The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-04

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GENEItAL NEWS.
Since the withdrawal of the troops from
Sitka. tho few white settlers have been at
the mercy of the Indians.
A fire in the Patent Office, on Monday.
DESTROYED a great thunderstorm fifty TO
sixty fhousand-mostly rejected models.
The damage Is estimated at $4,000.
Justice Miller delivered decision in
tie United States Circuit Court, In the
case OF the American Middlings Purifier
Company against various millers of st.
Louis. 1t refuses the Injunction applied
for. but requires millers using the Hour
making process hi dispute to make
monthly reports to the court of the
amount of -four made by them and to al
low plaintiffs to examine their mills If
they desire TO do 80. The case will come
upon its merits at the next spring session
OF the court, If plaintiff so elects. Defend
ants are ready for trial at any time.
An Independent meeting has been
broken up in Fayette, Jefferson Co.,
by bulldozers. Gov. Stone promises to
stop such proceedings, cost what 1t may.
Gen. Mcclellan accepts the nomination
of the Democrats, for Governor OF New
Jersey.
The Fidelity Savings Bank at Chicago
has been placed in the hands Of a re-
ceiver.
The New Jersey Republican conven-
ton passed resolution in favor of the
reduction of interest to six per cent.
The Cambridgeport (Mass.) bank was
rnhl,a1 tho Othar N iUbt nf x50 0O0
The Syndicate has made arrangements
to meet the call for $40, 900, 900 in gold by
Secretary Sherman.
Thirty thousand models were destroy
ed by fire in the Patent Office. The value
of the property lost in the abstract will
aggregate about 81, 500 900, but as large
class OF models cannot or will not be re-
placed, the actual loss will probably not
reach over $500, 900 or $500, 600. The Patent
Office has to its credit with the Treasury
over and above it's earnings, a sum suf-
ficient to meet this expenditure, but 1t
cannot be used without al appropriation
by Congress.
Several Illicit distilleries have been cap
tured by revenue officers in the noun
tains near Hot Springs, Ark.
The miners and laborers of the Penn
sylvania Coal Company have indefinite
pany's terms. f8eAgH EtE
The President and party reached Wash
ington Tuesday, thus ending their
Southern tour.
A fire at Providence, II. l., on the 9Th,
destroyed S750,000 worth of property;
mostly covered by insurance.
On the 9th, the President received the
Sioux and Arrapahoe delegations from
the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies
in the east room Of the Executive Man.
sion. There were present among others
Secretary Evarts, Secretary Schurz, Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs Smith and
Gen. Crook. Red Cloud was the first In
dian speaker. III ~ ~
tie Wound, Little Big Man, Iron Grow,
Three Bears, Black Coal, American Horse,
Young Man Afraid of HIS Horse, Yellow
Bear and He Dog. Their utterances were
all in the same direction, namely, de-
sire for cattle, wagons, farm implements
and schools, so that they may become
civilized and live like the whites. They
all objected to being removed TO the Mis-
souri, River. The conference here closed,
ness to attend to, but would be glad to see
them all Tomorrow. G.f s
L. Prang a Co. 3 chrome establishment
at Highland, Mass, burned Thursday.
The building was filled with valuable
plates, chromos, etc. loss $100, 900. a
Nat. Bierce, who was implicated in
killing Story and Fitzpatrick, In Pickson
county, Ala. last August, was taken from
the Carrolton, Ala. jail by about twenty
masked men and hanged.
The report having reached Gen. Pope
that the robbers Of the express train ON
the Union Pacific Railroad were moving
south, by order OF Gen. Pope, Sheriff
Beardsley, Of ELLIS county, took soldiers s
by special car 10 intercept them, - they
were evidently making their way to
Texas or Mexico. Near Buffalo Station,
which il about sixty miles west Of Fort
HAYES. they got on the close track Of two
of them. Collins and one other. Collins
attempted to shoot, but the SheriHs
posse was too quick for him and shot Col
Inns, killing him at the first fire. One Of
the soldiers shot the other. The Sheriff
in gold of the stolen funds. Four OF the
other robbers are supposed to be In that
immediate vicinity, and strong hopes are
entertained Of their capture.
At the second conferences with the In
dams. Spotted Tail spoke, urging that
the lands now occupied by his people be
secured to them. Swit Bear, Red Bear,
Touch the Cloud and White Tail APP
plauded his words. Red Cloud said |:
nut nv agency. did not come here to
beg anytbing.a The Black Hills wore
mine. I gave them to the commission
ers. I suppose you are going TO decide
what Won are going TO give rs for the
Black Hills, and I have come TO get It."
The other Indians having spoken, Gen.
Crook advocated their claims and the
President was presented with pipe Of
peace. tls1 caN5y,la
The President addressed the delegation,
Advising them TO gather their people at
the Missouri river, where suppiAes Tor
the winter await them, and promising
that next summer they shall be aided 70
settle on their reservation.
The demand for cars for the shipment
of grntsrunGmot be fully satfsned. Oid
the shops are busy turning out new
cars. tJ+ ~ I. n
Mormon recruits, including several
AGED persona and many very young chill
dren, arrived 1t New York last Saturday,
from Europe. In charge Of twelvo Nor
mon elders. Thoy wore gathered IN
England, Scotland, wales, Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark. The eldeu nay that
th6y are not allowed 20 seek converts IN
either France or Germany.
The Galveston News special aays
Liout Bullis, with one hundred men, has
croesed into Mexico, near saragossa, In
pu<puIt Of horse thieves.
foturday's foreign shipments were an
Preeodsnsed. Nine stesmsn isn for
sO0. as boshols Of grain. They also mrry
4 vofy largo quantity Of other produce.
4 tS1avr1m from Benton. MOntan 3. nayu