The Osceola times., 1888-03-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Csnpllcl frsm Various Sources.

NEWS LIN BRlEF
Compiled from Various Sources.
ooN0RnssloHAL TRocKkDmos.
N the Senate, on the soth, q letter was Pre-
rented fron sxemrioycs Of the Phiiadciphia
postof1cc, asking for IN investigation into
fostmasser ,Hssrity's msnsgrmcnt Of me sf
&c. A heated debate took place over
the bill 70 give wounded Con-
eedcrAtes preference In appointments
U Civil-Service otices In csrtain cases..... In
ths House several bills were reported from the
nsmmittee On labor discriminating against
scnvict-nadc gooda The resolution assigning
Sur days for the consideration OF bills frosn
the labor committee was adopted. Tho dis
esssion Of other labor matters occupied the
dime unti1 sdjournmcnl
In the Senate, on the 2ist, Mr.. Evarts offered
IN amendment to the bill for an inspection OF
meats for expectation, and prohibiting the ip-
porsAtion Of aduiterated articles Of food and
drink, allowing the inspeotaon of meats az
phssp etpachihe, yhich wssegrced a "A bAl
who have lost both hands . Or the
use Of both hands <penstan sef ous
hundred dollars O month. !. In the House
bills were passed 70 prevent the product Of con-
vtst labor fTpm being furnished tool for the use
Of any departmental the t3overhment aud from
beipGlSsed IN pubic buiidinka or other public
works and 70 rfevcnt the employment Of alien
3sbos on pvbii6 buildings and other public works,
snd In the various departments OF the Govern
mcrs
In the Senate, on the ed, Mr. Salisbury
0sde long spcech on the subject Of the Presi-
dents message and tho relation Of the parties
TO tho tarif. A number ef uniihpcrtant bills
we're taken nom the calendar and passed.
Tho bill authorizing the President to arrange .
conference between the various governments
Of the three Americas for the adoption OF some
plan for arbtrating possible differences and
disputes, eto,, was passed. The bill reducing
the postage on seeds, cuttings. bulbs, roots,
ete., 70 one cent for four ounces was passed..
In the House the day was almost entirely
occupied In the consideration Of bills reported
from the judiciary committee. The report on
tho Urgent Deficiency hill was agreed 70. As
passed, the bill appropriates @,s76,50o
In the Senate, on the Esd, motion prevailed
10 appolnt ave members 70 represent the Sen
ate u the funeral OF tho late Chicf-Justico
Waite Of the Supreme Court, and as further
mark Of respect the Senate immediately nd.
iournod until the 2lth 80, In the House like
action was also taken, and the body adjourned
until the slth.
4nE Senate was not In session on the :iih.
..... In the House tho proceedings were de-
voted almost exclusively 70 business reported
from the Judiciary committee. The bill to de-
flnc and regulate the Jurisdiction Of United
States oourts was taken up in committee OF tho
whole early in tho day, and discussed without
acton until sdlournnent at Ass p. M.
~ PERSONAL AND PoLIrICAr. y
on the 18th Jay Gould and his party ar.
rived at Jacksonville, Fla.
ON the Goth, in q letter TO the New York
Board Of Aldermen, explanatory of his
action in refusing TO permit the Irish flag
to be raised over the City Hall on st.
Patrick's Day, Mayor Hewitt says that
the danger line has been reached, ''when
we must decide II native or foreign ideas
are to rule this city,"
On the s0th Z. N, Shaw, formerly man.
aging editor Of the Pittsburgh (Pa.) Dis
patch, with q proprietary interest, died,
after q prolonged Illness.
IT is reported that arrangements have
been completed for the marriage Of the
Prince Of Naples, son of King Humbert
and heir 10 the throne Of Italy, 10 Princess
Sophia Dorothy, third daughter Of En-
pcror Frederickof Germsny. r~, ~sS I.
Ot<hs11ps t1,eArgiiRt1ie1n the contest
Of he viii y eeuhelJ. Tilden was hSgun
in The Supreme Court of New York before
Judge Lawrsnce. Nj. IsCurdy opened
the the sreunsst for eecsge fildep, the CON.
/ OHthe elst General Georgia w. Cass died
at his reSldsnce1h New York. u
On The 22d John r. Howiarri, one of the
founders Of Plymouth Church, father of
several well-knoR JOURNALISTS fatherxin,
law Of General Horatio King, and one of
the leading citizens of Br6oklyn, N. ~,
died OF spoplexy. Hewas eighty years
j 10 said that investigation into the af- 4
fairs Of Treasurer Tate of Kentucky indi-
Gates that the States loss will not reach
100000.
On the 2lst 1t transpired that general
ue-up of the Northwestern roads was only
prevented by Chief Arthur's counsel. The
men had been ON the point of striking for
some time, but were unwilling to take the
responsibility OF doing so without the ape
proval OF the grand officers and the sup
port q the whole Brotherhood. -ss
HE minority OF the House committee on
ways and means has authorized Mr.. Nc.
Kinley to prepare atarif bill in opposition
to the Mills bill. III ~
AT New Haven, Conn.,, Lieutenant How
ard, OF Gatling-gup fame during the Riel
rebellion in the NsrtlweSt, BIS applied Ser
aSres IT Is rspor,sa aH@ xs.S. ,&sMviseA, Sulg.
rian Minister Of Finance, says the govern-
ment has no intention 10 proclaim the in
dependence OF Bulgaria. .'Thecountry will
remain loyal to Europe. % l9l-e
ON the 2lst Colonel L. b. Faulkner and
Leonard Kuhn, director pdgcashier re :.
epectivdly Of 4he &cf,nct Nrsa National'
Bank Of Dansville, Nay, were arrested up
on requisition Of the United State Erut,
and takcn TO Buffalo.
LErBAcH's celebrated portraits of Kaiser
Wilhelm and Bismarck have been pur-
chased by the city of Leipsic for $4,000.
The former picture was painted in 1856
and the latter in 1887.
OK the ed Jay Gould and family left
Jacksonville, Fla, for New York.
THE death of Hassan, son OF Ismail
Pasha, of Constantinople, occurred ON the
ed. r
On the 22d "Miss Grundy" Miss Aus
tine Sneed) died in Washington. of pneu-
monla-
OK the 22d the performance at the New
York Academy Of Music for the benefit of
Tony Hart, netted about $4,000.
On the 2Sd Judge c. s. Conger was
nominated for Judge of the Supreme
Court by the Democratic convention at
Mt Vernon, III.
In an interview Thomas B. Mcclure, of
Assembly No. 40, Knights Of Labor, gives
It = his opinion, that the Knights favor
Judge Greshem Tor President.
On the ed Gecisions on the appeals Of
Mr.. Patrick O'Rrien, Luke p. Hayden and