Delta chief., 1883-11-21

Safes court. 1t shows that the company claim
ed to have bona tide assets amount
ing to $40, 600, but which have only realized
s215.
Senator Miller, of California, has
written letter to the Secretary Of State, COM
planning that by the fraudulent practices of
the Chinese officials hundreds of Chinese labor
| ers are being landed In America as teachersa
students, merchants desirous to travel in /
the United States.
On the l1th n youth named Currier
forced his way into the reception room OF the
French Minister of Public Instruction, and
inquired for Minister Ferry. He was armed
with a loaded revolver, with which he said he
intended to shoot the Minister. He was dis
armed and locked up.
Edward Rickard, n journalist, was on
the 10th acquitted of charge OF numbering his
boarding mistress ON Thanksgiving eve, 1881.
The trial took place at 81. Louis and was the
third on the same charge The first resulted
In conviction and death sentence. The
second ended with a disagreement OF jury.
The defense was the accidental discharge Of
pistol.
Secretary Folger has written from
Washington to the Collector at San Francisco
stating II there be any reason to suspect fraud
or imposition in the landing OF Chinese, he
must make rigid investigation and refuse
permission OF passengers to land TIL satisfac-
tory evidence is produced, and parties feeling
aggrieved because of such refusal can have the
correctness OF the action of the custom Of
ficers decided in the court by writ Of habeas
corpus
Wilbur's clothing mandatory, Rob
crtson, Taylor * Co.'S wholesale grocery and
Luding's bag factory, at Charleston, s. C.,
were damaged 10000 by fire the Ieth. s
". Owen and one boy employed in Wilbur's
factory, who jumped from the third story, were
killed. Alien Hardon also killed, and Jes-
sic Bond morta!ly injured Mary Wolfe was
badly burned, but may recover. Maggie Qun-
lisk and Annie Tyler were badly bua. A little
boy, named Lightheart, jumped and was caught
unhurt-
At Shenandoah. Pa. on the 18th. n
disastrous fire occurred, the los aggregsiing
500, coo and rendering some 30 families homc,.
less, Tbe buildings destroyed including \
the United States hotel. Odd Fellow
hall, Academy Of music, Heraid Office, Opera
house, Mining Heruid and Saturday Erosi,q
Nccs offices. Assistance was telegraphed for,
and was responded to from Pottsrilc, Ash
land Glrariville, Tamaque Mahoncy City and
other paers. Geo. Hcnton was seriously In
jured.
The annual report of Mr.. Wyman.
Treasurer of the United States, shows a total
net revenue N ss.,S 2s7 ,5sI, a decrease Of e.
III ,',js The only increase in the receipts was
from the sales Of public lands. The Treasurer
recommend. tha, an appropriation he made to
pay the express charges for worn and mutilatcd
United States money, ant for the distribution
of fractional silver and minor coins. lie also
recommends the discontinuapec Of the three
cent pieces He urges the restoration OF saia-
ries In the Trcasurer's Office, which were re-
duccd In 1876
The General Missionary Committee Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church on thr iath
appropriated 81, 600 FOR the Austin, Texas con-
ference: Arkansas, e4,5fO: Blue Ridge, saOO;
Central Tennessee, s3,S0o; Colorado, $500;
Detroit, $1,000; Kansas, e2,s0p; Kentucky,
5000; Michigan, 1880; Northwest kansas,
81, TOO; st. Louis, 4, 500; South Kansas, e.
200; Southwest Kansas, 81, 800; West Virginia,
$500; Nebraska, $500; North Nebraska,
5000; Northwest Iowa, 5000; West Wis
consin, e, 100; Wisconsin. $1,000; Minnesota
$1,000.
Mortimer Danchcr. aged 12l years.
died at st. Paul on tho 18th, =, the residence
Of his son. Dancher was the last surviving
brother Of n remarkable family, which for
longevity probably surpasses anything In the
records Of modern times. Danehcr's mother
died In her l0ist year, his oldest brother Mt the
age Of los years, his second at the age OF III
years, months and 20 days, and himself at
the age Of i2I years. The father was the
shortest lived Of the family, having died at the
age OF so. The combined age of the three
brothers reached $40 years, including the
mother 448 years, and taking In the father 53D
years. Dapchcr had been remarkably heal
thy and active man, never having been really
III In his life, and even got Up and dressed
himself on Wednesday last. He came from
county Glare, ireland, and could speak tho
Celtic tongue only.