The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-04-05
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

Congressman Spooner will soon return to
Rhode Island and take part In the cam
paign.
New England members Of congress have
congratulated General Cogswell upon his
success in securing for that section such a
large per cent. Of the river and harbor APP
propriations
President Green of the Western Union
Telegraph company addressed the senate
committee relative to the Spooner interstate
telegraph bill, submitting detailed state
ment OF the workings of his company.
The grand jury of New York made pre-
sentiment to the court, few days ago, stat
ing that ample evidence was before them
proving open and extensive bribery, corrup-
tion, maladministration and violation OF law
at tho last November elections in that city,
especially in the eighth assembly district, in
many cases the polls being practically con-
trolled by professional criminals The evil
dence was procured by the City Reform club
Tho steamship Bothnia of tho Cunard line
has been restored to the Boston service, and
will make regular trips from that port here
after The Bothnia has been thoroughly
overhauled and refitted during tho winter,
and is expected to make the trip to Queens
town within eight days
A reception in honor of Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, was given by Mrs, j: nj. Lander at
her residence on Capitol hill, Washington. A
large number of ladies were invited, and a
distinguished company gathered in Mrs.
Lander's parlors to meet Mrs Howe.
The conference of the flint glass manu-
facturers and workmen, which has been in
session daily for several weeks at Pittsburg,
trying to settle the strike, finally adjourned
without reaching an agreement. The
stumbling block was rule of the workers
scale, which limited the number Of appren-
tees
Capt. s. L. Breese of the navy has been
placed on the retired list, at his own request
having served 40 years. He was recently re-
lievei from duty in the south Atlantic sta
ton because of a difficulty in which he be-
came involved with RearAdmiral Braine,
commander of the squadron. A coart m r.
tial was talked of, but Capt Breese thought
it best to save the department any further
trouble by going on the retired list.
A special from Quincy, ILL.,, says: The
switchmen in the Quincy yards received or
ders to strike, and accordingly all but five oil
them left their posts few days ago. The
strikers gave no notice to any one, and abso-
lutely refused to talk to any one on the sub
ject. The strikers, as soon as they left the
yard, went to the striking engineers head.
quarters, where long meeting was held to
discuss the matter.
The Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy car
shops at Aurora, ILL.,, were destroyed by
fire. The contents, including six coaches
and the new company pay car, were all COIL
sumed. The loss is placed at Sl15, 0O0
Maj Gen. Alfred II. Terry has written q
personal letter to the secretary of war, say
ing he is in bad health, and requesting to be
ordered before an army retiring officer.
The works of the Leechburg Machine and
,l,,xv. h%
fire from escaping natural gas, and were to-
tally destroyed. The flames spread so rapid
ly that the employees barely escaped with
their lives, and several were slightly injured
Tho loss will probably reach $4,000, on
which there is 900 Insurance..
The memorial of the Icelandic Educational
society of Winnipeg, Man., which Senator
Hoar sought to present in the senate but
which, being from citizens of another coun-
try. could not be received except through the
executive, will be returned to Miss Marie A
Brown, with the suggestion that it Resent to
the secretary of state 1t asks that the Amer
lean people publicly recognize Left Ericsson
as the first discoverer and colonist of Amer
lea.
Marietta, Ohio, will celebrate her centen-
NAL April s. 6 and 7, among the speakers be
ing Gov. Foraker, Senator Hoar, William
Henry Smith, ex-President Hayes ]. Ran
dolph Tucker, Senator Sherman, George B
Loring, Rev. Edward Everett Hale ant
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Storrs.
Benjamin E. Hopkins late assistant cash
Ter of the Fidelity National bank, was sen
fenced to the penitentiary for seven year!
and two months, He appeared broken down
from Illness
Secretary Fairchild has submitted to thu
speaker of the house revised estimates for thu
of
1889, aggregating S9S2, 1862, and including
$l41, 500 for necessary repairs to vessels.
The bark British Princess has beer
wrecked off Caminbro, Portugal. Twenty
three persons were lost. II is reported thai
| Spanish customs officers prevented the saw
| ing of number of lives by firing upon ;
| Portuguese lifeboat which had gone to thu
| rescue.
A dispatch from Massowah says: kim
| John of Abyssinia has sent vague letter II
| the effect that he cannot conclude a treaty Of
peace upon the conditions offered by Italy
1t is probable that further negotiations will
be entered into.