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The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

,s,x s,.,.ment of the Public Debt
T,,., Recejpt. Of the Government for
r., Nonth.-The Actual Amount OF Cold
and silver In the Treasury vaults
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2.-The pub
lie debt statement for April was pre-
pared at the Treasury Department yes
terday, in both the old and new forms
Approved copies with all details VIII not,
however, be ready for distribution until
to-day. According to the old form Oh
statement, the reduction In the puoiic
debt during the month Of April amount
ed to s5, AGA, 1868 while in the new form
the amount of reduction Is placed
at s4,s37, 1911. This discrepancy
amounting to s627, ,25G.67, Is due to the
fact that in the new form two items, ac-
crued and unpaid April interest on "a
ciac Railroad bonds amounting 10
s29s, s,037. Sc, and the amount oil increase
during the month in fractional and minor
coins, amounting to sS29,2l9.ll are
treated-the first as liabilities, and the
latter as assets, unavailable for debt re-
ductlon.
In the old form, the available cash In
the Treasury Is shown to be sloo, olo,ofo'
and In the new form the net casn oaiamc
in hand is placed at s2S,95l,42i. Inc
difference here Is accounted Tor Dy auu-
ing TO the net cash balance, reported IN
the new form 100000, 900 reserve held
for the redemption OF United states
notes. regarded in the new form as la
bility' and about S3e, 100000 fractional
silver and minor coin, treated In the new
form as assets unavailable for the reduc-
tion Of the debt. o,-
The Treasury now holds SlG5, 900, 900 In
gold aud about SllO, 100000 in silver for
gold and silver certificates outstanding,
against SIG, 900, 900 gold and 81 l9,OOo,0oO
silver month ago.
Customs receipts for April were sl4,-
640,974, about half a million less than a
wear ago; internal revenue receipts,
50, 300, 337, nearly a million less than In
April, 1884.
The total receipts Of the Government
from all sources for the ten months OF
the current fiscal year amount in round
numbers TO s26, 100000, against s2s,-
600, 900 for the corresponding ten months
of the preceding fiscal year; while the
expenditures for all purposes for the ten
months of the year foot up ST.
O,O00, against S2,ls0,0OO for the
ten months of the preceding year. Com
pared with the corresponding ten months
of the preceding fiscal year, there has
been falling off in customs revenue this
year amounting to about 100000, and
in internal revenue receipts Of nearly
$1,000, 900.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
DANGEROUSLY INSANE.

Vicious Attack Of a Maryland Woman Upon
Her Husband During violent Fit Of In
sanity.
BALTIMORE, MD, May 2.--Barney Call,
his wife and five children, have lived In
Canton for the past three years, earning
livelihood by keeping fancy goods
and grocery store. Recently, Mrs. Call
has shown unmistakable signs of insani-
ty, but it was not until Thursday night
that she was considered as fit subject
for lunatic asylum. The family retired
about eleven O'Clock. At midnight
Mrs. Call arose and her husband, noticing
that she stared vacantly about the room,
asked her what the matter was. For an.
swer she made sudden and savage at
tack upon him. Being a very large wom-
an and much stronger than her husband,
she soon had him at her mercy. She
threw him upon the floor and seized h Is
left ear with her teeth and tore
it in dreadful manner. She
then fastened her teeth In
his breast and badly lacerated the flesh.
MIR. Calls face was scratched out of all
recognition, and when the neigh bors, at
tracted by his screams, rushed In, the
blood was streaming from his wounds.
The frantic woman was overpowered,
and when she gazcd confus 'dly at her
husband, the sight seemed to recall her
tottering reason, and she suffered herself
to be led into an adjoining room.
Early this morning she had another
spell. She imagined that her children
had been stolen away; and armed with
heavy billet of wood, she attacked three
police officers, who were near the house.
They fnally succeeded in Handwriting
her. She was removed to Spring Grove
Insane Asylum last evening.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
THE RlEl REVOLT.
General Middleton Resolves to Advance
without Awaiting supplies.

