The Osceola times., 1888-09-01

TnR cot for improving the mouth Of the
Brazos river In Texas has become law
without the Presidents signature.
A STATEMENT prepared At the Treasury
| Department In regard TO the appropria.
tons for the fiscal year ending June 30,
| 1889, made at Ii Q present session Of Con.
gress In the regular annual appropriation
bills, shows the total amount appropriate
ed, as passed by the House, to'be s4l8. 6la, .
204; as passed by the Senate. S425, SO, ,5l5.
ACCORDING to a report sent to the Sen.
ate by Secretary Fairchild, on the 2ad.
| the 29l depository National banks OF ne
country held on August l last SIS, ,527, ,075
| OF Government money, for which the
| Government hold as security SG,07s,0Oo
| bonds.
AT Pittsburgh. Pa. a dressed-beef sup.
ply company, something after the Ar.
mour plan, with q capital Of -. 800, 900. IL
being organized. 1t is proposed TO build
large slaughtering houses and supply
the local trade with meat that is known
to be wholesome and that has been prep.
erly butchered.
On the 23d the Potomac Boat Club,
which won the challenge cup In the eight
cared contest at Staten Island last year.
surrendered 1t, with "A letter OF withdrawal
from this years contest, owing TO the ILL
ness OF some Of their old men aud the
poor showing OF success with their
younger substi tutes.
ORDERS have been issued by Admirali
Krantz, French Minister OF Marine, that
eight iron -clads be equipped TO reinforce
the French squadron In the Mcditer.
ranean.
The train that leaves San Francisco at
$3.50 a. M, called the Overland Flyer. is to
be discontinued on the lst, leaving but
one overland train daily over the Central
Pacific railroad.
LATEST Intelligence from Deadwood,
OAK, gives little hope of the success OF
the mission Of the commissioners sent to
treat for the opening Of portion Of the
Sioux Indian reservation.
THE abandonment OF the bonding sys.
tenn In the transport alton Of merchan.
disc, recommended In the Presidents Re.
taliatio message, says prominent citi.
zen and business man OF New York,
would infict great Losses upon many Of
the great railroad lines Of the United
States, including the Michigan Central,
the Lehigh Valley, the Erie and the Wa
bash.
ON the night OF tho 22d frost fell at
Marion, Ind, doing slight damage to corn
and fruit
As reported by r. G. Dan & Co., bust.
ness failures for the week ending on the
oath. were: For the United States, 1s7;
for Canada 81; total. PA, as compared
with 2l9 the previous week, and 135 for
the corresponding week last year.
THE Haytien Government has appro.
x.rta taI eAr ha tap % ,,i,
Tins of the recent great fires at Port su
Prince.
WHILE deploring any possible interrup.
tion of the existing commercial relations
between Canada and the United States,
prominent Canadian officials express
the belief that II policy of non.
intercourse is adopted by the latter, ii
would lead TO the development OF chan.
nels Of communication in Canada which
would ultimately prove highly advan.
t.geous to the cities of Montreal, Quebec,
St Andrew, St John and Halifax
A GLOOMY view Of the prospects every.
where outside Of Russia is given by the
latest European crop reports.
THROUGHOUT Europe curiosity is on the
increase, especially In France aud Russia,
to learn the issue Of Premier Crispi's
recent visit to Prince Bismarck, espe.
cially whom considered In connection
with the proposed early visit Of Count
Kaluoky TO the Iron Chancellor. Some-
things in the wind.
THE Miners Mercantile Co-Operative
Company, at Hurley, Wis, in which some
wealthy iron range men are interested,
was attached, on the 3d. on claims aggre.
eating $50, 900.
On the 25th five hundred miles of rail.
road IN Indiana and Illinois was tied up
by a strike Of engineers, firemen, switch.
men and brsksmen on the Peoria, Deca.
tur G. Evansville, Evansville & Terre
Haute, Evansville G. Indianapolis and
Evansville BE 1t railroad.
SUITS have been brought by the owners
OF the baths along the river Elbe against
the captain Of the German steamer City
Of Lincoln, from which vessel a number
Of crocodiles escaped recently, for dam
age resulting to their business in fright.
ening away timid visitors.
THE steamer Great Eastern has been
beached at Tranmere, England, where she
will be broken up and sold pescemeal.
ON the 25th- what may prove long and
bloody struggle was inaugurated on tho
Maxwell grant, In Colorado, by a desper.
ate battle between n beleaguered sheriff's
posse and several hundred armed settlers.
ON the 25th immigrants landed at Cas-.
tie Garden, New York City, to the mum.
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