Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-06-18

KEW JoHy q RAY was sentenced q.
wooster. o., on the 9th. 10 two wears in
me Pcnitentiary for burglary. he
pleaded guilty Ray has iile,i charges
bis downfall
RxsoLrTIoS opposing the opening
OF the Worlds fair on SUNDAYS was
adopted at the diocesan convention Of
tne Protestant Episcopal church of
Connecticut at Merislen. ou the 9TH.
me proceedings Of the Primitive.
Methodist conference. in session AZ
Northampton assumed an exr;,;rs,
character. on the 10th, when the mat
Ter OF the connection Of the prince Of
"ales with the baccarat scandal came
mp Tor discussion Some Of the Sn..al..
ers went 80 far a. to urre tha, the
Princc should not b. allowed 70 Su-.~,.d
to the throne. unless he at once abau-
doned gambling.
TIE rcport Of the ssatiStician ~ ,h.
department Of agriculture for Jan.
makes the acreage In cotton 81 p~r
cent OF the ARIA of $500. aud the aver
age condition s5.T
MARIE BoULGIE. Of Irunwoo.l. Mich
stole piece of goods from Davis a
tehr's store. and finding she did NO,
want that particular piece, asked the
clerks 20 exchange IT, She was arrested
The police found over =. 600 worth Of
stolen gcods in her house. She admit
ted running a store in Hurley for the
sale of her plumber. She also admitted
stealing Si.eG0 worth of gpo-is II, Gin
einna'i last summer and twic. as much
in Chicago.
IHE jubraj- or regent Of Manipur. has
been found guilty of responsibility for
the murders of Grimwood. Qrrinton and
others. the sentence 10 await the an
Proval of the home government. The
Jubraj. il APPEARS from the evidence.
did not actually participate in the mas
saerc. as did the senaputti. but was in
the palace at the time and nigh, have
prevented It,
Tue Paris |. Rationale announces that
VI De LesSePS will be legally prose-
cntesl for having misles the French in
ves.ors in the Panama canal project.
OS the nth the Portuguese senate. tv
i
tuguese convention. which will be At
once vigorously enforced
THE marquis of Londonderry has Of
feresi the tenants on his estate th.. on
tion Of acquiring their holdings upon
reasonable terms
SEWN Italians were taken from a
house in Cincinnati. on the Isth. and
locked up at the Hammon,l-ssrectp police
station They are thought to be Il band
81 eounterfeitsrs engaged in making
spurious silver money
The er7sure of the name of Sir Will
lam mtioryiOn-Cumming frOm the British
army list was gszcttesl on the i2th.
COLLECTOR PHELPS of san Francisco
has received 4 dispatch from the secre-
tsry Of the treasury ordering him To
hold all the struggled goods captured
On the United States steamer Omaha
No fines are to De accepted. and full
report of the facts relating To the seix-
ure Is to be made to the department.
THE Tasmanian government has is
sued orders prohibiting the taking OF
seals in the south Pacific within ex-
tensive seal limits This is in eonse-
quence of the closing of Behring sea 10
the sealers by the United States
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended on the Ieth. number.
for the United States, 80. and for Cam
ada -, or total of "a; rs compared
with total of 80 for the previous
week For the corresponding week of
last year the figures were s1s. repre-
senting l95 failures in the United
States. and IL in the Dominion of Can
ada