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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
BRIGHTER AT YOUNGSTOWN.
Factories Starting Up-Money 70
Workmen-Bank Deposits.

Factories Starting Up-Money for
Workmen-Bank Deposits.
The situation in Johnstown is growing
brighter every day. The spirits of the peo-
pie are more buoyant and thoy are all ~
ginning to feel like returning to work. The
axle plant of the Cambria Iron Co. has
started up, and eighty thousand dollars in
c ssh has arrived to pay the men in the
various departments. 1t was distributed
among the contrac tors and the heads of the
departments to pay the men under them.
The men in charge of the work do not think
more than 1000 persons were lost Rev. Mr..
Beale, chairman Of the morgue committee,
has issued his official report. He has record
of about $500 bodies.
The Johnstown Savings bank finds after
resuming operations that it has nearly $500
600 on hand, good part of which belongs to
people who were drowned 1t is also stated
that many Of the people have left no heirs,
and now the question arises as to how the
money will be disposed of.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

After many years Of slccessful service
Prof. L. q, Jordan of the Lewiston, Me-,
high school has notified the Lewiston school
board that no will decline a reelection TO
the principalshlp Of the Ugh school, and
thanking the board warmly for their kind
nos III the past and wishing them success In
the future.
John Gould of Colebrook. n, IL has been
chosen president of the upper Coos and
annual fair win be on Sept 81 and 20.
The state insane asylum at Waterbury, Vt,
has bought the G, @. Warren farm, paying
SlaO0O
The body OF yohn ii. Harrington of Fall
River Mass, has bon washed ashore
ON Prudence island. He was lost overheard.
from sailboat June Ii.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
THE MARKETS.

The general market continues feature
less, except, perhaps, slightly weaker
feeling prevails and will continue to pre-
vail until the hot season is well over.
Business is dull and trade limited in all
branches to immediate demands. Flour,
however, is an exception, the market
being firm on all grades, and 1t Is
thought that the market will hold firm
for several weeks until the advent of tho
new nours.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
A Taklng Girl.

Tom-Miss Sistc tomee is very talk
ing girl; don't you think so2
Dick-Ycs, indeed, she Is taking
girl; that is just the word that de-
scribcs her. asked hor to marry me
last week and she said she wanted to
take time to think of 1t. tod her to
take time if she wished aud asked her
how much time did she want, and she
said she guessed about two years. Oh,
yes, she very taking girl.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
LEGITIME'S PREDICAMENT.-

Hippolyte Has Plenty of Men to Be-
siege Port au Prince.
The steamer Ozama, from Gonaives June
"a, with merchandise and one passenger, has
arrived at New York and brings the follow
ing account Of the state of affairs at Con
aives when she sailed: Hippolyte was
marching his men to Port au Prince and
expected to have IL, 900 men before that city
by July 9. The south has risen and sent to
Hippolyte asking that arms and ammuni-
ton be sent to them, pro pising to march on
Port au Prince in conjunction with Hippo
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
TIDINGS FROM THE DEEP.
A Harpoon Head and It's Interesting
Story.


Story.
There has just been received at the Ma
tional museum in Washington to be placed
In the fisheries section an Interesting sou
venir of the Arctic whale fishery which
Captain ], W. Collins, the superintendent of
that department, greatly prizes, II is an
old-fashioned, hand-molded swivel harpoon,
which has quite story, as Cleaned from the
papers accompanying it. While in the
Okhotsk Sea, last summer, the ship Cape
Horn Pig on, commanded byCapt. l., Nathan
Rogers, capturei whale, in the blubber of
which was imbedde n foreign substance. On
investigation this proved to be a harpoon,
broken off at the junction with the lance,
which had been in the whale over 50 years.
On the hinge of the harpoon was stamped in
plain letters IS. 7. ship Thomas Dicker-
son. and tho name Of the maker, which,
though not SO plain, could also be nude out.
This was the first and only messenger from
the G ,od ship Dickerson which sailed from
New Bedford In 1855 and was lost the next
year in the very waters where the crew of
the Cape Horn Pigeon secured the harpoon
b YearS LATER
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
DIR. McDOW ACQUITTED.
The Verdict I'm the Dawson Shooting
Case fIXcites Much Surprise.

