The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-12-06
NEWS IN GENERAL.

An attempt by the police 10 quell dis
lurbance among a crowd OF dsorderly no
groes In the western part OF the city OF Sa-
vannah, Ga, resulted in riot, during
which negro was killed, two policemen
and white man, who went TO their aid,
seriously injured, and several negroes
wounded.
After simple services at the residence OF
Gen, Sherman in New York on the Goth ult.,
the body of Mrs. Sherman was taken to the
Pennsy lvania depot In Jersey City, whence
Gen. Sherman and five members OF his
family accompanied the remains to st.
Louis, James @. Blaine attended the funeral
services
f. Walsh, proprietor OF the People,
paper published at Wexford, Ireland, has
been sentenced to five weeks imprisonment
Tor making speeches intended to intimidate
the people.
Miss Fannie Keeling, formerly dining
room girl in the Stanley House in Chippewa
Falls, Wis.,. was apprsed last week that she
had fallen heiress to a large estate In South
America, through the death Of an uncle.
The Estate is estimated to be worth S3,O0O,-
900. The young lady is in New York looking
after the matter.
A conductor on the Canadian Pacific rail-
way nam, d James Van Alstine has fallen
heir to an estate in Scotland valued at over
81 ,000, 900 by tho death of near relative.
The Philadelphia g. Reading Coal and
Iron company announces that it will make
no change in the price of anthracite coal for
December.
The Window Glass Makers association Of
Pttsbu &, Pa, purposes to start national
bank of its own, and is now in search OF
suitable building. The leaders claim prom
iscs Of deposits from several merchants and
manufacturers
During the Thanksgiving celebration by
the Hudson guards at Manhattan Park, New
York, the explosion of a can of powder
caused severe injury to Edward Schenck,
Henry Holsapfei and Jerome Smith, and
fire which partially destroyed the shooting
pavilion. Louis Mundhauk was badly
wounded by tho accidental discharge OF
musket.
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Times says: "a personal friend Of Nine.
Boulanger assures me that that lady has
not applied for and refuses to consent to
divorce, and that she has retired to con-
vent with younger daughter"
The Spanish cabinet has approved bill
which grants suffrage to all ersons over %
years of nge who have had a residence of two
years in the same place, except officers, SOL
diers paupers and criminals
Senator Frye and Representative Outh-
waite will make an effort to get the Outh-
waite bill, settling the Union Pacific indebt-
edness, through congress at the coming ses-
sion. Just before congress adjourned Sena-
tor Frye had it made a special order for
Tuesday, December a. 1888, at 2 o'clock. He
proposes to have it taken up and passed
through the senate next month. Mr.. Outh-
waite win have more difficulty in getting at
it. Its opponents in the house who don't like
the bill, because the Union Pacific COM
pany does, have a better chance to beat it
there.
Francis Phillips, laborer of Boston, was
arrested in Montreal charged with playing
policeman. He drank with G. Pitman, and
''arrs sted" him and took him to Richard
sons hotel, where he locked him up in a
room and searched him. getting S25. Phil
lips then took a hack to saloon, where he
spent $40, then drove to another hotel, tell
ing the driver to tell Richardson that he had
left on a train. The oriver gave informa-
tion to the police, and Pitman was released.
Ths Ball Engine Co. of Erie, Penn, is
running its plants to its utmost capacity to
supply the rapidly increasing demand for its
excellent type of engine which is used ex-
tensively by electric companies for the manu-
facture of textile fabrics, flour milling, etc.
The works are fitted with the most approved
appliances and 80 men are employed in the
production Of these popular engines.
number of prominent labor leaders Of
Pittsburg, Pa, inclu ling John Jarrett,
Charles Litchman and Eccles Robinson, are
preparing to form new and gigantic labor
organization. 1t will deal with political
questions, but its promoters claim that il
will be n-partizan. Litchmann is now at
work upon the constitution and plan Of
organization.
Recent borings in the Baku oil district Of
10 hox or n
petroleum. 1t is feared that the supply Of
oil is becoming exhausted
A farmer named Warner, living at Maple
ton, Dak., is searching for his IL year ole
daughter, who has eloped with Charles Ran
kin, the hired man, b years old.
The British steamer EtheIbald, from ST.
AIMS lay, reports: Nov. IS lat 49, 25', lon
74' 40. passed the rig Golconda of Boston
abandoned sails and spars hanging over the
side, and rudder gone. The hull was app If
emily intact. Her matches were battenet
down, her boats were gone, and the genera
appearance gave the impression that thu
crew had recently left her.
The story that the president and Mrs
Cleveland have determined to go abroad
next summer is a complete fabrication. The
president has heard great deal from Post
master General Dickinson about the charm
of the Orange mountains in New Jersey, ant
has some idea of settling down there afte
the 4th of March.
Mr.. Thompson, the United States minister
at Port au Prince, Hayti, informs the stat,
| department, under date of Nov. 16, that tn,
schooner William Jones of Boston, which
! was captured on Oct 20, has been released
and an indemnity of $4,000 paid to Capt
| Collins.
| The treasury disbursements have been un
usually large during the month of Novem
Der, the pension payments alone amounting
| to S22 000, 600. In consequence of this it i
| estimated at the department that the publi
debt statement will show an apparent in
crease of 100000 in the debt sine
November /. instead of the usual month";,
| reduction.
Schooner Dallas, Hill, of ST. John, wa
wrecked on Heron's Island in the late storm
The vessel has gone to pieces She was load
wreckagn. The boat and crew are suppose
to be all lost.
Colonel S. II. Allen of Thomaston, Me.
has been appointed warden of the state pr
| son.
The schooner William G. Greene of Ne,
Bedford, out in the gale, and for which muc
anxiety was felt, arrived safely at Batimor
on Wednesday. TIE captain was out in tn
March blizzari, and thinks that storm wa
worse than this
Joe Hornung of the Boston base ball clut
who has been anxious to get his release fror
the club, has been notified by President Sc
den that be will not play in the Boston clu
and that he is at liberty to negotiate wit
any club that may require his services.
The collector at Boston has been author
lied to refund excessive duties exacted on
impoi tation of certain marble in roug
slabs by James w. Tufts per the steame
PETER De Coninck in Apr | last, which
through error, was entered as containin
1913 cubic feet, when. in fact, the merchar
disc consisted of 1913 square feet
Joseph D. Stevens, at one time a prom
nent young man of Wilkesbarre, Pa, VIII
was convicted of defrau ling his creditors
New York and Philadelphia to the extent Z
$12, 600. and fed pending sentence, has bee
captured at Portland, Me. He had been t
England.
The recently gained Young Men
Christian association Of Fall River, Mass
has through the generosity of Mrs. Mary E
Young, secured home which will compar
favorably with those of similar organize
tions in other New England cities. Mri
Young has given the use of three and on,
half story brick building, corner of Mort
Main and Elm streets. next north of her ow
residence, and will assist in fitting it up fc
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