The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-12-19
NEWS IN GENER

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Dennis Donafne, local character, died
At Madison, Wis Denny used to amuse
and other indigesti6}e substances for the
price of drink, A postImortem was made,
and in his stomach were found five jack
knives, one with the blade open.
A masked mob of seven White Caps took
!. 3. Bennett and w ID. Kelsey, two promi.
nent attorneys OF ltolyoke, Col, from their
beds and, not allowing them to dress, drove
them two miles in the country where they
administered most brutal horSewhipping
and ordered them TO leave the COUNTRY,
Bennett and Kelsey, after several hours
reached their homes in critical condition.
The trouble has grown out of u county seat
war.
Dr. Montgomery Birds famous prize trag-
edy "The Gladiator" formerly played by
John Mccullough, and purchased from that
actors heirs / v j. A. Mack, was sold by the
latter to lay to Il, ID, Mclean, together With
the scenery and costumes, for $1,000. Mr,
Mclean will hereafter produce the play,N It'll
himself and Miss Marie Prescott in the prin-
cipal roles,
by the premature explosion of cannon
used in firing a salute in the Jefferson Davis
memorial ceremonies, at Columbia, S. G.,
q. w. Fouche was badly burned and blown
up. He will probably lose his eyesight.
b, w. Blanton had Il hand shattered his
arm lacerated, and was Otherwise wounded,
Several others were slightly injured. The
cannon was that used in firing the salute
when 5. Carolina seeded from the Union. 1t
was shed out of the river some years ago,
where it had been thrown when Shermans
army was about to enter the city.
Tne officers of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Railroad company have sued j I'm h.
lnman, OF New York, who up to last spring
was din ector and member of he executive
committee the company, for S2, 500, 900.
The president of the Coal and Iron COM
pany is Thomas G. Platt, of that city. Mr..
lnman, with Nathaniel Baxter, Jr., and A.
NJ, Shock, both of Nashville Tenn. are
charged with underhanded dealing while
connected with the company, whereby they
enriched themselves t. the tune Of $500
o0o
Mr., cornel us Vauderb 1t has bought a
.are picture by the great Turne-, aud will
bring it to New York,
During performance of Uncle Toms
Cabin at Parker's opera house at Johns
town, Pa, cry of fire was raised, resulting
Ill terrible rush for life down the narrow
stairs. Ten persons were instantly killed
and % injured some of them seriously. 1t
was found necessary to turn q stream of
water on the crowd from a fire engine stand
be taken out. People rushed from the out
side up the narrow stairs and were crushed
ny the crowd forcing It's way to the street.
This theatre has always been noted as
death trap, and was condemned IL years
ago, but the other one was washed away i'm
The Hood and this one has been in use The
manager tried unsucCessfully 10 quiet the
crowd. One man jumped from the third
story window and was seriously hurt, and
many more would have Jumped but for a
few cool heads.
1t is now practically settled that the Stew
art mansion at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fourth street. New York city, will become
the home of TIE Manhattan club, the latter
having agreed to take lease of the property
Tor Il years at the rate of S25, 900 year.
The smaller glass manufacturers of Ohio
New York and the Eastern States have
combined to protect their interests.
The New York supreme court has decided
that the city authorities cannot be prevented
from pulling down the overhead wires.
Four gangs of men were sent out BY
Commissioner of Public Works Gilroy OF
New York to cut down the poles and wires
of the cleo rio companies. Legal repre-
sentatipes of the companies asked the com
missioner to grant them time either to
remove or repair any wires alleged 10 be
defective in insulation, but their request
was peremptorily refused.
The engineers of the Manhattan elevated
roads, New York, and other distinguished
engineers and railway men tried the new
Boynton bicycle railroad. They expressed
themselves enthusiastically. Engineer
Pond, chief examiner of that department
at Washington, ran the engine, sending it
at one-third speed, yet making 40 miles per
hour. He says it is the solution of speed
and economy
The Bank of Richlield, Kansas, has sus.
pended.
A locomotive and % double coal cars of
the Susquehanna road went into the open
draw of the bridge over Peck creek near
Hackensack, N. j. The bridge was knocked
from its pivot aid some of the heavy tim
bers were broken. The locomotive went
into 80 feet of water with Engineer William
Nixon and Fireman Patrick Harrington
in the cab AM brakeman wiliium
Seeley, who were all three killed Toe To-
connective and % loaded cars filled up the
gap so that two cars and the caboose had no
place in which to fall, and thus remained
on the track