Delta chief., 1884-10-15
TELEGRAPHlC BREVlYIES.

the discovery Of a new volcano in Alaska.
The drouth in Virginia continues.
The corn, tobacco and peanut crops are suffer-
Ing.
John Mccullough is at private
house in New York with friends to watch over
him.
Lieutenant Greely's health is slowly
improving. He goes to Washington Novem-
bcr5
A fire at Pata, Peru, destroyed one
quarter of the town. Loss, 100000 no insur-
| ance.
The Malleable Iron Works at Youngs-
town, Ohio, have been placed In charge OF two
receivers.
The University at Keiff, Russia, has
been closed and 1853 students arc under arrest
for Nihilism.
Minnie Palmer has sued Richard X.
Fox of the Police Gazette for libel, claiming
$4,000 damages.
The cyclone at Catanla, Sicily, in
jured 400 people and caused damage amount
ing to 4,Oc0, goo lire.
The mill of the Newton paper COM
pany, at Holyoke, Mas, burned. Loss, $780,
900; insurance, 5000.
Lord Northbrook asks Egypt to dis
band It's army and substitute 5000 police, but
the Egyptian Ministry object.
The carpenter shop of the Minneap-
oils & St. Louis road, at Minneapolis burned.
LOSS, sl0o, ,0C0; fully insured.
The Prohibitionists call upon their
friends to observe October 20 ~ day Of fast
ing, humiliation and confession.
A scarcity of manufacturing tobacco
has compelled Wilson & McGIll to close their
factory, at Petersburg, Virginia
Much distress exists among the SpaL-
ish troops in Cuba for want Of their pay,
which Is many months in arrears
The special train conveying Mr.. Hen.
bricks TO Wheeling. West virsinis, struck q
hand-car, killing man and boy.
The Woman's National Christian
Temperance Union holds four days session
in St. Louie, commencing October ..
At Cameron, Missouri. the family Of
William Hall, consisting Of five persons, were
poisoned by eating canned corned beef.
Tho straight out Republicans Of Mis-
souri, repud!ste the fusion with the Greenbsck-
ers and have nominated full State ticket.
The English Cabinet las decided to
take steps for the punishment OF the Beers in
South Africa, who have become aggressive.
Heavy frosts for two nights at Dodge
| xfrh pat tbn l,,st
ness. and removed all fears ef Texas fever.
Ten thousand people gathered at tte
Northampton, Massachusetts, camp grouud to
celebrate the centennial OF American Meth
odism.
Blaoden & Co.'s Touring mill and
large quantity of -four and grain burned at
Fort Dodge, Iowa. Loss, s75,0C0; insurance,
$4,000.
1t is reported that a French war ves-
eel has been ordered to occupy Tajoorah,
seaport on the Gulf Of Aaen, in Egyptian ter
| ritory.
Three arrests have been made in con-
ncction with the recent attempt 10 wreck
passenger train On the Santa Fc road near En-
poria, Kansas.
1t is mmored that Colonel Stewart,
who has been General Gordon's companion at
Khsrtoum, was murdered by Bedouins near
Wady Garna.
A Paris journal says Admiral Cour
bet has been instructed to destroy the Chinese
navy II the capture OF Kclung fails to bring
| China to terms.
M. Herbin, the French Consul at
Khartoum, was member OF the party that was
slaughtered by the Arabs at the time OF Col.
Stewards death.
General John B. Murray, Of Seneca
Fallp, New York, was stricken with apoplexy
and died, while receiving banner from the
Plumed Knights.
A party OF French who we're reco-
noiteripg In the Valley OF Lachnsn, in Ton
auin, lost one officer and thirty men In q fgbt
with Chinese troops.
The officials of the Atchison, Topeka
S Santa Fe and the Union Pacific Roads have
adjusted their differences In regard 70 the
California business.
John Goodwin was blown to shreds
at Dichl d. Johnson's fireworks factory In Gin
cinnati, by the explosion Of some material
which he was mixing.
Young Bateman, who murdered the
two little girls at Savannah, Mo-, some time
ago, plead guilty in court, and was sentenced
To hang November "a.