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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

R-v- B r Mitchell, of Paris.
Tenn, has accepted the pastorsait
OF the Cumberland PrrsbyterI2n
church, and will remoEs 10 our
city about the lat of April
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Mr.. J l. Hsrts6eld, of Dallas,
was II the city Monday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Cato Pegu.s & Yates, bur 81
worth of goods and get a chance
az 500.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Senator walthsll, viii accept
orr thanks for public documents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Married 81 he residence Of he
brides mother, Mrs. Greer. 4 few
niles south Of 0xf.ri, On We'd
nesday, March 13sh, by E-q. j Il
R,ney, Mr.. Edwin Houston and
-iIss Mary Greer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Mss Corinne Able, srent last
Saturday ard Sunday in Water
Valley, visiting friends.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Just received a large stock o.
roasted eoffse- all grades, at
j l. Kerfail & c..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Aoout tn Is e April. I vii
oIen 70 the Inspection os Ia
dies If Oxford and viciuitr. one d
the h~tadsomeSt stocks ~ M~fllluer,
and Spricg ard Summer dre..
goods ever brought t. TIN, mar
ke'. 10 not purchase until ,oa
examine NV stock anil prices.
MIS-. FANNIE WI.EMax.
March Is. lSS9
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

The Lafayette County Alliance
will meet in Oxford on the Sd
Wednesday in April at 10 o'clock
.aw.
n T Camnbell. See.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

A minstrel show at the City
Hall to-mOFow night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Craudll, Randall, Clark ( Ru..
kinks New Idea Ntustrel eomn..
ny. will appear at tia Civ Hali.
Tomorrow. FRIDAY, night, M.reL
y. This is a FIRST elias. rlmb,uA
ton, highly praised b. the pres 4,
AID Invariably draws large hous-s.
The "Meehanicd Shad,usraphs,"
a feature new aud novel to -
community is worth seeing Il.
served seats SO Cts; general al
mlssIsn 35 cts. Go and see Il.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

A car load Of Stu iebaker Wag
ons. ia I received aud for sale by
john f Jackson.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Bes. grades Of T-a~. RIO, T Der
~ and Government Java Effees,
ar j l. Kendall & c..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Butter. ssgs ard all couatry
produce en- b I .uni at
J. Kendall & CO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21
P-tl;c c...n vsirns-.

Mr.. W + Turner i now Frepar-
FL To weigh cotton at his platform
on South street.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Mr.. G Z NcGaire. of Nation,
III, has our thanks for favors.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

MONEY To LOAN-On goOire1l es-
tate security at 10 per cent. Apply .
W A ROANE.
ogfee over Store % b. Friend + Son.
south side % square
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Groceries BIZ the Pint. FOUND
peck, quart, bushsl, gallon, or ear
load, az Bob Ferrells.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

L tend + my heartfelt thanks to
The ladies' aud gentlemen who
we're so kind in helping me put nv
DEAR ~ife u her last resting place.
know where she is goue ; there
Is 40 mere pain or sorrnw.
". o. BuRToS.
o1forj. xxr. 20. 1859.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Bussies an road carts, brand spank
new at q. W. LsaveHs-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

A'Iss ilzzIe ii arAs, aca4rmtu.
gu u Oxierd, has Jeeu Spending
a fe~ werks u our midst, u.i,ms.
trends aud relatives. Think he
eapiivAted some IF our boys, a,
they T looking rather sa4ls siac,
heF deirl tui=. Cheer up boys,
hI.s Lizzie will come agaiI. Tim
itisnt lar - Oxford, yon know
B~sresyiile PanslIan.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

For a good suit Of clOthse go to q W
LeaxelFs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21
.s1 SALS.

| have loco acres Of hai in one bodS
IN tins county. within : or : uilcs Of
the Blru inghan railroad. very sell
1eelt'Ti and a pretty gooi farsn. tia, I
All s-a ZAP ~ rap sog tswn proper
" Ia Oxf.rL. G 60 LHNS
Oxford Nov. Il. ISIS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Remember, Is IN Cash
P.guss Il Yates.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

g. ". Le4veu don't ssl PAPER sole
shoes az all
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

