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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30
NOTHING BUT PIRACY"
Testimony of nh Officer of tho City Of
Mexico.

Mexico.
The examination in the case of Cant.
O'Bnen of the steamer City of Mexico, for
violating the neutrality laws by delivering
munitions Of war to the rebels against tho
government of the United States of Columbia,
at the port of Savanilo, has commenced be-
fore United States Commissioner Shields in
New York city.
John II. Mccarthy, mate of the City of
Mexico, testified that when he shipped, he I'M
aerstood the voyage was to Kingston and re =
iurn. On March IL, while in the Erie basin,
the vessel was loaded With arms and am
nun ton. Two Spiniards got aboard also.
One of them said he was the brother of the
revolutionary president of Columbia. During
The passage the packages of arms became
iooscned, and aroused tho suspicious Of
The crew. The vessel reached Sabanlla on
March 81. The captain was ashore four days,
and on March % 200 officers and men, armed
md uniformed, we're taken aboard. The
steamer sailed at once. At Rio Haclia,
rane out TO see the ships papers and were
taken prisoners by the soldiers The steamer
was flying the American flag. Mccarthy testi-
lied that he and tlccrew objected to that sort
OF thing, but the witness was afraid he would
be shot if he n,egfered seriously. The
stcamcr hen cruised down the coast and bore
down upon u schooner by order of the general
commanding the troops. Mccarthy says he
notified the iiremen and crew Of what was
going on, and then returned to the general
with an American fig in his hand, saying
eve are all American citizens and We will be
In if We are going to capture that vessel.
lis nothing but piracy"
The capture was not made, and tho follow
ing day the troops disembarkcd at Sabanila
The seven prisoners, taken from the port Off
rer's boat, were sent to Barranduila. They
sad the United States would have to make
lepalation. The City Of Mexico then proceed
cd 10 Boca del Toro, where she loaded with
fruit and returned to New York
Capt O'Bren has been 5ailed in $4,000.
The steamship will be libclled by the govern
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EngIand's Proposals,


The st. Petersburg correspondent of tho
London DAILY Telegraph states that the latest
English proposals arrived there by special
courier on Friday The imperial council met
on Saturday and decided to reply that the Car
favored the maintenance of the Russian de.
mand in respect to the e'imt ,tion of tho
frontier. The council also resolved to inform
England that Russia would consent to the
appointment of special mixed commission to
examine into the facts in relation to the re.
ports OF Gen. Komaroff and Sir Peter Luns-
den, and to decide which of the reports is
correct. M de Giers has ADVISED that if
England refuses to accept these proposals,
Baron dc Staal, the Russian ambassador be
Withdrawn, and all negotiations be broken off.
Gen. Kouropatkine urges an immediate ad.
vance upon Herat, and his proposal finds many
Supporters. 1t is asserted in military circles
that fresh provocation by the Afghans may
still prevent Gen. Korarof from obeying his
orders to avoid conflict. A telegraph line is
being pushed from Askabad to Dashkepr
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CLIPPINGS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The walls of several of the British
war ships are constructed Of paper.
Ordinary bones are worth as much
per ton as pig iron.
"The Sick Man of h Q East" is a
term applied to the Turkish empire.
Cedrac the Saxon, the famous boar
hound, is the largest dog in the world.
He weighs more than 200 pounds,
A Kansas mans 6 children have no
names, and he proposes that they shall
choose names for themselves when
they get old enough.
In the "keys" south Of Dayton
Florida, there are trees called machin-
cells, which are said to be poisonous to
any one standing beneath them when
the dew is falling.
The number of medicine-supplying
plants in the world is nearly double
that Of the fruit-yielding.
The Sutlej. one of the great streams
Of British India, is probably the swift
est large river in the world; it has a
descent of $4,000 feet in 1870 miles, an
average of about sixty-seven feet per
mile.
"The Abyssinian alphabet" writes
a traveller, consists of 20S characters,
each of which is written distinctly
and separately. The labor required
to write an Abyssinian book is, there
fore, immense, and sometimes years
are consumed in the preparation of a
single volume"
Luminous trees are reported to be
growing in valley near Tuscarora,
Nevada At certain seasons the
foliage gives out sufficient light to
enable any one near at hand to read
small print, while the luminous
general effect may be perceived some
miles distant. The phenomenon is
attributed to parasites.
A curious discovery was made
recently when lightning rod, which
had been in place fifteen years en-
oedded in soft clay, was removed
There was found attached to it solid
lump of iron ore weighing ninety-six
pounds, supposed to have been pro,
iuced by the conversion of the clay by
the action of electricity.
The Chinese regard an attack Of
epilepsy as the occupancy of mans
body by the spirit of an animal, usually
apig or sheep. They try to keep
such spirit by stuffing the patients
mouth with grass, for if it leaves be-
fore the return of the mans own
spirit-which must be absent during
the fit-the man will die.
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Girls In the Dairy.