The Verdict I'm the Dawson Shooting
Case iIXcites Much Surprise.
In Charleston, S. c., DR.. Mellow, who has
been on trial for shooting Editor Dawson, of
the News and Courier, has been acquitted.
McDows friends were very jubilant at the
result and open and pronounced in their ex-
preston of Joy. A great crowd followed
rs he left the court room and pissed through
the lower corridor to tue back of che court
house. Here u coach was waiting. The
doctor entered it and was driven to his
home negroes and others running behind
the carriage. The crowd remained around
the court house for some minutes. Many
seemed amazed. The negroes were especial
" iubilant. One herculean black shouted
at the top of his voice: THAT settles it. The
richest white nan in Charleston snan't call
me Niger again. If he does, know what
to do"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
SHOT ONE ANOTHER DEAD.

Lunatfc Opens Fire-Threc Killed
and Another Wounded.
At Cambria, Iowa, Sheriff Ramsey, Depu-
ty Rollins and one Blouse went to the coun-
try to take in charge W. McGinnis, who re-
Gently became demented
McGinnis, on seeing their approach, drew
a revolver and shot Sheriff Ramsey through
the head, killing him instantly. Rollins
then drew a revolver and shot McGinnis
through the lower jaw, inflicting painful
wound McGinnis then shot Rollins through
the arm, the ball passing through his left
side, inficting fatal wound, and he then
turned on Blouse, but before he could fire
Blouse shot McGinnis through the head.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
A BIG BOAT SINKS.
The Ferry steamer VIM. strong
Goes to the Bottom.

Goes 10 TIC BOttOM.
The largest ferry steamer Oh the upper st.
Lawrence the VIM. Armstrong of Ogdens-
burg, went to the bottom of the river while
being used in ferrying, railroad cars from
Norristown to Brockviile, Ont As far as
can be learned no lives were lost. The
steamers regular work has been between
ogdensburg and Prescott, Ont, as freight
AID passenger ferry for the Rome Water
town & Ogdensburg and tho Ogdensburg &
Lake Champla II r. RS She was also used
in excurs OH business.
AT the time of &c accident she was ferry
ing three ca s loaded with coal, which were
at one end OF the boat. The steamer sud
denly began TO fill, and before anything
could be done to save her she won't down,
being completely submerged. She lies ne II
the Canadian shore. The vessel was valued
at ab9ut $40 900
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

At theannual meeting of the stockholders
of the Taunton. Mass, Iron Works company
the report of the treasurer showed a loss of
sl3, coo during the year. A committee was
appointed to examine into the affairs of the
company, and the annual election was de
ferred one month to give the investigating
committee time to make their report
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

The Fairfield sawmills, at Fairfield, Me-,
are arranging to utilize the sawdust as fuel
for the pulp mill. By an ingenious arrange
ment of belts beneath the mills the sawdust
will be caught as it falls from the saws, and
collected In cars. These will run to the
pulp mill on the tramway and convey the
sawdust to the elevator which carries It to
the top of tower. 1t is then to be thrown
into hoppers over thefurnace and shaken up
for fuel
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
A kidnapper ON q large scale was ]

A kidnapper on large scale was re
Gently caught at Lyons, France. He
was travelling mountebank and lived
in q large tent. The attention of the
police was drawn one night to the tent,
and upon searching it they found no
less than twenty -one children who had
been stolen from their homes. They
were all tied hand and foot, and
had been left for hours unable to help
themselves. The parents Of thirteen
were found, and the rest sent to an
asylum. The kidnapper escaped. -Sa"
Francisco Chronicle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
TO STRENGTHEN THE DAM.