The newest Spring STYLES arr
occupy log every lads's attention
1t this season. Pet~rsous Mags.
zine for April offers SO great a VI
riety OF charming designs, that
thers - something to sui, ev-rv
taste. The double flshiou-plat.
gives several effective and striking
costumes ; and there are besides,
numerous Illustrations of garments
for house and street wear. B.,
the aid sf PETERSON any lAdy can
furnish herself and children nth a
lew spring wardrobe. Its fash
ions are always the newest and
aud reliable. L i. number Is es
pecially rich in good s~tories aud
tine illustrations Terms: Two
Dollars a year. Adde'S, P.1sr-
sons Magazine. P iladelphia, Pa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

A fresh assortment Of canned
goods jqss received at
Kendall & Co.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Head rice, On, resl and Graham
flour, at l. Kendall x Co
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

The Acme Harrow Is a clal
erumbler- Palyerizer aud Lev.ler,
aud does the work to perfection.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

to the stow to night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Insme YOUR Lives and Prapert,
xiih Me. PHIL A. RUSH.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

AIRS. JEFF Jone~, residlsg on
Ilear Greek. gave birth TO triplets
on the l2th INST, all bows, ore
weighing eve and the sther two
SIX pounds each. At last account
mother and children were d.ing
well. We hope the little ones vii
live long and prosper and vote thu
straight Democratic ticket. Mr..
aud Mr. jones hav. been married
i've years and have FIVE sons. Mrs.
Jones Is a daughter Of Mr.. II n
Hslcombe, ~h seems to be proud
Of his three little grand sons.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

C. ". Leavell sells good .hOes cheap
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-21

Remember re naail4 neihinc
but the sIaou-Pur- Leaf Lari.
/. k-aa4ll & c.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-10-17
ECHO Dbl L'oJEST'
teur, dit-elle en- joignant les mains
Je vous en- suppl ieI

teur, dit-elle en- joignant les mains.
Je vous en- supple!
--C'est vous qui my forcez.
Mails Je veux bien, ponr l%'instant.
omettre certains details. II 6tait
done entendu que vous, Charlotte
Besson. vous prendriez lie nom
d'Henriette de Melville, vous vous
feriez passer pour veuve; au be-
soin la police vous fourniralt les
pieces n~ecessaires pour vous eta
blir une incontestable identit6.
Vous aviez pour mission de sur
WELLER M. CASTOR Desproges, de
vous rapprocher de lui, d'entrer le
plus avant possible dams son init
mite. Est-ce exact?
Ellie murmura dune voix fable:
-Oui monsieur.
En- 6chapge de CO service, il
vous 6tait permits de tirer le plus
large b6n6fce de cette situation.
Vous pouviez livrer autant Data.
ques quill vous ferait plaisir q Ia
fortune don't M. Desproges est le
d6posltaire. Tout celia rentre dams
Repression de la v6rlte, n'est-il
pas vrai?
"a c0nflnuer.)
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-10-17
Things Worth Remembering.

Things Worth Remembering.
That it is dangerous to stand near a tall
tree or spire during a thunder storm.
That the southwest corner of the cellar
is the "cyclone safety point"
That there is no medicine SC universally
applicable to sickness as fresh air and
sunshine.
That blowing out the gas before retiring
is funny-to everybody except the one
who tries it.
That you may swear as hard as you plea
Sc, but it will not remove grease spots.
That the Wisconsin Central is the most
popular line between Minneapolis and
St. Paul and Milwaukee and Chicago.
That its fast train leaves Minneapolis
daily at 6.25 P. NJ, St. Paul and 7.15 PM,
with through Pullman sleepers, arriv-
ing in Milwaukee at 1877 and Chicago
at $50 the following morning, serving
breakfast in dining car.
That before starting on a trip always get
information from some reliable Ticket
Agent, and that nowhere will it be more
cheerfully given than at the Lity Ticket
Offices of the Wisconsin Central, No. 10
Nicollet House Block, Minneapolis, and
1862 East Third street, corner of jack
son, st. Paul. Address letters to Chas.
E. Dixon, Acting City Passenger and
Ticket A gent, st. Paul, F. II. Arson,
General Northwestern Passenger Agent
Minneapolis, or Louis Eckstein, Assist
ant General Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Milwaukee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

