The Delta independent., 1890-09-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
The election in Maine resulted in
giving good maiorIties to Speaker Reed
and Governor Burleigh.

giving good maiorities to Speaker Reed
and Governor Burleigh.
Albuquerque in 1880 contained 100
people; in 1850 it has 10000, the greatest
proportionate increase Of any town in the
country.
Brussels correspondent says:
Miss Sybie Sanders. the young American
singer, appeared in the opera OF Esclar-
monde in that city and scored brilliant
success.
The Glronde council general has
sent a resolution to the French govern
ment demanding the early repeal of the
law prohibiting the Importation Of Amer
ican sailed pork
The big strike OF dockmen and sea-
men at Melbourne. Australia, is nearly at
an end Twenty-four men were arrested
the other day for refusing to work with
non union men, but they agreed TO go to
work again and were released.
A Guatemalan dispatch says: The
Barrilias government has decided to exile
the daughter of General Barrundia, who
attempted the life of Minister Miner.
This is done out Of difference to Miners
wishes. He does not want her prosecuted.
II is reported that all of Barrundia's rela-
tives are 10 be also exiled, including
Dramon Bengoeche, son-in-law Of the
deceased general.
The ladies of Ashville, n. c., had
meeting recently TO take action on the SER
want girl question. which has been agi-
tating for several weeks. General incom-
potency ana uureliability are the COM
plants made. Mrs. NJ F. Fitch was
elected president and read paper advo-
eating tie formation OF a union of house
keepers 10 secure good servant and fix a
schedule OF rates of wages. This is the
hrst society of the kind ever formed in the
Southern States
a steamer brings news of the defeat
OF French forced by the Dahomians The
victors, II Is said, took 500 prisoners
from the villages. Tie Dahomians showed
no mercy, and were guilty OF the most in
human acts OF cruelty. All the infants
that were captured in the villages were
killed, many of them being burned alive.
L. g. Bias and -0,0o0 of his followers fed
a.
thousand women, who were made prison
ers were put to death.
Chauncey Depew returned from
Europe Oh the 10th. In responding to an
address, of welcome from officials of the
New York Central railroad Company, MIR.
Depew expressed full confidence in the
other officers who had been in charge dur
ba of, hn
a noticed tina; some OF the Newspapers
that came to me seemed to be discussing
my presidential chances. want to state
Just here that in no movement OF nv life
and in no uttcrance that l make. is the
presidency of the United States In NV
mind. When act as president Of the
Central railroad act for the interest of
that corporation without any regard what
ever to my political chances or oppcrtuui
ties.n
A sensational robbery OF the mails
recently occurred at Stuttgart, Germany.
A rost bag Containing 10000 marks and
twenty-one registered letters disappeared
this morning on their way between Fried
ritchhafen aud this point The emperor
is now staying at Friedritchhafen and the
bag, among other letters, contained docu.
monts touching on the court martial now
in progress a, the military casino upon
members of the iancers. Later the bag
was found in Lake Constance It had
been entirely riiied Of its contents. md
nothing was discovered anywhere about
that would give any clue To the perpetra-
tor OF the deed 1t is supposed TO have
been done by some one who had IN inter-
est in keeping these documents away from
the court martial
James 5. Richardson. of New Or
leans, Is the largest cotton planter in the
world. lie has Sax plantations, covering
A., 900 acres or nearly seventy seven square
mites. or these 20, 900 acres are actually
under cotton cultivation, yielding about n
bale to the acre, which. with the seed.
yields ut present prices 81. leo, 600 annually.
Besides these plantations, MIR. Richard
son is n heavy cotton mill owner His
largest plantation is Dahomey, in Missis.
sippi, comprising ~, 900 acres, or fifty.one
square miles, MIR. Richardson, il is sa1d
has lust refused the offer Of prominent
English syndicate To buy him out at n
profit of $500, 900 over and above the mar
value of his cotton properties, whatever
they might "assay."
The FIRST bill to fix the basis of ap-
portionment for members Of tho House of
Representatives in accordance with the
new census WIS introduced in Congress
Wednesday, 1t is on the basis OF 10000
people for each member, and will increase
tho number OF representatives twenty-five.
The most significant feature Of the bill Is
that it shows n gain of eighteen members
in the Republican States and only six In
the Democratic States. This would pro-
vide for total representation of as4.
Under tho npportionmens Alabama, CALI
fornia, Colorado, Michigan, Missouri, New
Jersey, Oregon, Toxas, Washington and
Wisconsin would each gain one member:
Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Pcnnsyl-
vania each two, and Minnesota aud Ne
braska cach three. Ohio would lose one.
and Virginia one.
Herbert Burns. an electrician EN-.
ploycd In tho electrical works at San
Francisco, received an electric shock the
N-IA.