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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
EXTENDING The STRIKE.
The General Grievance Committee sf the
Brotherhood Called 10 Meet st Chi


The General Grievance Committee ef the
Brothsrhaod called 70 Meet st sht-
eago-
CHICAGO, March "A most important
movement was mads yesterday by Chief
Arthur IN the strike The foi OWING te4s-
gram was sent 20 each Chairman uf hs
genera ersevaose committees Of tAe Broth
eraood & Engineers and Ftremen GA The
following lines of ra.lroad-. w, che %
& 4 Al1au, Chicago & NorthyTrs eFu. e a5e =.
Rex Island & Pacific. WABASH ra.ira.ssi,
Wabash < Western. Missouri pfc,
Union Pacific, Ateh son. Topeka * santa
Ee and IS usin Central:
DEkR SIR ASp BROTHER. Won ars hereby
authusizf z a7d ordered 20 come 20 the rffg u
Cn5eass a. once azd report ar the haasi4 aa-fers.
Ta-Hs ar- a-lIT tmparfani masters 20 consider
in connection wirh the Ch.raro Burtn-1o1 3
esalaeg strike. and your Immediate presence >
imperative Be PREPARED - convene yusr con
miEtee FROM hars a. q moments n0tiee- Fra-
terra-lT. 2. H. AisTE-E G. c. Z
F p SAEGEST. c. n
~ Eaf DIS tais msanf' vas asEa-4 =
Grand Masser Sar-=EL
1t means that we are here 70 say. I
can not TELL y0l what move - seoutemp lated
until after the cssirmen arrlve.n
Has It. reference 70 the aIeg . selling =
Bur gtaa tickets oTer cQnuec-iug aresff
" N5-s9 TO- can draw your own eoucll-
si4nsr
was determined by the heads of the
Br1tlera OF yesterday 70 h0lt mass
meeting a. Barerg ID ou Moudav ghf L
asslE be aftressed bv Chief Arthur aad
a. her rjrafairarf f..rIf as
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
INFLUENCE OF ORATORS.
Difference fiet-ssn w~n Of Wise Aetios
ard Brilliant Speaker.

Institutions are slow zrowths Of
e. o. urieS- 1hs orator eufs chem down
ia a dav. The tree fails. AMI the hauj
ta-t vialds Che axe j. admired and ap-
plarded. The speeches of ID mos
sbeae- ami Cicero pass into literature
aud are stuiiad as medeIs II Ian
gag. b ID mosthene- and Cicero
JiI not understand the facts II their
timei their language might be- beauti-
fuI AID their sentiments noble. but
with heir fin words AMI sentiments
they only misled their cauntryme
Tie periods where the arator il su.
preale are marked always b confa-
sion and disiufegration- Goethe
coulI say of Luther that he had
thrown back for centuries the
p ritual cultivation of mankind. b.
calling the passions of he multitude
10 ! Ige of matters which should have
been left to the thinkers W our
selves are just now in one u those IN
easy period and We have lee.dfd that
orators are the f,test people u rule
over u. The eonstituene es choose
.l.eir members according - the f.
eury # their tongues Ca lie niaks
"a 81 eech2 IS the one tess of e0mps-
sencv for legislator. aud the Ost
persuasive Il the whole we make
prinls w MS era W. admire the man
far bis @f, and W. aceept what he
SAYS far ihe manner in which L j. ut-
tered r. may eanlraslics ta-day
hat a. asserted yesterday. n
matter He can Per- sale others
srbere7sr-i = Taal's.-afs Il il,afseir 4 H q
such il the nature II hia fkat b. can
convince him-eifof aar thing which j.
his Interest % bsiieEe- Thesa sre
the persons who ars aew restrisd
as cur wisest L wts nos always s..
Il Is not - now with uafi sus wh4 are
ia 4 spuni state % hea - Ihe Amer
leans. whel they chose a Pr sident or
a Secretary II STATE or any fu1eti1n-
ary from whom they rqHire wise
aet fon. 10 no. seiect thsse famous
czech makers SHeh psriad- ID Aot
last. fer tie condition hieh they
bring about hec-1 mes slwav. intliera-
b1e. 10 not believe IA the deseuef-
ne # eur race be ieve the u--sent
generation Of Eugiishmen u b. eapa-
bleof all that thcir athers were. po--
sjb.y II mors; bu- ve are izst nov e.
4 a.o8Itine STATE and are SIX white
the process Is ..Oing ou--. IL e
gfsh fz the Best hide" sy Jsmss
.4aEs9uy Fr0takg
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
He LOST HIS Hat.


