Oxford eagle., 1888-06-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
The Democracy Of the District Of Co.
lumbia fred 100 guns, on the 7th. in honor
OF the nomination of Cleveland and Thur.
man.
FRINGE BISMARCK, in n recent interview,
assured the Emperor that the ministry
would not resign, even IL the Quinqueu-
nial bill was not signed.
MINISTER McI,AxE, who Ia now enjoy.
ing a short holiday in Washington. does
not believe another Franco -German war
Is likely TO occur for several years.
THE latest advices from Oregon give the
State to the Republicans by 1000 majori.
". The Democrats have less than twenty
members in both houses OF the Legisla.
ture.
EMPEROR FREDERICK accorded Prinoo
Bismarck an interview on the 5th. The
former was very cordial and the Chan
celor was dePhted at the Emperor's de-
meanor.
s. J. FINLEY. Castle Fin. Pa: Charles
I. Orr, New Albany. Kas.. and VIM.
Long, Utica, y. Y. were appointed to
cadetships in the Military Academy on
the sth.
EMPEROR FREDERICK went from Berlin
TO Potsdam, on the yacht Alexandria, on
the ist. He was enthusiastically cheered
by the populace. The trip seemed to do
him good.
THE marriage OF the Duke Of Costa and
Princess Letitia Bonapartc is announced
from Rome to take place in the autumn.
The Pope has given his consent 10 the
marriage.
IT is said that the President is well
pleased with the nomination OF Judge
Thurman, for whom he contracted great
friendship during visit OF the latter to
Oak View, some months since.
THE London papers comment generally
upon Mr.. Cleveland's denomination at St
Louis, aud all express satisfaction over
the result of the convention. They seem
TO consider his recollection as sure.
THREE privates of the Tipperary ure-
land) militia at Queenstown, were, on the
9th, sentenced to imprisonment for n
week and to be dismissed the service. for
firing a salute in honor OF Mr.. William
OBrien.
MINISTER VoS PUTrKAMER has asked
Emperor Frederick's permission to re-
sign, his decision being caused by the
contents of an autograph letter viii ch the
Minister received, on the 7th, from the
Emperor.
1rfx .fsrs4s H..
convehtion waited with anxious expect
ancy on Sunday. to hear the hour of twelve.
midnight, strike. They were not dry. but
wanted to observe how well the Sunday
law was kept.
THE standing of the graduating class at
the Annapolis (Md.) Naval Academy il
now being made up. William y. Newton.
of Pennsylvania, will be first on the list,
and Frank Marble, of New York, will se-
cure second honors.
A sENT-PANIC occurred in Diamond
mine stock in the London Stock Ex-
change, on the 9th, owing to the refusal of
the banks TO make advances, taking
shares as security. The stock OF some Of
the mines fell five points.
A STATUE OF Garibaldi. the Italian pa
triot, warrior and liberator, paid for bv
popular subscriptions OF Italians in
America ranging from five cents to
Sl,o0, was uuvailed in Washington
Square, New York. on the ith-
THE frame house at Point Pleasant, o..
I'm which General L. 5. Grant was born.
has been floated down the river on
raft, and hauled up to Race and Canal
-.
on exhibition under canvass.
THE Italian chamberof Deputies, on the
sth, rejected the petition OF the Italian
Bishops. asking that the article in the
Penal Code bill imposing penalties on the
clergy for abuses committed in the exer-
else of their functions. be eliminated.
Mr. WHISTLER was defeated for re-
election rs president of the Royal Society
OF British Artists, on the 5th, and in tit
OF anger and disappointment resigned
from the association. His action was
initiated by twenty-four of his adhcrents.
THE Senate. on the 9th, confirmed CaD-
tain VIM. b. Remy to be Judge Advocate-
General of the Navy, with the rank OF
Colonel in the Marine Corps; L.V. Moore,
of Iowa, to be Consul at Lyons, and J. d.
Lopez to be postmaster at st. Augustine
Fla.
Mr. HENRY WILLARD has written a let
ter in which he confirms the report that
he is organizing German expedition To
the South Pole. DIR. Neumaycr n director
of the Deutsche Zewart,, of Hamburg,
will cooperate with Mr.. Willard in the
expedition.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND mantle ;ted great
interest in the proceedings Of the St.
Louis convention. He remain II in the
White House all day, on the 9TH. and, with
his Cabinet around him, read the bull
letins from the convention. \ special
wire connected the Western Union Office
with the White House.
TIE straw goods trade os New York was
treated to l. surprise, on the 9Th. by the
announcement thai th- Il. =. Barnard
Manufacturing Company, one OF the larg-
est houses in the trade. had asked an ex-
tension from their creditors. Their state
ment shows liabilities of 5000, and as
sets OF siss. 600.
TAFT & MoEGAS's sash and door fac
tory; the Baldwin Refrigcratlng Com
pany's Office; Sheppard & Morse's lumber
yard and planning mill, aud over half a
doxen fanauauf housaz in Ru-Ifp1.on