Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-05

VOL. MI.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Csaplled fron varisn Sources.
ExPERoR FRxDERrcK went from Berlin
% Potsdam, on the yacht Alexandria, on
the ist He was enthusiastically cheered
by the populace. The trip seeAed to do
him good
FOURTH or July will be celebrated, this
year, on the Western coast by line OF
illuminated mountain peaks seven hun.
dred miles long. "Red-fre" Is to be used
In the illumination.
THE output for three years Of two of.the
principal copper mines in Japan, COM
prising seven ghts of the entire Japan
ese output, was recently bought by the
French copper syndicate.
THE libel suit OF the celebrated Jockey,
Woods, against the Li-sHsed Victuaiiers'
Gazette. Of London, was decided on tho
brought verdict Of one farthing.
C. A. Russ & Co, granite contractors
ut Green's Island, Me-, shut down their
works, on the 2sth, rather than acceds to
the demands OF the workmen for a month
ly pay day and a new scale of wages.
GEORGE w. WILSON who was hanged at
Albion, N. Y, on the aTth, for wife-mur-
der, said the night before he was exc
cuted: II am feeling first rate, and shall
walk to the scaGold an innocent man."
GEO. II. HoBsoS, who was to have been
married in Boston, on the 18th, was so dis
appointed in failing to receive his we'd
ding suit on time, that he shot himself,
infiicting a wound from which he died the
next day.
THE Republicans of New York City
ratified the work Of the Chicago conven-
ton on the night of the 10Th by an i'm
mense meeting in the Metropolitan
Opera-house, at which Colonel Ingersoll
was the principal speaker.
ASKED, on the 2Tth, What do you think
of the Republican nominations," Judge
Thurman said in substance that the ticket
was a strong one, but could not carry
New York, Indiana or New Jersey, and
hence could not be elected
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE STANLEY MATHEWS,
of the United States Supreme Court, de-
livered the Grafton before Yale law
school at New Haven, Conn, on the 26th.
He commanded close attention and won
frequent and hearty applause.
On July 1s or IA Emperor William, at
tended by an imposing suite, will start
on the Imperial yacht Hohsnzollern for
st. Petersburg, where he will remain sew
eral days, during which time magnificent
fetes Will be given in his honor.
SPEAKING of Emperor Williams speech,
the London Ne,rs, OF the 26th, finds that
no mention is made OF relief for the peo-
pie overtaxed with military burdens, and
that the well-beins of the people still
holds second place to military instincts.
UNITED STATES officers succeeded, on
the e6th. in arresting near wilkesbarre,
Pa, Wilson Kline, alias Henry Smith,
and Clarke Bellies, said to have been con-
nected with the robbery Of about seventy
small post-offices throughout the country.
VALUABLE discoveries of iron have Just
been made by Duluth explorers on tho
north branch of the Vermillion range, on
the Canadian side of the Minnesota line,
considerable distance east of Tower and
Ely, and closely adjoining the interna-
tional boundary.
Mrs. FOLSOM, mother OF Mrs. Cleve
land, arrived in New York on the steam
er Wonderland, from Antwerp, on the
26th. Mrs Cleveland arrived from Wash
1ngton at ten minutes to ten O'Clock the
same evening. and met her mother at the
Victoria Hotel
A CAUCUS OF Democratic Senators was
held, on the stil, at which it was decided
To insist on the postponement Of all mat
tiers before the Senate and oppose the
usual adjournment from Thursday till
Monday until the more important apuro-
priation bills are passed.
GENERAL SBERIDAN's children, q
member OF his staff and servants, the
party IN all numbering thirteen persons,
arrived at New Bedford, Mass, on the
18th, and were forwarded by carriages to
Nonquitt, where they will await General
sheridan's arrival by steamer.
SECRETARY or STATE BAYARD has Of
hcially called the attention of the British
Minister resident at Washington to the
case OF the American ship Bridgewater.
unlawfullv seized by the customs officials
VI SaHdua u year ago
and detained for eighty -one days at Shell
burne.
AT a secret meeting of tho board of
trustees Of Dickinson College, at Carlisle.
Pa, on the s7th, DIR. John A McCsnby.
president Of the college, resigned at the
request OF the board. The meeting was
avery stormy one. General II. C. King.
OF Brooklyn, is spoken Of as DIR. McCan-
by's successor.
The Treasury Department. decided. ON
tne 18th, to allow cattle imported from the
Hawaiian islands for immediate slaughter
10 De admitted without undergoing auar-
antlne, in view Of the possible profitable
trade In their expectation, and from the
Tact that no cattle diseases are known to
exist in the islands.
IhE two-mile race between the Yale
and University Of Pennsylvania freshmen
crews, was rowed- on the 9s.h over .h-
Thames river course at New London.
Conn, and proved to be the most excit-
ing freshman race pulled there for wears.
iale winning after a hard struggle in
u;S-- The Pennsylvanians' time was
I1.4l.
foRrER and Buck, the American burg
lars. who are wanted in Zurich. Switzer-
iana' sor robbery, were arraigned at the
BOW Street police court, London. on the
<'tn, wnere they were identified by the