The Osceola times., 1885-10-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

fEHSONAIl AND fOAhAACALs
WHEN the Senate meets there will be q
list of between Ave and six hundred post.
masters, appointed during recess, submit
ted for confirmation. In addition, 1t Is
estimated that during the session OF Con-
gress the terms of at least G0) postmasters
will expire, so that the nominations Of
over 1000 postmasters will come before
the Senate during the next session. There
are 1855 Presidential postmasters in this
country, and, at the rate observed during
the past six months. all the Presidential
postmasters will be changed in two years.
Rev. J. L. NJ. CURRY, of Virginia, has
been appointed Minister to Spain.
THE Massachusetts Democrats nomi.
mated Frederick o. Prince, OF Boston, for
Governor and II. II. Gilmore, Of Cam.
bridge, for Lieutenant Governor.
PLAcARDs have been posted in Philip.
popolis by order Of the Mayor, announcing
that the Sultan has accepted the union Of
Bulgaria and Roumelia under the rule Of
Prince Alexander.
Two Bulgarian delegates from Prince
Alexander to the Porte were arrested and
subjected to an Official examination.
Tbs Consul OF the United States at
-Guayamas, Mexico, informs the Depart
ment Of State that the statements made by
various newspapers that there are 1000
Cinnamon in his district, and that the
same are being surreptitiously introduced
In the United States in contravention OF
the restriction act Of Congress are untrue,
as the total number Of Cinnamon in that
Consular district does not exceed 1875, and
these are nearly all employed in shoe and
tailoring factories, and have no desire to
leave their present profitable positions.
A JOINT debate between Governor Hoad.
ly and Judge Foraker took place at To.
ledo. o., on the evening OF the sth.
SECRETARY MANNING says he Is going
home to Albany to vote, and thinks the
President will 60 TO Buffalo for the same
purpose.
On the Sth the funeral OF the Earl Of
Shaftesbury occurred in London. His re
mains were deposited in Westminster At.
bey.
MRS. OCoNNELL, Of Limerick, has come
to an amicable understanding with her
tenants and the boycotting OF her has
ceased.
ON the 9Th Mrs. Veronica Bull, of syra.
cuse. N. Y, who had tasted fifty.nine
days, passed away.
OK the sth Jay Gould and associates
started West from New York for tour OF
the Southwestern system.
Z. 3. HAWKINS, of Frankfort, Ind, re.
covered 81 800 damages for personal in.
jurics against the Evansville & Terre
Haute and Evansville & indianapolis
roads.
The case Of William Haven, ex.Treasur.
er of the Rutland (vt) Railroad, charged
with the fraudulent over issue of stock, was
finished on the 9Th. The jury returned
verdict Of not guilty. The defense claimed
that the over issue OF 100 shares was not
due to criminal intent
THE Supreme Court OF Virginia has
granted q writ of error In the Cluverius.
Fanny Madison murder case.
CARDINAL MCCLOsKEy died little
after one o'clock the morning OF the 10th.
AN investigation Is in progress Of
charges preferred against the Omaha
Postmaster.
Apv1cEs from Lima, Peru, state that the
Government troops are still pursuing Gen.
eral Caceres, of whose movements very
little is known.
The Attorney General OF Indiana gives
can not be garnisheed.
GENERAL STEVENSON, First Assistant
Postmaster. General, was rendered pub.
lie reception at Bloomington, Ill.
II. TATTESHAM, who left Meadford, On.
tario, in yacht, was pursued by tug to
Lake Huron. where hs was captured and
taken back on a charge of forgery.
CORRESPONDENTS between the Attorney.
General, the President and the Solicitor.
General has resulted in the dismissal of
suits brought by the Government against
the Bell Telephone Company.
On the 9th Mrs. Clarence Clark, a once
prominent society belle OF Wilkesbsrre,
Pa, but latterly confirmed opium eater
and drunkard, committed suic de at VIII.
Transport, Pa.
LIEUTENANT. COLONEL CALEB b. LAY
TON, Twentieth Infantry, and Captain VIM.
+. Kingsbury, Eleventh Infantry, have
been placed on the retired list.
Two ladies from Buffalo, Mrs. and Miss
Folsom, are now at the White House as
the guests Of the Presidents sister, Mrs.
Hoyt. As Miss Folsom Is the lady rumor
said some time ago was to be the future
mistress of the White Hous,, there will
probably be renewal Of gossip.
GENERAL NEwToN's daughter Mary,
who, when two years of age, closed the
circuit which fred the nine at Hallett's
Point in 1916, performed the same service
in the blowing up Of Flood Rock on the
10th.
Rev. DIR. OREILLy, Treasurer of the
National League, says that about fI .00C
sterling per week is being forwarded to
Csarles s. Parnell for the Parliamentary
fund.
In the United States Court at Salt Lake
City, Utah, ON the 10th, George Romney
and VIM. Rossiter, Mormons, were each
sentenced to six months imprisonment
and to pay fine OF 5000.
NINE. NEvADA-PALMER, accompanied by
her husband, sailed on the Cunard steamer
Etruria for New York on the 10th.
PRINCE HENRY OF BATTENBERG, hus.
band of Princess Beatrice, was publicly
hisscd on the streets Of Perth, Scotland, a
few days ago.
BISHOP TAyLoR's missionary enterprise
In Africa has proven a failure, and the
band of Methodists who went out to evan.
gelize the Dark Continent are dependent
upon charity.
LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL has issued
an address to his constituents, in which be
denounces the Liberal party in the sever.
est terms.
GENERAL NEILEY, OF, Ohio, says lie has
paid s.. 600 in board bills at Washington
in his search for an office.