Delta chief., 1884-09-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
4 Condensation Of Important DISPATCHES,
Domestic and Foreil.


mia followers have decided upon an aggressive
campaign.
A meeting between the Emperors of
Germany, Austria and Russia has been def
nitely arranged.
Divers will examine the Tallapoosa
to ascertain the extent OF the damage and
search for bodies.
Near Bells Bend, Tenn. Thomas
Huling mIstook his little daughter for burg
lar and shot her dead.
The Winslow Laboratory of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute burn Sd on
the 27th. Loss, $4,000.
Many Chinese are leaving Shanghai.
fearing an attack by the French, but the for
eigners are not molested.
Seventy-seven young Pueblos, from
New Mexico, have arrived safely It the Car
Isle, Pa, training school.
W. X. Penick, Wholesale druggist of
st. Joseph, Missouri, has assigned. Assets
5000; liabilities SIS, 900.
Eight business houses and a large
canning factory at Boonesboro Iowa, burned
on the 23d. Loss s25, 900.
Strowbridge's block. at Portland,
Oregon, burned on the Goth. The losses aggrc-
gate $4,000; partly insured.
A call will soon be issued for $40,
OOO, 900 in bonds. The gold reserve in the
Treasury is now about $40, 100000.
A serious cyclone occurred at Winnie
peg and other Manitoba points on the osth,
doing considerable damage to property.
1t is reported that Gordon gained n
great victory over the rebels on the l1th inst,
and that two rebel leaders were killed.
The bombardment of Foo Chow
lasted six hours. The arsenal was destroyed
and seven Chinese sun-boats were sunk.
Heavy frosts are reported from vari-
Gus parts of Vermont, New Hampshire and
Connecticut, causing damage to the crops.
The schooner W. w. Brigham has
been found capsized In Lake Michigan. 1t is
believed that the crew Of five men were lost.
S. C. Pomcroy, tho presidential can
dIdate OF the American party, will, 1t Is said,
withdraw from the race in favor Of st. John.
Richard Tweed, eldest son OF the
notorious Bill Tweed OF New York, died in n
Paris mad house, nearly or quite pennilcss.
A party who were searching for gas
at Ellsworth, ten miles west OF Pittsburg,
struck flowing stream Of oil and salt water.
Austin L. Patterson, business manag.
h.. a
conservator Of the estate Of Wilbur F. Storey.
The Swain court martial has been
postponed until November Is, as Swaim's
chief counsel will be unable to appear sooner.
Captain Payne says he is anxious TO
have the Oklahoma land question settled In
the courts, which he is confident will sustain
him.
The Canadian Government refuses to
ern States to England through that coun
try.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
National Women's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at st. Louis October % to
26.
A tornado at Evansville, Indiana, on
the Goth, caused much damage to building.
and shade trees. The loss is placed at &250,-
600.
The Northern Pacific railroad offers
lower rates for grain from Washington Terri
tory eastward than are being given via Cape
Horn.
The payments from the Treasury
during the present month to date were s23,-
100000 including $4,000, 900 on account Of
pensions.
The Cherokees are becoming alarmed
over the present state Of their national affairs,
and mass convention is suggested TO consider
the subject.
A disturbance is threatened at Buch-
tel, Ohio, BY the striking miners who object
to the presence Of gang Of Italians in the
coal mines.
The French loss in the bombardment
of Foo Chow was six killed and twenty-scven
wounded. The Chinese lost 1000 killed and
5000 wounded.
One Hillboro shot and killed James
ClifYorth at Chama, on the 22nd instant. He
WAS pursued, captured and hanged by Clif
forth's friends.
A fight between q wildcat and bull
dog at Csnnelton, West Virginia, for $500 a
side, was won by the cat, the dog falling TO
whip the creature in the specified time
The production of wheat in tho