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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03
NO. Is.
SOUTHERN clEANINos.

Sergeant nunn. Of the signal Serv,rs.
stationed at New York. In an intervtew
on the esth Inst said that on~ of the
greatest cAiamities that the country has
ever known Is imminent and tha. IL is
the duty of the press to warn the people
OF the Lower MissiSsippi 70 prepare FOE
the worst lie says: 1t will be the
greatest calamity that has ever be-
fallen that section Of the country. The
damage will - GREATEST brlow Mem
phis- The storm thAvtng reference 10
the great cyclone and rzin-ssorra in the
North on the 37thl Is Just like an enur~
nous pitcher Of water POURED upur =
country ALREADY flooded Although sev-
cral immense crcvaSses have been found
in the levecs below Vfcksbnrg. frosn 500
TO I, 500 feet vide and 20 20 5 feet aecpS
carrying on millions of CATIONS OF water
every second. the height Of the river ~
Nicksburg and Cairo has remained al
most stationary At the top Of the food
limit This shows that the chznnel
OF the river below is all chokcd
up with slluviuu and debris srvur
the first iocd. and that this is
acting as a dam. which will eventually
work havoc with all the levees When
the wave crest from this new .toem
comes down the river. things are bound
20 Be carried away and the entire sur
rounding country covered This Will
probably arrive At Cairo In two or thr~s
days. but IL will b. three weeks before
u reaches New Orleans New Orleans
viii BE- visited without doubt by one Of
the most disastrous foods ever known.
and would rot give nve cents for my
life In that city when the wave-c<ests
strike t. ! do not say this ~ frighen
people. but am simply stating facts that
will BE- verified have been stationed
AZ Cairo. New Orleans and Cincinnati
during the times Of the great foods and
] know what they are. souse Of the
strongest levees on the river be con-
tinged. those At Helena. Ark, have
been swept away completely tn the last
two days"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03
Somewhat NII.d Relationship.

In the clerks Office At Lexington, Ky,
a few days ago, James Price married
sister OF J. W. Middleton. and Middle
ton married daughter of Price. This
makes Middieton's own sister his
mother-in-law and Middleton's wife
sister-in-law Of her own father, Mr..
MiddletOn's father-in-law his brother
in-laN and Middieton's wife sisser-in-
Law to her stepmOther and Middleton's 5
children's own aunt and step grand
mother, and Middleton a step brother
in-law to Prices children Both men
were widowers before their second mar.
riage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The casket with the body Of General
s0bert c. Schenck arrived 1T DAYTON.
J, from Washington. on the evening of
he 25th. in charge OF Captain Woodruff
schenck. 4 nephew of the deceased
The Generals daughters were also of
ne party The body was taken to the
nsidence Of Robert C. Schenck. Jr
THE steamship City of Pekin arrived
fum China and Japan on the s5tn.
Ringing advices that on February -
80 houses were destroyed by fire in
Toxic. Two persons were killed and
soOut twenty-five fremen more or less
injured One hundred and eighty-seven
aouses were burned in the city on the
xeceding day, and on March about $50
we're destroyed, and several fremen
sere Injured The fires originated ac-
-idsntally
The Liverpool dock-laborers' strike
sndsd on the 26th-
The entire northwestern portion of
ne town Of Pioneer, o., was destroyed
~ a-e on the 26ch-
IHE Senate committee on claims rem
'ered favorable report, on the a6sh,
n me French Spoliation or Fourth of
saiy Claims bill as it passed the House.
The case Of Reporter Choate for
asEesdropping in the Flack jury-rooul.
s4s called IN the New York Court Of Oyer
sad Ie-miner, on the a6th. and an effort
sas made to make the city editor OF the
world a eo-defendaat
MAJOR GEORGE CHRISTIAN. Jacob
slssler and Mr.. Prince, representing
ae farmers Alliance of the United
ssAses. have concluded to establish the
s-AAace Agricultural Works at Iron
az Va The works viii employ from
- % so hands. and their products will
9 % every sub-Alliance IN the country,
Nuresenring four million members
1EE various detaehments Of troops on
1e sand Of Crete are being supplied
"A large Quantities Of ammunition
AASSFAcTURERs a. Nanresa. Spain,
closing their mills in anticipation
general strike
iHK House committee on agriculture,
: ne 18th authorized 4 favorable re-
son Mr. Butterworth's bill defining
pe.ons and futures and imposing
ia taxes On dealers therein
iHE new Servian loan offered in Paris
- Already been taken up The
-0aaf Of the subscriptions was three
Les Is great as the loan
nzkR VoS ALvESsLEBES has declined
snce OF German Minister Of For
esa Affairs.
BISMARCK was moved 20 tears
pubic demonstration in his fayo<
nec1n on the asth-
lsVILLE- KY. was visited by de-
ung storm AZ pine o'clock on the
aag Of the 18th Hundreds cs lives
reported lost. many Of the victims
- erenased in the burning ruins Of
= homes One hall containing over
- a1nared people was wrecked. .nesrl y
:. &C inmates perisning. Among the
= 80 Casualties noted was the toppli ng
s Union Depot together with a
q cars. into the river.
vas aathoritatively stated. On the
nat First Assistant Postmaster
Clarkson will resign at no dis
say. When Mr.. CIArkson accepted
1ee L vas with the understand
a!ssz. - -. - -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

