The Osceola times., 1883-09-01
ALL SORTS.

The Washington monument is now go
feet higher than the dome of the capitol
A Syracuse negro has sued two white
men for alternating the affections of his
wife.
There is an old couple residing in
Montreal, the husband beng l0S and the
wife l02 years OF age.
The sale Of the revised New Testament
has fallen of tremendously, and publsh-
ers have lost money on it.
The japanese are teaching about -
100000 children in their pgblic schools
the American and British systems.
About seventy thousand packages of
adulterated tea have been discarded in
New York since the new law went into
effect.
The trustees of the Brooklyn bridge,
on account of the disaster of Memorial
Dao, have been sued for damages amount
ing to 100000.
The Amersterdam boy, not having the
taste of his American cousin for candy,
fruit or peanuts, spends his odd pennies
for picked onions.
Nine ocean steamers have been strand
cd on the bar which obstrucis the en-
trance to the Bay Of New York since the
lst of January.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland seems
to think that putting five dollars into
the pocket of a pauper makes him
self supporting emigrant.
II costs Turkey over S15,000,OOO yearly
to run the Sultan and his harem. 1t
does not take that much TO run all our
national harems, in salt Lake and Wash
ington.
An elephant bigger than Jumbo has
Just arrived at Liverpool from his native
jungle. lie weighs nearly five tons and
has trunk 81 feet in circumference
regular Saratoga.
The shooting and killing of little girl
at Erie, Pa, and subsequent arrest of
the boy who did the shooting, had such
an effect upon the brother of the latter
that he hung himself
A contract has been made by the Pull
man Car Company with Messrs. Hunt
ington and Pierce, of the Southern Pa
cifc, to run Pullman sleepers through
from New Orleans TO San Francisco
without change.
AT the inquest into the recent disaster
at Victoria Hall, by which lS2 children
lost their lives, several children testified
that they saw a man bolt the door as
they descended the stairs; but they yari-
ed in their description Of the man.
NJ 4. :. L 1
man, rides every afternoon on the top of
an omnibus through Paris. He likes to
view the city and to converse with fellow
passengers. a few years ago he present
ed about $1,000 as a New Years Gift
among the omnibus conductors of Paris.
1t is stated that the Red Sea is TO be
dragged by party OF Frenchman in
search Of Phaaoh's chariots and treas
ures. The Able Moigne of Paris is the
protector of the scheme, and has sue
ceeded in raising Sl50000 to meet the
! expense Of the work. The expedition.
composed of a number of scientists and
experienced divers, is said to be already
on its way 10 the scene of operations.
lngersoll started all this trouble.
A valuable COW belonging to Patrick
Okeefe, of Hadley, died very suddenly
Friday night, and to determine the cause
of death an examination was made. 1t
resulted in the iinding Of a seven inch
scratch awl with two inches of the point
stuck into the animals heart. The awl
was lost in 1881. when Mr.. O'Kcede was
building new house. Last year moth
ing unusual was noticed in the cow. but
the latter part Of the winter and since
being turned out TO grass she lost flesh
apidly.