Delta chief., 1884-08-13
A disastrous fire occurred at the

the 4th. The depot and ferry houses and a
number of ferry boats were destroyed.
Dispatches from Foo Chou to the
London Times state that President Arthur is
mcdiating between France and China and
that France gives week for decision.
Three packages of dynamite were
dropped in letter pox at Nottingham Post
Office on the sth. The explosion OF any one
Of them would have wrecked the building.
The cattle fever has appeared at
several points in Saline and Ellis counties in
Kansas. quarantine proclamation against
Texas cattle may be issued in few days. -
All the males OF tribe in Morocco
have been massacred by the Sultan's orders,
because. they asked for French protection
The women and children were made slaves.
China having refused to pay the in
dcmnity demanded by France on account of
the afFray at Lang Son, Admiral Courbct has
been instructed to occupy Foo Chow and he
Lung.
DAILY, the convicted dynamiter, says
the movements OF his party were directed
from America, and that the bombs found In
his possession were intended for use in Lon
don.
The Russian government has adj
dressed circular to the school teachers Of the
kingdom, holding them responsible for any
revolutionary tendencies their scholars may
have.
An epidemic of an exceedingly fatal
fever is said to exist at San Carlos, short dis
! tance from Panama. The Inhabitants are
panic stricken. Panama is also very unheal-
thy.
John Burchell and his son Jim way-
laid and attacked James Rakes and his sons
| Tom and John near Bradfordville, Kentucky.
John Rakes was killed and Tom was shot In
the thigh.
Further..payments of gold certificates
or the equivalent from the United States
Treasury are to be restricted as much as posi-
bic on account Of the rapid decrease in the
gold reserve.
A fire was discovered in closet ad-
joining the clerks Office on the House side Of
the Capitol ut Washington, on the 9th, which
was only extinguished after fight Of half an
hours duration.
"A dispatch to the London Times from
Foo Chow asserts that temporary peace is
assured; that the American Minister is to
bitrate; and that France will begin the aggres-
sive elsewhere.
China offered France 100000 as an
indemnity for the Lang Son affair, but the
French envoy refused to accept 1t. All nego-
tiations are broken of. Twelve Chinese gun
boats are at Foo Chow.
A party of Montana cowboys have a
band OF horse thieves surrounded near the
mouth of the Musel Shell, but the band is too
large to be attacked. Reinforccments have
been sent to the cowboys.
At Bradfordville, Kentucky, on cleo
tion day, dispute between two negroes caused
another to be gin shooting. A general fusilade
followed, in which four negroes were slightly
wounded and one horse was killed.
An exploring party from the Smith
sonian Institute arc on their way to Arizona
and New Mexico, to secure collection of
relics from the cliff and have dwcllcrs, to be
taken to the New Orleans Exposition.
The Postmaster of New Orleans ac-
knowlcdgcs that his force is inefficient, as
charged by the commission which investigated
the affairs OF the institution, but says he has
been forced to appoint that sort Of material
for political reasons.
Six of the twenty-five men arrested
for the assault on and robbery Of Miss Lizzie
Bradley at Pittsburg about three weeks ago,
were held for trial at the hearing on the Sth.
The others were discharged. Miss Bradley
has nearly recovered.
The autumn expedition for the relief
Of General Gordon will proceed up the Nile by
way Of Dongola. suakim has been abandoned
as the base Of operations. The project OF con-
structing railway from Suakim to Berber has
likewise been abandoned, and the plant will be
taken to India.
The peace conference Mt Bernc, ,Swltz-
erland, opened August 4. Federal Councillor
Boachonnett presided. He urged that wars
could be obviated by certifying international
laws and by the formation of an international
tribunal. Several speakers eulogized the OBJ
| iects OF the conference.