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LOST AND FOUND.

TNouND-ON NEW YORK AVENUE. WE'D
Il nesday, purse with money. Call Room IA,
1870 New y Ork avenue, llo-3tr
7 oST-MoNDAY MORNING, ON THE ETH
IL inst, n bundle Of white clothes on coming
from st. between 18th and l4th sts; up 70 the
avenue to aist ST. The fiji der will be lberally
warded If returned to No l10s 2lst ST. betwael !.
ana NJ fl33t#
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uAIdcrney Dniry WagOns."

Fresh Alderney butter, churned every mora
ing and delivered In y 10 "ward'' prints, o2I, o2Ii,,
per H.. Also. cottage cheese, outtetili,IIte. nv.
and sweet milk, DC per qt. Cream loc' per P'h'
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Grand lodge, knights of Pythias.

At an adjourned meeting OF the Grand
Lodge, X. of p, held at McCauley's Hall,
ness was transacted. The retiring Grand
Chancellor Charles Miller, installed tho
following officers for the ensuing term j.
r. Shanks, q. C.; j, w. IIaislipp, G. V. c.
II. Goodhart, G. X, of Il. and s.; William
Ii. Hines, G. NJ. of f.; n. II. Stevens, G..
p; A. l.. Smith, G. NJ. at A.; II, &. Glass
cock, G. l. c.; Louis S. Labille, G. o. q.
An epidemic of embez1lements and busi-
mace fatIurag
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nnr Rednoed Priee

you Will fnd quito an Item; call and con-
vince yourself Eiseman Bros, the most
prominent clothlers and tlllors, corner
Seventh and L,
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FRANK SHARPLESS'

PHILADELPHIA CANDY FACTORY,
9IO SEVENTH ST., under dd-FellOws' Hail,
hasthe finest aud largest assortment of the purest
candy In The city. Superior Caramels, ,25 cts per
pound, u
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BOARDING.

yxr ANTED-TABLE BoARDERS AT THE
w La Pierre, cor. 10Th and IL SITS. N. W.; terms,
ss per month; IS tick cts for s., or 30 cents meal
i2i-l6tA
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R. F. HARVEY, UNDERTAKES,

s2I SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
The public ia respectfully notified that am no
longer at 932 ST., but g2i Seventh street u. ~.
Make no mistake. II. +, HARVEY.
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WANTEp-Sltuanons-temaie.

Advertisements OF three lines, under the head OF
"situations Warted," are Inserted three times
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PERSONAL

w ILL MISS MAUD Address CANDOK,
w Critic office, and give y full name, as tne
postmaster Will not deliver letters addrcsSSeu "
Hire 10 ~
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NAMTED-Help-femaLe

Advertisements OF Three lines under this head
inserted three times for 25 cents.
The Evening critic., 1883-02-16

A RESPECTABLE AND INTELLGGENT
IN coored girl wants u situation In a good
inmIly as a nurse, chamhermald or waitress Will
ing 10 stay mt night If desired Please call or ad-
dress No. 1920 4tb ST. n. W., or to 81 Critic ohlce.
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LIE DRorT
Dining and Lunch Rooms

FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
NO. si2 Il STREET, Oppo Patent onice.
j. w. BEALL, Proprietor.
REGULAR MEALS, 25o. % Meal Tickets, s5i
yJNREMoNT HOUSE-CHANGE OF PRO
i prietor-First-clnss table; polite and atten-
tive servants; very desirable situation for fami-
lies Rates $50 and q per day; SIS $50 s35 and $40
per m Onth. T.. w. Denison, proprietor d2-tf
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fOR EXCHANGE.

