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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
new ENGLAND NEWS.

Tho fourth annual meeting OF the Vermont
Woman's Suffrage Association will be held
at Bellows Falls, Jan. II and Is. Mrs. Mary
A. Livermore Mrs. Lucy Stone and II. r.
Blackwell will deliver addresses.
Captain J. p. Cotton of Newport, r. l., is
engaged in making survey from EatOns
Ferry to Narragansett Pier for new rail
road in connection with the new and shorter
ronte to New York proposed by the Newport
& New York Rapid Transit Company
The wcavers employed in Cowan's woollen
mills struck on account OF reduction OF
II per cent. in their wages Congressman
Dingey owns a one third interest in tho con-
Germ, and his son is the manager.
The jury in the suit of Charles S. Harper
in the superior civil court, who sued the
town of Sharon, Mass, for $500 for injuries
received in consequence of defect in the
highway, returned a verdict Of $780,
William Emerson Rcker whose name for
years has been a familiar one to the resi-
dents of Boston and in New England through
his connection with the famous Ridge Hill
farms at Wellesley, Mass, and manufac-
turer of sewing machines, died at his resi-.
dence ON Commonwealth avenue, Boston,
Jan. 5.
In drunken family quarrel, at Lowell,
Mass, Esther Hall threw n large lamp at
her husband, striking him in the face, and
inflicting injuries which required the SER
vices of surgeon She was arrested, and
her husband tried in every way to secure her
release
When the water in tho North canal al
Lawrence, Mass, was drawn off, the body OF
John d. Arlington was discovered near the
head of the canal. Arlington was a freight
brakeman on the Boston a. Maine road, rum
ming between this city and Portland. Tho
deceased was married and resided in Box.
ford, and has been missing since Thanks.
giving DaY
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
OYSTER FIGHT IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
Fierce Meeting of Police Boa, and Oyster
pirate7

A force battle took place on the night
of the 9th on Bodkin Point,
in the Eastern bay, between five oyster
dredging vessels and the police schooner
Frolic, commanded by Capt. Bryan. The
pirates sailed past the police schooner, which
was lying at anchor, and mado for the for
hidden ground. The Frolic promptly gave
chase. The dredgers seemed to have no fear
of the police boat, but sailed together for
line for battle When the Frolic came
within 100 yards she sent rife ball across
the bows of the dredgers as signal to heave
to. Instead of surrendering, the
dredgers sent back volley.
1hereupon Bryan hove the Frolic to in the
midst of the pirates and opened on
them from either side with his rifles. This
was returned with interest Fiercely the
battle ragged for nearly an hour, and bullets
flew around the police boat like hail. The
dredgers evidently aimed to kill, as they
fired for the rifle flashes from the schooners
deck, and balls hit around each man of the
Frolics crew. The dredgers kept sailing
round the schooner firing into it from all
sides. Both fought under cover, and so we'll
were thaI protected that no one was seri-
ously wounded. Finding the police schooner
determined to fight to finish, the
dredgers finally sailed away. The Frolic's
sails were ribboncd with iron hail, and a
number of shots were lodged in her hull.
The Steamer McLain, being posted as to the
pirates, set cut in pursuit, and succeeded in
overhaulng them. All five were captured
and brought to st. Michacl's. They
were charged before magistrate with
dredging on forbidden ground and fined $40
and costs. When the hearing was over and
ha Iorar al
stream, some of the tongers on tho shore
cheered, wheroupon the enraged pirates fired
into the crowd, seriously wounding colored
man
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
AFTER sIxTY-FIvE YEARS.
The Warrington Insurance Company
Votes 10 Wind Up Its Business.


