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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
A DIET OF HARD SOAP.
Cause of the Poor Health of Minnc,
sofa Murderer.

Cause OF the Poor Health of a Minnc.
sofa Murderer.
A dispatch from CALEDONIA, Mimi, says: 10.
seph Marco is about to be tried for the murder
OF Mrs. Joseph Enos, seven years ago. Marco
was arrested, tried and convicted, and sentenced
to the state prison for life for the murder of Jo-
seph Enos, and was pardoned by Gov. Hubbard,
alter serving about six years, on the recon-.
mendation OF tho surgeon in ch,rge OF the
prison. Marco was said to be dying of con.
sumption, and could possibly live only few
weeks. Alter getting his freedom he gained
rapidly in health and was preparing TO enjoy
lille again, when no was e-arrested and again
confined in the Caledonia Jail Tor the murder Of
Mrs. Enos, who was killed at the same time as
her husband. His health again failed rapidly
and at the opening Of the court in May he was
so reduced that it required the assistance of two
deputies to support him while he made a plea
OF not guilty. He was again remanded to Jail
and has been considered convalescing until
short lime 40, when it was noticed that his
health was failing with alarming rapidity, or, in
other words that he was preparing for court.
DR.. McKenna began to look around for the
cause, which was found to be q cake of common
hard soap, NJ which he was feeding himself
and which had SO completely brought about The
desired effect that when he was callediupon ia
appear in court he had to DO oarriad ON a ol,a:,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
A Deserted Bride Shoots Hersalf

Jennie Winchester, one OF the most beau,i
iul girls oil Lincoln, near Clnveland o., was
married two months ago to George Fox She
has Just been buried, and her husband Yves NOT
at the funeral. Fox was promising but am
oitloas young man, an was considered a 20 d
catch by the young Idle, of Lincoln. Tie
wedding was the talk Of the neigbborhood
Among tie presents to The bride was SlO0
worth OF silverware, which, II week af err ths
wedding, Fox took away to Sandusky to be
marked, as he told his bride He has nfvar
returned Tie vile watched for his coming
many wtaty dty AMI sleepless night. The
gossips heard OF Fox's departure, and their talk
crazed The BRIDE. Fox had learned after tha
wedding that his wife was only the ,donteJ
daughter Of Mrs. Winchester, and would no.
inherit her wealth. He hal Tilted a cir, in
Michigan to marry jennie Winchester, and il
is rumorcd that when he left his bride bo
visited his former sweetheart When the de.
serted bride heard the Iumor that her husband
was in Michigan, she took his revolver ont Of
the bureau, pat it to her temple, and blew on,
her bruins
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
DETERMINED TO COME.
Unsuccessfui Effort TO Discourage Irish
Emigration.


Emigration.
The Rev. J. Riordan, who conducts the
Catholic mission at Castle Garden, N. Y. city
returned from Ireland recently. The object OF
his trip was to discourage reckless emigration.
and to organize n society for the protection and
assistance OF Irish emf grants on this side. "As
Tar as the last part ct my mission went, he
said, 81 was very successful. 3tters Of
recommendation will be given to emigrapts by
the priests, and they will be cared for and ,aro-
tected when they arrive here, but as for dis
couraging emigration, that was out of the ques.
uon. I've seen misery a thousand times worse
among the IRISH in this city than IN the most
miserable parts of Irelanl. | told the people
so, but it was effort wasted. 1t is the dream OF
every boy and girl in Ireland to get to this
country In every other cabin there is hanging
up in III, most conspc, is place photograph
oil lady dressed in silk and with bonnet Gov
cred with feathers, or of young man with styl.
ish trousers and a cane. That, Mary or Ter
ence, who have been in America only three or
four wears, and these photographs and the glow.
ing letters that come back about the eating and
drinking and high wages, turn all tho young
peoples heads. Of all the girls saw living in
comfortable homes over there there was only
one who didn't want to come to America. Under
the new land laws, the condition of the Irish
people has improved very much and many Of
them are better of than they would be in New
York"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
The JAPANESE TYPHOON,
Details or tho Great Destruction nt
YokOhsm, ami Toxic,

