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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22

along nicely, and they do not apprehend tina
he will have any further trouble with hi
| throat.
Ihere was another heavy rain storm a
New Orleans. The Mississippi river is station
airy. All the boats chartered to transpor
suPpres and take persons imperiled by tn,
nooos TO the Black river rigion, in Louisiana
have been discharged with the exception O
one tug.
j. W. Govan, colored, route agent on the
Mississippi and Tennessee railroad from
Memphis to Grenada, Miss, was sent to the
Memphis JAIL! in default of $4,000 bonds. for
robbing the mail.
Robert McNelly, editor and proprietor Of the
(Tenn.) Banner, died of pneumonia. He found
ed the Banner in 1852, and for one year he had
only seventy-five subscribers, but with great
energy and fine editorial ability he finally sue
ceeded in making the Banner one of the most
prosperous and influential weeklies in Ten
nessee.
Engineers are now at work locating the
route of a new railroad from Jacksonville to
Tallahassee, which is to be built bv Hamilton
Disston and the Gordon syndicate of Alabama
and Georgia.
Ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, Hon.
Hugh j. Jewett, of the Erie road Hon. A. S.
Sullivan, of New York, and Mr.. Milton Iay-
lor, of Cincinnati, have organized the Florida
Mill, Land and Lumber company, with a CAPT.
tai Of 100000. They have purchased 625 ,OOC
acres in three of the Gulf counties of Florida,
from which they propose to take yellow pine
for shipment to New York.
M. B. White, treasurer of Newberry county,
s. G., is reported to have absconded. He is in
default about So, 900.
The storm Of the 18th instant in Southwest
Louisiana did great damage, destroying what
the flood had spared In Iberia parish !. 500
persons are left homeless.
Cotton factories will be in operation in
Columbia, S. G.. within the next year.
Work on the Columbia Is. CO. canal has
commneced.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
A New Era In Building.

1t is now generally believed that the
common grades of glass have a crushing
strength nearly four times as great as
the strongest quality of granite, and it
is surprising that the subject has not re-
ceived more attention, and blocks of
glass used greatly in place of stone in
sections. A prominent glass manufac.
turer was recently Intercepted on the
subject, and said:-
The question has been considered by
myself number of times, and, although
do not want to advocate the absolute
abolition OF brick and stone, yet in the
erection of art galleries, memorial build
ings, etc, a structure composed of
blocks of glass in prismatic colors would
be unique. beautiful and lasting
structure. With the numerous jnven.
tions which have come. into use of late
years in connection with the production
of glass, the cost has been gradually
going down, while the quality of the
fabric is steadily becoming better.
One objection which would be raised
to the durability of glass house, in
the literal sense of the words, might be
that the blocks would not take bind,
or adhere together with common NOR
tar. This objection can readily be set
aside by the use OF good cement, and
when completed the structure will stand
for ages, barring extraordinary acct
dents. As to the cost of glass house,
it can be kept down to but a small
percentage above the price of cut gran
ito. In building with stone you have
to pay the stone masons, and when it
comes to elaborate examples of carving
in Corinthian pillars, collars, and CAPT.
tails, ETC., why, the work is rather costly
as compared with glass, when the latter
can be nodded into shape or form, and
the work accomplished in much less
time. am convinced that the time
will come when we shall see such a
building erected. Scarcely day passes
but what the sphere OF glass as an arti-
Gle of u.e becomes widened. In parts
of Germany, and on one line in England,
glass ties are being used on railroads,
and thus far have given satisfaction,
combining all the requisites of wooden
ties with the virtue Of being susceptible
to usage at least seventy-five per cent
longer than wood; then by the Bastia
process glass articles are now being
made for common use which can be
thrown on the floor and will rebound
like rubber ball. Progress is also be.
ing made toward rendering glass, which
has ever been characterized as the brit
tie fabric, ductile, and to-day threads of
glass can be made that can be tied in
knots and woven into cloth. Were one
disposed to give play to fancy and fuse
it into fact, house composed entirely
of glass could be built, with walls and
roofs and floors fashioned from melted
sand. Carpets of glass could cover the
fools. The most ultra @sth ete, sitting
on glass chairs or reclining on glass
couches, arrayed in glass garments,
eating and drinking from glass dishes,
could realize that the age of glass had
come.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
Ready wit: The Earl of Bradfo.a