Wy ANTED-To SELL OR EXCHANGE FOR
w Washington city property, 100 acres OF I'M
proved good agricultural land In southern Kan
sas l1s miles nom a thriving town; 100 acres
nnd,r cultivation. Address q. w. b, Crltc
Office. 1lz-ot
-VER NTED-Te exchange new stoves for old
w ones at Buffers Stove Exchange, cor. 9th
and X Smokey chimneys cured or no pay. Steyes
exchanged for groceries. Old stoves bought. fe27
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In sums to suit at per cent.
The above is only a small portion of property
Tins issued on lst and 18th. fli
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wv uTANTED-WoMAN COMPETENT TO, DO
w general housework; white preferred; AZ
Ii IlM ~
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uTANTED-LIvE MAN, GOOD ADDRESS,
w desires permanent employment TO do any. any
thing excepting clerical or meniai duties, tnat
will pay fifteen dollars per week. Address Ener,
getic, Critic Office, 1lb
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yxvANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE WIDOW
w with family of fchildren to support EN-,
pioyment oy the day as seamstress, chambermad
or houseworker: refers to Mrs. Spencer Address
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wv ANTED-BY A CoLoRED GIRL, A SIT
q u Critic office flo
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RAHTED-S,tuatons-Maie.

Advertisements OF three lines, under the head OF
'Situations Wanted" are inserted three times
FREE. -. =. .,...-., = >oo,>,--,,.-
VTTANTED-BY A COLORED MAN, A SIT
w uation as porter or driver in store. Ap..
riy Mt 6I0 4th st. n, w, fl0
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Two Enterprises.

$50 you would marry Ethel 2"
demanded the father. as he
wheeled around to face the
trembling lover. Asffi
"Yes, SIR" iit
"And you have money In bank
real estate--bonds--sto
say $4,000 worthF'
"N-no, sir, but l can work up.
I'll am bound to win, sir.n
elbow fss3
II shall go to Florida, buy 100
acres of land, raise 5000, 900
oranges per year for the mar
ket, and in ten years shall be
rich"
alum! Yes! Hum ?" growled
the old man. every enterpris-
ing--very good opening, young
man ~
"Y-yes, STRIP
~ have an enterprise on hand
as well. Ethel will marry a
Buffalo widower this spring.
Will XIII MN, o"4;o~ ~, -oa;;,d
her q wear to wear weeds anu anu
M "et over her grief. Then she's
Sours. cash and all, and l vii,
nat my hand on your heao anu
bless you" ,of, the
When the young man ielI .ne
house he didn't seem 10 pe''o''
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Blue Horse Wants a Glass Eye.

The following letter from q
Sioux Indian has been received
at the Indian Office:
DINE RIDGE ssAGEss,Y, DAK,.
IMh;ts Mafch msi,7s asi87sHRph Rs; ;! Commissioned
ticed white men cutting ,., WOOD !
and al i thought l would be ike q q
white man and chop some wood
for my wife. A piece OF wooa W ,',',
aew up and put out my righe
eve eve. aud now l would like tne
Gyrsat 1y Father to send me anotn-
er eye. / can have it put u, J,
hare. M / have always been a
friend of the white man anu q, an, J
bringing my children up IN M, !ne
white mans ways. ! am gettiae;
aid and wish my father woulo
send me a cane. When yon sene
the eve please send me a prSw, W,
one. as that is the color OF IN, IN,
other eye. ! hope tnay a,' .n'
Great Father will do as ! ! ASK !,
9sSat q hands with a good hear'
l en" Your friend,
> BLUE HORSE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Show Yourselves Men.

Let me. earnestly .exhort you
my young friends, in all your
business transactions in future
life, to show yourselvs men,
Disdain TO descend to the low,
mean and petty not to say dis.
honest, artifices to which some
will resort, to turn u few pen.
MES from another mans pocket
into his own. If you have an
article to sell, do not. represent
it to be better than 1t is. If it
has defects, do not leave the
purchaser to find them out if he
can, especially after you have
concealed them by placing them
under cover; but do you point
them out, exactly as they are.
Never ask q little more for an
article than it is worth because
you think the person you are
dealing with is ignorant of the
market value. When buying
an article have the cand0r to ac-
knowledge whatever good quail.
ties it may possess, and do not
try to make 1t appear to have
defects which you know it has
not. A MAN will never do such
things, and youwill not ii there
is anything manly about you.
Let honor, truthfulness and
strict integrity characterize eve
ry thing you say and do, IN all the
affairs of life, SO that there
never shall be occasion to say,
concerning any one Of you, che
is a person that needs watch
mg."-Rev. A. 9. Baldwin.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Easter Thoughts.