Miss Carrie S. Straight is a plucky
Minnesota girl who, when her father
became involved, assumed control of
his several creameries and is now oper-
ating them with excellent success.
The dairy business is bringing some
of our western farm girls to the front
in a way that is rejecting honor and
profit to themselves, and the COM
munities and states in which they live.
Miss Fannie Morley, of Baraboo,
Wis, Miss Coffin of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
and Miss Straight, of Minnesota, are
worth to the country ten thousand
dawdling Misses, whose only accom-
plishment is to tread on the tail of a
piano evoking most heartrending ex-
pressicns of agony, while another"
does the only woman's part in the
household.
One of the grand results of dairy
ing is that: it eleyates the work Of
woman on the farm above the plane
Of common drudgery, and gives her
something to do that will bring her
substantial respect and, honor in the
community. An accomplished dairy
woman is blessing to the public at
large, and benediction of peace and
prosperity to him whose home she
honors as wife. Give us more of
them.-Jeferson County Union.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30

Making cyclone pits is one of the do
nestle industries of Georgia. They are
underground refugees tor shelter in tor
iado. The tremendous force of these
ltorms, several of which sweep across
he State every season, destroying every.
hing In their track, has warned the peo-
Die to provide safe shelters near the
aouse where the family can find refuge
when the tornado approaches In general
hey are merely deep holes in the ground
The latest improvement is called a
waterproof pit" the floor and walls be-
ng lined with brick lined with cement.
The track of u tornado is so narrow, very
.arely so much as half mile wide, that
he area swept by them is small com.
paratively, and the likelihood that any
particular house will be in the path of a
,ornado is not great. Most of the max
.rs Of cyclone pits will never need to use
hem, but if the need does come it is
very imperative. "r
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30
Street Scenes in Lyons.

After the first few days we began to
feel quite at home in Lyons, writes a
correspondent ofthe Boston Transcript.
We knew the principal streets, and
ventured every day into hitherto un-
familiar ways, for we were sure that
we could never go far without catch
ing glimpse of the Rhone, the Saone,
or the Tlace Pellecour, and from any
of those we could take our bearings and
easily find the way to our lodgings.
One morning we started on an early
walk, accompanied by a friend who
was to do her days marketing. There
were stalls and booths all along the
quay, and crowds of housekeepers
were busy laying in supplies. Follow
ing their mistresses were servants car
rying large, coarsely Melted bags. in
which they put the vegetables that they
bought; and these bags jutted out and
bumped against one at every step.
The ladies suggested the articles need
ed, and expressed opinion of the speci-
mems offered; the servants seemed to
be the ones who made the bargains
and paid out the money. The market
women cried their wares with the fat
tering fluency of the ready-witted
Jenkin Vincent, and have no doubt
that some Gallo equivalent for his
"What'd ye lack?" found place among
their reiterated phrases.
The Lyonnese voices are clear and
resonant, and we found the pronunci-
alton of even the lower classes neat
and distinct. There were some who
talked down in their threats, but on
the whole we had much less difficulty
in understanding people than we had
in Brittany. We began to think it
possible that we might, in time, learn
the French language.
Prices varied. Things were cheaper
as we went on, perhaps because it was
near the time for the market to close,
and the people may have wished to
sell at almost any price rather than
carry their stock home again. Our
friend told us that when the bell rings
for the close of the market, a cart goes
through the lines, and each of the
stallkeepers throw in something from
her stock for the poor. The collection
is afterward apportioned among the
numerous applicants by some one in
authority-the superintendent of the
market believe We did not stop to
see this ceremony, as we had business
in another quarter of tho city.
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Rubies Now I'm Style.

