The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-08
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOM EsTIc.

A party of rs locked out Reading engineers
and iiremen left Pottsville, Pa, to enter tho
service of tho Chicago Burlington & Quincy
railroad. Recruiting is still going on, de-
spite Master Workman Powderly's pub
lished appeal to the knights of Labor not to
embarrass the brotherhood strike, and it is
expected that another large party will be
ready to start west soon,
The house of representatives of New Jersey
passed the high license local option bill over
the governors veto, after a debate of three
hours.
Five shares of New York Sun stock were
sold at auction recently for $3.50 n share.
The shares were held by George A. Keyes &
Co., dry goods merchants, and were sold by
the assignees of the firm.
There has been loud demand for mail
able money over since the old shin-plasters
were called in. The committee on bank
ing and currency has agreed to the bill
providing for the issue Of not more than
$50, 900, coo in denominations Of 8, TO- Is, 25
and 90 cents to meet this need.
The complaint against Gould and Sage
has been dismissed. The grand jury an
nounced that they were unable to find any
indictment against them.
Capt Arthur r. Yates, recently detached
from the United States receiving ship New
Hampshire has received orders to command
tHt pulbei DbtltS lIlHulc INV Nv
New York, destined for Aspinwall.
Col. James Andrews, who is identified
with the Tehuantepec Ship Railroad com
pany says the committee appointed by it will
meet in New York and arrange to buy out
the concession company by a new company.
They calculate to do the work with $50, 000,-
600
Four canal boats loaded with hay were de-
stroyed by fire at Brooklyn, N. Y. The loss
is about SIS 900.
Judge Patterson of New York has decided
| that DR.. McGlynn has the best right to the
title "Anti-Poverty society"
Two persons have been killed by cyclone
in Newton, Kan, and property damaged to
! the extent of about $4,000
BY an accident at Hondo bridge, west Of
San Antonio, Tex, Capt Etheridge and Rob
ert Hardesty were killed, and George David
son and Lem Hall were fatally injured.
Canadian lumbermen are pleased at the
provision in the tariff bill for admitting lum-
Der free of duty.
Chief Arthur says the engineers cannot
recede if they did, we would resign and adj
wise the brotherhood to disband the strikers
are very hopeful.
The principal event in striking circles at
Chicago was the arrival of so Canadian en-
| gineers, to take situations on the Burl-
|
among the brotherhood leaders over this ac-
cession to the company's strength. They
stoutly maintained that the Canadians would
be promptly disposed of under the federal
statutes prohibiting the importation of foreign
contract labor.
Engine men on the Burlington & North
ern road give notice that they will strike,
unless the interchange of traffic with the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy ceases.
Congressman Springer, in behalf of the
house committee on territories, proposes the
and New Mexico as states.
Speaker Carlisles friends say that he
would not permit his name to be used in con
nection with the vice. presidency.
A young Russian immigrant has been re
fused permission to land in Boston or New
York, meets with severe accident, but i!
denied an abode in the hospital.
Four men have been indicted in Indiana
for a murder in 1864.
Glendower coliery, near Minersville, Pa,
loses 5000 by fire; 800 men are thrown Out
of work.
Owens bill, taking away the right of any
city council to allow beer sold on Sunday
has passed the Ohio house.
Gresham P. Jessup's Legitimate son de
cided the legal heir to his estate of S1O0,OOt
at San Francisco.
New York engineers have adopted resolu
tons recommending general strike of en-
ginemen all over the country unless the Bur
lington trouble is settled before March 80.
While waiting for train on the elevatet
railroad in New York City, one day recently
Father Edward McGlynn sought to protect
young woman from the insults of coward.
ruffian, and upon receiving some insolenc
from the bully, struck him several smar
blows in the face flooring him comnlctA'v.