The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-08-09
GENERAL NEWS.

In san francisco anu Otuer Oaiuoruiat
cities the strike is spending Its fury.
Cinnamon and burning oftheir dwellings
are common occurrences. Committees
ofsafety are striving to protect life and
property. - sea ~ tFstfI Z,
The Chicago papers give the names Of
nineteen killed and q large number
wounded in the late riot. ALI 10 quiet
now, and the men forced from their
shops by the rioters are returning to
their work.
A dispatch from Fort Wayne says the
Mayor and Sheriff, with Superintendents
Gotham and o. Rourke, made two fruit
less attempts to raise the blockade at that
point to-day. The strikers numbering
Ave or six hundred, drove them back.
A strikers delegation to Adams station,
six miles east OF Fort Wayne, took pos
session ofthe telegraph Office and tele1
graphed to tho strikers TO send large
force.
The Gordon Printing Press factory at
Railway, and Domestic Sewing Machine
factory at Paterson, New Jersey, have
been closed, being unable TO- ship their
manufactures, owing to the arrangement
of railroad traffic. A large number of
A Portland dispatch says Gen. Howard
has issued a general order congratulating
the troops on the issue of the recent cam
paign.
A dispatch from Deer Lodge says.
Gov. Potts returned from Missoula this
afternoon Saturday. Looking Glass and
800 Indians and squaws and some horses
hay e passed out Of the Lolo fork, around
Gen. kawn at Deep Bitter Root. Some
settlers had been In the Indian camp.
The Indians assured them that they
would pass through the country without
destroying property. The citizens, there
fore, did not care to fight.
At Baltimore. Pittsburgh, Hornells-
Vile, indianapolis, Urbana, Win cennes,
and other points, rioters have been ar
rested. Habeas corpus applications are
refused by the courts. The strike Is end
ed, except at Columbus, Ohio, where the
strikers still have control of the roads.
The Secretary of the Treasury has d.
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell one million dollars Of gold.
The lumbermen's strike has apparently
ended, and the rates have not been
changed. get.ec y rr r9t
The remains Of Gen. Custer arrived
at Chicago on the 3lst ult., from Fort
Lincoln, Dakota Territory, and were for
Michigan Southern Railroad, to West
Point, where they were inferred in the
receiving vault until the funeral In Oc-
tober. The remains of Col. Cook, Lieut..
Reilly, aud DR.. DeWoln, arrived on the
same train; they will be forwarded re-.
spectively to Hamilton, Ont, Washing
ton, ID. c., and Norwalk, o.
BALTIMORE, July 3l.--A locomotive
tender. and one car of troops was thrown
from the track two miles west OF Keyssr,
w. Va, by q misplaced switch. Ten
soldiers were injured. The crew Of the
Grafton trains arriving at Keyser are to
receive $50 each, these reopen the third
division. Samuel Benjamin has been ar
rested on charge Of riotinR on the night
of July 20.
A number Of negro roustabouts at
Cairo, Ill, struck for an advance from 70
TO 10 cents per hour. Their demand was
acceded TO and the interruption was but
temporary.
A street drain caved at Toronto on
Monday killing Charles ID. Brown and
II. w. Loughlin. Three others were bad
ly injured. 'sv.n ~ y" <tr's
At Montreal Esplin's box factory, saw
and planning mills burned Tuesday morn
ing. Loss 34O, 900; insured for sl6, 900.
The "Westsrn gun works." Of Chicago,
30 extensively advertised in Michigan
papers, is said to be, an sunmiigated
fraud.
Secretary Sherman IA in constant re-
ceipt of sdvices from the syndicate show
ing that the sales Of the 4 per cents Is
steadily progressing In the most sattsfac-
tory manner. ri 9 sfft h
The total popular subscriptions to the 4
per cent loan are &. 3l0. 700 total received
by the syndicate, S80, 600 900; the total
subscribed In London reported To date Is
90, zoe, 900: making total OF W, 579, 700.
The Democratic Convention OF Missis-
sippi nominated Gov. Stone for Governor
on the tenth ballot.
It In thought that Joseph and his hostile
force will follow Sitting Bull into Cana
dian territory.
The national financial statement of the
1sf jusf IN an folIows.