
The young men in attendance imbibed toe
freely, and, engaging in row, killed Thos
Fletcher....... Reports from various points in
Iowa, Nebraska and Southern Dakota rep
resent destructive prairie fires, involving
great loss of property. No lives have been
lost as yet, though in some instances people
escaped with only their night clothes.
William II. Grant, formerly q shystel
lawyer, and Francis X. Brosseau, his former
partner, have been arrested at st. Paul
MIMI, on Bench warrant from Judge
Carriers Court, in Washington, on the charge
OF criminal completely with one Lippincott
in issuing fraudulent Sioux half.breed scrip
whereby the government was swindled out
OF large amount of money, and many
hundred thousand acres of pine lands en-.
tered fraudulently. Grant and Brosseau
were taken to Washington.
The delegates nominated for the National
Republican Convention by the Massachu
sets Republicans are uninstructed: but il
is reported that a majority are in favor Of
Bristow......The California Republican Con
vention adopted, by a large majority, a res
olution that, "while the Republican, party
contains many men, who by their recognized
ability and devotion to the principles of the
party, have proved themselves worthy Of
public support and confidence, and capable
of filing honorably the highest Office in the
gift OF the people, the Republican party Of
California especially recognizes in Hon
James g. Blaine an eminently able and tried
exponent Of the principles Of the party, Of
large experience in public life, of the pures
and devoted character, and possessing in 9
marked degree those personal quslitie,
which would do honor to the Office of Presi
dent Of the United States" The delegates
however, were left unembarrassed by in
structions.....The Oregon Democratic State
Convention have nominated l.. +. Lane fol
Congress.......A letter from Mexico says thai
the silver question there is vexatious, caus
ing an advance of twenty-five per cent. In
the price OF many articles........1 The case oil
~; II. Mitchell, Of Leavenworth, Kansas