The DRIFT hGhiNSl The bhlDOt
shore with a bit Of plank. She was plucky
girl, full of nerve and energy, and stood upon
her frail support in evident obedience TO the
command of the operator. She made two or
three bold strokes and actually stopped the
course of the raft for an instant. Then it
swerved and went out from under her. She
tried to swim ashore, hut in a few seconds she
was lost in the swirling water.
Saddest of all was the sight of little chill
dren, both dead and living, floating past
dashed to pieces of furniture or planks, and
in a few instances actually in cradles. On
one little raft were two men, and between
them, dressed in white and kneeing with her
face turned heavenward, was girl six or
seven years old. She seemed stricken with
paralysis until she came opposite the tower,
and then she turned her face to the operator.
She was so close they could see big tears on
her cheeks, and her pallor was as death. The
helpless men on shore shouted to her to keep
up her courage, and she resumed her devout
attitude and disappeared under the trees of
projecting point a short distance below.
AS glance at the map will show, the river
runs southwest to Johnstown, then northwest
to point just below Nineveh, then southwest
and west; there are many minor turns and
between these are occasionally wide valleys,
where the water turned into the woods and
fields and formed local eddes, and under each
tf these the deposited mud and sand are very
deep and actually thick set with corpses. The
view, therefore, rs the first train came up the
valley, taking the towns in inverse order to
that in which the food struck them, was ono
of rapidly increasing horrors. First a corpse
appeared here and there on the platforms
where the humane finders had laid it, then
they appeared by dozens, and soon the whole
muddy fiat between the train and the river
appeared dotted with swollen corpses. And
this train was loaded with frantic people,
looking for, yet dreadmg to find, their near
and dear ones among the dead.
'Conemaugh is laid low, Cambria City gone,
Johnstown utterly demolished and not "A house
remains in Colville" Such was the message
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

her arms around my neck and said, You
know you said God would take care OF me
always, manma--will he take care Of me
nowp
II told her he would and she need not fear,
and then she was carried away I'm not
afraid, mamma, she called out, and / heard
her, although ! could not see her--and that's
all, except that the roof was torn OF and
hoated oil on IL, and some Italians saved me
Mt Kernville, sixteen miles from here"
"And the childrenf' was asked
1--WE have found two of them dead Bessie
aud Gcorge-and there is not n mark on Bees
sizes face, and oh, am 50 tiredl They're all
gone, every one-eight of them, and | am
going home to Virginia, after all these years
10 rest and try 10 think"
Many columns might be filed with ac-
counts Of remarkable escapes. Michael Ron
essen, after being twice struck by timber and
submerged, was caught by lightning rod q
which he chung for two hours, and escaped
Mrs Ann Williams took refuge with many
others on a roof, and all were swept off but
her james McGanagh got his wife safe 70
land and went back for his daughter When
within ten feet of shore she suddenly ex'
claimed, "Good-by, father" and at once ex'
PRED One man with wife and two children
on a rude raft fioated near enough to bridge
TO have rope thrown TO him. Finding they
could not be saved with him, he threw off the
rope, waved farewell to those on shore, and
went down with his family to death. People
on the hills below the bridge witnessed many
similar examples Of heroism and self sacri-
flee
The men in the signal tower at Sang Hol-
low relate that beautiful girl hoated down
on the roof Of building which was swung in
near the tower. She screamed to the oper-
ators to save her, and one big, brawny, brave
fellow walked a. far into the river as he could
and shouted TO her to try to guide herself into
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

