Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-04
THE NEWS.

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warrant sworn cut by Juror William /
Brown, whom, it is alleged, Payne corrupt
approached. Fall, Shaw and Foote have NJ
yet been found. 1t is rumored that Villa,
Dickson, late foreman Of the Star route iur
will be arrested for improper conduct in til
jury room.
The decision upon the question of Tn
legality of marginal dealings on the Board {
Trade was rendered in the Appellate Court a
Chicago. A commission firm brought sui
against customer for marginal difference
on deal in grain. The lower court rendered
judgment for the amount claimed. The Appel
late Court hold that the purchase of grain 70
future delivery, where it is evident there is n
intention to actually deliver the grain, but t,
settle differences in price of money, come
within the law against gambling.
Burglars knocked open the safe of the post
Office at Wyoming, Pa, with sledge-hamme,
and carried of 5000 in money and postag,
stamps. The safe of the Savings Bank a
Wilton, N. H., was opened, but the burglar.
only got $12 for their labor. In their flight
they encountered DR.. A. II. Powers and sho
him in the arm.
The benches in the Philadelphia central
police station were not sufficient to seat the
crowd ofpickpockets and suspicious character,
who we're brought up for hesring.
Gen. Wells has submitted his report in the
star-route jury cases to the Attorney General,
He says that as there were allegations that
brides proceeded both from persons who
claimed to represent the government as well
as from those who claimed to represent the
defense, and that it can make no difference
whose agents made the disgraceful proposals,
condign punishment should fall upon the
guilty parties.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad Company
has, by unanimous consent by the CITY
council Of Wilmington, been granted the right
ofway through that city.
A stage from Malta was stopped bv two
masked men near Leadville and the passengers
we're quietly relieved of the valuables,
amounting to over $4,000.
The promotions in the army conseouep;
upon the retirement Of Major-Gen. Irwin
Mcdowell have been announced by the Presi-
dent as follows Brig Gen. John Pope to be
major-general and Col Ronald s. Mackenzie.
fourth cavalry, to be brigadier- general.
The bureau of engraving and printing was
to-day directed to prepare plates for printing
gold certificates Of the denominations of
$40, $50 and 800.
The widow and daughter of Gen. Stonewall
jackson are under medical treatment at Cleve-
land. Ohio.
As the steamship Alene, of the Atlas line
was going out of New York harbor, she col
ided with the United States monitor Nam
tucket, lying at anchor 800 yards from the
pier from which the Alene started. A large
section of iron casting was torn from the side
OF the steamship, and the water poured in 30
rapidly that the pilot was obliged to run her
aground in the "Elysian Fields" Her pas
sengers were taken off by tugs.
The factory Of the rubber comb and jewelry
company, at Bloomingdale. N. j., has been
attached by the Lincoln Bank in q suit for
$4,000. The suspended rubber company's
liabilities are said to be over 100000. The
creditors are trying to effect settlement on
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The army rifle contest at Fort Leayepworth
closed yesterday, the Atlantic division taking
the first medal. Gems. Sherman and Sheridan.
senator Logan and wife, and Major general
Pope were present. The medals we're pre-
sented to the winners by Gen. Sherman.
The Flint cotton mill, at Fall River, Mass,
hes been burned. The loss is estimated at
1900, on which there is an insurance of
S52O,OOO Besides the insurance on the build
ing and stock, there is an insurance of
$685. 600 on profits, and the company will re-
ceive 500 a day during the stoppage, until
this sum is exhausted.
A fire destroyed a large part of the business
portion of Truckee, Cal. The loss is over
100000.
Mrs. Scoville has been found insane, but
she has disappeared, and her Whereabouts are
unknown. With the peculiar craft of the
1uiteau race, she determined to be on the
safe side, and while the jury was debating
he question of her insanity, she took her
cave, and she evidently has no intention of
returning to fall into the hands of the au-
horities.
The works of the Eureka Caststeel Com
oany, at Lamokin, were destroyed by fire on
Loss $4,000; insured.
The judge-advocate-g of the army
will, in day or two, submit to the Secretary
IT War an opinion on the subject of "whether
he persistent refusal on the part of an officer
# the army to pay his just debts and obliga- =.
ions does not render him liable to trial by
upon the charge of conduct /
nbecoming an officer and gentleman"
The only additional movement in the Star
QUITE cases has been the arrest and bailing
+ Mr.. Vim. Dickson on two warrants, one
worn out by Juryman McNelly, charging
i'm with reading to the jury after their
to consider their verdict a paper
esigned to influence their verdict by repre-
enting that the government wanted to bride
i'm (Dickson) with $4,000, and the other
ased upon affidavits of Brewster, Cameron,
owen and Hoover, charging Dickson and
/. w. Driver with conspiracy to induce
owen and Cameron to offer to bride