Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
THE NEWS.

| 1919 w Ne
In the Christiancy divorce case 9
female from New York testified thai
she unwittingly personated Mrs. Chris.
tlancy, and went to the st. James Hotel
with Giro in December, 1879.
First Assistant Postmaster General
!yner says he is willing to stand O,
fall by the report he made two wears
ago on the star-route frauds. He denies
that he suppressed the report.-It is
understood that the Criminal Court in
washington will assign counsel fol-
Gnlteau, the assassin, and also make an
allowance of fees for his witnesses.
The memorial exercises in honor Of
the late President Garfield, under the
auspices of the city of Boston. were
held il fremont Temple. The plat
form was occupied by Mayor Prince
and other prominent men, and the
audience which filed the hall was a
most intelligent one.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued circular, giving notice that
until further notice the department will
pay bonds embraced in the 1O5th call
upon their pres entation to the depart
ment, with interest accrued to date of
presentation.
The first frost of the season was gen.
eral throughout the region of Memphis.
Tennessee.
Captain Howgate, charged with EN-.
bezzling over $4,000 from the govern
ment, was indicted by the grand Jury
in Washington, and not appearing when
his case was called, his bond was de-
clared forfeited and bench warrant
issued for mis- arrest His counsel SUBJ
sequently appeared and satisfactorily
explained their clients absence. The
Judge thereupon reconsidered his de-
cision regarding the forfeiture of the
bail and recalled the bench warrant.
The Dutch steamer KONG Der Ne.
derlanden, from Batavia to Amsterdam.
recently foundered at sea, and six of
her boats, containing 175 persons are
missing.
Dispatches from Quincy, ILL.,. say
the destruction along the Sny levee is
most complete. The break is now
fully 300 feet wide, and is constantly
cutting out the earhtwork at either end
OF the crevasse. An immense volume
OF water is pouring through the open
ing steadily and spreading out over the
country.
In the suit in the United States
Court at Philadelphia of Kennedy
Brothers, of Kentucky, against ex. Gov
ernor Hartranft, collector at Philadel-
phia, the jury returned verdict of 49,.
972.1 10 for the plaintiff. The plaintiff
imported 5000 bundles of iron bands to
bind cotton, called "cotton ties" which
the collector assessed as 'iron hoops"
and this suit was brought to recover
the excess of duty paid.
The President and Secretary Kirk.
wood have granted permission to the
Chicago, Texas, Mexican Central and
the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail.
roads to build their lines through the
territory of the Choctaw nation.
A special despatch from San Antonio,
Texas, says: "Albert Smith was
found guilty of robbipg the o,kberry
stage, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for nine ty- mini years."
King the balloonist and his associate
have been heared from at Chippewa,
Wisconsin.
A fire occuredat Lynchburg, Va, des-
troying over $3.50, 900 worth of property.
1t originated in the mercantile house
of Lucade & Urquhart, burning a num-
Der of other buildings in the vicinity.
The freight and passenger depot OF the
Norfolk and Western Railroak was
totally destroyed, together with num-
Der OF freight cars, some of which were
Loaded with tobacco. A portion of the
trestle work of the Richmond and Allie.
ghany RAilroid and several freight cars
were also burned. The fire is supposed
to be of incendiary origin.
The cotton crop of Alabama is now
estimated at 80 per cent. of that last
year; about three-fourths OF the crop
has already been gathered. The Weld
in Georgia will equal that of last year.
Rains in Louisiana have interfered with
picking, and some of the crop will be
lost. The yield in Tennessee is esti-
mated at 4Oper cent. below that of 1880. |
Relative TO the production of the pre-
cous metals for the fiscal year 1880.
the director shows that the estimated
production of 1886, 900, 900 in gold has
been sustained, and that the value of
the silver produced during 1880. namely
$39, zoo, O0O-exceeds the estimate of |
the director by $1,5OO,OOO.
The secretary of the Treasury has
issued circular authorizing bonded |
merchandise to be shipped from Balti-
more, Boston, New York, New Orleans
and Philadelphia, through to Mexico.
President Garfield's body was quietly
transferred from the public receiving
vault to Capt. L. 7. Scofelds private
vault, the finest in Lakeview Cemetery.
The will of the late Colonel E. B.
Morgan was admitted to probate ct
Auburn, N. Y. Among the public /
requests is one of 100000 to Wells
College, Anrola. N. Y, in addition to
500, 900 already given to form Morgan
fund for the college.
The Garfield Monument Committee
at Cleveland announce that they conf
IDENTIFY expect that that city will contri.
butte at least $4,000 to the monument
fund. Thirty subscriptions of $1,000
each have already been made.
The water supply in New York is
about exhausted.