Oxford eagle., 1888-03-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

MR- A STIRLING PENNINGTON assistant
United States district attorney for MARY
land. died at Baltimore on the Tth.
THE Yacht Maysove will not cross
the Atlantic 10 Participate In the .ubilse
racing on the Clyde.
THE owners Of the Social MIL. yourss
Mill and Globe Mill. AZ woou~ockss. r L,
have. without solicitation. advanced the
wages of their two thousand employees
i've per cent. OWN g to cheap cotton and
good business.
URIAH BosxIRx was shot dad through
the window Of the De Jannstte Hotel at
Logan Courthouse, W. Va. on the 6sh,
while standing in the parlor in eonversA-
tion with the wife OF the proprietor. A
constable named Thomas has been arrest
ed on suspicion.
THE safe in the post-oflcs at Lebanon.
o.. was blown open By cracksmen on th e
night Of the 9Th. aud 81 10 worth of
stamps and = small amount OF money
taken- There is no ciew to the bars
lars
The Massachusetts, Senate passed .
resolution on the 7th providing for bisn-
nial State elections
The sharpest shock Of earthq uake fel.
in California for eighteen years was ex-
perienced on the Eth
ELLwooD BAUM, proprietor and editor
of the Pottstown (Pal Duly NeUs
dropped dead at his desk at one O'Clock
on the morning Of the 7th, of heart disease.
Miss RACHEL SrERx, aged twenty-six
years, daughter of q wealthy New York
merchant and noted for her activity in
charitable or gan zation work. hanged
herself at her residences In that city on
the 7th-
PETER VELxKR, q weli-known contractor
Of Pittsburgh, Pa. wss shot and instantly
killed on the night of the ith at the door OF
his home. in Soho. BY a stranger who had
followed him from the center OF the city.
No motive for the murder Is known The
murderer escaped
The protocols sub mitsed by the British
and American commissioners At the
fishery conferences At Washington were
laid before the Canadian House OF Com
mons on the 1th- Contrary to expecfa-
tions. Sir Charles Tappsr and Mr.. Cham
beriain. together with the American CON-
| missioners. made q proposition for
s<1e.2z -s=so5=7 & sS=zs<cs=i . i-t--,
course between the two countries before
discussing the fishery usstion-
THK police Of Norfolk, Va. arrested a
gang OF five counterfeiter on the srh
who had flooded that city with counter.
felt silver dollars The pieces are thicker
than the genuine. but lighter.
7. H. ToNLrS son, cashier Of the Brad
ford (Pa) National Bank. died az three
o'clock on the afternoon of the sth from
the effects Of the pistol-shot fired by Geo.
A. KimbaIl. who attempted to rob the
bank on the 9Th.
The board of managers for the Ohio
81 E.A IL -
the notorious ballot-box stuffer Of Cincin-
natl
The death Of the Emperor Of Germany
| and the affiiction of his sou has had the ef.
feet Of alIaying the n ioual hatred OF the
French, and engendered feeling II pro-
found sympathy.
The Crown Prince, on learning Of the
severe illness of his father on the sth. de-
termined, despite the opposition Of the
| German doctors, to repair to Berlin
A MATCH was shot at Dayton, O.. on the
ssh, between Al Bandie. Of Cincinnati, and
Rolla Heikes, Of Dayton l09 live pigeons
each, 500 side, Huriinghan rules. Ban
| die winning by q score of 81 toA
The funeral services Of Miss Alcoti
| were held IN Bos ton on the sth- They
were entirely private, only invited friends
being present The burial took place in
the old '-Sleepy Hollow" graveyard as
| Concord
THE board Of directors of the Iowa cir
cult met at Cedar Rapids on the sth. and
fixed the dates for the seasons races As
follows: Cedar Rapids-June 10. - In
elusive; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - .; Coan-
ell BIuffs-Jaly 3 & Purses will be Of
fered the same as last year.
THE German papers which Published
the premature announcement OF the En-
| perox's death are 70 bs prosecuted
MAYoR HEWITT OF New York claims &C
have received great many letters com
mending and not one eondsmning his re-
fassl 20 review the parade of the Irish so
eieties on St Pstrick's Day.
HokroS PrcHx n, Of Worthwhile, OAK.
was killed, and nine Others were seriously
injured. at the burning Of the Methodist
University at Mitchell. OAK, on the 9th.
rhs bui ding which was completely de.
stEoyeA ~a< fully covered by Insurance,
and III Be reballt.