Ready wit; The Earl of Bradford
was once brought before Lord Loueb.
borough; conversation followed in
which the chancellor was completely
puzzled. At last he asked, "How manv
legs has sheep ?" "Does your Lord
ship mean" asked Lord Bradford, "a
live or dead sheep?" els it not the
same thing?' said the chancellor. "No
my lord" said Lord Bradford, "there is
much difference. A live sheep NAV
have four legs dead sheep has oply
two. The two fore legs are shoulders
but there are only two legs Of mutton,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
FORTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

In the United States Senate bill was re-
ported from the Judiciary committee amend
ing the anti-polygamy law and fixing the sala
ries of the election commissioners at So. 600
per annum. A bill was introduced providing
for additional associate justices for the Dis
trict of Columbia. A bill was reported from
the library committee reducing the appropria-
tlon Tor the proposed new congressional library
building from $1,000, 900 to 100000, The
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
Teachings of the Orthodox Astronomers
Overthrow.


The most interesting discovery re-
Gently in the astronomical world is the
evidence of life and actions in some of
the volcanoes of the moon A writer in
the New York Sun stated week or SO
ago that there might be discerned by
the naked eye during the augmentation
of our satellite, particularly bright
spot, never seen before, appearing on
one of the limbs, shining by light of it's
own, and boy ond doubt indicative of
volcanic energy. If this be true, and
there is no reason 10 doubt it, funda-
mental t. aching of most of the orthodox
astronomers is bopelessly upset, for
they have always taught that the moon
is dead planet, without water, atmos-
phere, vegetation, or living principle of
any kind-not evenauy part of her radi-
ance her own. Some, however, have
thought differently. Prof. Frauenhofer,
of Munich in ]S45 announced positive
~ that he thought he could discern
lunar edifice resembling fortification
and several lines of road. IA telescope
which magnifies about 100 times will
show a spot on the lunar sur
face whose diameter is 1928 yards,
and one which magnifes 1000
times will enable us to perceive any
enlightened object on her surface whose
dimensions are only 1872 yards, which
does not much exceed the dimensions Of
some of our public edifces. as, for in
stance, the Capitol at Washington or ST.
Paurs Cathedral" p Burritt. The cele-
brated Schroeder was always of the
opinion that the moon was inhabited,
and his writings are very valuable and
interesting. He published the conjec-
ture, founded upon his observations, that
there was probably ga great city on the
east side of the moon, little north of
her equator, an extensive canal in
another place and fields OF vegetation in
another.
The notion that the moon or any
other body in the system is dead is
repulsive to reason and experience, be-
cause we know that life in some form or
another exists in everything in nature,
and this is why the teachings of
most of the astronomers on this point
have not been generally accepted. There
is certain good sense on the part of
the mass of the human race which is
worth more than scientific Judgment.
Experience has also shown the great
fallibility of the latter. For how many
years was it asserted positively that the
planet Mars had no moons? Now we
know, since the discoveries of Prof.
Hall, that he is no longer "moonless
Mars" The best astronomers, like the
best physicians, are content to acknowl,
edge that their science is 5ut in its in
fancy,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22
IDA GREELEY'S DEATH.
Facts of Interest About n Notable You

Facts Of Interest About n Notable Youun
Lady.
The news that Horace Greeley's
daughter, Ida, was dead was as much q
topic of conversation throughout the
city as though some prominent public
character had suddenly died. She was
the eldest daughter of the famous editor.
and the wife of Colonel Nicholas Smith
of Kentucky. Mr.. Greeley's first child
was a son, who was named Arthur
Young, but for some unaccountable rea-
son was always called "Pickey" up to
the time of his death, which occurred
in 1S49, when the bright little lad was
five years old. Mrs. Smith, who died,
left three children, the youngest girl,
only four weeks old. Her first child
was son, who is the only male de-
scendant of Horace Greeley. In honor
OF his distinguished grandparent he has
been named Horace Greeley, with the
Smith left out.
Ida Greeley was born at her fathers
city residence, in East Ninteenth street,
about thirty years ago. When she was
three years old her father bought his
farm at Chappaqua, in Westchester
county, where he used to enjoy frequent
vacations from his labors in the city.
She was sent to the Convent of the
Sacred Heart to be educated. She be-
came converted to the Catholic religion,
to which she ever afterward chung. Ida's
younger sister, Gabrielle, was educated
at the Protestant Sisterhood OF st.
Mary's, and she, too, till this day is a
most devout church woman, During
the ten years that preceded her DEATH
the wife of Horace Greeley was an in
valid, and Ida distinguished herself by
the untiring care and attention which
she devoted to her mother.
She grew up to be the mistress of the
house, position which, in 1872, when
her father was candidate for the Pres
idency, came to be "a difficult one. The
house at Ohappaqua, during the fall of
1872, was constantly visited by all sorts
of people, from the first public men of
the country down to the most eccentric
of cranks But the young lady of the
house had no trouble with any of them.
She seemed to know instinctively how
to entertain each new conner.
Colonel Smith and his wife were in
tending to sail for Europe on May I,
which would be the seventh anniversary
of their marriage. His wife became af-
fected with sore throat on Wednesday.
and on the Sunday following her physi-
clan discovered that she had diptheria.
Miss Gabrielle Greeley has been living
with her sister three years, and was
present when she died.-[N Y. Sun.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-22

