The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.


Fire broko out in tho dry house OF the En-
pire mine, Grass Valley, CAL, and the flames
spread to an adjoining building in which 200
pounds OF powder We're stored An explosion
followed, demolishing the structure, instant
ly killing one man and badly injuring six
others.
Mrs Mary Sehilling, wife of Fred Schil-
ling. butcher at No, lal4 First avenue N,
y, died from a stab wound in tho abdomen,
Schnhng was arrested and jailed,
Rev, Eugene Peck, pastor of tho Eastern
presbyterian church OF Washington was
struck by locomotive while walking on
tho railroad track on tho outskirts OF tho
city and instantly killed.
A construction train on the Mexican
National railway jumped the track so
miles south of Saltillo, killing six laborers
on board and iniueing 90 more.
Senator FryN has been working hard with
out rest for 10 days, Consequently he has
been suffering from biliousness. Monday he
talntod in his committee room at the Capi-
col, He was at once removed to his apart
ment and his physician summoned. Under
his treatment the senator rapidly improved,
1t seems to I've pretty we'll understood now
that Gen. Banks will only continue in the
marshalsaip, which henow holds under the
appointment of Justice Gray, until the end of
viz hoNoi NNtt, iuc piNNtuSiN iatApNNtoA w
nominate Lowering to the senate for the va
cancy about the 18th of June.
The president has recognized Felix L. de
Castro as vice-conSul of the Argentine re-
public in New York
MIR. Morse has presented a petition from
the Boston Fish bureau, representing the
fishing interests of New England, which
gives employment to $4,000 men and 100
sailing vessels, asking that four life-saving
stations be established on Nantucket island.
The petition states that 1000 vessels pass
through Nantucket and Vineyard sound
yearly, and the nearness of Georges banks to
the island, and the frequent jams of ice in
Nantucket shoals, which delayed and blocked
in 20 vessels at one time this winter make
the establishment of the stations necessity.
A dispatch from Winchester, o., says that
last night an angry mob of farmers tarred
End feathered two mormon elders near
Brier Ridge schoolhouse where the elders
have been for some time trying to hold
PROSECUTING meetings, After the ceremony
the elders were chased to the Ohio river
which they crossed for safety.
A5 Calvary cemetery, New York, 1870
bodies were received for interment on tho
10th. The funerals had been delayed by the
storm.
A dispatch just received from Coleman, II
station on the Harlem road, says five loco
ulUJiNeS are Sudlieu Iuele, anu WHlle btyiliS
to relieve them from snow sand bank caved
in, killing one engineer and iuiuriug several
workmen.
The body of John Short of North Bergen
who left his home on the 18th, when the
storm was at its height, was found on the
Hackensack plank road. The body of
Thomas O'Neil, "a years old, driver, was
also picked up in a snow drift on Clinton
avenue, Jersey City. Two young women,
e I. H..
Hill, and Carrie Fuss of Columbia street,
and John Kuntz, q middle-aged farmer of
New Durham, N. j., are missing. IL is
feared that they persisted in the storm.
Jay Gould is in America, having arrived
at Fernandina, Fla, from his long yacht
cruise across the ocean AMI through the
Mediterranean.
George Wright the former captain of the
Boston Base Ball club, has been awarded
$1,000 by the Boston 81 Lowell Railroad com
paay, for injuries received on that road.
S. w. Crittenden, a resident of Denver,
Col, stopping at the water cure at Geneva,
N Y, hanged himself with the rope on the
tireescape. Nervous prostration, aggra-
waited by bad news from home, caused him
to commit the deed.
Judge Depue of Newark, N. j., entered
Judgment for $4,000 against the Jersey Cen
tral railroad for back taxes. 1t is under
stood the company will pay Immediately.
Ex-Sheriff Edward Ryan of Houghton
county, Mich, claims to have found a depos-
it of copper in that county which will rival
the great Calumet and Heca mine. He is il,
Detroit to organize a company with 500, 00I
capital to develop the vein. If he does not
succeed he will go to Boston and New York
and make an attempt to interest Eastern
capitalists.
Mr.. Bell, United States minister to Hol
land, who is now in London, has received
dispatch notifying him of the acceptance OF
his resignation, which will take effect May
l. Pressure Of private business causes hi
return home. The Dutch newspapers ex
press regret at the minister's departure and
compliment Mr.. Bell and his wife, who is
James Gordon Benefits sister, on their hosp
tally and diplomatic courtesy.
A freshet is imminent ali over New Jersey
1t is greatly feared that the sudden thav
will swell the rivers to Overlooking AL
along the banks of the Passaic river in sucl
towns as Newark, Patterson and Passaic til,
damage will be incalculable Cellars in Jer
sey City, New Brunswick, Camden and Tren
ton are threatened, and disastrous flood j
looked for Elizabethport is in danger o
being inundated