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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
ChIOroform as a Stimnlant.

Dr. Stephen w. Roof said to New
York Sun reporter: "Unquestionably,
the use of chloroform as stimulant
has declined of late years but there is
still great deal of the drug consum-
ed in that way. 1t is by no means
easy to determine who are the chloro-
form drunkards, for they are almost
all women, and women are very secre-
tive and cunning when it comes to do
ing what they know is wrong. They
will buy small quantities Of the fluid
from different drug stores, where they
are not known, and under various
pretexts. Often they will get it in the
form of a very strong chloroform lini-
ment, when they simply purpose in
haling it, but wish to conceal the fact.
There are almost as many women
who use sulphuric ether in that way as
there are who take chloroform, but the
latter is most likely to be preferred, as
it is sweeter and pleasanter. When
the evil effects of hydrate of chloral
were exposed anumber of years ago,
at a time when it was popular drug
for those who sought intoxication 9th
er than alcoholic, a good many women
were badly scared, but, unable to drop
everything of the sort, turned from it
to chloroform and ether. The habit
of getting drunk on such things be-
comes fixed, just as the habit of liquor
drinking does, but it is less likely to
spread and make new permanent vic
tins, because there is no sociaDility
about these drug drinks. People who
resort to them do so positively ard
solely for the sensual and selfish graft
fication of inebriation. And they do
not afford the satisfaction that drink
ing men want and find in liquor. If
you saturate cloth with chloroform
or ether, throw it over your face and
breathe the fumes, you will have
very brief exhilaration, say for min
ute or two, and then all will be gone,
except, perhaps, little feeling of nau-
sea. To get drunk as drinking man
can with liquor, it is necessary to keep
on saturating the cloth at short inter
walls.
"Women who have tendency to
hysteria are those most likely to resort
to the use of chloroform and ether. Of
course, temporary relief is obtained,
but the ultimate consequence is an ag-
gravation of the complaint, and those
drugs will induce mental and physi-
cal condition like mania q potu, just
as certainly as liquor will. l knew of
woman few years ago, the wife OF
an excellent gentleman, a downtown
merchant, who was slave to ether.
She was one of a family of six child
ren, who all had an inherited predis-
position to drunkenness. Every little
while the craving would come upon
her for an ether spree. She would
have violent fit of hysteria, and to
quiet her the husband was obliged to
supply her with ether. He used to buy
it in quantity from a wholesale house,
and she would empty pound bottles by
the dozen. Each of her ether sprees
would last about two weeks. During
that time she would shut herself up in
her room, and so much of the drug did
she use that the smell Of it would en-
ter the adjoining houses, and even
reach the street, although she was on
the third floor. 1t killed her eventual
ly."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-08
Che Conoo,,oerrp Sitter,
An Independent Republican
Newspaper,
Issued Every Friday Morning from
SITTER OFFICE,
BUSINESS CARDS.

&5~ Entered at the Post-Oftice at South
as second-class matter.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Collapse of a Building IN Bal
t1more, Md.
EIGHT BODIES THUS FAR RE
COVERED,

BALTIMORE, May 80. A terrible accident oc-
Cured at Hooper's building, No. 81 South Gay
street, at oclock this afternoon, by which sew
eral persons known to have been crushed to
death. Weight of cotton stored in the building
caused to fall. Three four persons we're in the
counting room and four in the shipping Office.
There were at least 16 20 in front of the struc-
ture. Firemen and pol ce are busily engaged in re-
moVll the debris III order to get the people out.
The body of Mortimer H. Leathcum cashier of the
house has been found packed in between several
barrels. 1t was impossible TO reach hial. man
named Kelly and colored boy also have been
found among the ruins. Eight bodies have SO far
been discovered.
Up to O'Clock this evening only the bodies of
Leathcum and a colored boy. j. e. Bowen had cen
recovered. In addi ion TO those already named Ed
ward Bowen colored porter of Hessrs Hooper is in
the wreck VIM. H. Corkran, clerk, was caught IN
der the timbers, but little injured. sessrs.
Dugdae and Lang, ferti izers, occupied the front
otire on the second flo II of the building and BENZ
Greenwood, Gi der, Hoe and Kenneth McLea, EN-.
ploy eS, are known 10 have been there. when the
crash-came Greenwood reached the window and
was rescued without serious injury. Hook AID Me-
Lea still under the debris, The whole of which is
filled with gas from the broken pipes.
The building was supposed to be one of the most
substantial in the city, with heavy side walls and
blue stone front. 1t has been occupied for several
years by Messrs. VIM. E. Hooper s. Sons, cotton
goo 8 manufacturers, and immense stock was
stored on the five floors On which floor the br eak
occurred is not known, and all are down from he
front to within about 40 feet of the rear, which
opens on Frederick street. The counting room is
located on the fist hoor, and most of the persons
were there when the break occurred.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
WINTRY WAVE.
Great Damage by Frost in New Englan
and Other Places.