The hotel Gus em II Supplying a
rack outside the dining hall door
where has are TO b. dep0si,e de-
pends for its success on the honesty
Of the guests. and il sometime hap
pens that while the man i slowing
away u good square meal some
stranger IS quietly vanishing with h=
hat. This generally depeuis on the
quality q the hat A pleasantIeok-
ing man came out Of hotel dining
room recently in that eompIaceut
mood which a good dinner inspires.
and discovered that his hat was
gone
Are You sure ron leff it on
the rack2' inquired the hsaiwliter
OF course l am said the bare
headed. unfartunata man.
Some one has probably taken & By
mistake" rel iaed ths waiter. rsas-
suringIv; siy6iu ha1 fss'ffer g down %
tie Office and watch ali the hats that
eoms iH.
This sdviea seemed sound 50 the
gae-t proceeded 10 >eruiiuizs ali the
head-sear in sight Has II an sizes.
colors and kinds passed in view A
length. however. me xaz. = the bare
heasi.,i guest WIS eoucentraf on the
hai which 'ail man Was wearing and
he fastened up q hie.-
'.Wul y0H kiuiiv II nfs look on the
ius q q yoar has. b. iuq irJ with
eye fastened 81 tha familiar 3srbv.
What forF aske1 the stranger. IN
surrrise-
4 think possibly you've mate
U,l.fn<a AMI taken ny haG
"Ihave 10"
Il know it by thar white paint spot
N ths brim. iasis II ths ga-sf-
" you dou't. I ct that paint
stain last Ssptsmb.r upon LIZ Caam-
plain" "
4 would Ike 10 see the inside"
Wen. if you want 10 see THE inside
gOu'n have to knock thai hat of lrs.;
what DO you say5
The unf0rtaHase guest gave one
lingering look a. tie hat and then
90 sally: Never mind / think
perhaps that paint spot doesn' i0ok SO
familiar as it did "-E T. Trt5saHe
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
A YOUNG TORNADO


NrTtfns kAhs hAfsfEsa Nv = NNeFhA-'fh@
Nta Killed
NEwros. Kan. March a-A tornado
sir5sesz tins city Tb1r-tIly afternoon af sva
o'cioc4. coming ir1m -b- southwest, bow
Ing down several lses, tearing Iowa
fences eni Hproettug .rees- A aeavy rain
accompanied t., Immediately followed uy a
he4vv shower & hail Tho gh wind
lsstet bat w secoads, but when q had
suus.ies it was found that several baAd
ings aat been blown DOWN aud the roofs q
many 44ses taken away.
Juss before 6ve O'Clock a dense, sne ky
con WIS seen anrro Ching from the west.
Almost at the same instant an iuteBse ?
cod wave f-1m the uorth met IL and p ~
issued forth aass rloud that moved rap
tdly 10 fhr tlrection q the -0uf hgesferg
part q the city. The first bufdinE strues
was tts Newton 1lr-y factory. The rot
CT the mau par. 20 the bu i.ag vas
stripped - 4ni aur.ei IJI fret east Uas
fisaac strucz Wilsn Lacry. an emp ye,
who was r.uu x hons, on the mead Ell-
ing him sussaai ly.
The cloud next struc< watts addition %
the city. d=sl1. s. ing 4A.l scattering iu All
directions SIX dwelling houses and auH1-
ber af harns Mss Auule H18oie Eao
was 10 one ~ tine houses. was straeE ov .
fivfnT timber ard wll probably de Hrs.
Mary s4ith. an mAte - tne SANE house,
Ia has shoulder clad dls-ocatel and sFas
othar 80 iuj1cai. b1t not seri9gsIv. 4
nsmaar 4 horses aad cows wsrs 81 lat
while fences. ~ l..s aud trees were streEu
f5r msny blocks. Tue loss - property "A
Wars aIditi1a will b. fuzzy s38u
Viii u ]. Lacy. the man killed. i IN
married thirty years Old. AMI came
here from Kansas City year ago- he las
q bro her IN that c.ty and sssser IN Nil
waukee. vs.. and 0ue in Chicago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
Eastern and Western Shoes.


