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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
NO. H..
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.



JACKSON, April I0.-Assistant State
Treasurer VIII Evans was rumagins
around in the Treasarer's office the other
day. and spied the corner Of faded on
velope sticking ap from behind tho man
tel. Pulling 4, out. he found 1; was In
tercsting reading matter. about thirty
years old-a letter from, !. :. worori.
Mr.. wof'ord Is still living In North
Mississippi. and is we'll known through
out tho state. No douht he Wiii ap-
prccia,eA perpsal Of his old letter. which
Is a. follows.
LExtSaroS. rec. D. tssL
Cot " n Hayes. Jacksoa. Mss
hear sir-I joincd the army in August
last and after remaining for some time
l got q discharge on account of bad
health. have recruited. think. saffi.
eientiy 70 return. and especially a. a
hgh,i- imminent lido NOT expect 20 join
permanently. As I suppose ! would not
be received. being once discharged.
wish 20 80 and take part In the fight as
Bowling Green. nay company being a.
that place. wouid like "a get a trans
portstion ticket a. fear there might
BE- difficulty tn nv getting in the lines
without one am willing 10 pay for
one. IL ! can't be furnished one without
pay. Please get me one and send IL inn
mediately. ~ pay Is demanded I will
remit IL by Mr.. Hooker when he re-
turns wish IL to Rowling Green "
doing 50 you will oblige your friend,
J. ;. WoFFoRp.
4. S.-sincc writing the tain. Mr..
Green Morris. a member of shs Red
Rebels. now on sick furloagh. requests
me to write for a transportation ticket
for himself and brother. also a member
OF the Rebels. Their names are Green
and Elias Morris. They want 20 20 10
Bowling Green. j. :. WoFFoKD.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16

LOUISVILLE, April Ex-senator Car
Isle is in the city visiting ex-congress-
man Albert 5. Willis He says that his
trip has no political significance what
ever. Asked what he had to say re-
garding the article in the New York
Sun. suggesting him as a presidential
possibility. he replied:
Nothing whatever. II was a high
compliment, of course. which / fully
appreciated. but do not know whether
the time has come for the Democrats
party to select a candidate south OF the
Mason-Dixon line. Everybody knows
am rot 9 candidate. ! appreciated
the compliment. ! veysy."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
VIII Follow the Uniform Practice.

WASHINGTON, April s--Secretary Eos
ter announces that he will not make
public the locations, prices or names of
foreign sites for sale to government
upon which to erect the public build
ings provided for by the last congress.
In taking this action, Secretary Foster
follows the uniform practice of ne
treasury department A special agent
will visit each city where public bnild-
ing is to be erected. and after making a
careful examination Of each site
Offered. viii submit HIS report TO Sec
rotary Foster, who viii then make tia
se ,ect;o1-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
THE BARS UP.

A Dozen Immigrants. Among Them Tea
Russians. Denied Admission at the Port
of New York. and will be Returned to
Europe.
NEw YORK, April TEN Russian
immigrants, who arrived here Sunday
ON the steamship Dania from Hamburg,
were barred from landing at the barge
Office General poor health, disease.
and liability to become public charges.
were the reasons given for shutting
them out When the Russians were in
formed that they were to be sent back,
they made a great outcry shrieking and
eursing and rolling over and over on
the floor, jumping up and trying to
force their way out. in spite of the
gate keepers They were finally sent
back TO the Dania, to return to Ham,
burg. Two other immigrants. who
came on the City of Chicago. were alsc
barred
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
How the ManIpur AMIR In British India
Originated

LONDON, April TN the house of
commons yesterday. Sir James Fergus
son said in behalf of the foreign Office,
that the Manipur affair originated in a
dispute between the former rajah of
Manipur and his brother. The rajah
fed. leaving his brother in control.
Commissioner Quinton was sent To re-
store order. and was met with resist
anee by the new =uler, at the head of
= large body of troops, with the results
made known by the dispatches The
vieeroy telegraphed that be would sooa
quell the disturbance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16

LOUISVILLE, Ky, April Mrs Flor
ence Long. boarding at ia East Jeffer-
son street. committed suicide last even
ing by swallowing an ounce of NOR
phine. When discovered she was lying
at full length upon the floor, aud in her
left hand she held, tightly eiasped. a
letter from her son in Texas, which
stated that he was n prisoner in the
state peDitentiary. The letter expressed
the deepest contrition for the act which
brought about the writer's arrest. and
pleaded 70 the mother !or her forgive
pess.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
EoMUNoS' RESIGNATION.

