The Osceola times., 1888-09-08

| His family are in possession Of papers
verifying the fact that he was born in
Prussia In 1852. He came to this country
eighteen years ago, and had full control
of his faculties up to the time Of his
death.
The will OF the late Emperor Frederick
| Of Germany will soon be published. II is
| reported that one passage declares tn AT
an extension of popular rights would be
the strongest bonl OF union between the
nation and the monarchy.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
CUSTOMS officers in San Francisco, on
the 9th, arrested an officer Of the China
steamer City OF Sydney aud two employees
Of the Pacific Mail Company for attempts
cd smuggling, aud seize $4,000 worth Of
contraband opium.
The southern portion Of Indians was
recently visited by much tho severest
rains Of the year. All the creeks and
rivers became great and destructive tor
rents, flooding corn-felds, sweeping
away fences, stacks OF wheat and hay, and
carrying away great deal Of valuable
hardwood timber. The Fruit crop also
suffered.
AFLoAr and eight cars belonging to
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company sunk
In the New York harbor on the 2Ith.
GENERAL RIaUELME, Of Barcelona, Is
reported TO have died from wounds re-
ceived in duel with msmber Of the
Spanish Chamber Of DeputtsA The
civilian was also wounded.
Aninoendisry nre, on the 27th, destroy.
cd the agricultural works Of Houck q
Comstock, at Mechanics csburg, Pa. 80
ON the 2sth Miss Effle Williamson. of
Fairfax County, Va, was killed by
train on the Alexandria & Fredericks-
burg railroad, near long Branch station,
twelve milss from Alexandria
JosRPH BRKED cashier Of the Hartford
Comm National Bank, committed suicide
on the morning of the 23th In tho bank
building by cutting his throat. ~
On the Goth porter at the German EN-.
bsssy in Paris was shot at BY = crazy
Frenchman named GARNER, who claimed
to have been ruined by the Franco Ger
man war. The porter was unhurt.
ON the Goth three italian workmen who
were engaged In clearing up debris In q
quarry at South bethlehem. N. Y, were
literally blown TO pieces by Q dynamite
cartridge which was accidentally exploded
by one OF their number.
Two Russian ex-o Ulcers were arrested
at Sofa, on the 3lst on the charge Of
completely In recent acts Of brigaudage.
CHAs. l. DEBAUM, who stole S110, 900 be-
longing to the Park National Bank Of
New York and abscond ed TO Canada, has
been arrested and indicted for forgery,
and will be extradited at once.
On the 3lst trouble broke out In Camp
nj hvo xrhA
5000 State militia we're encamped. All
the officers Of the Eighth regiment from
the Colonel down TO the Captains, ten
dered their designations.
AT New Lisbon. o., Mrs. Thompson,
crazed by the unnatural treatment Of her
husband in going to saloon and getting
drunk instead Of Fastening to her side
when sent for, q few evenings ago, took
her new.b born infant to a small stream
near by, and lying down In three feet Of
water, drowned herself and child.
IT Is estimated that the losses by the
forest fires around Ishpeming, Mich, will
aggregate S6O 900 to $4,000. The home-
less people are being sheltered and fed
by those who saved their houses. They
will require assistance to rebuild
On the 3ist NJ. vechard, the Socialist,
with FIVE Of his companions, was arrested
at Amiens, France, for melting the work.
men to strike.
IT was reported on the 3lst that o dis.
astrous prairie fire was raging In the
ranges in Northern Montana, extending
from the Marias river to Sweet Grass
hills, q distance Of fifty miles. The win
ter range Of the Benton & 81. Louis Cat
tie Company has been destroyed.
IT Is reported that the young bride Of
Allie Throckmorton, who suicided at
Denver, COL, on the 30th, attempted to
kill herself on the 3lst but was prevented.
AT Hampton, Ia, on the 8lst In an ac-
cident to Barnum & Bailey's circus train,
. car containing Ave lions was demolish-
ed and the animals liberated, but they
were all captured after an exciting chase.
A GREAT conhagr alton In Tarnnbol,
Galioia, on the 31st, rendered two hun .
dred families homeless. Itdestroyed l50
houses, entailing loss OF $3.50 900.
AN awful double tragedy Is reported to
have occurred at Guide Rock, Neb.. on
| the 1st. One OF the hands conn nected with
| o threshing machine, ang cred at boy
who had accidentally cut him on the hand
with band cutter, seized and deiiber-
ately fed HIM into the threshing machine
feet foremost. His enraged fellow.work-
men promptly strung the cruel monster
up to the straw carrier.
On the LIST huge oil tank Of the Buck
eye Pipe Line Company, located fourteen
miles from Fostoria o., burst and tho
$1,000 barrels Of oil caught Are from q
blacksmith's forge and transformed the
whole field into sea OF fame. Two men,
who were caught and thrown down by the
on-rushing volume Of oil, were burned to
a crisp.
On the 1st the body of p. N. Defrees, a
prominent citizen OF Troy, N. Y, was
found in the river opposite that city. His
drowning is supposed to have been accl-
dental. He was sixty years old.
A BAND OF horse-thieves were sur.
rounded in the Public Land Strip. re-
Gently, by forty well.armed vigilantss,
and In the fight which ensued the entire
party Of outlaws, seventeen In all, and
three Of the vigilsntes we're killed. Six.
teen stolen horses were recovered
WM. ScHRADER, German fifty.five
years old, New York piano maker, at
tempted suicide. on the I'd, by taking car.
bolic acid and cutting the arteries in the
left wrist with razor. He will die.
sickness and dependency was the cause
for the act.
A POLISH drug clerk In New York gave
chloride OF potash instead Of iodide OF
potash In filling prescription, and
Michael Matthews, a laborer, died on the
1st from the effects of n dose of the drug
Leopold Polsin, the clerk, has been ar.
rested.
SEVERAL lives were lost at the burning
OF the American House at West Superior.
Wis.,, on the morning OF the Cd Tho fire