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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
NEW ENGLAND ITEMS,

John Bream of Lewiston, Me, was killed
by an express train from Portland on the
Grand Trunk r. X. The engineer saw him
walking close to the track as the train was
on a curve, but too late to stop. A coroner's
jury was called who, after hearing evidence.
found no blame attached to the employees of
the road.
Mrs. Fannie Croker, wife of Captain
Niles Croker Of Rockland, Me-, visiting Mrs
George Stephen Mt Dresden Mills, was found
hanging to a door knob dead. Mental aber-
ration caused the deed.
In the recent races at Keene, N. H.,
Mick" Lynn horse, broke leg.
The managers of the Charles Francis
Adams estate, who now control the property
known recently as the Biiou Theatre, Boston.
Mass, have decided definitely to convert the
present building to business purposes, and
the long history of this estate as an amuse.
ment resort is therefore ended.
Adam Niles of Dover N. H., emploved ms
driver on the band wagon of Forepaugh's
circus, has been fatally injured at Frederic
ton, N. b., by being run over by a circus
wagon.
The brakemen of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad have decided
to ask for more pay, and the officers of the
company have decided to refuse their re-
quest.
William Weir, who for n number of years
past has kept livery stable at Newton Cen
tire, Mass, is missing from home, and it is al
legged that he has gone to escape his debts.
His liabilities are from 5000 to 5000, and
his stable property is encumbered with mort
gage.
Pilot boat Wasp brought into New BEDFORD,
Mass, five large swordfish, the largest weigh
ing 504 pounds This is said to be the largest
one ever brought here.
William CULVER of Bangor. Ne. was
thrown under heavily loaded jigger by the
horses being frightened at a train. He sus-
tanned terrible injuries, and 1t is thought he
cannot recover.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
Mr.. BLAIR EXPLAINS.
The New Hampshire Senator
Answers Charges.
His Connection with n Pension Case.
The Matter Referred TO n senate Conn

His Connection with a Pension Ease.
The Matter Referred TO n senate Conn
mittee.
A dispatch from Washington says: 1t has
been reported in certain newspapers that a
Republican senator, name not given, had
acted as attorney in pension case, charging
heavy fees to the claimants. Mr. Blair of
New Hampshire arose in the Senate ON the
29d and id that he believed himself to DO
the senator referred to. He was led to this
belief by a remark made to him by
Senator Camden of West Virginia, in the
comm ttee ON pensions, when they were
prepar ng the veto report Mr.. Camden had
intimated to him that the fact that he had
acted as pension attorney in tho past might
be used against him il he should be too vigor-
Gus in his criticisms of the Presidents vetoes,
He believed that Mr.. Camden had inspired
the newspaper paragraphs. 1t was true that
he had acted as pension attorney, and that
in the case of Mr.. Ladd, which he presumed
was the one particularly referred to in the
newspaper paragraph, he had charged fee
of 500, but this was all before he came into
the United States Senate. The case, it was
true, was not finally settled until he
was a member of the Senate, and his
law partner had then sued the widow, for
the fee viii h she had refused
to pay. When he BLAIR learned of this, he
directed his partner to deSist and give the
dow receipt in full. Mr.. Camden was
not present when Mr., Blair made this state,
ment, but his colleague, Mr.. Kenna, said
that the most prominent fact in the cas-
seemed to be, that Mr.. Blair, the
friend Of the pensioner, should
have demanded fee of S2G0
from poor widow, whose husband was
crazy with brain fever, and who sought a
pension ON account of the loss of the son
upon whom she depended for support. FL
nally, the whole matter was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections, with
authority to take suitable action. 1t will
probably slumber there.
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Only Two Words.

sob! if l were only lucky enough to
call this estate mine, should be happy
fellow" said young man. "And then?'
said friend. "Why, then I'd pull down
the old house and build palace, have
lots of prime fellows round me, keep the
best wines and finest horses and dogs in
the country."-"And then?'-"Thcn I'd
hunt, and ride, and smoke, and drink,
and dance, and keep open house, and
enjoy life gloriously."-"And then2'-
"Why, then, suppose, like other pco-
pie, should grow old and not care SO
much for these things. And thcn2'-
"Why, then, I suppose, in the course of
nature l should leave all these pleasant
things-and-well, ycs-diew-"And
theng'-"Oh, bother your 'thensr I
must be off," Many years after the
friend was accosted with, "God bless
you! l owe my happiness to you"-
"How9"-"By two words spoken in
season long ago-'And then2' "--The
Quirer.
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HIS RESIGNATION.
Gladstone Sends His Letter to
the Queen.
August First VIII Sec All New Men.

