The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-02-20
NEWS IN GENERAL.


John A. Davis, treasurer of Rochester, N.
Y, sent in his resignation as such at a spe.
cial meeting of the city council The reason
for the action is the discovery OF a shortage
In the treasurers accounts OF lOl,sbSl,
Every other year the city employs an expert
to examine the treasurers accounts. Thus,
six weeks ago, John Bower the expert, be-
gan his work. Mr., Davis was so popular
that both parties have nominated him for
three successive terms, For some time he
has lived very fast and, 1t was believed, Tar
beyond the limit of his salary, He did not
speculate, so far as is known. There are re-
ports that card playing had hand in the
affair, but these are not verified. Davis is
high officer in Masonry, and grand sword
beare: in the grand commandery, knights
Templars, of the state, beside belonging to
about every society in the city: He is about
40 years old, He intends to stick In the city
Mrs, Lizzie Vail of st. Louis, Mo-,
young wife, CARRYING heavy line of acct.
dent insurance, was accidentally killed in
such peculiar way last Monday that the
insurance companies put detectives at work,
Mrs. Vail was insured for $1,000 in the New
York Life; 5000 by the Preferred Company
Of New York; $4,000 in the United States
Mutual Accident Association or New YORK,
and, two days before his wiie's death, Vail
eooh out q tiShvt III StvVv oh ms o"n INV
also on his wlfes, IN the American surety
OF Louisville.
A dramatic scene occurred in the United
States circuit court at Topeka, Kan, during
the hearing of case against Joab Muvane,
president of the Topeka Water Works Com.
pany. A few days ago Judge Foster granted
q temporary injunction against Mr.. Mul.
vane restraining him from selling the
water works 70 the other defendants' Inc
time IN which plaintiffs could hle their
pond OF s1ooo0 had EXPIRED Mr.. Muivane
had induced all the banks IN topeka 10 de-
fnie " oeuone seSuli. H.. AZ anu ,me ue
ha Is.o,sed nn ] way nf , ne ;n,Ts
s So n,ssV ~ si III aovo1hc Wy ,..I
ta.iuIe e 10 ne we uonu M Slnien COUNSEL pt
~. pialnstii, a.SeEp,su W sApaaiti, pu. az.
Nh, ~ ~, ce Indaa FostaT w ra
stored order and allowed Mr. smith tn
make his statement. Then advancing to
the bar he placed roll of bank notes.
amounting TO S75 QUO before the Judge. who
accented them in lieu of a bond.
Notu,ith.,ord;n, Tho der;als If tho Off.
caIs o, Nv tbo ninSS of Of tho Fnrness line Of
steamers it is we'll known that Edward Fut.
voye, the company's agent in this country,
left Baltimore Nd, owing the company, as
we'll as a number of merchants large sums
of money. He was ACCOMPANIED in his
lllSDu DV EulID MdIlSlltlu, u young
with whom he had been intimate and for
whom he had fixed up house uxuriously.
Futyoye received $4,000 year from the COM
pany He always lived well, and spent
money about town very freely. He is about
3S years of age.
The steamer Dormla, which recently ar
rived at Baltimore from Glasgow, was A
DAYS making the passage usually made in
from IA to l6. The captain says i'll 20 years
experience he never before saw such
weather. James Laurie, l4-year-old mess
room boy was swept overheard.
1t is said that Chicago firm has COM
pleted negotiations with Chinese noble
man for the manufacture of a stamp mill,
to be erected in Omaha, at cost of four
millions of dollars, to work a yery valuable
gold mine.
Tho cbief loco !, tho Mot. ct root norsb;n
bonse Of ot tho Sh;nar NOR in Now yorI has
a na,v oi,ar and nonnnv snec;aIlv immortal
for him at cost of $1,000. It is made of
wood almost as heavy as metal and in
tricately carved, The figures are in heavy
gold leaf and crystal.
A New York bank president says that
during the past % years the amount of mon.
ey lost by all the national banks in the
United States through dishonest practices
does not exceed $1,000, 900. In view of the
vast sums handled by the banks during
these years he considers the amount small