Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-01
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL

10 an English syndicate.
MRS J0HS NacxEV. with the De Cas-
tros. OF New York. sailed from Eavland-
on the sd. for America. on a visit 10 hs-
husband
LATE advices from China saw I, racar.
nre at Luchsw destroyed s..sp9 hatses-
Over i,so persons were burned 10 death.
and 40 others were killed. Nearly IN
90 people we're made homeless. AMI AZ
last accounts were camping out without
shelter, and were dying at the rate % 100
a day from want AMI exposure. The au-
thoritiss were providing for their necessi-
ties as far as possible.
The trials Of Messrs. Bouiang~r. Dillon
and Rochefort. in the Senate Court, have
been definitely fxed for AuSuSts.
The Fourth OF July was selebrated at
Yokohama Minister Swift gave n re-
eepsion. which was attended by all native
and foreign notables. and the Americas
and other men-ot-war in the harbor fired
salutss.
Bean Company was announced in New
York City on the s5d 1t proposes TO
supply all the saloons in the city with
materials for lunches.
Rev. CRossLET, prominent in mission
ary work in China. died June Il. on shin.
board. between Shanghai and Tien-
Tsin-
HE German press devo1rs every scrap
OF information from Paris about BoE-
LANCER. All lagree that the brave Generals
chances for success ia the coming elec-
uOns are not injured by his indictment,
to which they attach no importance.
The Austrian infantry has been in
creased By an addition Of 1900 msn. rais-
ing that arm OF the service TO n war footing.
Forty-thres regiments OF cavalry have
been reduced By thirty-six men each
WAYNE WHITTIER. aged twenty years.
was arrested, on the eth, while attempt
ing to wreck freight train on the Read
ing & Columbus road near Ephratah, Pa
He was committed to prison for trial
The steamer Bertha, from OunalaSka
brings confirmation OF the report OF the
loss IN the Arctic ocean OF the whaling
schOoners James y. Hamilton. Otter and
Annie The vessels carried about sixty
officers and men
ANDREW +. CRUTcHFIELD. editor and
proprietor OF the BaltimOrean, society
and literary weekly published az Balti-
more, Nd. died, on the stth. aged about
sixty years Nr. CrutchfslI was a na-
tive OF Richmond. Va. and was we'll
known throughout the State.
EMPEROR WILLIAM Will attend the Wsg-
ner festival which opened at Bayreuth
on the 2lst, and is expected to arrive in
that city about the middle OF August.
Apartments are being prepared for him.
The impediments and annOyances to
which the German authorities are sub
iecting al travel and traffic across the
Swiss frontier are becoming harsher
every day They now insist upon opening
and examining all postal packages going
to or coming from Switzerland
COMMISSIONERS GTLvEYr OF the New York
City Board OF Public Works, on the
cath removed Thos. Connolly, the time-
keeper who it was said blackmailed
Hugh Cullum. the army veteran who
committed suicide recently.
The party Of American workmeu who
are being sent to Europe By the Seripps
Newspaper League to represent America
at the Paris Exposition. left New York on
the Anchor Line steamer City OF Rome on
the a4th. The party will visit the princi-
pal towns in Europe, and will return in
September.
SECRETARY wISDOM was the guest OF
Postmaster General W1llmaker at Jeu-
kintown. Pa, on the 34sh-
FRANK SUTTON, n guest az the Grand
Union Hotel. New York City, was found
dead in his room. on the morning OF the
a4th. from gas asphyxiatiOu- 1t Is sup
posed he committed suicide.
Mr. PATRICK EGAx. United States Min
ister TO Chilli, arrived at CallaO. Peru, on
the 1st, and proceeded on his journey on
the 5th.
Ex-KIxG MILAN arrived at Belgrade on
the 3ith- King Alexander. his son. met
him. as did also the Regents, members OF
the Cabinet and foreign representatives,.
THE report Of the committee on judici-
AIRY to the North Dakota Constitutional
convention provides eor supreme Court
with three judges, and six judicial dis
tricts, with Judge for each
GKo. ". CHILDs. Of Philadelphia, has
received from Colonel Fred Grant. Min
ister to Austria a contribution Of slt2
from the people OF Carlsbad, so FROM
Mrs T. 5. Grant, and 80 from himself
for the JohnstOwn sufferers
The strike among the lasters st the
AthoI (Mass.l Shoe COmpany's factory
ended, on the 2ith. By the lasters return
ing to work a. an advanced price list. 20
hold good until Mr.. Breeds return from
Europe about September 10
The trial OF Mrs. Maybriek on the
charge OF poisoning her husband Will
commence AZ Liverpool on the S1st. Sir
Charles Russell has teen engaged FOR the
defense. his retainer being so guIneas.
The Secretary o. the Navy. on the e5t b.
awarded the contract for furnishing ies
tons ot steel for the new cruiser Maine To
the Linden Steel Company OF Pittsburgh,
Pa. for sJl.753.
The United States ship Galena was
docked at New YOrx. on the 18th. for the
purpose OF being cleaned She recently
returned from Hayti-
TIE Postmaster General * going TO try
TO popuIarize tine Postal Guide. By the IN
sertion. commencing with the August
! supplement-, OF matter Ot interest TO ali
patrons Of the post-Office-
: The Interior Department. on the zotn,
issued n warrant for S2s3.0)o 10 the dele
| gates from the POttawatOmie band OF In-
| dians. beirx ten per cent OF an old claim
| the amount OF which was appropriated to
the band by the last Congress-
ASUuBxR OF the wealthiest and best
known citizens OF New York met. on tue
a5th. az the mayors office. aud discussed
plans for Worlds Fair. which II - pro-
posed 10 hold in that city in l>'s..
| Mr. LoRISG. the new American Minis
ter to Portugal, presented his eretentiAls
TO the King at Lisbon on the s5th-
TIE board OF officers 20 examine appn-
cants for appointment as saperintend-
| ents OF National cemeteries met II
Washington on the 18th
TIE funeral OF the late Joan j. Ncr'
phv. the celebrated trainer and driver OF
| trotrinz horses. took place from 81
/ Jer0raefs Roman Catholic Church. View
| York City. on the 35th- and was largely