Great Damage by Frost in New England
and Other Places.
BOSTON, May So.-Frost did great damage all
district around Taunton the crop which is valued at
many thousand dollars is said to be quite ruined.
In northern New Hampshire several inches of snow
fell.
Around Norwich, Conn, ice quarter of an inch
thick formed and all crops which can be killed by
cold are ruined. In Vermont the tender crops were
killed, though is not advanced sufficiently to
be hurt much. Fruit was badly injured and the
loss is heavy.
TAUNTON, Mass, May 3O.-The frost was very
in this section last night almost totally de-
stroying the strawberry crop and doing many
thousand dollars damages.
NASHUA, N. H., May Boa heavy frost occurred
in this vicinity last night cutting down corn oeans
and early vegetables and on the outskirt of the
city doing much damage.
NEW HAVEN May 3O.-Farmers throughout
southern Connecticut are discouraged over the
damaging results of the heavy frost of last night.
In Hampden the early crop which was estimated
100000 is almost entirely destroyed, potatoes
entirely ent down and grape vines ruined. Farmers
will at once pillow up their fields and plant over
again. Snow quarter of inch deep fell in the
mountainous ports of Litchteld county Yesterday
ami heavy frost prevailed throughout Naugatuck
Valley
PITTsBURG, May 30.-Reports from eastern Ohio
and western Pennsylvania indicate that severe
damage was done to early vegetables and fruits by
the heavy frost of the last two nights.
TORONTO, May 30.-Severe frosts again prevail
ed last night throughout Canada causing great
damage TO crops. Barley in many places is to ally
destroyed Ice three eghths of an inch thick formed
at Ottawa.
ALBANY, n. Y. May 3O,--Ice half an inch thick
formed in this vicinity last night and nearly all
vegetables and small fruits were destroyed.
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WAITING FOR DEATH.
Horrible Deed Committed by an
Insane Mother.
HOW SHE KILLED HER FIVE
CHILDREN AND HERSELF.

ALBANY, N. Y. May 3d. Last night Mrs. Chris
TOPPER Schneider, aged 33, while temporarily in
sane, cut the Threats of four of her children with
razor. Their ages were seven. five and three years
and nine months. The heads of all were nearly
severed from their bodies. The woman then seized
her nine year cid daughter in her arms, and ran
down to the railroad track, where she seated her
self the rails and waited for the train to kill her
and the child. Mrs. Scnreiber's body was found in
a feartully mangled condition, he head, both legs
left foot and left arm above the wrist were cut off
She was horribly bruised, but was conscious when
picked up. She said she could not get away from
that the locomotive struck her (the child and
threw her from the track, her left foot and arm
falling across the rail The child died this morning.
with grief. The couple lived happily The wom-
ans insanity is said to have been due to the loss of
her savings bank book.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
AN ICE NIP.
Terrible Experience of a New
foundland Sailing Vessel.
Seven ty.1wO Men Drifting Out to Sea
ON an Ocean of Ice.

ST. JOINS, N. F., May Bottle Newfoundland
sealing brig Confederate, Capt. Thomas Greene of
Harbor Grace, with crew of 20 mep, was caught
in formidable ice nip in Notre Dame Bay on the
2Sth of Apri and thrown completely on the foe.
The ship lies over on her side with yard arms on
the ice. On the twentieth of May five of the crew
volunte cred to travel to land, distance of nearly
70 miles and report ON the situation and at immi
nent peril to life and in an exhausted condition..
they reached Twillingata boarded the Steamer Hen
rietta and arrived here this evening. They report
and the last pound of fuel exhausted. There is a
frozed oceah of ice all around and as the ship
thus beset is now drifting out to sea there Is
A powerful sealing steamship will be at once des-
patched to the rescue. Capt Cross of the Steamer
Hercules reports ice to the eastward of Notre Dame
bergs.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Dartmouth, College.

