Delta chief., 1883-10-31
STATE NEWS.
Delta. Colorado


The Denver Water company adver.
tises for proposals to sink series of artesia1
wells to supply the city.
Mr.. Hackley, of Denver, is said to be
the only colored lawyer in the State. He is a
good speaker and an able writer.
Mrs. Hudson, who recently gave
birth to child on the South Park train, is
now cared for in the Home of the Friendless at
Denver.
Curtis, Judge. Forrest and Lawrence,
four of the men on trial at Denver for the NAL
ia stage robbery were convicted. Sears was
acquitted.
Colonel William Moore has purchased
the works of the Colorado Fertilizing company
at Golden, and will run it to its full capacity
for next seasons trade.
William Bustard was killed in Box
Canon, near Ouray, on the 21st, by piece Of
rock falling from the top of the canon and
striking him on the head.
There is strong probability that
Bishop Warren, now of Atlanta, Ga, will be-
come permanently located in Denver as the
resident Methodist bishop.
The Abbey Metropolitan opera house
at New York was formally opened on the eve
ming of the 22d. The performance was that of
1sFaust, - with Christine Nilsson.
A skeleton was recently discovered,
i've or six miles from Livermore, which is sup
posed to be that Of Joseph Martin, who mys-
teHously disappeared in April, 1881.
A Kentucky club has been organized
in Denver, which includes in its membership
large number Of prominent citizens who form
erly hailed from the Blue Grass State.
The Excursion Of the Order of Rail-
from Kansas City, numbered 900 persons, in
cluding considerable number OF ladies.
A miner named Gilbert. was smoth-
cred to death by a slide Of earth in the Cali
iornia mine, near Central City on the oath.
Two men broke into the cabin Of Fell
tx Nichols, at Silver Plume, on the 24th, and
after knocking Mr.. Nichols down proceeded
to rob him Of $780, which he had tied up in q
handkerchief.
The trial of Edward Nottingham, at
Red Cliff, for the murder Of William Maddigan,
At Rock Creek, Battle Mountain, on the 18th
of last August, closed on the 2Sd inst. with .
verdict Of acquittal
The jury in the Garvin case at Lead
Vile found that the deceased came to his death
from pistol wounds inflicted by Frank Calls
CHER, but were unable to decide whether or
not the shooting was justifable.
Three Cinnamon are in jail at Cen
tral City charged with stealing two sacks of gold
Thomas had just cleared up his sluices and
the amount stolen is estimated at $4,000.
The directors of the National Mining
Exposition association had . meeting recently
and resolved to pay every cent the association
owed, so that next years show will not be i'm
peeled in any way. Mr.. 7. C. Henry was chosen
treasurer.
The City council of Denver dis
charged certain police officers without PREFER
ing charges against them, and will now have to
pay q, 800 in salaries for the time during which
the aforesaid officers were illegally restrained
from duty.
The Union Pacific il importing large
numbers of Italian laborers from the east to
work on the Dillon extension. Eighty five
Italians passed through Denver, en- route for
Dillon on the 10Th, 1886 on the Goth and ninety
rive on the 21st.
The Denver & New Orleans railroad
has raised its passenger rates between Denver
and Colorado Springs from IS cents to S2, and
between Denver and Pueblo from Is cents to
ito $3.50 The express train south now leaves
Denver at $3.50 p m., instead OF in the morn
hng.
Mr.. w. H. Bancroft has been appoint
ed superintendent Of the Utah division OF the
Denver & Rio Grand railway vice Mr.. Henry
Wood, who resigned to accept the general
management Of the Memphis & Little Rock
and Little Rock d Fort Smith railway system
IN Arkansas.
Two miners, named Frank Gallagher
and James B. Garvin, had shooting afYray at
the Nellie =. boarding house, on Printer Boys
hill near Leadville, on the 3D. In which Gar.
vim was killed. The ARRAY grew out of the
fact that Garvin had made himself obnoxious
10 Gallagher's wife.
1t is proposed to build viaduct or
elevated roadway across the Platte from East
Denver TO North Denver, and there is sbaru
competition between those interested I'm having
1t on Nineteenth street, and those who favo,
Sixteenth street. Such road would give
North Denver "boom" such as II has never
experienced.