The Osceola times., 1875-12-04
FROM ALL SOURCES.


il worry fceble from asthmatic trouble.
Wm r. Astor owned 1900 houses
in New York. and left a fortune valued at
$50,000,0Oo.
Tn the next house of representatives
tbere are ISL democrats, 9s republicans, 6
liberal republicans and independents.
The soldiers of the United States
army have deposited of their scanty wages
during the past year, with the paymaster
general, SS25,256.
The Prussians are evidently growing
tired Of so much warlike preparation by
their government Last year there were
$1,000 desertions from the army.
A newspaper is defined to be win
dow through which men look out on all that
is going on in the world. 1t is an Unfolding
encyclopedia, an unbound book, forever issu'
ing and never finished.
II is a mistake to think that death
raises men to heaven--or sends them to dis
NAL abodes. Men go 10 good world or a
bad one before they die. Death only touches
them TO wake up, and show them what they
are.--Edmuad II. Sears.
Mr.. Thomas, of Chicago, is the next
man who has a motor which win "supersede
the use Of steam" Thomas has the same
trouble as Kelley. His power bursts every
barrier and oozes out OF the pores of the metal
box when he attempts 10 conhne it. II would
be a relief to find one motorman who can
really box up his power.
Some aping Americans arc trying
TO introduce fox-hunting into New Jersey. II
the New Jersey farmers are properly pro-
yided with shot-guns, this demoralixing imi-
tation Of the English will be speedily put
down. The stage-coach imitation, In which
crowd Of feeble-minded New York Ameri-
cans ride to the races and imagine they ere
true Britishers, is all that the country ought
10 be called upon to endure at once.
The contested election cases in the
house will exceed In numier those Of any
previous session for many years. The clerk
Of the house has already received notice of
kfteen contestants, and the papers in many
of the cases have already been fled The
contests are in the following districts: LIST
and I'd Of Alabama; I'd, Sd and 9th Of Iii.
nois; 18th Of Indiana; 9th of Kentucky; Sd,
sets lst and % Of South Carolina; I'd Of
Virginia, and sth of Wisconsin.
In VIM. B. Astor's death the people
of New York lose a public benefactor. Mr..
Astor fully carried out his fathers purpose Of
giving to New York magnificent library,
and supplemented the elder Astor's dona-
tions TO the Astor library in very handsome
manner. This great collection (now number
ing 10000 volumos) and the superb building
which contains j. form an enduring monu-
ment TO the public spirit and taste OF both
father and son. Their millions have not
been selfshly applied.
The Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany has brought an action against the state
of California to test the constitutionality of
criminal or immoral Chinese at San Fran
cisco. This law has obliged the steamship
company frequently to carry back celcstials
TO their native land. The case is before the
United States supreme court, and will be
argued in January. 1t is thought that the
president, In his forthcoming message, will
touch upon this vexed subject Of Chinese
immigration. The California law has had
little effect in pre- venting the influx OF
Chinese.
In the forthcoming report of the
postmaster general, he recommends repeal
e that portion of the amended postal law of
last session which increased the postage ON
transient newspapers. He does not, how
ever, recommend repeal of any other por-
tion Of the provisions relative to third-class
matter Ii has been found that the revenues
of the department, from the package mail,
have increased, Notwithstanding the fact that
the rates were doubled. Before this increase,
the government carried merchandise pack
ages beyond the Mississippi at loss. The
increase OF rates gives n profit on pack
ages east of the Mississippi river, and pays
expenses and little more through to the
Pacific coast.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart has bought for
100000 francs $3.50, ,0oo) the latest work of
Meissonier, which is now on its way to this
country. II represents a regiment of French
cuirassiers going into battle and saluting
their chief, Napoleon l., who is seen standing
on bill in the center of the scene. The
troop of horsemen covers almost the whole
foreground, the nearest figures being about
eighteen inches high. The excited and war
like appearance of the soldiers, in marked
contrast with the cool and dignifed exterior
of the great Napoleon, is said to be admir-
ably portrayed. This painting, the largest
Meissonier has yet done, being five feet long,
was begun in the latter part of 1865. In 1867,
when the work was far from being completed
the artist was offered 10000 francs for it by
Mr.. Probasco of Cincinnati. This offer was
declined, and the work, still incomplete, was
exhibited at the Vienna exposition. The
picture was finished in September-N y.
World.
The New York Herald states that
the dcathrate Of that city has increased to an
alarming extent, owing to deficient drainage
and impure drinking water, which have the
effect ef making the whole city very breed
ing place of malaria with the concomitant
typhoid fever. The Herald gives the follow
comparative table of dea ath-rates in thirteen
of the large cities OF the world, from the
sixth report of the Massachusetts, board of
health for 1874:
rsfi,aafed Dca,Ls
Population per l.eo
New York ,0i0,0O0 27.6l
Philadelphia. 7s5,co 1884
Brooklyn .................. 45oUo LAO
st. LOUIS .......".......-. 1ppD 1871
Chicago. .................... 395,0o0 20.3l
baltimore 3JbOn sl,ll