The Osceola times., 1886-06-26

THERE were 1874 failures I'm the United
States and Canada during the seven days
ended the 23d, compared with 1872 the pre-.
ceding week and 2i5 the week previous to
that.
The collections of Internal revenue for
the first nine months Of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1885, were as follows;
From spirits, S50,59l,.o5; from tobacco,
$50. .I38,9is; from fermented liquors, Si3,-
Coz, 80; from miscellaneous items, S179,.
1sS; making total Of Ss4 ,57i ,252, or an in
crease of s2,9,i,o4s over the collections for
the corresponding period Of the last fiscal
year.
Discoveries OF heavy undervaluations
of German cloths, buttons and braid have
been made at New York.
A NUMBER of British medical scientists
are at Paris studying Pasteur's system.
OWING 10 the lawless acts of gang Of
tramps and horse-thieves, a reign Of ter
ror exists in Grant County, Wis.
SERIOUS damage has been done TO light.
houses along the st. Lawrence in Canada
by ce-jams and floods.
On the oath loyalist meeting was held
at Glasgow, and the usual collisions took
place between Catholics and Orangemen.
On the grounds Of the coming interna-
tional exposition at Paris an iron tower,
se4 feet high, Is TO be erected.
On the 18th a Russian woman who was
bitten by mad wolf and went TO Paris to
be treated by Pasteur, died Of hydropho-
bia.
THE rumor that st. Louis parties are to
be summoned as witnesses in the Pan.
Electric investigation is again renewed.
THE ignorant peasantry Of Galicia are
dangerously excited over a rumor that the
gov eI nlnont intends 70 restore The forced
labor laws and that the artistocrats are
organizing to massacre the Polish peas
ants.
A LARGE feet of iron -clads are congre-
eating of Piraeus, the port Of Athens.
AN American vessel is said to have been
seized off Cape Breton for breach of tn Q
fishery laws. She was In lake less than
six miles wide and, therefore, at every
point within the three mile limit.
THE Dominion Government has reduced
the canal tolls on grain shipped through
to Montreal to two cents per ton.
capitalists OF the country, including all the
principal railroad corporations, have en-.
tered combination whose avowed pur.
pose is to antagonize the Knights Of Labor
wherever the organization makes a show
of resistance to or encroachment upon ins
vested capital.
A zANEsvILLE (O.) company have struck
fne quality Of light oil at depth OF
800 feet at Irish Rock, Blue Rock town
ship, thirteen miles below Zanesvi lille.
which flows at the rate Of ten barrels per
day. They have twenty wells from which
lubricating oil has been struck at less
depths.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGs.
IN the senate on the Goth a communica,
tlon from the Interior Department con.
| tanning detailed information concerning
Northern Pacific lands was laid before the
senate Mr. Logan reintroduced his Army
bill In a new form The rest OF the day
was given to executive business.......ln
she House . large number OF bills were re-
ported from committees, among them one
liking United states district Judges sal
aries at S. 100. also q bill to regulate com.
mercial travellers also bill to create the Of
| fee Of Assistant Commissioner OF Indian AZ.
s'so nnmser nSs sne ef paSlc Su,ldnr iii. wers
| reported favorably.
In the senate on the 2lst number OF
| private pension bills were passed; also n bill
| to authorize the secretary of War TO settle
! the claim OF Bev. 8. W. Marten, of st. Louis +;
| also House bill to protect homestead set.
| tiers within railroad limits. In the House
among the bills reported from committees
was one limiting the Jurisdiction OF the
| United states courts In patent cases; also to
erect monument over the grave OF General
| Daniel Morgan In committee of the whole
| the River and Harbor bill was taken up.
| In the Senate on the 22d bill contributing
| $4,000 for aiding In the erection OF Ma.
| tional monument at Plymouth. Mass passed.
| The bill was reported to indemnify the Chi.
nsse for the Wyoming outrages Several
bridge bills. already passed by the
some debate on the Land Grant Tax
| bill, the Inter. state Commerce bill was
| taken up and discussed...... In the House
| the Indian Appropriation bill was reported
with Senate amendments, and conference
| committee appointed Several bills OF
| mlttee were passed. after which the River
| and IIarbor bill was taken up In committee
| Of the whole.
| esd .......In the House the committee OF the
whole continuation OF Thursdays SESSION.
| considered the River ana Harbor bill for an
hour. Fridays session then began with the
reading OF the Presidents message on the
ton OF reference, which finally ended by the
message being sent to the labor committee.
The private calendar was then taken up In
| committee OF the whole.