Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

killed snd Injured ffsm three "a
four thousand people. ,ss,, = ,'s' ~,
f In the State Of Texas ,there
arc II national lIbankA having an
aggregate capital Of eT,s86 900
Several newspapers In Arksn.
sss are discussing the question
Of calling q conItitutional con.
vention.
The Swedes will celebrate
this month the 5O0th anniversa-
ry Of the hrst printing press In
their country.
Thomas NcEIrsth, who found.
ed the Nav York, Tribune With
Horace Greeley, lives in an hmm
BILE way at Harlem slf. s7sts
| I The Spanish Cabihet has Civ
Gu favorable consideration 10 .
project for q tunnel under the
straits of Gibraltar. iqxs bge go
The King Of Corea is 30 years
oldo slight in stature, with q
small black, mustaChe, thin
beard, upcna q mild pleasant face.
The news Of the recent as.
sault upon the American Con.
sulate and &ounding Of the act
ing Conshl at Monterey, Mex,
has been confirmed. rse' ~
The city council of Fayette-
vile, Ark, has passed an ordi-
nance taxing all dogs within the
corporate limits of that city ono
dollar each. =
At the recent Cobdsn ban.
quet permission to smoke was
given before the eating was
over, and the announcement
was receised withloud applause.
Father Bosco, the famous
Italian, missionary, ia now in
Paris. He has erected seminar
ries which contain $4,000 poor
boys. He furnishes 600 priests
every year to the church, gssb
The Treasury reserves on the
18th amounted to $132, 900, 900,
falling about sl5, ,OoO, 900 in sin.
gle day, The sudden reduction
was due to the payment ofnear-
~ e15, 900, 600 on account ofpen.
si0ns. gs0A tai aEss vl1eoN
b The Boston Post proposes
Tlden and Hancock for 1884.
It argues that as Tilden was !!
cheated out of the Presidency, |
and that Hancock's defeat was |
purchased, their election would
be . double vindication. ~ ! !
The bellies ofthe Piute tribes
Of Indians walk along the rail.
road tracks of civilization Of
Nevada and gather the black
"dopep which drops from the
axles of the cars. With this
they smear their cheeks and
arms and grow more beautiful.
3 There are no longer any indi-
vidual diggers for diamonds in
South Africa. 90 Companies of
capitalists have bought the
claims, and not much ia being
done even By them, owing to
the low prices the stones nowl
command. sia issdFs ia D.
Il Vigorous war IL teing waged
on the unhappy trade dollar.
At the great banking centers it
is now received only a at dis
count Of II per cent, which of.
courseIi seals Its depreciation
throughout the country. % +
At the recent Mormon con-
ference in Salt Lake City some
200 missionaries were sent out,
$50 for the year. or
these, 100 came to the Southern
whence 200 converts
have BEEN forwarded recently
10 Colorado. .bpa9
Twp days before the liew civil /
service rule vent into effect, I
The Chicago postofice, received
81 new employees, only two of
whom had passed the civil SER ,
vice examination. Other civil I
service candidates may wait . I
lew years..
lGi Te4aOqOsl -HlgaE. yt.l l.
The changes of leyel' of the /
Caspian puzzles geographers.
It has risen and fallen at irregu- !
ar intervals since 1870, but was
;en feet lower in 1880 than in !
1870. InclSs2 it was 10 IL inch i
es higher than in 1880. eji ia |
Frederick N. w. Crouch, aa- i
,hor Of the song, "Kathleen Ma.