The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-05-03
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

Z. French, president OF the Montpelier &
White River railroad, died few DAYS ago
Of pneumonia at Evasion, H., o, his way
home from California.
The Bank of Amigo, Amigo, Wis, was
robbed OF $1,000 by soms unknown person,
who went In at the back door while the
cashier was at dinner
An unknown war ship is ashore of the
southern point OF Scatery island on the Cape
Breton coast. She is anchored in the ice.
There is no communication with the island.
Earnest Rchiisld, German tailor. co
years old, and his wife IS, committed sui
eide by banging at their home. 1881 North
Second street, Philadelphia. Both were
sober, honest and industrious.
An accident occurred at Birnamwood,
Wis, on the Lake Shore & Western road.
Two trains were badly damaged. and 10 or
IL laborers injured, but no one was killed.
Ten physicians of Barlow, Florida, unite
in certifying that there is not now, nor has
there ever been, within our knowledge or
information, single case OF yellow fever
within the town, nor within Polk county, Of
which Barlow is the county seat,n
The president has decided to visit New
York on the 30th OF May, in order to partici.
pate in tue Grand Army memorial ex, +.
cises in that city and Brooklyn. He will
first review the parade in New York, and
will then go to Brooklyn and review the
parade there.
The Goth anniversary Of the founding Of
Old Fellowship in this country was cele.
brated at Washington by a parade OF three
cahtons Of the Chesapeake regiment. Patri-
archs Militant. The procession was reviewed
by the president us it passed the executive
mansion.
Two empty coal trains collided on the
Bound Brook branch of the Reading railroad
at Woodburno station, Pa. Charles Wesher-
man. conductor, and George Warren, bra ke,
man of Philadelphia, were killed. Seventy
five cars were wrecked.
The steamer Sandago. bound for Nassau,
N. p, ran into and sunk the pilot boat Jo-
seph +. Loubat while crossing tho bar at
Sandy Hook, Tho pilot Loaf wa, anchored.
The steamer saved her crew, and they were
landed by tug at Staplcton s. l.
The North American Review for May will
contain an article written by W. E. Glad
stone, combating the atheistic theories of
Robert Ingersoll
Gen. San Marzano tclcgraphs from Massa-
wah that King Jona has reopened negotia
tons for III conclusion of peace between
Italy and Abyssinia.
The executive board of the National Organ
ization of Street Railway Employees has is
sued a call for a national convention, to be
held in New York City June 5, 1885,
Secretary Endicott denies emphatically
the report from London that his daughter Is
engaged to he married to Mr. Joseph Cham
berlain. Miss Endicott's family are annoyed
at this unwarrantable use Of her name.
Orders have been issued from the navy
department detaching Commander R. d,
Evans as naval secretary of the lighthouse
board, and ordering him as principal aid to
thel commandant of the New York navy
yard, in connection with the construction of
the cruiser Maine. 1t is said at the depart
ment that his successor as naval secretary
will be Commander Albert Barker, inspector
Of the second lighthouse district.
The bid of Arlington & Sims of Provi-
dence, R. l. in the sum of SIC, S2l. IS, for three
77-horse power compound condensing en-
gines, one 30horse power and one 20-horse
power single expansion engine has bsen
accented The engines are to be delivered
in Washington.
There was only one bid received by the
surgeongeneral Of the navy for hospital and
kitchen furniture, hardware and stoves for
the naval hospital at Widows Island, Pc
nobscot bay, Me.---that OF Ross Weeks Of
Rockland. The amount of his bid was about
$1,000 and it has been accepted by Secretary
Whitney