The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-10-30
General News.

mine at Youngstown, Pa, Monday, of
the q persons in the mine at the time
of the explosion, IA were taken. out
dead and the others severely injured.
Most of the miners killed were married
and had families.
Full details of the cyclone at Yoko-
hama, Sept. 10, have been received. The
entire lower portion of the city was de-
stroyed, SO sailing vessels with 233 per.
sons were lost, while u with 120 per-
sons are missing.
NJ. Faustin Helie, the French jurist
and legal writer, is dead.
In New York city Adams & Allen,
dealers in woolens, have assigned with
preferences of 1927 900.
The Universalist national convention
decided at Peoria on Friday to hold its
next meeting in Brooklyn.
Catholic students paraded the streets
of Louvain, Belgium, on Friday night
singing the Marseillaise.
The managers of the Kansas City
Chicago lines have agreed to restore the
east-bound passenger rates Immediately.
Indians have created disturbance on
Skeena river, British Columbia, and
fears are entertained for the savety of
miners and settlers.
The tragedy in which James Clayton
and John Baker figured at Philadelphia,
was brought about by Clayton endeav-
oring to show how Dick Turpin shot
the Marquis of Carpas. Clayton had
been reading cheap novels and had de-
clared he would do something to make
him famous.
AT Shenandoah, Pa, Ella Reed, a
respectable young lady, hing herself on
Friday because her lover made a dishon-
orable proposal to her.
Lieut.. Edward W. Very of the ma
Wy has resigned to go into the empty
ment of the London gun manufacturers.
The President has designated James
Ii. Mari to act as first assis tant postmas-
ter general for ten days. Mari is chief
clerk.
Howard Sullivan, the negro who out
ragged and murdered Ella Watson, at
Salem, N. j., on Saturday, was senten-
ced to be hanged Oh December 8.
In New York city on Saturday, A..
BaIkes, postmaster at Lanesville' n.
Y. was taken before the United States
commissioner on the charge of misap-
proprioting stamps valued at S26. He
gave bail.
Silas Martin and Jermiah Means, col
ored deacons, engaged in praying con-
test at campmeeting Oh Sunday. The
deacon who prays the loudest and long
est will receive a purse of $500.
The residence of j, r. Hutchins III
Montreal was wrecked by an explosion
of gas early on Thursday morning. Mrs.
Hutchins and two servantswcre terribly
scorched, one of the latter fatally. An
investigation shows there was large
hole in the main pipe.
AT Pottsville. Pa, Emma Stout has
sued Jacob Blitz for $4,000. damages
for breach of promise of marriage. She
claims she gave up position as school
teacher with the understanding that she
was to become Blitz's wife. Blitz then
said he was too poor to marry her.
William Beadle, aged 10, was hunt
ing in the town of Henrietta, Monroe
county N. Y, on Thursday with
William Mulldn. When they arrived ar
rived at Lincolns woods .Beadle sho
woodpecker, but only wounded it
He then said to his companion that they
would catch the wounded bird and til
Astring to it. While disentangling +;
bunch of strings he discharged the gun
which had been loaded and cooked, til,
charge entered his heart and lungs, pro
+ducing almost instant DEATH