Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-11-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned ey Telegraph and Man
rKRsoSAL AID PourrrcAt.


AT the Waite Hosss en- the ssA the Pres
taent ana . small party assembled in the
horsry snd received the election news over
aspec'a wtr. Besides the President and
MIS- cievesand- the White House party in
einded Secretary and Mrs whitney. Mrs.
DfSkinsoat Mrs. Endicotr Attorney Gen
sraL Garisnd. Representative Breckin-
ndxe. OF kentncky. and Foran. Of Ohio,
and Ars Lamont, Assistant Secretaries
Maynard and Thompson. Of the treasury,
and Colonel Wilson
TRx results Of the Prussian sl.ctiou In
-ts districts are a. follows; Conservatives,
y seats; Free Conservatss. al: Centri.s.
a.; National LIBERAL, -, Fr-s.irni-x,. Is:
Poles, I; Danes, 81 oueiphx, = All the
Berlin members have been reelected
TIVE British Parliament met on the 5sh.
TEE London Tfnses, commeutinw o. tAe
SackviIie matter. says Sfns blue book
CONFIRMS our previous opinion IL supha-
sizes Lord sackviiIe's inaiscrstiou-D Re-
specting the correspondence between the
Foreign Office and the State Department.
it says that il the Government Of the
United States desired 20 be courteous il
might have telesraphed to Mr.. Phelps, the
American Minister, the details necessary
to an understanding Of the case.
Mr. GLADSTONE in receiving a pres-n.a-
ttcn on behalf Of Birmingham workm.n
recently offered TO support practicable
scheme to remove the pecuniary difficulty
in becoming member Of Parliament con-
sistent with absolute Independence and
equality between representative working
men In the House Of Commons and other
members
THE Russian Government has notified
the Porte that should the divorce Of King
Milan OF Servia cause troubles which
would lead to the occupation Of Servia by
Austria, Russia would consider herself res
leased from her obligation
THE President has recognized Carlo
Terra as vics-Consul of Italy at BaIti-
more, Nd
The New York EreHin1 Post places the
next Congress as follows: Seuate--pemo-
Gratis. 81; Republicans, % House Of Rep
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, i65; Republicans,
100.
ir IL reported in Berlin that the CzAr
will visit Germany in the spring.
The betrothal OF the Prince OF Naples
to Prince Ciementine, Of Belgium, will t,
announced shortly.
A GREAT demonstration was held by the
Republicans at Indianapolis, Ind, on the
sth, to celebrate the victory Of General
Harrison.
THE Secretary Of War has issued the Of
hcial order placing General Alfred Pleas
anton on the retired list Of the army, his
retirement 70 date from October . past.
A CABINET meeting was held at Wash
ington on the sth, all the members being
present except Villas and Dickinson.
EDWARD c, CARRfGAS, member Of the
Massachusetts, State Board Of Education
and a leading lawyer OF Boston, died On g
train near Salida, Col, the other day.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON has sued the Re-
publican National Committee for 81, $50
balance of salary and expenses as cam
paign lecturer.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER PLEAsASl
has arrested the city Board OF Commits.
sioners Of Elections Of Richmond, Va, fol
refusing to allow United States supervisor,
to be present at the count of the vote.
TIE Premier Of Queensland has pro-
tested against the appointment of Gov.
ernor Blake, late Of Newfoundland
THE wife Of Jay Gould was reported dan.
gerously sick on the Sch.
The returns OF the recent Gubernatoria
election were opened before the Georgis
Legislature on the sth Governor Gordon
received IL, 1s5, with not much more thar
400 against him
W. II. BARNUM OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, was seriously i'll at his
home at Lime Rock, Conn, on the Sth. His
| Illness was due to overwork in the lass
political canvass.
PRKMIKR voy MArrxAcHr has returned
to Stuttgart from Nice. His interview
with the King Of Wurtemburg resulted in
the King acceding to the demand Of tbs
Ministers that all Americans except Jack.
son resign from the service Of Wurtem-
burg.
SEVENTY thousand followers Of FL Mahd
attacked the town OF Wadai, west oi
Darfour, recently. The garrison repulsed
tho sssailants and killed 1900, bot the
Mahdists reattacked and captured the
town. The Sultan Of Wadai fed te
Ghiri.
The Anti-Saloon Republican National
Committee has been called to meet No
vember 81 in New York City to considei
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