The Osceola times., 1886-03-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
ftevvs from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

party in the upper house Of the German
Parliament, has been instructed by Cardi
nal Jacobini to do nothing which will en-
bill.
THK British Board Of Trade has sus.
pended for six months the certificate OF
Captain Houland, who commanded the
steamer Missouri, which was wrecked at
Holyhead while on voyage from Boston
20 Liverpool.
on the 18th Receiver Sheldon of the Texas
q Pacific road at New Orleans received a
committee of the strikers, and agreed with
Halls case by the Judge Of the United
States Court on full presentation Of the
facts. A committee went to Marshall,
Tex, 10 lay the matter before the assembly
there, and 1t was hoped that a speedy
termination of the difficulty might soon be
brought about.
On the 18th Henry W. Jaehne, . New
York alderman, was arrested on a charge
of accepting a bribe. He Is said to have
confessed.
MINISTER FOSTER, previous to HIS de-
parture from Mexico, was given a private
dinner by President Diaz.
COLONEL PINKNEy LUaKNBIEL, u. 8. A.,
retired, died at Detroit, Mich, on the 18th.
He entered the military academy la 1895
and served with distinction in the Mexican
war and in the rebellion. He was retired
February q, 1892.
THE Mikado of Japan has signified his
intention Of contributing 800 to the Grant
monument fund, New York, rs a token Of
his respect for General Grant, and has or
dered that amount forwarded to the presi-
dent Of the committee.
MANY of the Presidents callers on the
18th reminded him that II was his forty
ninth birthday anniversary. Although
some social recognition of the day was
shown, the President did not observe II by
departing In any way from his daily rou-
tine.
ON the 18th, Huenlind, the young Ger
man who shot with intent TO kill Haskell
a. he was being tried in court at Indian
apolis last December for criminal assault
upon Huenlind's sister, was declared not
guilty by jury.
MISS ABIGAIL Bates died at Scituate,
Mass, on the 17th, aged eighty mine years.
She was one Of the heroines who, during
the war Of 1872, drove the British forces
from the harbor at that place by conceal
ing themselves In the bushes and playing
vigorously on the fife and drum, thereby
leading the enemy to believe that large
force was ready to receive them.
A BANQUET is to be given M. Pasteur by
the American residents In Paris.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has approved
the bill to increase the pensions of widows
and dependent relatives Of deceased SOL
diers and sailors.
CAPTAIN w. p. MARTIN, United States
army, retired, died on the 10Th at his resi-
dence in Washington.
A SENSATION has been caused in Sicily
by an attempt by brigands to kidnap vic-
tor Albert Nelson Hood, great grandson
Of Admiral Nelson. The brigands met Q
warm reception and several of them were
wounded and captured.
ON the 18th General o. o. Howard was
made happy by his appointment to the
Major r-Generalship made vacant by the
retirement Of General Pope.
The theory connecting Mike Humphrey
and "Texas" with the Rock Island express
robbery has been exploded by both men
turning up and accounting for their where
abouts at the time q the tragedy,
THE reply Of Mr.. Hoxie to Mr.. Powderly's
request on the 10th for conference was in
substance q refusal to treat with the
Knights Of Labor on the ground that on
previous occasions the organization had
broken faith with the corporation.
SENATOR INGALLS, has decided not to
accompany the Congressional party to
Florida and Cuba.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has is
sued call for $4,000 900 three per cent.
bonds. The call will mature on May 1.
GOVERNOR IRELAND Of Texas has offered
500 reward each for the arrest and con-
viction Of parties who removed the rails
and burned bridges on the Texas & Pacific
railway.
IT is said that General Henry II. Jack
son, the American Minister to Mexico, who
recently started for Washington, contem-
plates resigning.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has been furnished with
a written statement of the views of the
Irish Defense Union on Irish affairs.
A NEW Tichborne claimant has turned
up In California.
The trial Of John Lauer, at Omaha, Neb.,
for the murder of his wife, was terminated
on the 20th, the jury bringing in verdict
of guilty Of manslaughter, having been
out for over forty hours.
Hon. CHARLES p. MArTHEwsoN, presi.
dent Of the Norfolk (Neb } National Bank,
has fed on account Of financial difficult
ties.
LOUISE MICHEL is said to keep herself
poor by her benefactions, even giving
away her clothes.
JOSEPH II. O'DoNNELL, who was bonds
man for Alderman Jaehne, of New York,
withdrew his bond and surrendered the
alderman for custody on the 2lst. O'Don-
nell had his suspicious aroused that
Jaehne was about to take trip to Can
ada. Jaehne was locked up at police
headquarters.
NINE. HEILBRoS, the prima donna,
died at Nice on the 2lst. She leaves a
daughter thirteen years of age and for
tune of 500, 900.
GENERAL THOMAS SWORDS, United
States army, died in New York on the
9Oth. He fought against the Cherokees in
1890, was assistant quartermaster of the
Army Of the West in the Mexican war and
chief quartermaster in various depart
ments during the war Of the rebellion.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
On the 10th Mr.. and Mrs. Yochen, in at
tempting to drive across the track OF the
Cleveland, Akron 4 Columbus road near
Clinton, Pa, were struck by a passenger
train. Mrs. Yochen was instantly killed
and her husband fatally injured.
On the 9Th Harvey Mostiller's daughter,
aged ten, was playing near the fire in his
auRar camp near Greene astle. Ind, when