Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-06-23
GENERAL. NEWS.

The committee of the Lower House OF
the Landtag have adopted the first three
clauses of the Church bill. One clause has
been modified and one rejected.
Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese commander,
has informed the French minister that China
has no intention of declaring war on
France.
The Dublin police think they have dis
covered plot to remove" informers who
testified at the late trials, especially James
Carey.
The Republican joint caucus of the New
Hampshire Legislature last night renomi-
mated Hon. E. H. Rollins and Hon. Henry
W. Blair for reelection to the United States
Senate.
The bodies of Cornelia Woolberg, the de-
ceased wife of a mining broker in New York
and Mrs. Bertha Bleehen, also of New York,
wi be cremated at Washington, Pa,
In New York, Mics Ann B. Crandell OBJ
tanned verdict of $4,000 damages against
VIM. G. Quinn for breach of promise #
marriage.
Ex-Governor of Georgia, Charles ]. Jen-
kins, died at his home in Summerville.
Just three months ago Dukes was acquitted
of the murder of Capt. Mutt, in Fayette
county, Pa. That night he escaped the fury
of the people by riding ON horseback to his
mothers residence in German township,
twelve miles away. His route was past the
residence of the man he had killed. Today
Dukes dead body went over the same road
in furniture wagon, followed by his aged
mother, his stepfather and his half-sister.
1t was a lonely, mournful procession, and
plainly indicated the bitterness of the feel
ing against him.
A car with 100000 young shad sent by
Prof. s. F. Baird, United States fish COM
missioner, at the request of Senator Kellogg,
for distribution in Louisiana waters, arrived
at New Orleans yesterday.
At Mystic Bridge. Ct, at the ceremonies
attending the dedication of the Soldiers
Monument, while salute was being fired
in honor of the Governor by a battery OF
artillery from Fort Trumbull, Williams and
Sedgwick Posts, G. A. R., passing at the
time, received the contents of two guns in
their ranks. The first discharge was re-
ceived by Williams Post, but the second,
which was more serious in its results, was
received by Sedgwick Post. Eighteen men
we're injured, more or less seriously, as fol-
lows: Commander j. G. Brewer, of sedg-
wick Post, of Norwich, peppered from head
TO foot with powder-more than thirty pieces
of coarse powder entering his side and
limbs; Lieutenant Williams Caruthers, As
sistant Postmaster at Norwich, head bruised
from powder, and it is feared his injuries
are fatal; Charles Young, of Norwich, ar
terry cut in the leg and bleeding frofusely,
and peppered in the face, head and body
with coarse powder. The injuries of the
otbers are less serious. The injured men
we're consigned to private residences, and
medical attendance promptly summoned.
An appeal bond was filed in the United
States Court at New Orleans yesterday in tn
| Myra Clark Gaines case, and it again goe'
to the Supreme Court of the United States.
| Mrs Julia Wheeler hanged herself in hel
/ orchard, near Bridgeport, Ala, Saturday, or
, account of the death of her husband. She
leaves six small children.
Admiral John Randolph Tucker dropped
dead at his residence in Petersburg, Va
aged 70. He resigned frors the United
States navy when the war broke out, and was
in the Confederate navy till the close of ths
struggle.
tornado passed over Chillicothe, Mo.
unroofng and overturning a number O
buildings. Dennis Wolf was killed and hi
house, containing his family, was carrie,
200 feet through the air. At Summer Cit
the Baptist Church and eleven other bull
dings were destroyed. At Oarrolton Mo.
the people took refuge in their cellars from
The storm, but no very serious damage wa
DONE