The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-26
NEWS IN GENERAL.

An unknown tramp walking on the Chi
cago and Northwestern track, near De'
Moines Ia, found broken rail on q high
embankment where the rail makes sharp
curve. II was an outside iail next to ths
liver, and no train could havs passed over
in safety. lie ran three miles and tried to
raise the operator who W not at his post
He then aroused the section hands, who
went to the broken rail, arriving there just
in time.
Coroner OHara of Ho' oxen, some time
ago, buried the body of child that several
other undertakers had refused to bury bs-
cause they were not sure Of getting their
pay. Charges of unprofessional conduct
were made against him b I one of the under.
takers who refused 10 bury the child. He
was convicted and fined ! 0 by the associa'
ton. He declared that he would not pay
the fine.
G. G, Phelps Of Chicago, a cousin of Col.
Q. A. haskin, superintendent OF the Hudson
River tunnel, went down into the tunnel.
He spent nearly an hour in the air locks,
When he came out he complained of feeling
SIGH, Later he died. He had been suffering
with Br gifts disease. IL is thought the COM
pressed air in the air locks aggravated the
disease.
Gov. d. g. Fowle, in view of the lynching
at Morganton, N, c., has issued a proolams-
ton enjoining all officers to energetically
exert themselves to arrest and bring to JUS
tice these Offenders against society.
There mas considerable excitemedt on
Change at Minneapolis, Mimi. whom re-
port came in that the Pillsbury mills had
b en- sold. Mr.. Pilsbury says that all ne
knows Of this rumor is that he has received
number of dispatches from Minneapolis
asking if II is true that the mills have been
sold. He does not deny that there may be
truth in the reports.
A new steel steamship, which will hereaf-
ter ply between New York and China and
Japan has arrived. She is called the Port
Caroline and belongs to the Milburn line.
She was launched in December on Newcas-
tle-on-Tyne. She was built under the SUI
pervision of the English admiralty, and is
20 cons ,ructed that she may be quickly fit
ted up asa naval transport or an armed
cruiser. She is the swiftest boat of the line
to which she belongs She can average
about 800 knots day. She has tripl. OK
pansion engines which develop 1000 effective
horse power, and is S97 feet long, "A feet
Team, and 29lS feet deep. She is fitted up
for passenger service.
An accident occurred on the electric rail-
road running from the foot to the top Of
Mission Ridge at Chattanooga, Tenn. A car
had nearly reached the top when TIE electric
current failed, and the car started down the
mountain at great speed. The brakes failed,
and the conductor shouted to the passengers
to jump The car contained 50 people
There was scene of wild excitement and
all began leaping from the rapidly moving
oar down the mountain side. One killed and
eight or nine injured.
Henry Fitzgerald, an ex-convict, and an
accomplice met ia young New York mechanic
on his way home and aske him for money
to work the GROWER. He said that
he had no money, and thereupoa Fitzgerald
and his accomplics knocked him down and
robbed him of Is cents Fitzgerald's ac-
complete escaped, but Fitzgerald was ar
rested. He was tried and got a sentence to
sta te prison at hard labor for sixteen years
1t is now believed that the steam launch
Leo was blown up on Lake Erie. Three
bodies have been recovered, and several
hundred men and boys are hunting for the
other six. There were 40 gallons Of narhtha
in the hold of the Leo, which was to BE- used
as fuel. 1t is believed it exploded just when
the storm was at its height.
The first snow of the season fell at New
burgh, N. Y, on Thursday.
Mrs. Robert Ray Hamilton has been SELL
fenced to two years in the peniteniary for
assault on the nurse; she lays all the blam
on Mr.. Hamilton.
Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore rail-
road sold for s5,0000O0
Recently pair of truck horses belonging
to Victor Ryberg, a truckman o. Jersey
City, became unmanageabl", and knocked
down Charles Witzeim nm of Je SO. City
Heights. Ryberg tried to turn tine horses so
that they would not step on Wltzermann
but in doing so he caused a wheel of the
truck to injure the mans chest. Ryberg was
sent to the county Jail to await the result Of
Witzermann's injuries. He worried good
deal and was very nervous. When word
was received from the hospital that Witzer-
mann would die. Ryberg fell dead He was
A years old, and had large family to sup
port.
Prof. George H. Cook, LII. D., PHI. D.,
state geologist of New Jersey, die at his
residence on Rutgers College campus from
heart fai ure. He was taken sick in the
college laboratory.
Thomas J. Godfrey died in the cubhou {
OF the Staten Island Athletic club at West
Brighton, n. Y. On Sa urday afternoon he
took part in q game of base ball played on
the grounds of the club, and while at h
bat be was struck on the head by pitch I'd
ball. The blow knocked him d wn Con
custom Of the brain was the cense of death.
Jennie Hatfield, 9years old, of New York,
was arrested by an agent Of the Chill lrep'S
Society," charged with begging on thu
streets. She is the daughter Of John Ha'
field, the old-tme base ball player, who is
uuH a DlS DOOh llldheI Ill SuCdSt Ile lsit
his wife some time ago, taking with him th-
Oldest girl, claiming that she was tn, Only
one of the children that was legitimate Mrs
Hatfield was so poor that she had to send
her children out to beg,
Mrs. Hiram Smell of Malad, Idaho, has
given birth to three Toys and three girls.
They weigh eight pounds altoge her All
are bright and hearty aud promise to live.
Miss E sic Lombard an &C ress of sou
brette parts, has begun suit for $500 a gaiuSt
Harry Lacey, thu actor aud manager for
breach of contract. She aliege, that he Ell
gagged her to play the part of Elenore Ford
ham In "The Still Alarm during the com
ing season. She purchased dresses for the
part of Elenore. and appeared at rehearsals,
but when THE Still Alarm opened its sea
son at the Grand opera house Miss M 'rion
Booth appeared as Elenore. On the 18th
instant Lacey wrote TO Miss Lombard that
she was incompetent, and must consider her
self discharged.
At the inquest in the case of Sails Lyle
al4year old girl who was instantly xii ed
by an express train near Norristown, Pa
the fact was developed that the girl lost her
life In saving younger sister. Ike two
we're walking on the east trace, and stepped
to the other to avoid coal train. As they
did so, the express Numbered by. Seizins
her sister. Sallie pushed her from the track,
ana the 004G instant was nurle0 against INT
coal train and run over
Burglars took over $40, 900 from the vault
In the Iron Exchange bank at Hurley, Wis
The second door of the vault was opened
with key, which indicates the work Of ex.
perts. A light was left burning in the office
and man was seen working at the sale il
the evening, but he had on the cashier,
Office coat, and nothing was thought of it BY
those who passed the bank.
John H. Morse, the Hartford engineer
who jumped on knife which he had poin
uppermost in his own pocket, died from los
Of blood He was 60 years old and leaves
widow and three children. He had been al
engineer upon the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroad since 1856.
James Vanner Of Providence, % year
old, was murderously assaulted with knit
at q road house danes in tombstone. Tn
quarrel took place outside the house, and il
the dark. The knife penetrated the liver
making serious, but not necessarily fatal
wound.
The prosecuting attorney at st. Louis
Mo-, has decided to issue warrants for muir
der in the second degree against all the prin
cipals In the recent fatal prize fight.