Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-12-07

prs s-S, 80. ms 40 ipr-s. ssxAr
s year OF egu saGs over tae
An K~-TTNArxD pxvu
estimated upon ne -.
sS avs That TIE rrceIpt. ~ - Fresent
kfN 80 year ending Iuu@ ~ tsat - -
- - -an aud it, exp~ndftnrsx a..
70 = deficiency % g. eas ~
~ IAE CIRCULATING Swpfrv
- money OF all kinds in rfrrpts.s.- @Moant
a. -. tF.AsurY holdings was a. - ~ -
!. Increase for the year 81 ara n.
tfr. - ~ popniatiun az g. 80 an =. ~.
s-aN On the sane lao ,sa-m Va
,-1 II Eold nuilion amounting I, A.
a .srr bullion which vas nvrrb,sa9
eo-tot tn9siNd - a
The PURCHASES OF silvia
~ purchases OF silver under fb@ -
during th- hast fiscal y-ar aa~,a
n. nue. ounces xhlch Gust as 81 = :,
80, "a. amount OF silver purehas~f rr..n -
r~ns,i rs = law oceame operative until ~.
49, % ne purchasing clause On NJ -
!, november. l&N az H. "a m a s,-.s%
Sn.a soss sta 0tstl-4 Between - -.
IaJ or March is1 aad ne ar.t az a, So.
nc government purchased uag~r Al
sa0A.siT me ounces a. siI~e~ ~
OF NtooSee The silver dofla-. -.
p ssitncl unier the act OF July "a ia -
ntr 8tss-3 The --lxnioaxe .ri.i,~ ~
ssNn Solnase vas .dSTsesa2. Ieaving an bs@I
.l ne mtnts ~ So 30 ane oquc.< - -.
which cost sies 5ssts ~
rHs COINAGE
tota4 coinage Of all metals duris~ ~
last nscal year consisted OF ~
~ T. a $50 10 ~ % which there va nj
.tnna Snta enin- 1871 IN silver fnfiars
s.-ls-91 In subsidiary silver nj, - a,
~1Hu ~ in minor eniu- 81" "
Production OF ~PREctorS METAL
Duri1g tn- calendar YEAR iSs The pr.-fpr.f,,
=. ps-S.o1. metals IN the Uui5si Stssrx w.
sstnated 10 - LDsysS rne ounces - y,lg -
ne commercial and coinage valre AZ 81 iats3
AAu EHHuhl Inc ounces ~ ssE-ar, - ~. Es
Ion OF market value % Eassl.go and OF fhe
eoinaIe value % go 80 u
TIE STOCK OF MErkLrnr MONEY!
4, - estimated that on the arst dav ~ Univ
me metallic stock % mnnev In IA. V-sffesf
states consisting % coin and buifon 4mo.,.
ed 70 sl-lsassi9 o. which ceT ~ ~ Wa
gold and %i5-l,ti was SILVER
NATIONAL BANKS
One hundred and ~nfn-teen natfouaf n.,-.
scre otg2nined during the wear ending O-sah~-
~. isA. with a capital OF NL=aaWa * -,
tnto voluntary Liquidation and Isl srs<p~nll-s
~ - ot tne suspended banks wer- iasol-
vent -ignty six resumed hu<iar~=. aad ~~v@a
remain IN the hands % nRak exzmfn-~. 80
prospects Of -p~-iv resumption.
~ the new hanks organized far-v-soar xs-
-. 80 ~ tue eastern states. forty -ou~ xcss o
tue mississippi river and thirty .aar "a the
centT1a and southern states The total agwb~~
OF national banks IA existence on rsa IL, -
OF uNton-r i-@A was 3r< having a. arxr~xat.
capital OF ~oR.f&k HE net increase n he
circulation OF these saasS during the vear "a.
Snss@Es
SILVER r~TRCHssE REFEAr-
ne recent -vTeai ~ the provision % Az 70
CURING the pgrcaass OF silver huIiau nv a.
government A. = feature az our 600
scheme has made An entire eaaa.- in ~. ,on
psexinu OF our currency arair< do not dasht
that the ultimate result OF this action I'll -
most -aiutsrT ami far Uschinr
IN iae nature Of taing< however g i N
rsl@NfnIa n EInN A. Fkfa FE-~
conditions viii - aruuShf ahogt ~ tn rhang~
or what u ANY supplementary Iezi-gassoa
may N tne liEnt u Sszch cousfftsoa- auu-zr %
~ -s--nfi1l CT exp~dfent az epur4- sfre- ~
reveal 1nanc.al PERTURBATION time 6. 49,.
