The Lake County star., 1877-11-22

A Downington. Pa, dispatch says: A
band of tramps, Saturday night, stole a
quantity of property from railroad cars
at Westchester junction. The railroad
employees made raid upon the tramps
and recovered the property, but not until
two railroad men and four tramps were
| injured. Two trains were stopped near
Lewiston by them, and 1t was only after
a deperate resistance upon the part OF the
conductors and assistants that they were
driven off. 1t is estimated that there are
| 1000 to 500 tramps wandering between
here and Pittsburg.
A Galveston News, special says that
report reaches Fort Clark that Lieut.. Bull
lis, with small party Of scouts, crossed
River, and were attacked by body of
| 500 Indians and compelled to retreat.
| Loss not stated. Col. Young has left Ft.
Clark with 200 cavalry to reinforce Bull
| lis.
Gen. Clay Dean, the post trader for the
military with the Spotted Tail Indians ON
route to Ponca, reports them about half
way to their destination when he left,
and everything working as well as could
reached White River, near Wounded
Knee Creek, Dakota, on November 10.
The North Point warehouse at San
Francisco burned, involving loss Of
$450,O 900. Insurance $4,000, mostly In
foreign companies.
Field g. Lieter's retail dry goods store
in Chicago burned Wednesday evening.
Loss nearly $2,0OO,000. The building is
owned by the Singer Sewing Machine
Co. The stock and building are heavily
insured. Tho wholesale department of
the firm, being in another building, was
not disturbed.
Toronto was slightly stirred up by an
earthquake Wednesday morning.
An Augusta dispatch says that Senator
Blaine is rapidly convalescing.
The Tenth National Bank of New York
City is winding up its affairs, the general
fitable; 1t will pay all its Indebtedness.
The subscriptions for the unemployed
and destitute people of San Francisco
now aggregate about $4,000.
w. +. Coolbaugh, late President Of the
Union National Bank, of Chicago, COM
mitted suicide Wednesday morning. The
act was not caused by financial trouble,
either of his own or the bank.
A company has been organized at San
Francisco for laying a submarine tele-
graph from that point to Japan.
An effort Is being made to break Com
modore Vanderbilts will.
A Memorial Hall, in honor of Senator
Morton, is proposed. to be built in Gov
ernor's square, indianapolis.
An explosion of fire damp occurred at
the Jermina mine, near Scranton, by
which several men and boys were killed.
A revolution to reinstate villagrous, Is
in progress in Lower California.
Judge Moore has decided that the
stockholders of failing Chicago savings
banks are liable to depositors.
The Murphy temperance movement
advances with immense strides in Ken
lucky, and in some of the towns of that
State more than half the population wear
the red ribbon.
The trial of Congressman Robert
Smalls of South Carolina, on a charge OF
bribery has resulted in conviction.
The Reading, Pa, Savings Bank, with
deposits of $l,OOo,0Oo, has suspended.
Depositors will probably be paid in full.
The Collateral Loan and Savings Bank
of San Francisco has been placed in the
hands of a receiver. The deposits, amount
ing to $4,000, had been absorbed by the
manager.
The News San Antonio special says in
formation has been received at head
quarters from the border that several
large parties of, Indians, one Of them
composed of thirty FIVE bucks, have
crossed into Texas to raid. Gen. Ord has
notified the frontier people at various
points where the raiders are expected to
be on their guard. This is the most for
midable invasion that has been attempt.
ed yet. The Indians were seen near
Fredericksburg, andl have stolen lot
of horses in this neighborhood. Citizens
are in pursuit. The military have been
notified. This is supposed 10 be one of
the large parties reported on araid and Is
going westward.
The latest from El Paso is that the en-
tire region is under control OF Mexican |
mob, backed by Mexicans south OF the |
river defying the United States author |
tiles and claiming allegiance to the Mex |
in matter that concerns the state Of
Texas. Mai. Jones, commanding the |
Texas frontier battalion, Is at FL Paso,
bnt has not force enough to put down the |
revolt.
Five steamers sailed from New York |
Saturday taking full cargoes, including |
II, 900 boxes of cheese, 5000 cases Of can |
ned goods, 100 tons and 800 quarters of
fresh meats 100, 900 bushels of grain, 100 |
cases Of sewing machines, etc.
Certain Pacific coast capitalists have |
lust taken hold Of the Black Hills for the
purpose of thorough development ofthe
mines. -Four hundred and twenty stamps
are now at work, and 1t Is believed there
Is room for 1900 stamps.
The American Bible Society has Just is
sued an edition of the Bible, from new
plates, and well printed and bound, for
Is cents-probably the cheapest book
ever printed. NH sos