Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-09

Mrs. E. Il. THOMPSON, Pl
VOL. XII.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Complied from yariess Sources.
A BIG comhlnation to secure control OF
NJ the leaf tobacco in the country Is said
= BE- in process % formation at Louisville.
Ir ia reported at Ottawa. Ont, that Sir
Charles Tuppcr favors commercial reci-
procity between Canada and the United
etases-
Nix Cox, the Irish Commouer, was con-
vlcted on the ist and sentenced TO q
months imprisonment When this term
> up hs Is to be rearrested-
THE Pre- aud the Civil-Ssrvice
Commissioners h.-e just completed and
promulgated number OF impor
ehanges in the sivil-Service rules.
DR.. MhcKKsziE mad. another examina-
fion Of Crown Prince Frederick Williams
Nthroat on the a0,h- The tumor infiamma-
ton was reduced and no signs Of cancer
Nwere found
SIXTEEN youths of Dromore, ireland.
have been sentes.ced % imprisonment for
one week wit hard labor for lighting
bon-fi-es 70 celebrate the release of WILL
fam O'Brien.
MGs- ApAa. OF California, presented to
The Pope. oa tts 81, a photograph OF
Cab iel, an Iudsr Catholic. one hundred
aud forty wears ) age, for whom he ask ed
special blsssins.
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PRESIDENT AuAssiz has decided TO send
twen fy-ave tons "a concentrated ammon "a
down the burning shafts OF tine oaiumet
and Hec,a mine. in the Upper Michigan
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The annua taaGues OF the Merchants
and Maaufacs ase-s' Association OF Baiti-
& more. Nd, took riace at the Hotel Rem
< ne-t on tae night of the 2i. and was at
Il ~. ,,..,,,h,r ~ ~, h,,,5r,d
The business failures during the seven
United states "a; and for Canada. u
or total Of sI9, as compared with 3lI for
I ths preceding like period. and e6i for the
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SERIOUS rioting was reported from
Shenandoah. Pa, on the evening OF the
81. started by an attack OF mob OF men
and boys on the non-union miners a. they
were leaving their work. Several persons
We're wounded. aud more trouble was ex-
THE San Francisco Chamber Of Com
nierce, on the I'd. adopted the majority
reports OF the committee recently ap-
pointed to consider the tariff as affecting
sugar interests OF the Pacific coast. The
report advocates that the present tariff
e
"ENEEAL SHERIDAN was driven around
Boston on tine 10Th, and was greeteA
ever where oy tremendous crowds, VINO
cheefea nim wildiv. pub nc receptio n
was giEea IN Faneuh HAN at noon, and
tne = ace was packed. the crowds extend
ing Tar out into the street.
i"o cowboys, named Arthur and Potts,
attempted 10 run the town OF Buffalo
Ssp, s'ation on the ElShorn road IN
paNo's, on tne Soth, when the citizens
turned OUT N fnIi fcrce and killed both OF
.Hefh- no hred the fatai shots no one
Knows nor wants TO know.
The bias. furnaces Of the Trov IN ",
S'eeI and Iron Company were banked on
'ne '"th' the employees having refused to
neeep. a ten per cent. reduction in wages.
iue efforts OF tue state Board of Arbitra
.on were not successful About three
'nodsand men are thrown out OF work.
cAPr.rx RrTcrr ~ thu Stat. IT,.
steamer S,a,a of I,ai,,. -..s
on ,ba Al on bah,Ir - ps,s -,'N'
land, with gold watch and chain, and
Campbell, the first officer, with binocu-
lar glass. for saving the crew Of the ship
Triumphant, of Boston, abandoned at sea.
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