The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.

medical treatment for the cure of alcohol
ism, and has therefore retired from the
stage voluntarily into an asylum, whore he
will remain until cured John is a brother
OF Harry and together they have for years
been at the top of popularity as the Kernels
in variety theatres,
The Kalamazoo (Mich.) Daily Telegraph
Dingley of Maine and his son, E, n. Ding
ley, recently Of the Leavenworth (Kan.)
Times, being the purchasers
Mrs. Emma c. Fletcher, who was arrested
Mt Flushing. L. l., on suspicion of having
murdered Maria Jones, the young colored
girl, at Rocky Hill, last week, has made a
full confession of her guilt.
The steamer Alvena, which arrived at
New York from Aspinwall, had on board as
passengers the chief officer second mate and
four seamen of the American schooner yacht
Rambler, which went ashore at Aspinwall,
and was condemned and sold.
Eleven hundred persons, mostly suffering
from one affliction or another, left Ottawa,
Ont, by two special trains on Tuesday, on q
pilgrimage to the shrine of Ste. Ann de
Beaupre, where, at the altar of the saint,
they will ask to be relieved of their suffer-
ings.
The big brokerage firm Of Nissan, Whit
ney q Co. of New York has been refused q
new trial Of the action in which the receiver
Of the broken First National Bank of Albion,
N. Y, recovered verdict Of e103, 600
against them. Albert j. Warner who
wrecked the bank was its president and made
away with upwards of $500, 900.
There is trouble again in Pike county, KY,
between the Hatfelds and McCoys. Frank
Phillips the sheriff Of Pike county, who
made the former arrests, and whose daring
deeds made him famous, seems to be the
coveted prize of the West Virginians, who
seem destined to get his scalp.
At Eagle Creek Church, Kentucky, on
Sunday, Constable Vestal, with two brothers
named Warman acting as deputies, at
tempted to arrest Jack Hamlin, who was
charged with the betrayal of a sister of the
Warman brothers. Hamlin, assisted by his
brother Tom, resisted arrest and fired upon
the officers Both Of the Warman brothers
were killed, and Vestal received two very
dangerous wounds Both of the Hamlins
made their escape, but are being pursued by
the police.
The senate has confirmed the following
nominations: ]. H. Haynes, consul to Bag
dad; j. E. Bacon, minister to Paraguay and
Uruguay; Rufus Magee envoy extraordinary
and plenipotentiary at Sweden and Norway;
R. B. Roosevelt, minister to Netherlands;
Lambert Tree, envoy extraordinary and
mini-ter plenipotentiary at Belgium; G. L.
Scott, minister to Venezuela.
1t is stated on good authority that the
presidents letter of acceptance will not be
given to the public this week, and possibly
not during the following week.
In the case against the editors of the New
York Press for the publication of an alleged
libel on Mayor Hewitt, the defen-
dants claim that they have committed no
crime, and that the article as printed was not
libellous.
An accident occurred on the Little Miami
railroad at Cedarville, O., a few days ago,
the north-bound passenger train colliding
with a freight train The engineer Of the
passenger train was fatally injured and q
lady passenger killed.
The general feeling in Jacksonville, Fla is
growing more cheerful every hour, and it is
generally believed that the energetic meas
ures taken toward disinfection have been
successful, and that the yellow fever is now
under control.
Adolph Holman, grocery wagon driver,
while picnicking at Long Branch, shot and
wounded his motEer-in-law killed bis wife,
and then committed suicid,. Jealousy led
to the quarrel which ended in this tragical
manner.
Reports from IS representative points in
northeastern Nebraska show that wheat,
oats and all small grain are total failure
Almost continuous rain and the heavy wind
and hail storms of the last week DESTROYED
the little prospect which there was of saving
the crops.
One of the most daring and successful rob-
berries that has occurred in Chicago for a
number of years was perpetrated at the res
idence of George w. Wigs, on Michigan
avenue. Over $4,000 worth of diamonds, a
quantity of silver plate and numerous arti-
cles of fine jewelry were taken.
Great excitement has prevailed in and
around Abbeville, in Vermillion parish, La,
during the last three days, over the attempt
of the regulators to break up miscegenation
between whites and blacks.
One OF the passengers on the steamer
Wieland was Arno Weifs, merchant of
Goessnitz, who on his arrival in New York.
was arrested for forgeries amounting to
1000 marks.
Secretary Fairchild has directed that all
the bonds purchased by the government since
the LIST Of July shall be applied to the pur-
poses of the sinking fund. The estimated re-
cal year are s47,s50,OOo, and the secretary
proposes to meet them, If possible, by the
purchase of bonds made under the terms of
the circular of April H.
The Norwegian steamer Liberia, from New
York. bound to Stettn, was wrecked on
White island, off TIE east coast of Halifax,
She must have 10 her reckoning in the fog
and dashed on White island, which is long
narrow stretch of rocks. The crew took to
the boats, and have reached Marie Joseph.
The steamer is a total wreck, and her cargo
is floating out.
Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird, inspector.
general, has reached the age of "a years, and
will pass from the active to tho retired list.
Z ut in,
to his successor.
A despatch from Greenvil'e, Miss, saws
The rainfall on wednesday in the Yazoo
valley was the heavie,t ever known. At
Iceland it measured IL Is inches ard was
followed on Thursday by rainfall of nine
inches The water in some fields was from
four to five feet deep.
The total amount of bonds purchased under
the circular of April II, is S33, 297, 900. Of
which s22, 100000 are per cents and $40,
5S5, 800 ~ per cents. The cost of these
bonds was SAC, 2S3, 2S3.
A despatch from jackson, Miss says: A
bill in chancery has b-en filed there to have
the lands lying in levee district No. 1 sold,
to pay about 5000, 900 of No. | bonds and
coupons. 1t is claimed that all sales hereto
fore made are illegal, null ard void. This
suit involves titles to over LOCO, 900 acres of
huo liCheSp dLu luOSt ueSlFdDle lanQS IN ule
whole south.
1t is just one month since the tiny little
craft, the Dark Secret, and her intreyid
commander, Capt. William A. Andrews,
cast bis moorings off Gun Rock cove, Cohas.
set and started for Queenstown For more
than two weeks now nothing has been seen
or heard of the little boat or her dauntless
commander, and, though there is still room
for hope, the chances are greatly in favor OF
the theory that the little vessel foundered in
the recent heavy gales, and that her solitary
occupant has joined the silent majority.
Rev. George Thomas Bowling, one Of the
most noted ministers of Cleveland, Ohio, and
pastor of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church
resigned his pastorate, owing to radical
change in his belief in regard to the Baptist
creed. 1t is said that the principal point al
issue was in regard to close communion, il
which Mr.. Bowling no longer believes.
While a farmer named Lester Church anc
the son Of another farmer named Loveles
were fighting at Trenton, Ont, tie father o.
Loveless handed a revolver to another sor
and ordered him to shoot Church. The 80
obeyed and killed Church with the first shot
The father and the two sons have fed.
Ex Representative Frank Hurd says tina
the alleged interview with him which ha
being going the rounds of the newspapers
and which was SO severely criticised In tn