Delta chief., 1884-09-24

corn neiu. III Is supposeu th"I ho wac '
from his horse.
John Nelson, printer, attempted to
enter Mrs. Stewards house, at stanberry, Mis-
souri,, during her husbands absence, and she
shot him dead.
The Chinese officials say they fired
one shot over the Zephyr which was unheeded
and they sent the second shot because the YES
sci refused TO stop.
The steamship Ocean King has sailed
| from Quebec with body of Canadian voyage
urs and Indians as reinforcements for the Brit
ish army in Egypt.
The saloon keepers at Council Bluffs,
Iowa, have formed an association to prevent
the enforcement of the prohibitory law, and to
labor for its repeal.
At Charlotte, Michigan, Mayor Sam
uel Robinson was dangerously wounded, by a
| tramp, who was endeavoring to enter the
Mayors home through window.
A Hong Kong tradingjunk was board
cd by the French man-of-war Atalapta and Its
armament WAS thrown overheard, greatly irri-
tatlng the Hong Kong merchants
The statue of General John F. Rey-
nolas, who vas killed at Gettysburg, was IN
ycied in front OF the City Hall at Philadelphia
with appropriate ceremonies on the 18th.
The commission TO inquire into the
trade relations between the United States and
| South America held It's first session in New
York and adjourned until September 20.
Payne and Wiley, who were indicted
at Louisville, Kentucky, for crookedness with
warehouse receipts, have notified their Ken
| tucky friends Of their safe arrival In Canada.
The steamer Dakota sunk in the Mis-
.ouri River near Providence on the 18th. The
boat was valued at $4,000 and insured for
$4,000. There was but little freight on board.
The Manufacturers Record Of Balti-
south, which shows that the outlook Is very
favorable for an active fall and winter busi-
ness.
Harry Kislipgbury, the son OF the
late Lieutenant Kislingbury who lost his lie
with the Grcely expedition, has been appoint
ed as cadet-at-large to the Naval Academy by
President Arthur.
0 Some of the British scientists hsd a
narrow escape from death while exploring q
tunnel on the Canadian Pacific Railway. They
claim to be able to name the birthplace OF the
Rocky Mountains.
William johnson, colored, a fugitive
from justice, returned TO his wife's home at
Walllngford, Connecticut, and killed her with
an axe. Another man named jackson was ter.
ribly wounded by him.
At Sherman, Texas, Joel Guntcr, a
wealthy cattle dealer whom Dan Thompson, a
saloon keeper, threatened 10 KIN, armed him
place aud shot him dead.
At Cato, New York, AnSeline Hoyt.
lunatic, aged GO years, has heen confined by
her relatives for many years ia filthy pen anu
in a nude condition. Her condition was but
recently discovered by the authorities.
The boundary between the United
States and Mexico has been located n, Nogales,
Arizona, 900 yards north Of the old line, and
the American residents refuse the Mexican de-
mands for a REIMBURSEMENT. Trouble is cx-
pccted.
Near Fort Dodge. Iowa, band OF
masked robbers entered the house Of William
Jepnlson, n school treasurer, demanded the
funds OF his wife, and when they were told that
the money was in the bank they shot Mrs. Jen-
nison dead.
The boilers and helpers in the Bel
mont Iron mill at Wheeling, West Virginia,
have resolved TO sever their connection with
the Amalgamated Association because the nail
makers refuse to demand an increase OF 20 per
cent. in their wages.
A Constable Mt Fordyce, Arkansas,
attached freight train on the St, Louis & Tex
as railway, and refused to release IL when re-
quested by the Judge OF the United States
Court. A United States Marshal Ia after the
Constable for contempt OF court The road Is
in the hands Of the Court.
At the grand banquet at Warsaw on
the 18th, ninety persons participated. Tn.
Emperor William conducted the Czarina to
the table. The Car and the Emperor Francis
Joseph followed next. The Czlrina was seat
cd at the center OF the table, with the Austrian
Emperor on her right and the German En-
peror on her left hand. The Gar sat on the
opposite side OF the table, and on his right
hand sat the Grand Duchess Maria Paulorena,
and next to her Prince Bismarck. On the
Czar's left hand sat the Princess Kotschubili,
and next to her Count Kalnoky There were
no toasts, but at the instance OF the Emperor
William the monarchs drank wine together.
or for the Nile.