The Osceola times., 1885-03-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

GyRMANY offers her services al mediator
In the Afghan dispute.
THE Chinese lost 1,2)o men in defending z
Kee Lung against the French.
A DISPATCH received at London ON the
18th stated that Kassala had fallen into
the hands OF FL Mahdi.
The British Government has issued an
order that all unframed soldiers forth
with be put through complete musketry
coarse.
THE London Neps asserts that the Car
of Russia is so chilling in his responses
that 1t is doubtful whether hostilities can
be averted.
A GLOOMY feeling pervades the stock
exchange at Berlin, Russian stocks suffer-
ing the most. Prices have also declined in
Vienna.
ALTHOUGH Congress at the last session
made no appropriations for rivers and har-
bors, work will not stop, as there are S9,-
100000 still unexpended.
ENGLISH holders of Wabash bonds have
decided to reject Mr.. joys plans of reor-
ganization and to seek the removal OF the
present management
The British Cabinet met at an early
hour on the 18th, and, it is said, decided to
inform Russia that England felt it her
duty 70 guard the Afghan territory.
In New York commercial and financial
circles 1t is the general opinion that the
Locomotive Brotherhood are backing the
strikers in the Southwest, and it is feared
the trouble will spread.
THE Governor of Dakota vetoed the
woman suffrage bill.
THE situation of the strike on the Wa
bash Missouri Pacific and the Texas Pa
cifc lines was generally unchanged on the
18th. AT Sedalia, No., two attempts were
made to run out trains, but the engineers
refused to take them out on the ground of
fear. The strikers held meeting and
heard the reports of the committee sent to
the capital. The Governor issued pro-
clomation calling upon persons to desist
from stopping trains, There was no pros
pect of an early settlement.
THE United States ship Lackawanna ar
rived at San Francisco on the 18th from
Acapulco. 1t was reported she had tw elve
cases Of yellow fever. Owen Griffith, bar
Der, and VIM. Wilde, sailor, had died.
THE Treasury Department purchased
livery at the Philadelphia and New Or
leans mints.
The Ohio Archaeological and Historical
Association was reorganized at Columbus
on the 18th. Hon. Allen G. Thurman pre-
sided, and was elected trustee, with four
teen other prominent men.
THE attendance was very large at the
New Orleans Exposition on the 18th.
THE value of the exports of breadstuifs
for the eight months ended February 2sth,
1885, was 500, 76O, l35, against Sll0 3s3, 16i
for the same period of 1884.
TnE engineers on one of the divisions of
the East Tennessee Virginia q Georgia
Railroad struck on the 18th.
TIE police of Louisville raidei and
closed all the gambling houses in the city
on the 18th and created quite a ferment.
THE value of exports of domestic cattle
and hogs and beef, pork and dairy prod
ucts for February, 1885, was S7,i2l, ,5ss
same time 1881, 50 9ji,s)o. For two months
ended February 2Sth, 1885, Sl9,3s1, 1856;
same period 1881, Sl6,0i6,677. Beef and
pork products for four months ended Feb
ruary 2sth, 1885, SS5, ls7,Sj3, against S33,-
49,, ,422 for same time of 1891. Dairy prod
ucts for the ten months of 1SSi, SI3,6i3.i3o;
compared with Sli,sli, 7l6 for like period of
1884
ADvICEs from nearly all the larger cities
to Bradstreet's announce an improved feel
ing as to the outlook for general trade.
Failures for the seven days ended the 18th
numbered 80, as compared with 222 during
the previous week.
On the 18th the striking miners In Penn
sylvania were reinforced, the men in the
Hampton mines going out.
The President has issued proclamation
TO the effect that the boomers can not yet
60 into Oklahoma.
TnE British ship Prince of Wales, with
a cargo of furs, and supposed to have been
lost, has been heard from.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has cut
down the force of treasury special agents
sufficient to cause an annual saving OF
so 900 in that service. The suspensions
are solely in the interest Of ecCEomy.
DURING the week ended March 7th the
Western Union telegraph office at Wash
ingion did more work than during any
previous inaugural week since the estab-
lisbment Of ths odlce,