Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-09-17

cypress train dashed into o.,
l'ids' OF gang Of track men VIII, 80.
- work on the Sne near t;la.-.zw -
killed. were
LEwIs REHEI. has been arrested =,
fhlilipsburg. y. J.. on sr.r,i..;,,,,. - -
attempted 70 wreck train on n.
Lenign Valley railroad In a trurx
oeiong1ng to the prisoner was found /.
quantity Of dynamite aud o.he- -.
aenee that will probably eouvic, him
Heniei has bad record. He eapSe4 A.,
explosion on the Daniel Drew on IN.
hudson IN is79. and after Ss-vi,,,-
seven-years' sentence. wrrcse,, n u..,a-
ware 4 Hudson train a, Pia,tsbuzr. y.
l. killing several persons lie is al,o
Wen known as confidence man
JOHN A BASDCEoFT's brick barn. a,
worcester, Mass. was partially de-
stroyed By fire on the nth. Four.a.n
norses and several valuable Swiss cat
Tie were burned to death. Loss sra
~ iuiIy insured An employe named
FRANK Wood has been arrested on sus-
picion Of having caused the fire.
oS the iith William IT, Caller. A COL
ored student at the Harvard rnss;-,l
school, shot himself in the breast. sx-
ing IN few minstes. beeau<.. his "a
ther forbade him 20 keep further com
psHy with q young eoiore,i giri of
whom he was greatly euamore5
scHiFFKRsTADr. in Rhenish Bavxr,.
was nearly destroyed BY fire on the
iith- The disaster originated in tho
saw mills. and notwithstanding ALI e.
forts. the flames spread rapidly. con-
verting fOurishing town 10 ashes
The captain. several Of the crew ard
forty cabin passengers OF the Italian
steamer Taormina were drowned on ths.
ilth- by the sinking Of the steamer. in
collision in the -Egean sea of Caue
ColOnna with the Greek steamer Thes-
saIia-
Mr. AND Mrs CLEVELAND viii cla-e
Gray Gables. their seaside mansion a.
Buzzard's Bay Mass. probably the
Goth. returning thence to New York for
the winter
sEcEzTAET PROCTOR Is making final
tour of the military stations OF the ives.
Previous TO his resignation Of the war
portfolio The secretary viii visit the
posts IN Minnesota South Dakota Mon
tana- Nebraska and other points. lie
Is accompanied by QuartermzSter Gen
eral HOlObird. Maj Schwab and Lieut.
Howard He will retire from the eabi-
net he says. November /.
ACTING TREASURER WHFrPrr savx
that never in the history of the eoun-
try was there such demand upon the
United States treasury for money with
which TO move the crops The treasury
IS doing its best To meet the demand
What IS most in demand are notes Of
the smaller denominations
4 DISCOVERY of petroleum oil has
been made y. Cologne. Cal. fifty miles
southwest of Fresno The oil Is de
elared to be Of the best quality ret
found in the state. being easily refined
Machinery has arrived from Los An
geles to operate the wells on large
scale
CLAIMANTS. a. well as the goverr-
ment. are getting ready for the litigs-
tion before the private Land claim.
court established by the last congress
Not n single petition has been fled bJ
claimants as yet. but a food Of business
Is known TO be in course Of preparation
THERE are on file in the department
of justice the applications of about 10
more or less eminent lawyers from ALI
sections of the country for appointment
on the bench Of the new United States
circuit court
The pension Office turing the month
of August issued eI4i. pension certTf-
Gates of all kinds. the average frss pay
ueat on each isein- STA