The Osceola times., 1885-11-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


LEWIS C. BARTLETT, Of Indiana, Second
Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions, has
resigned on account OF Ill health, res ult-
ing from old wounds.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY Coon has re
turned to Washington and resumed his
duties at the Treasury Department His
successor will soon be appointed.
CANON FARRAR lectured at Chickering
Hall, New York, ON the evening Of the
10Th, on Robert Browning.
MAJOR GENERAL GEO. b. MCCLELLAN
died suddenly OF heart disease at his resi-
dence at Orange Mountain, N. j., on the
10Th.
Mr.. STEAD, editor OF the Pail Nall Ga
sette, addressed the jury in bis own be-
half in the Armstrong abduction case at
London. ON the Goth.
MRS GILMORE, of Providence, r L.,
was delivered Of four children at birth
ON the 29th. all Of whom died.
w. r. DAVIS, of Chicago, has been dis
barred from practice as an attorney be-
fore the Interior Department upon evil
dence that he extortei illegal fees in pen
sion cases.
DIR. O'CoSNRLL, rector of the American
College at Rome, sailed for New York on
the 31st with the acts and decrees of the
Baltimore Council as revised by the Pope.
The Cabinet meeting on the 29th was
shorter than usual. Postmaster General
Villas was the only absentee. The prepa-
ration OF the annual reports of the Cabinet
officers was the only general question con.
sidered. The death Of General Mcclellan
was feelingly alluded to by the President
and members of the Cabinet.
DR.. NOAH PORTER, for the past thirteen
years President of Yale College, handed in
hrs resignation at a meeting Of the corpor
alton on the Goth, to take effect from next
commencement.
HoLMAN's Senatorial committee arrived
ut Fort Reno, !. T., on the 3Oth.
On the 3)th ex-Judge Vincent, of New
Mexico, called on tho President and pre-.
sented his case.
THE Earl of Buckingham died In En-.
gland on the 30th.
KING ALFONSO has been ordered by his
physician to take complete rest for a
month.
On the 30th John McCullcagh's ward.
robes and stage belongings were sold at
New York. There was gool attendance
of bidders.
WILLIAM B. GILES, alias William Geoch.
the British forger, has been sent back to
England, sailing from New York on the
31st.
REL and twenty y-four half.breeds con;
fined in the Jail at Regina have petitioned
the Dominion Government for mercy.
THE Marquis of Harrington, in an cfec.
toral ad iress, says it is imperative that
the union of Great Britain and Ireland be
maintained at any price.
WM. s. WAKNER, charged with conspir.
ing with Ward TO defraud the Marine
Bank, was again up for examination in
New York ON the 3)th.
OK the S0ih Lodi Smith, who killed his
father at Morristown, N. j., in defending
his mother and sister from the fathers
brufally, was acquitted on the ground o;
jastiflable homicide.
TIE defense In the Walkup. case at EN-.
poria, Kas., closed on the 30th and the
State began evidence in rebuttal. The ar.
guments were expected to begin on the
3lst.
UNITED STATES CONSUL WINGArE at Foo
Chow reports TO the Secretary of State, in
reply 10 Instructions from the latter, that
after careful inquiry, he Is unable to ascer.
tain that any adulterated tea is sold 10
foreigners, there being strin gent rules
against its manufacture and sale.
The death Of Rear Admiral }. C. p. De
Kraft promotes Commodore John Lee
Davis, now commanding the Arctic feet,
TO rear admiral. Commodore VIM. 7.
4. an. n
and will be promotedlto rear admiral Feb.
ruary 8, 1856, on the retirement of Rear
Admiral Earl English for age, and this
will promote Captain A. L. X. Benham to
commodor Commander Geo. c. Romey
to Captain, and Lieutenant Commando
George +. +. Wilde to commander.
JAMES HAMILTON, Duke Of Abercorn,
died on the 3lst.
On the 3lst Ferd Ward received his sen.
tence Of ten years, and was Immediately
sent to Sing Sing.
OSCAR WILDs is said to have turned his
artistic attention to nightgowns.
GENERAL BLACK has ordered 500 names
stricken from the pension rolls of the
Columbus (o.) agency.
MATTEL, who tried to shoot De Frey cinei
In Paris, has been declared insane.
SENATOR STANFORD of California ba,
made large donation for the endowment
OF college to be built at Palo Alto.
DIsrRIcr- ATTORNEY Scale of st. Paul
Mimi, notifies the President that he will
resign IL there are no charges against him
NJ. DE LEssEPs has asked for permiss ior
10 issue Sl20.0000O0 new Panama Cana
bonds.
QUEEN VICTORIA Is said TO be very much
displeased with the book just published
giving Greville's recollections of Hei
Majesty's Court.
FLAoMAN RuoAps and Operator Pratt
are to be held responsible for the recen
accident on the Pennsylvania Road al
Hackensack Meadows, n. j.
JoHN Roach has paid Off several OF hi,
heaviest obligations.
Mrs. wALKuP said, in an interview OF
the 1st, that she was hopeful, but thought
there might be hung jury.
Mrs. GENERAL SHERMAN Is said to b,
winning quite reputation at Washington
as an office-seeker.
SAM JONES has, so he says, declined ar
offer of $500 week by New YORK parties
to talk morality in the North.
NJ. LAGUERRx, an irreconcilable membe
of the French Chamber Of Deputies, ha
been engaged to defend the Italian wh'
attempted to shoot NJ. DE Freycinet.
TIE Sultan has appointed Said Pash,
Minister Plenlpotentiary TO the Roumeliar
Conference.
GLADSTONE says The question Of churcl
dis-establishment belongs TO the dim, dis
tant future.