Oxford eagle., 1888-06-14

rHx Austrian budget, soon 10 be sub-
mitied. will snow an increased expend-
iture % ael.epo forms.
BoSp offerings on the sth were: SI57. 90
registered q. at isT and i2-f.; Ssla. so
registered 4,~. at is- and Is7s. Total
offerings. sgs,. .o1. of which the Govern
rssrnt accepted slo.eo0 registered -. at
~; 5000 registered as, at t07. Total
SHHE New York and Washington news
paper correspondents returning East
from the Ational Democratic convention
at ~. Louis stopped over at Columbus,
u, aist paid their respects 10 ex-senator
Thurman. Humorous speeches Of intro
dnctioa and welcome made the .>old
man" and all the boys" laugh.
The mother of General Sheridan, who
has been iil az Somerset. o., had n relapse,
on the afternoon Of the 7th, which LEFT
her in very critical condition. the doc
tors expressing very little hope OF her re-
cover
WHILE q number of Italians were cx.
cavating for sewer in Even street,
Brooklyn. on the s;h, the earth suddenly
caved IN and buried Fcroda Guerrescpo
and Michael Mingo. When taken out
MinSo was dead, and Guerre:epp died
shortly after.
COLONEL HING HARxAy, on the Sth, de-
MED the report that he is to resign the un-
der-secretaryship of Ireland.
REPORTS from Newfoundland. on the
sth, say that destructive forest fires arc
raging on the south shore of Conception
bay. Many families had been burned
out, and several persons had pcrished in
the flames
y BRICK schoolhouse in Osg1od town
ship, OIt., was blown down ia a cyclone,
on the 9Th, and twenty children buried in
the ruins. None were killed but all were
more or less injured aud some probably
fatally.
THE whole line OF the Nj caragua Canal
il now definitely located, including the
complete through surveys OF the two
possible locations on the east end known
as the "lower route" surveyed by Com
m ander Lull, in ls'2-53 AMI the upper
route" surveyed by Mr.. Monveal. in iSss.
DEPUTY SHERIFF ALvoRD, Of Cochisc
County, ,Ariz., had a fight with three sonora
train robbers in the wheatstons mount
aims, sixty miles north os Nogales, on
the eth. The officer succeeded in kill
ing two and mortally wounding the other
BUSINESS failures for the week ending
| on the sth, were: For the United States,
a01, and for Canada, -; or a total % ~.
as compared with total ~ ~ for last
week
MISS ALICE WooDHAtr, VINO was ex-
tradiiel from England on charge OF
forgin, the signature OF Joh1 Gin to
-, 900 worth OF Unite Stats bonds. was
! discharged from custody. on tn sth. and
| Immediately rearrestel on another SINH
lar charge.
The Atlas paper mill at Appleton, Wis.
| owned by Kimberly, Clark Co., was
burned to the ground on the sth. Loss,
| SlD,OOo: insurance, 1900
| L. HARRISON GARRETT, brother Of Rob-
ert Garrett, while yachting in Chesapeake
Bay, ON the ssh, was run down by the
steamer, Jappa, and drowned. Mr.. Gar
| Garrett * Sons.
| RECENT meetings OF temperance people
in London 10 protest against tn com
| pensation portion OF the government
county programme, have opened the eyes
OF those who have sneered at the cold =
water fraternity To the fact that they are
not a mere handful OF fanatics, but a
numerous, respectable factor In the make
up of the greet city's population.
JUSTICE OGoRMaS. OF the New York
| City Supreme Court, on the sth ordered
that Inspector Tunbridge, OF Scotland
Yard, London, turn over TO the receiver
| appointed for Alics Woodhali all her
property in his possession. 4 motion was
| made TO vRcate the receiyership order.
| but il was denied.
FIRE at Lningsburg, Mich. on the I'll
| swept both side, Of Main street for over
block. Loss, over 100000. with little in
| surance.