The Lake County star., 1877-11-01

John 8. Morton, the Philadelphia forg-
or, has been placed under bonds of %, 900
to answer to charge ofpeuury.
A special from the Sitting Bull Com
mission at Fort Worth, British Northwest
Territory, October IL. via Fost Benton,
2lst, received early Monday morning, says
the commission has met Sitting Bull and
utterly failed TO obtain any satisfaction or
terms of settlement from him. After de-
failing the difficulties through which the
commission passed before reaching the
Indian band, and the reluctance of the
Indians i'm yielding TO the persuasions of
the Canadians and allowing an interview
to take place, they faring some trap was
about To be sprung upon them, he de-
scribes Sitting Bull as swarthy, tlack-
with an air ofjudicial gravity and intelli-
gence. He continually fears treachery on
the part of the Americans and distrusts
even his own tribe when they are near.
He refused to shake hands with the COM
missioners, and said he wanted them to
sit out in full view, and not behind the
table. They complied and Gen. Terry
visit, namely, that the President wished
for hostilities to cease forever for the sake
Of all parties. Ii the Indians would re-
turn and refrain from hostile acts against
the United States Government, free
pardon would be given Tor all past acts.
No attempt would be made to punish
them, and the past would be for
gotten. This the President prom
ised. He went on to say that
surrendered to the United States author
tiles and had received no punishment
whatever, but had been received as
friends. They had received or would re-
ceive, the proceeds of the sale of their
horses and arms, had been presented
with cows, and had otherwise received
honorable and just treatment. The same
terms ter were offered Sitting Bulls people.
The savage warrior smiled broadly at the
mention of surrender. The speech pro-
duced no effect, the offer of peace was re-
jected. The council broke up and the
commissioners turned their faces home
ward.
Full official figures of the Ohio election
are: Bishop, 27l, ,625 votes; West, 248,-
945; Bishops majority, 22,6SO.
Woods Museum at Chicago burned on
Tuesday.
The Americans at Paris will give Gen.
Grant splendid banquet Saturday.
Gen. Crook writes that arrangements
for removing the Indians to their winter
quarters near the supply depots are near
ly completed, and that there will be no
trouble whatever. Camps Robinson and
Sherman will be abandoned this winter,
but most of the troops will be retained at
posts on the Union Pacific Railroad, at
forts Laramie, Fetterman, and Mckinney,
and camps Brown and Stambaugh.
A treaty has been completed between
the Dominion Government and the Black
feet Indians, by which the Indians have
ceded 81 900 square miles OF their terri
tory to Canada.
100000 bushels of wheat arrived at
Buffalo last week on Monday and Tues
day.
Grover Kennedy, the notorious outlaw,
made famous in kentucky because of his
daring and defiance of the law, was cap
tured near Lancaster, KY, Saturday
morning. Kennedy has committed nu-
merous crimes in the last several years.
He was engaged in riot at Lancaster,
and theI, killed relative. He was res
cued from Jail, visited watering places,
became intoxicated and ran off the guests.
He went to Nelson county and tried to
kill an engineer for not stopping the train
at his bidding. He would ride through
the country heavily armed, and swore
that no man would take him alive. This
morning, according to the Courier-Jour-
nails special report of his capture, Mar
shall Hunter, Of Bardstown, with twelve
men, surprised him near his sfather's barn
in Girard county. Kennedy tried TO draw
a weapon. but realizing certain death in
case he did, surrendered and is now on
his way to Louisville for safe keeping.
The registration of voters In New York
city closed Saturday night, and the total
is 1885, against 1S3,06i registered last
year.
Gen. Grant will visit Spain, Portugal,
and Egypt, returning to France via
Italy.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in session at Cleveland, selected
Baltimore as the place, and October 7 as
the time, of the next meeting. The Union
considered the subject of friendly inns,
their origin, methods and success. Stand
ing committees were appointed on juven-
lie work, young ladies leagues, friendly
inns, memorials, out door gospel methods,
colleges and schools, the press, Southern
work, and the reports of clubs. The
committee on memorials presented a
draft of petition to be circulated and
presented to Congress, which was dis
cussed, modified and adopted. 1t urges
legislation for the total abolition of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicants. The
report of the badge and pledge committee
was discussed at length, and the white
ribbon, stamped w. G. II. u, was adopt
ed as the national badge and pledge,
which includes abstinence from the use
of all distilled, fermented and malt
liuuOrs.