Delta chief., 1883-10-03

New York met at Buffalo September 9th, and
nominated the following state ticket: For
secretary of state, Isaac H. Maynard; comp
troller, Alfred c. Chaplin; state treasurer,
Robert A. Maxwell, attorney General, Dennis
| O'Brien; engineer and surveyor, f. l.. Nathan
| Sweet.
A fire at Haley, Idaho, on the oath
destroyed the entire block south of the Mer-
chants hotel on Main street, including the
Grand Central hotel, Burkhart Il Co, station
ers. French Stinson, saloon, and several small
| er firms. The loss will aggregate $4,000; in
surance $4,000 Rebuilding will commence
Immediately.
President Arthur was present at the
dedication OF Burnside Memorial Hall, at
Providence, X. L., on the 25th 1t is proposed
to set apart part of the building for the colec-
tion of souvenirs of Burnside. Over the main
entrance the Burnside memorial will be cut in
granite, and on the front is niche to be filed
by bronze statue Of Burnside.
The Colored National Convcnti.n .n met
| at Louisville, KY, on the 24th. Fred Douglass
was elected permanent chairman. Twenty
seven states were represented. In taking the
cIlAlT Ttu tbth ottlsitu " ieHN
report that he had said that II Ben Butler were
nominated for the presidency he would sweep
the colored vote OF the Union. He never said
so.
1t is expected at the Navy depart
inent that Lieutenant Harber, who was sent
to Siberia to assist in the Jeanette search,
and who was afterwards ordered to bring to
America the bodies Of Lieutenant DeLong, Dr.
Amber and Jerome Collins, will leave Irkoutsk
about November first next, and will reach the
United States with the bodies some time in
January.
John. A Fecney, an Irishman by birth
and coachman by trade, went into the British
consulate at New York on the 25th and fired
two shots, luckily not hitting anyone He said
he had recently becn'dscharged from hospital
in Buffalo. He declared he had come from
Canada on purpose to kill the British Consul,
who had been libelling his character. 1t was
evident that he was of unsound mind
Governor Benjamin F Butler was re-
nominated by the Democratic state convention
at Springfield, Mass, on the 2jth. The full
ticket is as follows: For Governor, b. Y. But
Ter; Lieutenant Governor, Fred o. Prince:
Secretary of State, Charles Marke; Treasurer
and Receiver, General c. II. Ingalls,; Attorney
General, John W. Cummings; Auditor, John
Hopkins.
The express car on the train Of the
Eel river branch OF the Wabash railway, bound
west, when near Peru, Ind, on the morning Of
the 2sth, was broken into by three masked
men. Express messenger Loomis was bound
I'm. O.. ~ 4 = nd
all other valuables that wer. In It. The rob
bers escaped after locking Loomis In the car,
from which he was released ON the arrival OF
the train at Peru. No clue.
A special to the Denver Tribune from
Las Vegas, n. NJ, states that the story about
the finding of Charlie McComas among the In
dians In Mexico is n myth, and was gotten up
by Silver City parties To blnckmail the friends
OF the captive boy out OF 81 800. 1t is believed
that beyond peradventure Charlie Is among the
Chiricahuas and has been adopted by the chief.
A white boy answering his description has been
seen in the tribe by number Of scouts and
army people.
As result Of the split in the Green
back party In Massachusetts, T.. Moody Boyn-
ton, of the National committee OF the Green
back Labor party, has issued n call for Green
back convention at Worcester, October 10, to
nominate State ticket The call protests
against the convention In Boston as being with
out precedent In the history Of the party, and
also against the ratification Of General Buffers
statement that the mission of the Gre.nback
party has been accomplished
General Sherman has fixed upon the
lat OF November as the date upon which he
will turn over the command to General shcri-
dan and practically retire to civil life, although
he will not be placed on the retired list Of the
army until the sth OF February. Major Gcucr
al Pope now commanding the Department of
Missouri will probably succeed General shcri-
dan In command Of the Military Division OF
Missouri which includes, besides the Depart
mcnt of Missouri, the Departments of Dakota,
Texas and the Platte.
The National convention of State
insurance commissioners met at Columbus,
Ohio last week II was agreed not to try lon
| ger to bring about the use Of the standard fire
insuratice policy. II wns decided that the
standard valuation should be made in all States,
that combined experience table with per
cent. Interest is proper basis, and advising
that all States having lower standards should
have laws passed changing to the foregoing and
to take effect at the end OF five years thus CIV
ing all companies an opportunity TO bring re-
serves up to the new standard. II was resolv-
ed that higher standard should be the criter.