Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-10-31
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL

| : 'A"hA FallF"ad~. on tho 1sd. a
trand Trunk engine exploded. instantly
killing Engineer Thomas Callahan and
Fireman John Maddox Low water in
the boiler caused the accident.
| WHILE a train Of coal cars and tr1cl,
were being hoisted up the Ashley plane
IN Lnzern County, Pa. on the g2d. tho
wire cable broke Just as they had almo-,
reached the top Of the mountain. and
inc cars descended the plane at fright
ful speed and were smashed into frag-
inents at the bottom. There were three
men on the truck. ali OF whom were brl-
ried In the debris. but strange TO say
they were taken out alive, though very
badly injured.
The jury in the case of William II.
bartholomew at Easton. Pa. charged
with the murder Of Aaron w DiIiarl
returned verdict OF guilty of murder in
| the first degree on the ssd.
Dr. PnILIPPE RIcoRp. the celebrated
French surgeon, who was, for many
years known in Paris as The Great
American Doctor" is dead. Dr. Ricord
was born in Baltimore, Md, December
| 10, 1900
The typhoid symptoms among the
Yale College students is causing much
uneasiness. and several OF the men who
showed symptoms OF typhoid in a mild
form and several suffering from typhoid
malaria have been sent 10 their homes
to recupcrate.
A SUDDEN rise in the river Neva has
flooded the whole lower portion OF tho
city Of St Petersburg and a large num-
Der Of streets are under water from ono
| end TO the other. No lives were re-
ported lost, but in many instances won1-
| en- and children living near the river
| bank were only s~ved from drowning
by rescuers who won't out to them in
boats.
a COLD day but warm reception met
the Pan-American delegates in the
Cream City on the I'D. After a dav Of
royal entertainment. spent in visiting
points of interest. they left at midnight
for Minneapolis. MINI.
MOSsIGSOg GADD sailed. on the 2sd.
on the steamer Adriatic, from Liver
pool for New York, 10 take part in the
| ceremonials connected With the coming
The Hungarian patriot Kossuth Is
about 10 become a naturaIixsd citizen Of
Italy. and is TO be nominated as can
didate for the Italian Senate.
CHARLES MCILvAINE was found guilty
in Brooklyn. on the I'D. Of murder in
the first degree for killing Grocer Lnca
while committing burglary on the
premises of the latter
By the burning OF barn at Tisenaich,
Saxe-Weimar. on the night OF the ed.
six boys who were asleep inside were
burned to death.
WHILE Cashier George c. Werner Of
the German Savings Bank of Newark,
y. j., was counting his cash. on the 2-ai.
two men entered the bank and told him
that a lady who was seated in carriage
outside wanted to speak to him. Wer-
ner went out. followed by one of the
men When he returned he found that
g, 900 in bills had disappeared The
thieves made good their escape.
CoUST OkUMA, Japanese Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. upon whose life an at
tempt was made few days ago, was
more seriously wounded than was at
first supposed The wound. which was
In the leg. assumed such a state that
amputation became necessary.
The will of the late Herr Tauchnitz,
head Of the well-known publishing
house Of Leipsic. whose reprints are to
be found in every library il America,
leaves his entire estate to the city of
Leipsic for various charitable and bene-
fcent purposes
THE will Of the late II. T. Babhitt
leaves the entire fortune Of the testator
to his wife and two daughters. and di-
reefs that the soap business be con-
tinued.
THE city of Bradford. England. has
voted E25, ,0cO to extend the city's cleo
trie lighting system.
The subtefranean river recently dis
covered in the Department of 10th,
France, has been traced a distance of
seven miles to a point where il takes an
| abrupt luBge into the bowels of the
earth To depth impossible to fathom.
DURING the few moments that the New
York Worlds Fair guarantee fund was
open, on the cath. the following amounts
were pledged: c. Vanderbilt, 500. 900;
New York Central & Hudson River Rail-
road Company. 100000; Wagner Palace
Car Company, $4,000; Joseph Pulitzer,
| $50. 600.
THE special commission to inquire
| into the charges made by the London
| Times against Mr. Parnell and other
members of the Irish National party in
| Parliament resumed its sessions on the
cath, the proceedings being confined to
summing up by counsel for the various
persons interested
A NEW Socialist newspaper has been
| started in Brcslau, Prussia, called Die
Walkurt IL il redeems the promises
made in its first issue. it is safe to say
| the editor, whose business il IS 70 go to
| Jail for the papers offense against Bis
marck's press laws. viii have steady
job.
THE places of the striking switchmen
on the Louisville & Nashville railroad
at Evansville. Ind. were rapidly filed
by men from East St Louis. who were
attracted By the offer OF five dollars per
day and board during the strike, and \
guaranty OF permanent situations after
the trouble Is over.
The election for member Of Psrlia-
ment for Brighton England. 10 I'll the
vacancy caused by the death Of Sir WILL
lam Tindale Robertson. who recently
committed suicide, was held on the 25th,
and AIr Gerald Lssier, the Unionist can
didate. was electe-i. receiving :, f3a