Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-05

.THE Massachusetts, Tariff Reform
eaguo held its annual meeting at Boston
D the 29th. Ths banquet was a brilliant
frair.
<Tuy remains OF the late Daniel Manning
Fere consigned to the tomb at Albany. N.
Z, on the 2Tth, with Impressive cere-
Monies.
fHE resignation of the Servian Ministry
II boon accepted bv King Milan. The
irement of NJ. Ristics Is considered
5eck to Russia.
darlington is v-~v heavily draped in
pck. out ~ respect to tho memory OF the
10 Secretary Manning.
rHE Cleveland (O) IRON Trade Rerfe,o
noes the losses by fire 10 the iron-works
the country during the year at Si,3s1,-
against s3,il1.5O in 1856
THr wear 1887 has added 1900 miles OF
pw main line tracks 10 the railway sys-
|m Of the countryside greatest single
ear's record in the history of the United
kates.
4THs Bulrarian Sobranje has passed
Ills authorizing the governments to con-
ude treaties OF commerce with all coun-
les aud 70 issue loan vf $40, coo, 900 for
blway construction.
Az enormous cave, rivaling the cele-
ated Mammoth Cave, containing mum-
fled bodies and relics of bronze and
b;tery, is reported having been discov-
red at Bloomfield. XIV.
The Prince OF Wales has presented John
Sullivan with most astounding walk
hg stick of malaccs, with n huge twisted
bake for head, in massive silver, and
Fith it's scales carefully carved.
CAPTAIN PAYSrER and Mate Fischer of
be bark Emblcton are in prison at Sun
erlani, ENGLAND, under charge of muir
erous cruelty to members OF their crew
uring a recsnt trip from San Francisco.
A CONCESSION has been granted by the
fex:can Government to steamship COM
any for a line between New York, New
|rlenns and Vera Cruz, the vessels to
buch at all Mex lean ports on the Gulf Of
exico and to carry mails.
s
/ MosT of tho German rivers are frozen
yer. Several OF the Baltic ports, includ-
he Konigsburg. are closed. The southern
nd western rivers ere covered with d. ift-
hg ice. and it has been found necessary
B remove tho pontoon bridges. Railway
raf'ic is greatly interrupted.
JoHN CROSBY, president Of the Millers'
fational Association, and a member Of
he great -four milling firm of Washburn
rosby s. Co.. Minneapolis. Mimi. died on
be morning OF the Goth Of complication
diseases. The immediate cause OF his
ath was paralysis of the heart.
THE steamer Roman, which arrived at
|oston on the 22I. brought a stowaway, a
cotch boy of eighteen, and permitted
i'm to land and escape. The Commis-
oner Of Emigration has fined the COM
any $1,000 and the vessel is detained in
prt until the boy Is returned or the fine
aid.
ANDREW SMLER disappeared week
20 from his home near Canton, o. On
be 9th hs was found in hay NOW with
9TH legs frozen up to the knees. Simler
eclares that he crawled into tho the hay
ow with the intention oflying there un-
he froxe to death. The chances are
will die.
AssDvIcEs from Sydney, New s,ith
ales, state that the French comman-
hnt OF the New IIebridcs had been or
trred By his government tt evacuats tina
sfand' in January. A French company
buying land from the natives OF the
ew Hebrdes for the purpose Of estab-
bhing trading stations.
o-
The Pope, in receiving sixty delegates
fom the former pontifical army, headed
Generals kansler and Charette, ex-
essed sorrow at being deprived of his
rmy. bu. this afiiiction, he said, was
Pftened by the hope that the day was
Par when he would again be enabled to
Pve his devoted soldiers around him.
ADvIcEs from Auckland New leland
Py that the French have ami exed Raiatea.
ns OF the Society islands The native
iiefs refusing to submit, the sunboat
fcorpion bombarded the villages, and a
oc'amation was issued ststing that the
htiyes would be punished and fined uu-
IS they submitted TO Freach authority.
The New York municpaicouncl of the
ish National League intet soon to pre-
fnt 10 Mrs. Henry Ward Bsechsr set Of
fsolutions expressing the sympathy and
tRret OF the society at the death Of her
isoand and its respect for his memory.
iese resolutions are drawnup on heavy
Prchment, fastened in the fsrm of a ban
Pr upon a stick of carved wtod.
Id
dRs. EUNIcE BoswoRrH Taylor. wife
Congressman E B. Tavor, of Ohio.
Fed o. the 29:h Of fapopiexy d Providence
kosIiital. Washington. where she had
zen removed on being found unconsclou.
the street. There wers I'D persons at
Ar bedside when she died ave the hos
ttal attendants and her identty was nm.
pown for several hours after her demise-
II Sl
Mrs. "BUcK" GRANT, nee Hiss Fannie
halfee, has filed a petition il the County
ourt at Denver, Col, asking1for a settle-
TENT Of the vast estate leff her by her
fther. Hon. Jerome b. Chaffse, formerly
United States Senator from Colorado. In
Is will Mr. Chaffee left hi daughter
annie $4,000 worth OF secrities. em.
Facing Government bonds, Inning and
islroad shares.
The Lathrop Memorial, hoAe for chill
fen whose mothers are. compelled To
FORK and a nursery combined was dedi.
fsted at Albany, N. Y, on tie 2sth. It
las built by Mrs Leland Sanford. I'm
tenoryof her mother. on thes site of the
id I.athrop homestead wherepfrs Stan.
ord was born The edifice cot $30, 600
senator Stanford aud Mrs. Stafford were
Resent at the dedicatory servi&.
TIE January docket of the Itter-State
,mmerce Commission hearinls makes
f,s following assignments: Jaluary II.
. Dalton iGa lumber case, IL, the
I aitsburgh c. al cases; 10, the cass OF the
:ktesheny River Coal Produces, Asso-
alton against the Allegheny Valley
faiiroad Company; 16, the Rice Standard