General Middleton Resolves to Advance
without Awaiting supplies.
WINNIPEG, MAN, May 2.-Gcneral Mid.
dleton, fearing that delay in moving north
might enable the rebels to recover from
their defeat at Fish Creek and strengthen
their position at Batouche, has decided
TO advance at once without waiting for
the arrival OF the steamer with
hospital stores. A severe engagement
may be looked for shortly, az
the rebels will undoubtedly show fight
again. No reliance is placed in the re-
port that the rebels are short of ammunl-
tion, as large quantities were obtained
during the nrst raid on stores at Ducks
Lake and Batouche, since which time
arms and ammunition have been taken
from all white settlers.
The country around Batouche Is most
favorable for the kind of warfare the In
dlans and haf-breeds indulge in, and the
latter, now finding their homes invaded,
will fight with will and determination
which none but those who know them
can realize. The troops, however, are bet.
ter armed, and, assisted by big guns, will
probably dislodge them from their strong
holds.
A large number OF arrests have been
made by the police at Prince Albert OF
parties suspected of being dsaffected
and In sympathy with the rebels, as a
precautionary measure.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS

THE news in regard TO the Anglo-Russian
controversy Is still conflicting, Peace and
war are both imminent.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in tene.
ment house in New York on the night OF
the I'd. A number of persons were injured
and twelve or fifteen killed.
Mr.. HENRY WATrERsoN, editor Of the
Louisville Courier-Journal, is spoken of for
the post of Minister to Russia.
TIE litigation over the rccevership OF
the Georgia division Of the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad has been
settled. The Georgia claimant has been
paid, and Dorsey, receiver for the Georgia
division, has retired, and Fink, the receiver
under the authority OF the Federal Court,
is now in undisputed possession OF the en-
tire line.
CLARK ALLISON, a citizen OF Somerset,
Mass, has been discovered in loatbsome
prison in Spain.
SHOCKS Of earthquake were felt ON the
I'd in several districts Of the Abs and also
in Vienna. Several houses were damaged
and a number of women killed at Kinnberg,
in Styria.
JAS. LEFFEL fell from the top of the Bur
nett House In Cincinnati on Saturday and
was instantly killed.
MISSISSIPPI has been awarded the grand
sweepstakes premium Of 500 and a gold
medal for the best collection OF varieties OF
fruits in lots of 100 or more jars at the COM
petitive display at the New Orleans Expo
sition which was open TO the world.
On the I'd near Langston, Ala, a farmer
named Hilleair was knocked down by
man named Ward, who crushed Iiiheair's
head with q stone.
TIE question Of the annexation OF Cuba
has again been revived in Washington.
TUE fire loss for April in the United
States and Canada was Ss,00o,oo0.
NINE persons were killed and thirteen in.
jured by the burning Of tenement house
in New York on the 4th.
A BLOODY conflict occurred at Lamont.
ILL.,, on the 4th, between the militia and
striking quarrymen. Two men were killed
and a number on both sides wounded.
A HAlLsroRA passed over Petersburg,
Va, on the sth. All the cotton, corn and
vegetables were destroyed and the farmers
will be compelled to plant again. Hail fell
to the depth of twelve inches.
A BUILDING in Brooklyn, New York, filed
with hundreds of men and women, col
lapscd ON the 9Th. Thirty or forty persons
were killed.
AT Newark. N. j., on the 9th, Mrs. John
Gilchrist, while insane from drink, Sc zed
her six-months-old boy, and, placing IT on
. block. chopped its head Oh with an AZ.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
SHAMEFUL CONDUCT.

The Illinois Legislative Excursion to New
Orleans Disgraced En- Route By the Or
gies and Misconduct Of an Element That
Had Better Been Left at Home.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, May "A special to
the Daily Ne,cs from Fulton, Ky, slys:
"The excursion train Is divided into two
divisions, running within half an hour OF
each other Speaker Haines, Representa-
tives Conkrite, Kimbrough, Welch, Sena-
tors Duncan, Sherman aud Hill were on
the first section, which consists OF five
new Pullman coaches, smoker and q
baggage car. The rougher element OF
the Legislature is on the second train.
which is comprised OF the same number
of coaches. Qume O'Shea, McAlivcy and
others of that class, who are In the
second train, complained much OF the
slk-stocking element taking possession
of the best cars. They had good sup
ply of liquors with them, and their In
dignation waxed warmer the more they
drank They cursed the management OF
the excursion and caused general dis
iurbance in their sleeper. AT two O'Clock
Yesterday morning they were still making
night hidcous with their orgies. In one
of the upper bcrths was a clerk
in the Marshal's Office at Springfield.
The clerk was not acquainted with the
gang who had objected to mis- gentleman
ly demeanor during the early part OF the
night. He was awakened from sound
sleep By some one Juggling 1t his feet.
On protesting against this treatment, he
was jcrked out of the berth and fell on
the floor, and was partially stunned by
the fall His assailaut then proceeded TO
stamp on him, and would have done him
serious injury had not some of
the sobcrer members OF the
party intcrfered. As 1t was the clerks
kper lip was seriously bruised, and sew
eral of his teeth knocked loose. When
the two sections of the train came to-
gether at Cairo he was taken into the
first section. The affair has caused
great Indignation. The clerk does not
know who his assailaut was, but the
outrage is generally credited to the Cook
County toughs.h
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
ANOTHER TRUNK MYSTERY.

