The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-22
NEWS IN GENERAL.

II Is stated In cotton circles that the mis-
sion of A. II. Gault to England has been
successful, and that the absorption by an
English syndicate of the cotton trade OF
Canada, at the price of Sl0,0J0,OOo, Is likely
TO become an accomplished TACT.
Thomas Roberts, aged about 70, resident
VI Stratford, Ct, went fiat fishing OF MILFORD
beach, n, Y. The old man had shock OF
paralysis, which left him partially helpless.
He could not manage his boat, and was lasi
seen by one of the keepers OF Stratlord
shoals lighthouse when more than halfway
across the sound, drifting toward the Long
Island shore.
ii. b, McLellan's ice house at South Bay,
few miles from st. John, was nearly de-
slroyed, and there are suspicious that the
fire was incendiary. The fact that the con-
tents We're insured for 900 was surprise
TO those who knew the value of the build
ings and the amount of ice In them. The
whole amount of ice was 5000 tons. The
buildings are isolated, which gave the
greater ground for suspicion.
A statue of Seth Boyden, Newark's great
inventor has been unveiled with elaborate
ceremonies. A parade was held,in which the
mayor and the other city officials, the board
of trade and labor organizations took part.
The statue is OF bronze, and was designed
by Karl Gerhardt of New Haven. Seth
Boyden was born in Foxboro, Mass, Nov.
II, 17SS. lie came to Newark in 1915 and
died March 30, 1870.
The Ohio State Board of Pardons has rec
commended communication Of sentence to
Imprisonment for life In the case Of Charles
Blythe, the murderer Of Charles Jones OF
Cincinnati, and sentenced to be hanged on
May 49,
During the recent heavy thunder storm,
lightning struck the steeple of the Baptist
church ut MIDI etown, n. Y. The steepe
was badly wrecked and fell to the ground.
In falling it struck monument in the church,
yard erected in memory Of the Rev. Abel
Morgan. the first pastor of the church. The
monument was ruined.
Albert Richard, implicated with Dutch
Pete in the murder Of Canalboat Pilot VIII.
lam Abernethy in New York city on April
last, has been arrested In Buffalo.
The grand jury, which has been in session
since the 9th inst, has finally pre,ented a
report, making charges against the Pottsvie,
Pa. almshouse officials Of bribery and cor
| ruption. Judge Persing examined the re-
port and said "This we will refer to the
district attorney, who will draw up bills to
be presented to the next grand jury against
the persons named herein"
j. Harvey Cole of Morristown,N. Y, has
been convicted in the court of oyer and ter
miner of murder in the cond degree, in
having caused the death of his wife, Annie
Il. Cole, on Feb last The prosecution put
in evidence to show that Cole was in the
habit of beating his wife, and that he had
struck her on the head with lantern, frac-
turing her skull.
Joseph Cunningham, II years old, living
in New York city, was caught in the rain a
night or two ago, and was about to run into
his fathers house at oil West Nine zenith
street, when Thomas Kennedy, a homeless
man. ran into him end knocked him down,
his head striking on the sidewalk. Kennedy
carried the boy into the house, and pbysi-
clan was called. 1t was thought that the
boys injuries were slight, but he died sud-
denly few hours later. The police are
looking for Kennedy.
| Morrison, the Meguntic outlaw, in Cana
dian penitentiary, is attempting to starye
| himself to death by refusing all nouriShment,
but the authorities are determined to pre-
serve his life.
| Crockett Tate, a negro living near Selma
| Ala, went to church with his wife leaving
| four children at home locked in. The house
burned to the ground, and all the children
were cremated.
| Schooner Pearl, Capt. Murphy, which ar
rived at New York from Porto Bcllo, was
seized and held for five months and II days
Mt CarthaGena before being released by the
| Columbian government
Judge George S. Oldfie'd, president of the
defunct Home bank of Norfolk, Va, who
| left town to avoid trial for alleged criminal
mismanagement of that institution. has re-.
turned and his friends say he will be on
hand when the case comes up.
An Italian boot black named Joe Scleasti.
AMI, while engaged in cleaning windows for
the Interstate Bank, New York, placed his
hands on an electric light wire that ran into
the building and was instantly killed.
The good ship Leading Wind of Boston,
Capt. Charles Hinckley, arrived at New York
| from Cey lon and British India. and she
| brought with her, packed in flour barrels,
/ petroleum boxes and other coarse envelopes,
an amazing collection of India laces, silks,
porceans and silver and gold work, which
Capt. Hinckley says were for the ornamental
ton of his cabin. Private informa ion had
come to the treasury agents that she had
Struggled goods aboard. The full value of
the seizure is not yet known, but one guess
is as high as $4,000.
The Winona, Mimi, Mill Complny's i'm.
mense Touring mill has been destroyed by
fire. The fire started in the ceiling of the
fire room, and soon included The great grain
elevator adjoining. The loss is estimated at
$500. 900. There were about $4,000 bushels
of wheat in the elevator and 1900 barrels of
-four in the mill. The company employed
about 100 men. 1t had capacity OF 1900
barrels day, and was one of the finest
equipped mills of the kind in the world.
DR.. J. A. Sticky. a prominent physician
of Lexington, n. T., was tried for lunacy
and committed to the asylum for the insane
| His downfall was caused by the use of CO.
caine. whiskev and opium. He is only &c
years old, and has relations in Louisville.
| Iyis wife md two children are here.