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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
RlEL'S GRIEVANCE.
P0sthumous Publication OF His Appeal
for Justice,

The next issue of the Irish Iporid will con
tain dan Appeal for Justice" addressed to the
citizens of the United States by Louis Riel,
dated Batouche, N, w, T., May 9th last, The
appeal did not reach tho irish World until
May Is, when the Saskatchewan Rebellion
had collapsed and Riol had boon captured, aud
fearing that publication would mjure Riel ut
the trinl, publication was deferred. Riel sets
forth the grievances of his people rs follows;
"Our lands in tho Northwest territory, tho
possession OF which was solemnly confirmed
by government Is years ago, have since been
torn from us and given to land grabbcrs
who never saw the county, and this alter we
had cut down forests, plucked up stumps. re,
moved rocks, ploughed anil seeded the soil,
and built substantial homes for ourselves and
our children, Nearly all tho good, availa
BILE lands in this territory, as is tho case with
the lands east Of the Rocky mountains are
already in the clutches of English lords, who
have large herds Of cattle grazing thereon;
and the riches which these lands produce are
drained out Of the country and sent over to
England to be consumed by e,ple that iatten
on q system that pauperizes us. This whole
sale robbery and burglary has been carried on.
and is still carried on, with the con.
nivance of accused England. The result
is determination or slavery. Against
TINS mOnStfOus tyranny VIC nave Deen lOrCcu 10
rebel. 1t is not in human nature to quietly
acquiesce in it.
Even in the United States-and il il a burn
ing shame for the government and people Of
that great and free nation to have it to be said
English lords have within few short years
grabbed territory enough to form several
large states. Your government, which has
allowed her citizens to be robbed of their her.
itage by English lords ana English capitalists,
has also given aid and comfort to the English
in permitting her Gca. Howard to come to
Manitoba and the Northwest territory to school
the assassins that were sent from Toronto 10
murder mo and my people, and to give the
Queens own lessons in handling the American
gatlng gun, rs well rs granting license to
British soldiers and British ammunition, in
tended for our destruction, to pass over Amor
lean soil. by its conduct in this entire business,
the administration ut Washington has made
the United States the ally of England in fight
ing people who are fighting only for homes
and firesides. Docs it require two powerful
nations, such as the United States and Eng.
land, TO put down the Saskatchewan rebellion,
Grover Cleveland and Secretary Bayard have
much to answer for 1t is now evident that
these two high officials OF tho United States
are more English than American. The animus
they have shown toward my people and me
for the past three months, as well us thu friend,
ship and aid they have extended to our enc.
mics, is but an additional confirmation of what
has been charged against them"
Rel closes with an appeal 10 the French
and Irish in Canada not 10 allow themselves
TO be induced to come out against his people.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

The greatest good Is done most quiz
city.
The longest life will seem shor,
when we look back upon it from the
threshold Of eternity
The praise of others may be Of use
in teaching us. not what we are, but
what we ought to be-
He who knows the world will not be
too bashful He who knows himself
will not be too impudent.
He that procures his child good
mind makes better purchase for him
than if he laid out the money for an
addition to his former acres.
The tender warning voices of our
guardian angels are ever striving to
hush the siren tones of the tempting
world.
Give no quarter to those vices which
are of thine inward family, and hav-
ing root in temper plead right and
propriety in thee.
70 avenge ones self is to confess
that one has been wounded; but it is
not the part of noble mind to be
wounded by an injury.
Who is wise? lie that learns from
every one. Who is POWERFUL He
that governs his passion. Who is
rich? He that is content.
Those that would be safe have need
e be suspicious of the tempter. The
garrison that sounds a parley is not
far from being surrendered.
Faithful service of every kind is a
bond which holds society together; we
cannot promote true liberty and hap.
piness better than by honoring it.
He who expresses in his conduct
justice and charity, accomplishes tue
most beautiful works; the good man is,
in his way, the greatest of all artists
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TRAGEDY IN EAST ST. LOUIS.
Ex-Nayor bowman Murdered Near His
Residence.

