Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from yarioas sources.
THr California Dried Fruit Association
rfSsn Francisco was formed, on the 18th.
with a capital Of $4,000.
IrpgE THURMAN has formed no definite
programmes for speaking during the re-
rnainder OK the campaign
Par srx-ur. ot Chicago. Is said to have
Won Sc 900 from the New York faro
banks during recent ten days run o,
luck
FoRr<rwRs' DAY Was celebrated In New
York CITY. on the 10Th with parade and
the usual picnic and summer nights fes-
tivaL
THE National association OF employing
printers, the American Typothsta. con-
reuei in New York in annual session
on the 1s.h.
DURING the present session OF Congress
the President has vetoed ninety
bills. sixty-four House and thirty Ive
Senate bills.
Two inches OF snow aud sleet fell on
Mt Washington, ". H. on the 18th. with
the temperature four degrees below the
freezing point
The probabilities are that the efforts OF
the Southern Ute Commission to treat for
the removal OF the Indians to Utah will
not be successful.
a PASSENGER train on the Milwaukee,
lake Shore & Western railroad was
wrecked near Tigerton, Wis, on the 18th,
bv A broken wheel
Mr.. Ww. REDMOND. ot Dublin. ireland,
was sentenced, on the 14th, to three
months imprisonment without hard labor
under the Crimes act.
THE Prince OF Wales Is in Vienna. His
visit is made in response to the En-
7eror's invitation to witness the ma
neuvers OF the Austrian army.
The Russian negotiations with the Vat
lean for the establishment OF diplomatic
relations. have collapsed. owing to oppo-
sition in Russian clerical circles.
THE total of losses sustained by the re =
cent cyclone in Cuba foot up fully so. =
nOnO on. Eight hundred lives were lost,
aud 1000 people are le- homeless.
GOVERNOR HIT OF New York was re-
nominated Nv acclamatiOn at Buffalo on
the 13fh. Liautenant-GOvernor Jones
was also renominated bv acelamatiOn.
Mss CLARA BARTON. president OF the
American branch % the Red Cross. said,
on the Is n, that subs s-riptious for the
yellow tevar relief fund were coming in
at gratifying rate.
THE State convention OF Republican
clubs was held at Concord, n II, on the
ilth. II was voted tn form State organ
ization auxiliary to the National League
o. Republican Clubs.
All freight traffic in and ont OF Colum-
bus o.. was susreuded, on the 10th. for
seven dsvs 10 enable the railroads to han
die the hronrs attending the National
Encampment. G. \. r
Many deaths from starvation are re-
ported. to have occurred among the In
dians of the British Northwest Territo-
ries, said to be owing to the dishonesty
OF their supply agents.
GOVERNOR BURLErGH OF Maine
was sersnaded at Augusta. on the even
ing Of the 10Th, and male brief address
to his friends. who afterward called at
the residence of Mr.. Blaine, who also ad-
dressed them.
Returns from nj the towns in Maine
piye Burleigh 79603; Putnam. eI.10s;
Gushing, 97l; Simmons, 919. Republic
an plurality, Is. i95. Senate unanimously
Republican,; House. i23 Republicans and
S Democrats.
ALTHOUGH the United States have been
in treaty re ations with Persia since 1853,
the ambassador of unpronouncabIe cog
nonen who is now en- route, will be the
hrst Persian representative ever aeered-
tied TO our Government
AT a banquet given in his honor at
Rauen. on the night of the 18th. President
tarnot declared that tn French Govern
ment knew how to place constitutional
rights and indispensable liberties beyond
the reach Of all danger.
The paying-teIer OF the Third National
Bank Of Buffalo, Y. Y, went to lunch. on
ne u h. leaving a package containing
s-pS IN bills on the counter. Twenty
minutes later, when he returned, the
money had disappeared.
iHE elections for members OF the Pro-
'lhclal councils which took place through
ont Spain, on the 10th. resulted in tr;-
sihph for the Liberals. The Carlists
soa mt hard. but succeeded in electing
ohiy few Of their candidates.
h.rURSs from all but few plantations
~ ~ me Second Congressional district OF
.itihs give Dingley, Republican. -. .7I9:
a4ieh- Democrat Is 2Tg: EuStfs Prohibi-
s.oAlst ~; Howard. Labor, 66S. Repub-
Ian gam i''4S over two years ago.
iHE House OF Representatives on the
= 2, passel the Senate resolution appro-
pf.aiing = 000) for the suppression of
.lection in the Interstate commerce. of
.lT United States. This is intended to
@PPis against the spread of yellow fever.
a. aHz embezzlement of Joseph Breed,
y, assistant cashier Of the Hartford
tconn-l Matt onaI Bank. who ree.ntIv
"a -...-.'ed .- suicide. Will aggregate siOs.-
Ts,l. ils.eai OF 2..0D0. as at first reported.
-. estate o. Daniel Goodwin loses Ss5 :
RAJ rivers in Spain have over
'"ed heir banks and Inundated the adj
-t country, causing great destruction
property. Many persons have been
fgNhed, and the panic-stricken in
--S-iants have taken refuge in the mount
INSPECTOR KAvASAuGH. OF Ouebec can
recently made seizure OF two American
1afges, the Beaupre and the Pacific for
,tsualng bituminous coal and other dutia-
1le articles at the out-port OF VaIl-vieId
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