The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-13
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Master IN Chambers Dalton az Toronto
Can, has refused the application made In
the libel case of Graome VS., the Toronto
Globe for permission TO have Blrchall eX
amined as witness on behalf of the plaintiff
on the ground that he was not competent to
give evidence.
The steamer Teutonic with Henry NJ
Stanley and party ON board, has arrived nj
New York. The steamer had q rough pas,
sage. Stanley was slightly i'll during the
voyage, but is recovering.
BY the breaking of a scafiolding in Chicago,
on which 100 men and girls were grouped
for the purpose of being photographed at
Lyon \ Healy's new piano factory, one man
was killed, two persons were probably
fatally injured and several others badly hurt.
Great excitement prevails in the town of
Liberty, Kan, over shooting atlray that
took place there. William Summers became
intoxicated and boisterous when at the polls,
and carried matters to such an extern that
Constable q. A. Johnson was obliged to In.
terfere and quiet him. Summers whipped
out a revolver and shot johnson through the
body near the heart. johnson is dead. The
citizens of Liberty are greatly excited, as
Mr.. johnson is much thought OF there, being
quite prominent in the business interests OF
the town. Immediately after the shooting
The excited people secured rope and were
determined to lynch Summers, who es-
capped only by four men getting him in car
rage and hurrying him away.
| The Quebec legisl ture has opened with
;hc customary speech by the lieutenant
| cove nor. AS means Of increasing the or
binary revenue, it is proposed to raise the
| price of licenses for the sale of intoxicating
| liquors.
The board of management of government
| exhibits ut the worlds fair has determined
IA t.Anttt 10 -
| expenditure, exclusive of building or build
| ings, the cost of which is limtel by law to
100000 The minimum limit for floor space
is fixed at 100000 square feet.
One life was lost in the recent fire at Den.
yer, Col A man, supposed to be miner
named Charles Mccartney, jumped from the
| sccond-story window OF hotel aud was SC
badly hurt that he lay unconscious and was
| burnt to death before the eyes of the crowd.
| who were unable to rescue him. The loss is
about $4,000, partially insured. The loss or
Todd's lumber al ne will be about S4), 900.
Three bodies recovered out of the hold OF
the wrecked steamer Vizcaya have been
carried to New York. One of the bodies
was identified rs that of Antonio Blanco,
one of the stewards of the vessel.
Villa I'm Baldwin of Atchison, Kan, whc
was con viCtcd in 1856 of the murder of hi
sister and scntcnt ed to be hanged, has been
pardoned by GOV. Humphrey. Baldwin is
the son of q millionaire, and has been in
| state prison ever since his conviction, the
governor not having signed his death war.
rant. He was n>icted on circumstantia
| evidence.
The cooper shopo The Philadelphia Coop
eraSe Company. large three story brick
| building. just lifted up as a soap factory by
7. G: Tomson, the adj Dining building used a
| n min mill h,,h
story storage warehouse, owned by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company have been
| destroyed by fire at Philadelphia. The
Snowden Hotel was badly scorched and 6
number of dwelling houses were more Oh
less damaged.
A statue TO the memory of William Den.
| ing, the manufacturer of the cannon used by
the Americans in the war OF the revolution,
has been unveiled at MELVILLE. near Harris
burg, Pa.
Secretary Noble has refused Mayor Grants
second request for recount of the popula-
ton of New York city. His decision was
based upon the claim that insufficient proofs
had been presented of the incomploteness of
The Porter count.
Charles Clifford. New York drummer
shot and fatally wounded d. A. Greever Q
well known cattle dealer, mt Hotel Andrews
Kansas City, Mo- Clifford had suspected bis
wife and Greever of improper intimacy, and
finding them together in his apartments, ht
shot Greever. The latter in his anti-mortem
statement claimed that the Clffords hat
tried to backmail i'm. Greever is wealthy
and will leave an estate valued at $3.50, 900
| Clifford was arrested.
Col. Thomas B. Price, president of the
Gazette Printing Company of Sedaia, Mo.
| owner of Nondale farm and one of the bes,
known men in Missouri, was shot and NOR
tally wounded on train by Judge John
Higgins of the Pitts county court. Johr
Higgins was candidate for denomination
before the Dem )cratic convention and was
defeated by Price.
An incendiary fire threatened the business
part of the town of Truckce, Cal aud die
$4,000 damage. The principal losers are
George W. Curtiss, druggist 100000, partly
| insured: w. G. Durno, postofiice building
and stock of dry goods, SIG, 00,, insured
$4,000; Truckec Lumber Company, general
merchandise, $4,000, insured
The following places have been burned al
Owenshoro, Ky: The Bank of Commerce
Marks & Co., tailors Messenger office, Mar
kin's saloon, Smiths meat shop, A. ]. Will
liams, furnishing goods store; John Rein
bucht, furniture. Loss S250,000.
A cabinet council has, after due considera
ton, decided that Birchal shall be executed
| on the 18th INST.
Chairman Finley of the Western Passen.
FER Association, has authorized interested
lines to make rate of $3.50 between st
Louis and Kansas City. The reduction il
| 81. The decision is that in the future Chair
man Finley will authorize any line to NEE
any rate quoted by a scalper, provided Their
are enough crooked tickets in the market t,
cut any figure.
Mrs. Lille Hildburgh, the wife of Henry
Hildburgh, prominent insurance agent O
New York, commi ted suicide at her resi-
dence, by throwing herself from third
story window to the area in front.
A terrific explosion occurred inside For
Wadsworth, $. l., which resulted in the in
slant death of one man, and four other
being dangerously if not fatally injured
The five men were in the employ of tn
navy yard, and were detailed to handle tn
ammunition at Fort Wordsworth for the us
of the navy yard. As far as can be ascer
tanned the men were printing the cartridges
when one exploded with terrific force
Nathaniel Chapman of the Brooklyn wa
instantly killed
Fire broke out in the third story of II
Sour Il Co.'S store at Shreveport, La, an,
destroyed the tour-story building of S. G
Orefus & Co., E. J. Leman's retail store
Hicks Hick,' building, and Kaempfer'
|
S35a,000 to 100000. Total insurance OF
stock, sl94, 900; on buildings, s55, $50.
| The entire business portion of Hartman
Ark. has been burned causing a total los
of $4,000, on which there is no insurance
freight train broke apart near Trenton
N. j., on the Pennsylvania railroad, am
while local passenger train was assisting il
the repairs, the New York express dashe
into it. The passengers on both trains wer
badly shaken up. The engineer and ircma
of the express had their arms and legs bro
ken.
Ex-Mayor Cottrell of Key West, who, fe,
weeks ago, terroriZed the federal official an
escaped to Alabama, was fatally shot recent
ly by the chief of police at Montgomer,
Ala. Cottrell was drunk ard was arrested
He insulted the chief and challenged him /
fight duel. The chief in consequence q
CottrelFs threats, had armed himself wit
a doublc-barrelled gun, and was sitting out
side of his office the following mornn
when Cottrell drove up in cab. After
few words both men began firing, with tn
result given above.
Mr.. John Morley, speaking at Sea,
borough, Eng, said that the United State
had often made and could afford to max
serious economic blunders, but repentapc
quickly followed these bunders.