The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-01-25

posed OF. The amendments reported by the
Subcommittee in regard to the carrying OF
mails and to the free admission Of ships and
materials were not reached.
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Rev. SMITH BAKER, of the First Congrcsa.
to,Ial Church. Lowell, Mass, has been called
to the First Church IN Detroit, Mich.
THOMAS H. MURPHY, OF Bostoii, the tailor
alleged to have been gaIToted and robbed at
Lynn by Charles II, Pr4tt and John Gillen, is
still confined TO his bed, and complains OF
severe injuries. As soon as he is able, Muir
ply will so to Lynn 10 enacayor TO identify
his supposed assailants. Gitlcn says he saw
Murphy on the night Of the ROBBERY, but dis.
claims taking any part in the Affair. There
have been several gairoung affairs IN Boston
since Murphy was galroted
THERE is strike among the shoe button.
hole operators at Nyack, N. y, and IN agent
went from that place TO Lynn, Mass, TO Sc
cure help. But he docs not succeed, rs the
Lynn operators have given public notice to the
workers not to so to New York.
A LEATHER findings dealer i'll st. John, N.
b., went to open his store early on Il recent
morning, and met thief coming out with Il
quantity of goods He seized him, hut was
| badly beaten by the robber, who was however,
| arrested His name is given as Frank Patton,
| and lie belongs in boston. He went to ST.
| John only few weeks ago, but he is said TO
be guilty OF several buiglnries III that vicinity,
and ii will probably be some years before he
will be ut liberty to return to the Hub.
| Mr.. SHAW, for whom Shaw's Ridge, station
4 near Rochester, n. H., was named, has lost
/ FIVE daughters in two weeks by black
! diphtheria and his wife ia down with it. The
rest OF the family are the father and one son,
[ p,,A st1n nirrtp o,,n AtpptI fn 90
/ disease.
THE first train of the new Lincoln patent
stock cars reached Brighton, Mass, from Chi
! cago with the stock in good condition. The
/ trip was IS hours, and the cattle were not
taken out at all, but were fed and watered in
| The cars The train of 80 cars ran from Buffalo
to Albany, 800 miles, in II hours.
/ THE late DR. Calvin Ellis of Boston, left
| $50 900 to Harvard college: 5 per cent Of the
income is to 60 to increase the fund, and the
balance TO pay the tuition and other expenses
Of certain descendants of David Ellis. The
residue Of other property left in trust for rela-
tives is also to go the college.
SOLOMON MADDEN, night Waterman in a
Hinsdale, Mass, mill, and boarding house
keeper, was bound hand and foot to hook in
the boiler room OF the mill, at O'Clock, one
morning by three masked men. They came
into the boiler house and began talking with
him, and suddenly jumped on him, taking q
silver watch and $7S. They left him bound,
and he was found four hours later. The men
probably knew he had the money, as pay day
had just passed, and ~ had received it from
his boarders.
CAPT. ALICE DIXON, Annie Mather, Lucy
Read, Nettie Fisher and Mary Melband, mem
bers of the Salvation Army, We're arrested il
Bridgeport, Ct, for violation of the city or
tiuance by pnrading the streets without per
nit, They refused to accept bonds, and wert
locked up.
PRESIDENT BARTLETT, of Dartmouth, ha!
received a copy of the Hallgarten will, unde
which the college win get $4,000 as soon ii
the estate can be settled
The humane society, Of Connecticut, nov
has its grip on Isauc Taylor, a Iitchfeld farme
Of GO, who has been keeping his mother in
room without fire and not sufficiently clothes
or fed He has n large farm and conlfortabl
means.
NEAR Salt Lake, Daniel Morris, aged Al
years, Mormon with three wives, after read
ing the governors message, went to the shet
Of an adjoining house and hanged himself.
THE Consumers powder comFnny's mills
nine miles from Scranton, Pa, at the junction
Of the Delaware, Lachawana 4 Western rail
| TUiu Win tI1e w lulUn DIGUcLy uiCW ups
mill at u time, between 1890 and midnigh
recently. Nine Of the ten mills were de
stroyed.
j BERTHA CLEAR, the girl who married Gar
rison, the living skeleton. ut the Phi adelph
museum, is now maninc in her parents
house, and her recovery is doubtful. The da.
after the marriage she became very nervou
and exci;able, and at last requested leav'
TO go TO her fathers to get her clothes Tn
skeleton demurred at first, but at length al
lowed her 10 go. On the way she met rela
two who had read of the marriage in the news
J papers and was seeking her. She wa
: kindly received by her parents, but soon be
came deirious, and could be heard screaming
J "'Oh, take him away; take him away out o
, my sight"
} A WHOLESALE discharge of employees of tn
! New York Central & Hudson River railroa
was made recently. 1t was said that order
had been issued by the company for reduction
of IS per cent. in the working force. A gentle
man connected with the company said the re
ducton included about 1000 men, employed il
the shops, the car department and siang tn
tracks. 1t was found necessary to - '''' o III
force, as business was slack.
a COMMITTEE appointed by the recent bani
, rurt law convention in Washington submit,e
a memorial to the Senate Judiciary COMMITTEE
: sNiliAito ipAiii TITS hettSsits III ~ uiAiAo-
tienal bankrupt law, recommending the pas
j sage of the bill drafted by Judge Lowell
, amended by the convention, and urging II
prompt action.
THE state department issued a circular lette
10 the governors of the states and territone4
. notifying them that the act of Congress undo
which the New Orleans worlds exposition an
cotton centennial is to be held requires thf
their Recommendation of United States con
missioners to the same be made before Feb II
Several states have not yet nominated con
missIoners for the Presidents appointment.
THE President has nominated A. s. Wol
Ellington, in place Of Mr.. Coykhill, as district a
, torney for the District Of Columbia. Commi
siuner of Pensions Dudley said that the ~
pointment pleased hun. 1t insured more vi
, orogs prosecution Of the fraudulent pensio
attorneys.
TuE Senate passed. 81 to IL, the bill permit
! ting retired army officers to hold civil office
the territories