The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-04-12
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

Patrick Hand, As, at times insane, an In,
mate Of the Togus Soldiers home, Augusta,
Me-. jumped from the old toll bridge across
the Kennebec, and was drowned,
The Hudson river is rising rapidly opposite
Albany, and it is feared that much damage
will be done,
Fears ARE entertained for the safety OF
Capt george r. Handy OF Pocasset, master
OF orSy Jennie Hulburt of Boston, who sailed
FROM Philadelphia March 10.
Owing to the bad cond ton of the streets Of
uontresi, the street railway company has
withdrawn the cars from nearly all the
ronres, anu 100 mon and 500 horses are idle.
The Old Dominion Steamship company
has discontinued its suit against the officers
Of d, A, 40, X, l., of New York for conspir-
acy to injure the company by the long shore-
mems strike Of 1885.
At Cincinnati two indictments are re-
ported found against Ambrose White who
was recently arrested on a charge OF em-
bezzement preferred by Rhode Island
business firm. One ind ctment is for en-
bezzlement and the other for obtaining goods
under false pretences from Cleveland firm.
The senate passed tho house bill giving a
pension of SIS month to the famous DR..
Mary Walker, in consideration of her excel
lent services as hos,ital nurse during the
war Tho president will probably sign the
bill.
The president has approved the act grant
ing pension 10 Mary S. Logan, widow OF
Gen. John A. Logan, and the act to increase
the pension OF Mrs Apolline A. Blair.
Mrs. Mary Sharp of Wanamic, Pa, WIS
manufacturing whiskey few days ago,
when the pot containing the liquid toppled
over into re fire and she was burned to
death. Three Of her chill Iren who tried to
save her were also burned and will die. 10
husband and father, John Sharp, who was
at work at the time, is reported to have be-
come insane.
Lill an Olcott. the actress, best known in
tho character Of "Theodora," died at the
Westminster hotel. New York. of inflamma-
know of her illness until they learned Of her
death, Her father is DR.. Cornelius Olcot a
wealthy and much respected physician. The
body was removed to his residence.
Two farmers in a wagon crossing the
tracks 1T Middletown, N. Y were run over
by an Erie train and killed. They were SC
badly mutilated that their remains had to he
SHOW, lied into casket
James Cullevan, the agent of the Chicago,
st. Louis & Pittsburg railway at Globe. H.,
was arr. sted at Toronto 1t is said that his
defalcatious amount to $4,000.
Teemer, Mckay and Hamm rowed scul-
ing race on the st. Johns river a few days
ago during thunder and rain 8 orm for a
purse If $500, div ded. The course was over
three miles Teemer had walkover. His
time was 23m. 1011s.
A Times special from Woodward, I. t.,
says that % men from the vic nifty of Ash
land, Kan, overlook Billy Gill, a notorious
desperate, 10 miles from there, and riddled
him with bullets. Gill had six horses which
he had stolen from is pursuers. He had
served term in the Kansas penitentlary.
1t is rumored that the Mexican govern
ment will complete the isthmian railway,
through an English syndicate.
The Chicago & Grand Trunk. the Michi-
gan Central and the Niagara Falls short
line have agreed to restore the old passenger
rates between Chicago and the east.