The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-10-11

Pensions, 3, 696, 642 total, %, 81, 604.
The coinage at the minis OF the United
States for the mouth of September, 1877,
WAS: Double-eagles, "a, 482, 200; trade
dollars, 81 ,677 900; half dollars, $408, 400;
qusyteI &0parss. &s49, 800 dimes si2s' 900;
otsA3I39po, ~ dMUN,
Operations at the mines Of the Lehigh
and Wilkesbarre Coal Company have
been resumed.
rs q d HS:! isffScse k issln ~;
terday killed negro named Perry
White. Clay employed Whites mother
as cook, discovered her stealing and dis
charged her. She swore vengeance.
Perry, dissolute character, resolved TO
kill Clay, and sent threatening letter 10
the latter. Clay, therefore, went armed!
Yesterday Clay found White near the
formers house and ordered him of the
place, but, anticipating an attack, warned
till he, Clay, mounted his horse, he would
kill him. Clay then turned away, when
suddenly the negro sprang .@fwant
Clay turned and drew his pist63, firing
twice. Both balls took effect, one In the
neck, the other inths,br49tt. The negfo
dropped dead. CiAys r0dF to etown Aafd
surrendered to the town authorities.
The President hss issued a pspSlams-,
ton placing all the 1nsotti< public lands'
in the State of Arkansas In market.
Senators and Representatives are gath
ering at Washington, preparatory to the
extra sesspe dfCoBfeS ralIed Y fo1
vepeon The l5Mina. CIAt1o
VIM. e. Gilman, of New York, has
forged $342, 900 In stocks OF various banks,
manufacturing and express companies,
which lie sold for s247. $40. 80
,u Rse sa ss ssssiSss n s s5sss a .S
gram: "a comet was discovered by
Temple, at Florence. October 2; right as
cension, % hours 81 minutes; declination,
riiofhi6b, S01minutes soathwafd! I1'ke
comet has small bright tail"
One bundled thousand pounds worth
of bar gold was Withdrawn from the Bank
of England Monday for shipment to New
York.
In the Colorado election, Stone, for
Judge of the Supreme Court, the nomined
<n %sSt VII Saeisstsd: StS
Thursday night the coach from Dead
wood, carrying six passengers, was stop
ped by two road agents twelve miles
south Of 1T Laramie. The robbers got
about $400 from the passengers. The
treasure, box was broken up but contain
ed nothing ofvalue to the thieves. f'Yii =
The Wellfieet Savings Bank, Cape Cod,
suspended owing to a run.
One half of the marble ceiling of the
porlico OF the Patent Office, on the north
side, has fallen of.
At meeting OF railroad representatives
held ~ New YPyk, TIP neppssentetiYee
t Sc.IS /. , ssars, es, po. Xsss
CARDS East bound freights.
The funeral OF Maj. Gen. G.. A. Custer
will take place at West Pointon Wednes-
day, October 10, under direction Of Maj,
Gen. Schofeld. commandspt of the post
The steamer Massachusetts, from Pro-
whence for New York, went ashore near
Horizons Point, Long Island Sound, at
midnight. She lies alb out four hundred
feet from shore, full of water. The pas
sengers, 200 in mum ber,. were landed
in surf boats and proceeded by ran TO their
The Massachusetts was an entirely new
boat, and made her first trip on the TIA
OF May last. She was 325 feet long, 40
Tl9 Pefa over "a, sna 1000 tons Sas burden.
In her .berths, EXCLUSIVES Of state rooms,
hid Us ~ reality q floating palace. She
cost nearly $500, 000., A great deal of the
cAWos consistingo OF bales or cotton, barrels
6tJ0if and general merchandise was
thrown overheard, to tighten her. The
f4a>sbigegs agree in the statement that
the officers IN Command Of the steamer
dkEGI Ina Sound, in lpounding Green
Point they ran within boats length of
vshoy8 ami In nest Of huge rocks. The
nigAt WIS dark, the sea running very
high and the wind blowing a gale.
Ndlgtt W. oD1ie seem along tleislore,
afid tne Steamers lamps could not be
distitgalbed the full length Of the boat.
fEAIR Dhlng' WAS In 3 STATE Of confusion
and the passengers poured forth from
ssl ssy ExsS sss% Ss,1
yailSl. II was found that the Massaohp-
)sStt3 bad stpfi4s lArsp reck af,idsBips
and Was hopefessly fast
Nj De ss3nSf S VS. mot g$bfs ldAS 30 20
feet from shore, near Green Point. A
boat was launched for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning telegraphic communication. The
sea was running very high, and when
near shore the boat was swamped. After
laboring for two hours in running out a
the ladies' and children being first pro-
vi The citizens Of Green Point
tn \and by the use of theix.2 at-.
b( rs rendered valpabie aid in
re ngers, and when lspiied
hi llwn open for Nheir DC
CO = nd fy -cloetine AID
fr ~ Of the tcsident before
cd ling wasr effasted, without
o. xI.Ln nil Int
!; !; !: !; |: !! & y
~ m they issfeui lSh6 : t3pid past
ID hey we're rescued, Thfs- sitter
nd IT. achusetts asunder water,,'
III oening over her decks.
k9t fftAe Ga was very tgfsn0
at hpsSh failing az New York
RAJ - bWn in that length of time.
A 16r3 II wash-outs on RAILROADS. and
&C 10 trains are reported.
An Excursion train from the Penny
nj! Il q
on the train. 80 mis- mzUlning thy
dispatches W. p0zD018 kIIl0Q>
and about al LEI, 4, - -. - -. -.
Three per- - -
wreck Of a( Mound QXpGo< end
Philadelphia =, on N elyto1ro
division Tho K DlGht tho onRin10rs
conductor. a 11oWn 1{odYss The.
train lies son >foW ~ W1vt0
it was washo |re0k Ana u0Wu~
boy, baggage nel1 ana others,
saved thems< jmn1n4 -
On the lU1I "a and tNorthexn
Railroad tn ~ washed 0ut AnQ
an engine u} 19umU 11Q
badly scaldi - 49, a q "
On the HUI ,3I l.! .
washed swaJ = 1S1 ~ ~ pp&, \
On the coast - <eoI Sq3Qet
ties are report1 q ne NInG ~