Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-21
THE NEWS.

cuse, N. Y, fell in, burying some twenty to
thirty people. Several dead bodies have
been removed, and many others, in a terribly
mangled condition, were taken out. Both
men and women were sufferers.
Governor Charles Foster was inaugurated
for second term in the rotunda of the State
Capitol, Ohio, in the presence of large con-
course of people. He delivered a very brief
| inaugural address, and the oath of office was
administered bv Chief Justice Okey.
Havemyer 4 Co.'S sugar refinery, at Will
| Gamsburg, n. Y, supposed to be the largest
| ia the world, was burnt out, throwing 5000
hands ont, and causing loss of $4,000, 600.
| Insurance s750,OO0.
Major General Hancock has been installed
commander of the military order of the Loyal
| Legion. The ceremony took place at the Col
| lonade hotel, Philadelphia, i'll the presence of
a large number of members from different
parts of the country I"
The Illinois state board of health is kept
unusually busy at present wrestling with the
smallpox epidemic prevailing in Illinois.
Cases have been reported to the board within
six weeks from sixty-one points in the state,
tDOul loIbl VI WulCu dTe SI1ll nIcCIGu, al
though the disease is fairly under control at
most of these places. The disease appears at
present to be spreading through the counties
| along the Mississippi river, from Dubuque
down.
The Ohio Senate adopted resolution
| place statue of General Garfield in the old
Hall of Representatives at Washington, d. G.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, Secretary OF State, re-
ceived the following dispatch in reference to
then Jeanette "Danenhowcr and five of the
crew, in whaleboat, arrived at Yakoutsk
December II, and are comfortably lodged and
all their wants supplied. Melville and six
men were expected soon. De Long and the
crew Of the first cutter have not been found
November 16, TIE last date, Boulonenga re-
ported the Jeanette caught in pack October
| 1, 1879 drifted with winds and currents till
June last, and was then abandoned.
| A fire causing damage of 100000 broke
out in the five-story brick building No. 379
West Twelfth street, and extending through
to Jane street. Loss partially covered by in
surance.
| David Scissor died at South Charleston,
Ohio, aged seventy-six. He was noted stock
raiser and the largest land holder in Central
Ohio. He owned 25, 600 acres in Madison and
Clark counties, Ohio.
Governor B. r. Sherman and Lieutenant
Governor o. H. Manning, of Iowa, were in
| ugura NJ es, in the joint session
| of the legislature, in the presence of an i'm
mense audience
Madison. In the assembly T. L. Gibson was
elected speaker George b. Burrows was
chosen president pro tenn Of the Senate.
The Ontario, Canada, legislature opened
The Iieutenant-Govern before closing his
address, said: 81 cannot allow the present
opportunity to pass without expressing in my
own name, and in the name of the people of
this province, the grief and indignation which
in common with the whole civilized world
we felt at the shocking and unprovoked muir
der of the late President Garfield. By
community was his death more sincerely
mourned than by the people Of Ontario"
Mrs. Emily Edison Briggs (Olivla) mas set
in motion movement to have Senator lap
ham, the chairman. appoint lady clerk to
his select committee on woman's suffrage
matters. The argument used by Mrs. Briggs
is, that inasmuch as the Senate has so far
taken the rights and wrongs of women IN
hand by giving them committee to consider
their cause, they should complete it by ac-
knowledging woman's ability and usefulness
by appointing clerk of her sex, Mrs. Briggs
states that she will apply for the clerkship
herself, and if she fails, will urge the appoint
ment of Miss Phoebe Couzens, the st. Louis
lawyer who, by her sex, is considered emi-
nently suited for the position.
The Pension Committee will report bill
providing that the pensions of soldiers
widows who are living in unlawful cohabita-
ton shall be forfeited.
Of the population of New York city, which
is put down by the census of 1880 at s1,206,
297, the native-born are shown to number
727, ,629, of whom 70S SIT are white, and Is, $50
colored The foreign-born residents number
47S,670, of 20, 767 are English, 153, ,482 German
1910 French, 1885, ,595 Irish, 1858 Scotch, 12,-
223 Italian and the rest scattered.
A terrible collision occurred in cut near
Spuyten Duyyil, on the Hudson river railroad,
in which from eight to ten persons were
killed. including State Senator Wagner. This
collision is perhaps the most horrible which
has ever occurred on this road, from the fact
tn at the cars were crowded with ladies, legis-
lators, politicians and persons of distinction,
the details of which follow: The Tribune
publishes the following statement of R. H.
Stillwell, of Oswego, who was on the Tarry-
town train "When we were at Tarrytown
the train from Albany passed us. 1t was
running fast, and there seemed to be wheel
on fire. spoke to one of the men in the depot
and he said, These brakes are down.. After
leaving Tarrytown we ran along smoothly for
some time. The first intmation / had of
danger was feeling that the air-brakes had
suddenly been put on. | felt that there was
something coming, and l braced myself
against the seat. Then came the crash. The
men and women in the car were thrown
headlong over the seats. The stove was up
set, and 80 was the water-cooler. The women
screamed and the men swore.
1.-TWO or three man were burned severely,
although not dangerously Every one got
out of the cars Immediately, and went for
ward to the Albany train. AS | went forward
F, saw that the rear palace car was badly
| damaged. The back part was on fire, and it
had apparently been completely telescoped
by our engine. In some way ten or twelve
| persons seemed to be held in the back part