Ex-MayOr bowman Murdered Near His
Residence.
A St. Louis, Mo, dispatch says: Ex.Mayor
John Bowman, OF East St. Louis, was murder
ed about three o'clock in the afternoon, within
fifty yaids of his residence, near the edge of
the town. He had heen TO Belleville, and
was walking home with satchell in one hand.
Just before the shooting n man was seen walk
ing with him. A shot was heard by the neigh
bors, and minute or two afterwards Mr.. Bow
man was found lying on the sidewalk with a
hole in the back Of his neck and the skin pow
der burnt, showing that the shot was fired OF
close range.
During the last seven years Mr.. Bowman
confined his attention mostly to his practice as
q lawyer, and has figured in many great law.
suits in St. Clair County. About two months
ago ex Mayor Wstanley died from injuries
received from being gored BY bull, and left o
la.ge estate, over which his relatives a,c now
having n contest, and il is believed that the
murder was n result of that quarrel. Bowman
was consul for the ex-mayor and his life had
been threatened by some OF he opposing side
He was a native of Germany and his right
name was Bowmow. He came to America
when boy and changed his name. lie has a
brother in 'clleviile, ILL., The murdered man
leaves four grown up children, two sons and
two daughters. He was about The Ilchest
man in E4st St. Louis. Frank Bowman, his
son, has offered $4,000 for the capture Of tho
murderer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
A Singular Plant.

A gentleman travelling in railroad
car between Rochester and Syracuse
saw middle-aged man carrying a
small nower-pot which contained a
very singular plant. The gentleman
had never seen anything like it Before.
and entered into conversation with
the middle-aged man, who said that
lie had passed many years in the en-
ploy of the Hudson Bay Company, and
that the plant was an apparently spon-
taneous growth from cosmic dust.
He had gathered the cosmic dust on
the snow and ice in British America
storing it carefully in bottle as he
came across it. At the end of several
years he had gathered the small
quantity which the pot contained. He
planted pea in the celestial mould.
and left it in England for a year,
locked up in a strong box. At the
end of the year he found, sprung from
the star dust, the plant which attract
ed the attention of the gentleman.
Stirring up the dust with his finger,
he further found the pea he had plant
ed, dry and unsprouted. The plant
had sprung from some other seed, and
the middle-aged man believed that it
was seed fallen as the dust had fall
en-. from the celestial spaces. The
plant had been growing for ten years
The middle-aged man was ON his way
to England, and his name, the gentle.
man says in letter to the New York
Commercial AdcertiSer, was Tarleton
or Carleton.
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CRUSHED BY FALLING WALLS,
Serious ACCIDENT ut the Scene of o
Recent Fire.

Recent Fire.
When the Empire mills at Nos. 81 to 25
Bethune street, New York city, were burned
recently, the front and part of the side walls
remained standing. They were inspected and
declared sound but orders had been given to
brace the walls with six stout braces. This
was being done and four were in place. Men
1Iom engine company Is were throwing water
on the stll smoking ruins, whilea squad
OF laborers had begun to remove the debris
piled up within the Enclosure of the
dangerous walls. The street was
fenced off on both sides OF the building to
prevent strangers from approaching, but de-
spite this, number OF boys were running back
and forth picking kindling wood. Mrs. Mary
Kohn, a young married woman, who
lived across the way from the mill,
was picking up kindling wood, when
the front wall OF the mills suddenly gave way
and fell. 1t is probable that the workmen
pulled something from the base inside, and so
caused the collapse. There were half dozen
persons there, and none had any warning until
the pattcr Of falling bricks made them look up.
They saw the top oil the tall wall swaying and
bending inward. before they could save them
selves by flight the top had fallen upon them,
while the centre was forced out and thrown in
the street. The fremen outside saved them
selves by hasty fight, likewise the boys gather
ing wood. Several had narrow escare. Mrs.
Kohn was not so fortunate. She was caught
squarely under the falling mass, and was
buried beneath a heap of broken stones.
Twenty minutes later, when she was dug out
she was dead. Ambulanccs were quickly ut
hand, and the work OF exhuming the buried
workmen was prosecuted with great yigor.
When all the wounded had been taken to St.
Vincents Hospital the following list was
given:
Archie George, 28, compound fracture Of
skull: will probably die.
james Baibic, Al, both legs and thigh broken
and head badly injured; will probably die.
George Marriveria, So, severe wounds on
head, compound fracture of skull, left leg and
shoulder blade broken; will probably die.
james Chapman, 65, foreman of tho gang of
faborers, compound fracture Of the knee joint,
and all fingers on both hands broken, left arm
broken and head injured; will probably re,
cover.
William Richie, cut and bruised.
An unknown man, slightly injured
Dead-Mrs. Mary COIN, I'll years, of "a
Bethune street.
Patrick Cregan driving cart from tho in
side, looked up in time to jump and save his
life. His horse initiated his example and,
bursting The harness, escaped. Tho old walls
had been LETT standing TO save $500 expense
for new ones in the new building to be erected
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
A FIELD OF CARNAGE,
tragedy In South Carolinn-Three
Farmers Killed by Their Neighbor.

