Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-02-05

THE fatalities BY the mine explosion
at Mammoth. Pa. proved greater than
expected on receipt OF the first inteIli-
gcnce. At least $50 miners lost their
lives.
CORNELIUS VAxpERBrr.r denies the re-
port of the purchase of several Michi-
gan iron mines by the vanderbilts.
GENERAL MIr.Es says that the rSs-
moval of thirty Indian outlaws to Fors
Sheridan was merely n precautionary
measure.
THE United States naval exhibit sf
the Worlds Fair will represent full
sized battle ship. with guns. turrets,
tcrpedoes and a full corps of officers.
The Roman Catholic Anti-Slavery So
ciety of Europe will hold a general
meeting in Brussels to consider the
present condition of the African slave
trade and particularly the Red sea traf-
fic in children for haremS
CHICAGO was chosen for next place of
meeting Of the National Farmers' ALI
ance- John H. Powers. of Nebraska.
was elected president The National
lecturer rs George Lawence, of Ohio.
The grand Jury ut St Pa Mimi,
has indicted Jay p Davis s1A NJ. r.
Muruane for peculations on the city
6easury. Mare thousands of dollars
are unaccounted fG o
THREE lives were lost in n destructive
IRE at Cyguet. o.. on the s0th- The
loss was $50. 0o0 with little insurance.
SECRETARY NOBLE has issued an or
der which removes alleged Cherokee
employees from a stone quarry of the
strip He says, whether they are Cher
oiSees or not, they have no right to quar-
~ stone.
LIEUTENANT ScHwATKA fell over the
stairway Of the Park Hotel. Mason City.
L., and was seriously IL not fatally In
jured.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's reportl for
the seven days ended January ~ num-
bered $50. compared with $50 the pre-
vious week and 29i the corresponding
week of last year
PENNINGTON got his air ship afioat in
the Chicago Exposition building on the
soth, when il sailed about under the
control of the inventor, who was con-
siderably elated
WILLIAM H. BUryxR and William ID.
Hughes. convicted of forging divorce
papers ut New York. have been sem
fenced by Recorder Smyth. Hughes to
tive years and Butner To seven years
at hard labor
WALTER MURDOCH. of the Northern
Instiana penitentiary, has completely
cleared himself OF the sensational
charges made by Governor Hovey.
DETAILS have been received of the
loss of 300 Chinese lives by the burning
Of steamer on the Yangtse.
JAMES r BorcE. in, & Co. the larx--
est dry goods firm in Butte. Mont, have
assigned with sIa5. 900 assets and siO0.-
000 liabilities.
The famous bleeding nun of Patro-
dine died at the Convent OF the Cssrcrr.
ton, Guadalajuara- The Pope sent his
blessing to her death bed
Mrs. Love, of Bellaire. o.. resented
the whipping of her daughter by a
school master in such forcibIc man
ner that the teacher Is in n dangerous
condition
The safe in the office of ex-Mayor
Roche at Chicago was blown open the
other night and 5000 in cash carried
on by the robbers The money was re
ceived by the ex-mayor after banking
hours How the thieves should be so
lucky as to select the particular even
ing is mystery.
EIGHTEEN inches of snow have fallen
abot Mason City, la
W. L c. DEsMoRx, n prominent citizen
of Chattanooga, Tenn, blew his brains
out Cause, sickness
ANDREW STRICKLAND, colored beat
his wife to death with brick In Jack
son, Tenn.