The Delta independent., 1886-12-14
TELEGRAPH BREVTTLES.

| rheumatism.
John Z. Owens, the comedian, died
at Baltimore on the 7th inst.
The French Chamber of Deputies has
voted in favor of disposing of the crown
diamonds.
| Hertzog's opera house in Washing
ton burned on the 5th. The loss is estimated
at s115, 900.
The Union Pacific Company has
adopted the twenty-four o'clock system on
all its lines.
Montana hopes to be admitted to
the sisterhood of States during this session
of Congress.
Thomas Moonlight, of Leavenworth,
Kansas, has been nominated as Governor
of Wyoming.
Congressman Dowdney, of the
Twelfth District of New York, died sudden
| ly the on llth.
Hanlan and Beach are matched to
| row in Australia some time next summer
for 5000 side.
The business portion of the village
OF Attica, Ohio, burned. Loss, S1JO,0oo; in
| surance, one-half.
Thoebe, who will contest Carlisle's
seat in Congress, has employed Ben Butler
to act at his attorney.
Forty-two persons were drowned by
collision between two steamers of the
coast of Queensland.
The Porte advises the Bulgarians to
accept Prince Nicolas of Mingrela, and
thus pacify the country.
At the close of the fiscal year there
| were 5,9.9 Government prisoners in various
prisons in the United States.
The Canadian Pacific earnings for
November were sl.0,3.Ooo. against $4,000
for the same month in last year.
General Hazen will present bill this
winter to have the Signal Service made
bureau of the War Department.
An Ottawa dispatch says Canada is
not seeking to negotiate a new treaty. but
is willing 10 renew the treaty any time.
Lord Salisbury in Il speech intimated
that Ireland would be compelled through
coercion, to yield to the demands of Eng
land.
A strike occurred on portion of
the San Francisco street railway lines.
The demand is for more pay and shorter
hours.
Archbishop Elder. of Cincinnati. has
forbidden Roman Catholic vocalists and
,nr,Si ic;aps "a, amnIny their talents in prnf,a.-
tant churches.
The Chinese government has refused
to permit steam launch belonging To the
Methodist Mission 10 ascend the rivers on
missionary work.
Oscar A. Simon>. President of the
First National Bank of Fort Wayne. Indi-
ana. committed suicide while suffering from
nervous prostration.
A society called the Patriots League"
has been organized in Chicago, its object
being TO counteract the teachings of the so
cialists and anarchists.
The will of Ezekiel Price Greenleaf.
OF Boston, leaves about 500, 900 TO Harvard
College and provides for ten scholarships TO
be given To meritorious students.
The Society of the Army of the Cum
berland has been called to meet in Washing
incton, May II and T. 1887, when they will
unveil statue of General Garfield.
John c. Miller, Washington steno-
Craphcr, was dangerously shot in that city
by George n. Walker, contractor, who
asserts that Miller sent letters to his wife.
The English Government has been
warned by Archbishop Walsh that the Irish
troubles will be increased IL picked or
packed jurieS are used to convict IrislImen.
Ii is announced that the Chicago X
ST. Louis railway has been purchased by the
Atchison. Topeka 4 Santa Fe, and will be
used by the latter as part of its new line
TO Chicago.
The Journal dcs Dcbats. Paris, says
formal agreement has been concluded be-
tween China and England against Russia,
and that 1t provides for the ccssion of Port
Hamilton To China.
Henry Schwartz. "A Rock Island
brakeman, who is under arrest in Chicago
for bigamy, is also suspected of being the
robbed the express car in March last.
AS there are 10000 local assemblies
of the Knights of Labor, with over million
members, the - cents assessment per capita
ordered by General Master Workman Pow
derby is expected to yield about $4,000.
A movement is being made among
prominent Democrats, SO a Tribune Repub-
iica- correspondent writes, 10 elect Morri-
son, who was notreturned TO Congress TO the
cierkship of the House of Representatives.
The Ulster Loyalists express dissatis-
faction with "thc weakness of the Irish En-
ecutivc in dealing with the defiant and
shameless conspiracy 10 defraGd one class
OF the Irish people and 10 demoraliEe an
other"
The Queen has forbidden the admiS-
sion into the household of Windsor Cas-
tie or within the Castle precincts of news
papers containing reports of the Campbell
| divorce case. 1t is pity she has not the
| power to forbid its publication entirely.
The Commercial Gazette" is author
for the statemcn that National Tariff
Association is being formed among the