Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28
VIRGINIA NOTES.


Faber's mills, killing the engineer,
John Minter, of Alexandria badly
wounding the fireman, and doing con-
damage to the engine. The
all escaped unhurt.
A fire totally destroyed ]. r. johnson
& Co.'s steam forge and iron works OF
Richmond. Seventy persons are thrown
out of employment. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000; insurance $4,000.
During the progress of the fire thieves
entered the office of the Tredegar Iron
Works. blew open the iron safe and car
ried off thirty dollars in money, besides
the following bonds: Nos. 81 and "a
of $500 each, and Nos. 164, 165 and l66
of 800 each, of first mortgage coupon
bonds of the Potomac, Fredericksburg
and Piedmont Railroad Company. 1t
is supposed the thieves set fire to
johnson & Co.'s works in order to at
tract the attention OF the Tredegar en-
ployes while they carried out their plans
of robbery.
A collision occurred near Appomat-
tox depot at Petersburg. between an
incoming freight train and passenger
train from Richmond and shifting
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road. The tender on the last nameG
train was completely knocked to pieceC
and the locomotive injured. The loco
motive on the Richmond road was
slightly damaged.
! A joint resolution passed the House
of Delegates providing for the appoint
ment of q committee to arrange for o
private hospital for members of the
| Ace 11
| thereof within the city limits in case OF
an attack from smallpox. The Senate
refused 10 concur by close vote, where
upon Delegate Frazier declared his In
teniion to offer resolution removing
the session of the General Assembly
from this city to Norfolk city.
Gregory Sternoni, an Italian merchant
of Petersburg, was convicted IN the
Hastings court for receiving and selling
manufactured tobacco, knowing the
same to have been stolen. The jury
found the accused guilty, and the court
sentenced him to receive twenty stripes
at the public whipping-post. He was
ably defended.
The board of directors OF the Rich
mond and Danville railroad company
met and declared two per cent. quar-
terly dividend, payable out of the net
! earnings up to December 81, payable
on the 18th of February also a divi-
dend of one per cent. payable February
18th, out of the profit from the COM
pany's privilege in the Virginia Mid
8 land road, making three per cent. which
/; will be paid February 10Th.
q When Governor Cameron some days
: ago vetoed the bill which had for its
" object the con solidation of the railway
0 lines outside of the state with those
n under its jurisdiction, some fear was
entertained that the bill looking to the
q consolidation of the Richmond and Al
= leghany Railroad with lines through
. the Western States would fail. In the
Senate this last bill was debated, read
third time and ordered to its engross
10 ment. and will no doubt become law
- The bill to allow the Richmond and
Q Danville Railroad Company to discharge
le it's indebtedness to the state, amount
at ing toss$420, 900, due some years hence
le would have been similarly disposed O.
,e but for a false alarm of fire, caused b,
"A smokeEappearing in the hall OF tn
~ House, which caused the Senate to ad
as journ.
Q. About thirty three cases of smaIl-po'
IS, are reported in Portsmouth and suburbs
os Thus far, the diseas is confined to tn
"a colored population. A colored seaman
:" died from the disease some days ago
and the colored people, not knowing
ur was the smallpox, gave him larg
a funeral, and so spread the contagion.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The General Assembly Of Virgini
m proceeded to the election OF stat
he officers, with the annexed result; sec
Iee rotary of the Commonwealth, w. I
IL. ELAN treasurer, d. r. Rievely; regil
~ ter land office, John M. Brockenbrough
'eo superintendent of public printing, |
gs' F. Walker superintendent publ
education, r. r. Farr; second audito
Fl. II. Dyson superintendent OF pen
Tertiary. Samuel G. Williams gener
oai agent Of penitentiary, Winfield Scot
lse Two county judges were also ali
ley elected. All we're elected by stri
IAN party vote. being the nominees OF tt
readjuster caucus In the House to-df
ln' a bill was introduced to prevent misc
les, genation in Virginia. 1t provides stror
A penalties for infractions of its prov
ont sions. Another bill was Introduce
udNluR lOI ltr OUJCOp VIC IVA SeA1~-~e>'
20 of the State Medical college.
acc In the State Senate message "
lot. received from Gov. Cameron vetoil
rim the bill recently passed "to ratify al
md confirm the consolidation OF the Rlc
- mond and Southwestern Railway Co
us pany with the Virginia, Kentucky 81
RED Ohio Narrow-guaee Railroad Compar
ays under the name and style of the Ric
to mond and Louisville Railroad 20
the pany.
The House passed Senate bill No.
ior Zone of the forerunners of the Ridd
,ors berger debt bill," which provides Il
s in all coupons offered in payment of ta1
the shall first undergo scrutiny before
Jury as to their commences, and Il
meanwhile the taxpayer shall pay
sofa taxes in lawful money. The bill n
still goes to the Governor, and it is expect
tber that ii will not be delayed.
,ooa RICHMOND, Jan 20.-The amendm'
oo' to the Riddleberger debt bill, VIII
| L. n AL 70 WQa WITHDRAW