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Criminals and Crimes.

An attempt was made at Chicago to blow
up Judge Trees residence with o dynamite
bomb.
Edwin P. Linville, aged sixty, died in
Lancaster, Pa, from the effects OF q terrible
fight with burglars.
William P. Oehlman, OF Davenport, Iowa,
aged fifty-two, a butcher by trade, com
mitted suicide by hanging with n halter
strap in his barn While tho family were
away.
Another attempt was made early on
Christmas morning to destroy the great
dixie in Marshfield, Mass. which has for a
marsh meadow from the incursions OF the
sea.
Deputy Sheriff Leonard ofLeadville, Col,
left San Francisco with Clarence Gaffner,
wanted on charges of forgery and embezzle-
ment in Leadville, and A. Meyers. charged
with stealing funds from Moses Harris, his
employer.
]. L. French, OF the United States re-
c%ruiting service, who recently fed from
Chicago, where he is wanted on a charge
OF forging pay vouchers, has been arrested
at Windsor, Ont. He refuses to return
without ~extradition papers, as he is afraid
OF being held rs a deserter
Intelligence has reached Louisville of the
Yer BY Asbury Crisp. trispioend Tol!iver,
who was drunk, sleeping with his head on
the lap OF his (Crisp's) paramour. With
out stopping to awaken the sleeping man,
he shot him, the ball piercing Tolliver's
left breast just over the heart.
j.. A. McDousald, one OF the prominent
business men OF Helena, Montana, left
Helena a few days ago and nothing has
been heard OF him since. Some time ago
he made an assignment to the Montana
Lumber company, and since then has been
doing nothing. He borrowed money from
friends, in sums ranging from SIS up, and
the supposition is that he has fed the
country.
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The death OF the King OF Spain and
the disturbancesfoHowin in thatcoun-
try seem to afford an opportunity for
The Cuban patriots. They hastily
loaded a vessel with munitions OF war
and were about to sail rom New York,
when tie vessel was seizedby theAmer-
lean authorities. The revolntionists
were fortunate, inasmuch as they
would have accomplished nothing but
injury to themselves and to the is
land. The experiment OF whether
they had stamina enough to achieve
their own independence was pretty
sffectually tried during the six years
struggle under Gespedes, and in spite
81 a great deal Of courage and endur-
INC and some military skill, it was
eonfessedly a failure.
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Washington Gossip.

White House officials deny that detectives
have been summoned TO protect the presi-
dent.
The president presented Henry Ward
Beecher with a crayon picture for a Christ
mas gilt.
About fourteen hundred presidential
~postmasters have been superseded sincelast
March.
At the instance OF Congressman Strait,
Secretary Bayard thoroughly dissipates
one prevalent delusion touching Il great
British estate waiting for American claim
ants.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Carthage, w. H. Oschner; Milton, J.. B.
Mcleod; ordway, w. II. Sheridan. Wis.
consin-Peshtigo, J.J. O'Leary; Portertield.
r. McWilliams.
There will be n competitive examination
before the civil service commission, at its
office in Washington on Jan. s, for the
positions OF principal ezaminersi in the pen
sion office. The salary is $4,000 per
year.
Maj. Benteen, Ninth cavalry, and Mai.
Lewis Merrill, Seventh cavalry, have *
changed regiments, and Mai. Benteen has
been ordered to report to Gen. Terry for
assignment to n post for duty with the
Seventh.
ACQUISITION has arisen as to the validity
OF Mr.. Coon's acts as acting secretary OF
the treasury for nine days after the death
OF Secretary Folger under q former desig-
nation OF the president to act during the
absence OF the secretary.
John Bigelow has sent 81 letter to the
president declining to accept the Office OF
sub-trcasurer at New York, for which he
was recently nominated, and whose con-
frmation was the first the senate had act.
ed upon. The letter created something
OF a surprise in Washington.
Postmasters commissioned Iowa-Bald.
win, j. H. Spray; Rhodes, 4. i. Booth;
Williams, Horace N. Hurd; Acme, A. +.
Hawley; Far West. John Earl; Millbrook,
w. b. Andersen. Observation-Disclosures, U.
Delamorc; Wells. j. w. Holleys. Wiscon-
sin-South Osborne, NJ. j. Devine; Thorp,
William Wagner.
Capt. Edward NJ. Hayes, OF the Fifth
cavalry, went east direct from Fort Reno.
Capt. Hayes was attached to this regimen:
prior to the rebellion. He was a buclcr in
the troops commanded by Fitzhush Lee.
a warm friendship has always existed be.
tween the two men and Capt. Hayes has
come cost especially to attend the inaugu.
ration OF Gen. Lee as governor OF Virginia,
which will take place on Jan. /.
The secretary OF the treasury has issued
acal for $10,o00.o0o of 3 per cent bonds
the principal and accrued interest OF which
will pc paid on Feb. /. 1886, and interest
thereon win cease on that day, The
treasnry's available balance is now, nc.
cording to the method of stating the assets
and liabilities introduced by Treasurer
Jordan, about S7O,0o0,0 900 exclusive O
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Hon. E. S. Phelps, minister to Eng