tragedy i'm South Carolinn-Three
Farmers Killed by Their NeiShbor.
A terrible tragedy was enacted in Edgcfeld
county. South Carolina, recently. white
man named Robert Jones occupied some land
rented by his connections, Charles and Edward
Pressly They notified him that they could
no longer pay the rent, and that he must
vacate. Jones went to a field where Edward
Pressly, aged so, and his sons Charles and
Edward were ploughing and shot Charles
dead Edward started in pursuit, and Jones
stabbed him MORALLY with a knife. Jones
now reloaded his gun and killed the father
who is the grandfather of Jones' wife. Jones
then came to the court house. entered the jail
and surrendered, remarking that he had killed
three ofthe best Hen in the county. This &C
count is from the .telUs and Courier CORES.
pendent, who visited tho scene. Another &C.
count is that the Fresslys went to the field
where Jones was working, and Jones killed
them in self-deience.
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Some Frank Confas.iou.,

"our remedies are unreliable. "-Dr. Val.
entine Mott.
'We have multiplied diseases. DIR Rush
Philadelphia
Thousands arc annually slaughtered in
the sick room. DIR Frank.
'The science OF medicine is founded on con
lecture, improved by murder."--Sir Ashley
Cooper, M, d.
"The medical practice Of the present day
Is neither philosophical nor common sense ~
DIR. Evans, Edinburgh, Scotland.
DIR, bio Lewis, who abhors drugs as rule
and practices hygiene, is frank enough, how
ever, to say over his signature "lf found
myself the victim of serious kidney trouble,
i should use Warmers safe cure because am
satisfied it is not injurious The medical pro-
fession stands helpless in the presence of more
than one such malady,"
An old proverb says. II person dies with.
out the services of a doctor, then a coroner
must be called in and a jury empanelled to
inquire and determine upon the cause OF
death; but il doctor attended the case, then
no coroner and jury are needed as everybody
knows why the person diedl-Medicat Her
aid
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
offensive Partisan"

First Assistant Postmastcr-General Steven
son is II veiy gallant man. He made a decis
ion some time ago, in a test case to the effect
that no woman could be an ''offcnsve pa,ti-
san" and hence that no postmis;rcss would
be removed from Cflice on tho charge Of
offensive paitisnnsbip. Several wicked md
willy congressman have been ciscumven,ing
the first assistant postmaster general IN this
regard by recommending the removal, rs
offensive paitisans, OF women holding post
offices, without abiding TO thci; sex, and
furnishing nothing but initials in giving the
incumbenis names. The attention of First
Assistant Postmastcr-Gcncral Stevenson has
been called 10 this sharp prsciicc, and mere
after congressman desiring the removal oil
offensive parisan," from, the eountr, post
Offices will have to make il plain that the
tfendlng noslmasteIs are meA.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
A NarrOM EScane.