sarT for the re@stahHsaueut Of h~usiu-~- eusa
de1cr- Wh-n- however. tnr1gxn thf~ r~--sarr4I
confidence. the manrv shich has heen f-fxst
ene.t tnfo ao@r1iHS pl@sss = returned 70
-ituasion VIII probably disclose a
sate patz leading TO a p~ralaEsutlv saunsi cur
r~ncr &rlnsiant3g su-eienf 20 MEET every ~
gmr-meut q oar tzcrrasia< Population anf
business. IN the pursuit % Tits object ~
<neatd r--giuf~tv tIru away frun alisrsng aRsi
temporary ~Kp~fieuts determined 80 - enn-
tent Wiz uathinx iesS than . LASTING and rafr
pr~heuSire 7Raaei&l pian n tasS- eireun
stances ! am cunVtrcea that = reasonable DE-
lxy IN dsaiing xita rki- SOB tecs. instead Of -
sng tnlurOn- viii tncrvs~e ths probability Or
wi>- 4etloh
EsSrIxss BaNnS
Inc AutMNrltF con W~~ErsA fH ne secretary Of
th- treasury 70 ISSUE bonds : Rot a. ciraE A. ft
>no.ld 10, and the bonds authorizes are dtsGd
vaut1xeoEs ~ ne government. hsth A. - the
Of their maturity and rate u interest
TIE superintendent q irnna&ratinu faruzxh
tho Secr-sary 81 The treasury reports shzt dur
iaE the last n~eag year taeFe arrived a. our
ports ts.7N Immigrants uf sn@s~ Tx we're
rot PERMITTED 20 iaad and aasler m linlfa
lions - the &T So wrra returned 20 tha
-nrwF~r@- F~aHrs MHtsh Hnaw HWaFW HHw aaaAaw %
rnetr h1vluG cerums pahhc chzrxe< II 10
tai arrivals were l9saas Esss than Tor ne Ho-
vin1s year
NsrIoNs Al QUARANTINE
ne secretary in hf~rrrart. gives a. zccauzf
Of The operation % ne marine hospital s-rvice
and % the <oo1 work done unser IL -ur~r
vision in preventing the eatrance and spread
OF contagious disease The 4InnoGifsa . q
the Last two rezus touchiax eur rzhlic heath
AMI The Demonstrated danger o. fae l-trasiac-
ton % coutzgfauS dis~a~-~ frstn foreign ports
has invested The SUBJECT q natiazzI quarantine
with increased intere-t
The War Department
M secretary 81 war reports nat he
strength Of the army o. ne Fth dsF - ~n-
tember last was 81 suIistesf meu knd 1ttt
Officers the total expenditure u he tsp4rt-
meut for the year ending June - <sA aHzn1fut
ing 70 xl sd 07&@ ~ thls SIM z%& sa<
for salaries ane contingent eSSe@S~s 81
- 3 for the support % the uilnhFy establish
neuts. sg7 q for miscellaneous Oh <st.
and 81 SIS. 81 a. for putlic works Ths iattrr
I'm i~ncinsis- sls=@ - ~ FOR river and hzreor
improvements and NeF6fttS for fogt1re1
and other w0rk~ % 1efrns@
PROPOSED CaNNgES
The adoption uf hzffalfaa formations tuT IN
fantry regiments The streu@thsn1nE q tae
artillery force. the aeanduara-ns y smaller
and unnecessary posts and tbs ux&S-in< az tne
tro.5t- ~ important AMI accessible stations al
Promise 70 prumute the usefulness q the
army In tue judgment u army oreers 9TH
but few exception the operation o. ne ~
f~orbiddiax the re-~nlistment OF men after ten
years Of service has not proved IL = >dom
and while the that led 10 IL A1ep-
zion were not without merit the expert-nee q
The wear constants ne % ON m t1s feNoH
incubation for its repeal
rms MILITIA
The total enrolment Of ne militia q tHs
several states vas on the 4sst OF ostan%r %
the current wear il2SeT of-crr~ and enlisted
nen The Officers Of the army detailed for the
i-.r.~tioD znd instruction. Of this reserve %
ogr military force. report thai increased inter
al and marked progress are apparent n the
discipline AMI eftcieacy Of me orSaniaAsiea-
A0UIET fEAA
~.ither Indian Outbreaks nng domestic vio-
have called the sruy into -srtice a4rlns
ne vear. and the only active military date -
aui-~d Of IL has ocen IN the department OF
Texa<. where violations OF ne nr4tfelts 49,
az the r-nitea and Mexico sers promptly snd
s~-irntIv dealt with by the troop eileit1ng
ne warm approval Of the eivH anu nihtAsS
.athorities OF Dota countries.
ga CoNSr DEFENSE
4. gratifying TO ncte hat se h&xe nezan .
artsin Completed results in the Comprehensive
.rneme OF .@a~coast defense and torttnSslo1-
snrrred upon eight years ago tArxc sAl
h.~ eeen already expended. but tae eost o.
will be incon-ideraole a eam-
- xifn he expense OF construction 4aa or
sinanee AT the cad OF the current easenl-r
-sar re war department will have nlne inn
Sr1s twenty i0inch and tnirty-ionr 49,
s-rS readv 10 De- mounted on gin-ifts -nI ga
-s--~z and seventy ave Finch nors1rs N -
5s,Tor n ne product Of the army gun l4eson
ROW COMPLETED at Watsrviies ne sotssan.
n.< contracted with private parties 20 ~
-rr,,h.se OF 100 guns OF these e4loe,s- N
n which snouIdoe delivered g tae 1sparl1.--s
sor t-sf before July 7 IFi Thr Mlna.
- 49, ordnance keeps pace VITA elEIsn-
se-ds rur 70 render these guns ssslLaste -
- ,,rnoSe they are designed . meet em
-Ts,smsnts must De prepared Tor tne1L
l.-s has been made in this dir.etloa.
1-.a,eo1S snouId provid- for the urint7frNPes1
5-oSecutioa Of this r-cesS@ry Not
xopEaS SMALL AHsS
- ru,h urellninzry work Anc ex411As