Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-07-14
LATEST NEWS.

Ireland, of conspiracy to murder.
A son has been born to Crown Primo
Frederick William of Germany.
The French column in Upper Senegal has
been attacked by typhus fever.
At meeting in Marseilles, France, yes
terday, it was resolved to murder the jury
men who convicted Louise Michel.
The orders for the sailing in China of tn,
new Chinese iron-clad built at Stetting
Germany, have been countermanded.
Wyatt H. Cardwell, of Charlotte county,
Va, who claims to be a grandson of Patrick
Henry, created a sensation at Wheeling, w.
Va. He visited the Capitol building, and,
,fter villifying all the officials, attempted to
clear them out and take forcible possession.
lie was stopped in his mad career by the
police, who arrested him, and the authori-
ties then gave him fifteen minutes to leave
the city. He left.
A despatch from Batavia, Ohio, says Geo.
Ayres, aged sixty years, wealthy farmer,
living half mile from Salem Station,
Brown county, rose early this morning shot
and killed his grandson, Charles Preston,
who was asleep set the house on fire went
to the barn, set it on fire shot himself, and
was b, ied up in the barn. Another grand
son was lying beside the murdered one, but
was not harmed. Ayers was insane.
Alex. Perry, 50 years of age, attempted to
enter the house of Amos Bidwell, at Otsego
Mich. while the young wife of the latter was
aloha. He had Iv x,iai taH fba
and had made improper overtures to her.
When Mrs. Bidwell saw him returning she
warned him away, and then shot him dead
with rifle.
In the lard Investigation before a commit
tee of the Chicago Board of Trade VIM.
Martin, formerly foreman for Fowler Bros,
(who are charged VIII adultera ting lard, j
testified that tallow and beef bones were
mixed with the hog fat and put into the rem
dering tanks. The product was put into
.ierce and Tabled 81 ZINE steam lard"
Woods Opera House at St. Paul, MINI ),
W burned on Thursday night. A variety
performance had just concluded, and the
people were all out of the house. Loss,
$4,000
The Norwegian bark Vega, from Vera
Cruz, anchored fifteen miles off Mobile bar,
with Capt. Hanson. the mate and all of the
crew but four down with yellow fever. The
bark was ordered at once to Ship Island
quarantine.
Governor Ba stow has gone to Ely, Yer
mont, with four companies of militia to
IL
striking miners. He has telegraphed to the
treasurer of the miuing company that the
men must be paid at once.
Mamie Donnelly and Mrs. Alberto Kaull-
man of Baltimore, were drowned by the over
turning of boat in which with Others they
we're embarking ON fishing excursion
Marshal Hensley, of Greensburg, KY,
with Ben. Bagley and four others, started
out to arrest James Owen, desperate char
acter. Owen had gathered a party of his
friends to resist arrest. About fifty shots
we're exchanged. Marshal Hensley was
killed Bagley MORALLY wounded, and the
rost of the posse fled
! LONDON, July 5.--A Spanish deputy offered
an amendment to the Constitution yester-
day extending religious tolerance.
Fifty natives were killed in a fight with
B itish troops in India.
The iron-workers in England and Italian
oil-workers in Marseilles are using force to
obtain more pay.
The House of Commons, by vote Of 131
to ia, defeated a resolution favoring female
suffrage.
Twenty-six buildings were burned at
Evansville, Mimi, on Thursday night
Loss, $I5O,OO0.
Nelson Howard colored, who killed John
Kane on the 4th instant at Mound City, was
taken out of Jail by mob and hung.
The American brig Nettie, which was re-
Gently seized at Cienfuegos for violation of
the customs laws, was sold Thursday at her
appra sed value.
The Tennessee State prison, with its con-
vict labor, has been leased to the Tennessee
railroad Coal and Iron Company for six
yeara, ct $1o1 .00o per annum.
The planters near Montgomery, Ala, are
very anxious about the cotton crop, as
worms have appeared on many plantations.
Drs. Aaron G. Detweier and Washington
G. Detweiler, brothers, aged SO and IS years,
respectively, were drowned in the Schoylbill
river near Reading.
The Massachusetts State slmshouse n.
Bridgewater was burned Friday. The Coo
inmates were safely removed. The loss will
amount to $150,00O.
In the trial of the Jews in Hungary, who
arc charged with the murder of a Christian
girl, several witnesses testified that they had
been tortured in prison until they consented
to swear falsely against the Jews.
Alta meeting of the Catholic hierarchy in
Dublin yesterday state-aided emigration was
condemned. Mr.. Trevelyan, in reply to
Mr. OBrien, said that he was not aware of
the grounds on which the United States had
returned Immigrants. He supposed they
thought them undesirable settlers.
James Brayton, a mechanic OF the Peun-
sylvania oil section, has invented five-horse
power petroleum motor that will run ten
hours on the combstuion of ten gallons of
crude petroleum. The expense, it is claimed
will not be more than seventy five cents per
day.
Edward p. Wetzler, Philadelphia stock
broker, who is charged with fraudulently
converting to his own use IS, 400 in railroad
bonds and larceny as bailee and embezzle-
ment of 81, Too belonging to Dr.. Benjamin
Miers, of BranchtoSn, Pa, has been held in
$4,000 for trial.
The Galveston Ne,os' San Antonio special
says Major Wesson, the defaulting paymas