Delta chief., 1884-07-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
4 Condensation Of Important DISPATCHES,
Domestic and Foreign.

iWo CstScS VI SclloW lcNei aiS iSPoit-
ed at the mouth of the Gironde.
Stanley. the African explorer, is re-
ported to be on his way to England.
An accidental fireworks explosion at
Chardon, Ohio, on the 4th, killed man and
boy.
The aggregate of the appropriations
by congress for the ensuing year is S257, ,200,-
600.
The President has commissioned
Judge Kinney as Indian Agent at Yankton,
Dakota.
The appointment of Mr.. Kasson as
Minister to Germany, gives great satisfaction
at Berlin.
Rufus Barr, farmer near Indian
apolis, in jealous fit, shot his wife twice and
killed himself.
The failure of the naval appropria-
tions has caused a suspension of work at the
Washington navy yard.
Three children were burned to death
at Hutchinson, Kansas, on the 1th, during
their mothers absence.
A counterfeit ten-dollar silver GER
tificate is reported to be afioat H. the west,
printed from n wood cut.
A fire at Lachine, Quebec, on the 9TH,
destroyed forty houses. Three hundred people
are homeless. Loss, $4,000.
The total number of failures in the
United States for the first half of 1884 were
$50, with liabilities of sl24, ,39l ,2s2.
DIR. Koch pronounces the disease at
Toulon to be the Asiatic cholora, and says 1t
will spread everywhere from Toulon.
Advices from Suakim. VIA Paris, re-
port the murder of General Gordon and the
occupation Of Khartoum by FL Mahdi.
During the present session of Con-
gress :, 361 bills and % joint resolutions were
introduced into the Senate and House.
In difficulty near Hickman, Ken
tueky, two men named Oakley and Colbritt
were fatally shot by two Perry brothers.
A mould containing 120-ton gun
burst in the South Boston foundry Just after
receiving the metal, running the casting.
The President has issued proclama-
tion warning all persons against taking forci-
ble possession Of lands in Indian Territory.
Phillip Hamilton. the youngest son
of Alexander Hamilton, died In Poughkeepsie,
New York, on the 9th. aged eishty-tvo years
A fire among the lumber yards at
Toledo, Ohio, on the 9th, burned 100000
feet of lumber. The losses aggregate 1850, ,ooO
The works of the Newark Agricul-
tural Company, at Newark, OHIO, burned on
the 5th. Loss, 10000: insurance, as, 900.
The grand stand at the Butte, Mon
tana, race course fell during the races on tle
Fourth killing one boy and injurinr many
other people.
The steamship Gulf of Vincent, from
Island. The crew were rescued by the life
saving crew.
Further discoveries in the finances of
McGill, the deceased railway President OF Gin
cinnaii, reveal the existence OF $4,000 in
spurious paper.
Everett & Waddell, private bankers
of Cleveland, Ohio, have assigned. Liabilities,
81, 600 900: assets much larger, bu. no, in. me
diately available.
Rich Hill, Missouri. suffered from the
effects of q tornado on the 5th. Churches and
other buildings were wrecked Several persons
were slightly hurt
A Missouri Pacific freight train fell
through burning bridge near Checotah, Tex,
on the 9th, and the cars were burned. One
brakeman was killed.
1t is estimated by the Ohio Agricul-
tural Board that the loss on this years wool
crop in ;ha. state, owing 10 the reduced tariff,
will be over 100000.
The Hamilton Rubber works at
Trenton, New Jersey. were damaged $4,000
by fire on the 9th. Two firemen were badly
hurt by falling walls.
DIR. Lewis, treasurer of Palo Pinto
county, Texas, has proved defaulter to the
amount of several thousand dollars. He has
left for parts unknown.
Another Mollie Mcguire outbreak is
feared In Pennsylvania, as the result OF the
Importation of foreign labor into the bitumin-
Gus regions Of that state.
A woman and two children were
killed at Columbus, Kentucky, during
storm which DESTROYED the Methodist church
and several other buildings.
At Dodge City. Kansas, on the 9th,
X. B. Schoat, a cattle man from Goliah, Tex,
was killed by Dave ST. Clair, a gambler
There are threats of lynching.
The inventory of Grant & Ward, as
fled by the assignee shows liabilities amount