Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-05
THE NEWS.

| The Parliament building at Quebec has
been burned, and with it valuable librar v.
| Half of the library was saved. The west wing
of the building, containing the committee
rooms, is alone saved, though much damaged.
The insurance amounts to $4,000. The gov
eminent will not rebuild, as contract was
awarded few weeks ago for the erection of
a new stone house ON Grand Alice, to cost
nearly 100000.
! Forty-eight cities and towns in Illinois
have voted upon the liquor question. In
balloting for municipal officers seventeen
declared for prohibition or anti-license,
thirty-one declared for license, six of which
were for high license, and four towns ignored
the saloon question and voted on straight
political issues.
Considerable excitement was caused at
Ashland, Pa, by the settling of the surface
over one of the gangways of the tunnel col
liery. which it was feared would cause row
of houses in that vicinity to sink. One of the
houses began to settle and has disappeared
entirely.
Between two and three hundred cowboys,
on ranches in the panhandle (Texas) district,
are on strike for an increase of from $50 to
$50 per month and board. The men are
well armed and threaten to kill any new men
employed. also to fire the ranches and work
general trouble
Some 800 "assisted" Irish emigrants
has arrived at Boston by the Samaria. All
were in good health. The Cunard line has
booked as many steerage passengers as their
vessels can bring in three months. The Allen
line has a special arrangement with the
British Aid to Irish Emigration Association
to stop at Sligo and other ports in the West of
Ireland for this class of passengers.
Kate Kane, the only woman lawyer in Mil
waukee, threw glass of water in the face of
Judge Mallory, in the Criminal Court, and
was fined $50. She claims the Judge in
suited her, but will not say how. She refuses
to pay the fine, and will go to Jail unless
friends interfere.
Mrs. w. J. Stephens, wife of the probate
judge of Missoula county, M. T., shot and
killed man named Smith, who was attempt
lug to enter her room through the window.
Her hush and was away from home at the
time
John Lilly has obtained verdict of $4,000
damages against the New York Central Rail-
rad Company for the loss of his legs.
Middle and Southern News.
In VIE of reported restlessness among
several of The Indian tribes, the War Depart
eat is making preparations to suppress any
outbrake that may occur. Seven hundredre re-
cruits are already on their way to various
regim snts in the Department of the Column
bia, New Mexico, Arizona and the Indian
Territory.
There has been disastrous flood at Yahua-
hia, Mexico. The river rose SO rapidly that
the people could not escape. Six per sons
we're drowned, and much valuable property
and stock were swept away.
In the United States Court at New Orleans.
government obtained verdict of 100000
against the bondsmen CT Gen. Steadman,
who was collector of that port in 1867. The
loss sustained is represented to be $3.50, 0OG.
The Pennsylvania Senate has passed a bill
making general election day legal holiday,
also bill preventing the consolidation of
competing pipe lines for the transportation
of oil.
! The Fitzhugh levee, five miles below
! Helena, Ark, gave way onWednesday night,
and the water is pouring through crevasse
two hundred yards in width.
Fire in House & Davidson's fouring mill,
at Cleveland, entailed loss of $4,000. The
insurance is $4,000.
fire at Hawkins Valley, Ga, destroyed
a;r I,,e
At New Orleans the stores of Boisseau g.
Martinez, hats; Levi Loeby, Schener & Co.,
wholesale dry goods, and Hansel IL Co., sad
dlery, were burned. The loss is estimated
at 100000; fully insured.
A fire at Aurelia, Iowa, sixty miles west of
this city, destroyed twenty-five business
buildings. The loss is estimatedkat between
$4,000 and 100000. Almost the entire
business part of the town is in ashes.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
rendered decision in the case of the Medi-
cal College of Virginia. This is the case in
which the Governor removed the old board
of visitors of that institution and appointed
a new board. The court is of the unanimous
opinion that the Governor had the right to
fill the vacancies that might occur in the
old board, but that he had no right to create
vacancies by removal in order to fill them.
The college remains under the management.
The stockholders of the Mutual Union
Telegraph Company have met in New York
and ratified the lease of the lines of that
company to the Western Union Telegraph
Company. There were represented by the
owners in person or by proxy 96,340 shares of
stock and the vote in favor of ratification
was luminous.