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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06
A Few Pointers.

1t is estimated that about 100000 worth
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06

When spring approaches, it is very important that
the blood should be purified, as at this season im-
purifles which have been accommodating Tor months
or even years. liable to manifest themselves ana
seriously affect the health Hoods Sarsaparilla is
undoubtedly the best blood purifier. Ii expels every
faint drives out serofulous humors and gives to the
blood the quality and tone essential to good health
Now is the time to take
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06

1t requires over four years in the United
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Kansas has school fund which amounts
to SIS, 800, 600.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06

There are $50 inmates at the Merrimack
county farm at North Boscawen, \. III.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06

box safety matches free to smokers Of
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'isfy daughter suffered terribly with sore eyes,
caused by serofula humor. We were obliged to keep
her out OF school for two years. We had medical
attendance but she failed to gain relief AT last,
knowing that Hoods Sarssparlla had cured my
mother OF atism aud believing it must be good
for the blood concluded to have my daughter try
IL and IL has entirely cured her." CORNELIUS YKAeER.
ara Fast Main Street Marshslltown, Iowa
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06

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OF opium CT ANYTHING iI1uri-
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06
Purifies the Blood

floods sarsaparilIs has cured me of salt rheum,
which have had for years. do think it is splen-
did medicine. 1 am 40 years of age and my skin is
Jus, as smooth and fair piece of glass" MRS.
LILA CLARK, South Norwslk Conn.
Hoods SarsapariIla
Sold by all druggists 81; six for s. Prepared only
by l. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
A PISTOL SHOT ENDED THEIR RIDE.
Percy Rich, a WInterport:Young Man,
Shot by Woman.
ne Rad Paid Her Attention Against
His FamlIy's Wishes.
inc Wound May Result FataIIy-No
Arrest Made.
Especial to the Press.1


BANGOR, May Sat a point about one
and half miles from Frankfort, while Per-
ey Rich and Miss Mason we're driving from
that town to Winterport, the former was
shot by the woman and Is in most critical
condition. Two shots were fired frcm re-
volver. the second passing through the mans
under lip and up into the roof Of the mouth
Rich was taken to his home In Winterport
and DR.. Fellows was called. The doctor
could not say whether the wounded man
would live or not. The affair has created
the greatest excitement In the towns and In
this city where ths parties are well known,
Rich is the only son Of c. p. Rich, the larg-
est trader in Wlnterport. and one Of the most
respectable and we'll to do citizens Of that
town. He Is 25 years old and unmarried, and
was considered one OF the smartest Young
men In that section.
Miss Mason Is 80 years of age. She has
been married, but Is divorced. and her char
acter Is not Of the best. She is a very hand
some woman and Rich has seemed entirely
carried away with her. They have been
keeping company for a year or more against
the strong protests OF Rich's parents, who
have looked upon the woman as a scheemer
and an extortonist Of the worst kind. OF
late the parents have tried TO break up the
relations between the two. This morning
they went to drive. They quarreled az
Frankfort and continued the quarrel after
they left the village
All the parties are little reticent about
the affair, but 1t Is supposed the shooting
was the result Of proposed. breaking off Of
his relations by Rich. The woman Is now
at her home in Frankfort, and as yet no
movement has been made toward placing her
under arrest. 1t Is said number Of young
men have been victimized by her In the past,
but she has not been guilty of anything so
rash as this before. Rich's strange infatua-
ton for the woman has been wondered at by
all who know him.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
The Grand Marine Display.

Mr.. Leopold Jordan, representing James
Paine Il Sons. the great pyroteehnists, vls-
listed Mayor Melcher yesterday, and after
some conversation examined the harbor of
Fish Point to see how it was adapted for a
grand naval display on the night Of the COM
ing July 4th. He found the situation excel
lent, as it would afford free scope for the
marine illumination and display, while the
whole slope of the promenade would accom-
modate all the spectators. The committee
win decide about the matter on Saturday
night.
To give some idea Of the character OF the
superb display Of marine fireworks offered
by Mr.. Paine, apart from the set pieces, such
as the combat between the Monitor and
Merrimac-which represents the sighting,
attack. deadly conflict and final destruction
of the rebel Merrimac-are a salvo OF 3O-lneh
bombs, the largest shells ever hred In TINS
section Of the country, producing gigantic
prismatic torrents and silver clouds; dis
charge Of monster 16-inch bombs represent
| ing poppies in the cornfield and golden grain
grand flight of Paines rockets OF the most
exquisite cOlors the river OF hre produced Dy
numerous floating beacons, gold, silver and
prismatic fountains, flying fish, water wag-
tails. dolphins. water devils, fiery whlrl-
winds, producing the greatest aquatic pyrote
chemical display ever seen in this country;
,Jocko, the monkey gYmnast, wonderful
niece OF pyrOtechnic mechanism, the easy
grace of the performer evOking shouts OF
laughter; Aladdin's iewelled tree, placed In
floats gliding down the harbor with bios
SONS Of every hue. terminating In a fairy
fiery dragons producing most comical evolu-
tinna
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS.
Boston & Maine Stockholders Vote
for Consolidation.

