The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-31
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.


The government estimate for the con-
struction of a canal at Sault Ste. Marie of
the depth of Is feet is 81, S0000O The work
will not be commenced until next year.
Mr., Cowdrey, the United Labor candi-
date for president, is only SO years old. He
is rather young for so responsible position,
but he will probably mature somewhat be-
fore he gets there.
The schooner Gladstone, from Halifax for
Jamaica, isreported wrecked at Caicos Pas
sage, The we sci is insured in a Halifax Of
fee for so, GOO and the cargo in the Boston
Mar inc for $4,000.
groes David Moore and Willard Hall, were
hanged yesterday in the Jail yard at Bolivar,
Miss, the county seat OF Bolivar county
About 1000 people witnessed the execution.
The. rost.oflice at Marshall, Tex, was
robbed Of $500 in cash and $1,000 in stamps.
; The cornerstone of the new building for
the Methodist hook concern at Fifth avenue
and Twentieth street, New York, was laid
few days ago with religious ceremonies.
A monument erected to tho memory of the
citizens o. Hampstead, Il. L., who were killed
In the late war, was unveiled on Wedncs-
day in the presence of 14,0O0 people. Gen.
Horatio G. King delivered the GRAFTON.
Fire broke out in the offices OF the Metro
Tolitan Telephone Company at 692 Sixth av-
enue, New York. The immtnse switch
board, which was erected recently at u cost
oi $4,000, was totally destroyed.
A special from Webster, jackson county,
N. c., says that Allen b. Oils, a well known
and highly respected farmer shot and killed
Willism H. Bumgarner and fatally wound
ed his Fat err Logan Bumgarner, and then
made h 5 escape. TIE difficulty grew out of
a misunderstanding about small tract of
land, and is tue termination of an old feud,
The building in course Cf demolition on
the northwest corner of Broadway and John
street, n. Y, fell and six men were buried
hem ath the ruins. Daniel Mahoney was so
badly hurt that he died on the way to the
hospital Five others were seriously in
jurel, but will recover.
The legislature in joint session at Baton
Rouge, La, declared Gen. r. L. Gibson the
choice of the General Assembly to succeed
himself as United States senator.
Canada refuses to entertain the claim for
compensation made by the owner of the
American ship Brid.ewater, which was
seized at Shelbourne, N. S.
Many of the Winnebago Indians around
Black River Falls, Wis, are in very desti-
tute condition. They will not get their an
nuity until August.
The wages of the 1000 hands in the Read
ing PA Iron companys tube mills will be
reduced 10 per cent June l, on account of
trade depression and low prices.
President FITZGERALD of the Irish National
league has called a meeting of the council of
the state executive of the league to be held
at Cleveland, O., June IL. The meeting will
probably call a national convention to take
action on the papal rescript.
1t is learned from member Of the board
of visitors of the government hospital for
tho iuSann tbot tbarn is n tho Slio btaSt iOun-
dation for the representations recently made
by 'rumorn concerning DR.. Godding, and
that he mas the confidence of the board and
of the secretary of the interior, under whom
he holds the Office of superintendent.
The falling OF the ceiling in one of the
rooms Of the public school building at Bloom
field, Essex county, N. j., caused a panic
Murphy and Annie Andrews, each nine
years old, were seriously, if not fatally,
hurt
The corner stone of the confederate monu-
ment at jackson, Miss, was laid on Friday,
many pee pie being present. The ceremonies
included a parade of military and civic
bodies and an address by Congressman
Charles f. Hooker Miss Winnie Davis was
publicly presented with a silver crown for
her father, who was kept away by ill-health.
Hon Charles H. Gibson was renominated
ryland district.
Cardinal Gibbons has been notified of the
appointment of DR.. John s. Foley of st.
Martins church, Baltimore, to be bishop of
Detroit.
The United States cruiser Atlanta left Ha
vana on May 16. 1t was said that in tn
trade winds she was able to make seven knot
an hour under sail alone.
The rainy season has set in at Havana. !
Is not yet known whether the rain has beel
general in the island, and whether the entire
tobacco crop has been much benefited. TIL
receipts from customs on the island durinj
February We're $S24 357, as against 81, 14j,
7G6 the same month last year.
Thu Contoocook Valley Paper company a
West Henniker, N. H., in a lot of old pape
recently found q check for 500, 900 on tn
Suffolk National bank, Boston, Mass, gvel
March 6, 1865, to Joseph Calender, teller, b,
N. j. Lund cashier The number of tn
check is 307, and it has a revenue stamp at
tachtd.
William II. Roe was hanged at Anderson
Texas. The scaffold was erected one mil
south of the town and 10000 people wer
present.
A large quantity of harness, saddlery an,
hardware, Struggled from the United States
has been seized at st. Arm,nd, Que. A mum
Der of wagons snuggled acl oss the line wer
also seized at Prescott, Ont.
Several drunken Italians got into figh
in Christopher Sargents boarding house a
West Pittston, Pa, and broke kerosen
lamp which set the place on fire Oae Q
Sargent's children was burned to DEATH an
two othe were probably fatally burned
Antonio Marehgia, a boarder, had to jun
from second story window, and was fatal
injured.
A meeting of the executive officers of th
Irish National league Of various states ha
been called by President Fitzgerald, to b
held in Cleveland Ohio, June IL. The papa
rescript is tire indirect cause of the meeting
it having stirred up much bad feeling anon
the members of the league. Many of them
prominent among whom was Patrick Egar
regar,i Rome interference as entirely un
called for and unwarranted