A despatch from London, July 20 says:-
A special messenger went down by the mail
train tonight from Gladstone, carrying Glad
stoue's resignation to the Queen. In accor-
dance with the decision of the cabinet coun-
Gil held today it is expected that the transfer
of Office to the Tories will DO completed III u
fortnight, the new ministry being complete
the first week in August, in readiness for the
opening of the new parliament
The members of the government will at
tend to their offices daily in order to close up
the business of the departments OF State be-
fore the seals are handed over 10 their sue
cessorS Special Investigations set on foot at
the India office Horse Guards and admiralty
into the financial administration OF these
branches of public services have been tenn,
porarily stopped pending, the decision OF
Lord Salisbury whether TO proceed with
them or not.
The appointment of an Irish chief secretary
les between Hon. Edward Stanhope, Sir
Henry Holland and the Hon. w. II. Smith.
Although Holland appears to b, the choice OF
the popular wing of the party, Stanhopes
high connections, both in office and society,
are working hard for his selection. Stanhope
has had more official experience than most
men OF his age. From parliamentary sccre-
tary OF the Board OF lTdue no ioso W oiio
presidency of tina, important body, succeed
ing Joseph Chamberlain, having served in
the interim as under secretary of India, and
vice president of the council, with seat in
the cabinet Holland, i have already noticed.
Smith, it will be remembered, then in the
cabinet, went to Ireland at the request OF
Lord Salisbury and his colleagues, but in
consequea, of political changes returned al.
most at once. There are reports that he will
be transferred to the obscure.
ty of the upper house. But
the chances are about equal whether he be-
comes peer or Irish chief secretary. He is
a practical business man with turn for phi
lanthropy. His appointment will mean un,
questionably the introduchca of Tory land
purchase bill.
Speculation is keen as to the PROBABILITIES
of the Tories trying modus vivendi with
the Parnelites on the basis of an acceptable
settlement of the land question. The argu
ment of the Tories who favor the idea is thai
the dissident l. berals are not worth strug
Cling to retain, if the Nationalist can be won
over. The Liberal Unionists are in number
Just seventy three all told, and they are in Q
bad way with prospects of permanent split
The Nationalist on the other han are united
strong and certain to act together in a 1 mat
tiers for the good of Ireland. There can b.
little doubt which body the Tories would pro
fer having for allies if the arrangement cou
be made.
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A DYNAMITE CRUISER.
Provision to be Made for New Vesse
OF War,

Provision to be Made for New Vessel
of War.
The House committee on naval affairs
agreed on Wednesday 21st to add the
following additional section to the bill
providing for an increase Of the navy:
"Section Q, that the secretary of
the navy is hereby authorized
to contract with the Pneumatic Dyn-
amite Gun Company of New York for one
dynamite gun cruiser, to be not less than 200
feet long by 6 feet breadth of beam, IL feet
draught, 3200-horse power and guaranteed to
attain speed of 20 knots an hour, and to be
equipped with their pneumatic dynamite
guns of 10 1-2 inch caliber, and guaranteed
to throw shells containing 209 pounds of
dynamite or other high explosives at
least one mile, each gun to be
capable of being discharged once in
two minutes, at price not to exceed $780,
900. Said contract to made only on con-
dition that there shall be favorable report
made by the existing naval board on the sys-
tenn, 10 be pad to as work progresses, and
upon the report of such board or boards of
inspectors "a the secretary of the navy may
for that purpose appoint, reserving so per
cent. on all such payments until the whole is
completed and accepted by the secretary of
the navy. The Pneumatic Gun Company
shall furnish bonds satisfactory o the secre-
tary of the navy for the faithful perform
ance of its contract and for the refundi e
of the money paid Hereunder in case of tn I,
non-performance of the same, and shall fur
ther agree with the secretary of the navy
upon limit of pric, which shall not be ex-
ceeded in any further contracts which the
government may desire to enter into for the
purchase of the company's guns
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
THE ANARCHlSTSrTRIAL.
COrrObOrative Evidence In Regard to tho
Mccormick KiOt.

