Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-20
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

The French Chamber OF Deputies, on
the 1lth. by vote OF SIS to 0, adopted the
extra budget for ISs9, the estimates being
fixed at Se7,6oo,G0.
PRINCE BISMARCK suffered from a severe
attack OF neuralgia on the I1th.
The strikes which prevailed in various
parts of Belgium showed signs OF COLLAPSE
ing on the llth-
SIX gypsies were frozen to death, re-
Gently, in BoskOwitz, Austria.
The Bank OF France announces that the
subscriptions for the New Russian loan
amount to 100000 bonds. or 1.250. 90, ,001
francs nominal. The subscribers will
probably receive twenty or twenty y-fve
per cent. Of the amount applied for.
ID. r. BALDWIN & Co.'s music store in
Memphis, Tenn, was totally destroyed by
fire on the 11th; loss, 5000.
The wrestling match at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, on the 1Ith, between Duncan Ross
and Captain James C. Daily, was won by
Ross, three falls out of five. George
Ross, OF Boston, has challenged Daily TO
wrestle for $2,eoJ.
A MEETING Of the Senate committee on
education and labor was held. on the 18th,
to listen To arguments by Delegates to the
Sabbath convention. being held in that
city, on the Sunday Observance bill pend
ing in the committee.
THE Berlin National ZeitlH1 denies the
sinister reports that have been eireu-
lated regarding the health Of Emperor
William.
AN explosion in shaft No. OF the Cam
field coal mine at Canyon City, Col. on
the Iith- killed Henry Wallace, the mine
foreman, and Peter Galloway, a miner.
About a dozen others were seriously hurt.
The mine had been on fire for several
days, and the men had gone down 10 try
to extinguish the flames when the explo-
sion occurred.
EBER DURHAM, aged thirty-fve, OF
Salisburyville, Chester County, Pa, was
found dead at Leaman place, near Lam
caster, on the 18th. The night previou she
built q fire and lay beside a tree. The
tree was burned down and fell upon him,
crushing him to death
SHERIFF SMITH of jefferson County,
Ala, was again arrested at Birmingham,
on the 18th, on a new charge Of murder.
The law-breakers seem determined to
make it warm for him.
THE patients at Mrs. DR.. Moyer's hos
pital, at Youngstown, o.. had narrow
escape from death by fire IN the burning
VI Llc LII.
The Supreme Court OF Rhode Island has
decided that a bicycle is a~ehieie.
THOMAS d. WINCHESTER, for many years
well known as a hotel proprietor IN New
York City, died at the Ninety ninth Street
Hospital, on the 18th, OF apoplexy.
The murdered body of United States
Deputy Marshal Goodson, who left Eliza
hethton. Tenn November %. to serve
ers, was found. on the 1lth, in laurel
thieket at the foot OF Roam mountain
Mss BYSUM, a tsenty-year-Old school
teacher, and Miss Lewis, aged eighteen
while crossing a long, high trestle, near
Alexander, y. c. on the IIth. were struck
by railroad train and instantly killed
THE lewelry store OF Smith French, at
Wabash. Ind, was burEIarized to the ex-
tent of Sl.s00, on the night Of the 12th,
while the proprietor was absent taking
tea
jog IvY was killed in Sumter County,
s. c.. on the IIth, by Badd Cato, who OBJ
iected to Ivy's attentions 10 his sister.
COLONEL FIrzGTBBoS TRASr, deputy
lieutenant Of County TipPeTary, at
Thurles, Ireland, gave notice, on the l5Sh,
of the proposed eviction OF nineteen fam
lilies, and warned the work-bOCse aafhori-
ties 10 make provision for them.
DURING target practice on board a
French iron-elad in the Gulf OF JUAN re-
Gently. gun exploded and killed an ofh-
Ger and five men
The South Carolina House Of Repre-
sentatives has passed bill imposing
tax Of twenty-five cents a ton on all cot
ton-seed meal taken into that State
MME. BoCLAxoER has Withdrawn her
SUIT FOR divorce srom heg husband,