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


York store, having robbed them of $1,000.
Four years ago Leblom was bootblack.
young clerk who was pestling some
mixture in drug store in New York was
blown up by an explosion that filled the
room with fumes Another clerk was slight
ly burned. Fire and water did about $500
damage.
1t is reported that in the interview with
Home Secretary Matthews, Judge Stephens
upheld the verdict in the Maybrick case and
Mr.. Matthews incurred, and the proposed
house of commons petition in faver OF Mira
Maybrick is reported aban toned.
Not much credit is given the report that
came from Chicago that Actor Fred Leslie,
the comedian of the London Gaiety COM
pany, has died of blood poi oning in London
Leslie had been very ill with blood poisoning
since his return from America, and was laid
up at his villa just outside London, but it is
deemed incredible that his death could have
occurred without the news of it gaining
general circulation IN London.
Several of the gambling houses at Saratoga
have been closed by the people running them
owing to fear on the part of the owners that
raid was to be made.
At dance in Covington, KY, there was a
murder, the victim being Harry Teri IN,
aged q, son of well-known jewellnr in
CoFlngUDn. ne met his ueaun by beng
struck with beer ass thrown by a woman
The woman has not been found. and is not
known here.
Under the new Indiana law requiring that
executions shall be conducted in secrecy in
side the state penitentiary, between mid
night and the dawn of day, the first person
condemned to death, William Benson, was
sentenced to be hanged on the 10th inst
Relatives and friends had been pleading with
the governor for two days to Interfere and
he finally committed the sentence to i'm
prisonment fer life.
There was considerable opposition at a
meeting of the single tax peopl3 of Chicago
to proposition to give banquet in honor
81 the return If Henry Georgs Some MEM
hers declared they would rather give ban
quet to the car Of Russia, but the motion
was finally carried.
The British bark j. C. Williams from
Buenos Ayres, June 10, for Barbados
toundered at sea. The crew escaped
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
Raildroad Presidents.

CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-In speaking Of
the endeayors Of the railroad prcsi.
dents 10 make q Joint agreement con
corning passenger and freight traffic,
Judge Cooley, Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, said yester.
day:
The presidents act like q lot oI
schoolboys. There 10 an absolute
need for definite and final legislation,
and they know il. Such constant
chickering's and mutual suspicious arc
present 70 80 large an extent in nc
other class Of business men with
which I am acquainted. They ought
10 get down to business aud solve th'
difficulties at once. The question O
maintaining the law. The presi'
dents know this, aud any doubt b,
them as 10 whether or not they vii
pass and live up 10 an agreement |
/, simply q doubt as 10 whether the,
will obey the lew.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
NO 81.
THE DE ED OF A BASTARD.
A Fiend Incarnate Tries to Stain
the Soil OF Old Salem With
Innocent Blood.
Winston Daily 0kth

Last night at a quarter past 8
o'clock, as Mr.. Edward Fagg was re-
turning through the Salem Avenue
to his home some one stole from be-
hind one of the cedar trees, which
line the walk Of this beautiful
avenue, and struck Mr.. Fagg a fear
fal blow on the left breast, telling
him to the ground, and as soon as he
struck the ground thecowardly brute
gave him a kick on the back of the
head, but fortunately at this juno
ture Mr.. Fagg remem 5ered his pis-
tol, pulling that weapon from his
pocket he commenced firing on the
would-be murderer, who then saw
the drift of affairs and soon took to
his heels. 1t is not known that he
was struck, although three balls
We're fired at him.
Mr.. Fagg then, with a considera-
bic effort, went up to Mr.. Lichlen-
thaeler's house, which was but a
short distance up the avenue. Mr..
L. came out and kindly rendered all
the assistance he could, and in the
meantime aroused his neighbors.
Mr.. w. 7. Vogler, who went in
search of Drs. Shaffner and Bahnson,
who soon arrived with other friends
to render whatever aid that might
be necessary.
The doc4ors after an examination
of his person, found he had no 9TH
er wounds accept those already men,
toned. However MIR. Fagg insisted
that he had been struck with aknife
or some sharp instrument. An ex-
animation of a package of sixteen
letters in his left breast coat pocket,
showed that he was correct in his
opinion for there was found a hole
perforated by sharp blade three
fourths Of an inch wide through
everyone Of those letters, nor did
this murderous instrument stop un-
til it came in contact with a pair of
blunt scissors, these with the letters
undoubtedly saved the gentlemans
life. For with the blow he received
which was sufficient to knock him
down, it would have drove a dagger
to the hilt, and the location was
right where it would have buried IT.
self in his heart.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
stray Bits.

