Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-11-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.



zressEv- Republicans Of SPAN have failed
IHrSx was . report IN Washington Gu
ne S1tA that Colonel Lamont would be an
pointed JasiS- Aslvocase- Cfeueral TO sue
eeet swain Lamont deni-s4 the runor-
IT = said q Successor 70 Lord SaekwfIIe
VIII be appointed BY the British Govern
nens before the President goes cut Of
Office
OFFICIAL returns from the Late elections
in Ohio show n total vote Of s4I.ssL.
Eyan's plurality for Secretary Of State
Nas =. 81. The total Labor voes was
). t52 aud the Prohibition vote ~. 80
TUE duel between NJ Andri-ux and M.
Gayos resulting from the charge made By
the latter in La Laaferns, Of Paris, was
fought on the 18th Swords were used
and II. Andrisux received a slight wound
in the chest
SENATOR VEsr's committee invesrirating z
the beet business opened proceedings al
Sc. Louis On the e0th-
The elections at Belgrade, Scrvia- re-
suited in q serious riot The troops were
called out to restore order. and a collision
occurred between the soldiers and the peo-
pie. Many persons were injured
THE National Executive Committee OF
the Anti-SaIoou Republicans has ap-
pointed \ subcommittee, among whom is
Albert Griffin. OF Kansas.
The President-elecs has rendered Z W
Halford. managing editor OK the Indianap-
oils Journal. the position Of private secrs-
sary. Mr.. HalfOrd is forty-dve years OF
age and came from England when a child
with his parents who settled in Cincin-
natl.
EDWARD HARRINGTON who abused ths
Parnell Commission in his paper, the
Kerry SsHfiRei. was fined goo for con-
tempt OF court He refused 10 aDoIogize.
DION BoUCrcAULr the veteran actor,
was reported dangerously sick at New
York On the sfst.
JUDGE RUcxKR on the sfst sent a letter
TO Senator Blackburn. OF Kentucky, 70
fight q duel The quarrel grew out OF
some statements made by Rucker with
reference to the late election, for which
Blackburn said he would ike to kick him.
GEogGx 5. KNIGHT, the actor, was re-
ported suffering from brain trouble al
New York
VERY Rxv. MAURICE A. WALSH. IL D
pastor OF St Paul Roman Catholic Church
and Vicar-General of the Archdiocese ol
Philadelphia. died on the cd
CONGRESSMAN WooDRURS. OF Nevada
WAS robbed while asleep in his hotel ai
Washington recently. A eolored boy was
arrested and SID OF the money recovered
A CALL has been issued for a Con-
stitutional convention 70 be held at James
town, December ). to further the early ad-
mission OF the DakOtas into the Union
REV ARTHUR BRcoks. Episcopal eIsr-
gyman Of New York created somewhat O
a sensation in the Church Congress re
Gently by vigorously denouncing the sec
tartan idea advanced in the government
OF colleges. He thought the broader they
were and the more daring men thsy
turned ous the better. He believed il
Episcopacy, but not in running colleges
His remarks were received with consider
able applause
Ir was rumored in Boulangist circles Ol
the s.i that the French Government in
| tended to expeI General BoaIang.r on
charge Of eonspiring to overthrow the ex
/ isting Government
! Ex-PExsIDESr HAYES addressed an i'm
mense audience at Farweu Hail. Chicago
ou the night Of the I'll on Prison Re
/ form"
GENERAL JOHN NJ. PALMER. late Demo
cratic candiiate for Governor OF Illinois
/ has withdrawn from membership in thi
/ G.. A r He was aesuatei by 4 belle
that the organization had been used p0
/ lItically to defeat him.
/ An official canvass OF the vote Of Niehi
/ gan gives Harrison plurality OF ~ go
| The total number of votes east. Al. at1, Al
| increase Of - 0s6 over four years ago. di
vided as follows. Harrison. as in
Cleveland. 3i3. 4,4i Fisk, =0.sisi StreeteE
4.542
RRTGADTzR-GESxEAE NELSON A NILE
| assumed Command OF the division Of tn
Pacific On the s3i. vice General o
Howard
The Electoral vote in New York Stat
| was as follows, the highest a1d loves
number Of votes received BY any eiecto
being given Elect0ral-Rs publican Sd.
si-. Democratic. So, ,9sS5; Prohibition. -,
~: Socialist. 50ss3 Union Labor, 6e5
United Labor Electors At Laryel. = 6ts-