The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

castle, Ind, was arrested and taken to In.
dianapolis by Federal officers on charge
Of sending confidence circulars through the
mails.
SECRETARY MANNING on the Goth re.
ceived letter containing $500, post
marked New York, which he was requested
TO pass TO the conscience fund.
Mrs. LAWRENCE OLIPHANT, wife Of the
English author OF that name, is dead.
J. B. OLIVER & Co., one Of the Oldest grain
commission firms in Milwaukee, Wis, have
failed.
QUEEN vIcToRIA Of England delivered
her speech in person in the House Of Lords
ON the 21st, and the Duke OF Abercorn
moved the reply to the speech.
Work Is to be resumed at tho Edgar
Thompson Steel-works at Pittsburgh. Pa,
the strike being ended.
A SHAFT is to be sunk to the buried min
ers at Nanticoke, Pa, to satisfy their rela-
tives.
MAJOR WALSH, of the Canadian North.
west Mounted Police, thinks the only way
10 prevent an Indian outbreak Is by dis
armIng and dlsmounting the redskins.
CONGRESSMAN BLAND says his commit
tee win not report in favor of a suspension
Of silver coinage.
Mns. Prudence PHrLLEo, aged eighty
three, the famous Connecticut Abolition
list, has been found In Kansas living In
poverty.
Mas. MARY HANSON, a notoriously bold
confidence woman of many aliases, was
arrested in Jersey City, N. j., on the 2ist
on the complaint of Fred. Bohmert, q sa-
loon-keeper, whom she succeeded in 6eec.
ing out Of about 81 800.
THE Coroner's inquest at Detroit, Mich,
over the remains of Frank Knoch, his wife
and their two children, whose charred
bodies were found in the ruins Of their
home, December 10th, ended ON the 2lst,
their verdict being that the parents came
TO their death by revolver in the hands
OF unknown persons, and the children came
TO their death by unknown means.
Miss CLARA BARTON, President Of the
American Association Of the Red Cross,
has received 500 from the st. Louis tMo.)
branch Of the Association, which will be
forwarded for the relief Of the sick and
wounded Of the Balkan armies.
THE dinner given by the President at the
Executive Mansion on the night OF the
2lst in honor of the diplomatic corps was
the most brilliant social event Of the pres
ent administration.
On. Won ScHoLrz, Prussan Minister Of
Finance, has declared that Germany will
uphold mono -metalism.
THE jury in the Harrison Reiner breach
of promise case at Keokuk, Ia, on the I'D
returned verdict for the fair plaintiff,
awarding her FIVE hundred dollars dam
ages.
Mn. CANNON, Comptroller Of the Cur
rency, has resigned.
On the 22th Queen Victoria returned to
Osborne, Isle OF Wight.
ON the 22d Nine. Louise Mourey, con-
victed with Editor Stead and others, died
in Millbank Prison, London.
The Congo Railway Syndicate has ap-
pointed Henry NJ. Stanley manager Of
construction.
On the I'D 2. NJ. Lawrence, OF Mississip-
pi, chief Of division Of the First Comptroll
er's Office, died at Washington, d. c.
A. NJ. WIRELESS, Superintendent Of the
water works at Dallas, Tex, Is short Sl0,0 900
In his accounts and has fed
EARL GRANVILLE Is to be presented with
a testimonial In honor of his thirty years
service as leader of the Liberals.
DELEGATES from the Savannah (Ga.)
Harbor Improvement Convention are In
Washington, and interviewed the Presi-
dent on the I'D.
IT Is proposed that IL the National League
is proclaimed In ireland that the central
executive of the organization be located in
England.
THE theater managers at Cincinnati
agree to close their houses on Sunday IL the
Law and Order League succeed in closing
Sunday concert saloons.
THE 81. James Gazette charges that
O'Donovan Rossa has several employees
among Irish members of the House Of
Commons, and that the pistol and knifc
are to take the place of dynamite.
COMMISSIONER CoLMAN has called the
annual convention Of National Sugsr
Growers to meet in st. Louis ON February
4th and 5th, and the Mississippi Valley
Dairymen's Association to meet at the
same place the week following.
On the sd Senator Vest was reported
sick abed at Washington.
THE President will attend the charity
ball at Baltimore.
ON the 23d Joseph Bates and wife, an
aged couple, were burned to death in their
home at Thorold, Ont
ALvErH CHECK, well known throughout
the country as the proprietor of the Inter-
national Hotel at Niagara Falls, died on
the 23d in his sixty first year.
Hon. w. @. WARDISo, President OF the
Rainview Bank, dropped dead Of apoplexy
in the land Office at Rainview, Mimi, on
the 23d.
Extra precautions were taken at the
recent opening of the Mersey tunnel 10
guard the Prince of Wales on account OF
the supposed presence of an Irish emissary
who was said to have left Dublin with the
intention TO assassinate him.
ON the 2sd the President, in an inter.
view with Congressman O'Seill, OF Mis-
souri,, expressed himself as heartily in IA.
vor of the Eight Hour law, and promised
10 see that the full spirit and letter OF the
law was observed in the Government
service.
SENATOR VANCE claims that his bill to
repeal the Civil-Service law outright will
be found TO have more friends than is
generally supposed before Congress ad.
journs.
CONSULAR AGENT HERrzBERG at st.
Etienne, France. has been notified Of his
removal for persistently ignoring instruc.
tons from the State department.
1T Is expec ted that the President will
take some action during the present weeh
looking TO the filing Of the once OF Judge
Advocate -0eneral of the Army.
U. v. JONES and 7. Treneder, Mormons