The Osceola times., 1886-08-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

schools in Syria.
OK the Ilth Mr.. Mathews, British Home
Secretary, was reelected in Birmingham,
mr. Cook, Gladstonian, Withdrawing 1T
the last moment.
Mr.. Kelly has finally been provided
with an Office. He is the American MEM
Der Of the international court that sits at
Cairo, Egypt, and his salary is $500 a
year.
j. F. BRADLEY, ex-manager OF the Pull
nan works at Pullman, ILL.,, and J. c.
Atcheson, manager of the Hotel Florence
tthe same place, are mysteriously miss
ing.
PosTMAsrER.G Villas has issued
an order directing that hereafter all mails
for Mexico be sent by rail, crossing the
border at FL Paso, Tex.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER W. A. ALDER
oIcR, who was for long time stationed
at the Washington University, st. Louis,
has been ordered TO the Lancaster at the
South Atlantic station, to leave by steam
er sailing from Newport News August 10.
On the 18th DIR. J. Fl. Mclean, Of st.
Louis, died at Dansville, n. Y.
LOUISE MICHEL, the French Communist,
has been sentenced 20 four months i'm
prisonment and to pay fine OF 1O0f
ACTING SECRETARY FAIRcHLD has is-
sued call for SIC, 900 900 Of the three-per.
cent. loan Of 1882.
In the Fieli-Bennet libel case at Lon
dor, execution Of the award has been
stayed, pending judgment on the appel
THE Irish Times claims to be informed
that Lord Randolph Churchill is drafting
a bill intended to solve the Irish problera.
THE Tennessee Democratic State con-
vention nominated Robert l.. Taylor for
Governor on the fifteenth ballot.
SIR THOMAS BRADY, inspector OF Irish
fisheries, has been congratulated by the
Westport Poor-Law guardians on his ac-
cession to the honor Of kpighthood.
REFERRING 10 Saisburv's speech at the
ecent Lord Mayors banquet, United Ire
land says: "Our race is accustomed to re-
sist tyranny. War, let it be, in the name
Of God"
OK the 18th Miss Carrie, OF Ishpeming,
Mich. espoused the Jewish faith and was
married at st. Paul, Mimi, to Albert Rul-
lenberg.
MAJOR s. w. CLARK, recorder Of the
General Land OHice, declines to resign at
the request of Commissioner Sparks. He
is Republican, and has held the office
twenty years.
AT the December meeting OF Congress
an effort win be made to restore the old
rule iequiring all the general appropria-
tion bills to be reported within a given pc
riod.
PosTMAsrER-GESERAL Villas has made
a requisition upon the Treasury Depart
ment for s3S0,0O0 for compensation Of post
masters readjusted under the act of March
3, 1883. The department viii not begin
payment Of these claims until after Sep
tember /.
SINCE his arrival at N W London, Conn,
last month Ex-President Arthur has ad.
vanced In weight from 100 to 10 pounds
His appetite is good and he Is said to be
looking and feeling better than he has
been at any time since the beginning Of
his sickness last winter.
MRS. CLEVELAND is sadly afflicted by
the warm weather at Washington, and is
anxious to get away.
CHRISTINE NILSSON was married at Paris
on the 18th to Count de Casa Miranda, Of
Spain.
c. J. RIrcHIE, president Of the British
Local Government Board, has been re-
elected TO Parliament.
SECRETARY BAYARD fatty contradcts
the story circulated on the 18th that a
special envoy is to be sent by the United
States 70 Mexico.
CARDINAL TAsCHEREAU has notified the
Canadian bishops that the Knights Of
Labor have been unequivocally condemned
by the Holy See.
SIR CHARLES TUPPER, Canadian high
commissioner, has been presented with an
address by Lord Lorne expressing his ap-
probation of his efforts to promote Cana
dian interests.
DR.. RICHARDSON made an incision in the
abdomen Of John McCarty at Boston on
the 18th, drew out and cut open the siom-
ach and removed a set OF false teeth which
he had swallowed. The patient is recoy.
ering.
GOVERNOR IRELAND expresses the great
est respect for Secretary Bayard, and at
the same time expresses his own views on
the Mexican matter in terms that are not
hard to understand.
eral Hancock's widow now amounts to
$46,396.50.
GENERAL GooDE, of Virginia, has been
appointed special counsel for the Govern
ment In the Bell telephone case.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has returned TO Ber.
lin, and has resumed regular work on the
business OF the State.
CARDINAL GIBBONS says that Cardinal
Tascherau's condemnation OF the Knights
Of Labor should not be taken as the senti.
ment Of the Church toward that organiza-
ton.
Mr.. SKDGwIcK's mission to Mexico is
not of diplomatic nature, but is simply
Tor the purpose of securing bet infor-
nation for the State Department in regard
to the Cutting case than is now at hand.
THE Marquis Tseng, Chinese Ambassa.
dor, gave a farewell banquet to the diplo-
matic corps at st. Petersburg on the l4th
A number Of distinguished citizens were
also among the guests.
DEMOCRATIC politicians are talking of
the chances of getting control Of the next
Senate.
UNDER proviso in the Con stitution of
Nebraska Senator Van Wyck has decided
to appeal TO the people for their express.
sion Of preference for United States Sena.
tor.
Hon. JAMES @. BLAINE has recently OBJ.
tained from Washington a large number
Of public documents, especially those on
controversies with other countries. He is
evidently arming himself for an offensive
campaign.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.