Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

Owing to his advanced age the injury may
have serious consequences.
The recent hurricane in tho South Pa
cifc ocean swept over LOO geographical
miles, embracing in its track tie HeEvey
and Society groups OF islands. The
American ship Red Cross, from New
South Wales for San Francisco. was
driven ashore at Raratonga and wrecked.
The crew were saved
WREcKAGE from the British ship Sua-
kim from New South Wales for San
francisco, has been seen at Aitutaki. 1t
Is supposed that the crew perished.
A NUMBER Of the victims evictei from
the Des Moines River lands, in Iowa
have returned and planted crops. War
rants for their arrest have been issued.
Miss IDA MURPHY, daughter % a prom
inent physician OF ST. Paul. Mimi. is the
guest Of Mrs Harrison at the White
House.
u. w. GRIFFIN, Consul Mt Sydney. v q
W. and formerly United States Commls-
sioner TO Samoa, says whichever party
the United States supports will bs su-
prems in the samoan Islands. The Sa-
means like the people OF this country, be-
cause the United States has never op-
pressed nor extorted money from them.
as other nations have done.
EDWARD DIErz. a Pittsburgh pal Ia
borer, killed one OF his children. little
girl three years OF age, on the 81. and
then cut his own throat The deed was
the result OF a quarrel between DIetz and
his wife.
FIFTEEN towns in Canada voted for the
repeal OK the Scott Temperance act on the
4th.
GEORGE WARD. assistant postmaster at
Elmlra. v. Y, is missing. and SO are the
contents of the Office safe. supposed to
amount to Sl,500. Ward lett on a night
train and is thought 10 be in Canada
He leaves a wife and SIX children
Two THOUSAND bricklayers Oc Berlin
struck work. On the iIh, on account % low
wages.
The French ministry has asked the
Chamber OF Deputies to sanction the
prosecution OF Boulanger. and has sub
mitted \ Statement. reviewing the Gener-
ais career since the Commune. and
charging him with attempting 10 destroy
the republic.
Z. C. GREEN and VI. L Ely. braksmen
on the Decatur division OF the Louisville
& Nashville railway, were killed. on the
ith, in collision at Browns crossroads,
near Nashville. Tenn Albert Finch. fire.
man. was severely injured a misunder-
standing OF orders caused the accident
The two engines and sixteen cars were
demolished
In the Dauphin County CPa-l Court, on
the 4th, the Baltimore s. Ohio Telegraph
Company filed an answer tn the claims q
the Attorney-Ge Of Pennsylvania in
the case brought to prevent . eous0lida-
ton with the Western UaiOn. They dery
that the latter company has acquired the
whole or any part OF the capital stock.
nor do they hold the telegraph line in the
State OF Pennsylvania
The German cruiser Habicht, now at
the Cape OF Good Hope, and the gun boat
Wolf, have been ordered to Samoa 10 re-
place the German vessels lost IN the re-
cent hurricane.
BAILEY who had charge OF a farm
from which the tenants had been evictsd
at Coleraine, County Londonderry, was
shot dead. on the 4th, by unknown parties
Ar Halifax, y. s., on the 4th, Judge
Ritchie granted extraditiOn in the case OF
Hardie, the New York fOrger, and the
prisoner has been remanded TO await the
arrival OF the necessary papers at otta-
wa. Hardie's counsel will probably ap-
peal to the Supreme Court.
THE reports to Bradstreet's Ot stocks
wheat in store, out % farmers hands,
sast OF the Rocky mountains, March 80.
rive a total Of g, 6s:5 0o0 bushels against
"a 6s3. O00 bushels on March l, Iss9. AMI
Sc. $50, 900 bushels April /. IsSs. Stocks Of
dour ut principal points OF accumulation,
not In retailers hands, aggregate l,sl4.-
900 barrels against I.ss3,0O0 barrels one
month ago, and go 900 barrels one year
ago.
SETTLERS on the Des MOines river
lands, fully equipped with Winehesters.
Irove off United States marshal's
posse on the 4th- Fully forty shots were
fred, but no one was injured
The British man-of-war CalliOpe, which
ean out OF the hurricane at Apia. and for
whose safety much anxiety was felt. has
arrived at Sydney, y. 5. W. No lives were
lost.
WARD McALLrsrxR. OF New York. has
resigned as secretary OF the entertain
snent committee OF the Centennial eele-
hratiou-
The sentence Of Dennis Kilbride, NJ p
for South Kerry. TO three months I'M
prisoument for odenses under tue OEiiiiSs
act. has been confirmed on appeal
FoREIGS powers are watching with
much concern the growing str myth OF tns
United Stats navy.
REV E X. BEEcHER- brother o. ths lat9
II .ury Ward -eeh-r, who met with q
painful acciIent u few days while at
tempting to board . train- IS doing well
His Izft foot has ben anputatsd-
The reduction Of force at the Govern
meut printing Ofice. which always tol-
lows ths adjournment ot c congress. has
occurred The force viii be f1rth=r re-
duced-
HoS. FRED DOUGLASS visited the JACK
sonyille (Fla.) Exposition on the an. he
received an ovation at the hands o. tse
colored people.
M ROBERT T. LINCOLN has aeeest~d
the English missiO3- and viii leave ne
United States in about i've weeks
THE President Is making a-rangeE-enfs
10 90 on a fishing trip. IL Is probable he
viii 20 down the Chesapeake. with Seere-
tary Window, on q revenus cutter TO De
gone two or three days
TEE President has appointed Joel B.
Erharct collector % customs at New DIX
City.
TIE United States steamship Atlanta
has been ordered TO proceed frora Aspin-
xaII to New York 70 participate In the
Washington Centennial Iaa1Suration
ceremonies.