Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-18
THE NEWS.


snow in the Missouri Valley this winter, and
but few days of cold weather. 1t is the
mildest season ever known. The ice in the
Missouri river is very weak, and promises to
break in few days. Farmers are jubilant,
and some have already done some blowing.
Ex-Secretary Blaine has written the Presi-
dent letter, relative to the invitation sent
out last November to a congress of American
nations, in which he says the suggestion of
such congress was warmly approved BY
President Garfield, and that President Arthur
himself directed the invitation to be sent.
Mr.. Blaine deplores the later action of the
government in recalling the invitation, and
enters an earnest protest against it.
The Wesleyan Female College building at
Wilmington, Del, was sold at sherif,s sale tn
tab'-shed in 1887 since 1916 it had been under
VIM. Bright, one of the mortgagors, for three
thousand dollars, subject to prior liens of
nine thousand dollars. The school was es-
the management of the Methodist Conference.
It's future is uncertain.
The Postoffice Department has been in
formed that smallpox is raging in the town of
Leesburg, Mich. The acting postmaster al
that place has just died from the disease. and
the sureties have been directed to remove the
office to a safe place and burn all of the sup
pines, reserving and fumigating only first
class matter.
At the Bessemer Steel Works, in Cleve land
ohio, train boy tipped converter full of
molten metal to stop a leak, and the steam
binding him, he tipped too far, and the entire
contents fell into the water-pit below. ter
rlfic explosion ensued, shattering the building
and inJurlng five of the workmen. one oftbem
atally. iN'n' ono Vi 'neih
a hre broke out at Hightstown, N. j., in
Downs and Finch's shirt factory, DESTROYING
It, Aaron Dawes dentist establishment Ia
va Morton's blacksmith shop, knights of
Pythias Hall, and Mrs. Magees DWELLING
900. '9 "oou' szo-
span of Mayo's bridge, across the James
river at Richmond, Va, gave way, precipitat-
ing Manchester stage filed with passengers
into the river. Several passengers were hurt.
out none fatally. All were gotten out by boats
from the shore.
haliroad passenger rates between the East
ana west will be restored to-day to the figures
which prevailed before the trunk-line war.
Rev. r. L. Dupont, Mailing from Farming
ton, or Hopkinsville, KY, was carried to the
stanon-house at Atlanta, Ga, supposed to be
drunk. 1t developes that he was under the
influence of opium. While in the station house
ne endeavored to commit suicide. He saws
he is determine ed kill himself, SO that his
wife can get II France on his life.
Inc recent stu appears to be severe all
over the country east of the Rocky mountains,
out more particularly in Pennsylvania, where
hree feet of snow fell, materially obstructinp
trade and travel.
General D. H. Ruoker has been nominated
Tor quartermaster general, vice General M.
O. Meigs, retired. 1t is understood that Cen
erai tucker will soon retire to make way for
General Rufus Ingalls,.
bill passed by the House disqualifies big
amists and polygamsts from becoming rem
resentatives or delegates in Congress.
The First Auditor of the Treasury has
passed the bills of VIM A. Cook and A. M
dlDson for services as special ATTORNEYS for
tne government in the star route cases.
Inc Secretary of the Treasury has re-
quested the designations of several subordi-
nate ohcials of the department.
KING, st. Louis murderer, has had four
trials during seven years, and is now at last
to be hanged. He was once convicted of
murder In the second degree and sentenced
to twenty-five years Imprisonment, but he
thought he could do better than that. and
obtained a new trial.
Mr.. Joseph P. Roberts, of Mound CITY. ILL.,.
writes to the Associated Press to say that the
reports OF destitution in Southern Illinois on
account OF the failure of the crops is false.
The N. Y. Telegram says: Information
was received in this city in private letter
dated January 80, that about one-half of the
population of Port-au-P Prince, Hayti. is suf |
fering from the yellow fever The son of the
United States Minister was dangerously ill |
with the fever, and it was spreading thorough |
out the island. Port-au-Prince ia ripidlv |
Guaranteed, and the regular steamers can |
not enter the harbor. The financial affairs |
ton" 'poi"'o oonui-
The family of August Yaeger, five persons
In all, residing in Fort Wayne, Ind, were
found to-day in great agony from trichinosis.
caused by eating raw ham. 1t is thought that
the children cannot recover.
The Wisconsin Legislature adopted reso-
luton calling upon Congress to wipe ont
polygamy in Utah.
The entry of cattle duty free into the uris-
dlctions of Trinidad and santo Spiritus, Cub
will cease after March LIST
The Supreme Court of Kansas decided nm
constitutional so much of the prohibitory law
as prescribes punishment for drunkenness
on the ground that the provision was not ex-
pressed in the title ofthe bill.
Captain Walsh, of the steamship Albemarle.
reports that when the vessel was ON her wav
to New York. a lady passenger, of the name of
Mrs. Roach, of Milford, Del, was lost over
board and drowned. Hire body was not re.
covered.
Intelligence received from Manhattan, Kan
sas, in relation to the failure of the Riley
County Bank, says that the institution will
probably not pay over 10 cents on the dollar.
Over $780, 00has been sent to the Riley
County Bank by New Hampshire parties.
The Stove Manufacturers Association of the
United States met in Cincinnati yesterday, and
elected the following oficers President, w