The Osceola times., 1888-08-04

The Southern Railway 4 Steamship
Association has resolved to renew then
present neutral agreement for the main
tenance OF rates, for another year from
Augustt. -
II is denied by the Cologne Gqzette that
the German Government intends to pro-
test against the Socialist congress which
IL is proposed TO hold at Paris during the
exhibition there next year.
OK the 97th the suit in New York Of the
Webster Loom Company vs. T. ;. Hig-
/ gins q Co, for infringement OF patent
process OF carpet wcaying, which had
| been pending fourteen years, WAS decided
I in favor OF the plaintiff, but only six
cent damages were awarded instead OF
( $50 O0)0O.
AT Toronto, Ont, on the 26th. John
Madill, merchant Of St M,ry'r, Oat, was
presented with solid silver tea service,
Nor honorable and unusull conduct" In
paving his creditors a balance OF ten
cents on the dollar, and 10 which they
were not legally entitled. At the time OF
his failure his estate paid ninety cents on
the dollar.
AT IT. Etienne. France, q thousand
miners employed In the coal mines struck,
on the 9th, and II was expected that the
strike would spread.
AN investigation OF the Whisky Trus.
was begun by the House committee on
manufactures on the 2ith.
AT Hong Kong, China, during the week
preceding July 2, ninety deaths from
cholera occurred.
At Montreal, Can, James Guest, a
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signment on the 26th. Liabilities, $40.
900; assets not stated The loss OF sJ0,-
600 by fires during the past seven months
was the cause of the assignment
OS The s7th evictions from the estate OF
Captain vandeleur, in County Clare. Ire.
land, were again suspende l, aud il vas
thought that negotiations would be en-.
tered into looking to a settlement of tho
remaining cases without resortiny to
ejectment
Or the 2dth the Wisconsin Press Asso.
citation arrived at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
over the 800" line in a special train.
There were $50 editors and friends. Thet
were received by n committee OF citis sns.
given an excursion down the st. Mary's
river, and reception at the City Hall.
Ar Sandown Park, England, on the 27th.
the great eclipse stake OF fl0,0)0 was
won by Orbit; Ossory seconi, and MART
lev third
On the 26th, at a conference OF the glass
bottle blowers and manufacturers held in
Pittsburgh, Pa, the wage scale for the
ensuing year was aiiiicablJ arrgng ged, and
the 5000 Workers In the West will resume
operations when the fires are started id
the furnaces September I. The scale
slightly advances wages on novelties, but
otherwise II Is the same as last year.
IT is estimated that 1000, 900 or 100, 900
dozen is the number of cans of peachss
that will be packed ut Baltimore, Nd,
this year.
On the 2Ith the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury accepted 500 coupon and $500 regis
tered4S per cents at i071.
OS the psth the House committee on
banking and currency ordered favori
able report on the Senate bill to REIN.
burse the depositors of the Freedman's
Bank.
IT has been ordered by the Russian
Government that the same duties as are
levied by European Russia shall be i'm
IBERIA upon imported sugar, preserves,
siiulb 'uo'oi"tc, 0t"SA, spirit> iiluorS,
wine AMI beer.
A BIrr was presented in the II olise, on
the 2sth, BY Mr. Dingley, OF Maine, pro-
viding for tolls upon Canadian vessels
passing through the St Mary's & St Clair
Flats canal, in case of discrimination on
Canadian canals against vessels or ports
OF the United States. The bill was re-
ferrcd to the committee on merchant
marine.
IT is reported that the Yomood Turko-
mans in Askabad district are in state OF
revolt. They have raided several villages,
Numbering the houses and killing many
OF the inhabitants. The troops are pow
erless to suppress them. The shops in
Askabad are closed and trade is at
standstill.
The House bill appropriating $4,000
for the investigation of the mining de.
bris question in California, was reported
favorably by the Senate committee on
mines and mining, on the 2sth,
THE Mexican lnteroceanio Railroad
Company has just placed in London, on
favorable terms, O loan of 81, 800 ,0)0, and
f5oO,o)0 Of first preferred shares,
oN the 2sth thousand striking ravvies
paraded the boulevards of Paris, singing
Boulangist songs.
THE Southeastern railway charter will
be purchased by the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company, and the distance
shortened from St lIyacinthe to st.
Johns, N. b.