The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-05-20
NEWS NOTES,
DOM ESTlC.

The annual session OF the supreme Lodge,
knights of Hon II, has begun in Providence
Governor Hin of Now York has signed the
bill authorizing the construction of an arcade
railroad in New York city, from tho Battery
TO Harlem River Work will begin at once
The ~ wounded officers, victims of the
Chicago bomb explosion, are all out of dan
ger, aud the physician in charge of the hos
pital says that he has no longer fears that any
of thcm will die, Officers Jacob Halscn and
Lawrence Murphy will have to so through
the remaining years of their lives crippleS.
A special from Mississippi City says that
Jefferson Davis has been confined to his room
since his return home, and il under the caro-
OF several physicians He will recover
The California Refinery has reduced its
prices on sugars one-eighth Of cent
Much more damage by cyclone is reported
from the West, Sou hcrn Ohio, Illinois and
Missouri having been visited.
The annual meeting of the Cleveland &
Canton Railroad Company resulted in
split
The seventh annual exhibition of the
Indian school at Carlisle, Penn, was largely
attended
In Hcnrico county, Va, recently, negro
made an attempt 10 murder Rev. w, G.
HALT Baptist clergyman, and his wife. He
attacked them wi h Il cubin their own house,
but was frightened Off Mr., Hall is 81 years
old, and both he and his wife are in critical
condition.
Hon Francis F. Hord, attorney general of
Indiana, has been adjudged insane and sent
10 the state hospital
By the explosion of n can of powder in
Shaws coal pit at Glcnshaw, Pa, recently,
four miners were dangerously injured.
Gov. Hill of New York has approved the
Reilly and Thomas gas bills, The former
bill fixes the price OF gas ut Sl.2o per thou
sand.
Frank A. Heyford, first officer of the brig
c. &. Sweeney, has been placed on trial III
New York city for killing j. +. Grimfoot,
sailor.
Gov Swineford of Alaska says Alaska
could furnish the fish supply of the world 1t
has gold mines yielding BIG per ton at an ex-
pense of but sl..0, Its forests are very
valuable.
The wholesale clothiers of Chicago have
inaugurated a general lockout, and thereby
not less than 5000 persons are made Idle
many of whom, however, were previously on
strike.
1t is announced that a match between John
L. Sullivan and Charles Mitchell has been
definitely arranged, to take place within three
weeks at one of the skating Kinks in Chicago.
Joe Elliot the forger, recently captured in
New York, has been sentenced TO 10 years in
the Auburn penitentiary.
w. II. Bates, brakeman on the New York
& New England road, while riding on
freight car, was struck by the White street
bridge, near Danbury station, and knocked
off the train. He was severely cut about the
head, but, it is thought, was not fatally in
jured
The official report of the Chicago police on
the bomb throwing riot, shows that I'll offi-
GERS were wounded, 5 of whom died and 10
have returned to their beats, leaving 81 who
are still laid up with their wounds.
BARLEY Campbell, the well known theatre
manager has at length been taken care of by
his friends. Ills mind has been deranged for
some time.
Jacob Burlingame, James Bemis and
Joseph Doye have been sentenced each to u
years and months in the New York state
prison for garrotting and robbng Charles
Mckinney, a teamster of Jersey city.
The experiment of Matching shad whils en-
route between the Chesapeake and the Co
lumbia has been successfully made.
A magnificent monument to the poet
Schiller has been dedicated in Lincoln
Park, Chicago.
Capt. Kinney of the seized schooner Da vid
j. Adams, says that the sole reason he
put into Digby was to visit friends who lived
near by.
1t is estimated that 81 100000 represents
the damage done by last week S storm in Ohio
alone.
There exists fears Of riotous proceedings on
the part of the striking lumber yard employees
in Chicago.
The Enterprise Distillery in Pekin, H., is
burned. The loss is S2O0,0j0.
1t is thought the nine hour movement will
extend through the entire pinery region of
Texas.
Pur,iss sash, blind and door factory and
lumber yard, the German Protestant church
and three residences were burned and a num-
Der of other buildings were damaged i'll New
Orleans, La, by fire recently, Total Loss,
$4,000.