Rev. J. e. Perkins. of Lexington. KY,
las been sued FOE divorce. the decree
granted. and the unhappy wife restored
10 her maiden name of Morrill, No ali
mony was allowed The ground was
abandonment Rev Mr. Perkins is .
well-knOwn minister. and while away
on evangelical excursions his wife
yeaFned for her husbands society. She
Is famous singer. being q paid mem
Der Of the choir Of Lexington's most fash
ionable church and being known
throughout the State ss remarkable
vocalist
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

itwas reported in Chattanooga. Tenn.
few days ago that Thomas Berry. .
United STATES store-kecper. was shot
from ambush and instantly killed a. hss
home. near the Clineh river. in Rum
plain Valley Gap Hawkins County,
Tenn. in the eastern mountainous part
Of the state The assassin was con
eeaied In the spring-hOuse and shot his
victim a. be came 10 get a bucket Of
water. Tho bushxhacker made his es
cape and his Identity i not known.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

Jef Underwood. Of Hopkinsyille. Ky.
dug up an old jag containing over seven
hundred dOilars in gold For years
there had been a Legend in that section
tO the effect that an old negro had
buried lot Of money near there. for
which fraitless searches had frequently
been made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

Three negro women living on Captain
e kearney's stock farm. near Red
Lick, not far tror, Jackson. Miss, LEFT
three babies and one three-year-old
child in their cabin and went out 70 the
field 70 work In short time thecahin
was in flames. and the mothers reached
the ill-fated house Just in time 70 see
their babies bodies erumbling 20 ashes
One Of the children was fastened In
chair
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

Dams Mercantile report for the pear
Just issued shows the number of busi-
ness concerns in Texas cities 20 be as
follows Dallas. Lilo. Galveston. s3T:
san Antonio. us; Fort Worth. s7s,
Houston. $50
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

BY vote of s.5ss to I.sso. Cha,ta-
nooga- Tenn. decided 10 issue $500. COO
in bonds for street improvements, 10 bs
expended by the recently-appointaS
Board Of Public Works
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03


Attempted to Mardisr Ills Whole FIulliv.
MrNNEAPoLIs. MINI. March "a
special TO the Tribune from Faulkton.
: D.. says; T. Eckert. a resident Of
this county, living fifteen miles north
west Of here. stabbed his two sons and
cut his wife's throat. early yesterday
morning. He was in the custody Of the
sheriff az this place, having been bound
over by Justice Booth to answer 70 tho
charge Of attempt 70 kill a neighbor
about week ago. His family testified
against him at the preliminary exam
nation Thursday night he escaped
from the sheriff. went directly honsa
with the intention Of killing the entire
family After committing the deed. he
fed. ard Sheriff Chamberlain Is in ho.
pursuit DR. Rathhone. OF this place,
WAS summoned % attend the sufferers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

The Grand Army Of the Republic has
oought tract Of land comprising the
Cedar Greek (va-l battle-ground
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

A family Of four negroes xas poisoned
near selma. Ala, fewdAys ago They
d-aEk poisoned coffee.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

