Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE TEwS II BgIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERA.

Il f.AAAAn rontalne. = under a--.s. :.
birmingham. Ala. fo- sxinirf-.- p, -,
senool children out Of ten reo.s .,..L
cotleeted as admiss N fees 70 4. 80,
snow When the children raf,s.F :,
leave the hall Fo1taina raise.l d. = Z.
ERE and IN the panic which eusgc,,
many OF his little victims we're t-arnIe,I
under foot AMI severely Injured a
woman accompanying the swfuile- -,
also arrested
ALEXANDER HExTrr. senior -
OF the firm OF Hexter 4 R-oS. rIotbi,,
n an na'aet1rerS Of Philadelphia vas
CON pletely deeapitased BIZ being caarb,
between the elevator and ceiling in -
place OF business on the iath.
lHkRE - Imminent danger Of 4 Great
gram blockade in the Red River vi.
Ley The railroads are carving ia
carloads daily, but it IS feared tsev
viii p<-ve unequal 70 the movement .,
the wheat crop OF -. ooo. 600 busbaI.
awaiting shipment in the twelve conn.
ties OF tho valley.
ATTORNEY -GESEEAI. MTLLrr decides.
IN effect that the Anti-Iostery law doc.
not apply 10 newspaper guessing con.
tests or other offers Of PRICES or r-pp,i.
unss made IN good faith. aud r0r a..
pendant on lot or chance. the fn,eu. .,
the law being to prevent. as far Il mav
De done By general enactment. rha ne
OF the mails by certain weI,-kuo~n All
wide-s spread agencies of evil
COLONEL T. C. DAwSox. % C-aa-
Vile. Ala. was fatally shot a. he re-
eIEsion Of race on the Columbus ga.
lair Grounds, On the I1th. in the pres
eRce OF an immense thrunr. bv T. VI
Howard and Richard Howard. of Colu-,
eus,and James BickerstzfF. ofSeaL Ala
Dawson was the husband OF a sister o
the Howards. and family troubles ar,
said 20 have Led to the tragedy.
\ sEEcIAL train with passengers from
the steamer Norham castle. fas. A.
rived from the Cape Of Good Hope. col
lided With 4 freight train On the tsrpat
Western railway in England on the
ilth- while running at the rate Of afrv
miles IN hour Ten persons were killed
and eight injured most Of the forner
being burned Up in the wreck.
a NUWEEE Of letser-earriers in New
York City have been discovered vtolat-
ing the postal regulations ia relation 10
the delivery ot mail matter 70 known
swindlers. the particular eases involved
being green goods men, in whose
pay the offending carriers were found
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sas Bareau says that Is seoa as Con-
Eress meets in December the necessary
figures, in the uost convenient form.
viii be provided on which 20 base The
new aPporti0nme ut Ct Representative.
CHARLES VI WHITNEY. Frank VI
Larrher and Edwin : Lzrrher, TIE
three members Of the New York broker
age firm Ct c. u Whitney & Co. wbsch
assigned, On the I0th, have fled sepa-
rate assignments 10 Geor-e H. o1inszr4.
who Is also assignee Of the firm
ENGLAND is about to secure . sG-ren-
der By France Of her claim - anY ra-s
of the Newfoundland coast by the ces-
sion Of one Of her colonies in West
Africa, possibly Gambia
GEoRsE ". MAKrIy. /. Er0okIyn ear
penter. confined in AL On eha-ge OF
grand larceny. stabbed hfmsslf . the
heart with 4 uea-knite. On the 18th. ami
fell dead IN his cell
The Alabama Legislature met a.
Montgomery. on the T3th. and effected
4 temporary organization
The final liabilities OF the defuzes
Societe des Mettaux. OF Paris. are esEi-
mated At III. 600. coo francs, AMI its as
sets AZ s., og0 COO francs.
The remains OF the late General
George Crook arrived IN Washington
On the lath, from Oakland. Nd. and
with military honors. we're laid at rest
1t Arlington Near the last resting
place Of General Belknzp. not far from
the auditorium. the fallen leaves had
been brushed away and 4 grave dug
Here the remains Of the hero were laid
away Thea there vas i volleF ared
and taps called
THE eo1rt-uartial proceedings atthe
recent trial OF First-LieGten1nt George
VI Turner. A1jusant o. the Eighteenth
Infantry a. Fert Clark. Tex on the
charge o.. embezzleuens % band funds,
have been made public Lieutenant
Turner was found guilty and e1renced
20 odishororable dismissal from the army.
ENPERoR WILLIAM has consented %
the marriage Of his sister. Princess Mar
rzrer. 20 the Price Of Naples. the heir
% the Italian throne The maria ge
will take place within 4 year Princess
Margaret will becoule Catholic
CAPTAIN WILLIAM P. HALF and Mrs
Therese steward. daughter OF Senator
Blackburn. Of Kentucky. we're married
IN Washington on the 18th
Ar a meeting Of the board Of nzn-
ayers Of the Adams Express Company
in New York City. on the 18th. reso-
luton was adopted making the reguia'
tiors Of the Post-OHice Department In
regard 70 the enforcement Of the Anti
Lottery law applicable TO its euployes-
The Treasury Department has de-
cided that fSh eaaght in fresh Watei
can be imported into the United states
free OF dutv. provided the nets and boats
used n the catch are owned oT eit-zeA Is
Of the United States
ApIUrAST-GESEIEAL kELroS. Eno n@s
been very III for some tire past nas g
far improved in condition as % be ao-e
70 be about. and hopes 20 resume tAs
duties Of his Office IN few weeks
PEor. KOcH. the eminent Tern ~
physician. viii fo1nd hospital i0r 'ae
t-eatnsntof consumption by his ueinoo
The building will be located n Berlin
and will contain one hundred beds
Iva row AZ Ann Aroor between Co-l
parv A. First Regiment Michigan sat
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