What q Pittsburgh Baggagemaster Dis.
covered In an IIl-Smelling Trunk-A Mys.
terry RivalIing That Of st. Louis-The
Trunk shipped from Chicago.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 2.-The peculiar
odor arising from a small trunk at the
Union Depot yesterday, caused a sus-
picion that something was wrong. When
IL was taken from the Chicago train this
morning at 80 O'Clock the baggagemen
noticed the strong smell emanating from
it. and it was left standing outside the
baggage-room all day. The trunk was
finally opened this evening by the depot
men, and was found to contain the body
of A man. The body was packed
in skillful way, being securely
tied before being placed in the trunk.
rope placed around the neck, left arm
and body, Just under the arms, was
wrapped tightly around the left leg, both
limbs being drawn up. The arms were
tied securely around the neck.
Word was sent TO Flannery's under.
taking rooms, and the body was then
taken there. The train on which the
trunk arrived is known as "No. g." and
left Chicago Thursday at 3;l5 p. m. The
trunk was checked from Chicago to Pitts
burgb, the number of the check being
All. Mr.. jenkins telegraphed to Thom-
as Adams, agent at Chicago last night,
and received the following reply:
"No, sir, can not say who had trunk
bearing Chicago & Pittsburgh check"
No one connected with the depot had
any idea of the owner or whether the
person procuring the check in Chicago
had accompanied the body. The body Is
that of an Italian, about five feet ten
inches high and smoothly shaven,
dark hair and eyebrows, thick
lips and neck, aud would probably weigh
80 pounds. 1t was dressed in u CON-
mon flannel undcrshirt, gray plaid pants
and dark vest. In the pocket of the vest
was found receipt for III ney order FOR
s25, sent from Chicago February 25th,
and contained the name OF Phil
lipi Caruso. Those who viewed
the remains at the depot aud
at the undertaking rooms were OF the
unanimous opinion that the man had been
killed in quarrel, and then packed In the
trunk and shipped, in order to cover up
the crime. The body was partly decom-
posed. Coroner Dressler said the man
had undoubtedly been dead several days.
A telegram was sent to the Chief OF
Police at Chicago, TO which reply was
received saving that the check for the
trunk had been procured by three
Italians, but further than that, nothing
could be learned of them.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
The Gctty.burg Camp Fire.

WASHINGTON, d. d., May 4.-The
meeting OF the veterans at Gettysburg to-
day promises to be a notable gathering.
President Cleveland, Secretary Endicott
and Postmastcr-Gencral Villas will be Of
the party which leaves here. A number
OF Governors and ex-Governors of States,
General Rosecrans, General Longstret
and other famous soldiers OF
both armies, and distinguished citizens
from various parts Of the country are
also expected to join the party at Gettys-
burg. Elaborate arrangements have
been made in order that the party may
be pleasantly entertained during there
stay,
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
An Unpleasant Alternative.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 4.-Employes
OF Brown Bonnell & Co.'s large iron
works here were notified by circular Sat-
urday night that after May 3lst they
would have to accept a reduction or quit
work. The works are In the hands OF
Receiver Brown, who has bees prevented
by the courts from sigpiug the scale,
though he agreed to pay amolgamated
prices. workmen think the demand Is
very strange, considering that the state
ment published last week showed profit
Of over sy50,o in two years, and say
that the reduction will be resisted.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
The Pennsylvania Plague.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 2.-There II
no improvement In the state of affairs In
Plymouth. Doctors from here have gone
to assist in caring for the sick, who are
SAID by local physicians to number l,6oo,
out of population of 5000. There
was fourteen funerals and eight deaths
yesterday. People who can get away are
leaving for healthier climate. DR. Hig-
gins, of this place, has investigated tho
disease, and says 1t is typhoid fever,
caused by bad water. lie advises the
people to boil the water before drinking
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
Badly Scared. But Not Hurt.

louisville, Pa, May l.-Shortly AZ
ter eight O'Clock yesterday morning, a
woman saw two men deposit something
under adoublc frame house on South Sec
ond street In the suburbs Of the city, and
hastily depart. In a few minutes VIC.
lent explosion occurred, blowing out the
foundation wall Of the house, tumbling
down the plaster and scattering the furnl-
ture about. The house is occupied by
sixteen Slav laborers, the wives of two
OF them, and several children. Although
terribly frightened, none of the inmates
were seriously injured
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
Reported Indian Depredations.