"The fashion in jewelry about once
year undergoes decided change
said jeweller inBroadway to a New
York Mail and Erpress reporter.
"These changes first take place in
Paris and after q few months reach
America"
"What is the popular style in jewel
ry nowY
: "Rubies are the most fashionable of
all gems and are worn not in great
profusion, but in moderate display.
AT evening parties the ladies who fol-
low the fashion generally wear a
small diamond and ruby set together.
The effect of the two brilliants blend
ing is beautiful. OF course, after the
ruby, comes the diamond in favor. 1T
will never grow less in popularity.
Immense sized diamonds are consid-
cred vulgar to wear, and the small
ones have the run. Pearls, saphires
and emeralds are worn more than usu-
al. In the flush times Immediately af-
ter the war, none but diamonds were
fashionable, but the taste has changed
of late years and other gems are con-
sidered beautiful and stylish. Some
of the lace pins for ladies are of ex-
quisite design and have imbedded in
them diamonds, pearls and other
gems. The most popular designs are
those of birds, flowers, crescents and
spiders. In bracelets those made of
links and joints set with various
kinds of stones have superseded the
old style of bands.
"The chatelaine, once 50 universally
used has given place to short chain,
with a ball and frequently vinai-
grette as pendant. The pendants
are very stylish and exquisitely
wrought.
"The bangle bracelets that slip over
the hand have not entirely ceased to
be fashionable, but they are no longer
the rage as they were some years ago
The engagement bracelet with lock
attached is still sold for that purpose
They are gradually going out, and the
plain wedding ring is taking its old
place again. The sudden changes o
style in jewelry frequently causes a
loss to the jeweller by having an I'm
salable stock on hand"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30
An Avalanche of Snow

A Leadville dispatch says intelligence reach
ed there yesterday afternoon that IL men,
working in the Homestake mine on Eagle
river had been buried in II snowslide. With n
an hour special train. carrying a relief party,
had left for the scene of the dsust +. Arriving
at the point nearest the mine the party was
met by a crowd of excited MINERS, who infoIm.
ed them that it was useless to attempt to reach
the mine through the soft snow, even with
saowshoes, Mt that time of dry. The party
was convinced OF the imposes iiity OF proceed.
ing, and returned to Leadvile, whence it was
to repeat the trip early this morning, when i,
was hoped the snow uld bear the weight Of
the men. The following is list of the mis- s.
ing men: Martin and Sylvester Borden I
Nova Scotia, Horace and Joseph Mathews /
Iowa, John Lock and John Burns of England,
Charles Richards of Nova Scotia, Chris Harvey
OF Leadviile, Robert Campbell of Red Cliff,
John Burns OF San Francisco and one other,
name unknown
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30

ANY one in need OF q carpet or a sci
Df chairs would naturally DO attracted
oy the announcement, in q New York
paper, that "Colonel @. Bonner beina
about to sail for Europe, will sell his en-.
lire household furniture, pictures" etc.
The fact, however, is that Colonel Bon.
ler is mere myth, The auctioneer, on
The other hand, is a swindler, who hires
house and furnishes it, merely for the
purpose of showing off worthless furni.
:ure upon unwary buyers. The name OF
Colonel Bonner is occasionally varied by
he advertisement Of "a private family
breaking up Housekeeping after only six
months" In these cases their Is always
Steinway grand action piano, and some.
lines two, and this instrument adds dig.
iity to tho sale. The method is to fill
he house with cheap but snowy furni-
,ure, made only to sell, and then have
heir underbidders, who lure on the gen.
line purchaser. The latter of course,
earns by his experience, as he sees the
bargains tumble to pieces; but every
auction brings its new set of greenhorns,
md so the fraud becomes permanent
'eature in the season.
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Oyster.Eaters.

