The Osceola times., 1885-07-25

THE OSCEOLA TIMES.
LEON RoUssAN. Publisher.
OSCEOLA. ARKANSAS
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
The town of Highmore, OAK. has been
completely wiped out by cyclon~
THE English Government will do Its
best to obtain an early issue OF the ~, :
000, 900 Egyptian loan.
The tenth death from lock jaw occurred
In Chicago on the 18th as result OF nring
OF toy pistols on the Fourth Of July.
LOUIS J. JENNINGS, formerly editor OF
the New York Tines, will stand for Par
lament for Stockport, Cheshire, England
SPAIN is agitated by a threatened Re-
publican uprising. Several arrests have
been made, and quantity OF arms
seized.
THE receipts OF the Patent Office for the
months Of March, April, May and june
were $420, 40; for the same period In
1884, sio6, ,s6s
SxcRxrARy BAyARD returned to Wash.
ington on the 14th, and was at the State
Department, Mrs. Bayard's condition
having improved.
L. B. HARRISON, President Of the First
National Bank of Cincinnati, has been
appointed Government Director OF the
Union Pacific Railroad.
LOAD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL stated In
the Commons on the 14th that England
had made certain pledges OF assistance to
the Ameer of Afghanistan In case be asks
for it.
In the British House Of Commons, on the
18th. the Home Secretary announced that
the Government would go to the bottom
In the investigation Of the recent ex-
posurea
THERE were reported throughout Spain
on the 1lth 1909 new cases OF cholera,
and l7a deaths from the disease The re.
turns from Valencia, however, were In.
complete
TIE British soldiers stationed at Suakim
are suffering from the intense heat, and the
mortality among them is described as
frightful, euteric diseases being very
prevalent
A COMMITTEE, consisting OF the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury, the Bishop Of Lon
don, Cardinal Manning and Hon, Samuel
Morley, will investigate the Pail Mall Cd
sette's charges.
THE French Senate has ratified the Tien
Tsin treaty. The Chamber Of Deputies
has adopted all the clauses Of the budget
except two. which are reserved for fur.
ther discussion.
THERE were /, 400 new cases Of cholera
and 664 deaths from the disease In Spain
on the 18th. It Is now admitted that
ch olera exists also In the provinces Of
Albacite and Navarro.
EXPRESS AUGUSTA of Germany offers
. prise of $1,000 for the best portable
hospital tent for war or epidemic uses
Competitors are to exhibit the tents at
the Antwerp exhibition.
A SKwsBoY was arrested In Chicago
for hawking q reprint Of the Pail Mall
Gazette disclosures. He was fined 500 for
distributing obscene literature, and the
Judge suspended the fine.
TIE Secretary of the Interior IL still In
receipt of kilograms from cattlemen In
the Indian Territory, complaining that
the cattle trails through the Cherokee
strip remain obstructed, andi asking fol
relief.
THE American Gymnastic Society en-
tered the city of Dresden, Saxony, on thu
18th, and was accorded a popul ar ovation
The procession which escorted the society
into the city bore at its head an Ameri'
can flag.
A. I. SIXTH, the expert accountant en-
ployed to examine the accounts Of Treas.
urer Anderson of Hoboken, N. j., has
found . deficiency OF $26,67a. Anderson
Is requested to explain at the next Coun-
ell meeting.
Mr. CYRUS W. FIELD will give o ban
quet at the Star and Garter Hotel, Rich
mond, Eng, ON the evening Of Wednes
day, August 9th, to celebrate the ami
versary OF the completion Of the first At.
lantic cable
The War Department is In receipt Of
dispatches from the Indian Territory
which say that the disaffected Indian,
are becoming quiet, and there is a favor.
able outlook for the settlement Of the In
dian troubles.
THERE were 1,629 new cases Of choler,
and 672 deaths from the disease reported
from all points In Spain on the 17th. 1t Il
stated that every one Of forty-seven NUM-
who were inoculated by DR.. Ferran hal
since died of cholera
TIE Secretary of the Navy has issuet
an order granting employees Of the Navy
Department thirty days leave of absenc'
with pay during the year when their ser
vices can be spared without interference
with the public business.