Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-13
THE NEWS.


gaaiaed i'll Baltimore.
The extension OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad from Ashland, Kentucky,
to Mount Sterling, Kentucky, will be
September, and 1t is expected
that through trains will be started from
Covington, Kentucky, to Richmond,
by the 1st of October, without
change.
There is no truth in tho statement
published In Western newspapers that
The legislature OF Georgia has failed to
grant charter to the Cole-Seney Rail-
road from Atlanta to Chattanooga.
The Chicago Times ssys in regard to
the mysterious gathering" of Irish
N en- ct the Palmer House in this city
"The proceedings are conducted with
the utmost secrecy. Guards are kept
at the door, and newspaper reporters
are most strenuousiy refused, not only
but any information as to
name OF object of the conclave."
Secretary Hunt issued an order direct
ing Admiral Porter to take command Of
the naval vessels which will assemble at
Yorktown. Admiral Porter will have
general management of the naval part
OF the celebration.
Specials from Charleston, ILL.,, and
Lincoln. ILL.,, report the appearance of
strange malady affecting the eyesight
of cows, and resulting in blindness.
DIR. Curry, general agent of the Pea
body Fund, addressed the Georgia legis-
lature and urged the State to increase
the annual appropriation for education
to $1,000,000 The doctor is native
Georgian, and was received enthusiast
cally.
Moir, Son & Co., bankers, of Halifax,
N. S., have. suspended. Their direct
liabilities are estimated between $75, 900
and 100000.
A special dispatch to the Tribune,
dated Socorro, N. NJ, August 4th, says /:
"The murderous red devils are now
ravaging in this neighborhood, and
have killed off people by the score.
An encounter occurred between them
and the Mexicans at Paraje, re-
su1ting in the death of thirteen Mexi-
cans. Two Indians who were captured
were burned alive.
The members of the National Catholic
Total Abstinence Union, by invitation
of the Mayor of Boston and members of
the city government, visited the public
institutions in the harbor. In the even.
ing procession was formed and es-
corted the delegates to Faneuil Hall,
where speech of welcome was made by
the governor.
Forest fires are raging around Bay
City, Mich, especially along the line Of
the Mackinaw division of the Michigan
Central Railroad. For one hundred
miles north of that point fences ant
farm buildings, in addition to vast guam
titles of pine timber, are being destroyed
The trains find it almost impossible Il
run.
The election returns continue yer,
unfavorable to the Prohibitionists il
North Caroliana. Every county thus ia
heard from gives majority agains
prohibition. The Raleigh Star ha
received specials from nearly ever,
section of the state, and estimate
the majority against prohibition at 55,
600 to 10000.
Ike President is pronounced out o
danger, and nightly reports from thu
White House will be discontinued here
after.
Mayor King OF Philadelphia appointed
four colored men to the police force
the first of their race to wear the polio,
uniform in that city.
A woman who exhorts among tn,
negroes of Southern Georgia wears OF
her head a halo made of FURNISHED
brass, which seems to impress some O
her hearers profoundly. She tells then
it was given to her by an angel in
: vision as reward for her superlativ
: piety.
l W. j. Logic, of Jefferson county, Y
: Va, candidate for cadet engineer {
the Naval Academy, was accidental
drowned near Annapolis, Md.
The general opinion seems to be this
Cadet Whitaker has been found guilt
, of mutilating his own ears, but Their
has been no official announcement c
the findings of the court martial, an
the papers have not been examined b
the President.
Mrs. Simpson shot and killed Wn
g P. Lyburn, of Coraville, o., for refusin
Q to-deny taat certain affectionate Letter
in his possession were written by her.
q Peckham, Roth & Co., hay and graf
merchants, of Providence, X. l., above
: their paper to go to protest. Their Ii;
g bilities are estimated at 100000.
Q There were l, 7S6 deaths in Chica9
l during the month of July, against &C
9 in the preceding month, and 1912
p July, 1880.
The Indians are becoming troubl
J, some in New Mexico and are makir
IL raids on the settlements. The Mesc
e lero agency is censured for neglect
it vigilance and ill-treatment of the L
4 dams.
a The Presidents condition is not ia
orable. An increase of fever and III
- of the pulse has caused anxiety, al
l, probably another operation will be he
|, essary before the bad symptoms will
d removed.
" General Robert Patterson, SO we
!. known throughout the country, both f
IL his bravery in war and for his charmil