The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-04-18
NEWS IN GENERAL.


themselves to freight has received cable
from Liverpool, notifying him to issue no
more saloon tickets.
A company Is being formed for tho pur-
pose OF establishing an extensiverailway sys-
tenn in the Zambed country in Africa. Rl,-
00O 1000 have already been obtained
Capt H, G. Cochrane First Lieut.. Paul
st. Q. Murphy and detachment Of 30 ma
rines selected for duty with the U. s. com.
mission at the Paris exposition, have left
New York in the steamer La Ga'cogne for
Havre. These men are from the Boston,
New York, Philadelphia aud Annapolis sta
tions and are principally native born and of
fine physique and character
S. w. Meyers manager Of the A. Booth
Packing Co, of Chicago, has been missing
since April Z. A shortage Of $4,000 has
been discovered
Advices from Hayti by the steamer Delta,
which arrived at New York April H. state
that heavy fighting took place on March 2S
between st. Marc and Gonaives, and that on
the same day great damage was done by an |
earthquake at Port de Paix, many houses
being wrecked and several persons injured
The strike or misunderstanding at the |
Ames shovel works at North Easton, Mass,
which has been in progress since Feb. q, has |
been final y settled.
While Martin Murray, a mounted letter
| carrier, was distributing mail at North Bev-
erly, Mas, hi. horse became fright
ened and threw him off. As he fell one foot
caught in the stirrup and the frightened ami
NAL ran quite distance, dragging Mr.. Muir
ray after him. After he was freed from the
animal 1t was found that he was shockingly
bruised about the head and face aud his col
larbone was broken. He was removed to his
home and medical aid summoned.
| Henry Damon. of Scituate, Mass, who
was reported suffering from an attack of
hydrophobia, caused by being bitten by saw
age dog at the Brockton cattle show last
October, died recently. He was % years
old and unmarried. h5sl#-
| Augusta, Me-, who left about $50, 600, be-
queaths So, 900 for free bed in the Maine
| General hospital Por land, and $1,000 to st.
Marks Home for INDECENT and Aged Wom-
en-, Augusta. ,.s.
| The strike among the dock laborers at
Marseilles, France, has spread to all the men
in that city employed on the docks The
strikers are becoming demonstrative and
threaten to attack the offices of the various
steamship companies The authorities have
placed guards at the offices.
A dispatch from Sydney, N. s. W., says:
The captain of the German man-of-war Adj
Ter, which was wrecked In the recent hurri-
cane at Apia, states that Mataafa at first as
sisted only the Americans, but afterward re
pented and succored the Germans The
United States steamer Nipsic, although
hoated is useless.
The sloop yacht Mayflower, which defend
ed the Americas cup against the English
cutter Galatea, has been sold by 3. 7. Nor
gan to R. T. Underhill of Oyster Bay, l.. /.
The purchase price is withheld,
Prince Law negro living on the Spring
field plantation, five miles out of the city of
Savannah, Ga, has killed his five-year-old
son as a sacrifice to the devil.
A terrific explosion occurred in the Snug
gler mine at Balariat, Col, instantly killing
an employee named Crook and woundlng three
Others
Judge Wallace in New York has decided
that the Western Union Telegraph company
must put their wires under ground in that
city.
K combination has been formed by the
New York Times Sun, Tribune, World,
Journal and Press to raise the price for the
Sunday issues Ct those papers to five cents
The combination includes all the English
papers except the News and Star. The
Herald has all along charged five cents for
Its Sunday issue independently Of the other
papers,
The Berlin correspondent Of the London
. Daily News says that Germany has not pro-
tested officially against the appointment OF
: MIR. Bates as one of the American commas
sioners to the Samoan conference, but that
the government would prefer to have some
! one else appointed in his place.
Q It is rumored that an attempt was recent
. ly made on the life of the Gar, and that his
> majesty was wounded by an exploding she'll
r The affair is said to have been hushed up by
the Russian authorities.
Mrs. Andrew Bubera, Finnish woman,
: living near New York Mills, Mimi, recently
: gave birth TO six children Three were still
born. The others are living.
The annual report for the Canadian de-
partment Of fisheries for 1888 has been issued.
It gives the value Of the fisheries Of Canada
as ST., 418, $40 against SIS, 3SS 1903 for 1884, or
a decrease of 1867, 593. The value of the
, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick catches de-
Il clined over half a million each.
The Michigan house has passed the Jack.
Q son Cigarette bill, which prohibits the man,
n ufacture, SALE keeping for sale or giving
n away Of any cigarettes or any imitation
o thereof composed in whole or in part of to-
bacco or any substance in the form OF the
). cigarette containing narcotic elements; OF
: any rice paper or any paper designed foi
: cigarette wrappers"
:. The appraisers appointed to make a com
+ plete appraisement of the personal effects Of
7 the late philanthropist Isaiah V. Williamson
Q of Philadelphia, have completed their la
x bors. They place the value of the effects al
n So, $4,000.
d At Wheeling, W. Va, Governor Wilson
q pardoned Enos Basham, sentenced to foul
$ years imprisonment for grand larceny, Of
the ground that Basham is not sufficient,
d intelligent to distinguish right from wrong
Basham declares that hs will not accept I
l. pardon on such grounds and refuses t.
2 leave tine penitantiary
!, The Canadian government has made
= change in the contract for carrying the Eng
y fish mails Hereafter they will go viz
= New York instead of by the Allan line.
. A strike on all the western railways cen
3 tring at Chicago is believed to be one OF tn
n possibilities of the near future, owing to
n proposed reduction of wages.
lie Street car employees in Minneapolis are o.
/ strike against reduction OF wages.
= Dispatches from points in Southern Dakc
: ia and Northern Iowa report general heav
!, rain, giving great relief to the farmers an
. dispelling the fears of drought.
During the recent gale Portsmouth. N c.
ia marrow island near Ocracoke inlet, in tina
q state, was submerged, drowning cattle
Is sheep and hogs The water rose to many fee
,e in the houses and there was great destructlo
j of property The inhabitants took to tn
- hol,setops, remaining there until the storm
was over. Great suffering was experienced
but no lives were lost.
The United States grand jury at Por
Townsend, W. T., has found twenty-five IL
. dictments against Wiliim Harmed, ex-spet
ial deputy collector; Hubert f. Beecher, e,
ii treasury agent, and Quincy A. Brooks, fe
o. stealing from the government
~, DIR. J. K. Giles, aged IS years, for 40 year
u a physician in New York City, committe
re suicide by taking strychnine. A patient ha
r, some time ago received a verdict of sl50
r against him for alleged malpractice in settin
10 a limb, and this with the death of favorlt
y daughter year ago are believed to have un
es settled his mind.
L. E. Knapp has been appointed governo
:, of Alaska He was born in Window county
~ Vt, about As years ago. He is gradual
-, - of Middlebury college and enlisted IN u
sixteenth Vermont regiment.
ar Raoul Williams, chief Of a division OF u
+ third auditors office has been dismissed b
h Secretary Window on the recommendato
ri of Third Auditor Williams. Inethclency WI
ho the stated cause for removal
n White Caps are again at work In Warrlc
az and Dubois counties, Ind.
The Atlantic Postal Telegraph and Cab
u, company has been incorporated at Ne
ha | VII with a napifal stock of $50 900. ii