The Osceola times., 1888-12-01

The finest street pageant ever Wit
messed in Charleston, \. C., was tho
trades display. on the night OF the 2lst,
given rs feature Of the gala week
ON the 2ist the thermometer registered
eight degrees below zero at Montreal,
Can.
TIE Osceola Qa) Bank closed on tho
22d. and was placed in the hands Of n re-
ceiver. The capital Was s25 900. There
is said to be 800, 00) on deposit with ohly
50, 900 in the vault
THE last (twenty- sec ond) volume OF the
Tenth census report has been issued. In
addition there are two volumes OF COM
pendium OF the census.
OK the 22I the New York State Board
OF Arbitration met TO investigate the re-
cent street-railway strike in Brooklyn.
Ten Brooklyn policemen who refused
to remove distractions from car tracks
during the recent street-car riot were
fned ten days pay each and also
cautioned that repetition OF such an
offense would result in dismissal.
on the 20 Canadian Pacific shares were
pressed for sale in London, on rumors
that branch is to be built TO Detroit,
Mich.
TnE Journal de 50 Pctersb0ug denies
that a secret treaty has been entered into
with Corea, but admits that Corea has
granted to Russia facilities for trade
across the frontier.
On the 23i, by cave-in near Wilkes
barre, Pa, the water supply of the city
wac suddenly cut off, and u large mine
was submerged. from which the miners
barely escaped with their lives.
INDIAN AGENT JOHN BLAIR states that
the Chippewas are slowly becoming ex-
tinct
THE Gate City Guards of Atlanta, Ga,
have seat q bale OF new cotton to the
Governors Foot Guard of Hartford,
Conn, for the benefit Of their armory
fair.
The project for the consolidation Of tho
Cuban debt, it Is believed, will prove a
failure, on account OF the different opin-
ions entertained on the subject by tho
ministers ut Madrid.
DURING the month OF October 40, 1868 inn
migrants came TO this country against
A. 100 in October. 1881. Germany fur
nished tho greatest number, TO- 1865; En-
gland and Wales. 7,i7T; Ireland, $3.50;
Sweden and Norway, 1850; Italy, ass.
and Scotland, 20ot ~
IT is reported that the Woolen Goods
Association of New York viii petition
Congress to class worsted import ations
with woolen cloth.
IMPROVED machinery is being imported
into Cuba, with the object Of increasing
the sugar production Of the next cane
| crop
DURING October exports OF merchandise
aggregated in value S7i IA, i95, against
S76 033, f39 in October. 1887. Imports for
the month were valued at S6S, 23i, 653,
against sec, o83,257 in October, 1887,
WM LARzELERE & Sons, wholesale
dealers in foreign fruits and fancy gro-
ceries at Philadelphia, have made an as =
sigument. The liabilities are between
So, 900 and $50, 600, the nominal assets be-.
ing from $4,000 to $50, 900, consisting OF
outstanding book accounts and stock o
goods on hand. hf
THE ship Emily F. Whitney, at Boston,
on the oath. from Manills, had two China :
| men In her crew, who were shipped at
Manila. The collector will inquire as to
their rights under the Chinese Exclusion
| act.
| THERE was report on the 2ith, that
Pennock's rolling mill at Coatsville, Pa,
| which had been idle the entire year, would
\ soon resume operations with full com.
plement of hands, and the Viaduct roll
| ing min at the same place. running on
half time, would soon commence running
| full time. s...r ..t .t........ .1as-
SINK-noLEs have been discovered un-
| der the tracks OF tho St Paul & Daluth
railroad, near Hinckley, MINI. The
tracks have sunk, and traffic is seriously
interfered with
| NEW YORK CITY experienced its first
snow OF the season on the 2ith.
REPORTS from Samoa represents the
condition of affairs on that Island as
growing worse day by day. With GER
man arrogance aud native outrages, for
eigners of other nations have hard ii me
| of 1t.
| OWING to the failure OF their fishing,
caused by hard storms, the La Pointe In
dians, on the Grand Portage Reserve, IN
Minnesota, are in II starving condition.
! A Five-INcu fall OF snow, on the 2jth
! impeded railway traffic IN Connecticut
| and other down Eas terra States.
| INTELLIGENcE OF n serious revolution in
| Venezuela has been received.
| THE Republic or Colombia has deter
mined to extend its telegraph lines very
| widely.
The rovolutionists at PotoSi, Bolivia
on the approach of the government forces
! evacuated aud retreated
THE sale OF the Great Eastern yielded
| eco, 600