At a special meeting, January Z, Of the
stockholders of the Washington Fire and
Marine Insurance Company, of Boston, it
was voted to ratify the action of the direct
ors and wind up the business Of the corpora
ton, the vote standing 1000 to less than 100.
The fire risks in the New England, Western
and Pacific departments will BIO assumed by
the National Of Hartford, CT, and those in
the Middle department by the Niagara OF
New York. The corporation was organized
in 1923 under the name Washington Insur-
ance Company, and for Is years has been the
leading company of the city, and the pride
of Boston underwriters. Its reputation,
integrity and fair dealing has become ma
tional, and its retirement from business
under such peculiar circumstances is
a blow which Boston will feel for
a long time to come. The winding up of
business is due to slack of sand" on the
part of two stockholders in whose hands one
third OF the capital stock was concentrated
and who became alarmed at the heavy ma
rlne losses which, in common with all COM
panies, the Washington suffered last year.
Inc company's condition has been second TO
none In the value of its plant and the desira-
biilty oil Its lire business, and its stockholders
nave ever reaped golden harvest. As an
indication of its prosperity it may be stated
that, out of $1,000, 900 capital, only $500, 600
was paid in ly the stockholders, the balance
being contributed by the company out of its
surplus, and that the stockholders have re-
ceived back $780, 900 in dividends and $780,
600 in stock, making total of $500, 600 re-
ceived back out of SS00,0O0 contributed,
while the stock to day is said to be worth S2S
above par. At all events the stockholders
will probably receive SIPS when the bust
ness is wound up. In view of the superb
character and standing of the company and
its successful career over half century the
timidity of the stockholders who precipita-
ted the action which the directors felt COM
p.lled to take under the pressure brought to
bear by so important holding of stock is
regarded with surprise and regret by all
Boston underwriters. As it is wcll-known
fact that for % years the Ktna OF Hartford
did business without paying a single divi-
dend, the timorous course of the two WASH
ington stockholders referred to is the subject
of much unfavorable comment on the street
II is stated that Mr.. F. T. Sweetser, the
president, does not intend accepting the Bos-
ton agency of the National of Hartford, as
reported. The marine risks now covered 10y
the Washington will be reinsured by the
California and Union companies Of Cali
fornia
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Nerves and Nervousness,

It is absurd to assert that there can
be nothing amiss with that nervous sys-
tenn which does not present any manifest
structural alteration A man may be
utterly insane without any appreciable
change taking place in the tissues of his
brain; yet no one now denies the me-
ccssity for the medical treatment of
lunatics. Nervous irritability might
aptly be described as insanity of the
nerves, and it is certainly quite as de-
serving of recognition and treatment as
insanity of the brain. He whose brain
is insane is generally oblivious Of the
opinion of his fellows, whereas he of in
sane nerves is 'ually acutely conscious
of want of sympathy on the part of his
friends. A harsh word or an unfriendly
glance will worry him as much as a
heavy loss. Indeed, many such suffer
ers are driven to drunkenness through
dread of the petty annoyances Of daily
life. Il Nineteenth Century.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Doves or War.

Though tho dove is tho emblem Of
peace, one of the varieties of the species
has been enlisted in the great armies OF
Europe in surprising numbers, to serve
In case OF war.
The success OF tho French In main
tanning, partially by the use of carrier
pigeons, communications between Paris
and the outside world, while the city
was besieged by the Germans, has slim
ulated tho development of tho carrier
pigeon service in tho European armies,
until now, not only France but Russia,
Sweden, Switzerland and Spain have
regular carrier-pigeon stations.
The pigeons from which the supplies
are drawn for these military birds are Of
Belgian origin, where the most famous
OF these messengers have been bred. In
1874 the Russians began by forming a
station at Warsaw, following it with
stations at st. Petersburg, Kieff and
other points. Many of the Belgian
pigeons died in the severe Russian eli
mate, but tho native ones did better.
The Russians did not succeed very
we'll in training pigeons to fly over the
great distances that are necessary in
Russia, and in 1885 the reorganization
of this whole service was intrusted to a
commission of officer, of the engineers,
with five hundred birds at each station.
Switzerland has established tho car
rier-pigeon stations at many different
places In the republic, and they do ex'
cecdingly well, in spite of the mountain
Gus character of the country. There
has been no attempt, however, to pene
trate any further into tho Alps with
them than Intctaken, on account Of the
destruction OF the pigeons by birds Of
prey, which are very numerous there.
Spain has been successfully training
carrier pigeons for military service since
1879. Every fortress in the country
has station of them, with central
station at Madrid and main branches at
Cadiz in tho extreme southwest, and st.
Sebastian in the northeast.
The Spanish pigeons do not have to
wait for warfare to make themselves
useful. They are employed by the
coast guards and custom-house officers
in sending information of smuggling
operations, which are very common on
the Spanish coast.
Their usefulness in war arises, Of
course, from tho interruption of ordi-
nary communications by hostile armies.
/ The Romans used them, and they were
employed by tho Asiatics at still
earlier period. Pliny mentions theil
use by beleagured cities. Of the in
vestment of Modcna he said: 60
what avail were sentinels, circumvalla.
tions, or nets obstructing the river,
when intelligence could be conveyed by
aerial messengers9"--[Y Youths Com
panion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
AN AWFUL CALAMITY.
OVERFLOW OF THE HoANa Ho RIVER
IN CHINA.
Hundreds OF Thousands OF Person,
Drowned.