Hon. E. S. Phelps, minister to Eng
land, in reply to inquiries made by
u. =. Farrar Of Port Huron, Mich,
writes that there is no money i'll the
Bank OF England belonging to the
Townley estate. Similar state
nents were made by Mr.. Lowell,
his predecessor. in regard to various
other estates which were said to be
awaiting American claimants. But
still the business Of raising money to
prosecute such claims is found very.
profitable in the United States.
Meetings OF so-called .heirs'' are fre-
auently held for this purpose, and
sharp attorneys reap a harvest from
deluded people.
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800, Ooo, 900 held in reserve for the re-
demption OF United States notes, $2S, OO0,-
600 OF unavailable assets" and about
$40. 000, 600 OF accrued interest.
Senator voorhees, has received the fol-
lowing letter from the president: My
Dear Sir understand that a move
Tlent IS on foot to erect a monument to
the memory OF the late vice president, and
that it is to be n tribute to his worth and
services on the part OF his friends and as
sociates. The project is go fitting and APP
propriate that it seems to me that il must
meet with general approval. My relations
with Mr.. Hendricks, both personal and Off
cinl, were such that it would be a source OF
much satisfaction to me to see his great
work promptly begun, and Mt the proper
time l hope ! may be allowed to aid in the
undertaking. Yours sincerely,
GROVES CT EyELAND.
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The telephone, like the electric light
and other modern appliances, has not
oeen 80 widely or SO quickly adopted
in England as in other civilized coun-
tries. There + many large firms and
corporations in London and other
English cities which $ the telephone,
but private Instruments make their
way slowly into favor. The reason
ior this may be found largely in the
natural conservatism OF the English.
people. The London Standard, how
.ver, finds, as one excuse for this state
81 things, q Discrimination on the part
Of English men OF business to conduct
matters at "the high pressure speed
Of the Americans"
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rhe Judge. Dong .n 1mrutat,on.

The justices OF the supreme court are
very indignant at n widely published par.
agraph which represents them to be a lot
OF old topers, with a barroom behind the
scenes, n II man employed at government
expense to brew punches and mix
cocktails for them. Everybody who
is familiar with AFFAIRS around
the court knows that it is not true;
but most people throughout the country
who read the article will believe it, and it
will do great injury to the purest, ablest
and most decorous branch OF the govern
ment. l was talking with Justice Miller
about this story, n he said it was a
wicked and absurd falsehood.
There is n tradition" he said, that
in olden times there used to be
a black bottle in the closet Of
the room where we hang our overcoats
and put on our robes, but there has never
been any such thing in my time, and l
have never seen oneo OF my ties drink
ing. II any OF the employees keep liquor
about the place and Judge Waite finds it
out he will make short work OF them. 1
am not a total abstinence man myself, and
nov and then / like a glass Of good whisky;
but talk about any OF the justices being in
the habit of drinkingaboutth court room,
or having u sideboard there, is as silly as
it is untrue"
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80 FeeMNEWEME rn4E1EF twatA E-nErELTN
Under the call ofStates in the House
Of Representatives on the. day Of ad-
journment for the holidays, an ava
ianche Of bills was ntroducedcovering
almost every conceivable subject OF
legislation. Several hundred were pre-
scented, although only about half the
states were called when the house adj
iourned. There we're comparatively
lew original measures introduced,
most Of them being bills that were up
on the calendar or before the commit
tees when the Forty-eighth congress adj
journed: A large proportion of the
.shuncomben order, for the especial
benefit Of the members introducing
Them. Only q small proportion will
ever be heard OF agein outside Of the
districts Of the Observation-Disclosures.
So well Is this business understood,
that the COMMITTEES On rules required
vigorous persuasion to allow Of their
being printed.
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A Singular Case in wisconsin.

