The Virginia star., 1878-12-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

| Fifty buildings In the business por-
ton of Macon, Miss, were destroyed
| by fire on Saturday last The loss ii
estimated at $500, 900. The public
school building ut Albion, Iowa, was
burned on the 9Th. Loss, SIC. 900.
On Saturday last snow FIJI west VI
Sc. Louis to Abilene, Kans the e6il-
tre Of the storm being apparently al
Kansas City, where the snow was Ten
inches deep on the Til. Snow aisFs
sleet began falling at St. Lvnis on 81
urday evening last, bntchanged duris q
the night 90 heavy rain.
5-It cpnti @sr A@~owip4 allssay IN Tie
7tn at Jamestown, N. X, and by eve-
ming from 16- inches to two feet had
fallen. The area of the storm was linn
tied. There was slight fall of snow
at Philadelphia OH the night of the 8th.
The trial of Henry G.. Brown, at
New Castle, Del, for wrecking train
hear Claymont, and causing the death
of four persons, in June last, resulted
on Saturday last In verdict of man.
slaughter.
The President will soon send to the
Senate for ratification new treaty
with Japan, looking to an increase and
development of the commerce between
that country and the United States.
The Secretary of the Treasury, on
the 9th, issued the 74th cali for the re-
denption of fiye-twenty bonds of 1868.
The call is for five millions-three mill
lions,of registered and two millions of
coupon bonds.
The miners and laborers employed
in the Buck Ridge Colliery of May,
Audenried & Co., at Shamokin, on the
9th inst struck, the miners demanding
an advance of five cents on each wagon
anu the laborers an advance of fifty
cents per week. The strike throws out
of employment about 200 men and
boys.
"A fire in Rymer Brothers. whole
sale confectionery and fruit store, at
PittsbCrg, on Sunday evening last,
caused loss of about $4,000. Russell
Bros hardware store and an adjoining
millinery store in Manistee. Mich. were
burned ON Saturday night last. Loss,
$22 900.
"A train was thrown from the track
by misplaced switch, near Romeo,
Mich, on the 9th. One man was
killed, and several others were badly
injured.
John Smith was thrown from
wagon by runaway horse and fatally
injured, at Gloucester, r. L., on Sasur-
day last.
William Murphy, bartender, was
sh~S and u;YfEgersslsAy. Ii NOT fatally
ssscsAndeu ny Ed. Klfls:, Il baNsaT. In i
street quarrel at Concord. N. H., onthe
9Th. Knee, and three OF his companions
were arrested.
-Four men were killed and six
wounded in the renewal of the Breath
lit county, KY, riots on Wednesday
last
FOREIGN.
General Timacheff, Minister of the
Interior of Russia, has resigned In con-
sequence of ill-health. nj. Makotf will
act temporarily in his place. Count
TolftOl, Minister of Public Instruction,
will probably resign, on account of his
unsatisfactory administration.
1t is reported that the Grand Duchess
of Hesse is seriously i'll of diphtheria.
The Grand Duchess is Princess Alice Of
England, second daughter and third
child of Queen Victoria.
Intelligence has been received at Lon
don that the family of the Ameer of
Afghanistan have taken refuge in Rus
sian Turkestan.
AS reconnaissance shows that the
Khojeck Pass is not defended, General
Riddulph has been ordered to advance
and occupy 1t.