Don't let your heart Dleeu
over the poor heathen, wnno
the poor Christian at home Is
starving for kindness OF sao'
stantial aid.
In loving Gou SO abundantly,
manifest q little for your feiiow
men. Twill be consistent anu
viii win hearts to the church.
Don't expect to make up for
a neglect and ISOLATION OF tne !.
commandments all the week py
4 ostentatious service on sunday
The Lord isn't unsophisticatea'
He has had too much experi'
ence with your ilk.
A man cannot give a better
legacy to the world than q wei
, educated family.
If you can say nothing goIi y
|. 10 any one say nothing at all
n for in friendship, as in love, W
i are often happier in our lack =
n kno owledge.-Athens Post.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
How a Llttls child's Life Was
Saved.
Warwick Advcrtiser.l


Last Thursday afternoon a
woman, looking from her back
window, In the city OF Newberg,
saw in the house opposite q lit.
tie child hanging from q window
sill, but kept from falling by q
dog, who had caught the child's
dress In its teeth. The woman
had left her baby, Is months
old, on the floor of the front
room playing with her toys and
a little terrier dog that Is it's con.
slant companion. The mother
was away just three minutes,
but when she came back and
opened the door her infants
head, arms, and shoulders were
hanging over beyond the stone.
sill of an open window, and rear
by it, with its feet on a chair,
stood the little dog, holding on
to the dress for dear life. Her
child, unconscious of any dan
ger, was growing at some object
In the yard, while the dog, hold.
ing on to the dress, looked a
mnte appeal for haste and help.
In an instant she was by her
baby's side and the danger was
passed. When the dog had
been relieved of his burden he
pranced around the mother and
child with q delight that was
almost frantic. sil
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Alabama Coal.
Advertiser.

Montgomery Advertlser,l
Matt. Hunt, of the Mobile q
Montgomery railroad, says INA.
The coal boom has passed way
%eyond % figures, and that snip
ments from Warrior, Pratt,
Newcastle and other mines
along the South & North road GA.
to gulf ports is absolutely SUI, o
nandous. ,o Arrangements are
being made by which Alabama
coal will be shipped from New
ORLEANS, Mobile and Pensacoia ia
to all ports of Europe. Mr, !
Hunt. who is a thorough studen,
Of this question, believes thal
there is enough coal in Alabalns
t to supply tenmiilions Of pc opl'
/, for a hundred years to come
:. Col. John I. Miner is strivin'
J. 70 increase the output OF Goa
:. at at Newcastle, and has opened
Y ,'t new mine at Coalburg. Ne
y mines will have to be opene
I. and the output largely inerea
" " % ed to meet the gradually i
- creasing demand from maj
quarters for Alabama coal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

wherein he had committed any
offence against the dignity Of
the Court but his fine was re-
mitted, all the same.
Justice Miller wanted also to
apologize, butthc conrt adjourn
ed, and he was the worst sat
oown on individual engaged in
the melee.
The postponeinent of the
case became necessary on ac-
count of the high state of ex-
element into which the Court
had been wrought In his efforts
to hold Justice Miller down to
his seat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Largest Cathedral on TINS Co""
nent.

The cathedral in Puepio,
Mexico. is the largest house OF
Worship ON The continent. Tne
nrincipal " front has three spa "a
pp;ous entrances, displaying dil,
Sarsnt styles of architecture ana
with many statutes. The t%0 noo
towers on this side are over wv
Feet % in height, aud built at cost y
of s2OO.OOO. Midway betwee., y
these two towers is a glganue un'
Clock. with gilt metal face, OF
namented with three statutes:
renresenting the three theologl
cal virtues. There ! coun.e. y
Atty bells. three of which wei' :
the largest | ever saw; on one q - -
"art;cniar. @ measuring thirty,nV'
Feet and two of them weighinil
TX ooO hounds each. The maj
, bnilding was begun in 1914, an n
! was not finished for ninety oC,. 9%
, Years, YEA costing s1,7oo,0oo. In
a%imensions % Of the building az
. 43O feet in length by 20 lee.
? width. and the cupola IN u
= y center is about the same heis
as the two towers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
iudkins' Boy on Frogs.