that the climate has improved them. I
have raised silk worms in Alabama dur
ing the war and also reeled the silk.
II have been engaged raising the eggs
in Louisiana for the last three years,
and have been using every effort to
induce the ladies of Louisiana to EN-.
bark in the industry, as it is one we'll
suited to their tastes and can prove very
remunerative."
Mrs. johnson has had much exper-
fence in silk culture and is acquainted
with the minutest details of the indus
try. Some specimens she showed him
seemed very fine. She desires to estab-
lish stock company to promote silk
cultivation in Louisiana. and a number
of prominent citizens and merchants
have promised her assistance in carry
ing out her enterprise. She proposes
to establish school to educate persons
how to raise the worms and then to
have mulberry tree farms where the Gull
ture can be carried on. The climate
here is favorable both to the growth of
the tree and the raising of the worm.
The cocoons are worth from ST. to So
per pound when dry and from seventy
five cents to 81 per pound when
green. They can be dried here by ex-
posure to the sun for several days.
When the cocoons are dried it requires
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
TRUSTEES or TIE SLATER FUND.

The first meeting of the trustees of the
John F. Slater Fund for the education OF the oOlOred
people Of the South, held in this city yesterday.
There we're present e1-Pwsdcnt Hayes. Chief Justice
Waite John A. Stewart, Governor Coquitt, OF Georgia,
Morris X Jesmp, the Rev. DR.. James f. Boyce Prcsi-
dent d. c. Gilman, OF Johns Hopkins University, and
william A Slater. william l.. Dodge and the Rev
Phillips Brooks the other trustees, unayoid
ably absent. In accordance with Mr. Slater's deed
Of trust ex President Hayes took the chair
MI Gilman was elected secretary Of the Board The
charter recently granted by this State was read ana ac
cepted The Board temporarily organized for its work
by appointing tie following committees; On bylaws
and permanent organization, Messrs. Waite, Col
ouitt and Boyce; on finance, MessrA Stewart,
Jesup and Dodge; the policy u De pursued
by Inc Board Has Col4 llLt' Dodge BROOKS
and Gilman A committee also appointed 10 al
dress letter to John slater founder OF the fund.
expressing the sentiments of Inc Board concerning MS
Inte, nj gift aud the purposes VI hir foundation
Another meeting II tie Board will De held to-day.
IN was LEARNED from Mr.. slater YESTERDAY. that nothing
has AZ yet decided Ia regard 10 the shape when
the fund viii take. slater wishes TO lot the trustees
spend the money in whatever way they may think 10 Ice
most IN harmony win the general Object he nad III view
IL said had chosen The members Of the BOaru Oh
rrus AFTER deberaOn, because lie bad entire
confidence Ii their wisdom and prudence.
Morris X. JcHup gave dinner party last hlgut IN
honor OF the Board Trustees AZ which number Of
prOmIucnt persons were prchenL Alter The dlhhcF
speeches made eulOgsto OF Mr. Skaters generosity
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
THE FOUR PER CENT BONDS TWENTY
YEARS HENCE.
rh> Editor Of the Tribune

