The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-01-31
NEWS IN GENERAL.

AVo7
ot life The estimated loss to the company
is $4,000,
A go tlemal who as carefully looked over
the Atcaison itua ion says; "People sci ing
their Sonora bonds seem to forge thgt tnre
Is subsidy due the road from the Mexican
government aro IL inS to SaOOo00l or
"a, 10000.
Samuel Rothschild, Hartford hotel pro
prietor, went TO New York last Saturday
and disappeared His family received ON
wednesday by express a new trunk contain
Ing the clothing and personal effects includ-
ing watch, chain, diamond stud and ring,
worn by Rothschild when he left home, The
key was attached TO the trunk The police
are trying to solve the mystery
The steamer Haytian Republic, which was
the cause OF so much trouble at Port-au-
Prince, will soon sail for home She is now
loading with logwood, and the latest dis
patches to the owners in this city state that
she would clear for Boston on the Goth She
will arrive about Feb. /.
The San Diego Land and Town company
have ploughed and sowed 800 acres of land at
Chula VISTA leaving 100 acres yet to be
treat d in like manner. Work will be re-
sumed as soon as the weather will permit
All through the Tia Juana valley new land
is being placed under cultivation and at the
next harvest large shipments OF cereals aud
fruit viii be made from that section.
Fred Perry Powers, the Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Herald, has been
awarded the New York Reform club prize of
$3.50 for the best essay on tariff reduction as
affecting local interests.
Thomas b. Wanamaker of Philadelphia
mot the seeker for cabinet pace has prom
ised to Princeton college fund for the es-
tablishment of a prize in thu English depart
ment to be known as the 'Thomas b. Wanna
maker English Language Prize"
Official announcement is made at Havana,
that the robber society," "Los Manages" has
been dissolved and that its bands or sets
(iuegos), of which there were thirty in the
association, have disbanded. The leaders
surrendered to the chief of police and gave
up the ster of members and all parapher-
rama and properties Of their secret work. In
the popular mind the society was regarded
as an aggregate of bandits and assassins
and its destruction is hailed with delight.
A dispatch from GAINESVILLE, Tex, says: A
company of Unitel States troops arrived at
Purcell, /. T., from Fort Reno, crossed the
Canadian river and proceeded to put the
boomers" out of the Oklahoma country.
Over 600 families were driven out and they
are now eucamped around PURGE |. Some of
the p ople res sted and had to be tied to
wagons and were pulled out in this way.
A recent traveller in Africa, Carl Strekle-
man of Columbus, Ind, has brought home
as a curiosity a son Of the king of the LIE
van 20 country, whom he purchased from his
fatEer. The prince is 10 years old and a
thorough type of the negro. He is well
versed in the native tongues of his country
and is now adding English to his other lin
guistic accomplishments.
The st. Paul earnings for the third week in
January, 1889, were S34S, 900 against S276,
81 for the corresponding week in 1885, an
increase of ST. ,623 This statement is not so
favorable as would at first appear, for the
reason that during the third week in Janu-
airy, 1888, earnings were S276,377 decrease
of $50, 53S from the corresponding week in
1887. Thus it will be seen that the earnings
just reported are only about sci 900 better
than the average weekly earnings for the
month of January, 1888.
Jacob Tome Maryland millionaire, has
given 100000 for the creation and main
tenance of the Tome Male and Female Semi
nary at Port Deposit, Md The institution
is for white children between the ages of 10
and Is, and everything is free. The curricu-
lum will include manual training and in
struction Of a practical kind. The first pref
erence in the rules of admission is in favor of
orphans of Port Deposit.
The king of Ravutu and the queen Of Ri
matara pray for British protectorate ov,r
their islanis.
1t is said that the P ris police are trying
to bring about emeutes which will give a
pretext for the arrest of General Boulanger.
The Scotch papers recently recorded the
marriage, at Inverness, of Miss Edith Bry-
done. Not many readers of the announce
ment probably, were aware that she is the
of ootn I'M of h..
most dramatic episodes of modern history.
Dr. Brydone was the one solitary survivor of
the Afghan massacre of January, 1S42, and
his arrival at the frontier fortress of Jellala-
bad is pictured in vivid prose by Mr. Justin
Mccarthy in his "History Of Our Own
Times, and by Mrs. Butler on her canvas,
''The Remnant of an Army"
During the trial of Mr.. William O'Brien at
Carrick on-Suir the prisoner, with the aid of
friends, escaped from court.
The Pullman Palace Car company has OBJ
tanned control of the Union Palace Car COM
pany.
There will be considerable decrease in
the sugar crop at Havana, compared with
that of 1888. This is due particularly to the
lack of rains after the hurricane of Septem-
Der. The maj rity of planters of Sagua com
plain of less number of canes in their fields
and less quantity of juice in the cane thar
last year.
A meeting of the National Union League
council is to be held at Washington, which
will be attended by prominent republicans.
Mrs. Roger Lamson, wife of wealthy dry
goods merchant and well known in society,
was knock I'd down and robbed in New YORK
few days ago, by two men. She was rem
dered unconscious and has since been yery
i'll at her residence in Larchmont.
Conferrees on tfe amendments to the in
terstate law are unable to come to a upani-
nous agreement.
Representative Thomas introduce in con-
gress some fighting solutions anent the
Samoan matter. The government has had
dispatches from Minister Pendleton at Be- In.
but they are withheld. Bismarck's organ
takes somewhat defiant attitude
Senator Quay is quoted by friend as hav-
ing said to him just before he left for Florida
that he had received telegram from Wanna
maker which indicated that the latter had had
been offered, and had accepted, the secre-
taryship of the navy.
James Mcmillan, the new senator from
Michi an, is said to be decided acquisition
t. the good looks of the senate. He is tall
and lie der, with curly gray hair, ca efullY
dressed, h ANY mustache nd small goatee,
bfigh eyes swapping through spectac es, and
more of general air of New Yorker
than citizen Ct the west.
Allison is still undetermined apparently.
as to what he will do with Harrison's invita-.
ton to the treasury department He told
Clarkson, before the latter went home that
he would stand by him. But he has been i'm
portuned by other senators, representatives
of Harrison, to consider Harrison's offer
further, and if possible, favorably. He is
still considering it,
Two men went into new and unoccupied
building on the KINGS Bridge road, near Ar
thur avenue, New York, few nights ago.
seeking shelter In the morning one of them.
named Harry Edwards, was found dead,
while the other, alth ugh alive was uncon-
scious. This was due to the inhalation Of
coal gas from a stove in the building.
Fred A. Robinson, the messenger from the
New Hampshire electoral college, called upon
President pro TEN. ingalls, and presented the
result of the vote of the New Hampshire
electors.
Representatives Of the National Womans
Suffrage association told the senate commit
tee a few days ago that they should knock at
the doors of congress until woman suffrage
had been grante9.
General Charles IL. Grosvenor president
OF the National Union league, has called q
nesting Of the National council to be held at
the Ebbitt house Saturday, March 2, at IA.
m. This meeting will be attended by prom
inent republicans from all parts of the coun-