The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

Tho chief of police of Chicago has resigned.
1t is rumored that the place has been offered
Col. II. A. Wheeler of Bangor.
The rostofice department considers it in
expedient to negotiate a post packet treaty
with Germany similar to those now in force
with Canada, Mexico and South American
states.
Cashier o'Brien and Boos-keeper Morse of
the broken Fir,t National Bank of Auburn,
n Y, have been traced to Halifax, n. s.,
where they took the steamship Oregon for
Liverpool.
Leaders OF the Knights Of Labor in Penn
sylvania, becoming desperate, have made
another effort to cripple the Reading COM
pany by ordering the engineers, firemen and
pumpmen to go out. 1t remains TO he seen
u the order will be obeyed.
A party of seven colored persons were
drowned while crossing thu Mississippi river
from La Keusite plantation to Dymond's
Fnirview place in n skill. The sweils Of a
passing steamer capsized the boat. boy
saved himself by clingins to the boat
In Grant parish, La, few days ago, an
old colored woman, Mary Driver, poured n
quantity Of rat poison, which she mistook for
cooking soda, into kettle OF boiling cab
bage, which was af,erward eaten by her
family, consisting of herself, her daughter
Grace, two grandchildren and a child named
Neison lney all uieu.
A few days ago as Miss Sophie Hunger
ford, Baltimore teacher, was passing
through Druid Hill park, sha was approached
by a youny man, who insuted her, She fired
two shots after him, and is uncertain
whether either took effect Several outrages
Of similar character have occurred in lonely
sections of the park recently.
Over s50,000,0O0 was represented at a
meeting of wooden manufacturers and COM
mission men of the United States, held at
New York. 1t was agreed to form an organ
ization to be known as "The Wooden Goods
association" twas denied that this meant
n"trust," and it was claimed that it meant
only mutua! protection in trade. About 200
representative msn were present Steps
we're taken to arrange uniform system Of
terms and discounts, and toprevent under
valuations of imports
DR.. r. s. Porter, wealthy former, and
bis wife, had a terrible encounter with bur-
glars near Lawrenceville Ill. Mr.. and Mrs,
Porter were fatally injured. He received
numerous deep cuts from knife. and she
was injured internally. The sheriff and a
posse are making vigorous search for the
gang.
At meeting of the coal sales agents of
New York, all the large companies and
wholesale dealers being represented, it was
resolved not to advance prices at present, as
the supply OF coal was abundant.
Charles Benson, alias Burton who victim
lied the inhabitants of the City Of Mexico
out of So, 900, by selling bogus tickets for
Mime. PATHS concerts, has been placed in Jail
in New York, preparatory to going to
Mexico under the extradition treaty.
1t is generally admitted in metal circles
that the French syndicate has now got COM
plete control of the copper market of the
world. The copper rings recent arrange
ment with the Tharsis copper mining COM
pany to sell its output at Eos per ton, it is
said, virtually settles the question.
1t is now reported that tho Hungarian
boarding house at Silver Brooll, Pa, which
was burned on the 18th, causing the
death of six drunken inmates, was set on
fire in order to conceal murder The story
is that two Hungarians had been killed in
drunken row just before the fire broke out.
An air receiver at the Hudson IN. W iron
works blew up with a terrific explosion,
fatally injuring Patrick Buckly, and doing
over $50, 900 damage. Tho receiver was about
IS feet high and IS feet in diameter, and was
made of boiler iron. 1t was completely
shattered, and the pieces flew in every direc-
ton, destroying stock houses, elevators and
machinery, and stopping the works so that
they cannot run again for some time.