The Osceola times., 1885-04-04

The West Shore Railroad Company has
formed a new organization, and WIZ Is
sue new securities.
SPECIAL kilograms to Bradstreet's stated
that during the past week the mlder
weather had exerted a favorable influence
upon general trade, but there had been no
material Improvement
ARgPoRT comes from Cairo, Egypt, that
a Chicago Irishman has joined Osman
Digna and is helping in plan to annihil-
ate the British in the Soudan.
The Texas Legislature passed the bill
to bring suit for forfeiture Of franchise
against all railroad companies which have
obtained control of competing or parallel
lines by purchase of lease or otherwise in
violation of the Constitution.
SUIT was begun against the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at Chicago on the eth
to compel compliancs with the law requir-
ing that stock in transit shall be given five
hours res. in every twenty -eight while on
the road.
ACTIVE preparations are making in En-
gland to get all available cruisers and
IRON clads belonging to the navy in con-
dition for active service as soon as pos
sble. II is known that the destination OF
these vessels is the Baltic Sea and the
Black Sea, entrance to the latter, how
ever, being conditioned on the assent of
Turkey.
OVER twenty Mexican officers not in ac-
tive service have left for Central America
to join the force of San Salvador and
Nicaragua.
ALL the Russian officers who have been
wintering In Paris have suddenly left.
OsMAN DI6NA is said to have lost 1000
men in the vicinity of Suakim during the
last weeks engagement.
THROUGHOUT France trade is so dull tn at
bread riots are threatened in the larger
cities.
In Switzerland brandy drinking has
grown to such frightful proportions that
local option is urged.
ON the 9Ssh the Oxford boat crew de-
feated their opponents of Cambridge Uni
versity.
THE municipal authori' les at Paris voted
100000 francs for the relief of wounded
French soldiers in Tonquin.
NOTWITHSTANDING dispatches received
at London, othsr reports state that the
health of the British soldiers in the Sou
dan is very bad.
THE Winnipeg revolt causes the gravest
apprehenslons at Toronto. The Dominion
Government is taking active steps to put
down the rebels.
ADDITIONAL reports from the back coun-
ties of West Virginia state that hundreds
Of people are on the verge of starvat on.
In France the agit .tion of the question
to place duties upon certain cereals has
caused heavy advance in -four and
gr in, and has given spectators a great
opportunity.
On the 2Sth information wai received at
Washington to the effect that there is a
movement to overthrow the government
Of Honduras.
ST.. PETERSBURG papers seem to think
there is no cause for alarm, and declare
that the advance in Afghanistan is only a
military measure dictated by the most
elementary principles of National pru-
dence.
THE strike at Oliver & Roberts wire mill
in Pittsburgh, Pa, has been settled.
A TOW boat race ON the Mississippi has
been arranged between Pittsburgh and St.
Louis crafts.
RECENT French reverses in Tonquin
have increased the political excitement at
Paris.
THERE has been but one fight 50 far near
Winnipeg, and in that the rebels were re-
pulsed.
The French newspapers urge that REIN
forcements be sent to Tonquin at once, and
that an expedition to Pekin be COM
menced.
The Chinese forces gained a victory over
the French at Lang Son on the 9th. Gem
eral Negrier was severely wounded
THE Australian contingent arrived at
Suakim on the Goth,
A SALMON weighing sixty pounds has
been shipped from Portland, Ore, to the
President.
THE Chinese army is reported $4,000
strong at Dang Dong.
DISPATCHES received from Tonqun at
London on the s9th stated that the French
were in full retreat, with the Chinese hot
ly pursuing.
The Bankers a. Merchants Telegraph
Company filed mortgage of $4,000 at
Baltimore on the 2sth in favor of a New
York trust company.
and are preparing to enforce the position
of the Government against Barrios il it
should prove necessary.