The Delta independent., 1889-01-01
'pELEGRAPHIC BREVFFIRS.

Cincinnati had e36o,o00 fire on
Christmas.
Tho trouble with HayH has been
sa tisfactorily settled.
The Chicago police refuse to permit
Mrs. Parsons to lecture in that city.
The health of John Bright continues
to fail and it is feared the end il nigh.
| A large portion Of the inhabitants Of
New Mexico wants to be admitted into tho
Union.
II is now rumored that Blaine and
Mckinley are to be offered places in Harri-
cons cabinet
| The steamer Erickson burned to the
waters edge near Seattle last Sunday. Four
ives were lost
A fund of SIC, 200 was raised in St.
Louis with which to buy presents for the
poor children Of the city.
An oyster war is raging on the
shores Of Maryland between Illegal dredg-
ers and the State militia
| Astronomers from all over the coun-
try are focking to California and Nevada
to observe the coming eclipse.
The mother Of Parnell, the Irish
| leader, has been obliged to sell her house
hold furniture to pay OF debts.
The remains Of General Logan have
been removed to the cemetery 1t the Sol
Hers Home, near Washington.
Gme. Bernhardt has declined an Of
fer from The Sultan of 5000 francs for .
| single performance in the palace.
The people of Wyoming are greatly
stirred up over Governor Moonlight's sup
elementary report to Washington.
Last Sunday the Anarchists had fully
determined to hold = meeting in Chicago,
but were overawed by the police.
The Methodist preachers Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, protest against the practice Of
inaugurating President with . ball.
Almost the entire business portion
| Of Marblehead was destroyed by fire on
Christmas. The loss was over half mil
Lion.
There are less than three thousand
saloons in all Missouri and two-thirds are
in St. Louis. There Il not q saloon within
fifty miles OF the Iowa line except one.
Kansas City was visited by q des-
tructive storm OF sieet and snow last
Wednesday. The damage 70 the telephone
telegraph oompaniesi IL very great
=, daughter d Lawrence Barrett,
the actor, and Joseph Anderson, the broth.
er of Mary Anderson, the actress, will be
married in Boston on January 4 twill be
brilliant AFFAIR.
One Of the attractions Of New Or.
leans during the carnival week will be q
mammoth Cotton Palace in which the pro-
ducts Of Louisiana and neighboring States
will be displayed
The large. steamer, Kate Adams, was
burned about forty miles south Of Memphis
Sunday morning. Therc:.wcre two hun
dred passengers on board, about fifteen Of
whom were drowned.
Fourteen pages in the Senate cham
Der were made happy by substantial re-
membrancc from Stanford Of California
He presented each ono with . 8 bill, with
wish that they might enjoy . merry
Christmas and happy New Year.
The rainfall throughout California
up to the present time, has been consider
ably in excess Of the average rainfall for
the first two months Of the rainy season,
and 10 largely in excess Of the total rain.
fall Of last year for the same period.
De Dcsseps still seems TO retain the
confidence Of the French people. Al meet
ing Of 1000 bondholders OF the Panama
Canal Company held on the 27th u rcsolu.
ton was unanimously adopted expressing
confidence in De Lesseps and volunteering
to forcgo the interest on coupons and the
redemption of0boods until the canal Is
opened for trafac.
Columbus Delano. the President OF
the National Wool Growers Association
has issued an address TO the wool growers
Of the United Stetcs, calling . meeting Of
the officers Of the National and State As
sociations, at Washington, january TO- The
address sets forth that the wool schedule
pending before the Senate fails to afford
adequate protection. It 10 TO consider the
Question Of relief that the meeting ia
called.
Work on the Panama Canal con-
tinues, although on some sections labor
has been reduced. Altogether 1000 men
havc been discharged in the past two
months, owing TO disputes between tho
canal company and tho oont1actors- Tho
highest authorities consider total sas-
pension Of the work - very improbable
There arc now about 1900 lahcrers actu.
ally engaged on the work.
A tragic event occurred At adancine
party ~ Fort Russell, near Cheyenne
ChristmAs night One Of the eayeat par
ticipants, Major Henry M. Clayton, was
strilxcn with heart disease and fell TO the
floor. DIR. Ives, the rcgimcntal surgeon, was
summoned, but all cfRorts to rcvivc the fal
lon man wore futile and he expired In a
few moments. His wife and daughter wore
present The deceased was son-in.law Of
jeremiah Black. He he's bssn pAymastsx
in the unitsd States Army sincs 1853.