Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-29
SouthernNe Tvs.

The jury in the case of the United States
| against Bates, in the Circuit Court at Charles
ton, s. G., rendered sealed verdict. 1t will
be opened shortly but it is known officially to
be 'guilty on the obstruction count" and
not guilty on all the other counts, with re-
commendation to mercy.
The people of Charlotte, N. c. and adjacent
country will celebrate the 10th anniversary of
the Mecklenburg declaration Of independence
the goth of May next, in an unusually spirited
manner.
Regular passenger trains are now running
on the Danville Mocksville and Southwestern
railroad, recently constructed under the super
vision of Col. Thomas Sharp, formerly super
intendent Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The southwestern terminus at present is near
Leaksville, N. @.
Several poisoned dogs were thrown into the
Oconee river at Milledgeville, Ga, the other
day, and the citizens are now refusing to buy
fish caught out of the river.
Accounts from all over the state show that
no damage has been done to the fruit crop of
Arkansas by the cold weather. The season is
unusually advanced, and the prospects for a
heavy crop are exceedingly good.
In the election fraud cases at Charleston s..
O., Judge Bond, of the United States Circuit
Court, announced the decision of the court
oyerruling the motion made by the defendants
to quash the array of the grand jury on the
ground that the talesmen had been illegally
drawn. District Judge Bryan filed dissent
ing opinion. The grand jury was then sworn.
4 Fifty convicts tried to escape from the camp
at Fourche creek, Ark, by running the gaunt-
let of the guards They were fred upon, and
one was killed, two badly wounded and five
escaped.
Gov. McEnery, of Louisiana, has issued a
proclamation establishing quarantine against
vessels arriving at New Orleans after May /
from Rio de Janeiro, Vera Cruz, Havana
Matanza, st. Jago de Cuba, Port au Prince
St. Pierre, Point a Pitre, together with sucl
, other points as may be hereafter specified.
In the United States Circuit Court a
Charleston, s. c., the grand jury returned
true bill against Henry @. Dickerson an
others, of Barnwell county, charged wit
conspiracy to intimidate United States wit
nesses. The grand jury is composed of thir
teen Republicans and seven Democrats. TIL
case of Lucien L. Carol, Samuel E. Shaw an
, George H. Wilson, managers of election q
, Maysville precinct Sumter county, charge
with stufhng the ballot-box and interferin
! with the United States supervisor, was take
, up, and a jury of eleven Republicans and on
q Democrat impanneled. The district attorne
1 did not find it necessary to exercise his rigl
/ of challenge owing to the system of standin
, aside the jurors allowed by Judge Bond. I'll
governments evidence showed there wei
r 221 more votes in the box than names on ii
|, poll-list, but that the managers drew out Il
q surplus ballots and destroyed them.
There WAS an immense fall of rain at Mon
y gomery and in other portions of Alabam
G At Evergreen the wind blew church dow
d unroofed the brick depot and blew down OF
|, side of it. Trees were levelled in all dire
IS tons.
The people of Atlanta, Ga, are great
IL alarmed at the rapid spread of the smallp'
:, among the colored population. Thirteen ne
}, cases were reported.
d Mrs. s. j. Gray, colored, wife OF Rev. s.
n Gray, of Lexington, Ky, has received q We