The output Of the coal mines near
Albuquerque, n ~. is 460 tones q
day.
Saxony Is said to furnish the larg.
est percentage of suicides of any
civilized State.
Capt. Sidney 0'Danne, the tam"
Gus "pretender to the throne of Ire.
land" is on trial IN Berlin for swind.
ling.
The richest university in the world
Is said 10 be that Of LeydeD, Holland.
1t has real estate to the value of &c.
100000.
II is said that Charleston has i'm.
proved 30 per cent. in general ap.
pearances since the earthquake OBJ
liged so much rebuilding.
The almost incredible statement il
made that Honolulu has moie tele.
phones in use in proportion TO her
population than any other city.
Quick firing Armstrong guns, SO
and 100 Founders, dischargiug ter
and eleven shots q minute, have beer
finally adopted by the British army.
One of the greatest innovations il
the house Of parliament is the intro
duction of booiblack in the com
mons cloak room. He Is the iirst o
his kind.
II Is said that Christmas shoppip,
was not so brisk in New York thi
year as Il waslast. Nevertheless, th
populsr stores were jammcd will
customers.
There is an acrimonious debat
going on as TO which Of the Ne,
England States raises the finest tul
keys. Thus far Vermont seems {
have the best Of the argument
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
Somewhat Extraordinary.

A dry goods clerk in a Pennsyl.
vania village ate three large mince
pies in an evening and went TO bed.
Instead of dreaming that he saw his
departed ancestors, he went to Join
them before morning.
A Louisville paper speaks of q
robbery in which the victim was "a
har1-working. frugal man, who, by q
lifetime of toll, had apassed the sum
Of s43 and was about to enjoy o long
needed rest"
After having atleast City FIRE drills
there cam, an alarm of fire in a New
York school, and every pupil lost his
head in . minute and assisted TO
create a confusion in which over
twenty children were injured.
The Dublin Geological Garden has
found a new means Of income in the
breeding of lions. In fact they sup.
ply about all the lions to the other
gardens Of Europe and have been
singularly successful in raising fine
specimens.
An enterprising French newspaper
on the day Of the Boulanger election
engaged $50 special reporters, each
OF whom it provided with a cab, and
thirty bicyclists, to bring the results
in each section with the greatest
possible speed.
One hundred and FIVE collieries are
now open in India, which. among
them, mined nearly /, 100000 tons Of
coal in 1886. II il not so very long
since the chief Indian Government
geologist said that he was prepared
to eat all the coal that was ever found
in India.
A wooden coffin has been discoy.
cred In the crypt Of the parish church
of Linares in Spain bearing the fol-
lowing strange inscription: "Here-
IN lies the pretended corpse of Fran.
cisco Pizarro." Il was found TO con.
tain a corpse which had been care.
fully "mummihed," and which was
clothed in garment Of violet cloth.
The countenance is said to be re.
markabIy like the portraits of Pizarro,
aud IL bas a pointed beard like his
One Of the hands was detached. and
Law near the body, while the other
hand reposed upon breast.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
DECIDED BETWEEN TWO
LOVERS.
A Missouri Beauty's Choice of a
Husband Affected an Entire
Town.