The Western and Southern shoe
frale deua ia a wider last n /
used n the Eas This Is not alto
geiher due TO dill. rences IN the pedal
street 4Fe- There are notions hat pre-
vail uolz 4 .alers = 20 how shoe
,ho 1lI br hited. wh eh are peculiar &c
sections. Tn Etsteru retailer pre-
walls on 4 lady To wear a She that j.
Oft n a full size longer than her foot
Having plenty of room IN that diree-
tion the foot can then be fitted with a
narrower shoe. with simmer an
more elegant appearance. On the
other han Q. W-stern and Southern
dealers make the tit snug IS TO length
and of',n after the shoe IS worn feu
lays b. great toe prOirules over th
sile. B 'ng crowded longitudinaliy.
sAe fo0l mg s. have room some way.
aud he 81 / Ter last IS thereto used-
In Z ; eru il the 20 rect metho q
sting bcins less nj minus to the teei.
aad le shoes viii lsesr. better an
. better after a fortnighis weaE.-
L0sD Gtybs- beHioersL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS

| yeaB J. PKupsasAsT, In 1884 cashier os
ne Citizens National Bank Of Springfield,
IL, bot since that time living at Kansas
City under an assumed nam., various
shortages In his accounts having been
found. dsed suddenly on the All He had
by strict economy paid off every cent Of
shortages with interest, and bad Just freed
bis name from stain when death eiaimet
him
GRxAr excitement prevails at Spring City,
Tenn, over the fR1iQg II ths. b.7s3x x Ers-k
Dsarmond In the Tennessee river half
mile below Rieklaad creek Morgan Han
Ter in in jail charged with the murder
The evidence against the prisoner 10 clr-
cumstantial, bus the circumstances are 90
strong that it Is feared there viii 10 .
Iynehing.
SCPEEIsrESDKyr PErxR CALDWELL Of the
Louisville House OF Refuge wAs sssaulrad
and badly beaten on the Atm by three
former inmates Of the institution, John
James, VIII Clark and Bali Round They
served ten years each, having b=sn sent
out a. mere children
A BILL has passed the Mississippi Legis
lature abolishing the Office Of swamp Land
Commissioner, and putting the records IN
the office Of the Secretary OF State.
THKRE is no-longer any question about
the removal OF Libby prison 70 Chicago
The hnal transaction in the deal vas com
pisted on the ist, and the 6oiidinz IS now
the property OF Chicago syndicate, who
propose to transplant it that city by June
lst The parties interested declare hat ir
wiz not Be converted into ehamber Of
horrors, but that it vii bs made an inter-
ssting place Of resort alike unob iec, Ca
able TO Northern and Southern People
An interesting family arrived In Boston
on the ID Is was that of Mr.. StaYsly, Of
England, farmer, and consisted of him
self and wife, with Il children. whose ages
are a. follows: IS. Is, I6. IS. IA. %, 9, s, :,
8, and IL months. the parents ases
being respectively A. and ~ years All the
children but the last three are boys
TEE wife Of James NcElmors, Of Tsxar-
kama, Ark. gave birth 20 trfPIsts. two
boys and girl. on the lst. Mrs. McEl-
more has been married only three years,
and this il the third set Of tripIsts that mas
been born during th@s time, and al alive.
TEK House % the ist passed the bin
authorizing the Secretary Of War % loan
500 tsnts 70 the National Drill - Nashville,
Tenn
EIGHrEEs inches Of snow fell in Mlchi-
gan on the ID, the greatest amount that
has fallen there in one day for ys4rz-
TEE business failure for the week ending
On tho ID number for ths Unitesi States 81.
Canada -, or total oJ -, as compared
With q total Of 10 lAst week and 10 the
week previous
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

