The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-04-10
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Several hundred students at Ann Arbor
Mich, missed their regular letters from
home the other night While the mail was
being distributed the boys in the lobby be-
gan INDUCING in little rush, Postmaster
Duffy went outside to quiet them, when
they rushed him outside the building.
He was mad all through, and, call;
Ing his assistants, the crowd was forced
outside and the doors locked, no more mail
being given out, The crowd hung around
outside, bowling and making considerable
noise, until Marshal Walsh marched one of
the boys TO the jail followed by the crowd,
The prisoner was let on, and the boys, after
marching through the streets, went home.
A Nebraska woman wants the court to
restrain her husband from talking baby
talk to her, and her husband files cross
bill to require her to desist from wearing the
family pantaloons.
ing 70 negroes, who were trying to escape
from the flood, was capsized in the mouth
OF Bogue Falaya, the rapid current having
carried the frail craft against tree. Only
ID Of the crew reached the shore alive,
The House of Representatives of Iowa, by
vote of 81 to 40, has decided to indefinitely
postpone the local option bill. This settles
the fact that prohibition will continue in
Iowa at least two years.
The business section of the village of
Theresa, N, Y, has been entirely destroyed
by fire. Forty-two buildings were burned,
involving loss of $4,000 to $4,000,
About 20 of the buildings were dwellings,
and the remainder were stores and shops,
There are at least two wel-defined cases
of leprosy in English, Ind The victims
are father and son. The aflliction is de-
scribed as appearing in spots whittier than
the surrounding flesh
An ice trust has been formed BY Chicago
dealers, and prices were advanced rs to so
per cent, over the figures current year
ago
James Campbell of st. Louis, Mo-, has
purchased the Benton Bellefontaine Street
Railway and stole a march ON the Chicago
syndicate that has been negotiating for the
property. The consideration is said to be
about 100000, a good premium for the
stock in bulk. The capital stock Of the COM
pany is 1926, 900, and the bonded indebted
ness $500, 600,
A special says: A terrible accident oc-
Cured at Adams canon, near San Paula,
California, where the Hardison e. Stewart
Oil Company is boring tunnel for oil. An
explosion of gas occurred in the tunnel and
sheet of flame shot cut, blowing away the
building 100 feet from the mouth of the
tunnel. Two men were terribly burned
one of whom has since died. A force of
men were put to work to close the tunnel
and another explosion took place, collapsng
the whole tunnel, and burying in the runs
five men, who are certainly dead,
Moorestown, N. j., is startled over the
discovery of a gang of youthful thieves,
whose ages range from II to 10 years, all
sons of respectable people. For months
past they have INDUCED in all kinds of vice,
the money for the purpose being obtained
by thievery The boys made full confes-
sion of their guilt.
The caisson of the North river tunnel at
| the foot of Morton street, New York, took
| fire recently. The fire was only subdued
| after the caisson had been flooded with
| water, and as consequence work on the
| Gals on will have TO be abandoned. This
means a loss of the labor of several years
and of many thousands of dollars,
August Sehwanecke, alias Kennedy, alias
| Gregory, the youngest and most noted Grim
| inal in Sing Sing prison. has been released
by an order of Gov. Hill He was serving
sentence of 10 years, having been sen.
fenced in 1884 for stealing iewelry from no.
tel guests. His father died on March in
| New York, leaving 100000. OF this sum
| he left only $1,000 to his son; the balance
was bequeathed to relatives. His son will
now contest the will.
The new iron bridge that is being con.
structed over the Susquehanna river at Har.
| risburg for the use of the Reading Rail
roads Harrisburg terminal, will be over one
| mile long, supported by 100 massive piers
and take one year to finish. 1t will cost half
million dollars.
The will of Robert Sprott has been adj
mitted to probate at Pittsburg, Pa The
document is much out of the ordinary.
but legal. 1t was written in a memoran-
dunn book in lead pencil Among the be-
| quests is one of two horses, jim and Lucy
to j. R. Sprott, conditioned upon his not
allowing them to be sold. when he must
part with them the will reads, "he is to
| give them laudanum."
The new Chamber of Commerce has
adopted resolution in favor of tunnel
under the East river.
James II. Barnes, aged II, shot and
probably fatally wounded William D. Ira.
cey, aged q, in Baltimore While prac-
ticing at a target they had tussle for the
pistol, during which Tracey was shot in
| the stomach.