First Farmer These incendiary
fires are getting to be altogether too
numerous around here for comfort.
Farmer Hanford's barn narrowly es-
capped destruction last night"
Second Farmer-"You don't say ?"
First Farmer-"Yes. when passed
there this morning l saw the incendi-
aries had been at work"
Second Farmer they burn
anything valuable?"
First Farmer-"0nly the house.
Ttdbits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
JOHN MCULLouGH'S BRAIN.
Result of the Examination Made al
PhilNd ciphiN.

a Philadelphia, Pa, dispa ch says: The OK,
animation OF the brain OF John Mccullough
was made by Drs, Hugo Mills and Roucel IN
the receiving vault OF Monument cemetery.
1t resulted in confirming the diagnosis made
by DR.. Engel after the the actors return from
the BloomingdNle asylum and showed that there
was disease of the blood vessels
Of the brain due TO blood poisoning.
1t further showed that the baciliary arteries
and middle cerebral arteries were the ones
mainly affected; that the pia mater was
Opaque over n large part of the convexity OF
the BRAIN and WIS adherent, especially in the
frontal pari .tal region, In various places, in
attempting TO strip the pia n.ate', it was
found that small fragments OF cortcal tissue
came away with the membrane. Neither
tulnor nor assesses were discovered. Con-
stering the length of time which had elapsed
since Mr.. McCullough's DEATH the substance
of the brain was found to be well preserved.
The morbid conditions were found to explain
the symptoms cvinced during life.
DIR. Engels theory, which was substantiated
by the examination, WAS that death bad be'n
caused by the disease known as thrombosis,
which is the gathering OF a thrcmbus or clot OF
blood in one Of The arteries, thus blocking the
free circulation of the blood through it. This
DR.. Engel believed to be the cause OF his
death, and always cont ended that il was the
formation of one of these threm5i in the
brain that was the primary cause OF the trcu
BILE, and when assuming charge of the case, so
confident WAS he of this fact, TINT he asserted
if he could but carry Mccullough through for
thirty days without the formation OF Il second
thrembus, he could eventually be cured. But
two weeks had elapsed from the taking Charge
of the case when the econd formed, and death
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
The GRIND Aims of Life

Are utilities to the chronic invalid What to
him ARE the rewards of ambition, the accumu-
lation of fortune, or the fruition of domestic
happiness? The Zest of life is gone, its aims
are dead. Well for him if all this is not ire
trievable-if his malady is not of the deep
seated organic sort which forbids hope of cure.
For many of the ills to which flesh is heir,
formerly supposed to be incurablc. Hostetter'S
Stomach Bitters is a sovereign remedy.
Among them are dyspepsia. chronic constipa-
ton, rheumatism, debility and nervousness.
tive which does the work thoroughly striking
at the root of the evils TO the removal Of which
it is adapted. BY insuring activity and purity
of the circulation, inducing a healthy flow of
the bile, and promoting u regular habit of
body, it fortiiies the system against malaria.
It is also useful as a diurctic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
Facts fer Families.

In order to cook your hare, you must al
ways first catch it.
1t is much easier to catch cold than to
catch hare.
To get rid of a cold, always use Red Star
Cough Cure.
To get Red Star Cough Cure, only
"equires twenty-five cents.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
il Flat COntradic ion.

Some one has told you that your catarrh is
fncurabe. 1t is not so. DIR. Sage's Catarrh
it always docs its work thoroughly. We have
yet to hear of a case in which it did not accom-
plish a cure when faithfully used Catarrh is
a disease which it is dangerous to neglect. A
certain remedy is at your command. Avail
yourself of it before the complaint assumes a
more serious form. All druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
The Siege of Widen Raised.

Details Of the recent fight between the Ser.
vians and Bulgarians, Mt point between
Slivnitza and Dragoman, show that it
was desperate one, the Bulgarians
finally compelling their opponents TO
retreat to Dragoman. A rumor pre-
vialed at Belgrade yesterday that Prince
Alexander had proposed an armistice. The
siege OF Widen has been raised, the troops
carrying it on having gone 10 the assistance Of
KING MILAN
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

1t is estimated that on an average
President Cleveland shook hands with
500 people every day during part of
last year. Statisticians have figured out
that the physical exertion necessary to
accomplish this task would be power
enough to saw four,cords of woods, or, if
applied to an engine, would give force
of sixmule power. The President sits
in an easy chair during his receptions,
but that is the only easy part of the bust
ness. He grasps the hands of his visitors
firmly, and shakes them up and down
ak timez
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