The Unsafe Water-Barrier at saba
waga, w., to be Reinforced.
Members of the Deerfiald River Co. who
recently have inspected their dam at Sada-
waga, VT, have decided to strengthen it. En-.
gineer Kendall of South Framingham will
be engaged to examine the reservoir and they
will carry out his sugg 2stions Citizens in
the Deerfeld valley, especially at Shelburne
Falls, engaged Engineer Davis of Northamp-
ton t, investigate the overhanging reservoir
recently, and he condemned the dam in plain
language as unsafe, and threatening life and
property in the valley. As q result of the
agitation on the subject the owners have
taken action
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
A BIG STRIKE,
The Carnegie Steel Works Stop
Their Wheels.

s3ttVI 3TOD
Their Wheels.
The strike at the great steel plant of Car
negie & Co., at Pittsburg, Pa, against the
scale proposed by the firm has been declared
On at meeting Of Amalgamated workmen,
and the works are idle in all departments.
1t is the intention of the company to devote
the next two weeks to necessary repairs
about the mill and after they are completed,
if the men till persist in refusing to sign the
scale, an attempt will be made to operate
the plant with new workmen. The strike
affects about 240O men. The fight promises
to be bitter and long drawn out as both
sides are determined. 1t is stated that the
Amalgamated association will aid the strik-
ers for two years if necessary. The scale
proposed by the firm reduces wages about Is
per cent, but falls heaviest upon the work.
men receiving the highest wages
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
LOSS OF A BRlGANTINE.
The New Era Foundered Off Cape
Sable Light

The New Era FOunuereU OH Cape
Sable Light.
The crew of the brigantine New Era, from
Pictou for st. John, have landed at Locke
port, N. s., their vessel having foundered.
When the captain jud? ed himself well to the
westward of Cape Sable light, the wind was
to the south and thu vessel struck a
rock, backed off and struck again.
The captain finding thirteen feet
of water in the hold, provisioned the boats
and left the vessel. She went down soon
after, 10 or 10 miles from the coast. A dense
fog prevailed throughout but fortunately
the wind was light and the sea smooth.
The vessel was owned by Hon. Daniel Cor
don Of Georgetown, P. E. and was insur-
ed. She was 3l4 tons register.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
WhY Thay Lend.

Dr. Pierce's medicines outsell all others, because
Of their possessing such superior curative proper
ties as to warrant their manufacturers in supply
ing them to the people (as they are doing through
all druggists) on such conditions no other medi-
cines are sold under, viz: that they shall either
benefit or cure the patient or all money paid for
them will be refunded. The Golden Medical
Discovery" Is specific for catarrh in the head and
all bronchial, throat and lung diseases, If taken in
time and given fair trial Money will be re-
funded If 1t does not benefit ef cure
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

The city assessors have just completed
their inventory of real and personal proper
ty of the city of Bangor liable to taxation.
The report is as follows: Real estate So ESQ.,
$50; personal estate, 81, 96S $50; total, 80 ga
500 This shows an increase In real and
personal property of $50, 800 over the valu-
alton ~ 1895
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

One hundred more employees in the black
smith shop at Mont Clare the principal
shop of the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad, have
been di eharged. 1t is now believed that
the entire force of 2G00 men will be dis
missed and the shops closed by the close of
the summer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

The Winnipeseogee Steamboat COM
pany has elected the following directors:
B. j. Cole, Lake Village; B. A. Kimball,
John H. Pearson, Concord; John T. busiel,
Laconia; John S. Wadleigh, Arthur Tucker,
president; II. B. QuimbY of Clifford, clerk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
A Title of Distinction.

Teacher-Now, Betty, can you tell
me the meaning of the word professor1
Betty-Oh, yessum. Professors is
them as rides on four horses in the cir
Gus and goes up in balloons.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Over GO people were forced to leave their
homes yesterday to call for free trial pack
age of Lanes Family Medicine. If your blood
Is bad, your liver and kidneys out of order, if
you are constipated and have headache and an
unsightly complexion, don't fail to call on any
druggist to-day for free sample of this grand
remedy The ladies praise it. Everyone likes it.
Large-sze package so cents.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Three persons were killed and several were
badly injured by an accident to the II q. m.
Boston and Albany express train from Bos-
ton. The train was ditched at New Haven.
Among the killed was Miss Mary A. Brig
ham, president of Mt. Holyoke seminary
and college.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
Willy SITTING BULL.

