Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-05-30

ly the Massachusetts Eouse OF Repr--
sentatives, on the stth. the bill granting
suffrage TO women on liquor-licenss au.s-
tons was referred to the next Legislature.
after a hot debate.
IHE German Government has arrested
n number OF Frenchmen at Soultxuatt
Alsace on a charge ot treason.
IN the race between the yachts VAL
kyrie, Tarana aud Irev. on the ..th- m.
nnish was made with a good southeast
breeze after n splendid race. The VAL
kyrie again proved the winner.
IHk Wayne Iron Works OF Pittshurrh
Pa, will probably remain closed FOR sorns
time. as the Amalgamated Association
has sustained the demand of the puadters
Tor one dollar extra per ton FOR making
certain per cent of Bessemer iron. Abou:
four hundred men are out
Nh RoBERr I. LINCOLN, the new Amer.
ican Minister TO the Court OF st. James.
was presented 10 Queen Victoria at Wind.
sor Castle on the 18Th
THx Olphert evictionx in Ireland. on tho
sith, were characterized by desperate re-
sistance on the part ot the tenants. Dur
ing one " the many melees. Police In.
spector Duf was severely wounded. ana
several policemen and baiiiYs were pain
tully scalded by hot water thrown upoa
them by the inmates Of various houses.
Fourteen persons we're arrested
The Lord Mayor OF London received
captain Murrell Of the steamship Mis-
souri, and his officers and crew at tn.
Mansion House, on the cath, and present.
ed them with testimonials for their
bravery in rescuing the passengers Of ths
sinking steamer Daumark A letter
which had been received from Prince
Bismarck wasread 1t was highly lauda-
tory of Captain MurreIl and his men
TIE Ordnance Bureau Of the Navy De-
partrnent has completed two OF the ten
inch steel breech-loading rifles for ths
monitor Miantonomah- These are the
largest and most powerful guns yet
turned out for the navy.
CARSEGrE. PHIPPs & Co., Of Pittsburgh.
Fa-, have just finished two steel plates.
each nine inches wide, isl inches Iong and
three inches thick, weighing nine thou
sand pounds each. and showing sixty
thousand pounds tensile strength. Krupp.
ot Germany, was first asked to manu-
tacture the plates, but was unable To pro.
duce them
The Aged WOrkmen's Insurance bill
was passed in the German Refchstag ou
the 18th The bill provides that small
monthly amount be deducted from the
wages Of all working people. the money
thus collected to be laid aside for in
surance against old age and sickness.
The state adds to the insurance fund
sum equal TO one-third the amount col
lected.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TrcHExoR has
affirmed the decision OF the collector az
New York in assessing so-calIed vinegar
as wine The importers claimed that the
liquid when shipped was vinegar, and
must have changed to wine during the
voyage.
ALARGE meeting ot persons in favor OF
the Sugar Bounty bill was held in London
on the 24th- Mr.. T. Richie, president OF
the Local Government Board, was pres
ent and attempted to address the meet
ing, but was hissed and hooted until he
was obliged to leave the building. A
resolution was passed denOunciny tho
government
The warden of the Hudson County On.
j. peniteutiary, at Snake Hill, discov-
cred plot, on the aith, for general de
livery Of eonviets confined in that insti-
tution- The cells and persons OF fye
loug-term prisoners being searched, files,
Aulfess SAWS, urIls, pair OF compaSses
and a key which readily unlocked the cell
and corridor doors, were discovered The
culprits were placed in close confinement
on bread and water.
The German Reichstas adjourned on
the 3ith.
THE Shah OF Persia arrived at St
Petersburg on the stth- He was received
by the Gar and Czarina, by banquet in
the Winter Palace, at which the Shah sat
a. the Czarina's right The Gar offered
toast in honor Of his guest, and the
Shah responded by toasting the CzarinA