The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-06
GENERAL NEWS

A dispatch from Fort Ellis, Montana,
signed Benham, captain seventh infantry,
says:
Lieut.. Schotield report that he. was on
the top of Mount Washburn yesterday.
The Indians appeared in .Greser Basin ON
the oath inst. They struck p Helena and
Radersburg party, killing seven men and
taking one man and two women prison
ers. Just as he left Washburn yesterday
the Indians attacked another party, kill
irfg nine Of them. One escaped. AThe
Indians released Mrs. Cowan, her sister
and brother, who reached Schofeld yes
terday. The main camp crossed the yell
lowstone on the 25th. The warriors went
back TO fight Howard. White Bird and
Looking Glass remained within the camp,
Joseph went with the warriors.
Gen. Terry and Col. Corbin, the Sitting
Bull commission, have started on their
mission.
The council with the North Indians
has been very successful. inspector
Watkins has In bis possession written =
agreement from the chiefs that they will
90 on the reservations designated. The
Indians seem peacably disposed, and OK
press kindly feelings toward the whites.
It is thought there will be no further
cause for experimenting hostilities from
these tribes. ,
Bv the direction of the Secretary Of the
Treasury a million dollars In gold will be
sold by the assistant ,Treasprer at New
York onSattuday noon tQredeem United
States ciotes to be retired by reason or the
issue of national bank notes. Theamount
of national bank currency issued during
the present month is 81 ,SOl, $40.
VIRGINIA City, Montsna.The Indi-
ans reported by Lieut.. Seofield IS having
gone back under Joseph to fight Howard
were on a horse stealing expedition.
They came within twenty-five miles OF
18th, and drove off q herd Of over 800
horses in the direction Of the Geyser
Basin.
A special correspondent OF the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal at Danville 'tele-
graphs the following: Walter Saunders
late sheriff Of Lincoln county, and his
brother-in-l law, Jack Ballard, were killed
at Richmond. Madison county, by Geel
Edwards, town marshal, and a party 81
his friends. The particularly as far as
have been gathered, are these: A young
er brother of Saunders was at the Hich
mond fair, about a week ago, and during
that time was badly beaten over the heae
by Edwards, Saunders and his friends
say inexcusably, Edwards saying tina
Saunders interfered while he was In the
discharge of his duty as an officer. Yes
| terday Walter Saunders and his friends
went to Richmond to attend the trial o
young Saunders for his alleged offense
After the trial conversation occurred
between Edwards and Walter Saunder'
at the Garnet House, during which
Saunders denounced. Edwards conduc
as brutal and owardly, at the time draw
| ing his pistol. About this time Saunder'
was shot by some other person, but level
| ing his pistol he made things lively
while his strength lasted. When the fir
| ing ended Saunders and his brOther-in-
| law Ballard were dead, Marshal Edwafdi
slightly, and his brother dangerously
wounded. Many shots were fired, bu
only the four persons mentioned were
struck.
Brigham Young died at Salt Lake Au
gust 10Th. . ! l .,..A.A
An accident occurred on the, Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad at TIT
east branch of Four-mile Creek, sever
miles from Des Moines. The number o
killed is estimated from 20 to so. All the
train but the sleeping car went down into
the stream. The engine Is completely
out OF sight. Barnum's show car went
down among the rest, and 1t II said thai
all of its eleven occupants but one were
The State Savings Bank at Chicago ha'
Cen. Terry having brought informa
ton that Sitting Bull with ! 300 warriors
is in camp this side of the British line al
further proceedings In regard to selecting
q commission TO arrange for his return tc
the United States have been suspended
for the present. The government Is in.
formed by telegram from Gen. Miles o.
the crossing of Milk River, by Sitting
Bull and his encampment bstween the
Milk ana Missouri Rivers In the neigh
borhood of the Little Rocky Mountains
and about thirty miles southeast of Fort
Belknap. +. -
The engineers, firemen and brakemer
on the CINCINNATI, Hamilton and Dayton
road refused to move freight trains, a.
midnight on the 3fst. AL Is qniet, but
the mon are determined not to submit e
the recent change made by the road. /.
1.-The freedom of the city. Of Edinburgh
has been presented to ex- President Grant
by the Lord Provost, Sir James Fanshaw
in Free Assembly Hall, 1000 persont
being present. yfs ~.
A special from Paris, Texas, says that
a fire broke out in the city saloon, and
spread rapidly on the east, west, and
south sides of the public square, until
about ten blocks of business houses ano
dwellings were consumed, including
three hotels, the postoffice, telegraph and
express offices; loss estimated at from
Isl ,O0O, 600 to 81, SOC, 900. Many families
are without shelter. Several lives are re-
ported lost, but only one body has'ye
been found.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The following
Ia the public debt statement for the
month ending August 81, 1877: "a.