BEAR AND LOCOMOTIVE
rb~y Coiiid-d and Thas SAVED the Llf.
Of . Color~d 8sntl-msn-

my &oAAA1~A ana ma ~ANHst AMr A-AAa
Of n Color~d 8snti@mea-
There are a good many bear stories
going the rounds nowadays but We
have one which actually occurred in
this parish On a small plantation
q mile or two sb0ve Bayou Goula
black bear was seen 90 enter a
turnip patch aud at ouee pr ucecd to
help himself o as many turnips as his
appetite demanded Il IS said thai
colored man Witnessed The unaufh0r-
ized levity II Mr. Bruin and deter
mined that he would enter the patch
and drive the invader out Acting on
the impulse he imm diaiely entered
the iuclosure and started in Bruins
direction A soon ss the mans
presence became known 10 the
bear he discontinued his vercta-
bic repast with the evident intention
Of smbcllishing It with meat
and. with ears thrown back and head
erect. h. started toward the son of
Ham with the apparent iuten ION OF
testing the qualities Of his make-up.
The darkv saw him coming aud ar
once decided that be- did not wish "a
drive his bearship from the field. and
rather than atiemp. it be would
leave the fell hiuseG So he
graciously turned his f~ec in
the opposite dirrc ION and
made for the railr,a TIE bear aP-
rcared 10 be sociNl.y inclined and
willingly followed his visitor. evc.i-
rating his speed as h. travelled
Sambo initiated him ard quickenci HE
pace. Aud thus thev had 60
for some tiue Straight M sha
railroad; run hear. run m-n. ard
the deyi iaSe tl' hiHd e-t.
Suddenly the calorcd su hrari
rumhlinx noise down tle track and
kn-w a. once that fhe night exrUe~s
rain was eon Z. T. a shor, time
hove in sighi. running 4, Tire rate of
thirfy-fivc miles au hour Wen ihs
train came in sight the eoloret mar
Jumped from he track and continued
his will Hight on the side II t.. h.
b ar also heard he noise. and looking
around saw the iron harse. with it,
red lights AMI it= terrible wheezing
aud p Hing. rushing ually upon him.
H see med 10 lose All thought Il the
man. AID turned his a;faul ion Co. tho
new foe which Threatened him r ar-
ing defantly upon lis ha ohe~ with
his fore feet extended. hr narinelv.
awaited the oucominy i'm H.
hadn't long TO wait. f.- rouder-
Gus engine. with is Ion s.d heavy
laden rain. struck bold bruin amid-
ships. aid in n ifTy sent lin 90 the
happy hunting grounds to jptu the
mem bers Of his family wh'ch hail pre-
ccted him th r. II vas skinned on
the spot-by pieeeaeal We suppose-
and the eulored man who had been
racing with him ioyed a slice = hap
less bruin for supper -i5eruiIs (LG)
Sosstk
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
pITH AND POINT.

Truth lies at the bottom Of .
welI'-shafs why the lawyers have 70
pump for L..
II charl Ill demanded another
horsa because he was tired Of the
nightmare that had been riding him
-Ierus sifnga
Il ) better fur Dc 'joritv o men ter
stay IN le placa whar ia b'lonE D.
dewberry vine doan grow a. loEg
after IFS lifted erboye de groun'. -
aka sac Traceier.
Sometimes Il is hard To tell
whether a man is irm In principle. or
simply obs 'inate bat the man himself
never cxpr sscs any doubt
of EdVcatioA
The destiny that shapes . mans
end does not make a good shape with
out some little assistance on the part
Of the ran.-N o PScrynne.
IN, mans character IA formed. ="
saws HnweIls. until he has been tried
by the woman he leves. That l.
sometimes apt to be worse than being
tried by any judge. Boston Post
There is a good suggestion in the
following; "Whcn man sets about
au nuderi aking he should first have
settled thsse four things-what he
wants TO do. why he wants to do it
u neither he has the right to do ii. and
how it be-, can be lone
He (,o NJ : Brc. zv)-"whst q
wond rfIl amount .: possession
YOUR friend Mss Wabash has. Miss
B-e,zv." VI IS B-cez Yes. poor
Coral and ava afraid shs always
.vili have -eif-pos-e~-inu. Ihis il her
SIKH season. you know.
d, you inteal to hear the new
min S cr tomorrow nqu rcd mem-
her u hr deacon " l lon' 9. I'm
no. goiug 10 hesr any new preacher
uu II know what folks think abou
hini. But YOU ough. 10 uss your
own jud snent." i never work sun
jay. Hfriford Pos.
M EIlior, dfd Won read that
article handed YOU YESTERDAY p -'Ycs.
SIR" What would YOU think after
reading thar if told vou that hal
out one years schooling in my life?
4 would think tha, yoB must have
vast Z 3 ur fime most abOmiuably2
-.strdscl Stfs J1vrgnL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

