The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-07-26
NEWS IN GENERAL

Cial timber agent on duty at Eureka, New,
to the effect that he had mailed reports OF
depredations on the public timber BY two
corporations amounting to 10000 600. Ell
forts to prevent appropriations to carry on
these Investigations, he says should be
Checkmated.
Sam Jones lectured before the largest au-
dience ever assembled at Chautauqua, N. Y,
so early in the season. His subject was,
Get There" In speaking Of prohibition, he
said he was neither a republican nor a dem
ocrat nor a "third party" man, but he
looked forward to the organization Of a re-
form party which would stand on the Bible
the Sabbath and the home
Charles Lorenz, well-to-do gas filter In
New York, who has been suffering from cancel
Of the tongue, put revolver against hi
tongue a few days ago and sent
bullet through his head, killing him
self instantly. Lorenz had consider
able money in the bank. Mrs. Loren7
had intended to 60 to Europe with her hus'
band in August.
A McKeesport, Pa, special says: AZ con,
ference Of the amalgamated committee ana
Manager Flager of the National rolling mill,
an amicable adjustment of the wage differ.
ences was reached and the entire plant will
resume at once. This means work for 2OO(
men.
By the explosion Of ladle Of motion iron
at Emau's pipe foundry, at Allentown, Pa.
William Stauffer and Jeremiah Reiss were
fatally burned, and Jacob Wolf, George
Schmoyer, Daniel Acker and Nathan Barton
were fatally injured.
A natural gas explosion occurred at Wash
ington, Pa, Saturday morning, which shool
the town and shattered glass in many build
Their names were Oliver White, Ernest
Boyd, John Marshall, James Linely ant
John Neff.
The U. s. s. Galena. Commander Colby
M. Chester, arrived at New York from New
Haven. She comes for the purpose Of filling
up with COAL men and stores, and 10 receiv,
Admiral Luce aboard. She sailed, flying thu
admirars flag, for Long Island sound, Boston
and other eastern ports. Lieut.. Alex Sharp
accompanies him. the Galena being only tenn
porary flagship while the Pensacola's repair
are being completed.
Yacht Verve of Toronto with crew Of
five, had thrilling experience on Lake On.
tario few nights ago, and was picked up by
tug totally disabled and the crew com
pletely exhausted. On her way to Kingston
to attend regatta, she was struck by gale
near Long Point, and her mast and rigging
were swept overheard. She drifted all nigh,
at the mercy of the gale.
The members of the Amalgamated associa.
ton threaten to boycott the Pittsburg Ball
club because Brown, who was supposed to be
one of the principal stockholders of the club
and his three sons, were working as non.
union men at Singer, Nimick e. Co. g mill
President Nimick says that MIR. Brown sold
his stock over year ago and at present is Ii
no way connected with the club.
The switchmen's strike on the Burlington
railroad is virtually over. Nearly all tn
Hannibal strikers are seeking new positions
and the Council Bluffs men are waiting t.
be taken back, The business Of the road i
progressing as usual.
While train on the Cincinnati, Wabasl
& Michigan railroad was crossing the bridg,
over the Eel river, near North Manchester
a few days ago, the structure collapsed, an.
the locomotive and five cars fell 20 feet I,
the shallow water below. Engineer Rada
baugh, Fireman Garretsen and Brakeman
Stone were on the engine, and Radabaugl
was seriously hurt and may die. The other
escaped with trif1ing wounds The wrecl
took fire, and the bridge and the broken car
were burned.
A statement prepared at the pension offic,
shows that during the fiscal year ending
June 30th there were issued 1l3,0S7 pension
certificates, of which 60, l6l were origina
and 52,926 increase pensions. The number
of original pensions granted exceeds that o
any former year by nearly 5000.
John Logan, Jess Morris, Tom Davis, Jol
lie jackson, Mary Pettis and Carrie Davi
were drowned at Fort Smith, Ark, by tn
upsetting of the boat in which they wer
crossing the Arkansas river. They were re
turning home from dance.
Joe Dalton, professional burglar an,
general crook in Chicago, struck Edwar'
Kussmaull, an inoffensive citizen, who wa
engaged in ball game, over the head wit
base ball club, crushing his skull.
Private advices from New Bedford are
the effect that General Sheridan has not i'm
proved at all at Nonquitt; that on the con
trary he is only prevented from gettin
worse by constant attention on the part Q
his physicians. Meanwhile it is stated he re
mains excee lingly weak, and when chang
cannot recover" is the way in which thi
information is summed up.
Sunday morning 20 men went on an 81
cursion in the schooner Lancelot down th
bay from Baltimore. or North point abou
10 of the party got into the yawl boat to e
ashore and bathe The boat capsized an
Frank Veasax, aged q; William Finn, age
30, and Joseph Luts aged q, were drownet
John Grimm, a shoemaker, and Osca
Lindstrum and Charles Heiss, machinists ell
ployed in the Singer works, started frol
LlZaDeInpoTt, ~ d., III TOWDOaI 70
fishing in Staten Island sound few day
ago. Next morning the boat was foun
smashed as if it had been struck by steam
er The hats and baskets of the men were a
% picked up.
The annual tri state grangers' exhibitio
at Carlisle, Pa, will he opened August Is
President Cleveland. Col Thomas, seer
tary, returned from Washington, where
and delegation Of state grange officials ha
gone to extend a cordial invitation TO Pre-
ident Cleveland and his wife to visit Il
great exhibition of farmers from all over I'll
country, and to open the exhibition.