Hundreds OF Thousands OF Person,
Drowned.
mn, -, .. =, A.
Inc specm Correspondent vi tue Loh'
don Standard at Shanghai gives very
craphic picture of the tremendous loss OF
G,o T. ch,n. &c., ,,. o,,aro,,, ~ tho uo.oo
mo y" on'''a ,io', '"o o'0'Ao" y. Vs.. --o'"s
Ho river and OF the tremendous FAMINE now
threatened. About one-sixth of the entire
aroo ~ tho carden NJ China as Ho M, Il
~" " VIZ $50" " $3.50, 80 - IS
styled is now converted ihto vast AXE
The rest Of tho country is overrun with
wretcbed refugees. who were fortunate
enonoh to escane with their lives. though
with nothing else. The inundations COM
menced n little distance from Kaifung
I'm one of the largest cities of the province,
and in nm instant some four miles OF
solid emha nix ent of Stone brick. sand and
CLAW were swept away. In the districts Of
Ching Chow and Chen Chow no less than
5000 large villages are stated to have been
ororlfoI In a xyary fa,y p,ouents and SCARCELY
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
FOREIGN.

The imperial family of Russia will leave
the Gatschina palace, and will go to st. Pc.
tersburg to reside for 10 weeks. Special
measures have been taken to protect the
car. Several hundred special detectives
watch the streets along which the car is
likely to pass. The coming fetes at the pal
acc promise to he unusually brilliant.
on Jan. 3. Fifteen hundred pianos have
been destroyed.
The Birmingham (Eng) canal burst at
point near Dudley. Hundreds of families
are rendered homeless by the inundation.
Mr.. Gibson, attorney general for Ireland,
has accepted the vacant Irish judgeship.
1t is reported that the German crown
prince will go to Cairo to spend the rest of
the winter.
The English steamer Maude has foundered
in the Black sea. Twelve persons were
drowned.
The American bark Eureka, which was
supposed to have been lost OFF Waterford, has
arrived at Queenstown She reports having
had a terrible passage.
A dispatch from Rome says that advices
have been received there from Massowah to
the effect that Ras Alula has offered to join
the Italians with 10000 of his followers on
the condition that he be created king of
Abyssinia in the event OF the defeat OF King
John.
A dispatch from Rome to lie Paris says:
Mr. Gladstone having expressed wish to
see the pope, the latter intimated that he
would be delighted to meet the English
statesman. Mr.. Gladstone will be received
by his holiness with the ceremonial that is
usually observed when non Catholic visitors
are admitted to an audience.
A swine plague prevails in the south OF
France. Thirty thousand animals have died
in the Marseiles district within month.
Prof. Cernil has gone to study the pestilence.
Mr.. Spurgeon, who is in good health,
preached in London on the Sth. He celebrated
at the Tabernacle tho publication of his
2000th sermon.
Dispatches from the Congo country up to
Dec 10 have been received at Brussels. They
make no mention of Stanley.
A dispatch to the Presse from Bucharest
says that the Russian reserves in the Odessa
district have been dismissed
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
THEY HAVE LOST 81 ,ono, 900.


Ecsiuntng "f Big Lawsuit by w1strrn
Beef Companies.
Five immense petitions have been sent to
Washington from the various dressed beef
and canning companies of Chicago to the
interstats commerce commission. 1t is the
beginning of a great lawsuit, involving
millions of dollars in interest, which will be
contested in the United States supreme
court, and involve the constitutionality of
the interstate law. The individual damages
claimed by losses in rebates since the
enforcement of the law amount to
$3.50, 900, as follows: S. w. Alerton, $50, 600;
N. Morris, 100000; p. d. Armour, $780,
600; G. ii. Hammond, 500, 900; G. i. Swift,
100000. A great array of legal talent has
been engaged for the different interests,
among Others being Senator Edmunds and
Don NJ. Dickinson, who are counsel for the
beef companies. The five beef companies
mentioned are those which have formally
netitinned for relief
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
NEWS IN GENERAL.