DENVER, COL, May 2.--Thc Chirica-
huas are reported to be committing dep
relations on the southern borders. Ono
berder has been scalpcd and his stock
driven into old Mexico. The boldness OF
the Indians is attributed to the presence
OF colored troops In Arizona, the In
dians knowing they have never been
In active conflict on the from
tier, and have no knowledge
OF their fighting qualities. The Indians
have not ventured far from the Mexican
border. Should the reported raids Dc
verified, the Mexican and American
troops viii operate Jointly against the
Indians.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
Serious Accident to n Circus Performer.

TRENTON, N. Y, May l.-There was
thrilling spectacle at O'Brlen's circus
here last night. In the presence OF 5000
people, Mile. Alice Lafavre essayed her
daring feats on mid-air rings, thirty five
feet above the ground She had per-
formed successfully during the afternoon.
Last night, however, as she threw her.
self head down to swing by the feet, the
ropes holding the rings broke, and a
shrek from the falling woman sent a
shudder through the crowd. She iell
against the side Of the ring, breaking
three ribs and her nose. The physicians
eay that she has sustained interval In.
juries that may result fatally.
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

FRANCE, Germany and Austria are dis
cussing project for the promotion OF a
neutral league.
TIE Bey Of Tunis has caused the arrest
of his brother, who was about to go to
France without leave.
ON the Goth the steel man -of-war Howe
was launched at Pembroke, Wales. She
is Of 9,700 tons burlen, with engines of
1880 horse power.
In London the current opinion Is that
Russia is preparing for war much more
rapidly than outward appearances indi =
cate, the Russian papers being warned to
secrecy.
IF war Is soon declared between England
belonging to those nations, and now in
our waters, will have fight.
OK the 10Th a case OF ovor twenty .thr ee
years standing-Cyrus II. Mccormick, of
Chicago, against tho Pennsylvania Rail-
road, for loss Of baggage-was decided In
New York In favor OF the plaintiffs ex-
ecutor, as Mr.. Mccormick died some time
since.
OK the both the new Cotton Exchange at
ANeW IoTh Wos Opeutu.
LANG Sow has been evacuated by the
Chinese forces.
OK the 3Oth the Eastern Nail Association
met at Philadelphia, and established q
scale Of rates.
By reason Of light receipts and heavy
disbursements during tho month OF April,
the public debt statement to be issued ou
May 1st will show slight il any reduc-
tion.
A ST. PETERSBURG paper reiterates the
statement that the Russians were recently
repulsed by the Afghans.
SOME of the Parsian journals assert
that IL is the duty Of Bismarck to try to
prevent war between Russia and En-.
gland.
THERE is anxiety among English ship
owners over the presence of the Russ an
vessel Strelok at New York. 1t is unneces-
sary, however, as the Garnet will take care
of the Russian.
ACCORDING to Russian paper an en-
gagoment with the English fleet in the
open sea is out Of the question so far as
Russia's naval force is concerned.
THE Moscow Gazette declares that IL
England wishes TO avoid war she must
evacuate Port Hamilton at the entrance to
the Sea Of Japan; otherwise Russia will
be obliged to occupy Hcrat.
HosrILITIEs between the Chicago Board
Of Trade and the Western Union over the
bucket shop question have broken out
again.
DURING the month just ended the busi-
ness done at the pension offic, exceeds
that Of any previous month.
A CIRCULAR has b,en issued by the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue la reference
to the withdrawal of distilled spirits from
bonded warehouses.
DURING April the total ISSUE OF postage
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards aggregated 21l,0)s,sl7, as againss
264 ,645 200 during the corresponding
month in the preceding year. The pum-
Der Of stamps issued showed an increase
Of 1a00o, 900, while the issue OF postal
cards fell OF 400, 900 and stamped envel.
opes 1000 900.
DURING April the public debt was re-
duced $b,4e4, ,ee8ss.
A LARGE force OF clerks are busy count
ing the Government money and securities
at Washington, and It's no Ismall job
either.
The miners at Des Monas, Ia, have
reached an agreement with the operators.
and have resumed work
THB American Medical Association. in
ssssice q New Orleans, adjourned On the
~
The Osceola times., 1885-05-09
GRIMES AND CAsUALrIEs.