The steamer Arabic recently arrived at San
Francisco from China and Japan, brought tho
following additional details OF tho great typhoon
OF September Is, which caused such terrible
destruction oflilo and property Mt Yokohama
and Toxic: The storm came up so rapidly and
with such tremendous fury that no precautions
could be taken. In Yokohama the entire
lower part Of the city, called the "Sottlement."
was completely wrecked, No house was Loft
STANDING. The inhabitants made no attempt
to save their property, but fled for their lives
to escape drowning from the rushing waters
driven upon land by the fay Of tho wind.
The newspapers make no attempt to furnish
details Of the destruction in that part of tho
city. They summarize, by saying as the set
Element was destroyed it is useless to publi,h
any tails, The higher portions Of tho city
being moro exposed, were equally unfortunate.
Several of the largest aud most substantial
buildings were swept away as if built of paste
board. In that section alone 1913 houses were
destroyed and 800 damaged. Tho loss of life
on shore was less than at sea. Out Of so sail
ing vessels 50 were lost, with 223 persons on
board. Twelve vessels with l20 persons arc
also missing. OF five lteboats that went to
rescue drowning crews four were swampcd
and ten men of their crews were drowned.
The typhoon is the severest experienced since
lS7n
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
TRAGEDY AT A FIRE.
A Brave Foreman Losin. his Life in Saw.
ing the Lives OF Others.


ing the Lives OF Others.
The large brick building, at L,salle and
Michigan streets, Chicago, caught fire at about
noon the other day The building was FIVE
story rncture, occupied by Schnabel g. Co.,
DarDed wire manufacturers, Campbell Printing
fress company, Danhcizer Bros. chewing
gum manufacturers, and w. L. Fishers cigar
box factory. The latter was on the top story
an employed twenty-one men and eighteen
girls. Inc foreman of he shop, james Carr
got all OF the thjrty-seven souls together in
good order and coolly led them to the freproof
stairs and SAFELY to the ground. Troubled
with doubt as to whether any were loft behind,
Carr quickly returned to the fifth story, but
remained few moments too late as the ii mes
had cut oil every avenue OF cscape.
He hurried to the root, and, anil the wild ex-
citement OF the thousands Of people be ow,
rope was thrown to him from the building on
inc opposite side oil the street, AMI making it
last he began his perilous descent while the
hrcmen held IL heavy tarprln beneath.
suddenly the rope snapped under tho mans
weight, OF was burned by the bursts of flame,
ana Carr shot downward head foremost and,
10 the horror oil the crowd ofpeople, went d-
rectly through the tarlaulin, and was picked
up from the stones with his neck broken and
mangled almost beyond recognition.
thrilling scene meanwhile was takinl
me ire escape from tho chewing gum fsIel
Eighteen girls, panic stricken, came down pelI
nell and when within twenty-five feet of the
ground the last eight jumped to tho pavement,
falling Ill confused heap. Fortunately cn'y
three OF them were seriously injured, they re-
celyIng painful cuts and bruises
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
CHINESE LEPROSY.

British Columbia Demands Better Pro-
lection Against the Dreuh Disease.
The people OF British Columbia are beco,n.
ing alarmed at the negligence shown by the
government in not providing suitable Isolated
quarters ior the Chinese leper5 ut present con-
fine | IN the jail at Victoria. At the last meet
ing OF the city council, it was moved and car.
ried that the provincial government be ie.
quested to communicate with the Dominion
government, with n view to have the necessary
steps taken for the erection of eper hospit /.
The mover knew Of several cases, two of
which were in the city jail. TEe Chinese
doctors had informed him that so contagious
was the dreadful disease that the people were
liable to catch 1t by nhaling the breath of
lepcI, while many young men caught the dis.
ease by smoking cigars mad" By Chinese
lepers' The matter will bs inn ed ltely dealt
with by the Dominion government.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06

During the siege of Paris hippophagy
was matter of necessity; indeed toward
the concluding months horse meat had
become luxury unattainable by the
vast mass of the population. Since 1871
the consumption of horse flesh has gone
on steadily increasing. In 1874 the
number of horses slaughtered for food
in Paris was 4,6S2. Ten years later the
consumption had more than doubled
In 1888 Paris ate 9,4S5 horses, 307 asses
and forty mules, or not far short of five
million pounds weight of horse, ass and
mule meat. The explanation of this in
crease is, of course, the high price OF
beef and mutton in the French capital
While the artisan can purchase horse
steak at less than sixpence a pound, he
has to pay three times as much for cut
of beef or mutton. Among the hippoph-
agists of Paris the flesh OF the ass and
the mule is esteemed even more highly
than that of the horse. those delicacies
fetching a price fifteen to twenty pei
cent hiphnr
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
There are many unsupported ways in
which ia rna anin q La wild anin,nlr ~ Il L..