The Old Chief Will Block the Com.
mission.
somewhat uncertain but decided pow
erful influence yet to be met by the Sioux
commissioners is Sitting Bull and the willy
old warrior seems to have been quietly
scheming to block the work of the commits
sioners. He Is at Standing Rock agency,
where the most trouble is anticipated, and
together with a number of the prominer.
chiefs he has spoken out in meeting against
fha traoty
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
THE OLD MAN WAS CRAZY.
Tragic End of a Family Quarrel Near
Clifton Tex

1H"5 TO 11HU oI a II stifIffy yuuFTtI NCdr
Clifton. Tex.
H. D. Ole;on, who lived with his son-in-
law, a few miles from Clifton, Tex, was
abusing his daughter when her husband Or
dered the quarrel stopped. The old man
procured a shotgun, chased the family cut
of the house, and then set fire to the prem
Uses, keeping the neighbors away with his
gun until the house was almost DESTROYED.
Then he leaped into the flames and was
burned up.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

The railroad commissioners have approved
the petition of the birmingham, Mass,
Union Street Railway Co. for authority to
issue SO, 900 worth of mortgage bonds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
SEVEN INDICTED.
Vigorous Action by the Cronin Grand
jury

jury,
The Cronin grand jury at Chicago, ILL.,,
have returned indictm nts against Martin
Burke, J. F. Begg+, Daniel Coughlin, Pat
rick O'Sullivan, +. ]. Woodruff, Patrick
Cooney, John Kunze ''and divers other per-
sons, a more particular description of whom
it is to the jury unknown" The indictments
against each is for conspiracy to murder
and for murder. All named except Pat
rick Cooney and John Kunze are under ar
rest
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Grover Cleveland, like john Quincy Adams,
came to the Presidency after the Government
had been twentyfour years in the hands Of tho
party opposed to him In politics.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.

Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
CROPS Best fruit, grain, grass and stock country
In the world. Full information free Address tho
Oregon immigration Board. Portland, oregon.
New York furnished 1921 soldiers to the
Union armies during the war.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Help in haying is exported very scarce in
Cheshire county, N. IL, with farmers offer
ing % a day and board.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

For "a years Dopplns' Electric Soap has been
initiated by inscriptions soap makers. VIM
Because 1t is best Of all and has immense
sale. Be sure and get Dobbins and take no
other. Your grocer has 1t. or will get it,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Dr. Picrces Pelets--gently laxative or actively
cathartic according to dose. 25 cents.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

ADUVe pTIceS ttTe stTICI1y WnU1eSttIe.
BEEF, PORK, LAMB AND VEAL.
In beef, pork and lamb the trade has
been fairly good and supply light.
Prices remain unchanged at &c. dead
weight, for good western steers; light
grades of steers and cows from 8 to 4c.
live weight. Owing to the large supply
of veal calves the market is ruling weak
and lower at prices anywhere between 2
and 4ic. live weight.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

1t is true economy to buy Hoods sarsaparila, for
100 Doses One Dollar" is original with and true
only of this popular medicine. If you wish to prove
this buy bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparilla and measure
its contents You will find it TO hold 100 teaspoon
ftils Now read the directions, and you viii find
that the average dose for persons of different ages
is less than a ieaspoonfll. This Is certainly con-
elusive evidence of the peculiar strength and econ
omy of Hoods sarsaparllla
Il took Hoods Sarsaparilla Joss Of appetite,
dyspepsia, and fenerah languor II did me q vast
amount Of good, and have hestancy In recon-
mending III W. wiLLsFoRp, Quincy, Ill.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Continuous rains have ruined tie corn
crop of illinois,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
M smoke for 5c.-"Tansill's Punch"

RI afflicted with sors eyes use DIR. Isaac Thomp
.on's Eye-Water, Druggists sell at 25c. per bottle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
Forced to Leave Home

There are more than $50 Indian dialects il,
North America alone.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

m desire entertaining correspondents, I sdies
-. address, with stamp for particulars, = or
You MI Cor BUREAU, l. 703, Chicago III 0ents
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