CHICAGO. March ss.-The storm that
set in last night Is still raging at eleven
o'clock with almost undated fury. a
high wind and hlindiHg snow making
pedestFianisn an almost impossib bio
feat Lake Michigan Is N 4 fary. AMI
the famous North Shore drive. upon
which the paiatial mansions % Potter
Palmer, Archbishop Feehan and other
prominent residents are located i being
rapidly swept away l. Is reported that
the water-works tunnel in process Of
construction from point on the
Lake Front opposite the Auditorium and
extending nearly mile under the lake
has filled with water Over half mill
ion dollars have 50 far been expended
on the enterprise Telegraph and teie-
phone poles in the city and suburbs
have been blown from their bases. snap
ping wires Or 50 tangling them IL will
take several days to get them in proper
order. Trains are all delayed. street
ears move slowly and the streets are 50
filed with snow and slush that walking
is no easy matter
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

GALLArTN. Tenn. March - The
worst storm that ever visited this Sse-
tiOa passed over this city THURSDAY
night Two miles from tsalIatin houses
were blown down The brick residnnea
Of John Hibbett vas completely blown
away The walls Fell IN and killed an
eiShteen-months-oid baby % John lib
bett. also boy twelve years Old. son %
Palo Langford- iIibbets j. DYING AMI
his wife IS horribly uaaylcd- Across
the pike from Fiihbetts. Wm- Patte--
sons residence was blown aown. In3ar-
ing I've persons Residences we're eoua-
pietely wrecked AMI large trees ap-
rooted and carried some distan-e.
The worst features Of the eycIous
have not been reported After sweep
ing up Eogana. the storm king began
its dreadful march- Il took \ north
east course and for twenty-five miles
carried every thing in front Of L. Ali
houses beyond Blei~oe up - EGIia.
Macon Coanty. have been blown into
atoms Fully one hundred people arc
crippled in that section and are under
the care of doctors Men. women and
children are in terrible condition in
that section. All kinds ot rumors a-e
afoat- Communication By telephone 10
cut of.
The town Of Fayetteville. Lincoln
County. Jared badly 4 negro woman
was killed outright by falling walls and
4 mum her OF persons we're Injured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03

witnesses 20 the terrible storm n rs.
day night said they.
Ii i beyond description. The renfcr
of Louisville is one mass % terrible
ruins-aii = Wce and horrible disaster.
We Nerr in the city At the tsrre. Tho
electrical display wAs the grardast syse,--
tacle q is kini W. ever saw. The
storm began about hsli-paSt eixh;
o'eicck- The thunder was simply aw-
fai. and By shs vivid CLARA Of the light.
ming we ceud $50 for hle~kx- All was
a mass of ruins. ilying simhcrs. women.
ehiidrcn AMI men running here and
there panie-stricken- crying for aid. OF
seeking 10 and friends Nho were buried
beneath huSe masses of ruins
The storm struck the city from the
southwest and ran in a zi--saw direction
acroSS the city. struck the Union D..uo.
AMI jumped the river. striking jefferson.
VILE Al least nine &c ten blocks es
that place VAS Destroyed Before leav-
tng yesterday morning a. eight o'elock.
stxty-ei-ht bodies were taken from, Fails
City Hail. who're there were hundreds ;
OF people at the tiae Of the accident.
The NEST destruction took place in fhc
main part OF the city. The xest end
came In for a big sha-.. The awful
tornado did not take 4 straight course.
bat igmped up one block and aoxr an
other and here zu1 there. Port RovaI.
Henry County. forty miles from Loais-
vile. i reported as being entirely de-
moilshed.
at fcndlctou. thirtv-six miles from
Louisville. a sio.ooo insurance policy
was found hanging on a bush. near the
railroad track The policy belonged 20
a man IN Louisville. and had blown all
the way from that city. All sorts %
clothing. pieces of timbers ami debris
Of all sorts were scattered along the
line
IL l. lockwood. baggage master on
the same train, was in the tornado also.
said he.
Il was riding in street car on JEFF
ferson street between seventh ani
Eighth. when the tornado struck tho
car A heavy telegraph pole was hIou n
across the car, MASKING IL, and nearly
killing 4 lady Passenger. whom car
ried in my arms 20 place where mesli-
cal aid could b. had. vas unininrpd.
but the poor-car driver 1as blown away
and never heard Of or seen since. IL
was an awful sight Scores Of peop;e
were killed and every thing was one
mass OF ruins"
II was IN the Kansas City tornado
several years ago. said a passenger.
but the horrible catastrophe % last
night was the most awfal thing ever
saw. I saw dozens % dead people balnx
taken FROM Falls City Hall. where p..r-
haPs a hundred or more were killed.
The Union Depot Was completely
'erccked
6@id another ~ steamboat was
hunJ lifted from the river AMI hlown
cut % the lAnd a quarser of a miIe.
HE Western part of the city seems 20
have got the WORST u the s,orra.-
Il never saw such a tims for selling
papers" said a newshsy. who came in
on train Ne : yesterday moraia<- Peo-
pie are crazy for them. and almost tear
one - pieces - get theu~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-04-03
Scene. Described - :-ys-wl,a...e.-

