The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-01-17
NEWS IN GENERAL.

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Tho mama NJ (,en A q. Webb, president
of the college of the city of New York, has
been frequently mentioned in connection
with the vacant presidency of Columbia
Justice L, O, G. Lamar has bought for
S2s 900 ~ Virginia Bulkles lot s, square 213,
fronting 25 feet on Massachusetts, Ryenus be
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
running through to Nj street, in washington.
A London report saws that an English syn
dictate with n large capital has been trying to
corner Cuban tobacco. for the purpose Of
buying out all Havana cigar makers, Other
English capitalists, having got wind OF the
affair, have bought the two largest factories
in Havana,
Luther Tallman, d, dealef in seeds and fer.
tilizers at Fairport N. Y, went, TO Detroit
the other day to buy seed, While returning
to his hotel from the theatre, ne was heiu up
by two men and robbed OF S4oOO IN cash anu
SloVo III uraits' Mr. ialliiis'n eotiv .s. thav
DESCRIPTION Oh the ropoeis' eAooP' '""' 'A''
We're large men.
The Victoria iron furnace and mines, near
Lexington, Va, owned BY an English syndi-
cate, have been leased to a Columbus w.,
company. They employ over lO0O hands.
From Jan. to Dec. 20. 1888, there was ex
ported 20 266 S56 bushels Of corn against 49,.
Isl. $50 in 1887. % 535. 500 bushels Of wheat
against so, 1921. 30. 9O73, sos bbls. of -four,
against 10,99s, 800; 1929, 015 lbs bacon,
against AIS 1873, 700; 25l, 237, S4 lbs. lard,
against 2Si, 004, 900 in 1887.
The postmaster has appointed
Horace s. Cole postmaster at Worthington,
Mass
MORTGAGE for 81 200 600 WINS placed on
record in fhe office Of the clerk of Warren
county, N. ]. 1t is from the Pennsylvania,
Potlphkeepsie 81 Boston Railroad company
to the Holland Trust company OF Philadel-
phia, trustee.
The Wheeling and Riverside steel plants
Pittsbure, have signed the scale of the N. T.
A., 2l7, X. of L., composed of ironworkers
asa.wili resume work at once. The scale Is
substantially the same as last year.
The annual inventory having been com.
pleted at the Enterprise knitting mill, Co
hoes N. Y. the works have started UP on
Tho ,,or,bors NJ tho se,ate committed bav.
Inc n nHaroa Of tbe tariff Kill have decided n
1Ts 80 ~, o o,nandr'ant WAKING the dntv on
lumber 81. so per thousand feet, reduction
of 25 per cent. in the bill as reported from
the committee. II was at first proposed to
make the duty 81 .25. but a compromise on the
81. so rate was secured by the senator's from
the northwest. A proviso will be inserted
that this rate shall be conditional on Canada
removing her export duty on lumber.
reduction of Ok cents ner day in the
wages of clove-cutters at Gloversville, N. Y,
and also a cut in clove-makers' prices is re-
ported
M o,,;o.;o,, ~ n toror+ nomed Dorovan
:. Enoooa't,,,, " ,,',t,r T,or ,ecentIv wos
az ,,i.,S' dnra 70 ras;stonca The
be e;', ,ve %a strncI with stones and other
,';ss;ies hnt tbav ,1lt;mste,v nroved v;ctori.
ons
Tho Rrssell yvbeel and Foundry companv
~ notroit hoe haen awarded a Contract for
,,,otoI rrorlx for tbe erection If Hebthouses at
Deer Deer Island Mass. for Si2, SOS: Lubic Mar
, ui Me- N sie or and Craftree ledge Me-.
$40 Ike
|ir,'
The Rome correspondent OF 1he Lona1n
Daily news says: IN recent audience .ls
pope instructed the vlslting american pre-
lates 20 strenuoqsiy coinoaG .he- soca a.;sn
~ r. tno,, nr;vatav fail 70 effect It
- ;S rrnbable that a nana} rescrint will he
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NINE. Aipalli anu ner Goncelo Io;npa ny
salled on inc leth IRON Lterpooi III .iie
steamship Servia; Inc nrso concert VIII
take place Jan. 70 IN montreal. Arrange
ments are being perfected 70 give a series Oh
oratorlo performances IN New iolk ~ .le
spring, WIN NINE. Alpanl ana the otner
soloists accompanying her' oose'her WIN d
speclal chorus,
Reports on the 18th from Dannemora, N.
Y, say shock of earthquake was felt there
ABOUT 9'3o oGloGk, 50 setele snat pHopi1S a ~
rom tnelr dwengs 70 tLe snIe 70 q Sa a
similar snock was ulso leiS az o"' nor
iake, Lake Morlisonviiie, Dauy sinie, LU ,o,,
lake otandism oaIanac, oiaypure anu ~ ~ ~,
mountain Inc siloch was paieiy Peioep'ioio
IN fattsourg.
The following New Englanders were IN
Washington last week: Mrs j. j. Bright,