The Osceola times., 1885-09-19

FRANCE Is known to nave lost 15,00)
men In the Chinese campaign through
wounds and disease. The Chinese loss
was 100000.
A RELIEF fund for cholera sufferers has
been started by the Lord Mayor of Lon I.
don.
MoLLIE MAGUIRIsM is rampant again In
Pennsylvania
A FREErHINKERs' convention began its
sessions at Albany. N. Y, on the 1Ith.
THE imports Of dry goods for the week
at the port Of New York amounted to
S2,5o2,s27
NEws concerning the Caroline Islands
affair is again decidedly war ks In tone.
THE Swatara took 5000, 00) In silver
from TIE New Orleans Mint to be con
veyed North.
The American steamer Nederland, at
Antwerp, had eight feet of water in her
engine rooms ON the 1lth.
The vessel wrecked off Two Rivers,
Wis, was the scow Milton. Her entire
crew were lost.
THERE was a small revolution among
the soldiers in Madrid on the lllh, but it
was soon suppressed
THE International yacht racs was again
postponed on the llth, the wi nd proving
insufficient to carry the vessels over the
course within the limit of seven hours.
Another start was to be made on the 18th.
The reported signing Of the protocol by
Russia and Germany delimting the
Russo Afghan frontier is confirmed.
The Marine III lsptal Bureau is in
formed through the Collector of Customs
at III Paso that yellow fever Is epid ON
In the State of Son1rA Mex, and the
request is made for the appointment of
medical insp pcctor at Nogales. The col /.
lector was au thorized to appoint an in
spector at once.
THERE were lS} failures in the United
States during the seven days ended the
llth, as com Jared vita 1863 the preceding
week, and with 49,, 1856 and l39 respect
lively in the CORES p jnding weeks of 1884,
1888 and 1892, About eighty-thr per
cent were those of small traders whose
capital was less than S. j00). Canada had
TWEEN y-one an increase Of four.
Two cases OF small-pox were detected
at the depot at Troy, N. Y, on the 11th.
They were removed to the pest house.
Q lite panic was caused among the
waiting passengers when the announce
ment was made and they precipitately
fed from the depot.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
created at Big Flats, in Chemung County,
N. Y, by the discov lry of a lead mine
on farm owned by Josiah Bennett.
Work is going steadily forward, and it Is
believed that the find is valuable one.
PRosPECTs of trade In England are re.
ported brighter than for some time.
For the week ended the 18TH, the i'm
ports OF mere anliss at New York were
valued at 81, 492, 25s.
In Spain the people are clamoring for a
war with Germany, or, falling that, a
revolution
Ov the 18th Concord, Mass, celebrated
the 2j0th anniversary of the incorpora.
ton OF the town.
EFFORTS are being made to form a union
between the English Liberals and Irish
Conservatives against Paraell.
FRANCE Is agitated over the discovery
that German spies nre haunting nearly
all the fortified towns of the country.
RUSSIA is displaying great activity in
the matter of building fortifcations and
defensss at Sebastopol and other places.
THE order for the expulsion of the Rus
sian Poles from Prussia is severely cjm-
mented on by portions of the German
press, and the wisdom of B sm lrck's poll
icy in the matter is questioned.
ON the l4th twelve glass works factor
les resumed operations at Pittsburgh, Pa,
giving employ yment 10 2,00) men.
CHINA has succeeded In placing u loan
of $40, 0,00O,0 900 at Paris and Berlin.
No signs of abatement of the small.
pox scourge are noticeable at NJ Dntreal.
SPAIN is said to be willing to reopen
mmercal negotiations with England
and America.
On the IL b the Spanish Ambassador
arrived at Berlin with a complete apology
from Spain to Germany.
GERMANY seems disposed to insist on
submitting the Caroline Islands question
to arbitration.
YELLOW fever prevails at Guaymas,
Mex, and the Board of Health has de-
ared the port infected.
On the 18Th a mob surrounded the house
OF Warren Coon, n wife-beater, at Gees.
ter, Neh., and were about to lynch him
when the prayers of bis vile, supple-
mented by his own, induced them to give
him another chance to reform.