The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-06-12
NEWS IN GENERAL.

In the railroad disaster inquest at san
Francisco, the jury rendered verdict find
ing that the victims came to their deaths by
drowning, caused by criminal neglect ON the
part of Engineer Dunn, I'VE find Engineer
Dunn guilty of manslsughter, We also lind
hat the railway company does not take suili-
,ient caution to signal trains when approach
ng the drawbridgo"
John Murphy, an engineer on the New
York division of the Philadelphia and Read.
ng Railroad, was found by his fireman lying
II his cab with his skull crushed in. II is
believed that Murphy was struck on the head
~ a water tank near Longhorne, Pa, while
cooking out OF the cab window
Hannah Acker, q midwife OF Peekskill,
n. ", who is accused of having performed
,criminal operation on woman OF that
place, was arrested in Brooklyn and taken TO
The county Jail at White Plains.
Reports of damage from the recent storm
are coming in from various parts OF the
Northwest, A good many thousands OF dol.
ars' loss was caused to railroads, farms and
owns.
The heroism Of boy named Mike Haley
probably prevented the destruction OF the
Union Pacific flyer between Omaha and
South Omaha. Young Ha'ey was returning
home when he saw two men unlock a switch
md turn ii. He ran to South Omaha and
notified the train men just as the train, which
consisted of twelve coaches was pulling
out,
The bark Stafford, Capt. Tripp, bound
from Delaware B eakwatcr for New York,
went ashore at night at Atlantic City, n. j.,
~ ny oaP'a' ,',s ,"at w. s."i' ILL., rI
W ,vai 1V" ';,h IN iIs so, III, ,'ass., 1;aS
shout Io1 ,"a, trnm' ,na 5o.r1 wall, nm tho
shoua W 7, W. - thounht coz Goa,aI 'Ae
,,d ~ no iI T., i'I pap Pe branorv .n Werr
hurst team OF horses Ind inst dr.. wn -
load of ca,i into ,hc ho;Ier room anil tho
driver had GONE ont N cct n r,ceint stoned.
rho nine hurst while be w,s GONE One of
,hn hn pu MAS s,r"..r ON "I The head with a
niece 81 Tho broken nina and / ;IieI in stantIv
rhe other was srald.i 10 death hv the oscar.
In, steam Ahom, SSoo 6amaaa yaS done IN
the ho;Icr room Tbe c.nSe Of thc hrcat was
a defective coupling Joint in the pipe.
A Terrific s,or,, yis;,ad voS,ern Iowa one
,,oL, roonn,i', pa;', ~, IN ,orren,s and
,ho wind had a,rnos, tho force Of n ,ornaJo
AZ Clanwnnd The ch;mnov of tho ;nst;tnte
Enr foehIo. minind ch;hirep crashed tbrou@b
tbe roof kiiiny two and ininrino sir of the
inmates "''n WV ''N
William o,d lob, Ars,;p resnect;ve,v IN
o,H ~ ~nsrs old Of Naw yorL ware rnn
" n n n
YORK New Haven & Hartford road. and
William was t;lled The two bovs We're on
their wav on foot to 90 in swimming. They
stepped from one track to avoid freight
train which was close upon them, and they
were struck by another which they had not
seen on the second track. Inc boys were
thrown about twenty feet and William was
dying when PICKED up. johns injuries are
very serious, but 1t is believed he Will re-
cover.
A misunderstanding fire in yard in Ottawa,
Ont, extended to the fence dividing the yard
from Shore a. Co.'S carriage factory and
Thackray's planning mill. In short time the
whole OF Brennan's block, including Messrs.
Mills Sons marble WORKS, the sanitary
Plumbing Companys establishment, "A.
Henry n Co.'S saddlery store, and the otta-
wa Manufacturing Companys store were
burned. Loss, So, 00o
District Attorney #. +. Hamilton. of Sara
tosa, n. y, has secured pane OF glass re-
Gently taken from house IN Ballston near
the old iron spring where Washington lrv-
ing stopped for few days In the year 1872
Upon the glass, written with diamond is
the famous authors signature: washing
ton Irving, 1902"
John Phillips, colored, who has been on
trial at Boydtown, the county seat of Neck
iciipui <, a., ioi NV 'i"iu,t Va S"P'' -
| OVERLY, has been found guilty or murder In
the first degree, and has been sentenced to
be hanged on Aug. 10.
| The Duke of Connaught has decided not
to extend his trip to st. John, n. b.
The coroner held an inquest in the case of
Henry Jackson. the Trenton escaped con.
Wet. who was shot ON MAY 80 by pursuing
Philadelphia officers after he had shot and
injured Policeman Barber. The jury re-
turned verdict that Jackson came to his
death from gunshot wound at the hands
| of Officer Grand while in discharge OF his
duty.
Ex-conyict Dave Barrett, who pulled s.
year-old Charles O'Connor out OF the East
| River, New York, was arrestad for breaking
| into the sal Don of Hening Surbeck on May
"a. He got away from the police at the time,
and they didn't know where to find him UNI
til they read of his life-saving exploit in the
papers.
In the general term of the supreme court
at Buffalo, N. Y, the decision of Judge un'
dcrwood of Auburn in the kemm'er habeas
corpus case was affirmed. This allows the
case to go at once to the court OF appeals