70 Ths Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: In your remarks upon Interest on
-Four Per Cent Bonds to-day, you have made remark
You ay within the next twenty years the market value
Of these bonds will be high during at least portion OF
every wear as it Is now" Ths most clearly wrong,
for at the end Of nineteen the premium OF S2lO
would be equivalent the present value Of all the In
rst to be received during the balance OF the term ami
after seventeen years the same premium "ou 20 equ'S
lent 10 giving up $50 OF the Interest each year
You admit indirectly that those WHO sell during tDe
last quind OF the twenty nveyear term may not
get their premium back surely then those who buy
few Years before time VIII have that probability Ia
view Yours respectfully u +. tAIkLEh
No. 20 NasSaust. NeuO- York, May Is, 1882.
lThe question is simply this, whether In 1902 the
four per cent bonds. then being probably the only
United states bonds left will be worth 121 or there
abouts having only five years TO run. The reason
ing Of correspondent if sound would prove hat
people were unwlse In paying 1898 for IS of 1881
in February, 1876 Perhaps they we're. but they
did it. Though they knew that they would lose
235s per cent premium If they held the bonds tor
five years and the Government should then de-
ternine and be able pay off the loan they did not
feel snre that il would could and calculated that
they could sell out whenever convinced that the
loan would be paid. Precisely so people Will pay
high prices for the few remaining United States
bonds in 1902, doubling whether Government
Will he ready to meet them in 907, and calculating
to be A. shrewd anybody else in selling. There
will be a greater demand for governments twenty
years hence than there now, and only about hall
as many of them.-Edl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
TITO WEDDINGS.

The wedding of Francis Forbes of the law
firm OF Forbes & sage, and Miss Emma Jane Bonner
only daughter Of Robert Bonner, took place last
evening In the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The Rev. Dr. John Hall performed the ceremony The
pulpit hanked by plants and festooned with smaH
caught up with Jacquemnot Poses aud cherry blossoms
Frederick Bonner brother OF the bride was the best
man The ushers were Ernest q. Stedinan, John
Alexander William L. Reyes. william r. 81 John' VIII
ian II sage and Frederick b. Van Worst The brides
maids were Mise Blanche Brown Miss Helen L. Brown,
Miss Kathleen Burkhaln aud Miss Laura Fitch The
bride wore rich OF cream satin with long round
train edged with ppngs Of satin Inc front was dapcd
with panier ounces OF point lace and satin garuisnod
on one side with orange blossoms and edged on the other
side wlLh The elbow sleeves were OF Lace, aud The
veil of point Lace fell thick folds and
vas caught with orange buds and diamonds. large
apaet ot buds WA worn on Tho left ahoaldsE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19

BEARE- On II


BEARE-On THURSDAY IL 1892 residence OF her
brother.n Howard Phelps Charlotte daughter
Trinity chapel. SUNDAY al go p N.
BERRY-In Do.er y. j. May IT, Mabel H., daughter Of g.
II and Alice l. Berry
BnowN-Ann Brown relief o, the late Ephraim Brown.
the ia year o her age.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
cAEPEN ter, VI K.seo. l7,h inst sarah G. wife OF
Funeral from the residence KscO
Train leaves Grand Central Depot at $50
COOPER-At BooEfon. y. j.. Thursday May ls Cumminc
service. residence in BOOnton Saturday
May 90 al IL
DhEwon Ius-dag. Nay l6 Francis Nelson Drew late Of
Funeral services the r.enee Of hs daughter Mira Cha.
itchiDgs, No S2i West SD st. Friday 18th inst, al
GIBERT-on Monday. Nay Is of pneumonia, Ere eric E.
ana friends are respectfay Invited to attend his
funeral at ST AIMS Church. l2tht. near ihaye Fri
II is REQ aested thai M aosers be sent
e Rp BSqs so@ On s f1 q % s as r. sSs
BoAED or DIRECTORS.
GREEN his homo near Eatonah, westche.ter n Y.
TUESDAY morning. May rs Oliver Green aged 50 years
Funeral the Methodist Episcopal Church Kato
Tram leaves Grand Central Depot Harlem r r. a: 1890
May IS Henry W alieck son Of the ate MAJOR eneTI
Fl ". HsIleck. n tho 18th yearof bis age.
Notice Of funeral heieafter.
HUMPHREYs-on Thursday morning, Alexander Francis
son OF Ut. OoDISe L. AnU i-n1le J. uinlphIrys ascl
months.
Funeral residence parents Friday
the lyth, At D.
LAW-n Wednesday May IT. Maria Savage wife Of Heryey
Law IN the 52d year % her
Funeral services at the Chapel OF the Presbyterian Church &C
arrival Of the II O'Clock train Of the d. l. W. H. h. from
foot OF BaIclAysL
McLISTOCk-On Tuesday evening. May 49, Archibald
McIintock, IT.. in The 3Oth year OF his aga
Relatives friends mebers of Lodge S02.
Is r. are Ev1ied 70 attsnd bis fansr from ths FSart
Presbyterian Church 3.Lhst 9Th Friday. tho
18Th INST, In
NOBLE Suddenly. IN city, Wednesday. May IL
HENRIETTA Louise only child OF Clarence NJ and Juliet b
Funeral services 22dss. Friday. May 10.
af2 D.
Bu1a q the Of the family.
sELLECK-In Stamford Conn. May l5 Phebe widow OF the
late Isaac Seleck, IN the 74th year 0f her
friends Invited To attend the nnsra services
her residence Friday 18th inst, AZ 80
Carriages viii BE- waiting for IL and O'Clock trains from
Grand Central Depot
SMITH suddenly AZ stanford Conn May lG Wood.
rud daughter VI William D. and Esther ~ smith aged 7
Relatives and friends are invited funeral
Friday the 18th from St. Johns Episcopal Church. at
ESQ IN
TIsDALIAt7 O'Clock m, Thursday. lay l3 after
long and painful illness. Henrietta Pauline wife Of FIz
GeFid ilSdalL
Relatives family
funeral residence No Z32 West 25th-st
on afternoon, May - 430 O'Clock, ami
quesed not 70 send flowers
VAN WYCk-At hudson y. Y. OH "wednesday May H. "
pneumonia tie Rev Pollemus Van WICK, ia tho 53th
year
ReAtiv es and friends respectfully
funeral Saturday Nay 20 at 30 O'Clock nom his ate
residence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
INSURANCE COMPANIES.