Every seat in Judge Gary's court room in
Chicago was occupied on the
23l when Fraz Helm, the first
witness in the Anarchists trial was called to
the stand. Witness sail he was saloon
keeper; that Neebe was in his place of bust
ness May 90, and showed him a poster which
the witness identified Several men were in
the saloon. Neebe left copies of the circular
on the table. He spoke about the Meteor
mick riot. Neebe addressed those i'll the
saloon in general way and said that six or
seven men had been killed at McCormicks
Blood had flowed, Neebe said, and he added,
There will come time, perhaps, when
everything will go the other way" The
revenge circular is offered in evidence by
the state. Prof. Olsen, occupying the Greek
chair in the Chicago University, who
is also German scholar, has made a trans
laton of Herr MoSt's book, the Science of
Revolutionary Warfare" and said the trans
lltion which Mr.. Griumell offered in evidence
was exact and faithful in every detail.
Another translation from an article appear
ing in the Arbeiter Zeitung under Feb %,
1856, and cautioning "'Ihe international As
social on of Workingmen," and giving the
platform of that organization, was also
offered by the state.
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NO BOTTLE BUSINESS,
The Liquor Traffic Through the Mails
Not TO BE Allowed.


Not TO BE Allowed.
Congressman Dingley of Maine, few
days ago called the attention of Postmaster
General Villas to the abuse likely to arise-in
fact, already planned by the liquor dealers
under the new regulation admitting properly
packed liquids to the United States mails.
Mr.. Ding,ey explained TO Mr. Villas
that as the federal laws protect
mail matter against any inter-
ference under state laws liquor dealers could
send packages of liquor by mail into prohib-
itory states like Maine, and carry on the tat
tic to any extent in spite of state laws-a re-
suit which the postmaster general did not
contemplate. He asked, therefore, that the
regulation might be amended so as to exclude
intoxicating liquors CT mixtures from the
mails. 1t will be seen from the following
that the postmaster general accepts Mr..
Dinglev's sugge ton:
PoSTOFFICE, DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL,
WASHINGTON, d. c., July IA, 1886.
My Dear Sir. l have your favor of the
18th, and thank you for calling my atten-
ton to the matter The regu alton in uuas-
ton was prepared with more especial refer
ence to the admission of other articles of
merchandise, by the officers OF the depart
ment. l Will direct immediate attention to
such modification as shall meet the point to
which you invite my attention. Very re-
spectfully yours,
WIN. F. Villas, Postmaster General.
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., NJ c., House Of
Representatives
This interposition will head off plan of
the liquor dealers to open up an extensive
traffic in liquors in prohibtory states
through the medium of the United States
mails, whose contents could not be interfered
with by state laws.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
How To Cool q Cellar.

A great mistake is sometimes made In
ventilating cellars and milk houses. The
object Of ventilation is to keep the cellar
cool and dry, but this object often fails
of being accomplished by common mis-
take, and instead the cellar is made both
warm and damp. A cool place should
never be ventilated, unless the air ad-
mitted is cooler than the within, or is at
least as cool as that, or a very little
warmer. The warmer the air, the more
moisture it holds in suspension. Neces-
sarily, the cooler the air the more this
moisture is condensed and precipitated.
When a cooler cellar is aired on warm
day, the entering air being in motion ap-
pears cool, but as it fills the cellar the
cooler air with which it becomes mixed
chills it, the moisture is condensed, and
dew is deposited on the cold walls, and
may often be seen running down them in
streams. Then the cellar is damp, and
soon becomes mouldy. TO avoid this
the windows should only be opened at
night, and late-the last thing before
retiring. There is no need to fear that
the night air is unhealthful--it is as pure
as the air of midday, and is really dricr.
The cool air enters the apartment during
the night, and circulatcs through it.
The windows should be closed before
sunrise in the morning, and kept closed
and shaded through the day. If the air
of the cellar is damp, it may be thor
oughly dried by placing in apeck of
fresh lime in an open box. A peck of
lime will absorb about seven pounds or
more than three quarts of water, and in
this way cellar or milk room may soon
be dried, even in the hottest weather.
Scientific American.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
In the New York Produce Exchange.

