Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The bodies of fourteen women have
been dug out Of the snow near Fiume.
Austria. Many are still mis- sing, and II is
supposed they are buried beneath the
suvw. rnIrty suousuuu r>,s nron-
tenegro have been deprived Of food by the
foods.
A SHARP shock Of earthquake was felt
throughout Ottawa, Ont, AID the sur
rounding section shortly before five O'Clock
on the morning Of the 11th. The vibra-
tion was quite marked, and seemed to be
travelling from the west. The shock lasted
between five and ten seconds.
FIRE broke out in the central building
of the fire department at Lowell, Mass,
early on the morning Of the 18th. The
building contained the armories of the
Merchants Phalanx and Putnam
Phalanx, and also the fire a. arm teiegr aph
headquarters, all of which it was feared
would be destroyed. The loss is roughly
estimated at $l00, 900; insurance unknown.
AT NEE ting Of leading citizens of Los
Angeles. CAL, on the 10th, Mayor Work
man presiding, IL was resol we'd to tender
General Fremont public reception on
January q. his seventy fifth birthday.
In Difference to his well-known wishes on
such matters it was decided to make this
affair essentially informal A fund in
Fremont's behalf has been started by a
subscription of 81 900 by Mr.. Freeman.
The New York Stock Exchange has
shops.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt in various
parts OF the South on the 18th.
MAcEY WARNER, the murderer confined
at Jacksonville, Ind, made a desperate
n a aTrY NJ u. l. -
cutting an artery with q piece Of glass.
RAILWAY and steamship service was
seriously interfered with in London and
vicinity, on the 18th, by dense fog.
TON BARRETT, convicted at Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, of the murder of Street Car
Driver Tollefson, was sentenced on the
i2th to be hanged May II.
The total exports Of mineral from the
United States for twelve months ended
December 81. 1887, was $I5, ,23l ,9SS, again st
S4s,0l6.0b5 during the same period in 1886.
A FIERCE blizzard prevailed at st. Paul.
Mimi, on the 18th, In consequence Of
which the laying of the corner bl ock Of
the ice palace was postponed until the
18th.
THE carsworks at Dauphin. Pa. tan
miles from Harrisburg, together with q
church and several houses, were DESTROY
ed by fire on the night Of the 18th. The
loss will be heavy.
RISGGoLD CooNER, an American forper.
has been arrested in Paris on an extradi.
tion warrant for . forgery upon the Lon
don & Westminster Bank, by which he
realized ca GOO.
REV. DIR. A. s. PATTON, who has been
editor and proprietor OF the Baptist Week.
" since 1872. died in Brooklyn on the 18th.
He had been ailing several months.
THEODORE HOUSTON, a prominent rail :
road man Of New York. committed sui.
eide on the 18th by shooting himself.
THE Fourteenth Regiment armory build.
ing at Columbus, O., was DESTROYED by
fire on the 18th. The Ohio poultry, KEN
mel and pet stock exhibition was In prog
ress in the building, and fifty thousand
dollars worth Of blooded dogs and
chickens were burned
0PRIScE OSCAR, the second son Of King
oscar OF Sweden, will be married shortly.
during his mothers visit to Bournemouth,
England, to Miss Flora Monck, one of his
mothers maids OF honor.
The schooner VIM Parsons, which
sailed from Gloucester, Mass, for Georges
Banks November n, with twelve men.
and the schooner Petsr d. Smith. which
sailed November Is wi tn a crew OF twelve,
have been given ap for lost.
THE worst blizzard since 1882 swept
over Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Ne
braska on the 12th, in many places loco
motion being absolutely dangerous. Rail-
road travel IN some sections was entirely
abandoned for the time being.
IT Is reported that a general blockade
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