The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-01-27

From tho National Capital.

The answer TO the Senate resolution offered
by Mr.. Ingalls,, calling for information of the
appropriation Of 100000 for the support
education aud civilization of three thousand
captive Cbey enne, Arrapahoe, Kiowa and
Comanche Indians, shows that STATS have
been expended, and that claims to the
amount OF $2l ,S29 are pending action by the
Treasury Department. To the inquiry
whether any Indians have received the ben
EFT OF such expenditures, Commissioner
Smith replies: AZ have to say this Office
has no reason to suppose these expenditures
have been made without benefit to the Indi-
ans for whom the appropriations were
made"
southern Items.
The Memphis appeal of January II says:
Last Thursday night a body of disguised men
took four negroes from the Jail at Friar's
Point, Miss, aud shot them TO death. The
mob reached the town soon after dark, and
compelled the jailer, Major Alcor, to sur.
render the Jail keys, which were in the
Jail and unlocked the cells in which were
confined four desperate negroes, Jim Stokes,
Bob Young, Carey Irwin and Tom Pugh.
The prisoners were quickly tried, and then
taken mile from town and riddled with
bullets.
Western Items.
A dispatch from Tucson says: Advices
from Sonora confirm the report of rcvoln'
tionary successes. Twelve towns have pro.
nOunced in favor OF General Serna, who has
force of two thousand men......O On the
night OF the 18th the Southern Overland
Express WAS robbed by American highway.
men, between Rio Mimbres and Rio Grande,
OF ionr thousand dollars in bullion, and a
large amount Of greenbacks from the passen.
gers.
Mr.. Wilcox, Assemblyman from Mariposa
county, California, the other day assailed
Somers, reporter OF the San Francisco (hron
tcle, in the California Senate Chamber, im'
mediately after the adjournment, striking
him with cane, inhicting serious injuries
The attack arose from reflections on WiicOX's
course relative To the San Francisco land
grab. Wilcox was arrested, and released on
balboa letter from Maj. Harper, of the
Sixth Cavalry, Camp Apache, says the Iu'
dlaus broke out at Camp Apache ON the Eth
of January, at $3.50 p. u. Maj Harper, with
his company, we've ordered out Just in tint
to save the lives oil Maj. Ogilby, of the Eighth
Infantry, and Lieut.. Bailey. The troop,
charged on the Indians, killing Diablos
brother. The indians then attacked the
garrison, but were driven back 10 the hills
All was quiet at night. A letter from the
Indian Agent Club, dated at San Carlos
10Th, says Diablos is there, and all is quiet
Disasters by Fire.
A ire in Green street, Jersey City, burned
from Nos. 2tO to ZIG, inclusive, and extend
iUg back Two hundred aud fifty feet, causing
loss Of property estimated ut $50 600
Keeney Il Shows loss on their planning mil
aud lumoer yards rs $4,000, partly insured
The remainder of the loss is distributed
among number of persOns......In Mobile
Alabama, very recently, a fire occurred il
the rear OF n building on st. Francis street
aud the entire block, bounded by st
Michael street on the north, st. Francis
street on the south. Royal on the east, ant
81. Joseph on the wesr, with the exception
OF the bank, the Mobile Register office tn,
old Western Union Telegraph office, and tn,
old express office, were destroyed. Los
OO,OOv; insured.
A fire at Canarsie, Long Island destroye,
he hotel and railroad depot. Loss $4,000
insurance $25,U00.
Items IN GeneraI.
The bank of Temple & Workman, at Lo
Angeles, has superintendent Indictment
containing ten counts, having been foun,
against ID. w. Mann, formerly Internal Reve
nue. Supervisor, by the Grand jury at Mil
waukee, that gentleman was arrested at Chi
cayo aud taken to Milwaukee to give bail
......Chicago's crooked whisky dealers bay,
All pleaded guilty......The Grand Jury of tn,
United states Circuit Court ut Milwauke O,
has returned Blk additional Indictment
against parties accused of defrauding tn,
Revenue Department.....Th boiler in tn,
mill OF the Ypsilanti Paper Company. a
fpsiianti, Mich, exploded the other day
instantly killing Charles Mack, the firema,
OF the mill, and Charles Otto, a woot
drawer. A man named Farmer was foun,
buried under the ruins, badly bruised, bu
VIII recover. The damage to the building i
about $4,000.
In the Louisiana House committee wa
appointed to call upon Governor KELLOGG
notlfying him OF the election of Senate
James Is. Eustis, to the United States Senate
ana requesting him TO issue to Mr. Eustis III,
necessary credentials. The committee waite,
upon Governor Kellogg. He answered tina
having already issued credentials to Senate
finchback, he could not issue them 10 an
other gentleman for the same position. III,
uec,areu himself, however, willing to certf,
10 the proceedings of the House relative !,
Mr.. EusIis' election. The committee reporte,
10 the House.....The widow of ex-Presiden
andrew johnson died near Greenville
Tenn, on the 10th January.
Patrick Kerwin, engineer on the Pan
handle railroad, was recently assaulted q,
washington street, Pittsburg, by person Of
persons unknown, receiving shot in III,
ne neck, from The effects OF which he died =.
Inc Tredegar Iron Works at Richmond fr
nave suspended. Over five hundred wort
men are thrown out of employment.
Temperance reform is exciting sreat en-
thusiasm in Maiqci tsrge meetings are every
where held aud the Liquor, Law is yipor
ousy enforced. At Saco, recently, a drug
gist for single case of liquor selling. wa.
sentenced to sixty days in the Countv Ja;l
and 10 pay finc and costs -. The Moody
ana Sahkey meetings have closed in Phil.
adeiphia: The total audiences are reported
~ nine hundred thousand people. The re.
' rati''' naVc expressed themselves as very
much pleased with their success in he
quaker City.....John +. Hartrauft was ON
January Is inauguratej Governor of Penn.
sylvanla. After the administration of tho
0a'h OF once, he delivered his inaupu nd.
9!ess. review OF troops followed. -. A
dispatch FROM Portland, Me-, says that Me-
Gihcny Brothers d Co, dry goods dealers n,
Oa,al', We failed. Liabilities, 5000. 900 !:
tennessee pehitentiary convicts, work
Ing ou the NORTHEASTERN Railroad, escaped
recently. Two were presently captured
after being shot and wounded. Henry q
Ki6oe, Secretary Of the Belcher, New York.
Jackson, Lady Washington, and other
mining companies of California, has alb.
seconded, and is found to be defaulter to
the amount Of s6o,OOO, mostly from the New
York Company. '''"
D. Beck is the newly elected United States
Senator from Kentucky. The California
Senate don't want any direction or advice
IN their legislation; thy voted by large
majority not 20 have any chaplain nor 70
furnish members with the newspapers.
An advertisement IN the Philadelphia news.
papers recently says that the expenses of the
Mo.ny aud Sankey meeting 10 that city will
be $4,000, and that $l4,6I7 has been re.
ceiyed. Contributions are called for.
n MInur L. Devlin lectured lately, in Dover,
~. on "Romanism In America" After
s n. lecture crowd followed him, aud he
m na. mo drug store for safety, when bricks