FROGS is the peoples irieno,
Init they can't fly. Onct tney
was tadpoles about as plg as ;,s
lickerish drops, and afterawh,le as, ,l't
legs growed out on 'em. On, ie'
ms love the frog-he looks SO
So sorry! Frogs can swim be.ter.n .. t y
| little boys, and they doho 'ia; a. " :,
hold their nose when they alve' o
neither! Onc't | hada pet iroG
and the cars run over him. IL
| list smashed him ! Bet ne heN m
i.r' er knowed what hurt hlm
One't they was a rich iady swa, va
, lowed one-when he was niue
Won know; and it growed up oIi y
her. and it didn't kill him az "a, an 1
! And YOU could hear HIM hol,e tno,
9 in her bosom. 1t was 9 W tIe' !
:. to toad; and so every time ne,u 30, : !,
e ..n'r.r.r-r % RI w wy then the gran
s ,ady she'd know it Was gong !,
J. rain rain. and make her little 10y ~ i
IS and put the tub out under nt;f y
= snout. Wasn't that a ou'ii
III frog!
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
sELEcTEo MISCELLANY.

i SOs - sOVSsossSWus
The ilre Of vanity is fed by the
fuel of flattery. ss
Peoples intentions can only
be decided By their conduct.
In this world man must be
either anvil or hammers--Long-
fellow. 4..,
Men are women's playthings;
women are the devils. Victor
Hugo.
A mans hobby rides him g
great deal oftener than he rides
it.-Furness.
Gray hairs are the only OBJ.
Iject of respect that cannot ex.
cite envy,-Bacoh.
Heart to conceive, the UNDER
standing to direct, or the hand
to excute.-Junius.
When credulity comes from
the heart it does no harm to the
intellect.--JOubert.
Oh that we had spent one day
in this world thoroughly well.-
Thomas A. Kempis. & f
Oh, Danish the tears of chill
dren! Continual rains npon
the blossoms are hurtfhl.--
Richter. iedi
Character is higher than In
tellect. A great sonl will be
strong to live as TO think. .-Em-
erson. i9a'i9 g
It is not luck word, this
same impossible; no good comes.
to those that have it so often In
their mouths.
Poetry is the blossom aud fra
GRANGE Of all human knowledge,
human thoughts, human pas
sions, emotions, language
Coleridge.
The more solitary the more
friendless, the. more unsustain-
ed / am, the more l will respect
and rely upon myself. Char
lotte Bronte.
Style is the only frame to hold
our thoughts. tits like the sash
of q Windows heavy sash will
obscure the light.
Speak the truth; yield not to
anger; give, when asked, of the
little thou hast; by these three
steps thou shalt go near the
gods.--Buddha.
Whosoever lends q greedy ear
fu,u a n.tss-.-.@- -.~----T - @.Isf--s-
rect standard by when TO welRh
the character OF its rulers
Lord John Russell.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Burolar and Lawyer.

Burglar who had ssa.;nm risen ane 10 day day
head Of his profession ohe a";G. "a
called Gale upon a Lawyer and sa,a;
81 have come down to de''la''' :,
the protection of the law
'S sYou shall have 1t, my friend
fee So" ,a,r named
Jones living on Se.;,.od Seven'o.od
street, shot at me-" con''hoeu
Wy aAnd what were you dong !
81 was about to crawl lh,o y
one of his windows to pack ~ ~
his his silver ard take It DOW, mr,. :.
the I Safe Deposit Company
vanlts for safety"
.sTruly, such ingratitud,e ), mus an;,
ho rehnked and punished" sal' "a
|. the tn Lawyer. ave will have ,.n ni, !,
I, Sr orrested forthwith, and, thoug
' S.l he NAV defend his silver aga'hhii z a n
RI burglars, @ he cannot defend emu n y.
oreenbacks against the iaw'
4 chicago Ledger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

