Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-17
THE NEWS.

Ex-senator Dorsey, now on trial at Washing
ton for being concerned in the star-route
frauds, is said to be negotiating for the pur-
chase of the finest mansion in Denver, Col,
for his future residence,
The Glucose and Grape Sugar Association
Mt Chicago has decided, in view of the probable
suspension of many manufactures, to CONSOLE
date all the factories.
Representative colored men of Mississippi
are en- route for Chihuahua, Mexico, with
view to the establishment of colored settle
ment.
distressing accident occurred on the Har-
lem Railroad near Cos Cob. Five children
belonging to John Lockwood, of that village,
three girls and two boys, the eldest of whom
was fourteen and the youngest four, we're
walking on the track, when suddenly they
heard train behind them. They crossed
over to the adjoining track, but hardly had
they put foot on it when the New Haven Ex-
press dashed up. Utterly bewildered and
unable to get out either way, the children
stood still for a moment. The engineer saw
them and endeavored to stop his train. 1t was
too late however, and the train dashed over
them, killing them instantly. Two were liter
ally ground up. What makes the case pecu-
liarly distressing one is that the uncle Of the
children, Frederick Lockwood, was the engi-
neer Of the train. No blame attaches to him.
Particulars are received of an attack ON the
Bank of Brookfield by six armed and mounted
men, who rode into the town of Brookfeld
just as the bank was closing for the day, dis
mounted, and covering the clerks with their
revolvers, robbed the safe of about $1,000.
They kept up rapid fusilade with their fire.
arms as they rode through the place, over
awning the townspeople. The men were all
masked.
John Tribbitts, II yesrs OF age, who muir
dered Washington and Fehrbach a few days
ago, was taken from Jail at Perham, Minnesota,
and hanged to telegraph pole.
The Brookfeld mo. bank robbers have been
captured. Two of them were recognized as
Fox and Morris. The robbers had rented the
farm where they we're captured, aid had made
portfolios through which they could fire. Sixty
revolvers, over one hundred pounds of car
tridges and masks and explosives were found
in the house. which had the appearance of a
small armory.
Judgments amounting to about $50, 600 were
given in the United States Circuit Court at
Philadelphia in favor Of importers who paid
duty on woven-woolen goods in excess of the
legal rate, as determined by recent decision
of the United States Supreme Court.
The west-bound express, Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, ran off the track at Martinsburg
slightly injuring four or five passengers and
breaking the engine, baggage car, two express
cars, smokers car and one passenger coach.
Surgeon Woodward, United States army, one
of tho attending physicians of the late Presi
dent Garfield, who has been sick with brair
fever at Nice, is reported by his friends al
lying dangerously i'll at last advices, with lttl'
hope of recovery.
Casper Seybolt, of Chicago, is baker WHIT
works at night. After he had left his hom
recently his wife began preparations for hor
rible deed. The pair had four children, age
respectively 10, and 211S years, and baby o
A months. She dressed the four in fresl
white clothes, with bright ribbons, then CAV
them strychnine, and as soon as they wer
dead, laid them out carefully. with flowers il
their hands, and all their surroundings mad
as beautiful as possible. Having put on
fresh white chemise, decorated with ribbons
she took dose of the poison herself Thi
was just before her husbands return at fiv
o'clock in the morning. When he appeared a
the door she met him, and said "Come an
see the children they are all dead and gon
TO Heaven. See how pretty they are with mic
flower for the angels" One of the childre
was still alive, but has since died. Mrs. Sey
bolt died the sal.e morning
The brig Henry T. Wing, from Havana,
detained at the Philadelphia quarantine stt
ton with two cases of yellow fever on boart
Advices from Honolulu state that the cab
net resigned May 10. On the same day ii
King gave Hon. Walter M. Gibson charge
forming new ministry. The following gel
tlemen accepted portfolios: W. NJ. Gibson
minister of foreign affairs and PREMIER s.
Kaal, minister Of the INTERIOR J. E. Busf
minister of finance, and Edward Preston, q
torney-general.
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