Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-23

harsetile.. has been wrecked near .h.
island OF Cheduba in the Bav of Rem
gal All on board were saved
a TERRIFIC storm struck West su.
perior. Wis. on the 18th. lasting about
thirty minutes. during which a four.
story hotel was RACED To the er-puns
and other buildings badly wrecked. six
persons killed by falling debris ami =
number in iured.
ARoUr 100 members OF the Ceor,;,
weekly Press association arrived in
New York city, on the 18th. for n few
days outing and TO see the sights Of the
metropolis A number Of ladies' accom-
panied the party.
toRpSER LEVY OF New York citv de-
ci'i'sa that he would act on the sdvie. "A
Attorney-tieneral Taber in the Smiler
case. he has fully concluded 10 let III,
matter drop. 50 the body OF Harry
>mlier will be permitted To rest uudis-
turbed.
AN OTTAWA Dispatch says = sensation
nas been caused by the discovery that
sur John MacsiOrald IN his viii be-
queaths his capital stock in the Cana
dian Pacific railway to his wife. The
tact that the head of the government
which gnve the company about st0o.-
ooo.0oo OF public money had n block OF
IL STOCK IN the name Of New York
broker skaters the idea OF the personal
prootty ami poverty Of the old man.
IHE situation in the Mile Laos res
ervation IL serious. and il prompt meas
ures are not taken there is liable to be-
oloodshed- The land has been declared
open for settlement. and three towns
have been organized with full boards
OF town officers. but the Indians are
ugly and threaten to kill the first whits
man that attempts to cut hay on the
reservation.
D. H. KENNY. of Boston. president Of
the order of the Reliable Fellowship.
an association organized under the laws
OF New Hampshire. on April l last. is
SaId To have disappeared with the en-
tire funds of the order. amounting to
nearly $1,000. The losers are almost
wholly poor women and n few men.
and the loss will average about $40 for
each
y SEVERE wind and rain-storu. ac-
companied by considerable hail. struck
the city OF 1t. Cloud. Mimi, on the
10th. The haIl-storm only lasted ten
minutes. but many window panes were
smashed In the township of Lnxem-
burg the grain in the path of the storm
for distance of five miles was de-
stroyed.
Az explosion of 200 pounds of nj itro-
giycerine which blew = J. Bigtev, the
driver. the wagon containing the explo-
sive and a team Of fine horses - atoms.
occurred at Washington. Pa. ON the 18th.
Eigley was ~ years of age. and leaves
n widow and several children.
The Canadian gulf fisheries are a
total failure this season. at least so far
rs the northern shore and the Mag,lalen
islands are concerned.
EDWARD G8IPPxR & Sons. corn fac
tors of Manchester wharf. London,
failed on the nth
ON the evening of the 18th. Edward
d. Wolf. Clarence Murphy. Edward
Duggan and William Mcdonald. rang
ing in age from Is To Is years. went out
IN 4 sail-boat at Halifax, n. y. and have
not since been heard Of 1t is feared
that their boat was capsized in 4 squall
and that they were drowned
CHARLES LIVERPOOL, of Washington.
d. c., one of the crew of the United
States survey steamer Endeavor was
drowned in thelharbor at Nantucket,
Mass, on the 18th. while bathing by
the steamers side He became ex-
hausted. and before assistance could
reach him went down. The body was
recovered