The Delta independent., 1889-08-27
TELEGRAPHLC BREVITIES

The white laundrymen Of ST. Louis
nre making war uron their Chinese com
petitors.
A number Of persons were poisoned
at Dubuque, Iowa, the other day, from
eating dried beef.
1t is reported that Mr.. Parnell will
shortly make q tour of America for the
benefit Of his health.
A battery Of eight howitzers buried
near Albuquerque during the civil war has
recently been unearthed.
A bad wreck occurred on a railroad
near Knoxville, Tenn, u few days ago in
which four persons were killed and forty
wounded.
About 1900 persons have gone to
the top Of the Washington monument since
| October Of last year, when it was opened
to the public.
A conflict between the State and Ma
tional authorities seems probable as a re
suit Of the Terry tragedy. The former
seem determined to humiliate Justice
| Fields.
The secretary of the United States
Brewers Association says that Il total Of
IS, 10000 Of English money have been pu'
into American breweries within the past
few months.
The Russian Credit Bank. estab-
lished by the Government in 1856 to ad
vance loans TO the the nobility on mortga.
| ges, will sell 900 estates at auction at thu
end Of the year.
The corner stone OF the indianapolis
soldiers and sailors monument was laid
Thursday afternoon with imposing cere'
monins. President Harrison made the
| principal address.
Rev. Spurgeon writes to the London
paper TO say that he will sign petition
for the release Of Mrs Maybrick, and will
commend to his congregation the advisa-
| bility of following his example.
The members of the Cleveland
Grove, L. A. o. D., of St Paul, went on
picnic the other day and partook generally
of ice cream. Over 100 were poisoned and
some of them are dangerously i'll.
Mayor Creiger of Chicago has ad-
dressed n formal letter TO Governor Fifer,
asking him TO call special session of the
| Illinois legislature to take action towards
securing the location Of the Worlds fair.
Twenty Arabs Of both sexes have
been detained at Castle Garden until the
Turkish Consul can be consulted. 1t is
said that there 1o,coo Arabs waiting te
| 60 i.l ho
are passed through.
MIR. A. j. Orexel has determined to
establish at Wayne, near Philadelphia, an
industrial institute which will accommo
date as many as 900 girls in the day time
and 900 boys at night He expects to do
nate for this purpose nbout 81 ,5oo,o
A banquet was given to Edison the
| other evening in Paris. In speech Pre-
mier Tirard said France AID America wcro
bound by indissolublc ties. Mr.. Reid the
American Minister, made brief speech.
Mr.. Edison said that he was grateful for
the kindly welcome.
The Argentine Republic has ad-
| dressed formal invitation to the United
States Government to take part in the in
tcrnational cattle show of the Argentine
Agricultural Society'to be held at Buenos
Ayres next April, under the auspices OF
the National Government
Advices from Apia report the return
| to Samoa OF cx-king Malictoa and other
cxiles. The cx-King was warmly wei.
coined by the natives, and his own flag was
| hoisted. King Matanfa also greeted him
cordially. The German Consul informed
Malictos that he was AT liberty to do as he
| pleased.
Acting Indian Commissioner Bell
has tclegraphed the agents at the ouray
and Unitah reservations in Utah asking for
information as to the report that the Ute
Indians are OF of their reservations. The
Indian Once has not yet received any in.
| formation other than that contained In tho
newspaper reports.
The State Board of Horticulture of
California has imported Australian lady
bugs to fight the cottony scale which is
now doing so much damage in the orange
gardens of that State. The scale is the
bugs chief article of diet, and this method
of saving the orange trees has succeeded
where all others have failed.
"A Michigan girl was forced by her
parents to go before u justice of the peaco
and stand up with n man whom she did moi
wish to wed. To every question where the
marriage ceremony requires the bride to
say "Yes," she distinctly responded "No."
The justice pronounced the pair man and
wife, but the Supreme Court has declare,
| the whole ceremony null and vo d.
A Greensburg (Pa.) special says:
"a fatal disease has broken out among.t the
cattle In several localities in this county
and they are dying ut an alarming rate i,
10 known among the veterinary surgeons
~ splcnic or Texas fever. Tho disease 10
supposed TO have been transmitted through
the bringing OF a carload OF western cattle
/ into tho county by u farmer. The farmers
arc greatly alarmed
A Especial from Darlington says ths
bottom of the pearl industry dropped on,
suddenly Saturday afternoon. DIR. Carey,
| who shipped package of pearls, estimated
ut value OF 5000, TO Chicago, on Friday
received n telegram from the consignee,
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