The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-15
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Business is good In Jamestown, Pa, and
those merchants who have an established
trade are hard-worked' The merchants
nave all received much enc uragement from
those with whom they deal, and IL Is largely
due 10 the generous treatment they have re-
ceived that many of them are now In busi-
ness A meeting Of business men was re-
Gently held to take steps toward determining
the liabilities Of the South Fork Fishing
club for the disaster Committees were APP
pointed and funds raised to help make the
suit of John Thomas & Sons against tho
club test one. The body of lo-year-old
girl was found near the business part OF
Main street. 1t was covered with earth and
remarkably well preserved
Great excitement prevails at Albany,
Wis, on the Sugar river, over the finding
of Pearls They are found in clam shells,
between the membrane and shell, and are OF
all sizes from pins head TO large-sized
pea, and Of all shades. Some have been
refused for others. A shipment estimated
to be worth $500 was made to Chicago.
The excitement Is so great that men, women
and children are raking and dragging the
river In search of clans,
Rear admiral Gerhard reports as follows
from Port-au- Prince to the secretary OF the
navy under date of July 25; 1.-THE Legitims
government has delivered TO the U. ), minis
ter $500 as com, ensation for the seizure and
detention of the steamer Ozama. The money
is now on board the u. S. S, Kearsarge with
view to its safe keeping at the request OF
the minister, subject to the orders OF the state
department..
Pap rs Incorporating the United ates
Brewing company have been filed at the
county clerks Office in Queens county, New
York. The capital is to no 81, 200 600, divid-
ed into l2, 600 shares of slC0 each Six thou
sand shares are to be preferred, and bear in
terest at per cent. The corporation is t.
continue for 80 years. The trus COS for tho
first year are Ernst Ochs, Charles Frese,
Michael Bette, John WellzS and Charles G.
ID. berwick. Operations are to be carried on
in the town of Newtown and in Brooklyn.
The table glassware manufacturers of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are
said to have formed gigantic trust.
Prof. w. K Perry made an ascension at
Mount Holly, N. c., IL miles west of Char
lotte, n. G.. At an elevation of zoo feet a
seam in the gas bag burst, and the gas
escaped, the bag falling over the parachute
and dragging it to one side, in spite of the
eronauts efforts to free it. The fall to the
ground took only about 10 seconds, but was
fortunately eased by the parachute. Perry's
shoulder was disloclted his side and back
injured and one rib broken.
1t is expected that the car will arrive in
Berlin on the oath inst and remain several
| days. He will be accompanied by the care
witch. During his stay the car will witness
a parade of the German troops. The car
and Emperor William and the empires, will
| afterwards proceed to Kiel or Stettin to
meet the cZarina.
Two more bodies have been taken out of
the sand at Johnstown, Pa One was iden-
| titled as that of Alexander Hamilton, Jr., a
prominent resident of the town. 1t Is very
| evident that there are yet great many
| bodies to be found In the cellars and other
places where there are piles of dirt. Not
| outstanding this it is likely that the force
| of workmen employed by the state will sooA
bodies that are now only few feet under
the sand will lie there until their bones are
exposed by accident.
The mayor of Cardiff on behalf of the
people of Norway, has presented a gold
metal to Capt Murrell of the steamship
Missouri in recognition of his services in
reScuing the passengers and crew Of the ill
fated Steamship Danmark.
Azarial jackson Orion, a collector of Gus
toms in the second division, New York, is
under arrest, charged with sending scurri-
lous letters through the mails,
| It is expected that the Minnesota and
| Dakota wheat crop wi yield 5000, 600
| bushels, the best crop harvested within six
| years.
The Columbia Iron company Lancaster
Pa, have posted notice of an increase from
$3.50 to 50. IS per ton for pudding, and other
wages in proportion, keeping the promise
made four months ago waen the re iucton
was made, that when trade grew better they
would increase.
| Chez Gong, Chinamln. was hanged at
Portland, Ore, recently, for the murder of
Lee Click, fellow-countryman, two years
| ago.
j. Frank Collum, the alleged forger of the
| paper of John F. Blaisdell the millionaire
capitalist of Minneapolis, MINI, to the
amount of nearly $500, 900, has been arrested
| on warrant sworn out by A. A. Davis, at
torney for Mr. Blaisdell The complaint
| charges that Colum forged $500 five day
note Another warrant is sworn out by w.
B. Anderson on a CLAY note ISSUED July G.
| A third complaint was for a $4,000 note issued
June 80
| News comes from Laramie Wyo, that the
| mysterious disap ,earance Of Robert Burnett,
the Pole mountain ranchman, has been
solved by the d covery of his bones. There
is every indication that he was murdered,
after which the body was cremated. His
death is traceable to land troubles.
Mining engineers representing British
capitalists are making thorough examine
ton of the BREASTED iron mines at Ishpem-
| ing, Mich, with view of purchasing Them
The price set is understood to be S250,OOO.
The steamer George W. Clyde at New
York from Hayti, reports that the attack on
| Port au Prince was still in progress Aug. 2.
| 1t was reported, however, that Hppolyte
had landed force on tie opposite side of the
island and was about to attack the city from
| the rear, in which case he would have de-
cided advantage.
| A syndicate Of capitalists, including q
dozen or more millionaire residents of Bis
marck, Grad Forks and Jamestown Oak :
has been organized to develop new canal
| scheme that will reclaim upwards of 5,00O,-
600 acres Of arid and now useless land in
North Dakota.
The Pennsylvania coke strike is settled
| and the men have won on the 95 cents per
no less than an average of from Is to 20
cents in some instances and 80 per cent. in
| others. A pacific CLAUSE has also been put
in the scale that no man shall be discharged
for participating in the strike. About
| II, 900 ovens will start at once.
| The Oakland, CAL, Electric Light and Mo-
tor company has erected an iron tower 10C
feet high, having five arc lamps, to demon
strats the efficiency of its system for street
lighting to the city.
Mrs. Maybrick, who was found guilty il
Liverpool, Eng, of poisoning her husband
and sentenced to death, has broken down
under the great strain to which she has been
subjected for past days, and is said to be
seriously ILL.,
r. B. F. Pearce Of Indianapolis. Ind, has
been appointed receiver of the indianapolis,
Decatur and Western railroad on petition
| of the trustees of the first mortgate bonds
| Tba f,,far n A IL
was defaulted
The report OF the arrest of Captain Bru.
JAG Of the French army on the charge of be-
ing German spy is d MED.
Extensive forgeries of 1000. franc notes
have been discovered in Toulouse.
While a camp meeting was in progress
near Bonham, Texas party of men rode
up on horseback and began firing into The
congregation. A panic followed, and some
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