The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-09-27

The War Across tie Waters Boss"
Hseed- Crazy Horse-- Sdvia0s Bank
Burstcd- Congressional Bride.


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wAsHrSaroN, d. c., Sept 70, ~.
The preverbiAl "sick man" Of Eu-
rope, true to the character Of his
savage ancestors, appears only 70
regain vigorous health when en-
gagged in tho congenial occupation
of war conducted after the most
brutal example Of any afforded by
the history Of his race. On the
other hand his Russian foeman un-
der whose impsrious tread CONT
mental Europe and the British Isles
have trembled for the past 20 years,
has been 20 reduced in his seeming
greatness and boundlessness Of re-
sources by his almost unbroken Sc
ries Of disasters since venmring
across the Balkans to complete the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of his enemy and
to distribute him piecemsal TO-
whomsoever he listed, that the bal
ance of the world is coming to the
conclusisn that he il q fraud, a vain
prstender, and unless he speedily
does something to re-establish the
prestige he has lost, he is in danger
Of being kicked, cuffcd, maltreated
and taken by the nose by his third
rate nsighbors whenever occasion
offers to further humiliate him.
Rarely has general expectation
: feven 50 completely at fault as in
this Russo Turkish contest. The
theory is now advanced, to explain
what is otherwise inexplicablc, that
the Turk Is indebted for his success
to the superiority Of his arms, the
Krupp, with which he is abundsntly
supplied, being pitted against the
older patterns used by his enemy,
resulting in moDotoneus uniform
ity Of victory.
How many have wished during
the past two weeks that the 'sBoss"
had gone to the bottom Of the sea
on his return trip frsm Spain, it
would be wholly impracticabls to
enumerate. But advices from the
New York politicians represent
them in fearfully detected and
wholly demoralized condition.
1t appears very probable that
Grassy Horse came to his death from
q knife in the hands Of another In.
dian, or from the stab Of bayonet
in the hands efs soldier-ths latter,
he said; and although q letter to the
Indian Commissioner says the doc
tor inclined to the belief that it was
from = stab from his own knife, the
majority here coincide in the view
Of the dcfunct Crazy Horse, and re-
gard the soldier as entitled to pro-
motion. ~. "a
The bursting Of another Savings
Bank, the Clairmont of New York,
is, as in the case Of insurance CON-
panies, contributing to the forfeit.
ure Of the little confidence remain.
ing to those irresponsible concerns;
and the demand will be urged for
Congress to devise some remedy,
the proposition to establish saving
institutions in connection with the
Post Office Department, having
many advocates. 1t was the old
old story. repeated so many time,
within the past three years in this
country. An official examination
revealed deficit in the Clairmont's
assets, amounting to $67, 900 Ia
come out of 700 or !, 500 deposit.
ors, the most Of them having en-
trusted the small savings Of years
of pinching economy to the officials
who speculated with the funds held
in trust in the usual reckless manner
Arrivals of the early Congress
sional birds are becoming more nu-
msrous each day, and the advance
guard of the army Of pleasure seek.
ers and public plundercrs is already
here in some force.
MILTON. p