vention, and il still floating on
the waters of the Hudson would
not be recognized as a steam
boat. The first printing pres
ses resembled the hangman's
ows.--McCormick's first rea-
per. looked like a saw mill. The
promised land is reached after
a long wandering in the wilder
ness, and u few only, like Caleb
and Joshua, endure TO the end.
Young men are watching for
something to sail or drift in
with the tide, but they hear
nothing but the roar of the emp
ty wave. Things in this world
go IN q circle. Vegetation lives,
blooms, dies aud reproduces
vegetation. The stars go in
orbits. Our planets revolve.
Rags and poverty produces
wealth, and wealth returns back
to rags and poverty. 1t takes
only three generations to come
back to the starting point. A
man born in u hovel can by per.
severance work himself out I;
but if he waits for something to
turn up, he finds nothing turn
ing up but his wants. He who
expects nothing but what his
perseverance can produce, com
mences at the source of power,
for he thinks, plans, fails and
tries again. Perseverance con.
quors. The laggard who ex.
poets to rise by opportunities,
will let them all pass with.
out seeing them. Opportunity
comes only with energy. pluck
and self.relianae. The young
man who husbands the golden
hours studded with diamonds
and perseverance,, is sure to win.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
Be Careful.

Don't Judge q man by tne
clothes he wears; God made
one and the tailor the other.
Don't Judge him by his fanny
relations, for Cain belonged W
a good family. - h;s
Don't Judge a man by ms
speech, for a parrot talks, ont
the tongue is but an instrument
y Don't Judge man by his is;a. fall.
ure in life, for many a man ia.ls
hecause he is too honest to sue
: ceed. Inv the
: : house he lives in. for the lizara y !, !
= and the rat often inhaoiI tne
) grandest structures.
:, ! When a man dies they was n :
: = survive him ask what properly
. q he has left behind. The ange
:, a. who bends over the dying ma, .a,
y ! asks what good deeds ne ha'
p sent before him.-Ex.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
FASHION NOTES.

Very dark mandarin orange
shades of plain eatin have the
fronts covered with brOcades
showing foliage of the new blue
and green shades.
A young lady's dress of straw
berry satin has a separate yoke
of velvet that may be put inside
the low round corsage, and
transform it into a high corsage.
The very long apron front,
pointed to the foot of the skirt,
has many wrinkles, and is trim.
med with ecru lace that looks
like an heirloom, but is really
very new.
= i've MN q tasy.ss ! em'aNse,|,I A, : :
tiny gold band and chain. me =
band goes round his body near
his hind legs.
I,overs of novelty who nave
wearied of white nuns vailins,
and much that is new in tue pale
corn % flower blue shades and tns 9
du,i rep and green tints in whicn
his sheer wool is now importeo
/ Coral. shrimp and strawberry
mink dresses of nuns vailing
tr;mmed with darker red we've
T r;hhon. are liked by young ia
d;es for afternoon receptioh
| and will be worn in the co"i'i'
!. in the summer.
short mantles in visite shape
d trimmed with lace, are MADE .
!! the gay material OF these .s' = uu -,
S tunes. m and are worn with tnel
Il and there are shirred bonne
e of the same with very iui' lr'i
d of lace on the brim.
le Pretty bureau covers are ma'
te of white monte cloth and orr
'e mented with outline embrole
u ry. the edge finished win -,
III tt;o,ue lace two,inches wide. ~
lace is also used to porue'
ed square of satin on which so
$" delicate flower design has oe
eir Wanted. and makes very ha
~ ~ some tides. :,
ing Dark copper red satl, uii :,
;la es have all that part OF the o
u" o below the vertugadin pun
on' 'oa cred with antique ecru lace
'ps, ute single deep fall of a the h""Uu new {
atv % vas embroidery; the peco,l
p 'ost surplice folds on the pnsa ,a,
IS of satin, with the ecru la1' y y
- ., side. and at the throat a Il
,ose tightly tied bow OF the sa'ill'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
,,n;yersity of Mississippi.

