The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-01-03
NEWS IN GENERAL

tied express. Annie managed to cross the
tracks, but the wagon In which her sister
was seated was struck by the engine and the
train ran over the child, cutting her to
pieces.
Mr.. Gladstone, in letter TO Marquis De-
riso, says that the position OF the pope Is i'm.
portant enough to merit intervention by in
ternational arbitration, After remarking
that he promoted the Alabama arbitration
scheme, Mr.. Gladstone adds that arbitration
would possibly unlock difficult question,
and the project has his full and warm SYM
palhy.
At the Panama canal meeting. In Paris,
M. Martineau, who had spent two years at
the Panama works, declared that the canal
could TO finished at the longest In three
years, with an outlay Of f,4'00OO,000. The
chairman said no was able to vouch for tho
accuracy Of these figures
Miss Sallie Hutchinson, young lady from
Sequachie Valley, Tenn, who. a few weeks
since eloped with her cousin, William Hutch
inson, returned home few days ago. The
couple fled to the Rocky mountains, but
soon wearied OF their connection and cams
back together. The girl went TO her fathers
house, the man stoppe at Dayton and sent
for his wife and chillren, who will rejoin
him.
The lord mayor, Of London, will give a
States minister and Mrs. Phelps on jan. 2k
The Campbell habsas corpus case, st St
Louis, Mo-, in which Rev. Mr. Campbell,
pastor of the Highland Presbyterian church
at Boston, Mass, sought to gain possession
Of his daughter, was conclud d last week.
Judge Lubke, Of the circuit court, awards
the mother, Minnie Scott Campbell, custody
of the girl, holding that the Massachusetts
courts have no jurisdiction over the child.
The trustees of the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art Of New York decided to have THAI in
stitution kept open two nights in the week,
and it is thought that the American Museum
of Natural History will adopt similar rule.
The increase Of the city's appropriation from
$4,000 to SIS, 900 for each institution is con-
tingent on such a provision.
Several shocks of earthquake have been
felt lately in the eastern AID southeastern
parts OF Spain.
The ice in the Hudson is breaking up at all
points. Ferries are open at Kingston, Cats
kill and other points north. boat can
reach Albany with ease. The weather is
growing colder.
John T. Yates, ex-justice of the peace, of
Seneca, Kan, persisted in the snow storm
Christmas night on his way home in q
buggy.
William Hickman Of Dorchester, Mass,
managing owner of the bark William K.
Chapman, which sailed from Hamburg on
Dec. Is for New York, has received word
that the vessel has been run into by a Ger.
man steamer in the English channel and
that the crew were saved. The Chapman
was built at Dorchester in 1878, and was of
1910 tons register.
A meeting Of coke operators was held at
Pittsburg to consider the advisabilty of adj
vancing the price Of coke % cents per ton on
Jan. /, but number Of large dealers were
opposed to the advance, and no agreement
was reached.
A special dispatch says that the excite
r1ent at Lamar, Miss, growing out Of the
threatened conflict between the whites and
blacks, has subsidized and business is going on
as usual. The negro who caused the riot has
been arrested and no more trouble is ex
pected.
other boys played hide and seek in a barn in
New York. Suddenly Charley's companion
was unable to find him. One Of the stable
men went to large feed bin and was Sur
prised to sea pair of small feet sticking
above the grain. Pulling them out he found
that they belonged to little Charley. The
body was still warm, but there was no other
sign of life.
The New York Worlds Port au Prime,
special, dated December "a, says the steamer
Haytien Republic is still at that port. awoit.
ing the arrival of n crew to take her to New
York. Her owner has demanded an indem-
nifty of s250,n00, to which the Hay
tian government offers some objection,
on account of the amount demanded.
The question will probably be settled by ar
bitration.
The shah has sent to the Persian minister
at st. Petersburg portrait of himself, set in
briliants, in recognition Of his services in
maintaining friendly relations between Per-
STA and Russia.
1t has been decided that the opening of the
midwinter carnival in Albany, N. Y, VIII
take place at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 30, and
be closed the following Thursday night.
While asleep in the carriage of Lille
hangtry, FREDDY" Gebhard was awakened
and had papers served on him in a suit for a
bill OF s9S, with interest from Oct. I, 1887,
alleged to be due for bric-a-brac obtained
from the plaintiffs by Mr.. Gebharj Us pres
ents for Mrs. Langtry.
A train on the Montana Central jumped the
track at the outskirts of Helena. The eng ne
and one coach were overturned into ditch.
Fireman Moore had both legs broken and
died in great agony. Deputy Sheriff Ed
Lathrop was aboard aud w badly burned,
the stove having fallen on him.
The Persian government has issued a de-
cree restricting navigation on the Karun to
below Ahwaz, limiting the stay of foreign
vessels to IA hours, prohibiting the sale or
lease of land to foreigners, and forbidding
the construction of works with foreign CAPT
tai. The decree is regarded as especially
Anne at British trade.
Charles Renno walked into O saloon in
the Bowery and after having drink he en-
tered closet which adjoins the proprietor's
Office. He threw line over the partition.
On one end of the line were two fish hooks.
With these Renno managed to pull over one
overcoat AS he was tugging at the second
the line broke, making noise that attract
ed the barkeeper's attention. Rsnno was
caught and locked up.
Breinigsville, Pa, is the centre of the
country districts where diphtheria is raging
with snch fearful results. Two sons of
Henry Young of that place led Of the dis
ease, making five deaths in tho family, all
from diphtberia, within 10 days. Ire sixth
and only remaining child is not expected to
recover In many families two children
have died.
The examination of James Curran at Bis
marck. Oak, charged with smuggling opium
from Canada into the United States, has
been closed, and Curran held. Curran &C
knowledged having shipped 1000 pounds Of
opium to Denver 1t is believed the exami-
nation will lead to the exposure of many
wealthy men who have been smuggling
opium from Canada for several years.
At Harrisonburg, Pa, house in which
number of colored people were holding a
party was blown up by dynamite, and ,ev-
eral of the inmates, it Is said fatally wound
ed. No particulars are given.
Thomas Storrow Brown died at Montreal
at the age of S. years. The deceased took
part in the rebellion Of 1887, attaching him
self to the rebels. After the rebellion $500
was offered for his capture, but he escaped
across the line and continued to live in
Swanton, VT, and st. Adams, VT, for a
time and subsequently went to Florida.
Some 12 years later he returned to Cana
da after proclamation of amnesty, and lived
In Montreal until the time Of his death.
The emperor of China honors Bismarck,
Herr Krupp and Herr Shr ltow, all together,
for their valor and skill in devising engines
of war; This from the ruler Of the most peace.
ably disposed people on the face of the earth
1t is time for tho universal peace society to
protest against this rapid spread of the war
Ike spirit abroad.
The brigantine Josefa, which has arrived at
Philadelphia from Montego bay, Jamaica
brings news of an outrage suffered by that
vessel at the hands of the Spanish govern
ment. 1t will be urged that the warships
Galena and Yantic shall be ordered to con-
Time their cruise to Porto Rico md suuuar