CINCINNATI. March -9-Co1ducto- K
b. HOIborn. cf the Louisville & Nash
Vile train which arrived AZ half-past
eleven o'clock yesterday morning. said
TO 4 re porter All along the line com
ing out OF Louisville Telegraph poles.
wires and timber are scattered in all
directions. We we're delayed for that
reason At Lagrange, twenty seven
miles out from Louisville. there is much
damage done
At Eminence, forty miles southeast Of
Louisville. several persons are killed
The whole country coming oGt of
Louisville IS one mass of mingled poles,
timbers. trees ard other debris
Train No. :. over the sane road. came
in AZ twelve o'clock Brakeman &
Ricketts, and NJ. Williams were eye
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-17
LOSING ITS HOLD.
influenza Going Up Into Alaska TO the
Jumping on Place.

Boston. Jan. 1.-THE number Of deaths in
Boston yesterday, as reported to the board Of
health up to pm, was ~. OF these 3 were
attributed to influenza combined with phthisis
and pneumonia Although yesterdays death
rate shows a considerable increase over that OF
"Wednesday there is no doubt that the grip and
Its attendant and subsequent maladies are ON
the decrease here. At New Hartford. Conn,
yesterday Chloe Lankion. bed-ridden for more
than sixty years, the subject of one or two
books, died yesterday, aged seyenty-seven.
Death was Immediately due to an attack of grip.
At Plymouth. Mass, Albert Ritchie died yes-
terday of pneumonia resulting from the grip.
AT Portland, Me-. the first death from the
grip occurred yesterday IN the person OF the
two-year-ol son of Peter f. McCollum Of the
Falmouth hotel
At Hanover, NH. the winter term of Dart
mouth college began yesterday. The attend
ance was much smaller than usual owing to the
large number OF students down with the infiu-
enZa.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Jan. 1.-THE board Of
health reports l60 deaths in the last five days.
This is the largest number that has ever taken
place here IN the same period. The cause to
some extent Is attributed TO Influenza.
CITY OF MEXICO, VIA GALVESTON, Jan. H.
The influenza Is spreading IN Mexico. Several
deaths from the disease are reported 10 have
occurred at Villa lonas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-17
From Wall Street Today.

New YORK, Jan. 1.-THE stock market this
morning presented the same character as that
of yesterday, except that there was a somewhat
better tone to the dealings, while sugar
refneries and Lackawanna were specially
active. Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Read
ing, Canada Southern and Rock Island were in
the second rank and all the others were dull
and generally without feature of interest. First
prices as compared with the final figures Of last
evening were generally slight fractions higher
and Lackawanna was up a per cent, though
Jersey Central at 12O15 was down x. Jersey
Central was quickly lifted / per cent and
Canada Southern like amount, both on ex-
tremely light dealings, and though sugar re-
fneries rose per cent at 5611S 1t was only a
per cent higher than last nights figure. The
other changes were very slight and the fuctu-
ations for the hour were generally made within
a range less than Il per cent Toward the end
of the hour some weakness was developed in
the trusts and cotton oil receipts dropped 4
per cent to 29 and sugar lost a fraction. At ii
O'Clock the market was dull and rather heavy,
but generally at about evening prices.
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A KANSAS SCANDAL.
A Prairie Millionaire Arrests "A Bell Boy
for Blackmail.