AS will be noted by our quotations,
prices are nominally unchanged, but on
the whole snow weak market. We
nuntn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04
True Economy

N. l.. Tyventy-Seven.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-04

Ol uue ITONllcuCe lIic Itio DcOu i0loCu w
the Boston Wrecking company and towed
into port. The Pugh was loaded with coal
and bound for Maine.
The assessors of Fall River, Mass, report
that the city has increased 1913 in popula-
ton the past year.
H. E. Wood who has been superintendent
of the fremont and Suffolk mills, Lowell,
Mass has resigned that position. Mr..
Wood has been superintendent for about
year. +. w. Ely who has been connected
with the mills for several years, assumes the
position.
Edward Campbell, 10 years old, employed
in lumber mills at Veazie Me-, while en-
gagged at planning machine, struck his right
arm upon circular saw, almost severtng 1t.
The arm was afterward amputated at the
elbow.
At an adjourned village corporation meet
ing at Pennington, Me-, 1t was announced
that previous proceedings in the matter Of
compromising the bond trouble were illegal
as the meeting was not called according to
the corporation bylaws. Another meeting
will at once be called.
The Women's silk Culture association Of
Massachusetts has been formed for the pur-
pose of introducing silk culture into indus
trial schools and the farming districts of the
state. The officers are: President Mrs.
Marion A. Mcbride, Boston; vice-president,
Mrs. II. E. Holt Winchester; secre airy and
treasurer, Mrs. j. s. Higgins, Middleboro.
The farmers along the Massachusetts,
south shore are much alarmed over the
appearance of strange worm which is de
stroying the grass in the hay fields. Its
work is perform d in large patches in some
fine field of grass, turning it white. 1t seems
to be different insect from the old fire
worm, and at stages of its development
turns to a grass-hopper and then begins it
destructive process
An extra engine on the Lake road struck 9
hand car near ST. Johnsbury, vt Mint
men jumped from the car In safety, but one
Paouet, a Frenchman from Quebec, wa
struck by the engine and instantly killed.
In New Bedford, Mass, sales have beer
made of 1000 gallons northern whale oil ant
325 barrels sperm oil-import of schooner
Baltic of Providence-for manufacture, OF
private terms
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-03
Personal Gossip.

Mrs. M. Bonn, of Allegheny, arrives home to
day from an Eastern visit
A. 2. Byres and A. h. Mercer left on satur-
day for Washington, D. c.
Mrs. William Rollins, of Buffalo, n, Y, left
for her home last Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. Terbergh left Thursday morn.
ing for New York, to be gone two weeks.
Mr., and Mrs. Jackson of Sandusky street
Allegheny, arrived home Friday from New
York
Miss May Fallner, of Oil City, is a guest of
Miss Annie Reynor, of Fayette street, ALE
gheny.
Mr.. John Dixon, of Philadelphia, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Henry Gaughan, of Market
street, Allegheny.
day, after months visit with Mrs. j. S. Rey-
nor, Fayette street. .
Mrs. John A. Bower, of Sewickley. who is at
Clifton Springs. n. Y, will probably be away
for several weeks more.
Miss Bailey, Of Cliff street. who has been
spending the last five weeks with friends in
Bradford and Oil City, returned home Tuesday.
Miss Mamie and Mr.. Oscar Wertheimer. of
Allegheny, together with Miss Belle FIoers-
helm, lett last night on an Eastern pleasure
tour.
Mr.. ]. W. Schneider, of the Southside, has
gone to attend the Inauguration and visit his
brother, Daniel Schneider, In Philadelphia on
his return.
Hon. Thomas L. James and Rev. D. Parker
Morgan. of New York City, were the guests of
Thomas G. Jenkins, Union avenue, Allegheny,
during their stay in our city.
Misses Rhoda and Maggie Gardiner, of Fair.
view, O., after spending some months in the
East returned home last week. They stopped
off for few days in Pittsburg to call on friends
Mr.. ]. Williams and Mr.. Owen D. Thomas.
wife and daughter Dimina, were among the
guests at the St. David's Benevolent Society's
Banquet at the Monongahela House, Friday
evening last