Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-10-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

lHE Conway Manufacturing Company
or Milwaukee, Wis. made an assignment
on the I'd, with heavy liabilities. The fail
ure was caussd by the destruction OF the
compauy's works by fire.
On the I'd the President sent to the Sem
ate long list of naval promotions, and
the nomination OF James Petigree Le-
seste, OF South Carolina, to be United
States Consul General at Melbourne,
Australia
The American Bankers Association
convened at Cincinnati on the I'd.
The Acting Secretary OF War, on the
Sd, transmitted report os Major Lydeck.
er on the alleged defects in the Washing
ton tunnel, In which he states that so far
defects, to remedy which will cost 81. 900.
have been discovered The Government
has in its hands $4,000 due the contract
ors, and will hold the same until the de-
fects in the construction and work on the
tunnel are remedied and the work done
to the satisfaction os the Government.
CHARLES BRowS, q notorious horse
thief, threw snuff in the eyes OF the turn
key Of the county Jail at New Lisbon, o..
on the 81, and escaped His intention to
hberate all OF the prisoners was thwart-
ed by the alarm promptly raised by the
turnkey.
WHILE fishing outside the Golden Gate
at San Francisco James Mc5rath. Peter
+. Regans, Andrew Olsen and r. Nelson
were drowned on the 1st, their boat being
capsized by the swell from the steamer
Queen OF the Pacific. bonnd out.
DENNIS GALLAGHER, OF Buffalo, ". ",
defeated Lucien Mons Christol, OF Cin-
cinnati. in three-round Greco-R Roman
in
on the Sd, for 500 side. Christol won
the first bout, and Gallagher the next two,
easily.
Rev. DR. SroRRs delivered the annual
address before the American Board Of
Commissioners OF Foreign Missions, in
session at Cleveland, o., on the 81
A COMMISSION OF the British Associa-
tion, which has for some time past been
discussing the matter of liquor traffic
among the native races, announced. on
the 81, that in 1885 Holland sent to Africa
1,099, l46 gallons Of spirits, and in 1855
the city of Boston at one time sent I3I, $50
gallons of rum Since 1885 Hamburg aud
Bremen have sent to Africa 81, 900 900
gallons of spirituous liquors
The President approved the Sundry
Civil Appro priations bill on the 81.
The Italian Government has expressed
its willingness to take part in the inter-
national marine conference proposed to
be held in Washington in April, 1879, to
devise measures for the better preserva-
ton OF life and property at sea-
The report OF First Comptroller OF the
Treasury Durham, issued on the Sd. shows
that his Office settled accounts aggregat-
ing =, ,64T, 30, 16T during last year.
THE Republican Tariff b. was read In
the Senate on the 3d.
A REPORT received from Elbridge, Oak.
on the 81, said that that village was in
danger of destruction from prairie fire
that was raging in that vicinity. A squad
OF Northern Pacific men had left James,
town to help save the place.
THE failure of Eddy & Street, Of Provi-
dence, R l., dealers in cotton yarns, was
announced on the 4th, their Liabilities be-
ing estimated at 100000.
w. H CRABB, of Curtis, Neb., was ar
rested, on the 4th, on complaint OF Frank
Hollings worth, of Hastings. charged with
obtaining $4,000 worth Of merchandise
on fraudulent title papers to section OF
land
THE County Democracy Of New York
definitely decided, on the Sd, to renomi-
nate Mr.. Hewitt tor mayor.
The Union Carriage Works. owned hy
Fitzgibbons & Crisp Of Trenton, n. j.,
was destroyed by fire on the Attn. Loss
about so. 600; insured
The funeral OF Richmond A. Elmer.
president of the American Surety Com
pany and formerly Second Assistant
Postmaster General, took place, on the
4th, at New York.
Joax +. ANDREW was nominated for
- n . hA
Massachusetts district on the 4th