Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-05-16

Mrs. E. A. THOMPSON, P,
VOL. XIII.
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS III BRIEF.
rrrvr ToLsros- Russian Minister Of the
,,s,rior. died on the sth-
NJ ,hr ssh the eosl-h-av-rx Of Ashland.
VS. struck for higher wages
-x President. on the .th. apposntea
v-,.k W. PaImer.of Chicago, 10 Be Public
rristsr.
GxxrRAr WILLIAM - HARVEY, the
,,.,,s Ia,iisa fighter oc . past generasiou.
-, a Orlando, Fla. On the Oh. agrd
sraty- ains yearA
rvxn. RoosxvxLr. OF New York, and
y-,nk raonpsoa. ef0oush carolina, have
80 appointed membsrs Of the Civf-
srrvirs Commission
wrww >~r~s ~ .r,,u h~uSs
a xsr~laad- . suburb OF Chicaxn. vas
sr- amIlies rendered homslssE
IN Tlndlay tolp 0oAiss workA cid b
- DE lsry-st establishment Of fhs kind
= rss United States, were burned, on the
~. thrvwing DO persons out oc employ
reat The total loss Is sis1eoa
wALxxR BLAryR stated. on the r0th-
nat thers vas absolutely no truth in the
uuhlisheI report that the Danish Govern
neat md protested against the appoint
-rut Of Mr. Eaander as Minister To Dem
usrk.
rsx Indicted members Of the Jersey
rtv. y. J. Ba ard OF Public Works, ,Nessrs-
T-ru- HiIIiarL. W att and Reynolds. COM
monIy Known rs the Big Four" we're
vIsr-s on trial. on the Sth. charged with
uasssasance IN ONCE.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF the Scotch Irish
r;tir-ns Of the United States met ut Coll
--bia. Tenn. on the ssh, aud Organized
tie scotch Irish Association Ex-Gov-
srasr Proctor Knott. OF Kentucky. deIiv-
errd the opening address,
rHx Interior Department On the sth.
Instructed Inspector Pfckler, af Oklahoma
City. Okla. to notify settlers that sales Of
ta.a lots by town-site companies or other
pr.vste Individuals or organisations are
vurthless under the Law.
rsroDoax wuDnAs, Of Nev York City,
vss vss secretary Of typographical
raion No. from 1884 to 1883. u said By
a expert vhs has examined the books to
be between MON and $s,ooo short In his
scrogats with the Cnton.
ra1 Edward Rail- shs~ Company, Of
Boston, has assigned M corporation
vas organised in 1857 under Maine laws,
and with capital stock Of $3.50. 600. The
,sass Of the assignment was an attach.
uess by Q small creditor.
coIosrI y. c. LovrIAsp has been ap.
pointed to succeed 0enersl Siegel a. pen
sicu agent In View York. Colonel Love-
laad formerly held position a. special
agent In View York City. hus was dis
missed BY Commissioner Black.
rzs Department Of State has been in
iarued by our Minister at Paris that the
French Government, in reply to . request
bad cheertally granted permission for the
thirty marines sent cut for that purpose
10 guard the American section OF the ex-
aihition-
FosIT-srx OF the striking street-car
drivers Of Rochester, " Y. united in a
petifieu- on the ssh, To be taken back into
the employ Of the company. thus prac-
neally ending one OF the longest and
most expensive strikes in the history OF
that city.
rHx Commandant OF the Boston Navy
fara has been directed to fire NATIONAL
salGte AZ sunrise, on June IL, the auniver-
sary Of the battle Of Bunker Hill, and,
should he eonvider it proper and expe-
dient. b direct the marines to take part
N the parade
LaA W. HcPKIys, Of Maiden, Mass,
whose eoat containing personal docu-
nenrs. was found in the railroad wreck at
namilfon- Ont, Is safe at home He in
'euded taking the nl-fated train at Chica-
n but missed it. His trunk, however,
vent forward
SUIT against Adam Badeau, ex-Con-
si ID Havana who figured as . claimant
lor compensation IS the alleged author OF
sfanfs Memoirs, has been filed In New
iofx oy the Government ID recover
money which it is claimed Bad -au appro-
priated while in once.
ehsA Assorr, the prima donna, has
coaracted with a Philadelphia firm for .