The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-04-11
The War in Egypt.
General News.

General News.
!. HALIFAX, n. s., April 1.-The steam
r cf Daniel Steinmann, of the Whit
: cross Line, from Antwerp for Halifo,
ana New York, waswrecked at Sam
bro Thursday night at ten O'Clock. TIL,
steamer, which was entering the bar
Dor, struck on Southern Sambro ledoe
about 200 yards from the light. durinc
: dense log. a great hole was stove il
her bottom and she filed and sank NJ
once. Yesterday morning only he,
topmasts were visible above the wafer
During the night the commander and
elght passengers reached the rock on
which the lighthouse stands. AT fen
O'Clock, the hour at which the disaster
occurred, all the passengers were in
their berthS, and 50 of them went down
with the ship. The total loss of life is
placed ut l2l. including the entire crew.
excepting Capt. Schoonhoyen.
CoNSTANTNorLE, April 6.-The Unit
eel States, Russian and German GOV
efninents have sent fresh and ener-
gehc note to the porte protesting against
excessive dues charged for the storaoe
of petroleum and especially because
depots have been introduced at Bevrout
and other Syrian ports where still
greater eNtortion is practiccd.
CAIRO, April G.-Thc roads beyond
Berber are blocked, being occupied by
the rebels, It is impossible e forward
kilograms to khartoum. The tribes be-
tween Shendy and Kharfoum IRE in
open rebellion and are in constant com
munication with the Bicharihs, who are
momentarily expected to revolt If is
feared that Berber and Dongola will he
invested in short time. Nothing has
been heard from Gen. Gordon for
fortnight.
a Dill has been reported to the House
OF Representatives which excludes from
competition at mail lettings "speculat-
ing bidders and awards the contracts
Tor carrying mails to persons residing
upon or contiguous to the mail routes.
II also removes some statutory restric-
Jloiis upon bidding, which opporate to
me disadvantage of the government as
well as to the carriers.
AT Savannah, Tenn, there are sixty
asses OF smallpox. Twenty persons
nave died Of the disease; many of the
iIlzens are leaving the place.
Thomas Vickers, the rector of tina
University of Cincinnati. has been re-
Inested to resign. He has been charged
Vith being an extreme liberal in relic
oh, political trickster and frequent {
+ of bar-rooms. t
Senator Logan's son. who is \ cadet !,
West Point, is retarded in his studies !,
y all ELECTION of the eyes. 1t is be- +
eyed that he neglected to put on his
hoked glass one day when he looked
his Industrious sire. [G3aphic.
a Chicago clergyman has hao the te- n
'erity to advance the opinion that the ?
arden of Eden was situated at the q
orth Pole. j
The popular impression about her has d
ways been that it ,fronted on Beacon r
rect Boston Star.
News is a little scarce III Cincinnati h
rs week and one of the newspapers II
kes the edge of the prevailing dull Il
IS by printing a page of exciting al
'ench romance specially translated for OF
e occasion. They feel real Frenchv an
Cincinnati since the rise and fall of tn
Communists. Louis Chronicle. ii
De La Ma,yr. the noted Greenback
neressman and red-hot politician. is E'
W preaching in fashionable Meth tie
lst church in st. Paul, Mimi. He has of
o yioiins, bass VOL, and three brass In
ices IN his choir. and all The old-fash- Oh
led members have left the church. of
e house is, however. crowded At IN,
cry service, mostly with syoung peo- W.
: va
HALIFAX, N. s. April The Off I'M
] inquiry into the loss of ihe Daniel be
'ihmann began to day. Three of the gu
ylYing passengers gave testimony. no
ey testified that there was no drunk
less on board among lie. officers or m,
". Eugene Nicholas. one of tbe an,
nesses, said lie heard fog whistle be,
wing just before the steamer struck Ell,
ienSo, an Italian, said he was in bed ito
en- the steamer first struck. with his lee
Ties ON. He ran on deck and when for
struck the second time pulled Off sas
clothes and jumped overboard The dis
Qner S inquest on the bodies recov- rio
d was accidental drowning. r.