The Osceola times., 1886-08-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled IRON varieus Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

LORD LONDONDERRY and Sir Michael
Hicks Beach took the oath Of Office at Dub.
Tin ON the 9th.
AT q meeting of the Liberal Unionists
In London IL was agreed that the Radical
and whig Unionists should work to.
gether.
Ara meeting Of the National League In
Dublin on the 5th resolution was passed
suggesin an immediate revision of the
judicial rent system.
THE King of Portugal, who is on visit
to Queen Victoria, arrived at Plymouth
on the 5th. He was received by the Duke
Of Connaught.
RoLLIN R. GREGG, well-known ho.
mpopathic physician Of Buffalo, N. Y, Is
dead, aged ffty-seven years. He was
author of several medical treatises, and in
1885 was president Of the international
Hahnemannian Association.
In divorce case brought by a mer-
chant named Cookson at London, Rev.
Mr.. Finlsyson was condemned to pay a
500 fine.
The French Government has iniimated
10 the Vatican that France VII maintain
her right Of exercising a protectorste
over French missi ms N China, leavin,
the Holy See responsible for the results OF
the appointment of an apostolic delegation
in Pekin. The Pope eplied that ne is ready
TO undertake the re possibility.
THE decree Of divorce in the Crawford
Dixie case at London has been made abb
solute.
SECRETARY LAMAR will soon start on
tour of the Indian agencies.
On the 9th Miss Daisy Murdock. the tai
ented young actress, died of consumption
in New York.
On the 9Th Rev. DR.. O'Reilly, Of Detroit,
Mich, cahled $4,000 to the treasurer of the
Irish parliamentary fund.
A RECENT dispute between two editors
Sarah Bernhardt resulted in duel, in
which both were wounded.
OK the 9th Hon. James B. McCrary was
renominated for Congress by the Demo-
Gratis in the Eighth Kentucky District.
On the 9Th q call was made ON the new
Colonial secretary at London by the
British colonial delegates, headed by Sir
Charles Tupper, high commissioner for
Canada.
The police made raid on Socialist
rendezvous at Hamburg, Germany, on the
9th. A large number OF important docu-
ments were captured and eight Socialists
were arrested.
VAN HooRBELE, appointed district at
torney Of the Southern Illinois district
and unconfrmed by the Senate is to lie
appointed again by the President
A DECISION has been rendered at Chi
cago In favor Of Mrs. Story in the will
contest which bequeathed to her the en-
tire estate OF the late Wilbur F. Story, in
Guiding the Chicago Times.
In a letter to the London Times, Mat
thew Arnold says II American opini ons
were weighed instead of counted, the bal.
ance would oppose Gladstone's Irish pol.
icy.
QUEEN VICTORIA sent beautiful lanrel
wreath to Bayreuth to be placed on the
tomb of Able Liszt.
COLONEL ROBERT ALLEN, Assistant
Quartermaster- General in the United
States army during the war of the rebel
lion, died on the 9Th at Geneva, Switzer-
land.
MRS. ELIZABETH KISSEx, of San Fran
cisco, was elected National president of
the Woman's Relief Corps. Mrs. Sarah
Nichols, Of New York, was elected senior
vice-president.
at Brookville, Fla, Mr.. Daugherty and
Mr. Davidson, both sitting members, were
renominated for the fiftieth Congress.
On the 9Th the President held quite
Congressional reception. Fifty or sixty
Senators and Representatives called on
him, making a farewell call before leaving
Washington for the summer.
SURGEON GENERAL MURRAY has been
aced on the retired list of the army, hav-
preached the age of sixty -four. Colonel
Ii. Baxter. Medical Surveyor Of the
1y, being the next medical officer in
E, will act as Surgeon General until
president appoints successor to GEN.
Asurray.
te.he 7th the remains Of Samuel J.
uni were consigned to the tomb at New
ofnon, N. Y. The funeral was an un-
ltatious one, Notwithstanding many
onal and other dignitaries were pres
among them the President, Secretar-
IS Whitney and Manning, and Governor
&u
the 7th Editor Cutting was sentenced
ehe court at Ell Paso del Norte, Mexico,
One year at hard labor on the public
Fks at chihuahua. and to pay a fine Of
%; and failing in the latter, to be i'm :
..risoned an additional hundred days at
such hard labor as may be further direct.
HE 10y alists of Ireland are distrustful
Of Lord alisbury, and have appointed a
committee to watch his course.
GENERAL FITz-JoHS PORTER has been
placed on the retired list of the army In
the grade of colonel, in accordance with
the recent act Of Congress.
CAPTAIN BAKER of the revenue cutter
Andy johnson, now at Ashland, Wis,
says he has investigated the alleged rob.
berry of bodies of the wrecked steamer Al
gonna on Isle Royal, Lake Superior, and
found the report to be without founda-
tion.
Mr.. JOHN MORLEY is mentioned as the
coming leader of the English Liberals in
place Of Mr.. Gladstone, who has been ad :.
vised by his physicians to retire from act
I've political life.
THE Prince of Wales has declined to ac-
cept testimonial service - plate valued
at $12 800 from the commission of the Col.
onial exhibition.
UNITED STATES MINISTER JACKSON, at
the City of Mexico, has resigned, but Sec.
retary Bayird has not yet accepted the
resignation. This has no connection with
thu recent border troubles.
TnK Pope Of Rome is reported danger.
ously III.
6EcRETARY LAMAR EN- mphatically denies