Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-02-04
Pen ana Scissors.

One bank in Boston has sixteen tons
Of gold stored in its vaults.
John B. Garner, formerly of \ in
chester, was recently killed on rail-
road in Indiana.
George Numberger, who shot Frank
Thomas at Harper's Ferry, has been
held for the grand jury.
Milwaukee capitalists have purchas
ed 1000 acres of land in Guatamela
and will try coffee growing.
1t is the general opinion that Mr.
Scoville will abandon the Guiteau case
if his motion is denied by Judge Cox
Sponge culture at Pine Key, Fla.
has grown in the last few years to b.
a great business, and has proven very
successful.
The modest sum of twenty-five,
thousand dollars each is said to be al
that Davidge and Judge Porter expect
for prosecuting Guiteau.
The widow Of the late Hon. VIM.
G. Rives died at her residence in AL
bemarle county, Va, on Monday OF
last week, aged 80 years.
The Boston papers are trying to en-
courage emigration to that ancient
town by claiming that they have 800
unmarried women there worth over a
million each.
1,ittleton Owens, a colored member
of the Virginia legislature, has intro
duced bill to punish with long i'm.
prisonment the criminal intimacy OF
white men and negro women.
* Florida company has been so sue
cessful in making paper from palmetto
that it is said twenty mills will be
erected in sections of the State where
palmetto trees are abundant.
Western prices are curious some
times. In Miles City, Montana, corr
is forty cents a bushel and eggs ten
cents apiece. The hired girl asks Sic
a week, with every Sunday out.
1t is estimated that the deaths in
Frederick City, Md, during the pas
three months, caused by diphtheria,
aggregate l26. Rev. Mr.. Ingle has
lost another child by this dread dis
ease--fve within two weeks, maxim,
the sixth within a yearl
The meanest, blacklist and most in.
famous job ever put upon patien
people is this thing Of paying pen
sions to people who were never hurt
and have nothing the matter witt
them. They fought for pay, they go
it, and ought to be satisfied.
Louisiana has changed capitals
Teach your pupils that Baton Roug,
ls the capital and not New Orleans, a.
has been the case for number O
years. Baton Rouge was formerly tn,
capital, and doubtless rejoices in tn,
recovered honors. The name means
red cane" being taken from tall
branches cypress tree which was
found upon the present site of the city
1t is stated in the Richmond papers
that when the Readjusters of the Leg.
islature are in caucus, Gen. Malone
sits in one of the upper rooms of the
capitol, and is in constant communi
cation with them. He learned thai
trick in Washington, where, during
the sessions of the Republican caucus
he used to sit in room near by, be
TWEEN which and the caucus room mes
sengers were passing constantly.
A movement has been set on foo
by the colored people of this State +
raise fifteen thousand dollars to endoy
q professorship in Storer College, "a
Harpers Ferry, to be known as tn
John Brown professorship; and tina
it shall be conferred upon colore
man. We presume the professorsh,
is TO be SO named because of the fac
that during the raid an inofensive Of
colored man was the first one kille
by Brown and his marauders.