Business begins in the opt" at 1890
A. NJ. Buyers and sellers are indiscrimi-
nately blended in the compact, throb-
bling, surging mass. All offers and bids
are on q unit basis of 5000 bushels.
Winter wheat is the only grain in mind.
"Ill give four and half 94a cents per
blu hel for May wheat" is the bid of
nervous, active broker, emphasized by
uplifted hand and moving fingers. "pll
sell at fve," is the quick reloinder of
neighbor. "I'll give five-eighths." 'rll
sell you at three-quarters. One-eighth
is the only obstacle to a bargain. Long
and furiously, or short and sharply, the
conflict RACES around that oneeighth.
The tug of war on the part of the seller
is to pull the buyer up one
eighth, and on the part of the
buyer to pull the seller down one eighth.
The contest is quite as exciting as aught
In the intercollegiate games. But sell
dom is the battle drawn. Victory, hest
tant in the vocal hurricane, decides for
one of two parties. Bids and offers are
usually regulated by kilograms from
Chicago. The difference in prices be-
tween the two marts should be the cost
of transmission from the latter to New
York. Manipulation, or, in other words,
gambling, at either point, defes all
criteria of value A corner in Chi
cago may raise wheat there above the
normal price at New York; or broken
corner in New York may depress wheat
below the healthful standard at Chicago.
Harper.
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LIBERALS NOT DESPONDENT.


A dispatch from London says, Lord Ran
dolph Churchill arrived in London on the sd,
and other prominent Tories are Fastening to
the metropolis in readiness for the new Con-
sentative regime. The Liberals, who have
Just went out of Office with Mr.. Gladstone,
are preparing to depart from this city, and
the official quarters are now vacated by them.
They will remain in repoSc until political &C
tivity begins with the reopening of Parlia-
ment in October, as they have no interest in
the mere formal session next month, when
the Sa isbury government will assume the
control of affairs. The Liberal party how
ever, is far from respondent, in view of
the late,t developments in the attitude of
the Unionst Liberals. The Gladsto nites are
moro hopeful of speedy return TO power
since the dissidents rave shown so decided an
unwlllingne.s to join Lord Salisbury. They
are now becoming confident of their abili y
to find some just policy which will reunite
the whole party under the leadership of Mr..
Gladstone, and it is likely that the next two
months will be partly spent in arranging
such measure and i'll efforts to establish a
united Literal opposition.
Detective French, who became unpleasant
" known in connection with the notorious
Dublin Castle scandals has just been released
at the expiration of his two years imprison.
ment and will 20 to South America.
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NEWS NOTES,
DOMESTIC,

