Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-30
THE NEWS.

"'leopeu ioI uespdssinS Oh the lnulan Ierrl-
tory and taken to Fort Smith, Ark, have
been released by order of the United States
Court
Te Democratic State Convention OF New
York nominated the following ticket: Gov
eInor, Grover Cleveland, of Buffalo; Lieut.
Governor, David B. Hill, of Elmira; Con-
gressmen at large, Gen. Henry W. Slocum, of
brooklyn; chief judge of the Court ofAppeals,
William @. Ruger, Of Onondago county.
As was generally expected, the Treasury
Department has issued call for 1875 100000
original five per cent bonds extended a. three
aud half per cent. to be paid, which accrued
interest, on 23d of December next after which
date interest will cease.
The amount of lawful money on deposit in
the Treasury on September %, for the
redemption Of notes of banks reducing crcu-
laton was $25, O23, 1890; banks in liquidation
s12, 1885, H7.4O failed banks 81 1922 sos 20, max
ing total fund of s3S,779, 41s1O.
The reported attempt of Mr.. Jay Gould to
obtain control of the New York Associated
Press, as indicated in leading editorial of the
New York Herald, has confirmation in oher
quarters.
Reports from Dewitt and adjacent counties
in Illinois say the recent frosts proved dis
astrous to corn, checking its growth and caus-
ing it to mature much more rapidly than it
would otherwise have done. The recent
frosts ruined corn around Dixon, where half
crop was anticipated.
There has seldom been more enthusiastic
reception at the Cap tai h n that which met
Engineer Melvil lie, of the Je 'nnetsee expedi-
ton, on his arrival at Washington, accompa-
MED by Lieutenant Berry, of the Rogers, and
seamen Ninderman and Noros OF the Jean
nette.
The equinoc!ial storm has proved sastrous
to railroad and other property east of Balti-
moro. Eleven inches of rain fell in Philade,-
phia, and the damage to vessels on the coat is
regarded as heavy.
Seven black men, two white men and one
white boy were publicly whipped in the jail
yard at New Castle.
There were thirty-nine new cases of yellow
fever and four deaths at Pensacola, Fla, the
Oath inst.
AT a meeting Of subscribers to the skirmish-
ing fund, held in New York. it was stated that
Messrs. Parnell, Davitt and Dillon had re-
quested the stoppage of the agitation on &C.
count of its injurious effect on land-league
receipts.
The steamer Neptune, which was chartered
by the government to take supplies from st.
Johns, N. f., to the signal station in the Arc
tic regions where Lieutenant Greedy and his
party are making meteorological observations,
has returned without accomplishing the object
Of the expedition.
During thick fog the steamship Lepanto,
from Southampton for New York, collided with
the steamship EDEN, from Jersey City for
Amsterdam, which sunk soon afterwards
All the passengers and all the officers and
crew OF the EDEN, except two Of the assistant
engineers, were rescued by boats cent out.
from the Lepanto and brought back to New
York in that vessel.
The GREAT FLOODS ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND
24.-All the houses in the low lands at Pater-
con, New Jersey, were flooded from the break
ing of flood-gates, and all towns on the Pas
sale were more or less injured by the high
waters. The town of Round Brook and country
Tor miles around under water. Six feet OF
water covers the Pennsylvania railroad at
Trenton, N. J.
The steady rising sea which covered the
low lands of Jersey City invaded the living
rooms OF the cheaper dwellings, the cellars
and Easements of the more pretentious, and
stopped important industries employing many
men. The choked sewers emptying into the
North River flooded large part of the ada
cent region, and in tenement house districts
inflicted great damage by driving the occu-
pants Of Easements from their homes and
destroying much Of their furniture.
The details in this section show q food Of
unparalleled severely. The railroads be-
tween New York and Philadelphia suffered
immense damage by delaying the trains.
The railroads on Staten Island were badly
damaged.
Abortion of the embankment OF the reservoir
at Central Park gave way and covered the
streets. News from the East give details OF
the food a. the most disastrous for years;
railroads suffering the heaviest losses. 1t is
impossible to give the loss oflife and property
"ASh6 sHo AcueSS Wy thO uOoucu ulbLTlCtS.
The floods caused by the equinoctial storm
in New Jersey have not yet subsidized alto
gether, and railway travel is still embarrassed.
The cost of the damage done is enormous.
A large portion of the sugar refinery of Har.
rison, Havemeyer & Co., in Philadelphia, has
been burned. The loss is estimated at mil
lion OF dollars. The insurance on the burned
buildings was s4sO,OOO.
Two United States soldiers were killed and
two frightfully manned while firing salute,
at Governors Island, N. Y, by the premature
discharge of two guns which they were load
ing.
Sneak thieves captured $12, 900 in Columbia
and Greenville Railroad bonds at the National
Bank of Baltimore and goi off with the plum
der. Ea.iitr in the morning, it is believed,
the same party made an effort to rob bank
messenger, but failed.
Acting Postmaster General Hazen decides
pennies, in amounts not greater than twenty
five cents, legal tender currency
Major-General John M. Schofeld, United
Etatoa army has baan aasipned tn the seom-