Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
THE NEWS.

The Baltimore and Ohio officials contpadic,
the published statement telegraphed from,
Philadelphia that S3.50 fare in excess is to be
charged by their night train from Baltimore
to Cincinnati. They will charge So. so by that
train when it leaves New York, $3.50 out Of
Philadelphia, and the regular rates out of
this city.
The following losses by fire are reported by
telegraph: Lewis's paper mill, four miles
from Chester, Pa. $4,000 supposed to be the
work of an incendiary. At Red Wing, Mimi.
livery stables, opera house. stores, etc., $685.
600. At Cleveland, Ohio, forge of the Powell
TOOL Company; $4,000; supposed to have been
set on fire by striking workmen. At Man
ming, Iowa, several buildings: loss nearly
$4,000.
The property Of the late Honorable Thomas
Allen, OF st. Louis, has been estimated as
nigh as 10, 100000. His son, Thomas Allen.
'r., has won reputation as an artist
Inc wreck caused by the cyclone at Fort
Riley, Kansas, shows the extraordinary vio-
fence OF the storm, which moved in a. spiraI
course, destroying one building and skipping
the next The side of one building was rip
ped off as if it had been sawed. The quarters
occupied by the officers and their families
were twisted from their foundations, but the
inmates almost miraculously escaped iniurv
Rev. L. Hamilton, pastor of the 1ndepen-
oent ohurch at Oakland, CAL, died suddenly
IN tne pulpit. He paused in his sermon. and
SINKING down, expired almost instantly.
len persons visiting in Bridensburg. Pa.
contracted trichinosis from eating ham
baked for party given at the hotel kent nv
oohn u. Lutz. One of them, the wife of Tutz
alea' and the other nine, including four of the
Lutz children, are critically ill.
Inc brother of James Gillilano. who was
buried two weeks ago at Newbrunswick NJ
nao the body exhumed, and found that II
pore evidences of having been buried alive
Inc body was turned on one side, and the face
was scratched from evident struggling
The family of Christian Jahr, of Williams
burg, L. l., bought ham of which thew all
ate on Sunday, and were taken sick al, of
them showing symptoms of trichine posion.
ing.
brooklyn woman drove her aged mother
in'o tne street, refusing to longer support her.
Inc old woman was thinly clad. and soon
perisned from the cold. The chilling winds
'nat pierced her form were probably not half
Keen @s her child's ingrattude.
ny an explosion of the boiler of Siberlev,s
grlst mill, Pratt and Fremont streets seven
persons lost their lives, seven were wounded
TWO dwelling houses were demolished and
other surrounding property was damaged in a.
thlckly- settled and busy neighborhood.
george Scoville lectured on "Guiteauism-
i's Uses and Abuses" at Jersey CITY. at the
ACADEMY of Music. He blamed the stalwart,s
and stalwartism for Guiteau's crime Tho
audience consisted of eight newspaper re-
porters, three policemen and about twenty Ia
dies and gentlemen.
Joseph Cummin, master carpenter IF tho
Long Island railroad, removed dwelling.
iathed and plastered, and 1Sx24 feet in size.
LION bethpage to Bellport distance of fiftv.
three miles, on two platform cars. and nlaced
IL on Its foundation in thirty-six hours. II
was 700 vice to pass any water tank or switch
target, and when the train approached one of
these 1t was taken down and replaced after tho
train had passed. No trains were DELAYED
ana tne house was landed without the break
age OF window pane or crack in the walls
The cost was about $3.50 a mile.
captain Fred. Norman, Young Norwegian
now proposes for wager of $4,000 to row
a cross the ocean in boat twelve and hal
Ieet long, four feet wide, and from two to two
and a half feet deep. He states that he has
crossed and recrossed the Atlantic in comnanv
WIN george Thomas, of Halifax, in the small
est craft that ever made the passage, the Lit.
Tie western, sixteen and half feet long bv
Blk and half wide. He proposes to carry a
snug lamp, pipe and tobacco for companv
preserved food condensed coffee, and about
fifty gallons of water.
1t is said that bank checks and money 10
the amount of nearly million dollars have
been stolen from the mails between Colorado
and New York since last December.
The Connecticut House of Representatives
Passeo resolutions requesting President
Arthur to pardon Sergeant Mason and restore
him to the army /; also resolution calIins
upon Congress to take action for the relief of
American citizens imprisoned in Ireland as
''suspects''
Ex-president Hayes has contributed $3.50 10
the Garfield monument fund
Inc Smith bill for closing drinking saloons
on Sunday has passed the Ohio Legislature
Inc FRANKLIN county (Ohio) grand jury has
indicted Representative William Block. of
cleveland, and W. A. Wright, of Hooking
charged with accepting brides from canal
lobbyists, and j. D. Watson, of Cincinnati for
bribery. All three are in the county iail
outhernNews.
reports received by the agricultural de-
partment show very hopeful prospect for |