The Osceola times., 1878-01-12

speedily followed by Louis Fitzgerald, OF the
mercantile trust company. Ii is asserted
that a simimilar course will be pursued by
! all trust companies that loan money on real
| estate;
Some years ago Prof Maury prophesied
that any alteration in the direction of the
gulf stream would reverse the history of the
world. According to European meteorolo-
gists this change is taking place, aud the
mighty oceanic river is slowly but surely
moving west. The temperature OF America
is gradually growing warmer at the expense
of northern Europe.
A short time ago, John Rigby, of the
Irish rifle team of 1885, proposed to institute
a match between Ireland and America, with
teams OF two men each. The Irish team are
to shoot with muzzle leaders, and the Amer
icsn team with breech leaders. The Sharp
rifle company have accepted the challenge,
and the match will come of in April or May.
Since the passage Of the army bill, the
United States treasurer has paid out over
$50, 900, 900, currency, the greater portion of
which was paid rs compensation TO officers
and men Of the army. The treasurer is now
paving out over s23 ,000, 600 in gold on &C.
count of the interest on the public debt,
due January LIST, making in all over Sh30OO,'
900 discussed within the past six weeks.
Hon. r. T. Haley, of Bowling Green,
! Ky, has written letter to Hon. J. z. Ben.
iamIn, suggesting that the fl2, 100000 in the
bank of England, said to belong to the late
confederate government. should, through a
commission appointed by the queen, be used
ain supplying artificial limbs to needy ex.
confederates, and in such other manner as
said proposed commission may determine"
A curious fashion affected by gentle.
men this winter. and brought from Ensland,
! consists OF the absence of gloves from even.
ing toilets. A great deal of care is exercised
in proper glowing in the morning for visiting,
for the street or driving wear. But the white
hand Of n gentleman is considered much
more indicative OF thorough breeding than
a glove which soon soils, may be illftting
and is liable to disaster,
DIR. b. W. Richardson, who opposes
the opinion that alcohol is food, says that
he finds fatal dose to be in the proportion
OF one drachm of fluid to each pound weight
of the warmblooded animals. In man
weighing l20 pounds, a dose of fifteen ounces
would certainly be fatal, unless scientific
means averted death. The only advantage
he allows to alcohol in its action on the AMI.
NAL organization il the effect produced IN the
first stage of ITS use.
The city of Savannah has made COM
promise settlement of ts funded debt, in
order to resume the payment OF interest on
that debt, and has created a sink ing fund for
the retirement of city bonds. Psst-due
coupons are taken in payment of pastdue
taxes at 80 per cent. discount. Interest on
these bonds will be renewed to-day at the
rate OF 3 per cent for the first ten years,
per cent for the second ten years, and 6
per cent. thereafter, in liquidation OF accru.
ing interest, until the payment by the city
Of the principal of the bonded debt
The heaviest piece of ordnance ever
cast on this side of the Atlantic has Just
been completed for the government by the
South Boston iron company. 1t has taken
eight months in the casting, is twenty-four
feet long, ifty-six inches in diameter at the
| breach and OF twelve.inch rifle bore. It i
, constructed on a combination OF the Rod
man and Pallser principles, a casting OF east
iron being fitted with an inner tube of bar
iron coiled spirally and welded. 1t is in
tended to throw projectile weighing 75(
pounds, with a l40 pound charge of powder
seven miles at low elevation, and with force
enough to penetrate at mile and half q
ffteen-inch armor plate.