Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-07-24

The new territory acquired by t..sr-
many IN East Africa is about twire the
size Of Germany, not including anv par.
Of the great African lakes in tbs meas
urrmeut
A BILE WAS presented IN the House of
Representations. On the 18th, granting
a pensiun Of $1,000 year IA the widuw
II the late General John G. Fremont
By ruling under Maryland State
law professional base-haIl PLAYING il
work and can not be performed On
Sunday
THR coming EncYciicaI nf the Pope
Irges the nations 10 resort TO papaI
arbitration for the settlement Of social
questions and national wars.
THE Department. Of Stata was in
formed. on the 18th. of the arrest of
Miuas. who assassinated the wife of
Rev John " Wright. an American
missionary, in Salinas. Persia. on the
I4th of May. Minas was j TEACHER IN
the mission school. and had Just been
dismissed from his place for improper
conduct The arrest of Minas was
mainly due tn the efficiency Of the
British CdnsuI-eIeueral At Tabriza and
Colonel Stewart. before whom hs will be
brought for trial
TT is said a gigantic scheme 10 de-
velou the oil territory Of West Virginia
is under way with J. q. Blaine. :. b.
ElLins. Senator Camden and lhs STAN
iarti Oil Company 1t the head of Il
By an explosion At Kings Powder
mill, on the Little Miami railroad.
twentT-nine miles east of Cincinnati.
on the IBth. twelve persons were killed
and rwenrY-one seriously injured
IMMEDIATELY upon receipt Of the
news that President Harrison had
rigred the Silver bill. the price of bar
silver. in the London Stock Exchange.
advanced to ffty pence an ounce, the
highest selling price reached in several
wears
The White Star steamship Teutonie.
which arrived at SANITY hook at I.iJ p.
m., on the 18th. from kngiand.
made the run from R0Ehes Point by the
Innr route. :. s;s miles. IN . days. u
hours and ~ minutes. This IS equal 70
or better than the ! days. - hours and u
minutes' trip of the City of Paris. the
latter coming by the short route, : ~
miles.
DuRI,g4 the absence Of John Hamlets
from his home near Valparaiso. lnd., ON
the 18th. his residence was destroyed by
fire and his wife and four chiliren were
burned ID death.
ADvreES from Africa state that ne
natives have routed. and, 10 is feared,
curo off the rerreat of the French expe-
ditiunary force now in the pper Niger
country
THr Native sons Of the Golden West
urouose % start 4 movement 20 tnser
the renaius Of the late General Join
q Fremout In Golden Park, san Fran
cisco. and TO erect monument 70 ms
memory.
LORD GEoRsE HAMILTON FIRST -hra .'.u
OF the Admirably. announces tha1 u -
the puruase OF tine British Gdyeri~nenl
"a have the English navy by ls.lf equal
70 auy two. uavies in the world. anu
saws that work Is progressing rapidlY IN
accortiance with the programme
Tug golden Jubilee OF Bishop De
| C;oesbriand. was celebrated IN Burning
\ ION. VT, on the EIth-
WILLIE GRIFFIN, aged seven, lei M
sbe Humber river at Bolton NAlasse
Ont On the 18th. and his grandiatAe
want to his rescue. when both Wer'
| drowned-
THE whole number OF posu-oihees y. =
| auerzsion on July l.. 1850. was ~ ""
ne increase during the last year belns
| 4ou the LARGEST IN tina historY of M