The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.

On her last trip from Eastport Me-, to
Boston, the steamship Olivette made use OF
her electric search light for the interest OF
the passengers Without TINS light In tho
winter she would be unable to navigate her
way in aud out of Key West harbor, ON her
trip from Tampa to Havana, After leaving
Bar Harbor Captain Mckay turned ON the
light With 1t vessels In shore and out at
sea over three miles away were easily dis
cernible, and in several cases when tho light
was thrown upon the white sails OF a
scho nor 1t startled tho crew on board, who
never before had seen such thing in these
waters.
Fire in Boston was caused by TIL, explosion
Of kerosene lamp which set fire to bed on
which woman was asleep She would
probably have smothered II two patrolmen
had not come In time and carried her out
into the open air.
Before all the passengers were landed from
the steamer Halifax, on Its arrival at Boston
recently, tramp got on board an proceeded
TO bundle up such small articles as he could
carry. He wa secured by one of the officers
who forced him toward the station house,
They were met on the way by party who
encouraged the thief to break away. He es-
capped. All concerned are known by the
police.
The Massachusetts, state district police
are making very rigid inspection OF
freight aud passenger elevators throughout
the state. 1t has been found that all KINDS
Of safety catches and other life-savng ap-
plilnces are being used, and that manufact-
urecs are everywhere on the alert to discover
any source Of danger in their elevators or
hoistways 1t reports Boston elevators as
particularly safe Those that run at speed
Of over 2i5 feet per minute are apt to give
the passenger nervous sensation, but cases
are known elsewhere where the speed runs
up to 900 feet per minute. Such speed is
said to be dangerous to one subject to heart
disease, if the stops are sudden.
Michael Manning of South Boston, think
ing himself at home, disrobed and laid him
self down to sleep in the street with the
curbstone for q pillow. His slumbers were
undisturbed until showers in the morning
called him back to things OF this life. He
searched for his habiments, and being un
able to find them, started to walk home. As
1t was quite light, he cut a strange figure
when policeman invited him to partake of
the Inequalities of the station house. His
clothes were found and he was sent home
1t has been quietly intimated that steps
are being taken to form an iron trust.
Jean B. Dufour merchant of Panama,
who was reported missing by his Boston
friends, has turned up all right.
Boston merchants still complain of the
! manner in which the foreign mail service Is
conducted by the government.
Huntington, the tennis player, was severe
| ly injured at the Narragansett pier games.
A Marblehead palace is to be built by
William K. Vanderbilt at Newport.
The Harris Palatial Car company has beer
organized at Portland, Me-, to construct 6
new combined parlor and sleeping car.
Charles Atwood of Warwick, supposed tc
have been murdered, was found in his barr
in an unconscious condition. His hair ant
| beard had been shaved off and the deed il
attributed to white caps.
Miss Stella Cox, a welknown young lady
of Washington, was recently married to O
Sen ca Indian at the Cattaraugds Indian
reservation. Mr. A. Sim LOGAN in writing
of the affair, remarks: "We have II few
moro young men to spare If WASN'T oil
should desire to send some more OF hel
daughters among the dusky braves"
| A Swede employed in the construction Of
| the draw of the Thames river Conn
bridge fell from the traveller, a distance o
about 95 feet, but fortunately escaped njur,
as he fell into the water between two scows
| Had his course downward BEEN a foot tt
either side he would have been instantly
killed.
The Colored National league have held 1
meeting in Boston at which an address wa
made by Frederick Nicholas Smith,
genuine African prince of the Yoruba ma
ton, who is here to get funds to complet
his educa ion. He has already ,ucceeded il
mastering the English language SO well tina
he is easily understood He met Mr.. Henr.
NJ Stanley on November 2S and found hin
in good health and pushing ahead. Tw
collections were taken up in the speaker
behalf.
A national pageant was given at the New
port opera house as a testimonial to Mrs
Julia Ward Howe. Mrs Mary A. Liver
more, as historian, d sscribei the important
events in the history of the nation, state an
city represented by tableaux, which wer
participated in by prominent citizens. TIL
affair was very unique and pleasing, an
was largely attended by cottagers.
Lucy Stone has just celebrated her seventy
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