senator George y. Edn,und-. OF Vermont,
Tenders His Resignation to GOV. Page.
WAsHISGroS. April s.-Senator Geo.
r. Edmunds. of Vermont, has resigned.
The following is the letter rendering
his resignation to the Governor of Yer
mont which is to take effect on Novem-
Der 1:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16

TRENTON. y. j., April Brick
makers 70 the number of 1900 went out
on a strike yesterday morning. refus-
ing to accept a 20 per cent reduction /,
wages
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
A FOOLISH soASTER.
A Prominent italian with More voIubsiis
than Sense. Promises that the Flag a
Italy shall Float Over New Oriean
Within q Month.

Wfthin q Month";
TORONTO. Ont, April 7.-Signol
Prado Valmini. an Italian of distinc
tion and an official of his government
was interviewed on the New Orleans
affair as he was passing through thi.
city on his way to Japan Sunday. Val
mini declared that the Italian govern.
ment would insist upon the stand al
ready taken, and that no settlement
would be arrived at until the families
of the murdered men had been compen
sated and the ''assassins' arrested and
placed on trial. He further declared
that the men who led the mob would
be arrested before another week or the
fiag of Italy would fioat over the city o.
New Orleans within n month
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16

Italian Bles.i Again BsliIsx.
LONDON. April ia.-LASt nights all
vices from Italy represent the Rudini
cabinet a. deeply hurt by American cotrs-
ments on the Italian difficulty. and that
there Is consequently a rewulSion of
feeling in favor Of aggressive measures
II il said that King Humbert has re-
ceived from the editor of an Italian
newspaper in America n package Of
American newspapers containing pic
lures ridiculing his majesty. and be-
littling the power and dignity II Italy.
One picture in particular. representing
the king a. a monkey. gave grra, Of
fense. Italian blood il again boiling,
and something startling Is anticipated
within few days
Secretary blaine Doesn't Relieve ne.
WAsHISeToN. April L. Secretary
Blaine was shown the Rome and Lon
don cable dispatches last night by n
representative Of the United Press. re-
porting n revulSion 81 feeling in Italy in
favor Of aggressive measures toward
the United States. and n determination
ON the part Of the Italian government
to order Minister Porter to leave Italy.
and 10 recall the remnant of the ital-
ian legation now at Washington The
secretary read the dispatches carefully
and simply remarked; Not word ~
lating to all these reports has reached
the department No credit is given to
the rumors- They seem TO b. scnsa-
tionaL
Beyond this Secretary Blaine would
have nothing To say about the Italian
imbrogiio.
Marquis Impcriali. the Italian charge
d'afraircs, could not b. found last night
either at legation headquarters or at
home.
There is general disposition .o dis
credit the report in unofficial circles.
but this il based on opinion as to the
possible course of events. and no one
has been seen has actual information
ON the subject.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-16
SOMEWHAT SENSATIONAL.

States Mihister Porter is to he Dissnissed
and the Entire Italian Legation Ordered
Hcm~-ftalIan Riood Boiling over Com
meats and Cariratures In the American
fres.->eeretary Bisine >kspsiesi-
RoNE. April ie.-It il reported that.
IL the United States government does
not answer the note from the Marquis
ImPsrisli to-day. Minister Porter will
be ordered to leave Italy and the whole
Italian legation at Washington will hc
recalled. Italian interests in Washing
ton to be left in charge Of the British
minister
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
Msking Great Guns.

The forging Of the immense guns is q
m ost interesting process. The rihsd guns
OF the present are made by re'enforcing
the tuba with rings and repeated layers OF
steel call jackets, which are fitted one over
the other over the original tube or barrel
OF the gun. The jackets or hoops must
fit as closely TO the guns ss il forming an
integral psIt Of its composition. The only
way to get them on Is, OF course. by heat,
ing, snd thus eularging them. II is evi
dent that the exact size OF the jacket and
ring when heated go that ii can be put 10
its place must be 3 matter Of the incest
mathemsticsl calculation. The cosrse
powder now used makes such havoc with
the rifng OF the largest guns that one
hundred charges are about Ill that can be
expected from them. The jackets and
rings can then be removed and fitted 10
smother tube.
The various parts Of q gun are not put
together q. Bethlehem, but are cent TO
Washington, 10 department OF the Arse
nal called the resembling room, where the
tube 10 fiHs1, aud the gun is fnsl;y com,
pleied. a steel gun Of the largest cslibre
costs about 100000 The ordnsncs OF
modern navy Is. therefore one Of the most
costly ite,os for which Congress Ii expect.
ed to display patriotic generosity.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
High Prioss For w Whalsbone.