Tho Commencement oeinno"
will lib be preached on IS sunday Gm;y'
Yune D. D., of Of Atlanta, Ga ,,, The he Sa. aa.
lIvefee Isee ssth, % by Col. Thos, r.
stne saoekdale, M of Summit. On, On the ne
same san% eyV ev Geo. H. Armistead, Of !
feaudawan Teau py county, Tenn, and a
poem by Prof. off, y. pa@ney ONE Wed Nsd
Shall, of Vicks5ars. ag,r ,ns III Honora
nesday, June s7th' the the nteu,~ Tliterar'
ry Grafton before ,nG a'; cred b
Societies will be dehpeie,tf nv of & :
Rev. NJ. Rhodes -. y. ;ts ~, scon =. n
Louis, Subject; @LAiemi's S''p
, and mission" ."-Clarioh'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

The contract for constructing
tho nroposed marine hospital at
Wemnhis has been awarded TO
Iohn Reed, of Memphis, fol
S3S,775.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

HIM. Carr, of Louisville has !a $,
b, en- debarred from praet,ol;ng aet.n;ny
Department, d for having eraa,s naaas.
ed Illegal fees in pension cases
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

It is understood that a rail
road will be built from Sparta
to connect with the Clncinna''
Southern.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

The Court of Appeals of New
York has decided that corpora,
tions are liable for taxation ioi
state and local purposes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

scbaefer won the champion.
shin in the billiard match az
S Ghicaoo. after a brilliant con-
fest With Vignaux.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19
n;ahnrd Crowley, o

Richard Crowley, oi ~" w
YORK has resigned his posltlson o.
as special assistant counsel Ias ioi D.
aS aSe sl United States in the prose
cni;on .nt of the alleged electioi
frauJs in South Carolina
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

The reported lease Of r the e. New ,Ss
Jersey Central railroad oy J. the ds'
philadelphia siI 4 Reading, IS de'
n;ed by the latter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

ADeasonville, Miss, dispatch
saws John Morarity shot James
vi. Ricketts, dead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

Howard, a postoflice clerk sras az
Atlanta, well connect,eu, ,n,a;Is %
convicted of robbipg the mans
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-19

If YOU want Letter.heads, call
at the EAGLE office.
National Republican., 1883-05-12
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions ut the vnriouo Dis.
trict Onices.

trict Onices.
The Office Of Commissioner West Is being
rap9vatcd., Judge Edmonds was on duty at
the Columbia building yesterday, having re-
turued from New York.
The sandmcns union have applied for a
measure of sand, which the commissioners
have notified them thcrs is no legal provision
for.
The collector of taxes has received $36 for
pound fees.
Judge Smell has decided that under the law
Mr.. Wood, of East Washington, is subject to
license tax as u pawnbroker. Mr.. Wood has
appealed from the decision.
The assessors are hard at work and will
probably make their report by the first of
June.
Bids were received yesterday for furnish
ing new steam fire engine from Arens & Co.,
Clapp & Jones, Gilsby, La France, and Man
chester. They were not opened.
The marshal Of the district has written a
letter TO the commissioners expressing his ap-
probation of the promptness with which the
police helped to capture the escaped convicts
who recently escaped.
The commissioners have issued an order
prohibiting the dumping of ashes in the inn
proved portion Of Olive street, Georgetown,
after a suitable sign has been placed there.
The inspector Of buildings is having the
exit doors of tho public school buildings that
open inside reversed, by order of the engineer
commissioner, The estimated cost for chang
ing the doors and providing better facilities
for the escape of pupils in case Of fire will be
! S5O,37l,- while congress appropriated but
$4,000 but the work will 90 on.
building permit was issued yesterday to
w. II. Bell to build one brick dwelling on
New Jersey avenue and Warner street north
west, to cost $1,000.