The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-02-09
NEWS IN GENERAL.
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Col. T. J. Williams of Palestine, Tex, was
shot and killed by Geo. ID. Hunter. son OF a
widow whom Williams had insulted
A freight train on the Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern road going east, went through
n bridge at Pine, Ind, and ten cars were
wrecked. A brakerien was killed and two
persons wore slightly burned
The blast furnaces of tho Troy Steel and
Iron company, Troy, N. ", were banked
few days ago the employees having refused
to accept 10 per cent. reduction of wages.
Lynchers in Rowan county, KY, had al
most hanged Bob Yenders for outrage, when
they found out that John Hooper was guilty,
and Yenders was then cut down.
BY a collision at North Adams, Mass, on
The Fitchburg road, two cabooses, an engine
and new locomotive being hauled as freight
10 New Orleans were wrecked.
George H. Goldsmith of Ware, Mass, has
been sentenced to seven years in the state
prison for an indecent assault upon l3-year-
Did girl, motion for a new trial having
been refused.
The Merced canal that has been built to
convey water from the foo hills of the Sierra
mountains at San Joaquin was formally
opened few days ago, The reservoir in
which the water is stored contains 640 acres
The canal is q miles long, and has been five
years in building 1t will hrgate over a
quarter million of acres.
The steamer Bohemia, from Hamburg, re-
ports having passed the burning fishing
| schooner Restless in lat Al 3 minutes, lon.
"a 81 minutes, which was abandoned on the
}0th ult. The crew of 12 were rescued by
the schooner Harry Lewis, and landed at
Yarmouth, n s. The Restless, which was
owned by Thomas Hodge of Gloucester, was
abandoned and set fire to, because, in
gale, she carried away stanchions, bull
warks and wheel and sprung aleak. She
was insured for $4,000,
The women living in the southwestern part
u st. Joseph, Mo-, are circulating petition
20 have Hooneck and Buelling, the wife
nurderers, lynched Mr. Augustine, the
nan in whose house Hooneck committed the
murder, says the women have grown weary
IT the delay and are trying to work up a
ceiling among the stearner sex that will in
luce them to take the law into their own
lands. The petition already has several
hundred signatures.
A special from Vassar, Mich, says that
Winthrop Goliath, a brother of the late
yice-President Henry Wilson, was buried
here last week.
At Winfield, L. l., the Catholic church,
he priests house adjoining, and the parish
cnOOl AT une rear OF lne mouse, were burned
few days ago. Loss, $50, 900; partially in
| Mred.
Thomas A. Bildle, well-known New
York broker and the second Oldest member
If the stock exchange, is dead.
Daniel Crowell, prominent and respected
.itizen of Hyannis died from heart disease,
ig'd % years. Mr. Crowell has been con-
lectei with the shoe business all his life
Mrs. Hendricks, the Philadelphia brokeress
Who is said to have swndled customers there
,ut of 100000, has been arrested and held
lnder bonds to appear for examination ut
Philadelphia.
| A bloody fight occurred between s'u.
| 1t the Peoples College at Pikeville, Tann
which William Senter was dan rl..
tabbed by Peter Angel Tho trou
.aused by several of the students
| Angel.