There is remarkably scarcity OF whAle'
bone in the market at present, aud in con-
sequence The poorest qualities are being
disposed of at prices heretofore hardly
evlr realized for the best that the hardy
New Bedford men could procure Parts
of bone usually discarded few years ago
are now u staple article aud find ready pur
chasers smong manufacturers.
What little hone OF first q ,ality thai is
placed upon the market is sold at prices
which will astonish persons not familiar
with the trade. A we'll know Pearl street
rm disposed OF several thousand pounds
several days ago at s. 20a pound and .
simliar figure has been realized by dealers
in Europe.
Wbslebone is getting scaicer every sea
sou, said an old South street whale ship
beat steerer. An' pretty soor there won't
bs any Ut all. The blackfish, humpbsck
and sperm whales. from which most OF
the bone is taken, don't breed very fast.
They sre killed off faster than they breed
aud in conse quence it is only question Of
time when they will be exterminated NJ
together, and the humpbscks will be as
much curiosity Us the departed NAM
moth.
There's no more money in whaling for
sailors, he continued, nor for any body but
the big concerns what controls o number
Of these newlangled steam wbslers. II you
don't believe what | say go to New Bed.
ford. There you will see lots Of vessels,
brave ships once, but old bulks now, with
their bones bleaching on the sands around
the bay. They were driven out Of the
business and the sailors were driven out
with them.
Tho whales got scarce, and three or four
per cent on invested capital didn't pay ex
penses to the owners OF single ships. 30
they had to give up. Only few Of the
old timers are left. aud guess they won't
last much longer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
Sing ular Scottish Superstition

l was with friend. the son OF we'll
known Scotch up town resident, listening
to the chimes Of old Trinity when the new
year came iu The young man has head
of bright red hair, and that fact was tie
cause Of my learning OF a very peculiar
SEQ oltish superstition When the bells
ceased asked my friend if he was going
home.
No, he said, III not go home for an hour
or so, or until am sure that my brother
Tom has got in. You see. Toms hair ia
as black US mine is red, and my mother
would almost take q fit if should be the
irst person to cross the threshold Of our
home on the New Years morning. There
is superstition among Scotch people that
il red beaded individual first enters q
house on the opening day Of the year there
will be nothing but bad luck in store for
the household till it's last hours. ! have
known my father and mother to send a
dark haired servant girl out OF the base~
ment OF the house directly after midnight
on more than one New Years Day and
then admit her ut the front door, so as to
be sure TO head me off,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07

One day | made some reference 10 The
clumsy long ,drsvu.ou, way N which the
Russiaos guns sere taken up 10 the front.
True. the roads we're irightiul. the mud
being beyond all description. but l ven
tured to suggest that The progress OF that
artillery vas, in many instances, laments
bly, slow.
Well, said the American. 10 broad Yam
kee twAua. l think you're night They've
been at il for months and there's very lii
tie promise OF increasing speed. How
long do you think il would take Brilishers
TO accomplish the same end1
Ac,uslly, Ihsd not The slishtess idea,
bat was not going to collapse before my
Yankee in.errosstor. sol suggested. ~ su
improvement, on the existing state OF II
faifs. that il would take US. say about q
fortnight or thres weeks "By the way"
continued, How long do you think |,
would take the, Am srioans I, accomplish b
the same result.
Americans? Oh, that's a very different
kettle OF fsh2 Americana and with this
he took out his watch and glsnced at II
several times 10 meditstive silence. The
Americans? Wsl, ! should say. - near ~
can calculate, somew here between TWEEN
ty Ave minutes aud half an hour. and with
this be turned on his heel with q self sat
is6 d sir, leaving me to digest tho compsr
ison
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
The Sultan Of Turkey.