There are many unsupported ways in
which farm animals, wild animals and in,
sects spread diseases. A curious instance
is given In the Medical and Surgical Re.
porter of a village in which one person in
each of several families was suddenly
found to be suffering FROM consumption
Of the lungs or tubercular phthisis. Upon
Investigation it was found that the dis.
ease had been spread through the village
by means of spring chickens sold therein
from private hospital near by where
the chickens had been reared. A patient
of the hospital, lady, had amused her.
self by feeding and petting the chickens.
and had given them the meat which she
had chewed for its juice. The spittoon
used by the patient had also been emptied
near where the chickens had been fed.
and the fowls had consumed the sputs
from it. When the fowls were examined
they were found to be badly diseased,
many had died, and most of them had tn.
bercular bacilli in their livers and flesh.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.
There are only six COWS, two mul

There are only six COWS, two mules,
and no horses in Alaska.
A sly-blue colt has lately been
born in Tennessee.
Three deaths caused by the stings of
! flies recently occurred near st. Peters.
burg.
Laplanders are able to attain an
average speed of over six miles an
hour with their snow-shoes.
At Garves Rub, in Sllesia, there is
an echo which answersan exclamation
seventeen times before it dies away.
A stroke of lightning split open a
hollow tree at Shasta, Cal, revealing
a skeleton and clearing up a murder
mystery.
On the Bosphorous, near Constan-
tinople, the fish are SO numerous that
they darken the surface of the water
and run their noses into the sand on
the beach.
The musical composition known as
an oratorio gets its name from st
Philip Neri. BE, a devout priest in
the full tide of the Renaissance period,
with the aim of attracting young
people and keeping them out of mis-
chief, more especially on Sunday, gave
at his oratory performances of orig
inal sacred music, to which he gave
The name of oratorlos. Many of these
early oratorios still sxist.
There are many oranges, of curious
shape and flavor, which we seldom or
never see in this country. Such are
the pear-shaped kind grown in the far
East, the orange of the Philippines,
which is no larger than a good sized
cherry, the double orange, in which
two perfect oranges appear, one with
in the other, and the Fingered citron"
Of China. which is very large. and is
placed on the table by the Celestials
rather for its exquisite fragrance than
for it's flavor.
According to the London Graphic
there is living in Klyeta, Japan, a
family all of whose members have
reached the age of 100 years, and
mere has been no exception since the
family was founded A. D. $50.
The earliest record we have Of ma.
ions trading with each other occurs
n the Book Of Genesis, when Joseph's
brethren sold him to caravan of Ish.
naelites who were carrying spices,
,aim and myrrh into Egypt. The
,alm was from Gilead and the myrrh
rom Arabia. Thus commerce is Of
,reat antiquity.
The custom of dotting the face with
Hack patches of different patterns,
vas introduced into England and
france from Arabia, and was at its
leight during the reign of Charles I.
# England. The ladies, old and
'oung, covered their faces with black
pots shaped like suns, moons stars,
Iearts, crosses and lozenges.
The Indians found in the region of
As Gnlf of Mexico and on the lower
by the Europeans had un-
been in contact with the
igher civilization of Mexico and
outh America at that time, and were
I'm worshippers. In all of their in
ocations for blessing. the sun was
ppealed to as we appeal to God.
May the sun guard you," "may the
IN be with you," were usual forms
f invocation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06

The matter of holding a permanent
exhibition in New York is being dis.
cussed. In his address at the opening Of
the American Institute Fair recently,
Honorable Abram s. Hewitt declared
that New York should have great ex,
hibition. located in Central Park, and
kept open six months in every year.
Since then the press has taken up the
subject, and the drift of public senti,
ment seems tending toward permanent
exposition, kept open the year round, to
be located in one of the new parks.
where splendid geological and botanical
gardens could be maintained in connec.
ton with grand exhibits of mechanical
and other industries, forming a splendid
peoples college," always available fol
the amusement and instruction of the,
community.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
BACK FROM THE SOUDAN,
The Adventures of nM Enterprisins
Newspaper COrrespondent


