The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-01

A MAN named Shay from the Provinces,
working on the Bangor 4 PscataqIis railroad
at Shirley Me-, was killed by drinking wills
ky brought into camp by mistake for kerosene
The b rrol was marked "Sunrise Oil, The
man drank heavily, and died next morning
PRor. +, A, ROBINSON died in Dcering, Me
aged so years. lie was for many years pro-
lessor in the Maino Wesleyan seminary and
Female college. lie represented Readiicld in
the Legislature, and was identified largely in
the interests of the Methodist denomination
The cause Of his death was n cancer in the
stomach
The Oils company has decided to run its Nos.
land cotton nils ut Ware Mass. on half-time.
II is expected that the othes neishboring mills,
controlled by Bliss, Fabyan & Co., at Three
Rivers and West Warren, will come under the
same reg l,atioh.
TnE police of station u of Boston, neglected
to have fire in the furnace of the s,ation-house
ind two prisoners We're nearly frole to Gea'h
THE stone cotton mill at North Bennington,
Vt, which was owned by Trcnor W. Park, is
to be used as a watch-case hctory by New
York and New Eaven, Ct, parties.
JoHN SpAuLpING, formerly Of Newport Me-,
shot his wife and himself nj Bangor the Other
day. He died but the woman will get well.
0iOV. w ALLER nominated Juines "A. Dill us
fish commissioner, and II. T. Sperry, John ii
Leeds and Prince II. Sanders state prison
directors. The latter is merchant tailor OF
Hartford, and colored gentleman of culture.
He IL the first colored nan ever appointed on
a Connecticut commission.
Ex-Gov. English, who is big clock manu-
hcturer at New Haven, CT, j. b. Sargent q
| hardware dealer there, and several other prom
| inent New Haven manufacturers favor a re-
ciprocity treaty with Mexico, saying that it
| will be a great advantage to New England
manufacturers.
FALL RIVER, Mass, protests dgainst propo-
siion in the City council to increase the salaries
| of certain minor officials at time when EN-
ployers in general are cutting down wages.
RECENTLY man called at the residence OF
| DIR. Brickett in Augusta, Me-, md said that he
had been stabbed. The doctor admitted the
man and dressed the wound, which was on the
left hip, and several inches deep. He was COW
cred with blood, and his clothing was cut in the
region over his heart He would not give his
name, but said that he resided near the Iogus
Home An investigation was instituted at the
home, but no clew to the affair could be
found
NOTICES were posted in the Cocheco mills at
Dover, n II. announcing reduction OF wages
averaging 10 per cent. Considerable anxiety IS
caused among local merchants, trudesmen and
operatives of other mills in this section. The
operatives number about 5000. There are very
few corporation boarding houses, most of the
operatives living with their families or rela-
tives Many people cannot be convinced OF
the necessity for the cutdown, and all express
hope that the cntdown will be restored at an
early day.
THERE have been las new cases of scarlet
fever reported in Boston in one month,
Though the disease is so prevalent, it seeas to
be Of light type,
JOHN O'BRIEN, 81, recently released from the
South Boston insane asylum, shot himself dead
in West Chester Park at Boston.
EDWARD DODGE died at Boston from the
effects of an overdose of morphia taken to Re.
lieve pain. He had been subject to heart
trouble.
CHARLES A. Ross and Town Councilman
Simeon Budlong of Cumberland, r. l., have
been arrested for burning William A. Weeden:
barns on Cumberland hill in 1872, on thu
strength of confession made by Boss while il
Jail on another charge. Wceden has been per.
secuted for IL years. Two large barns wer'
burned II years ago, and another in July, 1882
and since then his buildings have been de
faced, his walls defled, his tools stolen, ant
his family subjected to disgusting annoyances
coNFLAGRarIos faas occurred at Laurvig
small manufacturing city on the southern
coast of Norway. Many houses in the most
densely settled quarter Of the town were de
stroyed. Laurvig is seaport town sixty five
mi es southwest of Christiania on Bohus bay
an inlet of the Skager Rack. g.
PROF. LEM of Nuremberg has received ar
order to cast bronze statue of the late Presi
! Ja,t Carfial5 which is IN ba aractad Cor
Francisco,
LEACH and McCord, two plasterers o
Toronto, Ont, who are on strike and wht
intimidated workmen by using threats of vic
lence, were found guilty ut the criminal assize
and each fined $50.
SOME time ago q married sister of Rogc
Amero now in jail at Boston awaiting trial OF
charge of murder, was conveyed to lunati
+, asylum near Halifax, N. s., the immediate
, cause of her arrangement being grief at lii
accusation of her brother. Aiterward tn,
brother of Roger Amcro became insane at hi
,, residence near Digby and few weeks later
! younger sister began to show symptoms of in
,, sanity, and is now lunatic, the exciting caus
! being the same in both cases.
5 Two THOUSAND Itrcomans led by the Mus
: sulman fanatic Khaf Seyd, attacked Meschid
E tine capital of Khorassan, recently, but wer,
rcpulsed and dispersed. The P-rsians, WIFI
, had fled before Khaf Seyd, with reinforcement
/ from Teheran, defended Meschid.
e The revenue cutter Holly recently tool
1 the crew from the lighthouse at Seven-foo
!, Knoll, in the mouth of the Patapsco, and land
g ed them at Baltimore, Nd, as the house wa
deemed unsafe because of running ice.
A DISPATCH from Madagascar says: A nun
Der of Krupp guns have been landed in Maids
gascar and sent to Antanarivo, the capita
The Arabs have recommended the slav
trade on the west coast OF the island, wher
, 1000 African slaves have been landed.
MILES HALL, beardless boy of 10 years,
under arrest at Catlctteburg, Ky, on II
C charge of being the Simultaneous husband
. four wives.
l GREAT military preparations have been mad
a at Flordsdori to protect the police building In
greatest excitement and CONSERVATION preva
: among the population. Anarchist papers haV
. appeared, warmly praising the murderer oil ID,
y tective Block, and, because he hit the mari
y calling him the ''sharpshooter." The ana
, chists have published list Of names, anon
which are those Of prominent fnanciers ar
journalists, Of persons who have been col
n dcnned by the executive committee.
e TWENTY-FIVE of the crew of the ship Siml
y which was sunk in the English channel by
l. collision with the ship City of Lucknow, we
= drowned
THE subcommittee of the House commits
}. on agriculture agreed to report, with tv
y amendments, the bill prepared by the cattl
: dealers convention for the extirpation of di
IS cases among domestic animals. The appropl
/ elton determined upon is $3.50, 900, and Il
States are required TO contribute a sum equ
d to that apportioned among them by the gener
ID COVE nment.
JOHN G. New arrived at indianapolis, Inc
e and before leaving Washington he rendered h
Of resignation assistant secretary of the trea
l. ury. Mr.. News reason for resigning is Il
Sc urgent pressure of private business.