The sultan OF Turkey lives and thinks
pretty much after the fashion OF other
high European sovereigps. He rises very
early and takes cold bath, something
unknown to Turkish sultans before his
day. At $50 o'clock he enters his study
and sits down between two mountains OF
papers -one all Turkish newspapers and
translations from foreign newspapers and
the other documents Of state. BY his side
sits bis secretary ,Sureys Pssha, with whose
aid he goes through all the dailiee, and
clippings. and repors. Every state pa.
per is read carefully by the sultan himself
who boasts that he has never effi1ed bic
name to document that lie had not 6rst
read through. After having disposed OF
both patches OF papers the sultan lunches
plainly and without wine. When the sui
tan ia alone the table service is china when
guests are present it is gold. After lunch.
con the sultan usually drives or takes ry ID
nsstic exercise. Upon his return from his
recreation be again relires to his stu y
and works till all the tasks OF tue da,
have cen performed.
| The home life of The sultan is strangely
different from the prevalent ideas OF It,.
According to Vembery, the Hungarian
| traveller, who has recently returned t. his
home from long visit at the Turkish
court the hsrem has ceased TO have any
significance for the life OF the Turkish sov
ereign. who lives with and loves bis one
chosen wife as would any other European
sovereign. His affection for this chosen
vile Is go strong that during her recent III
ness he ate and slept little aud was BY her
side almost oil Of bis leisure time His
daughter, Maine Sultans. has been edu
Gated 10 oil European accomplishment.
and Is . pianist Of rare talents and renafk X
able execution. As an Islsmite the snltsn
| OF course allows that female slaves ar
presented TO him, bat be does not take
them into bis family 10 any way fact.
never sees their faces. Abdul Hamid III.
is . believing Moslen, V.nbery ssys.yet
never forgsts that be rules over Greeks
| Armenisns Us well as over Mpbammedaps
Not only the clergy Of his own creed, but
slso the Greek aud Armenian Pstrisrcbs,
are frequently recipients OF his presents.
| The sudan i- lsi from beipg al orthodox
Mohsm med.n, for Le encourages tue hoe
srls, bas inubd.d = IA us-um containing
statues 10 look al which. sccyrhiDS 10 tie
Korsn. ia . d,sjiy fip. SIC tss laid tbs
basis of the education d Intkifb semrn.
ior xbicb, too. Lis csr-d 6uis no iunorsr'
mept. BesIJrs the business u live poll
tics plans for the iliroducrion of colsii
tuition in bis empire occupy much of the
sultsn's sttepiion. Es ieels Al obligation
To do this for bis people. yet fears tbev
sre not ripe for IT,
i 10 Europe the ground w.s prepared io'
constitutions by eeD,uries Of iibersi gov
ernmsnt. be said 10 v.Dbefy Nov yoa
come to sxk me TO transplant this western
grortb 10 the stony soil Of Asisiic life.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07

oh. I'm 90 eladl cried Fanny. bursting
into iesrs--she scarcely knew Why.
Yes. l be. said Aap, Nancy. aourisbing
the tin skinner never had no oae -
not even you. Fanny, when yon ~ms ~
tie chick and your mother died take holt
o. mo heart ss she's dooe, | know I'm sn
old fool. and know foiks'lI laugh =, me,
but dou'i care twopence Tor that. mean
10 keep her. AID. Fanny
Yes. Aunt Nancy.
Iwss sort O. thinking wheo yoare mar
riei 10 As. LilehGsla; aud have them two
little giils come TO live with you, they u
be lots o company for Daisy.
Fsuny's eyes spMkled
Yes. said she, they will.
And. Fanny
Yes. Aunt Nancy
Why couldn't they come here hight
away, rather sheepishly questioned Aunt
Nancy. and stay spell with ne. Daisy u
be lonely jest At fret. aud
Fanny threw both her srms around Miss
Deai born
You are the dearest suoty 10 the world,
said she. Now feel free TO tell you that
Asa wants me 10 be married right away
aud Kitty and Rosy shall come here while
We are gone 10 Bridgeport on our wedding
trip.
so the arrangement was made. They
never knew what Daisy's other name was.
nor whether the fairhsired boy who per.
ished 10 the great storm vas In reality any
relation OF bers. But at all events she
WAS never claimed, and her little life
Frightened into sunshine that cast equal
light on Aun. Nancys fading down hill Of
existence.
/ always knew there WAS warm corner
in Aunt Nsncy's heart said Fanny. But
never could tell quite how to reach It.
guess the Lord understood human na'
ture better'n We do. said Asa Litchfeld, In
bis slow way. when He took child and
set him in the midst Of them. !" - Saturday
Ni0M,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
A Few Donts for Girls.