The buildings occupied by the Union Ma
chine and Foundry Contrary at Allegheny
City have been destroyed by fire Loss $780,
00O
The survey of tho Arkansas Valley rail-
road extension has begun
A private cable despatch from Europe
states that Miss Isabella Wilbur, daughter
of President Wilbur, of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, and residing at Bethlehem, N H.,
has met with ;n accident, hor skull being
crushed, No particulars are learned,
A plan is being seriously considered to
unite the cities of New York, Brooklyn,
YonkcrS and Long Island city in one munich
pality.
The soldiers orphan home Mt Knightstown,
Ind, has cen destroyed by fire, involving a
loss of SO ,00o, upon which there is an msur-
ance of so, 900. The fire is supposed TO have
occurred from defective flue,
James c. Funk, Of Syracuse, n. Y, charged
with obtaining pension under fraudulent
affidavit $, has been held in $1,000 for the grand
Jury The ia Sc atdavits We're made by a
woman who claimed TO have seen the missing
man in Lib prison,
Project Oposura, of Sonora, and four COM
panons We're killed by Apach last week,
while on their way to exam ne mining prop.
crty near Tomb,tone, Arizona Territory.
They had an escort Of fifteen mea The
others es aped, 1t is said that eighty bucks
were seen in the fight.
Thomas Cochran, aged rs, formerly n
Springfield, o, city councilman, was struck
by New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
freight train, one mile west of Enon station,
and instantly killed.
The New York electrical subway commits
sion has approved the bonds of the Consoli-
dated Telegraph and Electrical Subway
Company, who have been the successful bid
ders for the contract for putting New York S
telegraph wires under ground.
Charles 7. Harris, member of the New
York Produce Exchange, has been arrested
for misrepresentation of $1,000 of tho estate
of Abraham Denick, of which he was co ex-
ecutor.
Mrs. Walsh was found by the New York
sanitary authorities, at her residence in that
city, suffering from small pox, and was re-
moved to the hospital.
At Union, Newton county, Miss, a band
of young white men, styling themselves the
regulators, has issued decree that no negro
shall work on the farms in that vicinity.
The hand contains about fifteen members
who have killed three negroes and wounded
several others
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-07-29
WISE WORDS.

A kindness is never lost.
Labor conquers everything.
He conquers who overcomes himself.
Be gentle in manners, brave in deeds.
Resignation dulls the edge of afflic.
ton.
Mems faults so seldom to themselves
appear.
When man is wrong and won't admit
it, he always gets angry.
The most manifest sign of wisdom is
continued cheerfulness.
If thou desirest to be borne with, thou
must also bear with others.
Work to day, for you know not how
much you may be hindered to morrow,
Imprudence is the messenger sent to
invite disease, poverty and other evils.
If our actual wants were as capricious
as our desires we should often go hungry.
WHo everybody to sweep before his
own house, every street would be clean.
Light sorrows complain loudly; deep
distress is silent. The brook is noisy
the lake is quiet.
We should not be discouraged when
all looks dark. Morn springs from ght.
The sun that sets at close of day will rise
again to morrow.
Our good feelings should extend to the
humbl, as well as to the exalted, as the
sun sheds its light alike on the valley and
the mountain top.
l should question the morality of a
person who is honest merely because
''hon,sty is the best policy" We should
be actuated by higher motive.
Pride is as cruel beggar as want, and
a great deal more saucy. When you
have bought one fine thing you must buy
ten more, that your appearance may be
all of piece. 1t is easier to suppress
the first desire than to satisfy all that
follow it.
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Hogs Bristles and Hair.

After the hogs are killed in the great
slaughter houses of Chicago, they are
dropped into cstern of boiling water,
where the hide is thoroughly scalded.
machine then scrapes the hair and
bristles off before the meat is cut. The
hair and bristles are then separated, the
bristes dropping out readily on account
of their stiffness. They are taken to the
roofs of the houses and spread out to be
dried by the sun.
The hair is then loaded on wagons,
and taken out to the field prepared for
the purpose and dumped. There the men
with rakes begin their work of garden
ing. They spread the hair in layers as
thin and even as space will permit, shak
ing it up to allow the hair to pass through
and to dry it thoroughly. Whatever
foreign matter, such as pieces of hide or
dirt, may be in the hair, generally drops
out when it is dry and is shaken well
with the rakes.
When the hair is dry it is taken back
to the packing house and put into a
steam press that makes compact bales of
comparatively small size. 1t is then sold
to the wholesale hair dealers by weight.
A single packing house in Chicago sends
out ten or twelve wagon loads to the
hair fields every day in summer. About
one pound of hair is taken from every
hog, and that is seven-eighths hair and
one-eighths bristles. There were killed
and packed in all the packing houses of
Chicago, during the year ending March
/, 1865, nearly 5000, 600 hogs, yielding
nearly 2, 800 tons of hair and bristles.
Some of the packing houses have ma
chimes to curl and comb the hair before
selling it. Most of the houses, however,
leave those processes to the hair dealers.
The hair is used principally for the up
holstering of furniture. 1t was sold last
year by the packers at four cents pound
wholesale, but is now sold at five cents
pound. The brstles sell at from fifteen
to eighteen cents pound.