The Osceola times., 1888-06-23

Ar Youngstown, o., Mamie Evan. aged
ten. who, while singing at a concert
wear ago. strained her voice, resulting In
paraivsis az the vocal cords and her in.
ability 10 speak above the ,aintest whis-
per, was recently perfectly cured BY q
stroke Of lightning.
Ir Is said that at least twenty OF the
for1y-four military graduates at West
Point will be placed on the additional list
waiting for companies.
In the Chickasaw Nation large numbers
OF negroes are preparing to migrate to
Oklahoma, where they will acquire land
titles and engage in farming. They are
prohibited from enjoying land rights in
the Nation.
on the Snyder farm, in Henry town.
ship, near Findlay, o., on the llth, c. c.
Harris drilled into an oil well which
filled an s)O-barrel tank in three hours,
at which rate the well will produce GOO
barrels per day. making it the largest oil
well vet discovered in any field.
ACCORDING 10 the recently published
statistics Of the stock Yards Company Of
Chicago and Of the Board Of Trade, the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railroad
maintains its lead on ell other lines in tho
number Of cars of livestock and grain
brought to that market. This fact midi
Gates the rapidity with which the road
must have recovered from its recent labor
troubles. and furnishes additional evil
dence o. the efficient manner in which the
management handled the recent strikes OF
employees on its lines. Evidently, from
a business standpoint the road is in able
hands.
THE discovery OF t9ur cases OF small
pox in the town has caused much alarm
among the denizens OF Haverstraw, y. Y.
IT is reported that the country around
Bavispe and sonora Mexico, which was
so tearfully devastated by earthquakes
last year, has recently shown decided
symptoms OF renewed disturbances.
AT Berlin. on the 18Th. the International
bicycle races attracted large number Of
spectators. Herr Lehr, OF Frankfort, the
winner Of the Emperor's prize, and now
champion of Europe, fell in the race, but
was not much hurt.
AT Mitchellstown, ireland. the tenants
on the estates Of the Countess OF Kings
ton were granted reduction o, twenty
per cent. in their rent, on the lith-
ACCORDING to the report OF the State
Board OF Equalization Nebraska has i,eo3
miles OF railroad, OF total assessed val.
uation of trife over ga, 900, 900.
The political leaders Of Germany are
censured by Austrian journals for ''wor.
rying the Emperor into relapse"
SwISToS's English History has been
excluded by the Boston School Board
from use in the city schools, on the
ground that il treats the subject Of the
doctrine Of iadulgences in a manner tn
fair and offensive TO Catholics.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA and, Dakota re-
ports indicate that the storm of the night
OF the 18th was severe and the losses
heavy. At Forman, Oak, the storm ap-
preached the magnitude o, tornado,
traversing the country from northwest to
southeast. Several buildings were blown
down and one or two were destroyed by
lightning.
OK the 18th Right Hon. VIM II. Smith,
government leader in the House of Com
mons, announced TO that body the news
OF the German Emperor's death. and gave
notice that. on the 18th, he would move an
address Of deep sorrow at the calamity
which had overtaken the royal family and
people Of Germany.
AT Fall River, Mass, the American
Mills were struck by lightning on the
night OF the 10th, and totally destroyed by
fire. Loss, $1,000
RAIN fell continuously for thirty-four
hours at Hushyille, Mimi, on the 18th and
18th.
On the 10th, in sculling match between
Teemer, HOsmer, Hamm and Mckay, on
the Delaware river, at Philadelphia
Teemer took the lead at the start and
maintained il to the finish, making the
three miles with turn in al;i0; Hosmer
second, 2l 80.
| AT Oakland, Neb., the schools at the In,
| dian agency have closed, and the agency
| is practically quarantined. A few cases
/ Of measles broke out some few weeks ago
Since then an epidemic has ragged, and
/ forty papooses have died.
UP to the 18th bond purchases, under
the April circular, aggregated sl5, 1885
As, and s,,9Gs, 40 as. These cost the
! Government >aS555, l6l, which amount is
/ ss 535,50l less than they would have cost
had interest and principal been allowed
to run to maturity.
AT Worcester. Mass, the T2-hour walk
ing match closed on the night OF the 18th,
with the following scores: Connors, 3il
miles; Golden, 33l; Nint, 30l; Hengel
man, 29i; Tilly. 2sS; Cunningham, 2sJ
Murphy, 2a; Edwards, 80; Paul, u.s.
| Or the l7th among the passengers OF
the steamer Rhaetia, from Hamburg
Germany, TO New York, were 5000 Slay,
| AID Polish Jews.