A Sturgeon, Mo-, dispatch says:
Nettie White is the daughter of B. F.
White. OF the firm of Gruby Il White,
millers. She is barely eighteen and
pretty as a picture. Among her su.
itors were Lee Winn, son Of W H.
Winn, a prominent stock dealer, and
Charley Winn, of the firm of Coomes
Il Winn. Although bearing the
same name, the young men were not
related. The pair had been paying
particular attention to Miss White
for several months, and the gossips
were much excited over the final re-
suit. About a week ago it was ru-
mored that the young lady had pro
missed to marry Lee VIM and had
even gone so far as to select brides.
maids. When Charley Winn heard
it he met his friend, Lee, for they
were good friends, and bet $50 he
would not get the girl. The wager
set the whole town talking and the
friends of each man proceeded to
make side bets. Everybody backed
his favorite, and the excitement ran
SO high that the young men were res
quested to demand prompt action on
the part of the girl. One or the oth>
er of the men were at the house all
the time and it is even said the pre-.
sents were divided on the beaux.
The girl was harras3ed and annoyed
for three days She co I'D not de
eide. Thie only increased the excite
ment and it got so high that at night
the yard at Mr.. Whites house would
be crowded with people waiting Tor
the verdict On Wednesday eYen-
ing after vain trying to get decision
the two young men, in the presencs )
Of mutual friends, stood with locked
arms in the parlor and asked the girl
to make her choics. She hesitated.
1t was agreed that the young men
should start for home, and the one
called back should be her husband.
They started, and Miss White callad
"Leew aud be turned with a glad
smile. Immediately she called
Charley" and he, too, came back
The crowd insisted that she mus;
choose. Miss White fin lily sugg st.
ed that they write their names ON a
slip of paper and she would mark O
cross opposite her choice. She put
the cross opposite Charley's name,
and as Lee turned to leave she mark
ed cross opposite his name, too. Then
another scheme was tried that proved
successful. Both men we're to leave,
and the one called back first was to
be her husband, no matter whether
the other was called or not. Both
started. The girl flushed, called
Lee" and Charley kept on. The
pair Immediately took the train for
Columbia and were married by Prof
Oldham, of Christian College. Hall
Of the town is happy and the other
half is broke. Ten girls, it IS said,
will propose to poor Charley.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
A MISUNDERSTANDING
The Feminine Names of Streets
i'm Austin Come Near Caus-
ing Trouble.

Iexhs niItlnBbs #@
Why it was done we cannot say,
but quite number of the streets Of
Austin, Tex, baye been named after
females. Such names as Emma,
Laura and Isabella stare at you in
large letters from almost every street
corner. The Austin people. or some
OF them at least, have become tolera.
bly, familiar with Maria, Jane, Susan
and the rest, but strangers are liable
10 become bewildered by this singular
nomenclature.
A gentleman from Dallas, who had
only a few hours TO spend in the city.
ished to visit the blind asylum, and
lie asked the first man he met:
'Can you tell me how / can find the
blind asylum"
that's easy enough. Do you know
wnere Emma street ls9"
/ do not. / have no acquaintance
with any lady of that name. There
IS a family in Dallas of that name,
but l am not acquainted with them
Does Emma Street live near the blind
asylum?
The Austin man stared at the
stranger for a moment, and then
pointing down Magnolia avenue, be
said:
"You see where Maria comes into
the avenue!"
The Dallas man looked in the di-
rection pointed out, and perceiving q
fat old negro woman with a big bas,
ket on her arm, nodded his head In
assent.
"Well, you must take Maria until
you get 70 the corner of Elizabeth
and continue on until Matilda and
Sarah come together, and then yor
will be right"
"Look here, my friend, If you thinl
| am that kind of q man because
am fr m Dallas, you are most con,
foundedly of. I want You to under
stand that l am a gentleman"
"You dog gasted idiot!' replied
the Austin man, "if | was as bad Of
for brains as you are / would bore {
hole in my empty skull and hire I
negro to pour in ten cents worth ol
cheap oleomargarine."
The Dallas man shook his fist al
the native and replied:
''Pve always heard that the Stst,
lunatic asylum was too small TO &C.
eommodate all the lunatics, but nov
| know IT," and he moved off TOWARD
E,meralda, while the other partV
leaned against the corner ofAnn anC
Lavinia aad glared after him as b,
disappeared it the direction Of Mar
| tha.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
New Railroad Arrangement.

Capt, Chas. j. Noorchees. the very
clever and efficient agent ofthe Rich
mond and DanYille company at thi:
place, tells the Gid Leaf that he il
instructed by Col W. A. Turk. Divi
siun Passenger Agent, to say that
hereafter q passenger coach will be
run on trains Nos. 19 and 22 (freight)
on the Oxford 4 Clarksyille Railroad
between Oxford and Durham, for the
accommodation Of passenger travel.
By this arrangement q person can
leave Henderson on the mail at $3.50
o'clock in the morning. make connec-
ton with the freight train at Oxford
and 60 straight through to Durham
BY taking the freight again they can
make connection at Oxford with the
Henderson train aad arrive here al
10 o'clock at night. This will prove
Of great convenience to the travelling
public and the authorities are 10 be
commended for effecting this arrange
ment.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
TOM MERRITT OF ILLINOIS.
He Has introduced a Bill i'm the
Legislature for the Sup
preston of Trusts.