Tho debt reduction in December was $l4,-
S4,6506S.
A leading politician Of Stark, Fla, was
killed from ambush.
Gen. Banks tenure OF Office, II Is thought
in Washington, may DO quito long one after
all,
Additional vestiges OF humanity are being
found in the ruins Of the train which was
wrecked on tho Cincinnati Southern Hallway
few days since.
Ey-Mayor Cramer Of lIackettstown, N. j.,
is alleged TO have swindled many business
mon and TO have been engaged to IL women
in the vicinity
Rev. Dr. w. II. Ryder OF Ann Arbor'
Mich, has been called TO theological pro-
fessorship at Andovcr, .-
Hicks, the wreckcr OF the Stafford Bank,
gets OIL with n sentence of 81 and four years
in the state prison.
Gen, t. b. Alexander of st. Paul, Mimi,
died at Washington, Jan 9, aged ~. lie was
graduated from West Point in 1873. In 1877
he was breveted major for gallant services
ut Ccrro Gcrdo during the Mexican War,
through which he served.
Ex.Deputy Gallupc, dismissed by Marshal
Banks, has made an appeal to the attorney
general of the United States.
II is reported that the Canadian Pacific
railway has secured entrance into Now York
and Boston.
Schooner Senator Salisbury landed tho
largest and best stock Of frozen herring ever
received at Gloucester
A coach on tho Whitman e. Brockton limo
was ditched, Jan. Sth, and several passen.
gers injured at Shaw's Corner, Brockton,
Mass
A remarkable sermon was preached by
Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost in Brooklyn thea
tire; he advocates q religion of reason, and
does not believe in the Trinity.
Mr.. Lamar has rendered his resignation as
secretary of the interior, and the president
accepted it, his confirmation is assured.
The Canadian postmaster general opposes
II reduction of rates to . cents on letters.
The completion of tho Mexican lnterna'
tional railway brings the City of Mexico
700 miles nearer by rail from New York,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Town and Country Children.

The growth of town children is
quicker than that of country children.
Tho demands upon the nutritive powers
are larger: and, consequently, we can
un derstand how it comes about that the
educational burden is felt more by town
children than their country cousins.
And, further, the growth is more rapid
in girls than in boys. And probably,
the effects of education are felt more
keenly by girls than boys National
Review.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
DoINGS OF CONGRESS.

Jan'y 5.-SENATE. Among the bills fntro,
duced were the following:
By Mr.. Hoar-To provide for worlds
exposition at the national capital in 1892, and
thereafter a permanent exposition of the
three Americas in honor of the 400th ami
versary of the discovery Of America. Re-
ferred to select committee ON centennial cele-
bration. BY Mr.. Dawes-To establish a
postal telegraph system. By Mr.. Platt-
For the formation and admission into the
Union of the state of North Dakota.
Mr.. Mitchell then called up the joint reso-
luton introduced by him on the 18th Of De-
cember for the appointment of commission
to select a site for naval station on the Pa
cifc coast, and addressed the senate in adj
vocacy of it. 1t was not safe, he said to act
on the theory of perpetual peace, or on the
theory that this country could, whenever tho
occasion arose, provide for it,. Mr.. Dolph
spoke on the same subject, after which the
joint resolution was referred to the committee
on naval affairs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Not Three Mistakes.

"Johnny, l find three mistakes on the
first page of your letter." said mother
to her nine car-old son one day. "You
have spelled until with two Is, very
with two RS, and left out the word
brother in the last line"
81 don't call that three mistakes,
mamma" replied the boy, calmly, 81
call it two mistakes and one forget.
[Harpcrs Bazar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
MAY BE SUSPENSION.

Almost a Coal Famine Prevails in Penn
sylvaril.
The miners of the Excelsior colliery at
Shamokin, Pa, have refused to continue
work, because the coal is shipped over the
Reading road. A general meeting of miners
has been called. The opinion prevails that
the miners working at all individual collieries
shipping over the Reading road will quit
work. A total suspension IS quite possible
Almost a coal famine prevails
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Looking for His Hat.

Husband Ito wifc)-Do you believe
in the theory that the greatness of a
father often proves stumbling block to
the advancement of his son in life2
Wife--I certainly do. Thank heaven,
John, our boy will never be handicapped
in that way. But what arc you looking
for, my dcar9
Husband-My hat. Il New York
Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Over 200 Head of Cattle Condemn.a.

