Delta chief., 1883-09-05

week had been found in Keokuk, Iowa is un-
true. The mystery is yet unsolved.
The western window-glass manufac-
turer's association at Chicago, held meeting
on the Goth to fix new scale Of wages for their
workmen. Another great strike is anticipated
as the result Of the proposed reduction.
Detectives are still hunting for Miss
Mary Churchill. No important clues have been
discovered. The mother has formed the con-
clusion that Mary has eloped with some fasci-
mating young man, or, perhaps, drowned her
self
The YellowstoneNationa Park branch
Of the Northern Pacific railroad Is now com
pleted to Cinnabar, ifty-one miles south OF
Livingstone, and will be open for business Sep
tember lst, when parties can 90 directly TO the
park without staging.
General Sherman is making his final
tour before retiring from the service. He
rived at Portland. Oregon, ON the 9th, when
at a reception rendered him by the citizens
nearly the whole population turned out to bid
him welcome and farewell.
The George Edgar theatrical company
p1 new fpTh which u'sH 'hh'uei'0iy MI
ver;ised throughout the country for the last
SIX months, opened in Chicago last week and
resulted in disastrous failure. The managers
have been sued for s230O
Trade reports from New York for the
past week were slightly more encouraging. The
prospects for the fall and winter depend almo.,
entirely upon the hsrvests, and particularly the
\ a. .bpu1I 81 s.tyv h.rfnr.
1, is fully ripcned, look out for squalls.
The imports Of specie for the week
ending Aug. 25th unusually heavy, amount
ing to 81, $50, ,fsal, the second largest total Of
any week this year The total import. Of spc-
Gle since January {. 90 sft2 soI against o.. .2S7
255 for the corresponding period of last year.
The calamity at Rochester. Minneso-
Ia, has not been ovcrrated. slr hundred and
thirty-hve house. were demolished. thirty PER
sons killed. and 100 wounded, a number fatally.
One hundred and twenty nine families arc dcs-
ti,ute beside many In the county who Lost all.
Testimony for the State in tho Frank
James trial clo.ed on the sssh. and on the
30th witpess-s for the defense vrrr called.
Prisoners council will attempt tn establish .
conspiracy between Lidd-li, the Fords, tbs Bol-
tons and State ofieers to hang Jsmes. asd 10
prove that he wAs hundreds Of miles away vhss
shs Winston train robbery oeeafed.
Bill Hickman. for many years one Of
the principal Danitrs or destroying ssgeis"
under the command Of Brigham Young, dsed
In sveetvater, Wyoming on the 3osh Inst. He
confessed 70 having committed uineseeu cold
.A-xp- A...x
ership, BY. order of his chief He vas one OF
the gang engaged In the hountAis Asadov
maasAere
Another attempt At swindling by pen
sion aksnts ~ss brought N hight August ss.A.
Gould p. Austin, . discharged clerk has been
writing 70 applicants for psnsious rrp~esessing
himself as still.in the department. He AAd car.
ried on With him quantity Of ossce envelopes
and other stationery, and used shem 70 carry
on his scheme. He wa arrested and heid IL
sl,soo bonds TO appear in court.
An association. called tho CHICAGO
Freight Bureau has been Organised and . con
atitution adopted. Il Ia purely loeal aad DE-
signcd IN secnre uniform rates for ~ membrrs
to all psints. About all the large Wholesale
and manufacturing interests of Chicago are
represented. II IL claimed that the railroads
have been discriminating In favor of certain
favorite shippers, and II Ia understood that the
Bureau will render farther action Of tina, kind
impossible.
| On the 2Sth the boiler Of the Hudson
steamer Riverdslc exploded on Forth River
with terribly fatal effect There were over 100
Passengers on board, soinc Of whom werc hurled
into the air and then fell back Into the water
Others were compelled 10 Jump into the river
to escape the scaldlng steam. The air was
hlleh with flying debris and shattered wood
work. Those who hoatcd we're picked up by
tug boats. Three were killed outright, and a
large number badly injured.
Tidal waves in the island OF .Javn, be-
ginning August 9th, caused great destruction
o' life and property. More than 1900 Chinese
living on the low ground at the entrance OF Ba-
thvia harbor were drowned. Out Of 3,5O0 Eu-
ropcans and Americans living In that city, 800
are said to be lost. At Angler showers Of mud
lava and rocks, followed by n tidal wave, swept
away 1000 people The town of Bantam IL en-
,iicly covered with watcr, and 1000 to 1900
people pcrishcd. All lighthouses In Sunday
straits have disappeared.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filcd for new bank TO be called the Carbon
ate Bank Of LeadvIllc." The list OF stockhoid-
crs embraces many leading merchants and bus
iness men Of Lcndvillc and n few Eastern capt
tnlsts. The directors for the frat wear are II,