Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Rev. DIR. TALxAGE has been chosen to
succeed Henry Ward Beecher as chaplain
OF the Thirteenth regiment of Brooklyn
THE strike on the Reading system is al
ready producing a coal famine in Pennsyl-
vania.
THOUGH this season marks the third ice
palace built in st. Paul, Mimi, the first
serious accident occurred on the 4th
Ernst Hoenspa, a workman. fell from the
top OF the turret, a distance of sixty five
feet, and landed at the bottom in a bag
Of chopped ice. He was taken to the
City Hospital, where he will probably
die.
GOVERNOR LARRABgE OF Iowa, on the
4th, prepared and signed the death war
rant Of Henry Schmidt, of Fayette Coun-
ty, fixing the day of execution on Jan.
uary 13, and transmitted the document to
the sheriff Of the county. The hanging
will take place at West Union.
SPEAKER CARLISLE expected to be abl 9
to announce the House committees on the
4th, but owing to the necessity OF seeing
certain members who he proposed to re-
assign to other committees, he was COM
peeled to abandon his intention. It was
thought that the list would be finished
IN.
Two express trains on the Dutch State
railroad collided near Meppel on the 4th.
Twenty-six persons were killed and many
others injured.
SPEAKER CARLISLE presented the names
Of the standing committees of the House
OF Representatives on the 9th.
THE Pope took farewell Of the pilgrims
at Rome on the 9th. There were shouts
for the "Pope- King"
The treasurer of Logan County, Ia, is
reported to be between 81, 900 and SIS, 900
short in his accounts.
Ton BUTTsFIELD, young farmer, living
near Palmyra, Neb., was arrested on the
5th, charged with numbering his father
and mother. The particulars received are
meagre.
SENATORIAL elections were held on the
9th in France. The Republicans appear
to have lost ground.
SCARCITY of cars for the shipment Of
surplus produce places many Of the farm
ers of Northwestern Iowa in bad shape,
their mortgages and notes being due.
THE Italian Government has resolved to
censure Princes Massino, Dildenago and
Malatesta, who, although belonging to
the army, attended the Pope's reception.
THE United States Law and Order
League has issued call for its sixth an
nual meeting, to be held in Philadelphia
on February 21 and 90 next.
A DISPATCH from Rome saws advices
have been received from Massowah to the
effect that Ras Alula has offered to Join
the Italians with 40, 900 followers on con.
dition that he be created King of Abys-
sinia in the event of the defeat of King
John.
SAN FIKE, the city dog g-catcher at Al
buquerque, N. NJ, died on the night of the
4th in frightful agony from hydrophoba.
He was bitten few weeks ago, and be-
came so bad on New Years day that it
was found necessary to incarcerate him
in o cell in this county Jail to prevent him
from doing bodily injury to those around
him.
A IrRE broke out on the morning of the
9th at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in the
navigation building. II was a three-s tory
and attic brick str ructure, and was occu-
pied by the navigation construction and
equipment bureaus, and also for storage
purposes. The building was completely
eutted, the walls alone being left stand
ing. The total loss will be about $500 0OO.
TROUBLE has been caused at Kildysart,
the turf dealers to furnish the police with
supplies. The police, on being refused,
forcibly seized what they needed.
A SPAN in the new central viaduct. now
being constructed at Cleveland, O.. and
which connects the South Side with the
city proper, fell on the 9th. 1t was ninety
feet long and eighty-five feet above the
ground. A large car, on which there was
ofFt tka - 81
span by accident, aud In falling it knocked
braces and beams out OF place and the
span went also. There were eight work
men on the span when il fell, two OF whom
were killed and the rest injured
The first Of the annual series Of the
Presidents state dinners was given at
the White Hou Sc, on the night Of the 9th.
to the members Of the Cabinet. The pub
lie parlors were handsomely decorated.
A RUSSIAN spy, with maps and com.
promising documents in his possession,
has been arrested at Czernowitz, an Aus
trian towr.
SaERBuRsE @. HOPKINS, the newspaper
reporter who some weeks ago sent sham
inIernai machine to Chief Justice Waite
al " ashington for the purpose Of creating
. sensation and sell ing the news, pleaded
guilty In the police court, On the 9th, to
tne cnarge OF attempting to obtain money
py faise pretenses, and was fined 500.
iHE Secretary of the Navy has issued
an order for the United States ship Iro-
quois, al San Francisco, to proceed TO
humboldt Bay, California, for the purpose
OF blowing MP tue wreck of the schosusr
IN hancock, reported as being . dan
Foas obstruction to navigation.
Ass. STACK. an aged lady of Cumber-
lana Mills, Me-, was killed by q burglar
on sne night Of the 9th, after . desperate
struggle.