Newspaper CORES pondent.
Mr.. James OKclly, NJ. p, for county Ros-
common and Soudan correspondent OF the
Daily Ne'cs, HIS just returned to London.
He looks thin, and is so changed in appearance
that when he reached the House of Commons
this evening the doorkeeper fliled to recognize
and refused to admit him until some of his col.
leagues identified him. MIR. O'Kcllvs experi-
ences during the past year have been terribly
exciting, and rival in interest his adventures
during the Cuban war, whom he was the cor.
respondent of the New <.k Herald. He
went to the Soudan at the request of the Daily
.NeUs, to take the place of its former cores
pondent, Mr.. Edmund ODonovan, who had
been killed with Hicks Pasha at Ell Obeid.
Mr.. OKelly made an effort to penetrate to the
ialSe prophets camp, 50 as to give personal
descriptions of that chiefs conduct and forces
In this attempt Mr.. 0 Kelly met with disasters
OF many kinds. One of them was his arrest by
order OF Mr.. Clifford Lloyd, then the Egyptian
Under Secretary of the interior. Mr.. Lloyd's
enmily was said to have been caused by some
letters in the BosRhorc Egyptiep, which ami
madverted severely upon English rule in Egvpt,
and which Mr.. OKelly was credited with
writing. The charge u on which he was ar
rested was that Of seeking the Mahdia, with
the REASONABLE intent OF cooperating with
him against the English Mr.. O'Kelly was
detain, at Dongola for some time, bat the
case against him W $ finally dropped without
explanations. Afer this he had some wild
experiences among the Arabs. Many.of them
took him for I'm English spy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
Insecure Mail Bars

The recent conviction of a brakeman named
Morgan for rJb5ing the mail ON the Can dian
faciflc has led 20 the canvas mail bag, lied
with cord and locked, being abandoned in Can
ada except for newspapers. Morgan proved
that these bags were insecure, unless great
pre- aution was used in fastening Them. They
W re never intended by the postnaster-seneral
for letters, but in some way they came into
general use for that pu p ,se, and there is nav
Little d .ubt TINT ) per cent. Of the letter that
lave failed 10 reach their destination have
bee1 abstlacted from mail bugs similar
to those Morgan operated upon. Bags with
similar fns; nings are Largely used in the United
States
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
More of Kcely.

John W Keely, tho inventor. gave seli,
OF experiment, with his cthcrc vapor the otho
night at his Piiila elphia WORKSHOP, in til,
presence OF abou dozen gentlemen of scien
tiie attainmcnts IRON Philadelphia New Yorl
Gni Boston. Among the nlmbec were several
membe Of the Franklin Institute. Only forl
of those who witnessed the manifestion, had
ever b fore seen the IN t +, ard at the conc,u
sion of the experiments all confessed them
selves greatly Impressed with what they had
wncssei. The performances consisted OF tha
rdisin. oil heavy ball b. vapor pressure Of
something like 1909 pounds to the square inch,
the firing Of ten shots with the vapor gun, aud
the running Of latGe i;boit 1900 revolutions ,
In:nntc. While reversing the latter motion
one Of the connecting tubes burst with loud
report.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06

FOR pYsrEPsIA, INDIGESTION, depression Of spir.
its and general debility in their various FORMS
also as preventive against fever and aguc and
otherintermittent fovers. the "Ferro-P hosphor-
ated Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell
Hazard & Co., New York. and sold by all Drug.
gists is the best tonic and for patients recover.
ing from fever or other sickness it has no equal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
FIRE DAMP EXPLOSION.
Twenty Persons Buried In n Young.
town, Penn. Wine.

