Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-01-08

VOL. XIV.
Az enseric fever. having most Of Tia.
mptoms of typhoid. IS raging at Am
1eriam, y. Y.
~ NEGOTIATIONS are being conducted
tween the Portuguese Government
I'D French syndicate for the eonsoli-
Dtion of the floating debt of Portugal
A FOIL of the Democratic editors of
Wisconsin for choice for United States
uenator from that State resulted as fol-
Dws; Colonel William +. Villas, 80.
9enerai T. $ Bragg. 9; scattering, J.
THE severe weather in London Ii at
ended by an unusual amount of desti-
ontion- the number of persons seeking
efuge nightly in the casual wards be-
by greater than for several winters
past-
M OCTAVE FEUILLET. the distinguished
French novelist and dramztisf. died on
NE 29th- in the seventy-second year Of
bis age He was a member Of the
Acsdemy and an offeer of the Legion
q Honor.
A The arbitration between Portugal,
Brcat Britain and the United States
relative 70 the forfeiture of the DeIagoa
railway concession will commence at
Berne early in January before . com
mission of three Swiss jurists
THE Union League Club of Chicago
has taken the initial step toward secur-
hg improvements in the cify's appear
onee during the Worlds Fair and the
lsemovzl of unsightly landmarks 9th
Or clubs will be invited TO cooperate
ia Hox- DANIEL H. CLARKE, Judge of
the United States District Court for
New Hampshire. and one OF the most
4 prominent characters in the politics of
Hthat State for more than half q century,
fdiesi. on the ID aged eighty one years
q IT Is now stated that the number of
: indians killed in the late battle near
Pine Ridge Agency aggregated about
one hundred. and that $50 were wound
led There were about thirty-five sol
diers killed and n number were more
or less seriously wounded
SCHrKIoK JUGIGo. the japanese sailor
who is awaiting death in New York by
ELECTRICITY for the murder of ship
innate. was visited. on the 3lst- by two
Buddhist priests Jugigo Is a Buddhist,
but since his conviction has shown some
desire to become Christian
LORD SALISBURY is reported to have
sent assurances to Canada that there is
no ehanse IN the status of the Behring
Sea question. and VIII not be until the
United States consents to arbitration:
and that in the meantime British sub
jects viii continue TO be protected in
lawful pursuits
A NEW law against the Jews viii be
promulgated IN Russia with the open
ing of the new year t forbids selling,
leasing or mortgaging TO jew any es-
tate within the empire All privileges
heretofore granted TO certain Jewish
merchants as to the ownership of real
estate are cancelled
The responses to the circular invit-
ing the press clubs of the world to send
delegates to an international press club
convention TO be held in Pittsburgh,
Pa. on the s7th- are already numerous
enough to indicate that the idea meets
with general favor, and the convention
will doubtless be held
~
The threatened strike of Mononga-
hela River miners was inaugurated on
the I'd. The strike involves from 5000
TO 10000 men, and the indications are
for long fight The advance demand
ed is one-hah cent per bushel- and has
been authorized by the chief ofieers OF
the United Mine Workers
Ex-MAYoE MAVEN, of Adrian. Mich
who bankrupted that city seven years
ago by stealing nearly 500, 600. has
been pardoned from the State prison at
jackson. where he was doing ten years
time on his plea of guilty. He will en-
ter the law Office of John T. Atkinson,
of Detroit, and practice law.
RoBgRT JAIN, New York dealer in
diamonds and jewelry, disappeared on
Christmas Day When his big safe was
opened by creditors on the 18th. in
stead of the SEQ, 900 worth of stock it
was supposed 10 contain only one cop
Per penny and lot of pool tickets on
the Guttenburg races were found
Dr. MILAN BAKER. brother-in-law of
Cougressman-elect D. y. Lockwood.
died at ms home in Buffalo. N Y, on
the 50th. aged sixty-two years He
was a member of the original commits
sion which located the State asylums
for the insane. and at the time of his
death WAS one of the managers of the
State Insane Hospital in Buffalo.
Two THOUSAND people. principally
school teachers from New York Jer-
sey City and the New England States
cd an excursion to Washington. at
tended the Presidents reception on the
Slst- The President shook each visit
or's hand Secretary Tracy received
the teachers from Brooklyn in his pri-
vate oftiee at the Navy Department
On the lst day of February, 1891, the
Georgia bill for the relief of the widows
of Confederate veterans viii become eff
feetive- This bill was passed by the
last Legislature, and provides that the