Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-22
THE NEWS.

tai" in the city of Washington met at
the Ebbitt House, General Sherman in
the chair. Committees were appointed,
and Secretary Blaine submitted an an
peal in aid of the project, which was
adopted.
The Treasury department has receiv-
ed $1,34S, 400 in United States 81 per
cent. bonds under the recent circular
of Secretary Window.
DR.. Joseph Gilbert Holland, the
American author, who has been con-
nected with Seribner's Monthly Magnsime
since 1870, died suddenly in New York,
of heart disease.
Supervising Inspector General of
Steamboats, Dumont has decided in &C.
cordance with previous rulings of the
department., that no steamer can sur
render certificate of any kind and
take out another during the year for
which such certificate may have been
granted, unless the owner elects to have
a reg ular inspection, paying the usual
fee therefor.
| At the reunion of the ex- confederates
| of North Carolina, resolutions denoun-
cling the assassination of President Gar
field were adopted.
The Garrett interest were successful
in electing the managers of the Ohio
and Mississippi railroad. This gives
the Baltimore and Ohio control of o
direct line to st. Louis.
The late Mill fire in Philadelphia,
where eleven dead bodies have been
recovered, and twenty persons fatally
injured, has created intense excitement
and the most profound ill-feeling
towards the proprietors in consequence
of the wanton neglect in not having
fire-escapes after being notified by the
authorities to have the protection
placed in position. The Prosecuting
Attorney proposes to prosecute the
negligent parties for man-slaughter.
The arrest of Senator Malone on an
alleged charge of intent to fight a duel
with General Jubal A, Early, has created
considerable talk here but Senator
Mahone's promp denial of the fact to
Judge Smell has convinced most people
that the charge was trumped up. Sen
ator Mahone's intimate friends deny it
also, declaring that he assured them
that he never contemplated such
thing.
The water supply in New York city is
becoming alarming in consequence of
the great drought caused by having no
rain for three months. The commits
sioner of public works has disciplined
the use of water to most limited ex-
tent, saying the supply of water is but
for twenty days.
A dispatch from Tucson says: "The
Star has special from Ell Paso, Texas,
to the effect that General Carlos Fouro,
! with 1000 troops, has left chihuahua
for the border, to cooperate with the
American troops against the Apaches.'
The grand total to the Mrs. Garfield
fund amounts to 1858, 900.
The so-called ''pinkeye" disease
which broke out among the horses in
New York, seems to be assuming alarm
ing proportions. There are said to be
between 500 and 800 cases in New York
at the present time.
A fire at Humboldt, Tenn. destroyed
Twenty-Five stores and houses. The
entire business portion of the city was
burned. The fire originated in furni-
ture factory, and spread with such
rapidity that nothing could be done to
check the flames. The loss is about
$172, 900; insurance light, not exceed
ing $4,000.
OF 1859 cases Of small -pox in Chicago
since January l, forty per cent. havo
proved fatal. 1t is noteworthy that by
far the greater number of cases have
occurred in the Fourteenth ward, where
the more degraded portion of the
foreign element lives, and where at
tempts at vaccination have been met
by open violence at times.
Governor Witt, of Louisiana, died
October 16. He has been in a dying
condition for month past /; and, know
ing that his end was drawing near,
resigned his position to the lieutenant
governor.
Mayor Courtney, on behalf of the
city OF Charleston, s. O., has invited
the Count De Grasse to visit Charles
ton, where two daughters of Admiral
De Grasse died and were buried. The
tomb will be surmounted with COM
memorative arches of evergreens and
moss, and decorated with flowers con-
tributed by the citizens.
Guiteau's counsel, Mr.. Scoville, says
in reference to the trial: eff Guiteau
IS not crazy he shonld be hung.
Another trouble we will have to meet"
says the lawyer, sis the jury. 1t will
be hard to find jury of moral courage
enough to acquit Guiteau, even if they
believe him insane. For instance, a
man who keeps a grocery store will be
afraid to vote for acquittal, because he
will think all his customers will con-
dem him. That's the way public opin-
ion acts. 1t does not require much
courage to vote guilty, especially as
public opinion will all favor such
vote"
Guiteau, the assassin of President
Garfield, was arraigned in the Criminal
Court in Washington, and pleaded not
guilty. His counsel asked for more
time, and presented list of witnesses
whom he desired summoned, and the
court set the trial for the 18th proximo.
The French and German guests of the
United States receive warm welcome
In Washington. There was military
and civic frocaasinn q racaption II, A.