Twenty Persons Buried In n Youngs-
town, Penn, Wine.
Another terrible gas explosion has occurred
at the Yo1n sstown mines, NIB ont four miles
northo' Unioatowa. The explosion took place
in the sixth righ-hand fiat, where abont fifteen
men were at work. AT This writing part OF The
mina had moi bsea reached, owing to the after
damp, and it is feared that the entire roof of
the HAT has fallen in. II this is the c1se none
oil the miners at work there can be saved The
men in the other puts Of the mine. who es-
capped after the explosion occurred, again
entered the fltal mine through the left air
course to try and rescue their comp ,nons if
possible They discovered two mon who had
been Killed and three others badly injured, but
were not able to ron Ter any assistance to the
unfortunate miners in the sixth fat. Tn,
force oithe explosion was terrific Cars were
shattered, the track torn up and the pump in
the slope blown II considerable distance. The
mile,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
The Indians

Mr. Hiram Price, Commissioner of Indian
r1tlrS, has nude his annual report to the Sec
rotary OF the interior lie notes IN increase in
the number of Indians living by the cultivation
Of the soil and OF Chi dren at the Industrial and
other schools. The commissioner thinks that
in tho near future, wi h the aid of the schools
now carried on, the Indian will be able to care
Tor himself and will become help to The gov
eminent. The cos Of clothing and feeding the
Indians is stated to be 81 per capita ner an
mum, While the government expends $1,000 per
year for tch soldier, whose chief business is TO
preserve the pence on the frontier. The COM
missioner urges the passage OF a law iorbidline
the sale OF arms and ammunition to Indians;
ana advises that the penalty for violation orthe
law regulating the sale Of lqnor to them be
inc ea-cd. The courts Of dian offences are
sad to have produced beneficial results, and an
appropriation of S50, 900 is asked for their main
tcnanee. This amount would admit of the es.
Enlistment OF such courts wherever necded
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
lhHUMANITY AT SEA,
Captain OF n British Bark Charged with
Cruelty by His Crew.

:"
Cruelty by His Crew.
The crew OF the English bark Al pheus Mar
shall, just arrived at Montreal from Oh M,
after passage of six months, are prosecuting
Capt. McFadden for ex' RENE cruelty. Shortly
alter the vessel left Hong Kong, the crew, is
alleged, were placed on short rations until they
became weak, and some could not work.
When any refused, the captain ordered them
to be placed in irons, and helped to tie them up
by the thumbs for hours, in most exeruciatiny
torture. These pra tees were carried on un-
der the plea that the seamen were iusubordi-
nate. While the men were strung up no food
wonld be offered them, and the captain would
toll them they would be suspended until Their
arms dropped out of their sockets. Numbers
OF snps were met, and OTIS were passed where
provisions could have been procul cd in abun-
dance ii the captain had tried but he would
listen to no remonstranee, and followed his
own course. The cook of thu vessel swore
thlt he starved on board for want of sufficient
food.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
The Buried Civ.

Minister Lowell was present recently ut th,
London lecture before the Royal Institution BY
Mr.. Pe'rie, the Egyptian archa logist. on hi.
explorations at the site of Zoan. Mr.. Petr,
gave some interesting deta Is ofhis excavation,
among the riins Of this vanished city of th,
Nile delta, the antiquity OF which is shown By
Joscphu and many Biblical writers, while its
ancient spleud,ar has lie n proved by A,anetts
and other modern explorers. Mr.. Petrie ha.
obtained splendid collection of Egyptian
antiquities, which are to be distributed nuono
the Boston and British Museums, which sub
scrbed to the expenses of this expedition
Mr.. Lowell made brief address.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-11-06
| ROADS FOR PARIS,
To Be Bult After the Plan of tho New
York system.

The French legation at Washington has Just
received the reports and specifications of tho
proposed Metropolitan railway at Paris, which
will follow the elevated system of
New York MS far a. possible.
The contract calls ior its compl .tion in time
for the Universal Exhibition in 1899. The
road will be elevated on all its course, with the
exception Of the district situated quite in the
heart OF The city. 1t will measure about fifteen
miles, and other roads will be built after tho
main line shall have been completed. The
cost is estimated at 1923 900, 900, and it is con-
sldered such good inve ,tment that the capital
stock fixed az $l0,000,OOO has already been
entirely subscribed by tie promoters. The
London Metropolitan takes over So 600 900,
the Northern r liroad Company, with its di.
rector Mr.. Rnthschld, takes ST coo, 900, and
the balance is given to the Socicte dcs Comptes
Courants, the Credit Indu>trel ct Commercial
and the Caisse Central Populaire. There will
not be, therefore, any public issue Tor this
stock capital, but only for bonds, W ich are
sure to be eagerly sought by French investors.
The French ministry has already approved of
the Metropolitan project, and its sncces. is so
certain that, Tor Once, the flvorite French
system Of government subsidies and guarantee
OF interest hIs not been asked.