ALBANY, May 19.-The Senate Insurance
Committee, OF which Senator Herman IA chairman has
received petition OF Joseph Davsa policy holder OF the
Knickerbocker Life Insurance Company The petition
alleges that the company is VIGOROUSLY and nagrsnty
bankrupt that although it claims to nave surplus the
facts elected upon investigation into It's sahrs by the
Insurance Department show that the assets claimed 10
be held based upon fictitious value that contrary
70 instructions from the Insurance Department. the com
pany connues To issue policies and that there Il lag
rant extravaganza In the management Of its AFFAIRS
The committee bas also received petition concerning
the NeTYOrk Life assurances Con pany, which charges
that the company has issued policies which are not
valued IN law The sOcaed ontine policies nothing
more than bets made between several persons
Of certain agcs o "a who would be- the survivor.
In both matters the committee resolved TO send word
petitioners and officials Of the companies IN ap
pear before the committee in explanation Tuesday
May %, AZ 4 D. u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-19
pa.f AIncn Nnfice

The foreign mails fOr tue endlng SATURDAY.
MAY 20, 1881. close AZ Lh4s odice on TUESDAY, 30
30 d. Europe by steamship Abyssui via queens
town on WhDN EoDAf, at ll.JO a for Germany, &c,
steamship southampton aud Bremen ettois
for reaL Othef Countries must Do d.
r,ced per aud lt 1880 M for Europe Oy stdaa-
ann -erva Queenstown 1eters for France must he IL
reced per SerVa: ami at 1880 y. for France drect
nv straniship LaDaior Hayre on TT rDAf at III A.
M; tor srany France, &c BY steamship westphaa.
VA Piynouth CherbOurg Hamburg etters lOs Ocat
rfai aud other European countries must be directed poe
Wr-fphsa aud al for Europe, by steamship city Of
Brussrls Queenstown; on SATURDAY. at - m-. for
Iurope steamship Geruanc via Queenstown LETTERS for
Germany and scotland must be directed per ,'ern~se"i
and Al scotland direct by steamship CIR
anu at A. for Belgium direct ov steamship aes
land and al IL fOf EurOpe, by steAD sp
Necksr southampton and Bremen The mails foF PORT
Prince, Sayanllla. &C.. by steamship Aioo close
TU EsDAY at a IA The mails for Mexico via NewOrieans.
close WEDN ESDAf al 1880 p. m. The mails for New.
toundand and ST. Plefro hi9aelon wa hainaA close ON
WkDN ESDAi III $50 The mails for Cuba by
ship British Empire, close on rHU ksDAY al lSO y N.
The for Bermuda, BY steamship Orinoeo close
THURSDAY At $50 y. IN. Tho mails Tor Porto RIO, By
steamship Avia close on RIDAN az D. The mails toe
Pacific, steamship CITY OF Para close
on UhDAN 10 a m The mails Tor CUBA BY steam
.hip Newport close SATURDAY at ESO D. M The uaiA
Tor HonaurAs Livingston NewOrleals close 50
VDAY at 7:Su y. The mails for China and Japan,
Francisco, close MAY g. Al The mails tor Aus
tralix &c. an Francisco, close May "a Al y IN.
HENRY a. PEARSON. PostaAstar.
Poat Orce New-lork, MAY Is. 1852