Tom Merritt, of Marion county,
Illinois, has a hill for the suppression
of trusts in that state, before the
Illinois legislature, that is likely to
produce a bitter fight this winter. 1t
is called the Merritt conspiracy law.
Tom Merritt, as he is familiarly
called by all who know him, and
many who do not, is character. He
has an impediment in his sp ,ech that
renders some Of his remarks partic-
ularly funny. He once consulted a
physician as to whether he could cure
him of his habit Of suffering. II
would not do it," said the doctor, "for
then you would loose your chief stock
in trade" II b ha. hadn't thought
OF th-tha-that," said Tom, as he
walked away.
On one occasion Merritt's stutter-
ing served him in destroying the in-
fiuence of a young and ambitious
member of the Illinois legislature.
The new member, who w.s an elo~
quent and powerful spe iker. was am
bilious to supplant Tom Merritt a.
leader of the members Of the hluse
from southern Illinois, a district com.
monty called Egypt. The young man
introduced a bill which was very iu,
portant to the Egyptians. There was
a good deal of opposition, and the
would be leader Of colleagues was
extremely anxious to secdre the pas
sage of the bill in face of this orposi.
ton. When he arose 10 speak he at
onee enlisted the closest attention, and
| it could be seen that he was winning
friends for his measure. Tom Mer-
ritt was among those who took deep
interest in the speech. With good
deal of consternaticn he saw the great
progress his rival for the leadership
was making. His mind was busy
concocting some scheme to break the
force Of the speech. Finally be arose
aad addressed the chair "Mr
/ iS-s-peak.er." he said, 81 wA-wa. wan
to ask theg.g gen t.leman q q ques
tiOn." By this time the attention O.
the house had been directed to tbs
gentleman mMarion, and, turning
TO his rival, Tom continued: sd d-dOel
the g-g-gen-t-t,tle-man w-w-want
this b b-bill to pp~ps-ass!" 20
course / do" was the rejoinder
"Th-th-then for G.gosgo~od's s-s ak'
s-si.sit> DID down." suffered Merritt
amid the roars Of the members. Aut
the gentleman didsit down. He was al
broken up and could not conclude hi
speech. His bill was defeated, ant
was not heard of again that session
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
The Good Old Winters.

In 401 the Black Sea was entirely
frozen over. In 763 not only the
Black Sea, but the Straits of Dar.
danelles were frozen over. the snow
in some places rising fifty feet high,
In S22 the great rivers Of Europe,
the Danube, the Elbe, ETC., were 90
bard frozen as 10 bear heavy wagons
for q month. In $50 the Adriatic
was frozen. In 99i everything was
frozen; the crops totally failed, and
famine and pestilence closed the year.
Ia 1867 most Of the travellers in Ger,
many were frozen 10 death on the
roads. In 1i34 the Po was frozen
from Cremona TO the sea; the wine
sacks we're burst, and the trees split
by the action Of the frost, with im.
mense noise. In 1896 the Danube
was frozen 10 the bottom, and re
mained long in that state. In 1916
the crops wholly failed in Germany
wheat, which some years sold ID
England at 6s. the quarter, rose Il
~. Ia 1908 the crops failed in Scot
land. and such q famine ensued thai
the poor were reduced 10 feed or
grass, and many perishsd miserabl,
in the fields. In 1868 the wine dis
tibuted 10 the soldiers was cut will
haicheta The successive winters %
l432-3-4 we're uncommonly severe
In 1888 il was excessively cold. Mos
Of tile hollies were killed. Coache
drove along the Thames, the ice o
4 which was eleven inches thick. Ii
1909 occurred The cold winter; tb
frost penetrated the earth three yard
into the ground. In 17l6 booths wer
erected on the 1 thames. In 1744 AM
1745 the strongest ale in England
Exposed TO the air, was covered /
less than fifteen minutes with ice O.
eighth Of al inch thick. In 1909, an
again in 1912, the winters were re
marksbly cold. In 1914 there was
fair on the frozen Thames.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
Life I'm a Nevada Mining Town.

