Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-05-12

boston casino. AT lO.5O L. M, the close of
the days contest, the score showed 3O3 miles
for the horses and 3i2 for the bicycles.
During the last three months 1876 build
ing permits were issued in Baltimore.
Middle and Southern News
A terrible cyclone visited Webster parish
passing from the northeast to the southwest
over length of track extending Is miles.
DR.. S. F. Johnson's gin house and other
buildings were blown away. William Tay-
lor's place was badly wrecked. S. r. Har-
rell's place was torn to pieces, and the
cabins and barns were utterly demolished,
| while rails from the fences were blown for
miles. On forty acres of heavily timbered
land not tree is left standing. The fences
on the place were blown away and not ves
tige of corn or fodder is left. VIM. CANDLES
place is badly damaged. Mrs. Youngblood
was hurt Most miraculous escapes are
reported. Several negroes who were blown
across a field alighted uniniured.
Cyclones in the South continue. At Ben
ton, Texas, a terrific storm swept over the
country, demolishiug trees and houses, and
attended with loss of life. At Arcadia, La,
the heaviest hail storm was experienced,
doing damage to stock, trees and everything
in its track At Hammond, La. a hailstorm
unprecedented in violence, was experienced,
causing great damage to houses, crops and
vegetation.
fire at Wellsburg, w. Va. destroyed
Fowler's livery stable, the Handle Netcs
Office the residence and tin-shop of j. N.
Tharnock, the dwelling and store of Hugh
Booth and the Dwelling and saloon CT Robert
Thompson. The town hall, council cham
bers and market house were badly damaged
The total loss will be about $4,000. The
town is without fire extinguishing apparatus.
The Oakland Democrat says:-"J. II. Cor
don & Son, of Cumberland, Md, have sold
Yough Manor, tract of land in Garrett
county, comprising 5000 acres, for $4,000,
to Pennsylvanians. This strengthens the
opinion that it will not be long until rail-
TOAD will be constructed running through
this section to connect with the West Vir-
ginia Central and Pittsburg and Baltimore
and Ohio Railroads.
Information received from Roanoke, Va.
represents the prevalence of scarlet fever in
that town to such an extent as to cause gen.
eral concern. There have been number of
deaths of children and adults within sew
eral days past, and the schools have been
closed in consequence of the epidemic.
The Scott liquor law of Ohio has been
decided unconstitutional by Justice May of
Stubenville. The Justice gave an opinion
that the law is unconstitutional because the
tax is unequal and because it impairs exist
ing contracts.
The Irish societies of Philadelphia have
appointed a committee to wait on the news
papers of that city and ask that correspon-
dents be sent to Ireland to investigate the
condition of affairs, and to inform the people
of this country of the evils under which the
Irish people are suffering.
In leaping hurdle at Forepaugh's circus,
at Pottsville, Pa, the horse ridden by Mrs.
Cook, an equestrienne, stu mbled and fell
upon the rider, breaking her ribs and injur-
ing her internally.
Dispatches from various parts of Virginia
report heavy frost and it is supposed the
fruit has been somewhat injured. dis
patch from FELTON,, Del, says that there was
ice an eighth of an inch thick in that locality.
Theopilus Fem, founder of the Pennsyl-
vania Telegraph, (now called the Harrisburg
Telegraph died near Harrisburg, Pa. He
began his editorial career in 1897 as editor
of the Anti Masonic Herald, lat New Holland,
Pa.
Three persons have been arrested in Balti-
more county for grave robbing at Bayview
Asylum burying grounds.
A little daughter of John O'Connel fell
into the hydraulic canal at Middletown,
Ohio. He sprang into the canal to rescue
her, and being unable to swim, went to the
bottom. His wife followed him into the
water and was also drowned
George Lake, a colored man has been con-
victed at Cambridge, Nd, for an indecent
assault on Mrs. Simmons, and sentenced to
be hanged.
Eleven persons charged with being enylgsl
In the attack on ODrlenS CIRCUS at Dover,
DEL, were indicted by the grand jury at
Dover.
A $500, 900 cotton factory is to be started
at Florence, s. @. The company has been
organized and over 100000 was subscribed
at the first meeting
George w. Demarest, wealthy resident
of Passaic, N j., was killed last summer by
the accident on the Long Branch Division of
the Central Railroad of New Jersey, when
the train ran off the bridge over Parker's
creek. His relatives brought suit for $780,
900 damages in the Passaic county court, and
recovered verdict for $4,000
Captain Philip B. Thompson, member of
Congress from the eighth Kentucky district,