The Delta independent., 1889-01-08

TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Governor Hill, of New York, was
inaugurated on the LIST.
The postmaster at Kansas City las
been removed forineniciency.
President Cleveland pardoned an
other batch Of polyg smists on the 3lst-
The Indianapolis postoffice was rob
bed Of 8, 500 in greenbacks the other day.
The ocean steamer Bristol was
burned at the dock in Newport, last Sun
day.
A strong effort will be made this
winter to have New Mexico admitted into
the Union.
A child that bears strong rescm-
blance to frog was born in Goshen, Indi-
ana, last week.
| A protest against statehood signed
by 1900 citizens of Utah has been for
| warded to Washington.
The well-known writer on Siberia,
George Kennan, has been elected presi-
dent Of the literary society Of Washington,
d. C.
A family at Augusta. Maine, claim
to have been made I'll by an electric light
that shines directly into their sleeping
rooms.
In conformity to the expressed wish
Of the Emperor Of Germany Sunday horse
| racing Is to be abandoned throughout the
German Empire
The immense building Of the Rich
ardson Drug Company, of St Louis. was
destroyed by fire ON the 1st- The loss on
stock and building was $50 900.
There are AZ firms in the United
States engaged exclusively in the manu-
facture of chewing gum. The value Of
their product this year is estimated at el0,-
| 50O, 900.
Miss Mary b. Sherman. OF Wakman.
Ohio, a member Of the Oberlin College
freshman class, shot and killed herself at
her boarding house. Over-study is assigned
~ the cause.
The different astronomical parties
| that went to Nevada to observe the eclipse
last Tuesday were favored with q perfectly
clear sky Their observations are said to
have been eminently satisfactory.
Capital punishment hns been abol-
ishcd in Italy. This was done in Switser-
land some seven year ago, but the result
was not regarded a. satisfactory, and cap
ital punishment was again rc-enacted.
Colonel John C. Dent, brother-in-
law Of General Grant, died 1t his home in
| Carthage, Mo-, Jan. /. aged % years Col
onel Dent served with distinction in the
Mexican War, and also in the war of the
Rebellion
Queen Victoria has abolished the
royal kennel OF the stag hounds, and with
| IL the Master of tho Buck Hounds. This
was doubtless effected partly by q desire
for retrcnchmeut and partly by the com
ments Of the press
From january /, 1880 to January /,
1855 there were s2. 6s2 houses built in Phil
| adelphia, 1851 in New York, 2l,s10 in
brooklyn, 90. 4ea in Chicago, 1854 in Bos-
| ton, 1o,ell in San Francisco, 2,9a2 in Min.
neapolis and II. .sjl in St Paul.
Governor Ames OF Massachusetts ad-
vises the early submission to the people Of
| q prohibition amendment and advocates an
increase Of penalties for violating the liquor
laws. He thinks IL wise to substitute i'm
prisonment for fnc in such cases.
Delegates from all counties in Wash
ington Territory will meet at Ellensburg
on January 5, to frame State constitution
and mcmorializc Congress for speedy I'D
mission to the Union. The sentiment of
tho people is unanimously in favor Of ad-
| mission.
All that is known of the observa-
tions at the Lick Observatory Is contained
in the following message from Prof Hoi-
den: 'sThc eclipse was successfully oh
served and photographs were taken. The
| expedition at Bartlett's Springs was per
fectly successful
Hronek. the Chicago Anarchist, con-
victed OF conspiring to assassinate with
dynamite inspector Bonfield and Judges
Gary and Grinnell, was refused new trial
and sentenced to twelve years in the peni-
tentiary. Sixty days were allowed for Al
| ing bill Of exceptions.
The ten-months strike OF the C. B. &
Q. engineers Ia at last over. Both sides
\ have made concessions. It has been very
costly fight and 1t is safe to say that that
road will not have any more strikes on its
hands until every possible effort ~ COM
promise has been exhausted.
| All the stockmen in Western Texas
say the prospects for light winter on
stock have not been as good for Ave years.
There were fnc rains curly in the fall and
grass maturcd well. and a. there has been
no severe cold % far cattle and shcep are in
good condition to stand any. bad weather
that may como hereafter. One flock mas
ter who runs 10, ,000 shcep said to-day that
he did not expect to lose ten head of the lot
The false report originating in Chi
huahua Of clerical uprising In the City of
Mexico caused great excitement there.
Many merchants and bankcrs In other
places sent kilograms inQuiring about It.
Tho Government Is making every possible
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