Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-04-27
TIE PAST AND PRESENT.

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Ns-s ss tA~ a<- -f r-~rstsrt.f Da.~s-.
~ N--ais wsi~s~~s ~ rAs.~ -s IN.
- - p-~ssw.srss~d Pr~xr--.-A oa--s
t~~trs-s n~t~~~a th- v-s-~t. - g-ssn-
a@s usT sss rhs~- sf Ms-f~rss rnm-~
feEr A@xEnE. Va. APRIL - -WhTs
az the f-sts iAy a. aurhs- yesterday
IN = calm AMI msslssais-ss =. 4. ,A.re e-s-nr
zas'Tsn< sis~iy into hsrhrr three war
sAiPS q n. Sp@ntsA S.auaalron- b.
bad eaaeh one % them xas an o.gA ana
uaana,are salP a crvy-x between a Chi
nss-s iank ant a Qss-~n Ann essta-~.
n = vita Cslznbsrx ~,i4G az IN.
rru7r. tAe 9--s safis-s oa. Th~ etrar-l.
tsr such thsv x~~-. we're d-~ara.~i
va a. -uaay esxs RaA sassersu- r--a-
n.Aats a. CArsSsm1s tree Fesru the
ss~wnsst aas-i tn wAss- sAr
u'ih tss xreen ers=s. sh~ ezss<a whbeh
ts,fuuah'ss @~sv a. Mfufral sfhs. slssnau-
tive s~et zh~n NJ sara-,I kEs fae- -
wa-l ~ western 80 rasIrru~..A
sas ras white p~naa-s vita ths
Sane a~~s<- Frsra th~ rnaiuanass se--
IN rsvai sfansEars as Casssse azA IA
<vz- th- rzwrazs fasaS ca n whis-
gruuna- .-si ~ cassi~z q A-s-Du "a q
dep rei SEA Eeneash tha. was sA~
P~rna-t - CaiS-tha<
Th~ Hsz'atns-. ships wi.h sh-ir aaw-
azst TeuzEnss assra~srsE sae at-~nsasa
= tas a-rxr~xas--i s.gaatrun- The At
l1as2 zssst ths Aa~sralia were tn essrs-r~
'sss~t ---7airtei> already a. sarhsr E.
ypu& th-n isv = utlstsru-~. q raNsss
azat KuarS ausi hrtsslin az -u1< E-.w~rn
tA~ cus<r-rssrss sasaarrh~ q sh- aars-S
- The Vvuvis n. Spanish s-a-asir,pn sr--.l
slow y On While th- yaa< u she ssr-.
wssnosrs S@isia< ssr the kmers-a-
cssissr~e ssiatrsi a-~. ART k@p. np n
zsaasy h--sni "a h-sa--i th~ z,~u-as-
war the ins~rrxt wNx in.~n-~ The
ri<-i.x. ~ ~as~s. tns d~r<. ---~
crowded -xith DARK bl-~ 6x1rex wasIe
f7asn op~n Part-A.as~s P-,~r--s ea<-r faces
z ths ~ssz~a alou< ~ syzatr0n-
Tee zaartn~~ were Ia uz- up.sn the
sfssr e~r. F-~~-asssx arusx - the sa<
- 80 >1az 81 a3miraL The huanaiS "a
tA~ sA<Shirs pl2v~a tA~ Spanish aa-
sssaai ar
FA- >rznish .afp- pa~S.zf airersiy
tArou<A tho s~-s Aasi thea esar~ nrssunss
"a 'hs autsist.-. ~ Tasazsz Isahei s1x-
ny asr r-ssasi n IN sh- haex. IN. ~ansa
Saria r-a.-hia- tb- east x th- linz ans
srr~'ssAisl< h-T S1iis - tie wiusA There
wsrc thrce ssg=4r~ sails. ere Air~rsiv
aasssr th~ b.s-x<urss. ou- h-a-inz
a Au-~ rrd cross az her srr-usass
aasi another at to t~snPi~c-u-a Il Ser
zaAin mast Fryam sas- mas. whi.-h r,ss~
rom h-r aga cahsn az the ssera .h-r.
sEun< n iass~n sal Ths eArxAS. Dark
aud dis-'slnrrsi iis- An-i-n. pzx-rhra-ns.
nsilie-s out -fth the wiad. xn.f a. a..
psssh~-i her var fSrHari- s~If-r-Iiant
ard insi~penssent- every hs.sy and ew~ry-
thiEg vas pruaa - do her hssaar
HAviug reached the eaA Of the se~s.
the sailors . the >aata Mara. the
Psns1 and the Nina tasSed overheard
their arehs5~s
Admiral s'sl-a~z br-Sth-,l sigh % ~
larf wh~n hrs s.yv b.rs.s were a. las.
safely mopreSf Five DAYS axo. ius.
after b had left the harbor af ua-
rana- the barometer began - fall ON
inauslF. and presently n storm Of ~
eionic strength bsrxt upou them The
water ssseP. ia upoa the tiny Nina. an
more than once the os.i-ers Of the NueTA
Espont laid zSsern with keen soiicifui-
Tor the safety. not only of the craft
that hai been entrusted TO their care,
bat of their feli0w-0fai-ers anil seanen
who were aboard 81 her. IttooI nearly
half an hour for the Spaniarsi to PAY
his compliments all around. first 10 the
American Tag. then 20 the American.
English. Preach and Italian adnfrals.
aad finally 10 al the ships that had
salntesi him As s.eos A. thev hal been
concluded the round Of official visits
began
Admiral Hopkins. commanding the
British feet at the naval review. Visited
Washington to-day The admiral was
pre>eate'l b the president shown
through the departments aad taken to
the navy yard