LAWRENCE, Mass, May S.-A special
meeting of the stockholders of the Boston &
Maine Railroad was held in City Hall this
forenoon. President Frank Jones of Ports
mouth, presided and about 800 stockholders
were present
The object of the meeting was to consider
the question of the purchase of the proper
ties and franchise of the Eastern, Ports
mouth and Great Falls and Conway railroads
on terms and conditions agreed upon by the
directors of the corporations.
; Richard Olney of Boston, arose and stated
that the Eastern and the other roads men
TONED had been operated some time by the
Boston & Maine road with good success and
to the satisfaction of the public and corpora
ti0ns, and he moved that the directors be au-
thorized to moved that the directors be au-
thorized to make purchase upon the terms
agreed upon.
BENJAMIN N. Johnson of Boston, represen-
ting w. II. Grandbury & Co., read a protest
against the purchase, The protest was re-
ceiyed aud filed.
The balloting then commenced 1t result
ed In favor of the purchase 39,661 to 96.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
GEN ERAl EW s.

O'Donoyan Rosa, recently convicted on
criminal libel, was yesterday fined 500.
Ellis Island will hereafter be the landing
place for emigrants at New York.
Floods in the Trucker river, Cal, are caus
ing great damage.
Hon. John G. Carlisle has announced his
candidacy for the seat of the late Senator
Beck.
The funeral of Senator Beck at Lexington, !,
KY, yesterday was the largest of any since
that of Henry Clay.
Twelve hundred people saw Patsy Cardiff
of Minneapolis knocked out by George God
frey (colored) of Boston, at Providence last
night.
There are indications of trouble at Moody,
EstabroOk & AnderSOn's shoe factory at
Nashua, N. H., when the men are asked to
return to work.
A passenger train on the Denver & Rio
Grande went over an embankment Tuesday,
and the engineer was killed. several otner
persons were killed.
Mrs. Vandergrit was yesterday found
guilty, at Bordentown, n. j., Of administer
ing croton oil to her son with intent to kill
MIN In order to secure the insurance money
on his life.
a., Inc New York World publishes long ar
tlcle purporting to contain an exposure of
certain Iraud, IN the construction of the new
Croton acqueduct. The work left undone
| 100000.
Near @ fairfield, '.,1iN o., Tuesday, Ira Marlatt
| shot and killed Herrick Ashton and serious.
ly wounded Lewis Bell because they refused
| to sign bond for him. Sheriff Wvman. in
| attempting to arrest Mariatt, was shot by
| the latter, though not dangerously. He was
| finally arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
The Sad Result of overcrowdIng a
Small Boat.

New YORK. May S.-A Wheeling, w. Va,
special says that naptha yacht containing
20 people was capsized in the Ohio river yes
terday, and only 10 persons were rescued.
The base ball game in the Island Palk had
just closed, and the pier of the Naphtha
Yacht Ferry Company was crowed with peo-
pie anxious to get home. The Gertrude,
built for 10 passengers, came in, and in an
instant IS people, besides the engineer and
tillerman, were inside. sinking the boat al
most to the waters edge. In the party were
two women, Mrs. Charles Hornbrock and
Mrs. John Mendel. When the yacht neared
the shore, a part of one w0man's dress
caught in the pulley and the tiller rope drew
it in, clogging the wheel and rendering the
tillerman helpless. The engineer allowed
the machinery to become unmanageable.
The yacht ran into sand barge and sank.
The current at that point is swift, and the
fiat bottomed barge, lying as it did. caused
an increased suction which drew the yacht
and all the people, except two, under it. Ten
have been accounted for. The rest are sup
posed to be drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
ROASTED LIKE PIGS.
idiots Locked In Cells Which sud-
denly Became ovens.