For many years, beginning so far back don't 70
member when, l had the catarrh in my head II con-
sisted OF an excessive now from my nose, ringing
and bursting noises In my cars and pains thc.top
OF my head. The hawking and splitting were most
excessive In the morning, when the back partof my
tongue would be THE; with white fur, and there
would be a bad taste In my mouth. Ny nearing was
affected in my left ear. Five years ago began 10
use Hoods sarsaparilla was helped right away;
but continued to use till felt myself cured Ny
general health has been good since the catarrh
left me" MRS. Z. Il. CAULFMLp, Lowell
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

Scrofula, manifesting itself in blotches pimp-
fes, eruptions, salt-rheum. and other blemishes
of the skin, is but too apt by and by to infect
the delicate tissues of the lungs also, and result
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery viii meet
and vanquish the enemy in its stronghold of
the blood and cast it out of the system. AU
druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
o,,.e RiaI Rur,ad

A Regina Dispatch says: The body Of
Louis Riel has been buried by FIR. Andre in the
vault underneath the Church of the Imma-
culate Conception and guard placed over the
remains. The ceremonial was simple, but
irnnreasiye
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
Prince ALEXANDER Submits.

A Constantinople dispatch says Price
Alexander, in his request Ia tho Porte for help,
states that, in compliance with the Sultun's
demand, he has withdrawn the Bulgariap
troops from Eastern Roumelia.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

When you visit leave New York city, save baggage
sxpressage and So carriage hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel. opposite Grand Central depot.
eco elegant rooms, fitted up at a cost OF one million
dollars 81 and upward per day. European plan Ele-
vator. Restaurant supplied with the bes.. Horse cars
Stages and elevated railroad 10 all depots. Families
can live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than at other rst-class hotel In the city
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

The average cost of growing wheat
in Great Britain is estimated at $25
per acre, while the return for the
same is now more than double.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

Mr.. Parnell has issued manifesto to the
Irish voters of Great Britain. He urges them
to vote with the Conservatives in the coming
election.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

DR.. Pierce's pheasant Purgative Pellets" are
scarcely larger than mustard seeds, but they
have no equal as a cathartc. In all disorders
charm. Purely vegetable, sugar-coated, and
incloscd in glass walls. Pleasant, safe and sure.
By druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

j. w Graham, Wholesale Druggist, Of Aus
tin, Tex, writes,-I have been handling DIR,
WM. HALLS BALsAM ron TnE Lungs for the
past year, and have found 1t oneo OF the most
salable medicines have ever had in my house
for Coughs, Colds, and even Consumption, all
ways giving entire satisfaction. Please send
me another gross,
Blossoms Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap Is
used 10 prevent, cure and heal skin diseases,
and to secure q white. soft and beautiful COM
pexion, 25 cents by Druggists or by mail
Dfoydoppel, Philadelphia, Pa, Manufacturer
Ask your shoe and hardware dealers for
Lyons Heel Stiffeners; they keep boots and
shoes straight.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

Pittsburg claims more rich men In proper
ton to population than any city in the Union,
Seventy residents aggregate $3.50, O0O, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
The Cause of Consumption.

Heidelburg University will celebrate the five
hundredth anniversary Of its existence next
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
British Parliament Dissolved.
Parneil's Manifesto.

Queen Victoria has signed the proclamation
dissolvins the British Parliament and writs to'
a new election have been posted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26

fon DYSPEPSIA, MEDICATION, depression ofspirs
its and general debility in their various forms,
also as a preventive against fever and ague and
other intermittent fevers, the "Ferro-phosphor-
ated Elixir Of Calisaya," made by Caswell,
Hazard 4 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.
Best, easiest TO use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists. SOC.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
Catarrh Cured by Hoods SarsapariIla-

'T suffered three years with catarrh. and my gen.
eral health was poor In consequence. When took
Hoods ssrsaparilla found had the right remedy.
The catsrrh Is yielding as Hoods sarsaparilla is
cleansing my blood and the general tone OF my sys-
tenn Is improving, My case Is Of such long standing
that did not expect TO be cured In an Instant
FRANK WAsmnuRa, Rochester, N. Y.
II suffered with catauh fteen years; tried all the
catarrh remedies without benefit and was about to
try change of climate when took Hoods sarsa'
parilla. Iwould not take any money consideration
for the good one bottle did me. Now | am not
troubled any with catarrh."-I W. Hills, Chicago,