The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-31

From the Capital.


anticipated, occasioned general sorrow
among all classes of the community. Col.
Adams, Clerk OF the House, on receiving
the intelligence, proceeded to an under
takers and ordered casket to be sent to
Rockbridge Alum Springs in which TO place
the remains. The casket was taken in
charge by several officers OF the House, and
two or three members of the House ac-
companied the remains from the Springs
to the Speakers late home in New Albany,
Indiana.
The following has been issued by the
President:
II is with extreme pain that the President an
TO the people OF the United States the death
of the Speaker OF the House Of Representatives the
Hon. Michael c. Kerr, of Indiana. man Of great
intellectual endowments, large culture, great prob
ity and earnesnsss in his devotion to public in;
teress, has passed from the position OF power and
usefulness 10 which he had been recently called.
The body ever which he had been selected to pre-
affection and respect to the memory Of the deceased
the President invites the people OF the United
states TO solemn reeog,ition Of the public ana
nent character.
lsignedl U. S. GRANT.
By the President.
JOHN l.. CADwALADER,
Acting Secretary OF State
WASHINGTON, August p.
The following order has been sent to
nearly all the Indian agencies by the Indian
Commissioner:
WASHINGTON Aug. 22.
SIR-You advised that all sales Of arms or
ammunition to either whites or Indians, by parties
holding licenses as Indian traders, issued by this
Office, must be stopped instantly. You will SO notify
your traders and will be vgilant in seeing that no
violation of this order is allowed II any instance
OF such violation occurs, you will revoke the license
OF the offending party, and report the case TO this
Office Tor further action
Western Items.
Crook and Terry have at length effected a
junction of their forces. Now if they can
persuade the Sioux warriors to stand and
fight, the Indian war will not last long. We
are convinced, though, that Sitting Bull is
not that kind of a general. The choice of
time and place rests with him.
Advices from Robinson, Crawford County,
Kansas, say that a man named Osborn, in
Jail there under indictment for murder, as
saulted Sheriff Henderson, inflicting wounds
believed to be mortal, his head being mashed
in by blows with a large iron link. That
night mob of masked men entered the
jail, took Osborn out, and hanged him to
the nearest tree.
Dispatches received from the command
ing officer at Standing Rock, say that In.
dams from Sitting Bulls camp report a ter
rible battle between Sitting Bull and Terry
and Crooks combined forces. The Indians
were repulsed, and have scattered. Terry
and Crook, however, are reported as having
sustained quite as heavy losses as the In
dians.....The Utes who deserted Lieutenant
Spencer at Cheyenne River, arrived ut Raw.
Inns on the 23d Of August, turning over their
arms to Sheriff Rennis.
southern Items.
General Superintendent Frost telegraphs
the following in relation to railroad &C
cident near Jackson, Mississippi: Gan un
precedented heavy flood has fallen in the
region eight and half miles north of Jack
son, Mississippi. A twelve-foot culvert wa.
washed out directly under the train. The
engine, tender, and mail car passed over
and the baggage car, smoking car, and la
dies coach went into the hole. The sleep
ing car did not get off of the track. The
passengers hurt were in the smoking car and
the ladies' coach. The summary of the
casualties is as follows: One tramp, steal
ing passage, killed; two passengers NOR
tally wounded, and ten injured, but none
dangerously" A special to the New Orlean.
Bulletin says that Willie Brooks colOred, o.
Canton, Miss, and Alphonse Villeneuve, O
Montreal, Canada, were killed..-..A strik,
occurred along the Combahee River il
South Carolina on the 23d of August
Through the efforts of Congressman SMALL
and Governor Gleaves, both colored, tn,
mob of riotous strikers were induced to dis
perse. The ringleaders have been arrested
and lodged in Beaufort Jail, and the strik
is regarded as virtually at an end.
Disasters by Fire.
A recent fire at Brussels, Ontario, dc
stroyed almost the entire business portion
of the town, together with a number O
dwelling houses. Loss, 100000, partially in
sured.
Political.
In the late Kansas Democratic Conven
ton, at Topeka, resolutions were adopte,
indorsing the st. Louis platform, and it
candidate, and pledging the nominees O
the Convention to rigid economy in Stat
affairs. committee was then appointed
to confer with the State Committee of tn
Independent Reform party, when the Con
vention temporarily adjourned. On reas
sembling, the committee to confer with tn
committee OF the Greenback party reported
an agreement on the basis of the withdra wa
Of part of the Greenback ticket. Tn,
Convention then nominated, by acclama
ton, John Martin, of Topeka, for Governor
Mr.. Beals for LieutenantG Governor; M. G
South for Treasurer; Sheldon for Auditor
and Barrett for Superintendent of Schools
With the exception of Martin, the abov,
are the candidates on the Greenback ticket
The balance of the ticket is TO be composed
of Democrats.
Mr.. Finkelnburg has reconsidered his &C
ton in declining the nomination of the Re
publicans as Governor of Missouri, and ha
finally concluded to accept. The Republi
can State Convention of Tennessee resolved
to make no nomination for Governor. Elk
Governor II. s. Foote, of Nashville and A. Ii
Pettibone, of Greenfield, were chosen Presi
dental Electors for the State at large
The platform reafiirms the principles o.
the Cincinnati platform, also the
principles and policy of the Repub
Hcan party in Tennessee, as proclaimed
by the State Convention last May ........
The Connecticut Prohibition party have
nominated the following State ticket: Gov
ernor, Joseph Cummings, ID. D., late Presi
dent OF Wesleyan University; Lieutenant
Governor, Mr.. Rogers; Secretary of State
X. +. Cowels; Controller, John A. Rock
well; Treasurer, M. A. Dean. Presidential
tons condemn both the great parties
demand that the whisky ring be broken up
and that the faithful officers who are reform
ing abuses be not displaced.
Items In General.
On the night of August 10 dastardly at
tempt was made to wreck the st. Louis ex
press few miles east of Rochester, N. Y.
near the Lincoln Creek bridge. The embank
ment at this point 10 seventy-fve feet, and q
rail was placed in such manner as to MAKE
it absolute certainty that the whole train
would go over it. Fortunately man walk.
ing on the track discovered the men at work
and he notified a farmer near by named
Wright, who succeeded in stopping the train
just in time by the swinging of lantern.
About one hundred persons were on
board the train .........A swimming match
for two hundred dollars a side, be.
tween Frank Prince, of 81. Louis, and Tom
sutcliiie, of England, took place in the Mis-
glssippi River, near st. Louis, on the Goth.
Inc steamer DeSmet took the contestants
anu large excursion party to point ten
miles above the city, where the swimmers
entered the water and swan down to the
pnoge, Prince, the victor, reaching that
point IN one hour and forty-one minutes,