The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-10
NEWS IN GENERAL.

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Word has reached here ofa horrible double
murder in Perry county. George Seals,
Desperate, who was driven out OF Crawford
county by the White Caps, abused his wife IN
a shocking manner on July /. On the next
day she was found shot, stamped aud beaten
to death. Sheriff Cass Gardiner, who came
on July 0 to arrest Seals, was MORALLY
wounded by the murderer, and has since
died. The country is thoroughly aroused,
and Seas will probably be lynchcd If caught,
Mrs. James Smith went into the Fordham
Original Package House, Girard, Kan. and
commenced breaking bottles, when the agent,
Gust Steinbach, inte-fered. She assaulted
him with buggy whip, striking him halt a
dozen times before he elected her from the
room. lie had her arrested. She was fined
81 In the police court, the amount being paid
by the bystanders. Her husband has been
on n protracted drunk since the house has
been opened,
An attempt was made to rob the Wells,
Fargo express car while the train was stand
ing at Goshen, Tdlarc County, Cal. The
door Of the car was opened to deliver en-
press matter, when q man reached into the
car and seized u package, and attempted to
make otfwth it. The mes encer jumped
from the car, drew a pistol. and compelled
the thief to get into the car. The messenger
then sent for the conductor, and had the
The steamship Galveston of Sunderland
bound for Montreal with coal, went ashore
In Contrecrur channel. The agents have
received a request for assistance, but no par
ticulars are given. A tug and lighters have
left Montreal for the scene to take out por'
ton of the Galveston's cargo.
John Page, aged "A years, chief engineer
of Canadian government canals, died sud.
denly of heart failure In Ottawa a day or two
ago.
A fatal accident occurred at the Buena
Vista iron mines, half-a-mile north of Bucna
Vista, Va. A rope broke and four unfortu-
mates were hurled down the shaft distance
OF 15J feet, TO the bottom. Eli Painter, John
Montgomery and Lit Sheed were killed out
right. Floyd Marion had his collar bone
broken and received internal injuries, but
will probably recover.
| Senior Dieguez, the Guatemalan minister
at City of Mexico, has received telegram
from his government announcing that Presi.
dent Menendez of San Salvador was assas.
sinated, and did not die a natural death.
| The worlds fair II tionll commission, by
a vote of rs to IL, have formally accepted
the joint site, consisting of the | Ike front
and Jackson Park, Chicogo es the location
| for the Columbian exposition.
George Ludlow. 80 years old, an employe
| III w llCOA ~ W. lfTu 4,
Guttenburg. n. Y, fell into vat of caustic
soda. Fink Yaers, another employe, in
attempting to rescue Ludlow also fell in.
Ludlow and Yaers were rescued after being
in the vat about five minutes. Both men
will probably die.
The steamships Toronto and Lake Nepi-
gon, arrived at Montreal, report that navi-
CATION of the straits of Belle Isle is still very
dangerous, owing to large quantities of ice
aud the prevalence of heavy fogs.
Kemnler, the New York murderer has
been ressntenced to die by electricity during
the week beginning Aug. 4.
Eugene H. Cowles of Cleveland, o., who
was shot in Montreal some time since by his
brother-in-law, G. C. Hale, has sufficiently
recovered to leave the Montreal General
Hosl ital.
The surrogate of Tompkins county has
granted decree fixing the amount flowed
the attorneys for the executor in the cee-
brated Cornell University-Fiske will case as
follows: Judge Countryman of Albany,
$4,000; Halliday & Finch of Ithaca, $685.
600; Senator Edmunds of Vermont, $500.
These fees are to be paid out of the estate
The action was in the courts seven years.
News has reached Portland Ore, of 6
disastrous fire in Seattle. The fire was in the
business portion of the city. and the loss is
heavy.
Mrs. Julia G. Lippincott of Atlantic City
n. j.. the woman forger has been arrested in
Baltimore. Seventeen indictments, it is
stated, have been found against Mrs. Lippin.
colt in New Jersey. 1t is claimed that bel
operations involve between $50000 and
$4,000
Char es r. Packer, president of the Parl
National Bank of Chicago, has been arrested
and held in heavy bonds. 1t is charged
that Mr.. Packer, individually, drew his
check for $4,000 when he had only $1,000
in bank that as president he certified il
and put it through the clearing house; thai
this transaction was not entered on TIT
books of the bank, and that it was only dis
covered recently. when Bank Examine
Sturgis found the check among the bank
papers.
George A. Parkhurst, the actor, died a
his home in New York city recently. ii,
was so years old. Nj. Parkhurst was thu
last living member of the company tina
played in the National Theatre, Washington
on the night of the assassination of Presi
dent Lincoln.
The Louisville & Nashville directors hav
declared regular semi-annual dividend o
$40 per cent. in scrip and | 10 err cent il
cash and an extra cash dividend of pc
cent.
The members of Florence st. John
Gaiety Company attended the funeral o
their late associate, Miss josie Wilcox, il
San Francisco, a day VI two ago. Miss vii
cox died of fever with which she was frs
stricken in Chicago. She was only - year
old.