The Osceola times., 1886-08-28

THE ninth annual convention Of the
American Bar Association began its ses-
sions at Saratoga, N. Y, on the 18th. One
hundred and fifty members were present.
Judge Poland, of Vermont, called the
convention to order.
On the 18th James O'Neill, who came TO
| Boston from Ireland only a week ago,
fatally stabbed his wife and his mother
| in law, in Cambridge. He followed them
across the ocean TO commit the deed.
A COMBINED letter-sheet aud stamped
envelope is shortly to be issued by the
Government.
A ROYAL commission is to be appointed
TO inquire into the working of the existing
| land system in Ireland.
THE fight between the Government and
the steamship lines over rates for ocean
postal service has ended in favor of the
Government.
IT is stated that unless the Afghan
boundary commission leaves the scenes Of
its labors in September it will probably be
snow bound all winter.
The report is confirmed that Herr Krupp
has secured a contract TO supply 800 tons
of steel rails for the construction of rail-
roads to be used in the development of
mining industries in Tien Tsin.
ANOTHER bond call was issued by Act
ing Secretary Fairchld on the 10Th. 1t
was for Slj,O0O,0O1 TO mature October
next.
THE East Indian Government is inviting
| tenders at Newcastle for tran sports to be
ready to proceed to Bombay and Calcutta
at the end Of August. They are to be used, +,
it is presumed, to carry reinforcements Of
troops to Burmah.
THE United States steamer Mohcan has
sailed from Melbourne for the Samoan
islands.
A NUMBER of columns belonging 10 a
period before the Persian wars have been
unearthed in the Acropolis at Athens.
OWING to divergence Of the opinions
between Bulgaria and Russia, the sttings
of the Turkish Bulgarian Commission
have been temporarily suspended.
OUT of the 1000, coo bonds called by the
Treasury Department on the 10th Sll ,0SG, =
100 are bonds now on deposit to secure
bank circulation and SIS5 800 are bonds
deposited to secure bank deposits, cover
ing a total Of 100 banks scattered all over
the country.
GALVESTON has again been devastated,
thi time between wind and water, and
the scenes of 1875 have been repeated upon
an even more extended scale Wreck and
ruin covers the east end of the island, and
thousands Of people have been rendered
homeless. At this writing il is not known
if any loss Of life has occurred.
JoHN l.. LEE was arrested at Indian
apolis, Ind, on the Goth, for bogus mar
riage with Miss Della Haynes, a much RE-
spected young lady of that city, on July
I. He had wife and family in one part
OF tho city while he lived at times with
Miss Haynes, explaining his absence to
his wife by saying that he had business
out of town.
Four masked men entered the house of
| Farmer William Manning, in Shenango
| township, Pa, on the Goth, and, at the
! point of the revolver, compelled the old
man to give up 5000 which he had col
! lected the day before.
THE British steamer Aberdeen, from
Hankow for London, with $500 tons of tea,
foundered while leaving the China sea.
| The fate Of the crew is unknown
| THE London Times of the 2lst gave
prominence in its columns to a letter sug-
| gesting the prosecution for treason on
| their return to their homes of the Canadian
delegates and other British subjects who
| figured in the Chicago convention.
! On the 2lst Scotland was shaken up by
| an earthquake.
GERONIMO is said to be surrounded"
| bv the MeNiCaus
! The Treasury Department is in receipt
Of urgent demands from all directions for
small silver coins.
The British Liberal Unionists remain
ominously silent in debate on the proposed
| Irish policy.
THE Anarchists of Cleveland, o., pro-
posed to hold an Indignation meeting on
the night Of the 23d.
The Porte wants TO know the views of
the Powers on the Bulgarian situation,
THE Government is preparing to turn
out new and much improved navy mus
ket.
TIE London ObS6rrcr charges that the
Clan ma Gael and the National League are
virtually identical.
The National capital is exercised over q
wedding where the groom married total.
/ ly unexpected girl.