NORWICH, N. Y. May S.-Excitement over
the destruction of the poor house and county
insane asylu5 this morning is intense.
Preston is six miles from any railroad. and a
procession of all sorts of vehicles has been
going there all day. The smoke and stencil
from the halocaust is perceptible here. Ten
living persons and one corpse were cremated.
Ihe Idiots were locked in and roasted like
Deasts. Il. +. Manwarring, keeper, said:
II must have been in sound sleep. When
awoke with start an inborn instinct told
me that something was wrong, and without
waiting to dress bounded down stairs. On
entering the paupers' dining room a strong
smell of smoke struck my nostrils, followed
by scent which led me to the idiot depart
ment. On opening the door leading from the
hall to that building | saw the. interior all
ablaze. L attempted to open the door and
rescue the poor inmates all securely shut in
their cells as usual. but was driven back by
the heat and smoke. I saw nothing could
ran through the corridor and aroused the
paupers. In some instances the poor people
were dazed, and it was necessary to carry
them bodily from the house and tuln them
loose in the yard. There were u inmates in
the idiot asylum, and they must have been
overcome by the heat before l awoke, for l
heard nothing from them. They roasted
like pigs in the heat. How the fire origin
ated is mystery. It must have been spon-
taneOus combustion"
Coroner Fernald ordered tile removal of
the charred and blackened remains in the
ruins. Water was dashed upon them and
the roasted trunks pulled out and laid upon
the grass. All were burned beyond recogni.
tion. In some instances the remains were
removed with shoyels, nothing but skull
or a few bones giving indications that they
were once human beings. A number of re-
latives of the victims gathered around, and
the affecting scene that followed beggars de-
scription. The insurance amounts to S19,-
000 '
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
WoRsTEDS AND WooLENs.
Mr.. Dingley'S Bill Discussed and
Passed In the Senate.

WASHINGTON. May S.-The Senate took
up the bill today providing for the classi-
fication of worsted cloths as woolens, and
Mr.. Morrill, explained its provisions.
Mr.. Gray opposed the bill, saying that
cloths made FROM worsteds were cheaper
than woolen cloths.
Mr.. Aldrich said the difference between
woolens and worsteds was simply a differ
ence in the process of preparation. Both
were made from the same class of wool and
used for the some purpose.
Mr.. Gray said that unless he was misin-
formed, the class of woods from which
worsteds were made was not exactly the
same as that from which the best cloths were
made.
Mr.. Aldrich replied that worsted goods
were made from the most expensive woods
used for clothing purposes. The attention
OF Congress had been called to the inequality
IN n the tariff law Of 1888 by successive
present time. Mr.. Window decided in the
early part of the present administration that
worsted cloths should pay the same as
Wooien cloths. That decision was made
about year ago.. Ten or fifteen days ago,
the circuit court In the southern district of
New, York overruled that decision and
ruled that worsted goods should pay allower
rate of duty.
Mr.. Faulkner asked the necessity for the
PaoSaso VI tno Dill at InlS Time. Mr.. Aldrlch
replied that pending the appeal from the cir
cult court to the Supreme Court, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury was collecting a higher
rate of duty on those goods. 1t was, un-
doubtedly, the opinion of the importers that
the decision would be affirmed by the
Supreme Court, and they were importing
very large quantities OF such goods, destroy
ing the market for the home manufacturer.
They would pay the higher rate of duty in
the first instance, and would sell the goods
based on that rate. After the decision was
affirmed, the excess would be refunded and
would go into the pockets of the importers
and their attorneys.
The presiding officer announced that at 2
the worsted bill would 60 over and the silver
bill come before the Senate as unfinished
business. 1t was finally agreed that the
silver bill should 60 over until Monday, and
should then come up and be continued as
unfinished business" until finally disposed
Of Discussion of the worsted bill was re-
sumed, Democrats charging that the Repub-
licans in the last campaign had promised
tie bi T@as passed @ftkoGt Sft
amendment-yeas, 40 mayo, 90, all tho votes
being divided on the party line except that
Mr. Payne voted with the Republicans. The
bill goes to the President for his signature.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
LOCKED IN THEIR CELLS TO Die.
More unfortunates Burned to Death
In a Blazing Asylum.
This Time 1t Is In New York and
Eleven Perish.
How a Lunatic Set the Fire In a
Maine Aims House..

