The Osceola times., 1885-07-11

The Imperial and American Club had
its inaugural dinner In Loadon on the I'd.
TIE Island OF Madagascar Is threat
ened with famine, the rice crop having
failed
The: British Cabinet is considering the
question of trade depression.
No more furloughs will be allowed In
India until the Afghan question is settled.
OS the 81 the League OF American
Wheelman began its annual convention in
Buffalo, N. Y.
UP 10 July lst this year the aggregate
miles OF railroad built in the United States
is ] ,s15.5.
RECENT violent storms have caused great
damage to crops and other property In
Southeastern Kansas.
A NEW steamship line Is TO be estab-
lished between Germany, East Africa and
Austria.
A FUND Is to be raised In England for
maintenance of torpedo ser vice for coast
defense.
Two men were recently caught sketch
ing the Notifications at Boulogue. They
are thought to be German spies
In Southern Colorado the people are
greatly alarmed over the threatening at
titude Of the Indians.
The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Com.
pany have taken steps to put their wires
under ground in Washington, ID. C.
THE Conservatives are about to estab.
iish news agency in London to spread
their doctrines among the people.
The unemployed workman of Wolver.
hampton, Eng, complain to Premier Sal.
isbury that they are in a starving condi.
tion.
HAYrI has protested to the United
States against paying damages awarded
against that governm ,ns in favor OF Pei.
letter by an arbitrator.
1T transpires that something over a mil.
lion dollars coined at tho New Orleans
mint under the Confederate government
has never been accounted for.
MoRE trouble was expected tn G morning
OF the 80 in Chicago, when an effort wa,
to he made to run strees cars. The entire
police force OF the city were detail ID to
take hand in the business
The South American Commission from
the United States has mado its report on
Chill. 1t received very little encourage.
ment there-a chilly greeting, so to speak.
REPLYING to inquiries from State Of
ficials the Postmast er- G sneral has decide
that penalty envelopes can not be ussl to
forward correspondence on State affairs,
even when enclosed with matter properly
mail liable in penalty envelopes.
A SPORADIC case of yellow fever wa,
reported from New Orleans on the 9Th.
TIE French newspapers are showing a
more friend y tone toward England
FRANCE is TAX ng precaut ons against
;he introduction of cholera from Spain.
On the 9th the National military en-
campment at Philadelphia disbanied. It
was financial failure.
AT Zurich, switzerland, the authorities
have forbidden meetings or professions Of
the Salvation Army.
A PROCLAMATION was issued by Mayo,
Harrison of Chicago on the 9th, forbid.
ding the people to congregate in large
bodies along the car lines.
OFFICERS Tracy and Badger, of st.
Louis, who went to New Zealand to bring
back Maxwell, the alleged murderer OF
Preller, have notified the authorities thai
they will return with their prisoner OF
the steamship Zsla ndia, sailing from
Auckland on the 2lst.
On the 9th General Grant spent quiet
day, and was feeling in good spirits.
THE State Department has been in.
formed that Ecuador and Chill have ar
ranged some sort of an offensive and de
fensive allancs, and there is certain
amount of anxiety regarding the report
THE Worlds special train made the rur
between New York and Boston on the 5tt
in five hours and seven minutes, thu
quickest time yet made between the tive
cities.
THE disabled Cunard steamer Gallia ar.
rived at Queenstown on the 9TH. Her en-.
gincs wers rendered useless by breakag,
in the tunnel shaft.
REPORTS of the ravages of cholera IL
Spain on the 3 | and 4th instants show o
total of 1856 new cases and / ,i99 deaths.
RUSSIAN designs regarding Corea have
alarmed the Chinese, and their troops ar,
being massed near Vladivostok. A Chimes,
fleet, composed of all the available mon.
of-war, has been dispatched to watch the
Corean coast
AT Salt Lake City on the ith the Un,tet
States flag was displayed at haf-mast or
all the Mormon public buildings, sail t,
have been the result of orders from tn,
church authorities.