Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-26

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GSe in to the men on the 18th, and work
IS resumed. The men are jubilant over
G Dir victory.
PARADEs in various portions Of Paris,
Whonor of General Boulanger's election
~ the Chamber OF Deputies. have been
(persed by the police.
HE Moscow Gazette, in an article on the
ench situation, says it is greatly to
ssia's interest that France should be
-fong, no matter through whom. 4
SECRETARY FAIRcHILD announced on
. 18th that ne would receive proposals
4or the sale OF United States bonds to the
on and after the 23d.
RoscoE CoSEbtNG. the great jurist and
stotesman, OF New York, died after brief
but severe illness at half-past one
O'Clock on the morning Of the 18th.
THE debate on the Fisheries treaty in
he House of Commons at Ottawa, Ont,
IN the 10th. was continued until 2:30 a M,
when the bill reached second reading.
II was said. ON the nth. that Senator
Gray, os Delaware, would probably be
vacant Enthusiastically OF the Supreme
Court.
THE Russian Government has advanced
. division of infantry to the Austrian
frontier. and orders have been issued
from Vienna to oppose further movements
onthe frontier.
yERY little buiness is expected to be
0onsactcd in Congress during the month
& June, owing to the absorbing interest
6fat will be taken in the two great Ma
GDnal conventions.
AS animated colloquy took place be-
zen Messrs. Sherman and Vest in the
nate, on the 18th, on the question of the
0pointment and action of the electoral
onmission in 1876.
TIE Secretary of War estimates that it
I'll cost Saie,G50 to protect the lowlands
the Missouri river, of which amount
-. 200 can be profitably expended dur
~ the next fiscal year.
THEl President, on the 18th, returned
without his signature bill for the relief
e Paymaster Bash, intended to relieve
Mn of responsibility for money stolen
from him in March. 1877.
HE eolored delegates to the Ohio Re-
r0lican State convention at Dayton, on
~ 18th, formally demanded the selection
o<one OF their race as ate-at-large
o11he National convention.
DISCUSSION on the Tariff bill was COM
Enced ON the nth. Mr.. Mills, of Texas,
ming the debate In support of the
nsure. and Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsyl-
Hia ranlyincr FOR the ouunsitinu
DE case of Rev. Leeper. OF Reading,
-, was called up before the Lehigh Pres
oI1ery on the 18th. He is accused OF
r11giarism and with attempting to OBJ
- an increase of salary under false pre-
BE Pope has Instructed Archbishop
Wolsh of Dublin to compile report on
04National League, and submit it to the
V4Ican for comparison with the report of
Persico.
LEGATEs to the National Republican
eourention were chosen in each of the
0IIeeen Congressional districts of In
d11lR on the 10Th. In all but one-the
H4h district-they were instructed for
x-enator Harrison.
p testimony given before the youse
mittee on printing on the 10Th showed
The practice of doing private printing
"a Government printing Office had al
v been followed prior to the adminis-
00&Ion of Mr.. Benedict.
1nE Liberal members of the British
- lament have subscribed three hum
dIQ4 pounds sterling to enable Mr..
Ees Bradlaugh to pay his fine and the
exy nses of the libel suit which Mr..
~ brought against him.
execution of the law lately enacted
g Legislature Of the Chickasaw Ma
e 1mposing tax of one dollar per head
onth on all stock owned by non-resi-
- requires the presence of troops to
Zee the collectors demands.
bis message on the 18th, announcing
s@Neath OF ex-senator Conkling, Gov
HILL said: THE people OF the State
n mourn the death OF one whom
p highly honored. both in official
Ions and as private citizen"
PRELrMISARY estimate OF the cop
production OF the United States,
by the Geological Survey on the
places the output os copper for 1887
of p ,52i pounds, and the consumption
g. came period at i00.O00,OO0 pounds.
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EsTIGATIoS into the late wreck near
g. pm. Ia, developed the fact that the
= ctor Of the wrecked train had been
o. 81 without sleep for fifty hours, and
Pred against starting out without
he engineer had not slept for thirty
ERAL services over the remains
Bcoe COnkling were held in Trinity
u, in West Twenty fifth street. Ney-
s~l on the 2Dth, after which the body
ken to Utica for further appro-
ceremonies, and interment in the
Int11I.city.
In jury in the suit Of David s. Fother-
m3An, or st. Louis, against the Adams
Ex1x ) Company for malicious prosecu-
t1c4 p false imprisonment, brought in
vex on the 18th, awarding the plaintiff
on the latter count, but nothing on
ho l1ymer.
44south American International Con-
kreW E,l meet ut Montevideo, Uruguay,
Su14 The main object is to draw up a
reaa pr plan for tho settlement OF dis
puf<9 4lready existing, or that may arise
n tA4tuture between the countries repre-
scnfeo In the congress.
CAnuzER CAMERON, OF Winnipeg. re-
Gently arrested at Pembina for embezzle-
menk Eas released, the law not warrant
ing - detention His confederate, ar
resse4et Emerson Einn-, has most OF the
sssaeu money, only $50 being found in
camcron's possession.
D1sekrIsFIED with the action of the SEN