Pleuro-pneumonia among cattle is still
prevalent in the upper part of Westminster
county, N. Y. The bureau of animal in
dustry condemned over 200 head last week in
the towns of Lewisboro and Somers. All the
cattle in the infected districts are to be
tagged with brass tags, with numbers upon
them, and record is to be kept of each num-
ber No shipment or removal Of any but
tagged cattle will be allowed
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12

As well as tho handsomest, and others are
invited to call on any druggist and get free q
trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, a remedy that is selling entirely
upon its merits and is guaranteed to cure and
relieye all Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Large bottles,
81 cents and al
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
CRASH ON A HIGH TREsrLE.
Two Freight Trains Meet and Go Down
90 Feet.

A disastrous railway accident on the
Canadian Pacific, few miles west of White
River 1t appears that the telegraph agent
at one of the stations on the line failed to
cancel freight train, as he had been ordered
to do, and that it colliiel with another
freight train ON a trestle work 90 feet high,
called Red Succor trestle. Both trains fell
from the track into the abyss, and two eE
gineers, two firemen and two brakemen were
instantly killed. Other hands were seriously
injured,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
A Useful Present.

"What's thatl" asked country gen.
tleman in music store.
''Thatl o, that Is used on violins.
1t is called chin rcst."
"Chin rest, is it? Well, gimme one.
It's just the sort of thing want for a
present for my wife" [Siftings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
Struck the Wrong Town.

Lord Donnywock's---'I want extra
steam heat, Memberships on the win
dows Especial hall boy, private dining
rooms, eidcr-down quilts and---"
Hotel clerk-.-' Hold on, my dear sir.
I think you've made mistake. This
isn't heaven 2"--- Puck.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
TIL. Cu,c., Lizzie Th,nr,.

"Cuteln he echoed. "Well don't know rs
the adjective would have occurred TO me in
Just that connection. But IL you mean that
they do their work thoroughly, >ot make no
russ about IL; cause no pain or weakness; and,
in short, are Everything that pill ought to be,
and nothing thatit ought moi, then agree that
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets are about
the cntest little things going!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
HousE.-The following bills were intro

HoUsE.-The following bills were intro
duced and REFEREED
By Mr.. z. B. Taylor of Ohio-To restore
the rate of duty on imported woods. -. BY
Mr. Stewart of Georgia-Authorizing ma
tional banks to take liens on real estate for
loans of money :. BY Mr.. Collins of Massa-
chusetts-To establish the marine signal
board Of the United States, with
view to the adoption of code
and system Of marine and fog signals.
Also for the prevention of cruelty to ami
mails. By Mr.. Grout of Vermont---To re-
duce postage on fourth-class matter.
Also to enable the people to name their pest
masters. Also, for the appointment of an
alcoholic liquor traffic commission.
The speaker announced the appointment Of
Mr.. Cox of New York as member of the
board Of regents of the Smithsonian institu-
ton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12
The Ladies' Favoritc.

The newest fashion In ladies' hats will doubt
less cause flutter of pleasurable excitement
among the fair sex. Ladies' are always sus-
ceptable To the changes Of a fashion plate; and
earnest tho gossip over tho new mode. DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a positive
cure for the ills which ailiict females and make
their lives miserable. This sovereign panacea
all functional arrangements, 1t builds up the
poor, haggard and dragged-out victim, and
gives her renewed hope and fresh lease OF
life. 1t is the only medicine for woman's
peculiar weaknesses and ailments, sold by
druggists, under a positive guarantee from
the manufacturers, that 1t will give satisfac.
printed guarantee on bottle wrapper.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-01-12

Is that Hoods Sarsaparilla has cured thousands OF
people who suffered severely with rheumatism. II
neutralzes the tactic acid in the blood which causes
those terrible pains and aches and also vtazes and
enriches the blood thus preventing the recurrence
Of the disease. These facts warrant US In urging
you. II you suffer with rheumatism to give Hoods
Sarsaparilla trial.
Having been troubled with in1ammatory rheu
matism for many years, my favorable attention was
called to Hoods Sarsaparia. have now used three
highly recommend it as a great blood purifier
J. G. AYERS, West Bloomfield, NY
Hoods SarsapariIla
BY G. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar