The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-01-23
NEWS IN GENERAL.


Ex-Alderman Edward j., Rapp Of New
York has shot himself dead lie was
worried over business troubles. 1t is said To
be fact that Rapp was bankrupted by
making small loans to needy constituents,
buying lottery and fair tickets, etc, and he
was very popular in his ward, lie was
finally obliged to mortgage his saloon,
An insane woman at Warsaw, MINI, shot
three of her children, poisoned fourth
and swallowed carbolie acid herself,
Francis Christian of Muskegon, Mich,
belongs to u family of centenarans, His
mother lived to be l0, u cousin is now in
his Tooth year, while Christian himself is
just rounding the century mark,
Edward Monahan, u well.known musician
and brother of Band-Master Thomas,
Monahan, committed suicide in New York
by cutting his throat with razor. He was
sick and Respondent.
The late John III. Shoenberger the mil
lionaire Pittsburg (pa.) iron master, / G.
queaths nearly 81, 000,00O in money and real
estate TO establish public hospital in Pitts
burg, as memorial to his first wife, Mar
garet Shoenberger 1t is to be called "rhe
st. Margaret Hospital" He also leaves
many thousands TO various other charities.
The mission of Castle Garden, New York,
will soon be over. The government pro-
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migrants
Granny" Kehoe, who died in New Cas-
tie township Pa, was LOG years old. At the
age of so Mrs Kehoe received her second
sight Ten years later she became totally
blind, and remained so to her death
An epidemic of black measles is raging at
Fordsville, Ky. Over 100 cases are reported,
An unusual prevalence of icebergs in the
Atlantic is reported by incoming mariners.
Four men We're killed and several others
badly wounded by the premature explosion
of blast at camp near Johnson City
Tenn.
Six men were hanged at Fort Smith, Ark,
for murders committed in the Indian Terri
tory. On the scaifold they confessed their
crime and acknowledged the justice of their
punishment,
Over 300 persons at Carmi, Ill.,, were COM
PEELED to leave their homes by a sudden rise
in the Little Wabash River The northern
part of the town was flooded to depth of
20 feet in some places, and about 100 houses
were submerged,
The contest over the will of Mrs. A. T..
Stewart is settled. Judge Hilton retains
everything he ever received or claimed, ex-
cept that he releases the estate from its in
debtedness of S9S7, 1916. All parties inter
ested receive what the terms of the will en-
title them to. The cathedral endowment is
completed according to Mrs. Stewards inten-
tons. The result is substantial victory
for Judge Hilton.
Mary Mulhall of Pittsburg, Pa, is 1O4
years of age She came from Ireland when
50. All her faculties are unimpaired.
Huntington, Ind, was proud of her CEN
tenarian, Joseph Shavey, who recently died
Just after passing his Tooth birthday.
The property of Mrs Langtry in Salt Lake
county, Utah-about l39 acres of valuable
land is to be sold for taxes.
Mrs Elizabeth Schuman of Pittsburg,
Pa, is 1902 years of age.
An earthquake shock was felt generally
throughout Charleston, S. c., recently.
The Kalamazoo celery crop last year re-
allied 100000 for the growers.
Many Illinois farmers have stopped grow
ing wheat and gone to raising apples.
A planter at Monticello, Fla, has already
shipped this year 10000 pounds of water
melon seeds.
One land company Of Los Angeles, CD,
has just levied its seventh assessment of SIG
share.
Horace LOOMS of New York has been APP
pointer street commissioner, to succeed
James Coleman.
The full bench of the supreme court de-
cdes that Mr.. John B. Alley must pay
S5i,57 to Chester Snow. the result of
transactions in the Postal Telegraph Com
pany.
Bishop Turner of Atlanta (colored) favors
the passage of the bill giving national aid to
such colored people as might wish to emf
CRATE to Africa or elsewhere
AS the Glendale accommodation, bound
for Cincinnati was leaving the station near
College Hill Junction, Ohio, the Chicago
yestibule train ran into the rear of the ac-
commodation. The locomotive of the CHI
cago vestibuled train ran half way through
the rear car of the accommodation, piling
the passenger cars in heap and setting
them Oh fire. The locomotive of the accom-
mediation was not deraied The fire de-
partment and patrol wagons were called
from Cincinnati, and the fire was extin-
guished. Several persons were wounded.
General Master Workman Powderly was
well enough to walk out at Scranton Penn,
a few days since, and the warrant for his
arrest sworn out by Mr.. Callahan was
served upon him. Mr.. Powderly at once
proceeded to Alderman Fuller's office in
company with his attorney, Joseph o. Brien,
and gave bail in the sum of $500 to answer
in the Westmoreland court. His brother,
Patrick Powderly of Carbonate, became
his surety. Mr.. Powderly's counsel have
Callahan with malicious libel. The suit
will be instituted this week.
John kunze, who was among the four
men found guilty of the murder of DR..
Cronin, and whose punishment the jury
fixed at three years in the penitentiary, is a
free man again. Judge Mcconnell granted
him new trial, and he was admitted to
bail in the sum of 5000. This was fur
nished by a dime museum manager, who
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