Going back to the times which we
now regard as classic, we are told that
we owe the original idea Of piscicul
ture to a certain Sergius Orata, who
invented an oyster-pond in which to
breed oysters, not for his own table
but for profit.
Vitellius ate oysters all day long
and some people insinuate that he
could eat as many as thousand al
one sitting-a happiness too great fol
belief. Callisthenes, the philosopher
of Olynthus, was also a passionate
oyster-eater. and SO was Caligula, the
Roman tyrant. The wise Seneca dial
lied over his few hundreds every week,
and the great Cicero fed his eloquence
with the dainty. The Latin poets sang
the praises of the oyster, and the fast
men of ancient Rome enjoyed the poet.
ry during their carouse, just as mod.
ern fellows, not at all classic, enjoy 9
song over their oysters in the parlor Of
a London or provincial tavern.
In all countries there are records OF
the excessive fondness of great men for
oysters. Cervantes was an oyster.
lover, and he satirized the oyster-deal.
ers of Spain. Louis TX, careful lest
scholarship should become deficient in
France. Toasted the learned doctors Of
the Sorbonne once year on oysters
and another Louis invested his cook
with an order of nobility as a reward
for his oyster-cookery. Napoleon, also.
was an oyster-lover; so was Rousseau
and Marshal Turgot used to eat hun
dred or two just to whet his appetite
for breakfast. Invitations to dish OF
oysters were common in the literary
and artistic circles of Paris at the lat
ter end of the last century. The en-.
cyclopedists were particularly fond Of
oysters. Helvetius, Diderot. and the
Able Raynal, Voltaire AID Others
were confirmed oyster-men.
Among British celebrities, Alexan,
der Pope was an oyster-eater of taste
and so was Dean Swift. Thompson
of "The Seasons" who knew all good
things, knew how good a thing ar
oyster was.--The Caterer.
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Gdunterfeiting Decreasing Crime.


"Not SO much counterfeiting is 20
ing on now as there was five or six
years ago" remarked United States
Marshal Monroe to a Grand rand.
Mich Leader reporter. "The manu-
facturers and showers of the queer have
come to realize that if the nefariou.
trade is carried on any length of time,
detection is almost certain. We have
captured, convicted and sentenced be-
tween thirty and forty counterfeiters
during the past four years, and all the
old gangs have been broken up. The
new generation of counterfeiters are
mostly country boys who, in their sim.
plicity, believe that they can handle
the bogus coin without fear of detec-
ton or punishment. They are almost
invariably captured before they have
realized from their investment. The
old convicts. who make the coin in
some secret place after serving their
time in prisons for past crimes, are
either captured or rope in other inno-
cents, who, in turn, trade in the stuff
and get caught. The maker of the
coin is sooner or later captured as
well as the boys who handle it. But
the people are rapidly learning they
cannot counterfeit the coin of the
realm with impunity. and with few
more years of vigorous enforcement
of the laws. violation of the laws in
this respect will be almost unknown
il this section OF the couLtry"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30

A physician, who is an expert in
such subjects, declares that the we'll
educated, well-to-do young women of
this generation are far healthier than
were their mothers and grand
mothers. This is due, it is claimed
to the outdoor games, the better food.
and the greater freedom accorded to
women in these days. Athletic exer
cises have now become the fashion
with young men. The present race of
Americans enjoy far more open-air ex-
ercise than did their fathers, and are
the better for it. Girls have naturally
initiated their brothers, and their cro-
quet and lawn tennis, which are open
air games, have helped to develop
physical strength in the future moth
ers of the country. There las been
some doubt as to whether the roller
skate mania has benefited young wo-
men physically; Dut even that exercise
spreferable to dancing at late hours,
and it certainly develops some at least
of the muscles of tho lower part of the
body. But the fact remains that our
girls are stronger and heartier than
their mothers; they are more intelli-
gent also, and it has become the fash
ion for young ladies to belong to socie-
ties and to be interested in charitable
and church work, which gives them
an interest in life and furnishes occu-
patton which is wholesome to both
body and mind. Their shortcomings
are in the matter of diet. The Amer
lean girl even now eats too much cake
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30

