The Osceola times., 1888-01-07
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TYPHOID TrvER and diptheria prevail to
an alarming extent in Ottawa, Ont
THE Merchants Exchange OF Buffalo, ~
Y, has adopted resolutions in favor OF
naval reserve on the lakes, in accordance
with the recent suggestion OF the Seere-
tary OF the NAVY.
A BERLIN dispatch of the 2s,h says II Is
stated that Austria, yielding TO the press
ure OF certain friendly powers, has made
advances TO Russia by which continued
peace is assured.
Ok the night of the 2sth the heaviest
gale and sea that has prevailed in years
at Coney Island visited that desolate re-
sort. Many small buildings were swept
out to sea, aud workmen were set to work
strengthening the foundations Of the Hotel
Brighton, which building was IN moment
ary danger OF being carried away
ACCORDING 10 advices from Massowah
great activity prevails among the Italian
troops there. Every preparation is being
made TO meet the advancing Abyssinan
forces. IL is reported that Rasaluloa
overrated the Italian movement IA order
to induce X NJ John 10 advance.
AUCKLAND (New Zeland) advico4 say
that tho French have annexed Rnlatea,
chiefs refusing to submit. tho gunboat
| Scorpion hombarled the villages, and "a
proclamation was issued stating that the
natives would be punished and fined I'M
| less they submitted TO French authority.
| On the Goth judge Hoffman rendered a
decision in the United States District
| Court at San Francisco, in which the
| right Of Chinese to import opium is sus.
/ tained.
AT st. Petersburg sedtious handbills,
| inspired by tho university students
troubles. are In circulation.
ON account of lack Of orders II. X.
| Porter 81 Co., locomotive manufacturers
at Pittsburgh, Pa, have suspended one
third OF their employees
THE losses by fire TO the from works Of
the country during the year, according 70
the Cleveland tO) Iron Trade Reriep,
was i,3sl, 200 against S},il7, 300 in 1856.
THIRTEEN THOUSAND m les Of new main
I line tracks has been added during tho
| year 1857 TO tho railway system Of the
country--the greatest single years record
| in the history Of the United States.
| BILLS authorizing the government TO
concl ude treaties Of commerce with all
countries and to issue IA loan Of 80 00O,00)
| forrailway construction, have been passed
by the Bulgarian Sobranjo
AT meeting at Cloverdale, on the
Goth, the wool-growers and wool dealers
| of Sonoma and Mendocino counties, Cal.,
adopted resolutions appealing TO Con-
| gress to maintain the present tariff in.
dorsing the views of the National WOOL
| Growers Association and favoring co..
operation with them.
SEVERAL of the Baltic ports, incl uding
| Konigs burg, are closed and most OF the
German rivers ao frozen over. Tho
southern and western rivers are covered
with drifting ice and it has been found
necessary 10 remove the pontoou bridges.
Railway traffic is greatly interrupted.
PERMISSION IS refused by the Russian
| Government TO Jews TO remain in that
country.
The circulating medium of the country,
according to Dun's Trade Rericic, has
| been increased by $4,000, 900 since July
| ], 1856.
| On the Both Pittsburgh (Pa.) furnace
men posted notices ordering reduction
in wages OF u 10 per cent, to take effect
| January /. About 1000 men propose to
resist the reduction.
| THE Third National Bank Of Cincinnati
and the Citizens National Bank OF Cncin.
matt have been added to the list Of banks
authorized to receive deposits in excess
of 81 0)0,000 The number Of these de-
positories has nearly doubled since Secre-
tary Fairchi'd inaugurated his present
policy Of dealing with the surplus.
ENGLAND. so says the Memorial Djplo.
mdtiqHe, published at Brussels, has sent a
note demanding explanations from Ger
many and Austria in regard to the pro.
posal that Belgium join the triple alliance,
and requiring guarantees for the exccu.
tlon of the treaties securing the neutrality
of Belgium.
Tue Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion's January docket makes the follow
ing assignments: January II, the Dal.
ton (Ga.) lumber case; u, the Pittsburgh
coal cases; II, the case of the Allegheny
River Goal Producers Association az aims t
the Allegheny Valley Railroad Company;
10, the Rice STANDARD OIL Cases; lS, the
Schoiield STANDARD Oil cascS; 10, the Bal
timore petroleum cases; ~, the carload
lot cases; 80, the New Orleaus di,crimi.
nat ion cases; 81, the Oregon wool case.
OK the 3)th George Scott, of Shauan.
doah, Pa, buried two children in one
grave. Two weeks before he buried his
youngest. Two children were also sick.
while his wife was lying at deaths door.
All are victims of diphther.a.