The Osceola times., 1886-01-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

VINO muuc tnlugs 80 uncoih'oi eooio hoa ene
Washington authorities, has left the coun'
try. He sailed from New York on the 18th
on the steamer Colon for Valparaiso. II
was represented to him by relatives in
Chill that he must defend his conduct to
the Chilian Government. II Is said that he
will never return to Washington.
ADMIRAL PORTER is seriously i'll at
Washington.
ON the l4th Emperor william opened the
Prussian Diet in person.
MicnAEL DAvIrr approves the PROPOSE
tion to buy out the Irish landlords.
KING LUDWIG Of Bavaria has forbidden
his Cabinet to interfere with his exchequer
and they threaten to resign.
on the lith Senator Sherman was wei :
coined to Columbus, o., In an address on
behalf OF both branches of the Legislature.
THe Cartagena revolutionists charge
that Senor Ruiz Gorilla concocted the plot
to seize Fort ST. Julian.
On the 18th an audience was given to
United States Minister Bell by the King
and Queen OF the Netherlands.
QUEEN VERONA has ordered the pro-
duction OF Gounod's oratorio, "Mors ct
Vita" at Royal Albert Hall, and will at
tend the performance.
1T Is stated that Gladstone and his COL
leagues have been reconciled and that
advantage will be taken of the first chance
to overthrow the Conservative Govern
ment.
THE Chinese Minister has sent out invi-
tations for a german at Washington on
the night of the I'D at Stewart Castle.
This Is the first entertainment to whic b
ladies have been asked at the Chinese Lc-
cation, and is correspondingly looked for
ward 10 with interest. Great things in the
way Of favors are expected.
SECRETARY MANNING has decided the
long pending controversy in regard to the
material to be used in the construction Of
the Government building at Pittsburgh,
Pa. by instructing the Supervising Archi-
tect to award the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder for furnishing granite.
OK the 10Th Zukertort won the third
game in the chess contest with Steinitz at
New York.
THE recent illness Of the Princess OF
Wales Is said to have been an attack OF
diphtheria.
Mr.. WINSTON, Minister to Persia, sailed
from New York on the steamship Aurania
ON the 10th.
The Pre- sidential succession bill was
passed by the National House Of Repre-
scntatives on the 18th precisely as IL came
from the Senate.
GEO. McCABE, who was reported dead
from poison intended for his wife in Da-
kota, has shown up in Chicago and threat :
sned proceeding for libel.
ROBIN a. Co., of Halifax, N. s., the larg-
est firm of fish merchants in the world, are
reported in financial trouble.
JUDGMENT for over $4,000 has been OBJ
tained by the Pullman Car Company
against Geo. Fowler, the Kansas City pork
packer.
On the 18th John Magee, who tried to
blackmail the Prince Of Wales, was SEN
fenced at London to seven years penal
servitude.
, THE House of Representatives at Wash
ington refused to give months salary to
employees of the last House who failed Of
selection in this, as has previously been
done.
THE military guard at General Grants
tomb at Riverside Park, N. Y, was with
drawn on the 18th, and the tomb will here
after be guarded by park policemen.
LAIDLAw denies that he has made q
contract with Teemer to row in Australia
SIR HESRy DRUMMoND WOLFF, British
Commissioner to Egyyt, has been recalled.
D.r Af -
against the Bulgarian union and wants
an extension Of territory.
PARsoN BRisroR, of New York, who
was charged by servant girl, Ida
Downes, with an assault on her, has been
suspended.
THE Pope, on receiving the French envoy
20 the Vatican, on the 10th, complained of
the conduct of the French Government to-
ward the Church.
COLONEL MoRRIsoN's new tariff bill, in
stead of being framed on the horizontal
plan, will, it is said, be confined to the re-
peal of a few very grave tariff mistakes.
JOSEPH Cook, of Boston, in an address
at New York on the 18th, said: "We are
the most drunken race on the planet and
the palm for red noses should be awarded
TO Irish, Germans and Americans"
Mr.. MAsToN, Chairman OF the Commit.
tee on Invalid Pensions, has been author
ized to report his bill to increase the PEN
sions Of soldiers and dependant relatives of
deceased soldiers and sailors.
EMPEROR WILLIAM held a reception on
the 10th, which was attended by hundreds
OF persons who had received honors and
decorations from his Majesty. A state ban
quet, at which there were 800 guests, was
given in the evening, followed by a gala
opera performance.
JAMES w. MURRAY, ESQ, editor of the
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Legal Journal. and one
Of the brightest young lawyer at the Alle-
gheny County bar, died in jail on the night
Of the 27th, of delrium tremens.
CAPTAIN HAYWOOD OF the United States
Joined that vessel in the Mediterranean, is
dead.
MISS CLARA BARTON, President of the
American Association OF Geneva, at
Washington, reports generous contribu.
tions from the local societies throughout
the country for the relief Of the suffering
sick and wounded soldiers in Bulgaria and
Servia.
PosTMAsTER-GEEERA Villas declines tc
order Sunday mail delivery at Baltimore
Nd.
PArTrsoS, late City Treasurer of Indian.
apolis, Ind, is short in his accounts over
$1,000.
DR.. THOMAS W. kEKNE, a member Of
the Virginia House Of Delegates. fell dead
on the floor of the House just after closing
speech on the 10th.
MISS KATE BAYARD, daughter of the
Secretary Of State. died suddenly at he,
home In Washington on the 10th. The even,
viii seriously interfere with the social fes