The Virginia City Enterprise gives
this picture Of life in the mining
towns Of Nevada. A party Of ladies
and gentlemen in Sutro wanted to ats
tend The theatre in Virginia Citj.
Starting at the mouth Of the SutrO
tunnel, ct their own doors, they
travelled four miles under The noun
tains to the G. and @. shaft, and
then, dismountaing from the cars
they boarded the cage in the shaft
and were shot upward 10 the surface
q vertical distance Of 1910 feet, com
ing out within q stones throw Of tht
ticket Office.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06

THE A. s. NC.
Meeting of the Committee i'm Ra-
leigh to Consider the Ex-
tension.
News-o Observer soth.

#
News-observer 30th,
Raleigh was full Of eastern men
yesterday. they met here, as han been
announced to discuss and decide
up,n plan for extending the A. &
N. q. Railroad to Charlotte. Large
delegations were present from New
New Bern, from Goldsboro, from
Charlotte and from Harnett and
Moore counties. Among those pre-.
sent we're the following: Messrs. III.
S. Num-, J.. G. Witty, Charles
Reizenstein, s. II. Gray James A.
Bryan, J.ho A. Richardeon, James
Redmond, Jonathan Hayens, w. p.
Bu!rus, or New Bern; Messrs. Dun.
can e. McIyer, w. ID. McIver, ID. f.
st. Clair, and Maj Scott, Of Moore
Col. VIM. Johnston, Messrs. E. X. p.
Osborne, Walter Brem, of Charlotte :
DR.. N. Mckay, Messrs. 0. j. Spears
and Daniel Stewart, Of Hernett;
Washington Bryan, ESQ president Of
the A. Il N. @. II. r; Col. L. w.
Humphrey, Messrs. w. f. Kornegay
and 9. B. Aycock. OF Goldsboro.
The several delegations met yester
day at IL o'clock at the Yarboro
House IN private consultation and
the meeting was presided over by
Senator Williams, Of Cumberland.
Col. Morehead, of Charlotte, Maj.
Tucker. Of Raleigh, and other promi.
nent stockholders in the A. & N. T.
we're present. A general discussion
was held as TO the best plan of ac-
ton, throughout which q genera! sen.
timent was expressed fayoring the re
taining by the Stse OF its interest in
the road and favoring the thorough
protection of the States interests
There being many interests TO be
consulted II was decided to appoint q
committee Of one delegate from each
county represented. with Mr.. g. B.
Aycock as chairman, to consult and
report q plan OF action. When Q
defaite outline is arrived at the mat
ter will be laid before ths'leglsiaturs
and an application for an amendmenl
10 the charter will be made. The ex.
tension Of the road, as proposed, will
begin At Goldsboro, running through
Johnston, Harnett, Moore, Montgom,
cry, Stanly and Cabarrus into Meek
lenburg. terminating at Charlotte.
The committees met again last
night and received the report Of the
sub committee appointed IN the af-
ternoon. The committee reported in
fayor Of obtaining q new charter for
. road from Goldsboro 10 Charlotte,
with q proyiso that il pro rate with
the Atlantic 4 North Carolina Rail.
road and with o further proviso that
the two may be consolidated upon
such terms as the stockholders and
directors Of the two roads should
agree upon.
In the even. Of consolidation th,
A. d N. q. shall pro rate with th,
North Carolina Railroad upon the ex'
piration Of It's present lease. After ,
long andkpirited discussion the repor
Of the committe was adopted and the
committee was instructed 10 draw uu
an application for the new charter 70
be presented to the legislature al
once. The project as adopted Is moi
an extension Of the A. & N. G. buI
provides for q new road. The name
OF the road will be the Goldsboro anI
Charlotte Air Line. The meeting
was in session till midnight when {
adjourned.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06

The University Of Pennsylvania
celebrates is centennial in 1891.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
A MaI,len's Trust.

"Geergs, don't" exclaimed she;
"you are altogether too much like an
Anthracite Coal Trust"
Think 20, my dearf'
"Ycs, the nearer the winter season
draws nigh the tighter you squeeze" J"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06
Bridal TrIn.

"You never knew such q woman
70 get up and walk about in the mid.
die Of the night, my dear fellow. AT
one place | told her that there we're
mice in the room 10 keep her still,
and egadl che sat up in bed alI night,
mewing like q Cat, to keep 'em off
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06

The church in Shaker village,
Canterbury, N. H., although built in
1892, has never been reshingled. The
shingles are Of heart pine, and we're
fastened on with wooden pegs.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-02-06

England has only one college /"
per edited by undergraduates, name
Iy, the Rerietc, published at Oxford