Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-07

ALBEkT SNOokA bridegroom at the
Louisville tky-l wedding. died on the
soth- He Il the sixth victim OF the
poisoned wedding feast The bride is
still very sick.
TEE Ottumwa CIa-l Coal Palace di-
rectory has elected Calvin Manning
President to 6ll the vacancy caused by
the death of Col. BaIlingam A coua-
mittee has been appointed 10 20 east
and negotiate with Blaine. Cleveland
and D~pew for speakers during the ses-
sion Thirty counties will be included
in the distxiet this year.
THE price Of meat in New York and
vicinity has reached the highest point
known since issl- For example. por-
terhouse steaks, which rrtailed at the
beginning Of April at frum n CENTS To -
cents per pound. are quoted at from -
cents To 30 cents. with decided upward
tendency Round steaks. in quarters Of
sixty pounds and upward. may he pur-
chased at f2i CENTS but single pound
will cost the consumer from Is cents to
20 seents Rib ruasts have gone up to 20
cents and 9. cents per pound. srcorain1
To cut. while prime chuck roasts are
quoted at from II cents TO rs cents
Mutton chops fit for \ g-utieman's tn
BITE arc held at IS cents per pound
MAr-DAr brought numerous strikes
but no serious disturbances in America;
but in France and Italy bloody riots.
resulting in many deaths, occurred in
most of the larger cities The police.
reinforced by the military, in some
places proved insufficient tn quell the
turbulence of the people In England
and Germany comparative quiet pre-
vailed
WIEN found in Evansville. Ind, on
the 1st. Mr.. Hutchinson said that the
reason he left Chicago was because his
son was taking steps to have him sent
10 an insane asylum He did not think
he was insane, but said the people who
had known him in Chicago were salts
fed that his mind was not right
THE Berlin art exhibition was opened.
on the ist. with much pomp and cere-
mouy- The emperor and empress and
Empress Frederick were present. to-
gether with the members of the diplo-
matte corps and many municipal. mill
tary and naval notabilities.
BrsHoP MCINTYRE, the venerable
Catholic bishop of Prince Edward
Island died of heart disease, ON the
is,. while on n visit To Bishop Cameron.
At Antigpnish. v. =. He was 20 years
old. and Seotehman by birth
The remains of Carrie Brown. who
was murdered by .-Frenchy No. l. in
New York city. arrived at Salem.
Mass, on the s0sh. and were buried in
the lot of the family of her former hus-
band Capt Brown
EaIS Il marching on kibiro To re-
cover ivory formerly abandoned there.
The latest returns from the supple
mentary election for n member of the
rvieh>tag from Geestemunde show the
figures to stand as follows Bismarck,
10. 0oov Sehmalfeldt. $500.
A S5a, 600 FIRE occurred in n New
York Jewish tenement house on the
fst- The occupants were rescued with
much difficulty by the firemen-
THE United States supreme court has
decided to hear no more oral arguments
during the present term
! The new tariff law relating to the
abolition a special taxes on tobacco
went into effect on the 1st.
The regular semi-annual settling day
at the Bank of England occurred on the
lst. and was. according to custom. a
holiday on the stock exchange. which
adjourned from Thursday to Monday.
MARY TIEG. n chambermaid in q
Rochester IN r. boarding house. was
suffoeated. on the fst- by smoke from ,
small fire which occurred on the toy
floor of the hotel