Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-03-11
THE NEWS.


Smith," who was killed in IT, state.
Gov. Lowry, of Mississippi, has sent com
munication to the Merchants Exchange of
t. Louis asking that assistance be sent to the
sufferers by the overflow along the lower Mis-
sissippi river.
The bodies Of the family swept off by the
snow-slde at Big Cottonwood, Utah, have
been recovered under forty tons of snow.
They were not frozen, but lying naturally in
ted. The husband, wife and infant in one
bad and two boys and two girls, the eldest II
years old, in another. 1t is supposed
that they were smothered instantly in their
sleep.
The United States grand jury in New York
are considering the charges made against
Nehemiah M. Curtis a special agent of the
Treasury Department, for violation of the
statute in regard to collecting assessments
from custom-house officials for political pur-
poses, which moneys were used in the last
presidential campaign.
The widow of Daniel Webster died at tba
Leroy House, New Rochelle, N. Y She was
Mr.. Websters second wife,
Frederick Ehlers his wife and three chill
dren, living at 994 Houlton ST., Milwaukee, have
been poisoned with trichin@. One chi Id has not
been affected as yet One of them, Young
man, is fatally poisoned. II is expected the
others will also die
The postoffice at Ashford, CT, was burned
together with the building adjoining it and
the store of W. Whitaker. The contents of
the store and postoffice were destroyed. No
statement of the loss has been received.
fire in Cincinnati destroyed the manufac
Tory and most OF the material of the Miami
vi and Soap Company, on Eggleston avenue.
near Fifth street. The storage rooms con-
tanning manufactured stock were saved. The
loss on buildings is estimated at SIS. 600. on
material and machinery $4,000. Insurance
$57, 1000. "N0e
Ihe survivors of Admiral Farragut's Gulf
squadron and Mississippi River fleet held
their annual meeting in Philadelphia.
committee was appointed to visit Washington
and urge settlement of the money still
due for captures made at New Orleans in
1862 40
In the response to invitations issued by the
ne" YORK Live Stock Express Company, a
number Of gentlemen assembled at the New
Jersey Central depot in New York to partici
pate In trip for the purpose of inspecting
stock cars built upon "the humanity plan,
Much satisfaction was expressed at the work
ing of the GERS
The Standard Coal and Iron Company. of
e hooking Valley region, in Ohio, completed
It's organization in Boston a few days ago, and
has chosen directors. The following are the
officers: President, General Samuel Thomas
First Vice President and General Manager
w. ID. Lee Second Vice President and Treas
urer, Oliver Ames Third Vice President. J.
ii. Brooks Assistant Treasurer, George
Chapman. The capital stock of the CONSOLE
dation is s25,00O,0OO
The steamer Oceanica arrived at San Fran
cisco from China and Japan. She brings the
following: China is steadily increasing her
ornaments. A Shanghai paper says this is
In view OF imminent war between China and
Japan. Matters political between Russia and
emma are still entangled. Disturbances are
frequent in Kuldja and on the frontier in con-
sequence of the Chinese reoccupation. The
report that Judge Bingham, United States
minister to Toxic, was about to take office
under the Japanese government, is again de-
MED. The depression in trade continues
owing to the depreciation of the currency and
poor foreign demand for silk.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Vessel Owners and Captains Association was
held in Philadelphia. The report of the
directors for 1881 showed that since the
organization Of the association there has been
9ol vessels enrolled, aggregating a registered
tonnage OF 1000 tons, and having valuation
of upwards of $4,000, 0OO The report alIudes
to the action of the association in regard TO
the improvement of the Delaware river. and
especially the establishment of an ice harbor
Tor the protection Of commerce. The est-
mated cost of the structure complete is $780,
600. An appropriation by Congress of $780,
600 for the purpose of beginning operations
has been asked.
The situation at Cairo, H., has decidedly
changed for the better. The Ohio river shows
slight fall, as also the Mississippi, but it is
thought the rise reported above will check
the tall. In the southeastern part of Missouri
over half of Mississippi county is reported
under water, caused by the overflow of the
Mississippi river, and that the farmers in the
submerged district have lost nearly all their
live stock, grain, and other property. Much
suffering exists throughout the submerged
district. The track of the Iron Mountain
railroad is said to be afoat in some places
At Vicksburg, Mississippi, the river is rising
slowly. Reports from above say that very
serious breaks have occurred, which will put
the northern part of Washington and the
backlands Of Isaguera and Sharkey counties
under water. A number of people were
drowned at Riverton, and there is consider
able suffering and loss of life at other points,
James Byrne, a deputy keeper at the Mary
land penitentiary, shot and killed Robert
Taylor, colored convict from Somerset
county The act was in self defence, Taylor
having made desperate attack on the
keeper.
Interest is increasing in the project
securing for Baltimore the national exposi-
ton under the auspices of the American
Agricultural Association.
Mrs Scovile, Guiteaus sister has sent