BEvKRAL days ago Charles A. Holt, q
money lender, left Boston, Mass, and it is
supposed has gone to South America. He
d charged with having forged notes and
mortgages amounting to about $4,000.
rnB destroyed Freeman's carriage fac
tory and the Gordon Opera house at Rah-
way. n. J.. ON the 29th.
A Law fixing heavy fine and imprson-
msnt for Offering or receiving money at
primary or general elections has been
passsd BY the Ohio Legislature.
ynH destroyed the large jeans mill Of
Dronagan = Lamb in Chester, Pa, on the
~. The amount Of the loss will aggre.
gats ~. 1000; nearly covered by insurance.
On the 18th . passenger train passing
through the village of Austintown, Pa,
en1lldsd with . wagon, in which were
ssatsd Edward Anderson and Barton
Ballard. Anderson was fatally injured,
and Ballard quit seriously hurt The
wagon We he'd and the horse
Nm
In Samuel Beau
" miles north OF
loded. killing the
4 Jesse Wester
- leg broken and
Jsp Colliss he'd
!.!.z se19 la1sgise.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17
A $4,000 SANDER suit

A heavy suit for damages has been en-
tered against the Davenport Gazette com.
pany. The plaintiff is Frank H. lie :
Claire, who asks the circuit court of Scott
county for judgment for $4,000 as
damages for defamation of character.
During the May term of the distric,
court, 10 a report of the court proceed
ings, in the Gazette were the following
sentences:
The jury returned verdict of guilty
against Dan MeLane, charged with lar,
ceny, and breaking and entering and be
was sentenced to the Fort Madison peni-
Tertiary for eighteen months. IF. II.
LeClaire was found guilty and sentenced
to ten days Imprisonment in the county
Jail and to pay a tiue of 800" ]. Ii.
Harrington was indicted for breaking and
entering. was sentenced TO ten DAYS I'm.
prisonment in the county Jail and TO pay
the nominal fihe of S..
The plaintiff AYERS that the paragraph
enclosed in quotation marks was a wilful
deliberate falsehood; that there were nc
such proceedings with him in court: thai
he never was found guilty, never wa,
sentenced to Jail or to pay fine. Tha
although the publishers of the papel
know that the statement was false, ther,
has never been correction of It, Henc,
he asks for damages TO the amount above
named.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE suit of Ralph
Bagaley brought In the superior court to
break up the South Pennsylvania railroad
syndicate was called before Judge Sedgwick
Tuesday ana by consent of counsel ad
1ourned until Saturday next The claim of
the plaintiff is that he subscribed al, 900 OO0
Tor the purposes of the syndicate,
and that the defendants W. Fl.
Vanderbilt, w. K. Vanderbilt H. Mex.
Iwombley, William C. Whitney, Stephen
Is. Elkins, Oliver H. Payne, D. O. Mills
Franklin b. Gowan and Dr. Davis Hostat-
ter, other parties to the syndicate which
was formed to construct the railroad namei
are not carrying out the terms of the agree.
ment in good faith, are imperiling the fund
subscribed, and acting against the interest
of the plaintiff The complaint asks for ar
injunction prohibiting further action in the
matter by any of the defendants.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-17
The Crop Outlonk.

President r. r. Cable, of the c.. r. |.
It P. road, discussing the crop out
look along the line of the road and
its branches, remarked that on the Illinois
division there was from half to two
thirds stand of corn, and that the pros
poets for oats were first class. The cul,
tiyation and yield of this latter grain was
becoming of greater volume yearly,
and had assumed large proportions of
late. Corn prospects in Iowa were about
equal to those of Illinois. Wheat was
hardly worth mentioning, especially in
Kansas, northern Missouri and southern
Iowa. The farmers were sowing corn in
its place, and there was a possibility of a
crop of that cereal that would furnish the
roads substitute for portion of the
traffic that would be lost in the failure of
the wheat Yield The outlook was not
very encouraging, and all the western
roads would have to face a diminished
tonnage from the cause mentioned