KANSAS CITY, No., Jan. IA c. Blake was
arrested yesterday on complaint of Arthur
Gorham for attempting to blackmail and was
taken on requisition from the governor of
Kansas to Kinsley, Kan, where MIR. Gorham
has resided for some time and where a special
grand jury will investigate the charges to-
morrow. Arthur Gorham is something more
than a millionaire. For some neAplained
reason violent attachment sprang up between
him and Blake during the formers visit to
Kansas City. Blake was at that time a bell boy
at the Centropolis hotel, and the announce
ment that he had been adopted by the
millionaire caused a decided sensation.
Gorham denied the adoption, but
Blake has lived ever since after the
style of the idle son of a millionaire. At Los
Angeles recently he arrested for forging
Gorham's name TO check for $500, but the
case was dropped He then came to Kan
sas City and has, until the hour of his ar
rest yesterday, lived at the Centropois
hotel, occupying parlor A aud cutting
wide swath generally with the
ostentatious display Of his money. When he
ran short of funds recently he wrote several
threatening letters 20 Gorham, so the latter
alleges, demanding that his exchequer be re-
plenished. On these letters the charge of
blackmalllng is based
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-17
LEFT A ROW BEHIND HER.
A Newspaper Publisher Clubbed by
May YOhe's Discarded Lover.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA Herald special from San
Francisco says: May Yohe, the actress, who is
on her way to dazzle the Australians, is the
cause OF a lively. scandal, which reached a
climax yesterday when her chief admirer
here, young Tom Williams, dubbed Business
Manager Hirsch of the Eueaing Post for print
ing a sensational story of how she had aban-
doned Williams. Miss Yohe and Williams who
is known as the "Duke of Union Island, f" have
been living together, it is said. in furnished
apartments here for several weeks. 1t was re-
ported they were married but no record OF
such union can be found at the license office.
Recently the actress mother arrived and the
result was that she persuaded May to leave
Williams and so to Australia with her. She
departed Wednesday and yesterday the Pos
had gossipy article on the abandonment OF
the festive Williams. The latter armed him.
self with a club, went to the Office of the paper
and beat Publisher Hirsch over the head until
he was senseless. Williams was arrested for
assault. Mr.. Heazleton, the editor, narrowly
escaped a similar clubbing from the infuriated
victim of Miss Yohes caprice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-17
Chicago's Racing Outlook.

CHICAGO, Jan. I7.-Secretary Brewster Of the
Washington Park jockey club reports that 4os
entries to the stakes of the club have been re-
ceived. With just exactly half OF the hoped
for number in, and the California and other
far western stables, the Tennessee stables,
those now at New Orleans, a number in Ken
tucky and others nearer home yet to hear
from, it appears probable that Secretary Brew
sters desire will be realized
When the rich Wheeler handicap was insti-
tuted it was anticipated that the event would be
the west and on par with the suburban and
Brooklyn in the east. Heretofore the Oakwood
has always received the greatest number
of entries, but it is already evident that the
Wheeler has supplanted 1t and taken the place
it was designed TO fill in the estimation Of
western owners. He has already received six
ty-two entries for this race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-17
Base Ball.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 17.-President Ban
croft has demanded immediate recognition for
the New England base ball association by the
National league. II it is not given the New
England will join the brotherhood
MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. I7.-Alec Person,
pitcher of last seasons Washington league team,
yesterday signed a contract with the Buffalo
brotherhood club at salary Of q, ,5O0 an in
crease of S600.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 17.-John Rainey Of
last seasons Buffalo international team has
been signed by the local brotherhood club
to play left field the coming season.
Sr. LOUIS Mo-, Jan. l7.-Charles Comiskey,
captain of last years Browns, has written .
letter to the st. Louis Sporting Aetos, in which
he says that before next Saturday night he will
have signed a contract TO play first base for
the Chicago brotherhood team. He takes this
step, he says. for the reason that he is in SYM
pathy with the brotherhood and believes its
aims are the best welfare and interest OF the
professional players, His other reasons for
wanting TO play in Chicago are that his par
ents and all his relatives live there and he has
a natural liking for the place, but outside of
all these reasons his relations with the man.
agemement Of the St. Louis club have during
the past year been so unpleasant that he does
not care to renew them.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Jim Hart, erstwhile man.
ager of the Bostons, and who engineered the
trip Of the Browns and Bostons 70 the Pacific
coast, arrived an the city yesterday. He comes
TO Chicago, it is said 70 act as secretary OF the
Chicago league club the coming season He
will also accompany the team and look after
the finances. Mr.. Hart reported a fairly sue
cessful trip on the slope. The two clubs came
out about even on the venture, but neithSs
made any money.