The Delta independent., 1891-05-14
BY TELEGRAPH.

Last Saturday 1,42S Italian immi-
grants landed in New York.
A citizen of Massachusetts was
stoned in Florence, Italy, the other day. E
Germany has officially accepted the
invitation to exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
The recent frost in Missouri has
seriously damaged fruit and garden staf.
The Rio Grande river in the vicinity
of Albuquerque is very high and damage
is feared.
So great is the exodus OF people
from Italy 10 America that the authorities
are alarmed.
There was q heavy frost in central
kentucky on the 9Th, which did consider
able damage.
A number Of lumber yards on Long
Island were burned on the 9Th. The loss
was 81 ,0Oo, ,OOJ.
The Russian government has sud
denly suspended the expulsion of the Jews
from that country.
Last week u great number Of fires
caused damage TO forests and towns in
every part OF the country.
Revenue officials report great
reduction in the amount received during
April, due largely to the free entry Of
sugar.
Two young Americans have started
10 make the circuit OF the globe on BIZ
cycles. The journey will consume two
years.
The lowest rate on record, 5 cents
per bushel, is now charged for wheat from
Chicago to New York. 1t goes BY the
lakes and the Erie canal;
Senator Stanford has hired French
champagne maker from Lyons, France,
and will manufacture champagne on his
vineyard in Tehama county, California
P. B. Hutchinson, the Chicago
broker who disappeared mysteriouslv a
short time ago, has re-appeared. His
! affairs are no. in q disordered condition
as many supposed.
Mail from Europe is now sent via
Canada and the new Pacific steamship
line TO Japan. II is claimed that the dis
,ance between London and Yokahama can
be covered in twenty-three days.
Large numbers OF striking carpen-
ters in ST. Louis have returned to work,
having woa their contest II is though.
that the strike of the ST. Louis building
trades will be satisfactorily ended this
week
The Nebraska Supreme Court hav-
ing decided that Boyd is not eligible for
the position of governor, and that ex-
Governor Thayer holds over, Boyd will
take an appeal 10 the United States Su-
preme Court
Rolla HIc.es, the marksman, shot
t5o artificial flights from q trap in ninety
minutes. He then shot 525 times and
struck $50 flights in fifty two minutes and
| ffty eight seconds. This beats all records
with sho; gun
Al Winchester, Kentucky, the trials
Of the murder cases growing out OF the
Eherso!e French feud of Perry county
Kentucky, are il progress. Frank Polly
one OF the accused, killed . man while OIL
his way TO trial.
After two weeks OF unparalleled
suffering the Rev. DIR. George W. Both
well, pastor of the Congregational church
on Classon avenue, Brooklyn, has died
The cc.lent which resulted in his death
| wa, the inhaiing OF q cork into the brou.
chial tube. Several surgical operation.
failed 10 remove the obstruction.
| At Salina. Kansas. a conspiracy wa:
formed to break Jail and the sheriff wa:
overpowercd. strangied and held by sew.
cral OF the prisoners while the others triet
to break down the door. After Ions
struggle the sheriff succeeded in brcakius
loose aud, pulling his revolver, succeede,
| in restoring order. The leader of tn,
gang, who had Just been sentenced I,
three years in the pcniteu,iary, was take,
into court and had his sentence change,
to Ave years.
A Chamberlin, South Dakota, spe
cial says: The Indian messiah, A, d
Hopkins, arrived here last night md lef
this morning for the Clear Creek agepc,
10 commune with the Indians. He ba
been driven from Pine Ridge and Rosebu,
agencies, and will probably meet the sam,
fate Mt Crow Greek. He insisted that hi
mission among tho Indians was to rycacl
peace and not war. While exceptional,
bright in many Things, he shows a pro
nounced weakness in the way OF imarip
ing greatly needed reforms, which M
desires to preach TO the Indians.
1t is claimed that two promipeu
commercial houses Of New York bot,
having very large interests In Chilli ar
furnishing arms, ammunition aud none
10 tho two factions-the government n
Balmaceda forces, und to tho revolution
ists. Tho houses mentioned aro oppose
to each other commercially aud ouch
soing its utmost to have the faction
supports win. The prize for which bo,
Merchants are said TO DO struggling /
valuable concessions which have bee
promised them by their respective par,ic
In the event Of victory.
The navy department has receive,
. report from Rear Admiral MeCann
commanding United States vessels 4
Chilian waters. uo says that both side
arc reduced TO extremeties, and odds
From my own observation, and fros
what can learn, tho ipsurcentS, ve.sc,.