The Osceola times., 1885-10-03
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

~ ftluH, Wciyuer nt Tue NeW oih
custom-house. who was suspended, but
will take no further action in tho matter
until after Collector II disns reports to
him all the circu instances attending the
removal OF Captain Bacon and the APP
pointment of Mr.. Sterling.
Ok the 23i z. c. McCount, OF New York,
weli-known Irish Nationalist, had an
interview with Secretary Whitney in re-
lation to the claim OF Mrs. Parnell to a
pension on account OF the services Of her
father, the la.e Admiral Stewart, known
rs "Old Ironsldes," in the war Of 1912
The Secretary promised to give the mat
ter consideration.
SEcsErARY LAMAR and Attorney-Gen-
cral Garland were the only abssntees at
The Cabinet meeting on the 24,h.
RUSSIAN officers who resign,l from the
bulgarian army are called traitors by the
Bulgarians and Prince Alexander has
been asked to expel them.
In a manifesto issued by Prince Jerome
Napoleon he says he neither desires the
restoration Of the monarchy nor the adop-
tion of utopian plans Of reform
MINISTER Cox denies the report that he
accepted presents from tho Sultan of
Turkey for himself. He says the jewelry
aud books rec sived from the Sultan were
for Mr.. Hewitt
PRINCE ALEXANDER begs the powers to
compel the Sultan to say whetherIhe re-
fuses TO accept or agrees TO the Bulgarian
union, and refused to postpone the dis
arming OF the Mussu mans beyond two
pays from the cath.
TROUBLE appears to be brewing In India
over the Franco Burmese treaty, and the
various chambers OF commerce are pro-
testing against 1t. alleging that it serious.
ly affects British interests
EDWARD r. BROWN, the Boston lawyer
who gained fame in the Tewksbury case,
has gone to Canada, and charges Of crook.
sdness of many kinds are being made
against him.
SECRETARY LAMAR Is improving and Is
now able to transact the more important
business Of the department at his home.
1T Is now stated that the death Of Ad-
miral Semmes was the result Of poison ad.
ministered by his own hand while labor.
ing under temporary alteration, conse-
quent upon q severe malarial attack.
The President has appointed Arthur
Bainbridge Hoff, OF Washington, to be
cadet at-large at the Annapolis Naval
Academy. He is a son Of Commander
William Bainbrid 20 Hoff, of the navy,
grandson OF Real Admiral Henry N. Hof.
and grsat-grands)n OF Commodore VIM.
Bainbridge, who commanded the old frlg-
ate Constitution when she captured the
Java
TnE Pope has agreed to arbtrate be-
tween Germany and Spain.
ST. PKrERsBoRG advices state that
Russia will demand that Prime, Aexan-
der be dsposed aud will suggest Prince
Karageogrievitch, son-in-l law Of Prince
Nicolas OF Montenegro, as his successor.
IT Is understood that the President has
decided not to make change In the office
Of Surgeon General of the Marine Hos.
pital service, and accordingly will not ac-
cept DIR. Hamiiton's resignation.
A CRANK slgping himself "Henry N.
Kerp, Presdent.elect OF the u s. Phil
Dr., NJ. D., Professor of Military Jurls-
prudence, National Military Home, vlr.
ginia," has written a letter to the Presi.
dent calling upon him to resign October
3D., as his functions will no longer be re-
CURED.
ON the 25th State Senator Galbreath Of
he Thirty second Illinois District, died
suddenly at Mattoon.
A RUMoR was current ia Vienna on the
2Jth that the King of Servla has bee
murdered.
MORE frauds have been unearthed In
the New York Custom-house principally
undervaluations.
On the 25sh the public sclool chill dren
OF Allegheny City, Pa, held memorial
service in honor of General Grant.
HoP-PIcKERs on the estate of the Duke
of Edinburgh, County OF Kent, Eagl and,
struck on tho 25th and carried their
point
JUDGE WM. B. FLEMING, Chief Justice
of New Mexico. is seriously i'll in Ken.
lucky ard has resigned his position.
COLONEL BRADY telegraphs from Santa
Fe, N. NJ, to Leaveaworth that Lieuten-
ant Cruise, OF the Sixth Cavalry, Is fol-
lowing an Indian trail.
PUG OLEAny has been turned over to
the Chicago Chief OF Police by the Kan.
sasa City authorities. He was wanted for
murder.
THE Governor ani Supreme Court of
Ohio have both refused to interfere with
the sentence of Patric', Hartnets, ID DO
hanged on the 3)th for wife murder.
THE mission priests, Rev. Fathers Davis,
Dupont and Martin, were among the VIC
tins in the recent massacre of Christians
In Cochin China.
The German Government has expelled
from Prussia Count Zimoysk, Polish
uobleman and ono of the largest land
owners In Po5en.
OK the 25th Moses Marrencleagh,
Christian Jew, died at the County Poor
House OF Duchess County, n Y, at the
advanced age OF log years.
The complete ticket nominated by the
New York Democratic State Convention
is as follows: Governor, David b. Hill;
observation-disclosures, Roswell =. Flower;
Secretary OF State, Frederick Cook; At
torney General, Dennis o. Brien; Treas
urer Lawrence J. F.tz gerald; Eng ineer
ind Surveyor, Nathan Swee'.
OK the 2.th Mary Anderson embarked
at Queenstown for America.
ROSWELL p. FLowRR declines the DEM
ocratic nomination for Lieutenant Gov
ernor of New York.
KING HuMBsKT of Italy made tour of
inspection OF the cholera stricken sect ion
Of Palermo.
SIR EDwArD THORNTON, former British
Minister to the United States, il TO be
made peer.
COLA SroSf, the famous s.. Louis BIZ
cyclist died a little before midnight on
he 26th. He was sick only a few hours.
The doctors pronounc Il his trouble con.
gestion of the sto mach.