Gov. Rusk OF Wisconsin, granted a full
pardon to George Wilson, formerly ofTroy,
n. Y, who in 1866 was semitic state prison
for life for the alleged murder OF j ohm Riley,
a barkeeper in j. X. Graves saloon, Mil.
waukee. Wilson served twenty years, and
was pardoned last June on condition that
he leave the state. That condition was
imposed to favor j. H. C. Cottrell, who
prosecuted Wilson, and whom the latter
had threatened to kill if he ever got n
chance. Cottrell died in Milwaukee six
months ago. Hence there was no further
necessity for the condition being m,in-
tanned. TIL governor is thoroughly con-
WINGED that the murder for which Wilson
suffered twenty years OF Imprisonment was
committed by another man, who was in
yolyed in a row leading to it.
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Miscellaneous News Notes.

Lake navigation is still open between
Chicago and Buffalo.
Adult Christmas trade forced Bean &
Burlier, Chicago matters, to assign.
Cincinnati produced nearly Sc, 900, 900
worth OF boots and shoes this year.
Diphtheria and membraneous Group are
making terrible ravages at Bridgewater.
The new catalogue Of Dartmouth college
shows 43o students against 400 last year.
Justices OF the United States supreme
curt are indignant at being called old to-
pers.
The Twenty-first Michigan infantry will
have u reunion at Grand Rapids, Mich,
Jan. 10.
There is now direct mail connection be.
tween Long Prairie and all postofiices on
the Sank Center Northern. NJ
Massachusetts paupers number 10, 900
and trey are maintained by the authori-
ties at an annual cost OF 81, 500, 600.
Weldier's mill, in Portland. Or, viii fur
nish the timber and lumber for the new
Union Pacific railroad bridge across the
Missou river at Omaha. The bridge will
cost $1,000. 900.
Frederickson g. Co. have purchased
about 40, 900 acres Of land OF the st. Paul.
saltwater & Taylor's Falls Railroad com
pany, and have laid out Il town on the
line named Prinstown.
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the early Norman reigns and used as
a royal residence by all our Norman
Kings. What can Europe show to
compare against such a tale?
Set against the Tower OF London,
with it's 500 years of historic life, its
1900 years OF traditional fame, all
other palaces and prisons appear like
things of an hour. The oldest bit OF
palace in Eunpe-that OF the west
front of the Burg in Vienna, is OF the
time OF Henry the Third. The krem-
lin in Moscow. the Doge's Palazzo in
Venice. are OF the fourteenth century.
The Scraglio in Stamboulwa built by
Mohanmed the Second. The Oldest
part OF the Vatican was commenced
by Borgia, whose Eame it bears. The
old Louvre was commenced III tho
reign OF Henry the Eighth. the fuller
les in chat OF Elizabeth. In the tinm
OF our civil war Versailles was yet a
swamp. The Escurial belongs to ths
seventeenth century ~ mistake, for it
was built by Philip H., and was begun
in 1868. Sans Souci to the eight
eenth. The Serial of Jerusalem 1T y
Turkish ediiice. The palaces OF Ath:
ems, of Cairo, OF Teheran are all Il
modern date.
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News of Foreign Lands.

The archbishop OF Armagh is dead.
intensely cold weather prevails i'll Ger
many.
The cost OF e3tirpating smallpox in Mon
treal already amounts to $11S.OOQ, be-
sides n further large sum required to meet
outstanding obligations.
Emperor William is in the best OF health
and spirits. On Christmas day he was Mt
the palace OF the crown prince, where his
majesty presided at the family dinner Civ
en- by the crown prince.
The ear is about to reinstatc Prince
Alexander of Bulgaria in his former rank in
the Russian army. The presence OF Prince
Won Melt and other Russian officers at Sofia
marks q close alliance between Russia and
Bulgaria. These facts have caused alarm
among the friends Of Turkey. 1t is believ-
ed the compact between the czar and Prince
Alexander. by which Russia recognizes the
Bulgarian union, is the prelude TO a Russian
campaign in the spring and the fnal dis
memberment OF the Turkish empire.
The Pail Mall Gazette predicts that the
Salisbury government will be given an ex-
tension of power, and says it is possible
the government may make an attempt to
suppress Ireland with high handed coercion.
The report that Capt. OiShca had been ar
ranging an understanding between Par
nellites and Mr.. Gladstone is ridiculed. A
rumor was set current a few days ago that
Capt. O'Shea, being no longer a member OF
parliament, would seek some outside politi-
cal connection. The cabinet will meet in a
few days to settle the programme for the
coming session.
A Hamilton, Ont, special says: A gen
eral election in the dominion has been de,
cided upon. Sir John Macdonald fears,
it is reported, to meet the house, owing to
the hostility of the French in the Rel case
and the knowledge that when parliament
meets ugly revelations OF corruption and
misgovernment will be laid bare by a com
mittee to be asked for. A convention OF
Sir Johns supporters, to arrange a plat
form to go to the country will be declared
as 800 MS Sir join returns from the 9th
er side in January. Much excitement pre-
walls in the province.
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Henry Parkman Sturgis has sue
ceeded in winning a seat for the Liber-
als in the Tory stronghold Of Dorset
shire. Mr.. sturgis is a Bostonian,
having been born in that city in 1847,
and recently married a daughter Of
Viscount Hampden, late Speaker of
the House Of Commons. Six months
ago he was unknown in the constit-
aency he now represents, and having
defeated the local squire the rage
and modification OF the Tories are in
tense.
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Record of Casualties.

