Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03
OXFORD, MISS. THURSDAY. April 3 1seo

The Missouri Pacific Railroad co-,.
pany, on the s5th. declared a cash sivi.
oend OF one per cent. payable April Il
The United States Fish Comrissio,
steamer Alhatros arrived az san Frap.
cisco on the sTth, from cruise alonx
the Pacific coast
JOHN A. DAVIS. late city treaSurer ~
Rochester, y. T., pleaded guilty On the
9th, to the charge OF embaszlana,.
and was sentenced TO the Aubara Sta,e
prison for FIVE years
The appointments Of Or. we.ro.. -
the bishopric Of Durham. England. has
gwen general satisfaction. Canon
Messcost's History OF the Canon Of she
New Testament" Is probably the b.Ss-
known work he has written. but per-
haps he will longer b. remembered A.
one OF the conductors Of the recent -a-
vision Of the New Testament
Ir was reported. on the 9Th. tha. ths
representatives from the South Amer
icaa countries in the Pan-Amers~sn
congress had expressed their willing
ness 10 enter complete reciprocity in
every thing with the United states on a
basis Of absolute free trade
The House. on the s7th. passed the
bill for the admission Of Wyoming into
the Union Of Stases- Yeas. Iss. nays.
IT.
HENRY W. HoAK<Er. for twenty two
years city treasurer OF Portland. Ne
died. on the ssth, aged sixty-nine.
The American ship Glendon was ~
ported. on the e7th, ashore and A total
wreck at Yokohama. japan The shin.
crew was rescded. and it is possible
that a portion Il the cargo may he
saved -
THE House and senate committee on
immigration At a bint meeting. on the
a5th. determined = refer the general
subject Of restricting immigration 10 a
subcommittee Of stx. and TO make A
like reference of the question Of the
purchase of American industries by
foreign capital
HENRY KLCrsCIE6K- the artist OF the
Sir John Franklin Polar expedition
party, died in New York on the s6th.
aged seventy-three years.
RAILWAY train consisting Of thirty
eight cars loaded with petroleum
caught fire near Batoum. in Russia in
Asia. on the asth, and was totally con-
sumec- Three men were burned to
death
The Paris La Liberte declares that a
tariff war with America will follow il
the Mckinley bill now pending before
the American Congress Is adopted
The House committee on merchant
marine and fisheries. on the ssth. au-
thorized 4 favorable report on the sub
sidy bill designed 10 place the Ameri-
can merchant marine engaged in the
foreign trade upon an equality with that
Of other countries
FRANCE has been approached bv En-
gland with a view to more satisfac-
tory settlement Of the Newfoundland
fishery question The existing nlodus
vivendi applies only 10 the present sea-
son
The report thzs Arrhduchess >teph-
anie, widow of the Crown Prince Ra-
dolph. had been betrothed 20 Archdake
Franz. the heir 10 the Austrian throne,
is declared to be absolutely false.
A STRIKE for an increase Of wages was
inaugurated. on the 3sth. by the Welsh
tin-platers AT Nelinxrifiiths.
The English delegates % the Anti
Slavery conference at Brussels. sub
mitted a proposition on the ssth. that
the sale of alcohol be prohibited in
Africa The German members opposed
the proposal. All the other delegates
were in favor of it.
GOVERNOR HILL of New York. ON the
2sth, appointed Maior-General Daniel
E Sickles sheriff of the city and county
of New York. vice James Flaek resigned