Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-03
THE NEWS.

A fire in Tombstone Arizona, destroyed q
large number of buildings. The portion Of
the,town burned comprises almost the entire
business part of the place. Three of the prin.
cipal hotels were burned. The Office of the
Daily Nugget was destroyed and the Daily
Epitaph office heavily damaged. The Western
Union Telegraph Office was also destroyed II
is impossible to estimate the loss closely at
present, but it will probably reach $500, 900.
The insurance will aggregate s25O,0O
An internal machine containing powder and
fuse, was found on the porch ofIthe office OF
the Weekly News at Warrepsburgh, N. Y. An
inscription on the machine warned the edito
to leave the town. He had offended some by
the utterance of temperance principles.
Eugene v. Clad was found guilty in Phila-
delphia Of the fraudulent mutilation of SIS and
$40 gold pieces. He is said to have admitted
that he made 50 so out of IS pieces and IS out
Of s10 His mode of operation was to empty
the coin of it's contents fill the shell with
platinum and rivet the whole together with
gold wire.
The privilege granted the Mexican Beu
Telephone Company to sell and operate their
telephone in Mexico has not yet been approved
by the executive. Two American companie,
are actively at work establishing telephone
exchanges in the City Of Mexico.
The TRANSPORTER Of the Cheyenne Agency
arrived at Wichita, Kansas, with information
that Major Randall is on the way there with
Capt. Payne and twenty boomers captured in
the forbidden ground of Oklahoma.
Dispa tches from Fargo and Grand Forks. D.
H., say there is great excitement over Secretary
Teller's decision opening the Turtle mountain
district. This region includes 5000, 900 acres
OF the finest land in Dakota, compare lively we'll
wooded and watered, lying north and west of
DEVILS Lake. 1t has been closed hitherto by
claim of wandering band of Chippewa In
dians now declared invalid. Two railroads.
the Northern Pacific and the st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Manitoba, will build into the region
at once, and thousands Of settlers are ready to
rush in as soon as it is formally opened.
Lieutenant Danenhower and four others of
the Inflated Jeanette arrived at New York,
and were received with the most decided af-
lection by father and mother and many con-
gratulations from friends.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,, prepared |
the following letter, which was signed by six
ty-one Senators. and forwarded it to Senator
b. H. Hill, who is now at Eureka Springs,
Arkansas "Your associates and friends in
the Senate have read with great satisfaction
the statement that your physician regard the
symptoms in your case as giving ground for
great encouragement. We desire to assure
you of our affectionate regard of our sympathy
with you in your severe trial, and our admira
ton for the courage an patience with which
you have encountered it."
The Hon. Robert Farmer Bower died sud-
denly at Keokuk Iowa after brief illness.
MIR. Bowerwas the &c n eral grand high priest !
OF Royal Arch Masons at the time of his death,
which is the highest official position in the
United States representing that ancient body.
largely attended meeting of the socialistic
labor party of New York was held in that CITY !
to consider the question whether worklngmen |
should form themselves into armed organiza-
tions to resist the military forces of the gov
eminent The more moderate views seemed
to prevail.
In the Supreme Court, Washington county.
II. l., decree was entered divorcing Catharine
Chase sprague from William Sprague, giving
Mrs. Sprague the custody of her three daugh-
tiers, and permitting her to resume her maiden
name, with leave hereafter to apply for ali
mony if she chooses.