Ex-Mayor Murphy OF Omaha was fatally
poisoned by eating diseased chickens.
The Brown WOODEN mill at Occum, Conn.
was burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
Salvador Mangillo and Valenten Torci
Gle, Italians, while grinding their organ at
St. Louis and Charles streets. New Orleans,
were struck by electricity from the pole OF
the Louisiana Electric Light company.
Mnngillio was killed and Toicicie badly
injured.
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The Late senator sharon wins His Suit.

San Francisco dispatch:-United States
Circuit Judge Swayer rendered a decision
in favor OF the deceased plaintiff in the suit
OF Sharon vs.. Hill, brought to declare void
the alleged marriage contract. The action
was brought by the late William Sharon
againstSarah Althea Hill to declare null and
eoid the contract upon which Superior
Judge Sullivan granted the defendant a di.
vorce from the plaintiff II year ago. The
decision, after statius the evidence in the
case, which covers 1871 pages OF legal cap
written with a typewriter, refers to the re-
fusal OF the defendant to produce the al
legged marriage contract before the examin-
er and her committal for contempt for
this %offense, and adds:
This singular conduct can only be inter-
preted as an admission that such inspec.
ton would tend to prove its (the marriage
contract 81 falsity.
The main opinion is by Judge Deadly OF
the United States district OF Oregon, and
contains 1000 words. Judge Sawyer
files n concurring opinion.
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ssIt IS absolutely impossible" said
Lord Roseberry in a recent address in
Scotland, THAT in the future war
could eyertake place between the Unit
ia States and England. That ode
pends' as the saying is. Should Eng
sand behave as badly again, as she
did during our civil war, she will
not escape through q money consider
alton, from severe chastisement.
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q & TINAN, Pubu,hsl


The two Murphys,. father and son.'
~ doing most successful temperance
Horkin Ohio. Their motto with
malice towards none, with charity for
aalil, draws all classes of people into
Tho work, wipes out party lines and
places temperance upon the broad
md stable foundation Of humanity.
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United States Senators and Repre-
sentativcs ire paid q salary of$5,oo0
per annum, mileage at the rate OF 20.
cents per mile OF travel to and from
Washington, each annual session, and
An allowance for stationery and news
papers Of $125 per annum- The
President Of the Senate pro tenn, and
the Speaker. Of the House receive S.
300 per annum each.
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Lives Lost at q Massachusetts Fire.

