Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-10-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

EDWARD FITZPATRICK, a laborer, aged
twenty-four years, killed his nephew.
aged four years, at the home of the lat
ter's parents in Albany. ". V. BY crush
ing his skull in with u shotgun. on the
18th The murderer, who is thought to be
insane. was arrested.
GILBERT & SULLIvAS's new opera,
''the Yeoman OF the Guard" was pro
duced for the first time In America at the
Casino, New York. on the 18th, before
a brilliant and critical audience, whose
verdict seemed to be that the new work
fully sustained the reputation Of its au-
thors.
A FoaTUSE-TELLER named "Jeannette"
was literally roasted in Denver, Col, on
the 10Th, in the flames OF her clothing
ignited from bursting kerosene lamp
which she attempted to fill while intoxI-
Gated The house was also consumed.
NINE LIMA DI MURsKA. the once famous
soprano. is now liviagiu single room in
Washington Square, New YOrk, in COM
parafive poverty.
THE st. Louis Browns won the second
game OF the worlds championship series
from the League champions at New York
on the 18th. by a score Of 3 to o.
IS Edwin Booth and Lawreu ce Barrett's
production of THE Merchant ot Venice"
the tragedians observe that principle Of
art which establishes a harmony between
q picture aud its frame, and enhances that
estimable comedy by richness OF ma
terIal surrounding that IS not more
charming as a spectacle than admirable
as an archaeological study. What the
distinguished actors do for the sentiment
AMI poetry OF the play the scenic artists
and eostumers enhance by the structural
form OF the work. Messrs. Booth and
Barrett do not attempt to catch the ap-
plause OF the vulgar with gaudy tinsel or
the stunning effects OF silded extrava-
sSInce.
THE French Government has accepted
the apology offered by the Porte for the
action OF a Turkish sentinel at Beyrout
who refused to allow the French Consul
70 pass the point where the soldier was on
duty.
KING HUMBERr will shortly arrange for
a visit to Berlin to return the call OF EN-
peror William
UNDER the guise OF white washers, two
burglars, on the 17th. gained entrance to
the iewelry brokerage Office OF W. W.
Maynard. Of Boston and secured watches
and diamonds valued at over S1.s0.
THE failure OF the brakes caused a rear
end COLLISION between TWO IrelgnL Idlns
at Riverton, Ia, on the 18th, by which
several cars and an engine were wrecked
4 SPECIAL from Valparaiso, Ind, on the
18th, announced that Congressman Mills,
having lost bis voice, had cancelled his
appointments and engaged Colonel John
p. Irish, o. California, to fill them
Mrs. J. ELLEs Fosters activity in up-
holding the Republican party and its can
didates is causing a serious split In the
woman's Christian Temperance Union
The Treasury Department holds that
maple sugar is dutiable.
AUSTRIAN military authorities are in
creasIng their activity on the Russian
frontier because OF the stationing OF
large numbers OF Russian troops in the
section named
TIE ship-builders at Dundee, Scotland,
struck, OF the 17th. for an advance in
wages The masters conceded an ad-
vance OF one per cent, and the strikers
resumed work
PRIscE FERDSAND has summoned the
Bulgarian Sobranje 10 meet on the 9th
inst
DR.. MAcKEszIE denies the stateUent
that Empress FsFdsrfcks ss..c proofs %
his book before il was Published