Four score years and ten have not seen the
equal OF Ely's Cream Balm as q remedy for ca
tarrh, Colds in the Head, and Hay Fever. Il
works like magic, giving reliefat once, and per
manent benefit. A thorough treatment cure:
the worst cases. Apply with the finger into
the nostrils. Price SO cents at druggists. g
cents by mail. Ely Bros, Owego, N. Y.
A cold OF unusual severity which took last
autumn developed into q difficulty decidedly
catarrhal in all its characteristics, threatening
a return of my old chronic malady, catarrh
One bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm completely
eradicated every symptom of that painful ant
prevailing disorder.-E. w. Warner, l65 Hud
son St., Rochester, N Y.
We have used Ely's Cream Balm IN our home
fol nearly two years, and find it tho best medi.
cine we have ever used for colds or catarrh.-
J. c. Vasselin, Covington, Tioga, Co, Pa.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30
With the Friendly Indians.

A Winnipeg. Man, dispatch says: Tht
government telegraph line has been re-
paired and communication with the wes
restored. message received from Bat
tie Ford says: Give mounted policemen
arrived here today from Fort Pitt, They re-
ported that in the attack by Indians one police
man was killed and one wounded. All the
other occupants of the post, including Hudson
Bay factor Mclean and his family, have taken
refuge in the camp Of friendly Indians near the
post"
A Clark's crossing message says that Con
Mlddeton's force is there. no movement hav.
ing been made yet. Middleton reports all
well
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HOW BARRl0S FELL.
KILLED While Assuming Personal Com.
mand of His Troops.

The San francisco Bulletin has pub.
lished the following particulars of the
death Of President Barrios of Guate
mala, obtained from L. B. Parrote
Guatemalnn consul in that city, who returned
recently from Guatemala: The engage
ment IN which Barrios was killed was be.
tween one battalion OF Guatemalun troops and
Il much larger body of San Salvadorans. At 8
A, NJ. Barrios gave the order to attack, but at
10 o'clock no advance movement Lad been
made, as the troops were under the command
of an unpopular colonel, and refused to obey
him. Barios was in his tent with two OF his
officers when this information wis brought to
him. On the refusal of both oil these officers
to assume command he lett tho tent, and it
was while he was proceeding to the front Of
the column that he was shot by a sharpshooter
from a tree. Tho bullet entered his right
shoulder, and passed through bis heart and left
side. Meanwhile the battle had commenced
and in n short time both sides withdrew from
the field, but not until determined and I'm
successful efftrt had been made by the Guate.
malans to recover BlrliOs body.
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IN THE HANDS OF THE REBELS.
All American Troops Withdrawn from
PANAMA.

All American Troops Withdrawn from
Panama.
A Panama dispatch says: All the troops
have been withdrawn from this city. The con-
sequences cannot be ioreseen, but that there
will be serious trouble on the arrival of the Co
lombian troops, is certain. Gen. Azpuru has
proposed 10 the commander of the United
States forces here to withdraw his troops to the
station OF the Panama Railway Company, Gen.
Alzpuru guaranteeing the security OF the city.
Gen Aizpuru, however well disposed, will not
be able to prevent the destruction of property
and life. Barbados are being erected in the
Streets and sand bag dofenccs are being con-
strucled on the balcony OF the barracks This
shows that the insurgents are determined to
fight in the town. The native feeling here is
very strong. 1t is considered cruel for tho
United States forces t. occupy the town and
then to withdraw, leaving the people helpless
and the city in the control of Il lawless mob,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30
The Bosphore-Epyptjen.

The London correspondent of the Paris
Temps believes that the matter of the seizure
of the Bosphore- Egyptien at Cairo will be set
tied without delay. The question, he says,
wears a double aspect: First, there was vio-
lation OF domicile occupied by Freedman,
and violence was offered to a representative of
French authority; and second, it is probable
that the French government will not actually
frame complaint in the latter connection, bat
the seizure will be made the starting point Of
negotiations between the French government
and the Khedivc in regard to the rules appli-
cable to the foreign press in Egypt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-30

ana candy. and cannot DO made to un-
deIstand that sweetmeats and condi.
ments arc detrimental to health. But
so much progress has been made that
perhaps in time our young women will
discard their dietary errors and conflne
themselves to food which will develop
muscle, enrich the blood, and increase
the nerve power. The fathers and
mothers Of the next generation will
transmit to their children stronger
bodies than they received from their
parents.