tsr1av wers a. favorable A. ever. fas
morn4nE oas sad that the G rmaH
Grown Priace was on the balcony
OF hts villa 10 the morning. buf wa
most = the tins inv bic from the ogts.de.
he looked aud ielt better han for several
davs past At midnigh ~ the report -as
tha. She Crown Prince hai pa~sesi a "a =
FAC cry aag He cauEhed less frequ mt =.
TIE ratit nt spe a sood deal % tie daT a
the balcony. Dr.. Markeuzio stii declines
20 admit that the existence % cancer aas
been proved SIR Spencer Wells. the Eng
ish surgeon, has sent SONS springs % rs
used li place q a tube In seepng open ths
cuttia- TO tba Grown Princes throas- tis
doahtfaI. however. whether the German
surgeons gslll adopt ths costl5L
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

Samuel Carualac. a farmer living four
q les northeast Of Seia- a. are gre4- y ex-
cited over his mysterious disappearance.
he vs. ted Sedalia last Saturday AMI stared
home lafs at ui-ht ou foot and has 10. ben
seen Of heard OF since. As he had q con
siderable sum Il money on his person. his
r sads fear that be has been foully dealt
with. He was q bachelor M good circ-l M
stances and uaan Oh good habits Ha
lved alone on tue farm and when fhs
neigh bors visited the premises yesterday
the horses aud cattle were found ia & FAM
tsheti coudillca, not having been svsteF.ssl %
led since SATURDAY.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
FOREIGN PAUPERS.
A German CousuI Gets Warm Over a Pau
per Woman Beins >-nt 10 Him.

=
per Woman hsciu >~nt 10 Him.
CHlckso. March An iuteraas sioBal
ques-loa has eu vigorous stirrea Hp ~
county judge Peudergast From b. NUM-
Der 4 in-s.as faaIsrs, ~ lec sof European
Powers, VINO have cgme before him
while holding the court OF inc AIRY. ths
Judge has soag been Of TIE ouiui9a
that he foreigu Governments are sIapsy
dumping their undesirable inhabitants INTO
the UaEed States Yesterday he dsciied
as tn best means of forcing he subject 20
legs i've attention 10 order two Canadian
.unalic paupsrs s. n o. the British Consul,
one German 20 the German tonslL and :
Il Hungarian 70 tie Austrian Consul
Baron Won Norde -lhL the 6 rmaa
Consul a. once replied ,rarmly hat "a
received Orders only tram Germany 20
begged 20 state ri any a iempz IS ME 70
carry out the or,ier Of the colntv colst oy
.eaFing Wet p Riedl al M 0fiee 81 haut
nv consent. shall invoke the aid of tue
Fsiera. cQurrs.n
The ether Cons suIs sent similar curt r.
plies. AMI thus the ~ tier stands.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08


Prince Of Wales has
left ine Riviera and 8
returning - Lend u
Arrnug smeutsa sare %
irE made privately %
transp r. the German
Crown Prince TO Ber-
N. gEd on accouut q
the animnsiiF s-lt n
tAat city Dr.. Maxim
e. wiilnotaccom a y
! the Prtuce. but VII
proc e,l direct 20 Lon
don The hl E ms
from san x mo re*-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
rnE cRows PRINCE.

rn= Tnnn.diate Saece-sor 20 tire Esnperos
William ia very Critical Conslttioa-
LoSpuS, Htrcn 8 3-Onc1l news as
been reee.ved mere thst the O. J siqu e
the Germa1 Crown Prime 8, alarming.
upcu receipt fa s. utelh- uc~ ths LsarI
Chamberla.n e1lsslfcd wan the = leaa
with ref rea-e % 4llerirg the court sr-
rsneeInsuts Ter neVt werk, wh!ch inc.uds
ievee aud q drawing but u@s o.
reeted 81 20 alter the present ar
rauEensnts, BIT to prepare 70 po-tpuae the
receipt onR 81 a shortest notice Tbs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

