The Osceola times., 1888-10-20

ON the 10th the test case on the Ala
bama Color Blind law was taken up IN
the United States Supreme Court
1T was stated on the 9th. that the Italian
Government had unearihed a Socialist
conspiracy of wide ramihcations and thor
ough organ ization.
A AoUARrERMAsrER SERGEANT TO Uhlan
regiment in the German army won prize
Of SO, 900 in the Vienna Communal lottery
on the 9th
SIX inches OF snow fell at Montreal
Can, on the 9th. The fall was general,
averaging more than three inches.
On the llth the steamship wensleyiale.
from Aspinwall. arrived at New York,
with her captain dead, and seven OF her
eighteen men sick with chagres fever Of a
severe type. The vessel and crew were
sent TO quarantine.
The Acting Secretary OF the Treasury,
on the 9th, drew warrants 10 the amount
OF SIS, 43o in settlement OF expenses in
Congressional election contests.
NATIONALIST circles in Italy are re-
ported very much dissatisfied with Em-
peror Williams visit 10 the Pope.
ARGUMENTS IN the telephone case be-
fore the Supreme Court of the uaitcd
States at Washington were closed on the
10th.
AT the general term OF the District
Court In Washington, on the llth, the
famous Pam Electric Telephone case was
placed on hearing on demurrer.
The Grand VizIer OF Turkey has issued
decree forbidding the issue of morning
papers. Evening editions are permitted
to continue.
The worst autumn floods known N
twenty years are devastating the West
ern and Southern portions of New BruiIs-
wick.
THE last OF Geronimo's band OF A pa 'ihos
were recently captured in the Sierre
Madre mountains, in the State OF SonoT a,
Mexico. A Mexican desperate narled
Elias was leader OF the band.
IT is stated by friends of the Lon don
Times that the paper had secured 6.ocu-
ments, formerly in Carey's posses sion,
which will be OF great service 10 II both
before the Parnell Commission and iu the
Scotch courts.
In England and Ireland the Liberal
leaders view with much concern the
strengthening bonds between the Union-
lists and Tories, which BODIES 90 good to
their cause.
NOTICE is given by England of the ad-
hesion of Canada, Newfoundland. Cape
Colony, Natal, Australia and New Zea-
land to the submarine cable convention.
LORD CALrHoRPE's three-year- old bay
flly. Sandal. won the race for the elev-
entn great challe uge stakes, run at New
market, England, on the 18th.
FLISr-GLAss workers propose, IL is said,
to reduce the uni on scale of wages TO a
point that will enable union firms to un-
dersell firms that eenploy non-union men,
and thus drive the latter out of business.
THE Boyer Valley Bank, located at
Woodbine, Ia, and the CALDWELL Bank at
Logan, in the same State, closed the II
doors on the l2th, end a receiver was ap-
pointed. The banks were under the same
management.
FIFTEEN new cases Df yellow fever, and
much distress for want of money and
provisions. were reported at Fernandina,
Fla, on the 18th.
COMPILATIONS mad at the Capitol and
at the Treasury Department show that the
estimated receipts of the Government for
the present fiscal year are only SIS 600, 900
In excess of the propriations already
made by the Fiftieth Congress.
ON the 14th the championship pennant
OF the League was formally presented TO
the New York Club "a the Star Theater,
New York. Many piNmnent theatrical
people took part.
On the 18th the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank OF Pittsburgh, Pa, closed its doors
and went into the hands of assignees.
The city OF Hamburg Germany, has
become a member OF ZJllverein, and
ceased TO be II free port Bremen will
follow her example, aud the last relic OF
the Hans eatic League will thus be re-
moved.
NEGOTIATIONS are pending looking to q
cessation of hostilities between the Ger
man representatives in Zanzibar and the
natives.
On the 18th the new gun boat Petre
was launched, in the view of large as
semblage. from the ship-yards of the
Columbian Iron works at Baltimore.
On the 18th l. 2go immigrants were land.
ed at Castle Garden, n. Y.
BECAUSE OF an anonymous newspaper
article accusing them OF sordid motives
| in their work IN that city all the visiting
physicians at Jacksonville, Fla, re-
signed. on the 18th.
A GERMAN protectorate has been es-
tablished over Pleasant Island in the
South Pacific.
The Government of Morocco persists
| in its refusal TO salute the Portuguese
| Naa h. IL