Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-08-06
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERA,

WIZ nave pceu at work on the
case Tor several weeks past. William >
peeney, Eugene Kelly and Phil Hiclxrv
were arrested. on the 27th. ehzrv~d x;,h
the murder of Editor PenroSe a, Rp,,s
Mont. on June 10.
forR eonviets in the United S,,,..
military prison at Fort Learenwor,h
kas-. escaped on the s-th. hr .ur,.I.
ing under the east wall Of the prison.
Among the four was private Lucas. n
celebrated amateur baseball pitcher.
THE Ry Is a well-autheuticatsd r,rro-
shoat At Buzzard's Bay. Mass. tha, Pa
win Booth is dying from the effects of
too much smoking. He is such n slave
10 the weed that he can not s,ou. even
though he knowsit n killing him
fovSD<K READLEr of Asbury Park.
n J.. says the press-the-5utton cam
eras must go. The local police have
been ordered to arres, auy person
caught taking a snap shot on the
beach
Scale and Maud Jacoty were arrest
ed at indianapolis. Ind. on the s-th- for
manufacturing and passing counterfeit.
silver dollars Molds and materials
and many finished coins were captured
with the counterfeiterS
The state hank commissioners have
examined the Peoples bank of SAN
Francisco and reported favorablv.
The bank met all demands. the fuuris
being supplied by the Pacific bank
TIE Atlantic line ship Salve. from
Haytien ports, arrived at New York On
the 18Th and reports all quiet in Havti.
though a renewal Of the recent disturb
asces was feared
TIE British admiralty Is making ar
rangementS on a Commensurate scale
for IN exchange of eivilIties with the
French ssuadrun At Portsmouth
Two ffxIIASs and one t;erman have
been arrested for sketehing. and in
other vays endeavoring 20 secure plans
of the fort At Como. Italy.
JoHy ROLAND RExp. father of Roland
Reed. the vell-knovu comedian. died
at his residence in PhiladeIphia. on the
18th after long Illness.
JOIN TCNAsoS and Edward CaId-
well were seated under tree ut War
ren- Pa On the sssh. watching n ball
game. when lightning struck the tree
and both men were instantly killed
GRAssEoPPERS are running cat pros
pects in twenty counties along the Ohio
and Indiana border line. and the devas-
tation i most marked in the region
around the h-adwzters of the Wabash.
Miami and Msune~ rivers The crop
IS ruined by the small green kOppers on
farm after farm and many growers.
alarmed at the rzvages Of the pest. cut
their oats green but the hoppers fol-
lowed il into the shock. and are now in
the corn
THEEE has been n large increase in
the volume of immigration into the
United States during the las. fscal
year The total number arriving was
$50 <es. as against s5I-@fe during the
fiscal year Isso. showing an increase
during the las: fiscal year of I94.@ @>s-7-
This increase Is largely from the follow
ing countries Italy, sk3s5s Austria
Hungary. I4ssI: Germany. Il. I=.s Rus
sia. including Poland es..&A
The census ofsee has issued buIIe-
tin which shows that the number Of
prisoners in county jails during the
census year was - So, the numbeNre-
ported IN Issc was i3.s9I, an increase in
ten years of ass. CT At the rate of
81 s5 per cent The increase in the total
population was - 50 per cent
SAMUEL SANDS oce CT the Oldest citi-
zens of Baltimore. Md, died on the
18th in his ninesy->eeoud year For
long period he had probably been the
oldest living printer, being IA uninter-
rurted service as printer. editor or pub
Usher since his apprenticeship began in
1911.
PREMIER MEseIER will call the pro-
vineial legislature of Quebec together
in September and introduce 4 re>Oiu-
tion in support of Canadian independ-
ence. as opposed to imperial federation
A DESTRUCTIVE cloud-burst occurred
on the night of the 2sth about fve
miles northeast of Council Bluffs. Ia.
and caused great damage in the city.
Indian creek. which runs through the
very heart of the city. rose at the rate
of one inch per minute The water
overaowed the hanks and swept
through the streets, flooding business
houses and private residences
AnvrcEs from Colon. on the fsthrnus
of Panama, announce the death of
VIM z Sims, of Virginia United States
consul st that port He was q leading
politician of his state. and figured a.
the central target In the Dznville Va
riot in Iss5L
W. :. NcArIsrER. the leading oGcizl
of the Southern Anti->ub-Treasury
league. has issued a call for n state
convention. to be held in Jackson
Miss. on August 10. to select delegates
TO the National Farmers Alliance con-
veution which Is TO be held BY the men
who oppose the sab-treasury scheme
TEE congress of Colombia has appro-
uria,ed So. 0se in gold for making
urocer representation Of the resources
Of that country at the Chicago exposi-
ton Commissioners have been ap-
r.,ir.>d 20 take charge of the Prepzrz-
non Of an exhibit. and have already BE-
gun their lzbors
wErE the employees of the Peccnie
bank of sag Harbo-, l. L were watch
ing the passing of n procession on the
aszh. n thief entered the bank and
grabbed q package containing s$S'o'
WITH which he escaped
TEE prohibirioaists of Maryland met
m eonventiou at Glyndon- on the 18th.
.pa nominated fall state ticket Al
tie uorinees are gentle-e1 OF excel
lent character
TEE treasury surplus. on the =stn-
aggregated s5s. T47- 0s4. Of which amount
So. 80. 5~s Is In depository banks. aud