The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-08-02
NEWS IN GENERAL.
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och ouaub, i. -. ipaluWins ~ MUMMY
made one of the most daring and successful
balloon ascensions and parachute descenh
ever attempted. He left his balloon when
5000 feet high, and landed in field two
miles from the spot In eight minutes after,
being badly shaken up by tho violent
oscillation.
Surg. Gen. Hamilton received dispatch
stating that the brig Teneriffe arrived at
the Delaware breakwater from Havana on
Monday, with yellow fever cases on board,
which were admitted to the hospital. One
Of the crew died ON the voyage, and one case
Of yellow fever was left at Havana. He has
also been informed of seven now cases at
Plant City, Fla.
The department of state has been informed
by the minister of the United States at
Stockholm that disastrous fires have oc-
surrej In the lumber regions of northern
swSedn dssySng the ysg. Of Ss les,
estimated at 50, 900, 900, and, as the majority
OF tie inhabitants are very poor, great sur
fering prevails A relief fund has been or
ganized at Stockholm.
A special from Ellensburg, Wash. Ter,
says the coal mining town OF R0slyn, 70
miles from that place, was burned Monday,
rendering the entire population OF iooo
homeless. The wind was blowing hard at
the time, and, the town being without fire
apparatus, nothing was saved. About $50
houses were burned. Nothing is left but the
coal company's office and the depot Loss,
$500, 900; no Insurance..
The house on Monday passed the sem
ate bill prohibiting the transmission
through the mails in transparent envelopes
OF matter which would be prohibited il
printed or written on the outside Of the en-
velope
Samuel Baldwin, brother of the famous
aeronaut, I. s. Baldwin, few days ago
made one Of the most daring and successful
balloon ascensions and parachute descents
ever made. He left his balloon when 5000
feet high and landed in a field two miles
from the spot in eight minutes after, badly
shaken up from the violent oscillation.
The preliminary report of the commissioner
of internal revenue shows the collections from
the New England States for the fiscal year
ending June 30 to be as follows: Connecticut
setts. $25s0, 07l.7S; New Hampshire, Maine
and Vermont, s466, 944 Sc.
While returning home from church at Mt.
Vernon, KY, in company with some women.
John Proctor and John Parker quarrelled
and fought. Proctor stabbed Parker three
times, inflicting fatal wounds.
The residents of Staten Island, in the vi
cinity of the new Arthur Kill bridge, are in
dignant over the actions of the laborers en-
ployed by the Baltimore and Ohio company
In the construction of the approaches to the
bridge. They allege that the workmen throw
the mud which they take from the road bed
into stream known as Bridge creek, caus
Ing it to Fill up.
Edward Kennedy and John Mangan,
sailors, got into an alteration on the
schooner Rhoia Emily at Chicago, and
olows were exchanged. Mangan then seized
= cutlass, which he drove into Kennedy's
body six times, cutting through the ribs
and literally disemboweling him. Kennedy
was removed to the hospital in dying con-
dition.
the committee on public lands has reported
favorably to the house the senate bill provid-
Ing that the alien land act shall not affect
the title to mineral or mining claims in the
territories which may be acquired OF held
under the mineral laws of the United States.
Two young men named W. W. Thompson
and G. H. Opdiks walked from New York to
Montreal, 42O miles, in 1915 days. They
rested at Saratoga three days, making 1511
dents in Wesleyan college at Bridgeport, Ct /,
and sons of clergymen. They intend walk
ing through the White mountains to Port
land, Me-, and thence take train for home.
They experienced great hunger during their
journey where habitations were scarce.
The banking schooner Arrow, 10 tons,
owned by j. Mum & Co., of Harbor Grace,
n: F., was in collision with the bark I. W..
Oliver few days ago. in latitude A. north,
the waters edge and disappeared 10 minutes
after being struck. The crew, consisting Of
i3 men, were rescued by the bark and landed
at st. Johns, N. F. The Arrow had been
fishing all summer, and had on board all her
catch, consisting Of 500 quintals. The vessel
and outfit were insured in an American
agency at Halifax for $1,000.
"A special from Springfield. Mo-, says
travelling Auditor Townsend of the Gull
road arrived in that city, from the south,
and verifies the report of one of the negro
county officials at Marion, Ark, having
been lynched by mob of white men.
The postmaster general he's appointed
George W. Daboll postmaster at Centre Gro
ton, Ct; Willis H. Epson at Kensington,
Ct, George W .Buss at East Acworth, N H. +,
and Orlando G.. Neal at South Windham,
N. H.
Supt Bell of the foreign mail office has
received information that certain publishers
In Canada are forwarding mail to this coun-
try, in contravention of the recent postal
treaty, Canadian reprints of sheet music
copyrighted in the United States. He has,
therefore, directed frontier postmasters to
examine all Canadian mails arriving at
their Offices, and, if such sheet music is found,
10 treat it as unavailable matter. The Cana
dian postmaster general has been notified Of
this action. rIg
The house committee on commerce has di-
rected favorable report upon the senate
bill to amend the interstate commerce law
The report, to be made soon to the house,
says the bill as reported does not materially
differ from the senate bill The changes
made are merely verbal. The bill is amen
datory of the interstate commerce act, and
the object is to more clearly express the pur-
poses Of the act and give force and effect to
tho provisions thereof.
Lieut.. Henry w. Shaffer, United States
navy, is missing. He obtained four days
leave of absence to visit his family at Rock
vile, Nd, previous to the departure of his
vessel the Swatara, which is on the point Of
sailing, but kilograms from Rockville say
that he has not been there. He is 81 years
old, leet, inches tall, and of sandy COM
plexion.
Not since the memorable days Of the
Black Hills discoveries has there been gold
fever SO great as that which is at present
raging in Marquette, Mich, and the sur.
rounding country.
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