Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-06-06
PERSONAL AND GENERA


Cornelius Garrison. ot Baltimore
H. z. LovrLr- who has sar +. l,-,.- ,s-.,.
been assistast 70 the chief el.rk AZ ~.
Treasury Department. vas. on th- -gts'
suddenly stricken with a dangerous -.
tection OF the brain Il Is un,l~rstoT,,
tha, serious affection OF the heart corn
plicates the case.
THE seventy 9th annual u,.~.3nv os IN.
American Tract Society was held in Ro--
to1 on the 18th William c. Chapfn w,s
elected president for the ensuing YEAR
The reports showed that the work Of the
society II being constantly enlarged.
A DISPATCH from St. CharIes' MINI
says a warrant has been received at that
place from Rockford Ill, for the arress
o. 6eorge Schweinfurth. the head oe the
Beekmanites. Schweiufurth il said TO be
In 81 Charles among his followers, Of
whom there are quite a large number.
SENATOR PAYNE, OF Ohio, announces
that be will not. under any circumstances,
be candidate for reelection to the
United States Senate.
WHILE raising q barn on the Boerster
farm. near Loyal Oak. o., on the 18th. the
framework fell crushing a score Of per-
sons, three OF whom are supposed 10 be
fatally hurt
A DISEASE Of an exceptionally viruleut
and fatal character has broken ont in
fukadagun. Japan Those attacked with
II dc within i've hours after being taken
1T Is reported that the brewery Of Geo.
Bechtei, on Staten Island, y. V. has
been purchased by an English syudic.t.
the price being 81, 90. .O0o.
The Hawaiian Princess Ealulani sailed
on the 9th on the steamship Geruanic
for Liverpool
THx Dutch and Belgian societies formed
to teach the rising generation the his
tory, and inculcste the doctrines and
ideas Of the French revolution Of a cen
tury ago have gained a membership that
mas attracted the unfavorabIe notice of
their respective governments, and meas
ures are being taken to prevent their
further growth and n1lIity their infiu-
ence.
The Connecticut Senate, on the 18th.
passed the House bill torbisiding rail-
roads from issuing free passes to men,
bers OF the Legislature, and ordering the
State Comptroller to furnish necessary
railroad tickets.
A YrRx occurred. May I at Yokate- Akita-
Ken Japan destroying over loo houses.
The Mikado has subscribed S1OO1 out OF
his own purse for the relief of the SUI
fersrs
A BILL to increase the specific tax on
railroads from two and three pcr cent
(accordfng to the amount OF their gross
earnings) to three and four per cent,
was brought up in the Michigan House
on the 18Th The conflict was short, but
decisive. and ended in tho defeat OF the
bill beyond recall.
ADMIRAL GHERARDL who arrived In
New York from Hayti. on the 9th, on the
United States steamship Galeua says it
Is true that Hippolyte is rapidly gaining
the advantage over Legitine.
THK deputatiou OF Unionist members OF
Parliament appointed at a recent meeting
OF Cnionists called upon Lord Salisbury,
ON the 18th, and presented a petition ask
ing for the abolition OF the Office Of Vice
roy Of Ireland, and the merging its duties
into those Of the Chief Secretary The
Premier replied that he would faithfully
consider the request
THERE Is q movement on foot in Helena.
Mont, to form . syndicate OF lumber
dealers. who propose to make an advance
in prices The enormous amount OF
buildings being put up, mostly frame, is
the cause of il.
DECORATION DAY was very generally
observed throughout the country this
year, though in some localities the cere-
monies were greatly interfered with by
rain.
FIVE men were killed and seven in
iured by the falling walls OF an uncom-
pleted tobacco factory in Danyille, Va,
on the 30th-
A HUNGARIAN was placed at one OF the
furnaces Of the Pottstown pal Iron
Company, on the night Of the 18th, to
help, whereupon the puddle helpers noti-
fed the bosses that unless he was taken
away at the end Of an hour they would
leave the mill. The request was not COM
piled with, and the helpers went on
strike. There are fifteen furnaces in the
mill
DR- r. L MOODY, Of Washington one
Of the shrewdest forgers in the country,
it Is alleged. has Just been captured by
Chicago detectives He had eluded the
best OF the Government post-ofics and
secret-service detectives for upward OF n
year. For eight months one man had done
nothing else but follow him, and the chase
had led him to all parts OF the United
States. Canada and Mexico.
CARROLL & BARCLAYS mammoth four
ing mill at Adairville. lad, was struck by
lightning. on the 18th. and was burned TO
the ground Loss, $4,000; Insurance.,
$4,000
TIE Belgrade police have made ous
hundred arrests OF persons involved IN
the late riot there. Ex-Premier Cara
shanine is among those arrested. wit
nesses averring that ne melted the Pro-
xressists TO the riot
A soUTH-BoUSD passenger train on the
Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton road was
wrecked at Perrysburg. o.. on the Soth. OF
an open switch The engine was thrown
down an smbankmeut and two of the
coaches we're broken to pieces Several
passengers were slightly bruised and cur,
but no one Was seriously hurt
TEE statement OF tho Canadian Pacific
railway, issued on the Jth- shows the
<-c-s earnings for four mouths ending
April 20 to be 81. .cls, 034. and working ex-
penses q. .sss 7Ss. leaving net PROFITS OF
sI, ,06s, as; compared with net Prodts OF
S4s-, STD for the same period last year,
showing q gain Of s5si, &s1 for this year.
TEE Berlin police raided the houses OF
The Leaders Of the miners' strike At Dort-
murd and seized number Of letters and
. considerable amount OF money.
On the 30th, Congressman Carlos French
was elected . member Of the National
Democratic committee 10 represent the
State Of Connecticut in place Of William
H. Barnum, deceased
BIZ the fall Of . roof in the Wyoming
eolllsry Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pauy at wilkesbarre. Pa on the sta.
John Shedlock. a miner. and Hungarian
laborer named Sudown. were instantly
killed
A SLIGHT earthquake shock occurred on