Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-09-03
THE NEWS.

The arrest will be made at
the instance of General w. B. Hazen,
Chief Signal Officer.
George W. Riggs, the well-known
banker of Washington, D. c., died in
that city after protracted illness. His
bank is we'll known all over the world
from the extensive financial operations
in this and European countries.
A movement is progressing in official
circles to have Vennor, of Canada, SD
persede General Hazen, as chief of the
Signal Service. Prominent military
men and scientists are stated to be in
terested.
Navigation on the Ohio river is par.
TALLY suspended above Cincinnati, ex-
cept by the very smallest boats. Points
below Cincinnati are served by boats
much smaller than those belonging to
the regular trade.
The Official Journal City of Mexico)
published the national bank contract.
The trustees are Antonio Mierly- Celes,
Ramon Guzman and Felix Cuevas
(Mexican), D. Robert (French), Bonn
e. Struck (German), and J. Bumajello
(Spanish). For each million dollars
deposited the bank can emit $4,000, 900
in checks.
State Greenback conventions were
held in New York, Massachusetts and
Mississippi. Full tickets were placed
in nomination in New York and Massa-
chusetts, and in Mississippi nomina-
ton for governor was made.
The railroad shops at Harrisburg,
Texas, were burned loss, 5000, 900.
Nearly all the business portion of
Dangerfield, Texas, was burned; loss,
1875, 900.
The principal part of the business
portion of the town of Arkansas City,
Ark, was destroyed by fire; loss, $780,
900.
A fire broke out in the Wholesale
fruit store of Urso & Marsby, at Evans
vile, Ind, and spread to the adjoining
buildings, destroying nine large whole
sale houses and contents, Two firemen
were buried in the ruins. The total
loss is about 100000; insurance,
$4,000.
Lively activity and extended arrange
ments are being taken by those having
charge of the Yorktown celebration,
with the view of making it most sue.
cessful celebration. The railroads CEN
tering towards that point are active in
promoting every facility to warrant sue
cess.
Judge Lawrence, First Comptroller
of the Treasury, has rendered decision
in which he maintains thai if O contract
with the government is sold by the con-
tracing party, the contract itself is
annulled, and that any person or party
selling such contract runs the risk of
obtaining no pay.
The New Orleans papers declare that
the Crescent City has never known q
healthier summer or more prosperous
one.
It is now almost certain that the Pres
ident of the United States is beyond the
reach of human aid The indications
are that he is slowly but surely sinking.
The swelling. of the parotid gland led
to more serious complications than it
would seem were anticipated, and it was
discovered that within the limits of tho
swelling number of pus pockets had
formed. The attending and consulting
physicians, with one exception, at their
conference decided that it would not be
prudent to move the President from the
White House.
Dispatches from Washington indicate
that the Howgate defalcation, which it
was supposed at first only involved
some $40, 900, may reach the enormous
figure of 100000.
Atlanta is to have a National Rail
road Convention on the 18th of Octo-
Der.
At Havana, Cuba, for the week ending
August ID, there were 33 deaths from
yellow fever, 6 from smallpox and 2
from typhoid fever total deaths from
all causes, 179; population, 1854
For the week ending August 10, 40
deaths from yellow fever, and the dis
ease is still increasing. The British
barkentine Lotus, which sailed from
Mobile, August 10Th, had her captain
and mate sick with yellow fever. The
Spanish schooner San Antonio, which
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yellow fever on board while at Havana.
The Spanish bark Espana, which cleared
from New Orleans, had yellow fever on
board. The Spanish bark, G.. III. Ca
narias, which cleared for Pensacola on
the 2lst, had yellow fever on board, but
had been thoroughly fumigated. The
San Antonio and Espana sailed without
bills of health, and are infected vessels.
From August LIST to August 18th there
were 33 cases and A deaths from yellow
fever at Cienfuegos.
In the event of the death of President
Garfield General Arthur will convene
Congress in session, and the duty would
devolve upon the Senate to elect pres
ident, who will be acting vice president,
as General Arthur will be the acting
president.
The milk inspectors on duty at the
Midland Railroad depot in Jersey City
emptied 900 gallons of skinned milk
into the sewer as unfit for sale. The
milk dealers to whom it belonged were
fined $50 each.
A recent fire in Chicago destroyed
four million pounds of bacon, $780,
600; on fifteen thousand barrels of pork,
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