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

INFORMATION was received. on the i3'h.
that the steamer Laurania while enter
ing the harbor Of Port Lug, Canary
islands, CAME into collision with the Ital-
ian stermer sui America. from Monte
video, which was lying at anch. r. The
latter, which had on board ZIG passengers
and crew of sixty-seven. sank almost
Immediately. One nuadred aud eighty
OF he passengers and sixty-fh-ee of the
crew were rescued and sarely landed.
On " nine bodies were recovered
SUBSCRIPTIONS at the mayors offce in
View York TO the yellow fever relief fund.
on the Il b. amounted 70 st057a5
ONE ot the two men struck by a Lacka-
wanna train IN Buffalo, on the 8 tn. recov-
cred consciousness, on the Iish. anil -av 3
his name as Thomas Hughes and said
that his companion. who Was killed out =
right was Charles ruIly, ot Providence,
r L
The launching of the cruiser Balti more.
which was to have tAkea place ~ Phi la
delphia on the 18Th. WAS postponed in
I definitely.
PARTY OF four young men aud women
were carried over Fairmount dam in the
Schuylkill river at Phidad .lphia on the
night of the 18Th. and two OF them. Frank
Caffrey and Minnie Lufftv. were drowned
CHARLES A. PITCHER. ex-teller OF the
/ Union Bank OF Providsnce. II. l., was
convicted at Montreal. on the 18th. on a
charge % taking stolen goods into Cana
da
J. BELOW and L. Martin. eighteen and
twenty-five years OF age respectively,
We're arraigned, on the 18Th. before the
United States Commissioner at Dubuque.
la, for robbing the post-oftice at HAzle-
ton. They were unable to furnish bail,
and were committed to jail. Below
claims to be the son OF Colorado Judge.
Five persons were drowned in the Hull
son river, near Hastings, y. V. on the
18th They We're out in "a sail-bnat, which
was swamped half a mile from shore.
CHARLES KLEIN. OF Fl Wayne. Ind. at
[ tempted. on the 1itb. TO shoot his wife,
and failing in this, beat her head into a
jelly with the butt eud Of his revolver
H then went into the yard and shot him.
self through the temple.
ARRANGENExTs have been completed
for the erection of John Jacob A.tor
memorial cathedral IN Sioux Falls, OAK.
PETER RAMENsOS. of Racine. Wis. beat
his daughter into inseusibility, on the
i3 h. aud il Is thought that she will no:
recover.
HARET Golden. alias Louis T. Myers.
an ex-cunvict, was sentenced on the iith.
TO three years In the penitentiary for At
tempting to blacsmail Rev. Dominick
ShuAk, Catholic priest al san Pierre,
Ind
THs Cooperative Implement anl Hard
ware Company. with houses in CrestOu aud
Leuox la-, assigned on the fSsh.
The Russian Government has granted
| Prieshevalski 5tDD roubies To enable
him to proceed with his Central Asian
expedition.
Hon. JOHN c. EDWARDS. who went to
California in 1879 diel at Stockton. on
the 18th, aged eiShty-four. lie was Gov
ernor Of Missouri from Istt to ISIS
THE st. james Hotel at Point Pleasant,
" j., was burned on the 18th The wife
OF Rev. III. r. Nye is supposed to have
/ peri>hed in the flames. Many guests
narrowly escaped with their lives.
THIRTY buildings were destroy d by fire
at Washburn, MINI, on the tith.
THE body of J. c. Treboul, who disap-
! peared two months ago. was found in a
thicket near Wichita. Kas.. on the 18Th.
I with a buliet-hole in the head. Il is
| thought that he was murdered. as he ~as
/ known to have money when last seen,
and none was found on the body.
ZANZIBAR il becoming qliet. and the
! Sultan j. Withdrawing his troops.
The Peninsula- and Oriental steamer
Nepaul, bound for China from London
went ashore, on the night OF 18th near
Narseilles France All hands were savea
The cap ain. however. died shortly afte,
from a stroke o. apoplexy, which result
ed from the severe shock the accident %
his vessel caused him.