The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
NEWS NOTES,
DOMESTIC.


The fires in IN, Michigan peninsula are re-
ported to b. practically under control, but
in Wisconsin great damage is still being
done
Five persons were instantly killed by the
explosion Of the boiler of o threshng engine
near Jeifersonville, Wis.
Fire in Sault Ste, Marie, Mich, destroyed
property to the value of $500, Tho insur-
ance was but $4,000,
At Augusta, Ca, the mills are all closed as
the Augusta factory hands did not return TO
work. Four thou ant hands our out,
John Roach's steam yacht YoSmite has
been purchased by tho Canadian govern
ment.
The Highland wool,cn mill, owned by Mis-
s. A, Hagh at NewhGrg, N, y, has been
destroyed by fire, he loss is $4,000.
The Arctic whaling fleet has had the poor
est sort of luck this season.
General Manager Campbell OF tho Stein
way and Hunters Point Railway company
i,a'leged to be u defaulter and to have gone
toCanada.
Rev Moses A, Hopkins, consul general Of
the United States o Liberia, isdead.
The dry goods trade has prepared bill to
he presented to the next New York legisla
ture, making it unlawful to ship freight
under false classification.
Vigorous ratio war has broken out between
ocean steamship lines. A rate OF Sl2 between
New York and London is announced.
Four convicts recently made an attempt &c
escape I, ON the Iowa penitent AIRY at Ana
mosa, Neb, One was shot and killed by
guards, two wounded and oae recapturcd.
Largo numbers of Chinese are slipping into
the United States through Mexico.
Forest fires in tho vicinity Of Traverse
City, Mich, are doing great damage,
The will of the late Samuel j. T,lden will
lie probated at the surrogate's Office at White
Plans, N. ", Sept. l.
The temperature in Kansas City on the l2tl
was the hottest in ten years; 1Oie in the
shade
Tho disagreement between the Grand
Trunk company and its switchmen in Chi
cago was part ally Settlel by the re nstate
ment of the discharged switchmen.
Rev John T. Bergen, vice-president and
chancellor of the st. Louis University, died
at the novitiate of the Jesuite Fathers n,
Floussant of consumption, in his 3ist year
Cunard steamer Gallia arrived at Boston
from Liverpool, making one of the fastest
passages Oil record--ieven days from Queens
town.
Capt Trant OF the steamship Venetian wa.
given fine Howard gold watch by ofhcer
an / passengers OF the m;hip Vera IL
Boston.
Lee Cole killed hinsslf at Jackson, Mich
Cole was the man who turned the switch a
thu Mich gan Central junction in 1880, let
ting the ward engine on the track over which
III Pacific express dashed a few mcment
Later causing a terri lie accident, in which II
person. We're killed.
The new own of L,lsk, in northern Wy
oming. near the Montana border line, Wa
visited by a To. rife storm of rain and hail {
few DAYS ago which virtually swept it out Of
existence. The town contained several hun
dred inhab tants, and was built OF tents ant
temporary structures OF boards.
Bernard Martin, with his wife and two
children of Weaver, Ari., st red July =
TO- E H. Pa, for visit. Thursday, the 18th
1ne charred remains of the entire fam lJ
WIRE found between Vulture NJ ne and Phoe
nix Martin was known to have $1,000 will
him, realized from the sale of his ranch. I'll
va; waylaid by robbers, the entire family
ordered, and the remains burned TO cove
tbs crime
DR.. James II. Mclean, the most extensv
patent medicine maker in the west, mil
onaire, and n representative of ono OF tn
districts of this city in Congress in lSS-
died at the Sanitarium in Danville, N. y.
The Amsterdam and Rotterdam steamship
lines have reduced their Storage outward
bound passenger rate to Sweden to SO.