The Osceola times., 1885-01-24

LAST year Michigan shipped ass, ,soi
barrels OF salt.
THE Indian appropriation bill was agreed
upon by the House committee on the l61h.
The amount provided is so,65i,l 1885,
IS Philadelphia money has been sub
scribed to take legal measures to prevent
the old Liberty Bell from being taken to
New Orleans.
on the 10th trains were delayed many
hours on nearly all the railroads on ac-
count Of the heavy snow drifts, aud In
some instances were totally abandoned.
In the United States Of Colombia seri-
Gus revolution Is in progress. The rebels
have captured Barranquilla-
THE Department Of Agriculture, in its
annual report, places the yield Of corn for
1884, at 1876, 900, 900 bushels; wheat, 5i3,-
600 900 bushels; oats, sjs3,0O,Ol bushels.
These aggregates are the largest ever re-
corded.
THE blockade OF freight trains on the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Road
was unbroken on the 10th, and the strikers
continued to prevent the moving of trains.
The situation at Fort Wayne was very
serious one.
THE Secretary of the Treasury sent to
the House on tho 10th draft OF the bill
prepared by the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue to amend the law relating TO the
entry of distilled spirits in distillery and
special bonded warehouses, and the with
drawal of the same therefrom.
THE effort to establish a female college
4 A a. -
the Methodist Episcopal Church. has so
far progressed that si3j, 900 Of the 500, 900
requisite is already subscribed. The indi-
cations are the remainder will soon be OBJ
tanned.
THE Lancaster Watch Factory, Of Lam
caster, Pa, is to he removed to Chicago,
its managers having accepted bonus Of
$3.50 900 for so doing.
On the 10th another shock of earthquake
was felt at Grenada, Spain, and caused
revival Of the panic among the inhabit-
ants.
DURING the seven days ended the 10th,
there were AS failures in the United States
reported to Bradstreet's against AS in the
preceding week, and 321, 3ls and 2l0 in the
corresponding weeks OF 1884, 1883 and 1882
AT Buenos Ayres the premium on gold
has risen twenty per cent.
THE Sultan has ordered 6,000 Turkish
troops to be sent to occupy Suakim.
TWELVE Chinese vessels have been sent
to Foo Chow to take troops to aid in the
release Of Kee Lung.
The police OF New York closed the sa-
looms and arrested many proprietors on
Sunday, the 18th. Five hundred saloon
met met and decided to assist the officers
in an impartial enforcement of the laws.
Ferry, the French premier. declines to
continue negotiations with the Interna.
tional African Association until the pend
ing questions between Portugal and the
Association have been settled.
THE recent storms have been unusually
severe upon the telegraph service.
IS the vicinity Of Shreveport, La, rail-
road tracks were submerged by the recent
storms, and trains were delayed.
IN Southern Europe heavy istorms have
been raging recently, doing much dam
age.
OK the 18th the banking house Of Amos
Henderson at Lancaster, Pa, suspended.
IL is believed that the wreck was caused
by stock speculation.
ANOTHER severe earthquake shock was
felt in the province of Granada, Spain,
on the 18th. 1t was becoming monoton-
GUS.
ARRESTS have been made at Brussels,
Belgium, Of parties charged with having
connection with the murder Of Rumpf at
Frankfort on the Main.
A MONSTER mass meeting Of unemployed
workingmen of London was held in front
of the Royal Exchange on the lTth.
THE Oklahoma boomers at Saltwater are
800 strong, well armed, and are intrenched.
When General Hatch's troops reach the
settlement they will likely have a lively
time.
FRANCE, Germany, Russia and Austria
are said to have reached an agreement up.
on the settlement Of the Egyptian financial
difficulties.
Mr.. TALLMADGE, the Milwaukee statis-
tician on grain, has information that the
growing winter wheat is in most unfa-
vorable condition, owing to the unseasona-
BILE weather in the fall, and the promise for
"a fair outcome is not very flattering.
In some of the Provinces of Spain such
heavy now-storms and frosts have re-
Gently prevailed that the sugar -cane crop
is destroyed, and orange and olive groves
are badly damaged.