The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-02-28
NEWS IN GENERAL.

The London Standard says that the Eng
lish government will devote sl2,oooo 900 to
national defence.
Mills OF Texas threatens 10 filibuster b
prevent the adoption of the rule which Ran
dali favors, the adoption Of which will mean
also the passage Of the Cowles tobacco bill.
The house has passed TIE senate bill grant
ing pension 10 Mrs. Sheridan, with an
amendment, fixing the rate of pension at
$e5OO per annum.
Charles Hull, who died recently at Chicago,
bequeathed his entire estate estimated at
&, 600 900 to s., 0OO, 900, to Helen Culver, who
had been his housskeeper for many years,
He left no children and no natural heirs
nearer than nephews and nieoes, The fifteen
natural heirs will contest the will
The Pail Mall Gazette says; "a very
singular accident happened 10 NJ Ziem, the
famous painter OF Eastern subjects. The
artist was in his studio alone and, hand ing
some old armor, tried on casque which was
ter found his head completely shut in. He
did all he could to free himself, and ulti-
mately had to walk out In this singular cos
tune and obtain from locksmith his order
of release
An alteration took place on the 22d In a
committee room Of TIE senate between Sen
ator Blackburn and Senator Chandler. Re
liable details are lacking, but rumor has IL
that certain unpleasant epithets were applied
to Mr. Blackburn by Mr.. Chandler, and that
Mr.. Chandler was physically assaulted. II Is
doubtful if blow was struck, but 1t is prob
able that one of the ears Of the New II mp
shire senator was violently pulled. There
has been a decidedly unpleasant feeling be-
tween the two senators for some tine5
tits stated in Brussels that Lord Lytton,
the British ambas ador at Paris, has in
formed Lord Salisbury that Gen. Boulanger
will discourage war with Germany, but that
he is bent on provoking England when In
power.
General Master Workman Powderly of the
Knights of Labor has issued another special
call, the second in year, for per capita con-
tributions from the members of the order.
Mr. Powderly asks that each assembly shall
collect cents per month from each m amber,
and that the amount be forwarded to the
general secretary. He says that the funds
will be used to advance the general welfare
of the order.
The worst storm of the season, and one OF
tn most severe ever known, was reported on
Saturday over the entire upper peninsula OF
Michigan. Little snow falling, but the wind
reached velocity of so miles an hour, and
| the temperature during the day was % to 30
degrees below zero. Railroads are all block
aded and the country roads are impossible
outlying settlements.
According to published programme Of
the Wash ngton inaugural centennial ball In
! New York In April, President Harrison will
lead the dance with Mrs Morton; Mr.. Nor
| ton will dance next with Mrs. Harrison;
Gov. Hill with Mrs. R. B. Hayes, and Mayor
Hugh J. Grant with Mrs. Cleveland. There
will be thirty-two couples in the dance.
The Paris correspondent of the London
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| be said that President Garnet during this
crisis has made very poor impression re-
garding his caracitv as a ruler and that ne
has virtually ceased to exist as head Of the
executive Only the profound respect FOR
his honesty and patriotism shields him. His
political weakness is real misfortune for
the nation just now
1t is announced that an English syndicate
of capitalists with capital of $50 DOC, COZ,
whose American representative is ex-United
States Senator Stephen w. Dorsey, has been
operating in st. Louis, for some time, with
view to acquiring by purchase, some OF the
breweries Of that city Several owners have
been approached, but so far it seems with
little or no success. There are 20 breweries
in the city with working capital of $50, 0OO,-
900.
The secretary of the navy has contracted
with NJ F. Pickering & Co. of New York
for the delivery of 1000 ms of coal at the
coaling station at Apia Samoa. The ship
Sachem of Boston will be used in transport
ing the coal, and is expected to make the
voyage in four months.
The secretary of the treasury has decided
to accept the offer of additional land 'front.'
ing s. feet on the west side of Water street,
for an addition to the site for the custom
house at PASSPORT, Me- The price agreed
upon is $500, and the United States district
attorney was directed to examine into the
title of the property. Work will begin the
present season.
A dispatch from Alden says it is reported
there that French cruiser, under the COM
mand of Admiral Oubry hiss bombarded
Sagallo, where the Atchinoff expedition was
Professionally settled and that five members
of the expedition were wounded The oth4rs
were captured and impris ned at Obock.
Miss Mary Anderson, the actress, owns a
valuable farm of $50 a res on the Lafayette
township, Knabs, about five miles south Of
New Albany, which lies in Ohio, opposite
Louisville. On the farm is a fine orchard,
and building site from which can be had a
magnificent view of the falls, cities, and the
distant Ohio. Miss Ande son has announced,
so her friends assert, that she intends erect
ing upon this high hill mag1i cent country
residence similar in architectural style to
some of the oil English country houses
The inaugural committee on public COM
fort in answer to a large number of lnquir-
les from all parts of the country, desire to
: state that their resources re ample en-
able t. EN- to provide pleasant an comfort
able lodgings, with board ng, in the most de-
sirable parts of the city, to all who wish tc
attend the inaugural ceremonies. The prices
range from 81 to 81 per day.