HANOVER, N. H, May 3o.-Fletcber Ladd Of
Lancaster and Adds Lowell of Drewsyille, Seniors
and members of the editorial staff of the Dart
mouth, have been indefinitely suspended from the
college, and the trustees recommend to withhold
their diplomas for writing and publishing articles
in the college paper considered by the faculty as
disrespectful and calculated to awaken insubordina
ton and prejudice The students disavow any
intentional disrespect or purpose to create insub-
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
Lime Laden schoouer ON E;re

Lime Laden Schooner ON Fire.
VINEYARD HAVEN via WooDsHoLL, May 3d.
Schooner Oregon, Shaw, of and from Rockland for
New York, is at this port with her cargo of lime on
fire. She has been sealed up, and the fire will prob
ably be extinguished.
Wreck of she Schooner Hickman.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 3o.-Schooner North
ern Eagle, Capt. Alexander Mcleod, just arrived
from Georges bringing Capt Scott and four men
taken off schooner Hickman of Boston. The Kick
man was bound from Gardiner for New York with
lumber. and sprung aleak, Wednesday, about 20
miles east-southeast of Thacher's Island. The crew
took to the pumps, but the water gained rapidly.
They then put their effects in boat, which was
rapidly washed away. They then took to the top Of
the deck load and set signals, and they were taken
off Saturday morning by the Northern Eagle. The
Race Point and Plymouth. While the wreck was
in tow Capt. Mcleod was struck in the side by the
hawser and severely injured. The Hickman was
afterwards picked up by the fehing schooner Dcta-
tor and towed into Provincetown. She will dis
charge and repair there.
Shipwrecked Crew Rescued,
New YORK, May 3d. Steamship Pleiades
from Santos reports May 18th lat. / | S. lon 36 n.
spoke ship Galgate from Liverpool for SYDNEY, N,
5. W - and took from her ten of the crew of the
bark Elliot Richie from Brunswick Me. for
Buen Ayres, before reported Abandoned and
landed them at Pernambuco.
A Damariscoita schoone in Trouble.
Boston, May So.-Schooner Eliza Jane from
Damariscotta, Maine, while coming up the harSor
this afternoon ran upon Minofs Ledge. capsized.
and was dismasted. A tug went to her assistance
and towed her to this port In the confusion flor
name unknown. but belonging in Pembroke Me
was knocked overheard and drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
FINANCIAL,
The Pittsburg RnuL

PIrTsBURG, May 30-An intimate friend of Geo.
Remley, individual book-keeper of the Penn Bank
made statement for him to day that the checks of
D. Wilson g. Co, Hill g. Co., and Watson g. Co..
firms we're drawn and signed by President Riddle Of
these firms Blind pool ost over $40 O0tO in oil
and over drafts on bank aggregate, ST 300 goo.
all in oil. ~'0 0S' "
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
Large Fare of Pollock.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 3O.-Steamer Fannie
Spr9ag19e OF New LONDON arrive this morning with
SooQo pounds Gtlpoiock caught yesterday off Race
ceived at llds port.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
SPORTING.
Twenty Thousand People Witness
the Ball Games in Boston.
A MOE HAS COMPLETE POSSES
SION OF THE GROUNDS.

BOSTON. May 3O.-Ihe scene at the game of ball
this afternoon between the Boston and New York
clubs was unpreceden ed in the history of the na
tional game in this city. The crowd was so vast
that the game could scarcely be proceeded with It
is estimated that over 10000 persons we're within
the enclosure Of which number, 10000 paid en-
trance at the gates, the rest scrambling over or
through fences. The lice arrangements we're en-
tire insufficient TO cope with such mob. Thou
sands scaled the fences who were unWi ling to watt
in line for their turn e. enter the enclosure and the
management consequently l. st thousands of dollars
by not having arranged better facilities for taking
money. AS it was the crowd intruned upon the
verge of the diamond aud only ngle base hits were
allowed as any hit sent the balinto the crowd re-
Quirng long time to ret IN it. At intervals the
crowd struggled with the mounted police and it was
with great difficulty that the diamond could be
kept cler. The game of course devoid Of inter-
est as the crowd constantly interfered With the
players.
Base Ball.
AT PROVIDENCE
R SsSyiaonSs :..... % SO 99-lss
AFTERNOON.
P PE1IadsIDs,o SD Q J 999 S-9
AT CHICAGO MORNING.
6Ds esToiss.. .., ..."..G 10
AFTERNOON.
GstGoFfas .,'...: IL O--l3
AT BoSToN-MoRNING.
Bostons ......,, 80 o 3 ALL
Philadelphia. 40 o 1 O.
innings.
AFTERNOON.
New Yorks ........0 l 8 o o O1o IS
Bostons. ....... 40 o c.
AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Butfalos. ..........1 2 o o la
oleyelands 10 o o 3 / o
AFTERNOON.
Clevelands .........2 o o 2 OF
Butfalos. ......O o 81 40-r---S,
The ROss-GOurIney Race Postponed. ~.
NEW YORK, May 30.-The Courtney Ross race
has been postpon d uutn tomorrow afternoon on g
account of rough water .., ,,t -g-I. .-N;+~..t-rt
Destroyed by Fire. p" 20 a77'T
LONDON; May 3O.4At PhaAmpeuk, the capitai'of
Cambodia the whole quarter outsideof the French
concession has been destroyed by fire Among the
buildings burnedwere o5 houses belonging 70 the
King. Three persons perished- 30 -.
,.- Wohk of Dynamilexs. T.. .-i ..-.-
"a An explosion Of dynamite occurred outside the
detective Office in Scotland Yard Lar gdon this
evening", The building badly damaged and half
a dozen persons were more or less injured.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
CITY ADvERTHsEruENTs.
TO the Honorable HarbOr Com.
mIssiOnerS of the City OF Port.
land.


TOHN Q. TWITCHELL and JAMES P. CHAMP
- LIN: each of said Portland, proprietors of
Merrill's Wharf, called, and the Richardson
Wharf Company, the owners of Richardson Wharf,
so called all in said PorIland, respectfully request
that they may have permission to extend their re-
speetive whsryes toward the channel in accordance
with the terms of agreement entered into between
said parties copy Of which agreement is herewith
presented to your honorable board.
(Signed JOHN @. TWITCHELL,
JAMES P. CHAMPLIN,
RICHARDSON WHARF CO.,
By H. M. PAYSON, Treasurer.
Portland, May 9, 1884.
an the FOREGOING petition it is ordered; that
" hearing be appointed for Thursday, June 9th,
next at = O'Clock p. m. at No. 4 Exchange ST.,
Portland, at which time and place all parties inter-
ested may be heard; and it is further ordered that
notice of the above petition together with this,
our order thereon be given by publication in two of
the daily papers publishe in Portland for seven
d,ys at least previous to the hearing.
(Signed) JACOB MCCLELLAN ]
CHARLES MERRILL, co,das atoDr
@. H. FARLEY, COMMISSIONER
Portland, May ~, 1884. may28d7t
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
Ruried in N Mine.

ASHLAND, Pa, May 30.-The gangway of Tun-
mel coliery caved in this morning and buried George
Hory, miner. Fifty other miners escapeu instant
death by a miracle.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31
PURE MILK!

My facilities for furnishing this rticle are
W1 unsurpassed and l respectfully solicit q
trial. The fact that large number of leading
citizens are my customers and have been since
entered the business should be a sufficient recon-
mendation. Address III. SOULE,
janl6eodn Woodford's
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31

the Allen Spool and Printing Comnanv VI Norw;ch
Falls Conn. Loss about $4,000; ins1raHce about
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31

CHICAGO May 30.-J. W. Reedy's elevator man.
nfactory was burned this afternoon. Loss SAC, 600
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31

was most touching aud appropriate tribute.
After the ceremonies, the procession reformed
and marched down Sawyer street to the Ferry
where they paraded through the principal
streets before disbanding. The procession pre-
seDted q very striking appearance, and the
band rendered its music in most excellent
manner. Since the custom of decorating the
soldiers graves has become general mere, .
most marked Improvement Is noticed in the
Cemetery, and people that were formerly care
less and negligent Of the graves of their rela-
tves, now take excell@nt care Of them.
I'm Gerhana.
at this town the line was formed at 2.30P p.
m in the following order;
Officer of the Day-Geo. F. Small.
Drum Corps.
John r. Adams Post-H. X. Millett, Commander
Sehools-in charge OF II. NJ. Estaorook.
Citizens.
The procession first proceeded TO the new
cemetery, where the graves of comrades were
decorated by the Post; thence to the Soldiers'
Monument, where the decoration services Of
the day took place.
Memorial services we're held at the Congre-
gational church at5.3O p. m. Hon. ]. A. Wa
terman presiding, with the following order OF
exercises:
Prayer by Rev. Thomas Il. Jones.
Vocal Music.
Reading Miss Florence Danforth.
Oration-Hon. W. j. Corthell.
Singing of america"
Benediction.
h WestbrOOk.
At this town procession was formed at q.
M, at Odd Fellows Hall, consisting of the
Westbrook Band, Cloudmau Post, G. A. B.,
Wade Camp S. Of ", and citizens, and march,
ei to the new schoolhouse at Cumberland
Mills, wherefthe procession was Joined by the
school children. Thence the procession
marched to the High School, where the Sacca-
Kappa children joined them, and then to the
cemetery, where prayer was offered by Rev.
Edward e. Bacon. The company de-
tailed into twenty-five squads, proceeded to
the different graves and decorated them, and
then returned 10 Odd Fellows Hall.
In the evening there was an excellent ora
ton, delivered by Hon. Joseph o. Smith, Of
Augusta, music by the band aud singing.
John 7. Warren, Esq, presided over the
meeting.
In Calais.
CALAIS, May 3O.-Memorial Day was OBJ
served in the customary manner here today
Rain prevented all sports.
In Bangor.
BANGOR, May 30.-Memorial Day was OBJ
served here today by procession Of the Grand
Army, Sons of Veterans, Jameson Guards and
other organizations. The graves at the GEM
stery we're decorated and public meeting
held at Norembega Hail. when an grafton was
delivered by Ira W. Davis, Esq.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31

tette from the Weber Club sang selection
with great delicacy and feeling.
Hon. Enoch Knight was next introduced
ov5 eDoba folIouo.
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Destroyed by Fire.

NEW YORK, May 30.-The Courtney-Ross race
has been postpon uutn tomorrow afternoon on
account of rough water, m ed, sod. ..,i+~..t-,4
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31

Once more loving hands have brought gar
lands and placed them upon all the known
graves of the heroes of the war. And Ma
ture, that never forgets any of her children,
has again woven and spread her matchless
mantle upon the unmarked and unknown
mounds meath which sleep any of the patriot
dead who gave up life in the great sacrifice,
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-31

happy manner, which were greeted with o
round of applause. The audience sang
america" to the accompaniment of the
band, the benediction was pronounced, and
Memorial Day, 1884, was over.
Notes.
Mrs. J. M. Black presented the policemen
who we're detailed for duty at Evergreen Gem
etery with elegant button hole bouquets.
In Ferry Village.
The observance of Memorial Day here was
very appropriate, as well as complimentary to
the town. At 10 o'clock the procession formed
in line on Sawyer street, headed by the Ferry
Village band. under the lead of Drum Major
o. L. Robertson, followed by Washington
Camp, P. o. S. of A., under command of Noah
B, Knight Co. E., 18th Maine VOL, and 100
school children. The procession marched over
the following route: Up High street to Preble
through Willard to Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
The exercises opened with most fervent
prayer by Rev. e. K. Harlow, of the North
Congregational church. Charles r. Tilt0n
conducted the exercises, and in calling the
large crowd together requested them to join in
SINGING America" which was accompanied
with instrumental music by trio from the
band. Rev. e. A. Harlow then read the roll
Of honor of the soldiers buried in the cemetery
twentS-four in number. viz: James w.
Jordan, James Loveitt, I'd. John L. S. Web
ster, George 81. GRAHAM, Robert Paige, Joshua
GRAHAM, Nathan Downs, Henry P. Miller,
Joseph II. Woodbury., James W. Gilbert, Ed
ward Burbank. Israel Burbank, Robert Lin
coln Robert ellison, Capt Green Wadron,
Henry En Earl, Stephen Skilings, William
NickersoD, VIM. FL. Richardson, VIM. III. Dy-
er, Charles Hartman, Samuel Carney, Oliver
Jordan, Andraw Jordan. Rev. Johu Collins
of the Ferry Village M. E. church, was then
introduced as the orator of the day. He spoke
of the duty of citizens in connection with the
observance of the day, and paid handsome
tribute to the memory of the men who had
fought for their country. After the address,
the decorating party marched to the graves of
each dead soldier and deposited their flowers,
while the band played a dirge. After wards
the band withdrew from the procession, aud
proceeded to the grave of David *. B5ltoi;,
late member, upon which @as placed hand
some floral wreath, and dirge was played. II
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Addresses by Hon. Thomas Ii. Reed and
Others.

Promptly at 7.3O a. M, the comrades of the
Grand Army gathered at their hall, together
with the members of the Sons of Veterans.
Here they were quickly loaded with floral en-
blems, and left on their various errands of
love. Most of the squads were accommodated
In harpAa