Girls, don't be solvenly. itshowss lack OF
that innate culture and refinement Of mind
that belongs to the true lady.
Don't eDdeavor TO be odd 10 dresa. Il is
as Objectionable as being over fashions-
bIe
Don't follow fashion in dress unless il
sccords with the dictates OF reason and
good sense.
Don't forget that pure minded. inteIli'
gent women are not strictly fashionable:
Sensible persons have more important sub.
jects about which TO think.
Don't wear tight corsets II you value
health. Women who persist 10 tight lac,
ing should be sent where they could
revel in the luxury Of straight jacket
Don't tsttle. Tsttling 10 the thorns and
briers OF speech and is determentsl moral.
ly and mentally.
Don't cultivate the habit OF criticising
every person and everything you see; II is
evidence you are better subject Tor criti.
cism than anything else.
Don't forget that your best dover is the
dover Of perfect womanliness.
Don't forget that good domestic educs
tion will give more real enjoyment and
comfort when married than any amount OF
supernuous accomplishments.
Don't forget that msrrisgs makes or
mars two lives.
Don't marry q man who has sown many
wild oats. 1t is \ sure crop aud you may
live to reap the harvest.
Don't marry man addicted 10 the habit
Of drinking. Better tske Rough on Tip
lers. that is grain Of sense.
Don't marry dude; he is y cross be.
tween . peacock. q donkey and i.iior's
goose an unclsrihed nothing.
Don't marry an irreligiou, man. I'm
piety Ia O csnker worm that eats up every
blossom in the garden Of manhood,
Lont forget that the superstructufs Of
welded happiness must be based on the
foundation OF sfiinity, compatibility and
true love, or it must prove failure
Pray don't read the foregoing paragraphs
and cart them aside 90 worthless without
weighing them 10 tho scales OF light and
reason.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07

II IL not always pleasant to see ourselves
as others see us. and 1t il perhaps we'll Tor
our peace OF mind that We cannot slwsJs
read our peighbors mental comments
upon our conduct. or upon our personal
appear ince. Here is sn ilIustrstioIs
A trader uamed Smith. from the iutefi.
or yicited Galveston. aud purchased . bill
Of goods from prominent nrm there. lie
was politely received. and oue of tLs prD,
prietors conducted hin ovrr the imnsDse
store On rescbiug tbs fourth hlrr. tho
customer psfcsiyed speskibg,inDs on inp
vail, the irrt Que he had eysr seeB.
What !, tbail he ~-ked.
o., that II = sspeskiuganbs. II 10 great
eonyenisnce. We caa converse through u
sib the clerks on tue frat h,or without
i.kins the trouble VI going Downstairs.
C.n they besr everything you say
through tLs,i asked the visitor
Csrt.iniy. aud they eau also reply.
Y a dort ssy sol M,y Itik through
Il.
Ger ainiy.
The Visitor put Lis mouth ~ the tubs
sud asked.
Are sam Smiths goods packed up yet
Tps people 10 tas tfiice supposed IL -a
the sslesmsn ~ho bsd ssted the question
and 10 . nomeDt ihe di.iiacs reply came
back.
No. We bsse not pscksd ibsm Jet Ws
are waiting for Telegram from bis t,sn.
He looks like slippery fellow.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
Papa. Little Man.

4 sentl-msD who is fond Of mskiDg
ft,epds With children attempted one day
IA horse car TO b come scqnsipted with
a child who sat Dexi to him. tbs little
one soie = crimson plu-b cloak. sud bad
,Dy curls, 10 the gentleman bsg.n with
cnnbdeDcs.
How do you do, little sir2
I'm not q little girl. ~ss the sLy rs
piy.
o.ti n',you' Well. then. how do you
d.. lille boyi
I'm not . little boy. came the unsxpect
ed snsser.
Iodesdi xhst are you tbet'
I'm ny p.pss btiIe msn ssid the smsii
rsogrf, -ito mueb dignity.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07

Itis estimated tbst over one hundred
thousand tons Of ies still remain stored
around LAks Chsmplsin.