UTICA, N. Y, May S.-The Chenango
County Poor House and Insane Asylum To-
Gated at Preston, six miles west of Norwich.
was entirely consumed last night. The fire
was discovered about IL o'clock in the north
wing of the Poor House building, where the
idiots were kept. There being no provisions
for extinguishing the flames, the keepers and
neighbors gave their attention to getting out
the 125 paupers and insane and let the build
ing burn. These were all rescued with the
exception of the II idiots who are missing in
the ruins. Six bodies can be seen, slowly
burning, and the other five are supposed to
be covered up. The Poor House building
was three story frame building The in
sane asylum was also frame building, two
stories high and only separated from the
poor house by a driveway. The property
was worth So, 900 and Is insured for $40, 600
The Universallst and Baptist churches have
been opened for the reception of the upfort-
unateS.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Yes
terday afternoon woman was in the idiot
department smoking She put her pipe in
her pocket, and was soon enveloped in
flames. She ran out into the yard, and was
secured. She died last night from the effects
OF her injuries. About sundown she
had matches in her pocket, and some one of
the idiots is supposed to have got hold of
them. Last night no lamp was left burning
in the room OF the IDIOTS, as has been usual
The supposltion is that an idiot tried to light
the lamp with the matches and set fire to
the building.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
ACCUSE MOULTON OF OPPOSING THEM.
The Knights of Labor and the Shoe
Makers international Union.
Miners Idle and the Price Of Coal
Booming Out west.
The Situation at Bath and a Slight
Trouble In Lewiston.

LYNN, Mass, May S,-This afternoon fl.
c. Moulton, of the International Union,
called on the executive board Of the Knights
OF Labor and asked the attitude of that or
ganization towards the International Union.
Secretary Stevens of the Cutters Union,
stated that contrary to all existing ideas, the
Knights of Labor had no fight with the In
ternational Union, but were waging warfare
against B. G. Patten & Co., I. B. Mcguire of
District 4s. New York and James II. MelleD.
State Master Workman of the Knights of
Labor. Those present discussed the Haver-
hill, Worcester and Richmond labor troubles
with Mr.. Moulton. They charged him with
endeavoring to injure the Knights of Labor
in every possible manner. Mr.. Pahen dis
patched messenger to the executive board
to call on him and state the real trouble as
he heretofore supposed he had no fight at
all. The Knights of Labor ignored his mes
sage and he telegraphed for the State Board
of Arbitration to visit Lynn May and take
his trouble under consideration. At noon
today, some twelve girls, members of the
International Union left the shop and at
tended Knights Of Labor meeting. They
decided to remain out.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
GLOOMY REPORTS
OF Broken Levees and Towns Under
Deepening Water.

SHREVEPORT, La. May s.-The Pandora
levee in Bossier Parish. near Benton, broke
last night. The water is now sweeping
down on a large area. The loss will be
heavy. A despatch from Greenvale gives a
gloomy description Of the situation in the
Black bayou country. The steamer New
Haven with the relief commission Of this
city reached that section just in time to save
2S0 persons and hundreds Of cattle.
COLUMBIA, Tex, May 8.-This town, with
the exception Of one street, Is under water.
Railroad traffic is suspended.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
cronIn conyIcts Living nigh.

JOLIET, Ill, May S.-Convict Martin
Burke, one Of the Cronin prisoners, and sew
punishment yesterday for violation Of prison
rules. 1t was found upon searching them
that all Of them had money ON their persons,
and that one, Meyers, had a letter which
was addressed to Chicago friend. to send
him certain articles aud money addressed 70
his foreman. The foreman Of the depart
ment was at once investigated, and IN ms
buggy, locked in his shed, were tound N,an- Na[l-
ous articles, such as sugar, butter. saTdlhes
and other dainties, presumably 5 ioI h1 - .
Ii nIo noi ia0nthorities. pending an Investigation.
RR,SS1n IL Sas siways had the reputation Of being
atS,ct tI n discipHnarian, and has been connected
with the department accnnnt nny y ye1 his
itrictnsss LIS the conylets put up job on him
20 get him removed
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
Ratified by the Eastern.

