Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

JOSIAH WILDER, aged sixty three,
dealer in agricultural implements, at No.
l61 West Sixth street, Cincinnati, COM
mitted suicide, on the 10th, by shooting
himself through the temple with re-
volver at his home in the village OF COL
lege HILL He leaves a widow and six
children.
The Republican S.ate committee OF
New York, at its meeting on the 10Th, de-
cided to hold their State convention at
Saratoga on August y next.
THE Department OF Agriculture makes
the July general average of condition as
follows: Cotton, s.T; winter wheat
756: spring wheat. 9J.s; corn. %; oats,
a52; barley, 81; winter rye, 95.5; spring
rye, 96.s: tobacco, manufacturing leaf, ~.
NJ. GOBLET, French Minister OF Foreig n
Affairs, presided at a banquet in Paris,
on the 10th, to celebrate the abolition of
slavery in Brazil
DIcR, the seven-year- son OF Jas.
Sacre, fell of fence at his brothers
ranch, at Oakland, /. T., on the 10th, and
broke his neck.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL was confined to
his room, on the 10th, from an attack Of
hemorrhoids. Prompt medical attention
prevented any serious results His ply
sician has directed him to remain at home
for several days.
A MESSENGER who arrived at Suakim
from Handowuth, on the 11th, reports that
he saw a letter written by the Khalifa to
Osman Digna, dated June -, which
stated that the White Pasha in Bahr Ell
Gael had advanced three DAYS march
nearer Khartoum aud was building a
railroad. The Khalifa had ordered the
Shaggios to resist him
Mr.. Patrick O'BRIES, II. p, was re-
leased from Tullamore Jail, on the 11th,
his three months term in that institution,
on account Of a speech delivered at Cores
| Bridge, January 8. having expired He
was at once escorted to Kilkenny Jail to
undergo a. similar term in prison for in
citing tenants not to pay rent.
THE breed residents OF Batoche.
Man., the scene of the former rebellion,
have issued a manifesto, acknowledging
Dumont as their leader, and threatening
the government IL they do not get their
| rights Those who took part in the for
mer rebellion demand that their property
| be restored to them.
THE New York State Republican clubs
in session at Saratoga, participated in a
| street parade, on the 1lth, in which they
presented fine appearance.
FORTY horses and two men were cre-
mated in a livery stable fire in Buffalo, N.
| Y. on the llth-
| CONGRESSMAN RANDALL was reported
| slightly better on the l1th.
| MARK II. DUSsELL, of Owatonna. Mimi.
was nominated for Congress by the Re-
| publicans Of the first district on the llth.
TIE Republican National COMMITTEES
met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
/ CITY on the Ifth
The Sultan is very anxious about En-
peror Williams visit to the Gar. 1t is
said b fears Turkey will be made to suf-
! fer more humiliation.
JOHN STONE, prominent citizen OF
Gibson County, Ind, and member OF
the gun club, was mortally wounded by q
| discharge from his gun, on the 10th, he
having dropped the weapon while carry
| ing it.
| Posr-OFFicz INSPECTOR SMITH arrested
Charles II. Wight, assistant superintend-
ent in the mailing department OF the De-
| troit (Mich.) post-ofice, on 1.-THE 10th, for
stealing letters.
| PRoFs. BERGMAN and Gerhardt, of Ber-
| lin, were, on the 18th. decorated with the
| high-class order OF HoheLzollern.
FOURTEEN blocks in the town Of Alpena
Mich, were destroyed by fire, on the l2th,
| the sixteenth anniversary or the great
confagration which laid that place in
ashes in 1sT2-
| The Lake Shore round house at Ashta-
buls, o., was burned on the night OF the
| I1th. Eight locomotives were totally de-
| stroyed. The origin OF the fire is unknown;
loss, $4,000.
The receding waters OF the Mononga-
hela aud its tributaries, are leaving be-
hind scenes of desolation never before
| equaled in that valley.
Rev. GEORGE ROBERT GLxIG, once chap
lain general to the British forces, died in
London, on the 18th, aged ninety-two
years. He wrote a number of BOOKS and
frequently contributed TO various maga-
| zines
IMMENSE meetings of Orangemen were
held. on the 18th, in Ulster, Ireland. and at
Glasgow, Scotland, in honor Of the anni-
versary of the Battle OF the BOyne.
The Queen Regent of Spain's children
are in delicate health, and on advice Of
the court physicians, have gone TO San
| Sebastian for sea bathing.
| A sEvERE snow-storm, followed by rain
and wind, prevailed in portions Of ver-
] mont ON the 1Ith