Delta chief., 1884-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

CeVcH sIOTeS DuTneO aU DecdtuT, leA.,
loss, $25o,C00.
Chauncey M. Depew declines to be
candidate in New York State for Senator.
Seven prisoners in the Decatur, Tex
as, jail overpowered the jailer and escaped.
Wade Hampton has been reelected to
the United States Senate by the South Caro-
lima Legislature. a
The nail trade is reported dull, with
light stocks. The Nail Association has reaf-
frmed the card rate.
The National Association of Health
Boards is in session at Washington studying
the subject Of cholera.
A reduction of Is to 20 per cent. in
wages has been ordered at Roach's shipyard at
Chester, Pennsylvania.
The Hawaiian treaty has been signed
by the President and the representative of
the Hawaiian government.
General Sheridan will be Marshal o
the Day at the celebration Of the completion
of the Washington monument.
The elevated railroads of New York
paid s1,2s5, ,533 into the City Treasury for
taxes, by order Of the courts
There were 1926, 996 in standard dol
lars paid out las. week against s52l ,49S for the
corresponding week in last year.
The long strike among the coal
miners of the Hooking Valley in Southern Ohio
is reported to be practically at an end.
The Spanish treaty has been brought
from Spain by United States Minater Foster
and delivered to the Secretary of State.
Wilkinson Brothers, bankers of SYRIA
cuse New York, haye failed with $500, coo in
liabilities and small amount of assets.
George Cook was hanged at Laramie
City, Wyoming, on the 12th for the shooting
of James B'ount on Thanksgiving evening,
1884.
In answer to an inquiry Hon. Lew
P. Morton says he stands fully committed to
the policy and platform OF the Republican par
ty.
Nearly all the cotton and wooden
mills in the vicinity Of Laconis, New Hamp-
shire, are running on full time at the old
wages.
Some twenty-seven colored oyster
men were caught in storm in the Rappshan-
mock River on Tuesday night and very few
escaped.
The liabilities of George Opdyke &
Co, the suspended New York bankers, are
estimated at $400 co., or which nearly $780,
900 is secured.
A Paris paper says that three torpe-
do boats that were built In England and sent
to Australia, have found their way into the
Chinese navy.
Secretary Teller and Postmaster Gen
eral Hatton have gone to the New Orleans
Exposition, stopping few days in Florida
while on the way.
The carpet works of Alex. Smiths
Sons n, Yonkers, New York, which were closed
last month are preparing to resume. They en-
ploy 1900 men.
William Flynn died in Chicago from
blood poisoning, and 1t Is charged that his
wound was inflicted by policeman who threw
his club at him.
st. John has written letter denying
his sale to the Democracy In the recent cleo
ton, and declaring that he is in the field for
the campaign of 1883.
All Of the cotton factories at Column
bus, Georgia, with one exception, are running
on full lime with plenty Of orders. They have
advanced their prices.
Tho parties who were indicted for
completely in the Chicago election frauds were
brought before the United States Court and
released on $4,000 bail each.
A pearl weighing ninety-threc carats,
and valued at $1,000, was found by an Indian
800. 1t has been sent 10 London.
Turkish atrocities are reported from
Macedonia. Two hundred Christians have
been murdered In tie past few weeks and
three villages have been burned.
A slight fire in n candy factory at
Detroit on the 18th smotherei three girls who
were working In the second story. The prop
erty loss was comparatively slight.
The Washington monument IS finished
and the American flag floats over 1t at height
OF COO feet from the ground. The corner
stone was laid thirty-six years ago.
The international Monetary Confer
ence at Rome has concluded its sittings. The
proposed suspension Of the coinage Of silver in
the United States was not discussed.
Nicholas Foley and John Mittzug en-
gagged in prize fight at Pittsburg until they
were exhausted and at the end Of the fourth