HOUSES FLOATING IN THE FLOOD.
given these Borrowing ones when the train
first halted And there on the railroad plat
form lay l05 corpses At this news and this
sight long, loud wall Of grief and horror
swept through the train, and many women
sank fainting to theHoor, As the train reached
Sang Hollow crow sailed out into the very
middle of the boisterous stream, and ds,..ing
down peered into the swift waters. The
crow then few away and disappeared, but on
the next wave the body Of small child ap-
peared. A wild shrek went up from the hor-
rified passengers, and full 100 voices shouted
to number Of men who were standing on the
river bank, and before the dead body foated
100 feet further 1t was overtaken and taken
from tho river.
And all this time the great mass of wreck
age lodged against the bridge was still burn
ing, though many entangled in 1t were still
alive. The fire began soon after the first
house lodged, probably by the upsetting Of .
stove. As soon as engines could be got to
the spot many streams Of water were turned
on It, though, after it was certain that it con-
tanned no living being, the physicians urged
that It be allowed to burn. It was wedged
20 tight that dynamite had to be used to
break 1t up and weeks must elapse before it
h al removed.
Il were vain task to attempt recital Of
all the brave deeds done in that time Of
terror Edward Dick, a young railroader,
SWAN into the torrent and rescued an old
man. He had barely taken breath when be
saw Mrs. Adams, of Cambria, and her two
children in a floating dwelling; he plunged in
and though an artery in his left wrist was
cut and he was greatly weakened by loss Of
blood, he saved them all. George Shore, an
other Lockport swimmer, saved man after
a desperate struggle with the waves. John
Decker, pugilist Of local note. saved q
woman and boy, but In third attempt
was struck by a log end severely injured.
The blackness of this cloud of woe has q
silver lining. From every part of the country
generous contributions In money, clothes aud
provisions have poured In, and lavish
stream Of benevolence Is now doing all that
10 possible to efface the ruin made by the
sto,m OF May 81.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

piece, will be spiral arrangement Of copper
wire, about five inches in diameter, and made
! TO fit down over the part of the head that 1t
Will cover The wires, just before the cap is
placed on the prisoners head, will be COW
cred with sponge, saturated with salt water
The prisoner will be sitting on chair in
| his cell while these arrangements are being
put on. This chair, not differing apparently
from an ordinary one, but which is being
made especially for the purpose, will be con-
nected with wires leading to another room,
and the prisoner sitting in the chair WILL
without knowing it, be subjected to current
of electricity too light to be felt, but heavy
enough to give an expert electrician in the
other room an exact measurement, by the
use of what is known as the MILESTONE
bridge" Of electrical resistance of the man.
This will take only an instant, and will be
done before the officers have the prisoner
ready to leave the cell.
From the cell the procession will be much
as now to the execution room, where the
deputies and otLer persons permitted by law
to witness the execution will be waiting.
Near the center of the room, raised upon a
small platform about eight inches above the
floor, will be a chair, made somewhat like
lIo ioL9, SUI diSub
frame that forms the slanting back will be of
hard wood pieces, three inches square, and
will be long enough so that if a seven foot man
should lie in the chair his head would rest
upon the back.
The seat and arms will be Of plain wood
and without any peculiarities, The upper
part of the back frame on each side will be
fitted with a slot, in which will slide back
and forth small arrangement with ring
at the top and a thumbscrew beneath. The
rings are to receive the hooks in the back of
the belt about the mans body, and the screws
are to fasten the arrangement in place at the
spot where the rings will meet the hooks
which will vary according to the height of
the prisoner In front of the chair will be a
foot rest, something like those in BARRIERS
shop, except that the top portion, instead of
being fixed, win be balanced upon pivot to
permit it to dip front or back, so that the
feet will lie firmly upon it. This whole foot
rest will be arranged to slide backward and
forward and to be secured with a screw at
the point vhss the prisoners feet will rest
upon it.
From the ceiling over the back of the
chair and over the foot rest will dange two
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

