The Osceola times., 1885-04-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
News from Everywhere.
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HB1oOHAL AND POLITICAL.
TaUs far In thei new administration, I
has been notable that not Butfaloniar
has been appointed to Federal Office. The
President does not appear TO be disposed
10 show any Partially In favor OF his hons
city. Il 10 also noteworthy that very few
Buffalo Democrats have thus far been here
seeking office.
DETECTIVES In New York have ascer
tained that Maxwell, the St. Louis muir
derer, was not In that city with Preller
his supposed victim.
GENERAL GRANT arose and dressed him
self ON the 10th, and went to lunch at the
table with the family.
EDWARD PiERRKPoxr, Secretary Of the
American Legation at Rome, died on the
18th.
AN effort TO reduce the bail Of Richard
Short, who stabbed Captain Phelan In
New York, failed.
AsLIGHr change for the better was no.
tlceable In the condition of ex-Secretary
Frelinghuysen on the 10th.
TIE conclusion 10 about reached that
General Grant Is not AFFLICTED with cancer,
and II 10 now thought that he has q good
chance of recovery.
PRKsIDENr CLEVELAND will put colored
Democrats into official position In the
place OF coiored Republicans in The
South.
WALTER vox GOETHE, the last descend
ant OF the great German poet, died at
Leipsic, on the 18th.
ON the 10th Professor Wise made bal
loon ascension at Philadelphia, Pa, and
landed IN Gloucester County, New York.
JOHN A. O'NEII, Of Hoboken, N. j., has
been appointed Superintendent Of Engrav-
ing In the Treasury Department
The President, a New York paper says,
wants 1t understood that his Cabinet ac-
eepted for the full term.
TIE Royal Clan Of the Scottish Clans
met at Cleveland, o., on the 10th, and X.
4. Scott, Of st. Louis. No., was elected
Royal Chief, and J. c. Dodds, of st. Louis,
Royal Secretary.
The court martial In the Hazen case
sentenced him 10 be reprimanded. The
President approved the findings and car
ricd out the sentence.
PosrNAsrRR-GENER Villas has is
sued rules governing the appointment OF
Post -ofiice inspectors.
THK will Of ths late General Anson
Stager, Of Chicago, was probated on the
18th. The estate is valued at $sJ0,000.
CHAs. w. WAGNER, Of Missouri, has
been appointed Consul General Of the
United States at Toronto, Canada.
NILE. NEVADA scored another great tri
umph in Chicago on the evening OF the
17th, much TO the disgust Of Arditi and
the entire Patti following.
CENTRAL GRANT passed the evening OF
the 18th In the library with his family.
He went to sleep promptly after retiring,
and was sleeping we'll at midnight
GKNERAL KoxARorT reports that the
Afghsns evacuated all the frontier posts,
and 1.-THE Russian outposts occupy their
former positions.
Ex. CONGRESSMAN JOHN F. MCKINNEY,
Of Ohio, was convicted on the 18th OF hav :
ing received excessive fees for collecting
pensions.
w. H. BRINxER, of warrensburg, Mo-,
has received the appointment Of Associat,
Justice Of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico.
Hon. J. Q. CHENowrrH, of Dallas, Tex,
has been appointed Auditor of the United
States Treasury. The place was not so
licited.
DELEGATES to the African Methods,
Conference at Washington called on thu
President ON the 18th. An address wal
read by Bishop Day, and Mr.. Clevelan,
responded.
PREsrp5Nr CLEVELAND has issued
proclamation declaring that the Winnie
bago reservation Is not open to settlement
and notifying all settlers to vacate within
sixty days.
Two ballots were cast for United States
Senator at Springfield, H., on the 18th
Logan received 100 votes The Democrats
did not vote
W. K. Ross, q hardware merchant OF
New York, who was In the room adjoin-
ing Maxwell's at the Southern Hotel, st.
Louis, on Easter Sunday, says he heard
low moaning.
JUDGE KrSNE, of Des Moines, Ia, has
been rendered but has notyet accepted the
mission to Austria.
RED CLOUD, the Indian chief, and the
notorious Indian Agent McGillicuddy, will
have q war dance in the Interior Depart.
ment In Washington In q few days, and
will try to scalp each other. Red Cloud /.
awaiting the arrival Of his victim, who 1.
IN his way.
Hon. BAYLIss w. HANNA, Of Indiana
has been appointed Minister to Persia.
AN Italian fleet is being fitted out fol
the Baltic Sea-
CohMoDoRE KANE, Of the Galena, ha.
made his report to Secretary Whitney rel
ative to the affair OF the steamer Color
and the burning of Aspinwall.
BIT the death Of French Baroness, Mrs
Henrietta Morgan, mother Of the Confed
crate General, John II. Morgan, has in
herited $l,000,000.
1T is claimed that Gladstone is "playlnt
waiting game and knows all the cards
1t Is also said that England is taking tim,
In which to thoroughly prepare for ac
ton.
MRS MARY IRELAND, wife of the mar
recently arrested as o deserter from TIE
British army, received word at New orl
on the 18th that her husband had been re
leased, as there was no evidence agains
him, and he would not surrender. He il
left penniless In Scotland.
TIE veteran trainer and driver of trot
ting horses, Dan Mace, died at New Yorl
on the 10th.
ON the 10th Mgr. A. J. Glorieux wal
consecrated at Baltimore, Nd, as BishoI
and APOSTLE tsca. ot ldahr S%.u
Ar meeting of friends of stephens, OK
Fenian, at New York on the 10th, 1t wa
decided TO raise fund for his benefit.
GENERAL GRANT continues to improve
and on the 10Th slept on his bed, some
thing he had not done in quite long
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