Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-27
THE NEWS.

he WIS ulSDuTSlUR ODlCoT Ill VIC olSltl
service department.
General Robert Toombs, who is at
GAINESVILLE, Ga, is in extremely poor
health.
Arson Edereds extensive saw-mill &c
Oconto, ILL.,, was totally destroyed by
fire. Loss 100000.
The Newspaper Union building at
Omaha took fire from the furnace in the
basement, and was totally destroyed
with all its contents. Two other build
ings, one q residence, were burned.
The total loss is $14, 800; insurance
$4,000. Some fifty newspapers were
supplied with patent insides by this
Newspaper Union.
It is rlmored in the United States
District Attorneys office, New York,
that a number of national banks will
be called on to refund money, to the
treasury which was paid by them on
checks which were drawn on the assist
ant treasurer in 1867 and 1868, endorse
ment on the checks being fraudulent
Giteau, the assassin, attacked jail
guard named McGill, who entered his
cell early to demand piece of sharp
ened iron, which the prisoner had in
his possession. The guard drew his
pistol in self-defence, and during the
scuffle it was discharged, doing no
damage. Guiteau was finally overpow-
cred. and the piece of iron taken from
him.
During the month of July, 1881,
56.607 immigrants arrived in the United
States: From England and Wales,
6,693; Ireland, 5,337; Scotland, 1920;
Australia, 1,941 +; Belgium, 1901 Den
mark, 744; France, 1872. Germany,
2O,374; Hungary, 225; Italy, 675
Netherland, $50; Norway, 1905; Po-
land, $50; Russia, 1893 Sweden, 6,067;
Switzerland, 558; Dominion of Canada,
1890; China, 2,046, and from all other
countries, 1893.
Leo Hartmann, the well-known Rus
sian Nihilist, appeared in the Superior
Court clerks Office, New York, and re-
nouncing his allegiance to the Emperor
of Russia, filed declaration of his in
tention to become a citizen of the Uni
ted States.
Thomas A. Marvin, alias Arthur Mer-
rift, and who has several other aliases,
has been arrested at Lynn, Mass, by
Pinkerton's officers, and who is wanted
at Richmond, Va, for marrying young
girl at that place and afterwards desert
ing her, is known to have married ten
women prior to that, for the purpose of
aiding him in swindling schemes.
A fire destroyed thirty-f buildings,
comprising nearly the whole town of
Alleyton, Mich, on the New Aygo.
Sixty families were rendered home
less.
The whole amount subscribed to the
Mrs. Garfield fund up to this time is
$155,S91.
The Allegheny railroad is now an I'M
broken line from Richmond to Lynch
burg. The bridge over the canal locks
near Lynchburg and the trestling over
the canal short distance above the
locks have been completed, and Deca-
tur Axtell, Esq, general manager of the
road, and others made trip from Rich
mond toyn Lchburg.
The Fishkill Journal says that frost
was reported in the Highlands near
Fishkill, N. Y, thus verifying Vennor's
prediction.
DR.. J. Fl. Baxter, who feels that he
has grievance in being excluded from
attending the President, to his credit be
it said, behaves like gentleman. He
frankly says the Presidents case is in
able hands.
Senator Joseph E. Brown rendered
his resignation as president of the At
lanta Cotton Exposition. Gov. A. P.
Colquitt, o. Georgia, was at once elected
president by unanimous vote of the
executive committee.
The Senate of Georgia has passed an
anti Mormon bill. 1t makes it felony,
punishable by imprisonment at hard
labor in the penitentiary, for any person
to attempt to mislead or influence any
one to commit the crime of polygamy.
Mrs. s. McVey was arrested at Fort
Worth, Texas, and lodged in jail, on
requisition from the Governor of Missis-
sippi, charging her with the murder of
James Naples, of Kinds county, Miss.
The most damaging confagration
of several years visited Wheeling.
The losses are estimated at about $780,.
600. The principal losers in stock are
Nicholas Schulz, $12, 900; insurance &c.
600. w. S. Hutchins, $4,000; insurance
$4,000. Oehm & Co., $40, 900; insurance
$4,000. Five others lost small amounts
on buildings j, W. Paxton, $15, 1000;
insurance $4,000. N. Schulz's candy
factory, and Hebrank's iewelry store,
$4,000; insurance ST., 500.
The extensive foundry known as the
sGaze Stove Works." near the foot of
Harrison street, st. Louis, was burned.
The loss is estimated at 100000; insu-
red for $4,000.
A fire at New Orleans destroyed prop
erty amounting in loss to 1875, 900, prin-
cipally insured in local offices.
Scarlet fever of virulent type broke
out in the scattered hamlet of Poguon-
noe, Connecticut. From one house it
spread rapidly to almost every house in
the village. In almost every case the
disease had fatal termination. In some
houses three children lay dead at the
same time. The entire village became
wild with alarm, but not until about
score of families had been visited did
the health board of the town (Groton)
bestir themselves.
POstmasters have authority to DESTROY