THE places where cross lines are to be seen are
tho parts that are utterly destroyed, not leaving n
dozen houses standing, except at the place shown
nv the dark square, where II dozen or NO OF dam
aged buildings stand. Johnstown borough proper
occupied about the space bounded by the railroad
and the two rivers, and contained practically all
the business blocks and fine residences Of the
dtyl
The survivors Of each town in the path of
destruction have different story to tell, as
the observers saw the food from different
points of view. First are the few residents
In the cottages by the fatod reservoir. Next
is South Fork, the hamlet where tho Hood
entered Couemaugh creek. Below that Min
eral Point, Conemaugh and Woodvale were
completely swept away; then the flood, driv-
ing before it mass Of rolling houses and tim
Der, broke In full force on Johnstown, swept
1t to ruin and lodged all this accumulated de-
bris of destruction against the great railroad
bridge And that Judgment is probably re-
sponsble for one-half the deaths; for of those
who had free course TO float, whether below
or above the bridge, a ma jOrity were saved
In the whirlpools created by the water seek
ing an outlet under the bridge and in the
crush of timbers, the stoutest swimmer Jared
ns tho weakest child--it was death to all.
Below the bridge lie Cambria City, Sheri-
dan, Cooperdale, Sang Hollow, Conemaugh,
Furnace and Nineveh in the order named,
and it is a curious fact, but quite natural,
that the people Of those towns realized the
full force Of the calamity sooner than those
in and near Johnstown. They had awful
proof Of it. Think Of being suddenly reused
by the roar of coming food, Of fleeing to
she hillside and looking down upon valley
flled by raging torrent in which hundreds
Of corpsss were visible, whirled about and
mangled against floating timber, and on the
surface of which hundreds of people on logs
planks and RATS were vainly screaming for
help. Then was illustrated that strange
truth that man is seldom so weak in great
emergencies as he would naturally expect to
be; while a few were completely unnamed,
very many felt their nerves strung to the
tension of steel and did and dared most no.
bly,. Many IA boy, many an humble man
proved that day that tho material of n hero
was in him.
Perhaps the cearest view of the calamity,
In historical order may be gained by taking
the testimony Of the first witnesses Mt each
point as the food moved, and then the view
at that point after it passed. Aside from
the residents at the reservoir who seem re-
luctant to speak there Is an important ques-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15
DEATH BY FLOOD AND FIRE
THRILLING STORIES OF SURVIVORS
OF THE YOUNGSTOWN DELUGe.

Train Mems Race for Life--The BOY VIII"
Saw 1t ALVIN scheerer's strange Ex-
periencc-Pathetio Case of Mrs. fenn'
A Husband and Seven Chill drcn Lost.
The civilized world b still amazed and
mortified at the magn '16o-.' the Johnstown
disaster.
The little Conemaugh now ripples over
bed of mud and sand, n shallow stream OF
clear water, and il is almost impossible for
the observer to realize that but few days ago
q raging, turbid food filed the little valley
almost to the house tops. Over all the fiat,
where mud and sand have been deposited TO a
depth of several feet many hundred corpses
still lie buried, hundreds, thousands more
we're consumed in the burning drift, and for
forty miles down the valley, on every fat in
every thicket, drift and shallow, the eddying
waters laid the dead. OF the 10000 people
living in the valley above the railroad bridge,
not more than 10000 are yet accounted for
though, doubtless, many more will be found
alive-and many hundreds more were lost
hollow the bridge
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-06-15

jority said it was only the old cry Of "WolfP
which they had often heard, and remained
10 be overwhelmed.
"By noon" says Mr.. Pash Everybody In
tho valley knew, or should tVe known, OF
their imminent danger.
"Three hours later my gravest fears were
more than realized. IL is an erroneous idea,
however, that the dam burst. IL simply
moved away The water gradually eat into
the embankment until there was nothing left
but a frail bulwark of wood. This finally
split asunder."
OF the observers On Johnstown all were too
thoroughly engaged to note anything but the
nearness OF death; but few from the adj
jacent heights saw the whole calamity, and
of all these the story of none is more pathetic
than that Of Mr.. William Scheerer, the young
banker Of Newark, ~ J. He was in the last
car of the train that left Pittsburg that morn
ing and reached Johnstown at 10 a. m. There
was Il long delay. The rain was falling In
torrents the streets of the town were already
flooded; people were going about in skiffs and
calling gayly to- each other at the rare sport
Of such an occasion. At Conemaugh there
was another long delay. None of the passen-
gers felt uneasy, though they saw the flood
in the creek rising rapidly. Suddenly the
porter rushed in, deadly pale, and cried out
that there was danger. At the same instant
the engine gave long and loud scream-the
next instant it was overturned into the
stream.
With one impulse the passengers rushed
out on the side opposite the stream. There
was hill near, but gully between Three
ladies were with him; one lost heart Mt the
gully, turned back and was drowned. The
others reached the hill and saw the train
swallowed up. In five minutes more the
whole valley was roaring sea, and the group
on the hill, drenched and almost breathless
from the rain, looked upon thousand deaths.
The first thing they particularly noted
was the race of n man in n two horse wagon.
He came tearing down the towns main street,
lashing his horses, with the food close behind,
1t was an awful race for life, and the man
won by scarce second. One car had be-
come detached. On its roof were two men