A fire broke out at Georgetown, Mass.
The loss will aggregate $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. Thirteen business
places we're burned out and 150 hands
thrown out OF employment. Engines
were sent from Haverhill and Newbury-
port, and but for them the entire center
of the tow would have been destroyed.
TIVE ty-four years, unmarried, and George
A. Chase, aged twenty-five years, who
leaves n widow aud child, were killed by the
falling walls. Clarence NJ. Clark, a bag
gagcmaster employed by the Boston &
Maine railroad, had his left leg badly
crushed. Fred Goldsmith, Arthur Tucker
and Charles Williams, firemen oil Haverhiil,
ances, as far as known. are as follows:
George j. Tenny, house and factory $780,
900; insured for $4,000 or $50, 900. Adj
ans block, occupied by NJ. N. Boardman,
grocer, and Charles Davis, billiard hail,
100000; insurance unknown. Masonic
building, $4,000; insurance, $4,000. This
building was occupied by s. T. Poor, gro
Ger, who loses 5000; insurance, 1000.
f. Osgood. tailor. who loses IS, 900: in
surance. $4,000. Patrick Cole. clothing
and furnishing goods. $4,000; no insur-
ance. S. Palmer, jeweler, 50, 600, and the
Masonic lodge, $1,000 OF So, 900: insur.
ance, $1,000. A small building between
the two was occupied by c. f.. Jewett, pc
riodical store, who carried 5000 insur-
ance. A. b. Noyes, shoe and leather deal
er. loss SIC, 900; partly insured.
Change in Civil Service Rules.
The minated contest now going on as
to the confirmation OF tie postmaster OF
Chicago has incidentally brought out the
interesting TACT that important modifica-
tions os the civil service rules, approved by
the president as long ago as Nov. 81, have
only Just reached the civil service commits
s%ioners, and are yet in the hands OF the
printers, and not yet promulgated.
Among the rules thus modified are the fol-
lowing.
That the local boards OF examiners shall
in the future only certify three names to
the appointing officer, and no na,ne Fan be
certified to him more han three times, OK
cept on special request of the appointing
office.
Under the old rules the names were to be
certified four times, and the appointing Of
ticer WAS Obliged to appoint four out OF
seven ann certified to him, while now he
will appoint three out Of six. This makes
1t easier to get rid OF persons thought not
fit to be appointed. 1t is further required
that two OF the persons rouchinsfe theap-
plicant must be res. der OF the city in which
the service is to be rendered. This is de-
| signed to discourage applications from
persons residing outside the place OF ap-
pbintmcnt. Quite n number OF other inter
estins changes o! detail are made.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-09

The attention of the TINES has
been called to claim allowed at the
present session OF the County Court
of $50, attorneys fees, for services
rendered, under circumstances which
it is claimed by those who are in a
position to know, is not altogether
in strict conformity with the recent
universal cry of Retrenchment sand
wiched between Reform and Homes
ty; cry which is yet ringing in the
ears of the taxpayers. The history
of this claim and allowance, is about
as follows: AT the last term of the
Circuit Court, a claim allowed w.
b. Haskins at former term of the
County Court, came up on appeal,
complaint having been filed by pri-
vate individuals in the Iarne of the
County. The case was heard, and
the allowance reduced $l46,35, and
that amount ordered refunded to the
county. At this term of the County
Court, a claim for $50 for services
as attorney in prosecuting the case
was fled and allowed. The points
made, and to which objection is
raised, Is, first, that the County Court
having allowed the first claim, Chat
of w. B. Haskins,) made no order
employing counsel to prosecute it.
self for wrongfully allowing a claim
and in the secord place, If the Judge
had made the necessary order, the
law would have stepped in and fixed
The customary lawful fee of lO per
cent. of the amount saved, or collect
ed for the appellee, the county, by
reason of such appeal, which on the
SAC, ,35 would be but $i4,6S.
There is evidently wide breach
here in the law which allows midi
viduals unlimited bounds, coupled
with the right to enter proceedings
in the name, and ostensibly in the
interest of, the county, but which, a.
in this case, only serves to add ad'
ditional cost and expense in a vain
attempt to remedy a wrong. Two
days Of Circuit court was devoted
to this appeal, which cost the county
perhaps double the amount saved
from the claim in dispute, and nov
comes this additional cost Of 500
which ought in al sense Of right snd
The Osceola times., 1886-10-09

Justice have been paid by the party
or parties appealing and employing
counsel.
We merely call attention to this
matter, in the light that it is gener-
ally understood; not that we believe,
or would for an instant, entertain
the idea that the present Judge
would wilfully connivc at one wrong
to remedy another; not at all. The
people are wide awake on the sub
ject of economy and retrenchment,
and are keeping both eyes wide open
watching the movements of their Of
hcers. They want to see those who
yelled themselves hoarse with the
campaign cry of Honesty and Re-
form" see to it that it is carried out
in practice.
The Osceola times., 1886-10-09

THE Taylor brothers, candidates
tor Governor of Tennessee, Bob. and
Alf., addressed the citizens of Mem
phis on the night of the 9th. Fully,
5000 people assembled on the Bluff
to listen to them. Many ladies were
present who wore the respective col
ors-red and white roses-of the
TAYLOR combination. Whether the
performance was closed with the
usual hddling act or not, we are un-
able to say. The Memphis papers
are silent en- this point.