BOSTON, May 8.-A special meeting of the
stockholders of theEastern RailroadC Company
was held this forenoon at the Boston & Low
ell station to see If the company would ap-
prove Of a sale to the Boston q Maine Rail
road OF the property, road and franchises of
the Eastern Railroad. President Samuel c.
Lawrence presided and Mr.. VIM. b. Law
renee was clerk. the meeting being opened at
1910. The attendance was large, including
all the directors except the Hon. Leopold
Morse.
Mr.. Arthur Sewall, director, offered the
following:
Voted, that the stockholders of this company
hereby approve of a sale to the Boston & Maine
Railroad OF the road franchises and property of
this company upon terms and conditions already
agreed to by the directors of the respective cor
porations and shown by an instrument copy of
which is hereto annexed and made part of this
vote; and that the directors are hereby author
lied to execute and deliver any deed or other in
strument and to do all other acts and things neces
sarY and proper to carry said agreement into full
effect.
At12 10 p. m, the committee announced
the vote as follows: Whole number of
shares of stock voted on, 64,439, of which
q, ,366 were preferred and 42,O76 common.
preferred and 81, 780 common, making tota
of 59.671. The total opposed was 4768, of
which the preferred had 472 and the common
4206. The chair then announced that the
vote was carried.
To'Iease to the Maine Central.
BANGOR, May S.-A petittion is in circu-
lation in this city asking for the selection of
commission consisting of Mayor Blake.
Chief Justice John A. Peters and Charles p.
Stetson, Esq, to negotiate with the Maine
Central railroad for the leasing of the Ban
gor Sc Piscataquis. The petition is in the
hands of +. o Beal, who is calling upon the
business men with 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
No Freight Trains Moving.


NEW YORK, May S.-The strike of New
York's organized carpenters for an eight
hour workday and $3 30 wages is ended, with
the single exception of the employees at the
New York Central elevator at Goth street
and North river, where there are still 125
man ont
The Portland daily press., 1890-05-09
rt,v srory OF the Burning of the Exc
ter Aims House.

DEXTER, May S.-The Gazette this week
prints the following account of the burning
of the Exeter aims house by Amasa Austin,
an insane inmate. 1t will be remembered
that Miss Hill, cripple, perished in the
flames:
Amasa had been prefer naturally lively for
several days and one man found that taking
care Of the lunatic was giving him one of the
liveliest experiences of his lifetime The
freaks of the demented man ranged all the
way from gibbering idiOcy to maniacal fury.
Once he attacked his keeper with a knife,
and only the greatest activity prevented
scientific carving then and there. The Sc
lectmen resolved to build cage for Amasa
in the little building. The cage was con-
structed with strong saplings, firmly fast
ened at top and bottom. There was but a
narrow space between the bars.
Amasa watched the process Of c0nstruc-
tion and repeatedly threatened to escape,
burn the building and destroy Miss Hill in
the flames; Before the cage was completed
he sneaked up. stairs and wound clothes
line about his body beneath his clothes. He
also secured two stout sticks beneath his
garments. When the cage was completed
Amasa was inserted and the entrance Sc
curely barred.
farm was quiet and the inmates Of the main
building were fast asleep. The small house
contained only the bed-ridden cripple Melis-
sa Hill, and the mischievous madman bent
upon the destruction of property and the
slaughter of the innocent woman.
Amasa then commenced the execution of
his deep laid scheme. About two adjoining
upright bars of his cage he knotted piece
of the rope; then inserting stout stick be-
tween the strands he twisted the rope until
the two saplings were bent inward. Aus
tins object, it will be seen, was to so curve
two saplings that exit between them might
be effected. By use of rope and
stick the opposite bar was
likewise curved away from its neighbor.
Amasa removed the most of his clothes and
squeezed through the opening. He then
pulled the straw in his cage to the stove and
tipped the blazing brands and Goals out upon
the dry material. The building was wrap
ped in flames in an instant.
There is no doubt that the Hill woman
was awake throughout the execution of this
devilishly deliberate design, but she was a
cripple and could do nothing to succor her
self
Austin concealed himself behind a wall
near by and cOolly watched the destruction
of the building and the horrible death of its
inmate.