The Osceola times., 1886-04-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

AT indianapolis the Central Telephone
Company is taking out its instruments and
shipping them TO Boston, the business be-
ing left to private lines.
OK the ith the first annual gathering Of
the National Association of Wool -Growers
began its session, in st. Louis. Among
the features of the gathering was a grand
sheep -shearing contest.
THE London Morning Post admits that
Gladstone's speech was great orat )rical
effort, but says there is not the remotest
chance OF his scheme being sanctioned by
Parliament.
REPRESENTATIVE Of coal miners aggre-
eating G,O00 diggers in four pools on the
Monongahela river, called upon operators
on the 9Th and notified them that IL their
wages were not advanced on May | from
two and half TO two aud three fourths
cents per bushcl a general strike would be
inaugurated.
On the sth the Brunswick Balke-Collen-
der Billiard Tabl, Manufacturing Com
pany at Chicago acceded 10 the demands
presented by committee of workmen for
a twenty per cent. increase of wages in all
departments. The company employs 4J0
men.
THE New York AMI Philadelphia archi-
tects have large amount OF work on
hand and more permits have been taken
out this season, in number and in value,
than last year. The same general coA-
diton is reported from Western cities.
THE Italian ministry have resigned.
Nor for a century have the peoplo of
London been treated TO such sensation
as they experienced on the sth
0rHREE Apache chiefs and seventy-two
bucks have left Fort Bowie, Ariz., for Fort
Marion. Fla, as prisoners of war. q
On the sth, in the United States Court
at Dubuque, Ia, the case OF Charles Trask,
Of Independence, against the Illinois Cen
trail railroad for damages, owing to tho
tiff receiving 5000
| On the Och the strike at East st. Louis
eliminated in terrible tragedy. a wordy
alteration between some of the mob and
party of special deputy sherifs led to a
hostile demonstration, which was quickly
followed bv pistol shot from one of the
less ol-headed deputies, and one of the
crowd fell dead in his tracks. This mad
dened the already excited mob, aud a rush
was made for the deputies, who then opened
| fire with their Winchcsters, with the result
that six men and one woman were shot to
death, and a reign Of terror inaugurated
which with the dawning of the 10th
showed scene of ruin and devastation
calling to mind that of Pittsburgh few
years ago. A large force of militia was
hurried TO the scene, aud at latest accounts
were guarding the undestroyed railroad
property by the light of numerous and
costly conhagrations.
THE committee on mines and mining OF
the House ON the Sth agreed to report
favorably bill TO refer the McSarrahan
claim to the Court OF Claims.
OK the 9th the first National sheep
shearing contest in the history of the coun-
try occurred at ST. Louis, and was very
interesting occasion The heeces were
taken from over sixty sheep.
THE Governor OF Texas on the sth or.
dered troops to Laredo to keep the peace
THE Knights OF Labor, who boycotted
Christian Schneider, Hartford Conn
baker, who refused to sign the agreement
by which the journeymen bakers strike
was compromised, propose to ext, nj It 10
the town Poor-h house, where Schneider do
livers a large quantity of bread. In cas-,
the authorities refuse TO accede the Knight.
will be called upon TO boycott the kndling
wood teams which the town farm send.
out, and which constitute the business en-
terprise connected with the farm.
THE Indiana Oratorical Association is
rent with internal dissensions and is IN
danger OF falling to pieces.
On the 9th bill for compulsory attend
ance at evening schools in the Polish prov
inces passed the German Landtag.
THE British Government is said to have
decided 10 subsidizc a liue of steamers be.
| tween British Columbia and Hong Kong
and Australia.
The miners Of the Pittsburgh tPa) coal
district, who were recently granted an ad
vance from two and a half to two and
three-fourths cents per bushel, for mining,
have notified their employers that they
will not accept the advance until May /,
! when general demand for thu two and
three e-fourths rate viii bc made.
The Irish land proposals will he intro
duced in the British House Of Commons
this week.
0asAs excitsment prevails at Victoria,
b. G., ovsr . bill prohibiting the employ.