Prot Proctor. speaking Of the pos
sibility Of human beings flying. says:
The great dilIieuIty which man has
first e. overcome Is that OF maintain
ing his balance Doesn'tth he professor
know that the difficulty Of maintain
ing his balance has caused more than
one man 10 ay-to Canada2-N0rris-
i0scri II r'Ild
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

Did vOu ever 20 fobogganins.
Mr Winterwheat2'' No. said the
old man, but once stepped into the
elevator well and fell down four
stories in three-tenths Of second
That Is fast enough for nae; Tn get
ting TOO old for much e1eitemeBs.
Btrdetts
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

CHrEF SIGNAL OFFICER, GENERAL
0RxELY. on the 2Sth, issued official no.
tice Of suspension of q large number Of
sigma offices because of want of funds to
ouDtain them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

y Is stated on good authority that the
Rdglts Of Later OF Colorado will give
eAoir moral support TO the striking engi-
nssrs on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

THE British Secretary OF Ws-, Stan
Aope, insists that EngIaud's coast de-
6snses are insecure, and that large appro-
priations Of money are needed 70 proper
" remodel them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

3csrICE HARLAN. Of the United States
preme Court, oH the sSsh o-sr--led
- application OF tNe convicted In
napolis talIy-sheet forgers for q writ
uLorror.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

I'm tenth anniversary Of the corona-
49, and the seventy eighth anniversary
- The birth Of the Pope were celebrated
- fhs 81
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

H grand jury Of New York City dis
mtnsRd the cases against Jay Gould and
RuuefI SAGE on the ggth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

DE constab'ss who arrested the whole
- liquor dealers at Des Noinss, Ia. and
e1on released them, have been indicted
rpceiyfuy bribaz
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

WILSON. sou-in-law of ex-Presi,Ient
vy Of France. was convicted of COM
pleify in the Legiea OF Honor decora
0Ds swindies, on the ist, and was SEN
eunced to two years imprisonment and to
yng fine Of 3,O0of.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
empiled frvm yarisas Sources.

xuu 3oHy of Aby ssinis- with Ras Alui a
- : hrge army. Is advancing on the
Inn1<nm1 At Nassowah.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

ASsSEs LOCKE Of the defunct ya-
- opera Company was sued bv two
os late employees for issuing worthless
rks- The eases were thrown ous on
nieallsiss. andt irate manager gave
= rs OF suit for twenty thousand do
damages ineaeh case for false impris.
0ment
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

SEcRErAEY VIT-ss has reorganired the
enrcs Of his immsd ate office. with a view
- spoSing Of the nineteen hundred land
appeal cases now hanging fire in the In
tuRior Department.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

Is said tia. the prospects for the
lqsASe OF a postal telegraph bill are most
uraging- Representative vandeveer.
- lforn a. said on the 18th: ..If we
get a postal telegraph bill this ses-
!. We are sure TO get one next year. I
We the sentiment Of the country IA
44ror of the proposition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

- President signed an order on the
placing the CIvil-Servic- EMPLOYEES
PIE Classified department. list. This
n. Dn viii Be followed by an order pIac-
also the Interstate C0mmercs Com
ION aad the Indian School service
- lin the Cfvff-Ssrvis,. r,,l-x
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

an interview with NJ. De StaaI. Rus
Ambassador, on the I'd. Lord Sails
gava notice that he would oppose
- deposing OF Prince Ferdinand from
bulgarian throne unless the Powers
I'd first agree upon his socce sor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

was reported on the 18Th that local
nnat, Hamilton & Dayton pool had
1.red the control Of 20. 600 shares Of the
~ alf would keep Ives & Go. out of
- management Those named in the
9- saetioa are Nessrs- Dexter, Ramsey,
p-r, Waite and winsIow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

BE Post-office Department began paw
II ON the 3Sth OF additional eompensa-
due TO postmasters under what is
wn as the Spalding act of March q
The amour I to be disbursed Is SI4a :
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

1Ey divisions Of the Brotherhood Of
L0eomottve Engineers held a representa-
~ meeting m Pittsburgh, on the even
- of the 26th, to arrange preliminaries
- holding . grand union meeting in
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-08

0ESERAt MASTER WORKMAN POWDER
Exs manifesto 20 Knights of Labor en-
8fneers and iremen created q sensation
emong the brotherhood men. Who de-
oounced it "a a stab in the back.