The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-10
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

The communication OF the death sentence
passed on Col. Arvizu and Lieut. Gonzales
to 20 years Imprisonment is regarded In
military circles in Mexico as both just and
mercifuL 1t is believed that only powerful
influences prevented their being shot, as the
president was intensely angry at their vio-
lation OF American territory.
The president has vetoed the senate bill
granting pension to William Sackman, ST.,
ON the ground that the case is wholly with
out merit the beneficiary having become
disabled by being thrown from a horse
while intoxicated and while he was on do.
tached service.
The senate committee on foreign relations
recommends the ratification OF the Chinese
treaty.
The Illinois republican state convention
has nominated Mayor Joseph w. Fifer of
Bloomington for governor, and instructs the
delegation TO the national convention for
Gresham.
1t has been definitely settled that the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania crew will row the
Yale crew at New London this summer. The
race will take place about one week previous
to the Yale Harvard contest, which occurs
on July "a
The farewell ball given by Lord Lans-
downe at the government house, Ottawa, on
Wednesday night, proved brilliant affair,
over 400 guests were present
Mrs. Martha NJ. Ferrer, the well-known
superintendent Of the Workingwomen's Pro-
tective union, New York, died of pneumonia.
She was born in South Britain, ct. She was
the sister Of Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, the
authoress, and was married in 1858 to Don
Fermin Ferrer, ex-president of Nicaragua.
She was identified with the Working
womens Protective union since its estab-
lishment in 1858, and had been its yuperin-
tendent for 26 years.
The Allan line steamer Circassian, Capt.
Barrett, bound from Liverpool for Montreal,
with general cargo and 81 cabin and 800
steerage passengers, was lowed to Halifax,
N s., by the steamer State Of Nevada, her
propeller shaft being broken. The accident
occurred Friday, and on Sunday the State
of Nevada took the disabled vessel in tow.
The Nevada is hound from Larne to New
York, and has 40 cabin and 6l0 steerage pas
sengers.
JUICES Gresham and Blodgett of the
United States circuit court at Chicago de-
livercd an opinion sustaining the patent on
the Pullman yes ibule cars, and enjoining
the Wagner Pal ice Car company and the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
company from ing the same by granting
the Pullman company the temporary injunc-
ton asked for.
About 100000 feet of lumber in the
Chippewa Lumber company's yard at Chip
pewa lake, Mich. was burned a few days
ago Loss, $500, 900; insurance, 100000.
All the carpenters in Troy, N. Y, are on
a strike for eight hours. At a meeting the
boss builders decided to employ new hands,
whether union men OF not.
Provisional delegates to the national pro-
hibitlon convention at Harrisburg, Pa, were
chosen on Thursday, and the convention
proceeded to the selection of a candidate for
supreme judge, and James Black of Lancas-
ter was chosen. A resolution indorsing
Clinton B. Fisk for president was adopted.
q The Kentucky republican state convention
had hot fight over resolutions instructing
the delegates to Chicago to vote for Sher-
man, and defeated them by vote of 800 to
e93 The delegation goes uninstructed, but
Is for Blaine if he is named.
At meeting of the District Woman Stuff
rage association of Washington, d. c., the
following resolution was passed: Resolved,
That it is the duty of every woman in the
Methodist denomination to withdraw fr m
any church where the pastor upholds the
action of the general conference in New
York city, refusing to receive the noble
women sent there as lay delegates"
A storm of wind struck the little village
OF Lacon, Warren county, Iowa, demolish-
ing a two story store, killing farmer named
Leonard Wilson. Two boys who were in
the store just before it fell are missing. Two
other men were slightly injured. Several
buildings were unroofed.