Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-05-04
CURRENT TOPICS,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF

80 a. 't"uA AltT- Ia on ths. asrh -. .
eiaarge Of larceny Carrie ,v,-l,..., =.
nurs.'-'riri for family living in a 80
io1ahie boarriinx-hou~. ana -
steaiing great many articles vb;..b
sne Saye % Joseph Property ~ r,,r.
siderable value was found IN -
Possession
bR- . l. Hrs<EY. II Pit,,bu-,b
Proha MY the wealthiest citizen Of ,v...,-
ern Pennsylvania. died On the 18th ~.
waS the pioneer in tbs. copper bu~iu.ssef
the nlfed states. having large inter
e>'> IN the Lake Superior regions ard
was the principal stockholsFer in tb-
tnronieie- Telegraph Publishing Co.
MAYOR PISsEEE u Detroit. Mich
mas unearthed a big Job in connection
with the proposed purchass. bv n, ritw
OF an electric lighting plant Il Is aid
,nat twenty-one councilnen have h--u
brfne'f by the company now doing the
lighting to defeat the proposed new
system
RICHARD FERBTKE and Isaac Nonrn~
stiiinen at the solar refinery in Lima.
u were horribly burned. on the ssth
oy still blowing off The vsp1r t.,als
nre- envelOping AMI fatally burning
the two stillmen- Mouroes eyes were
burned out
The bronze monument ~ Ct,ris..,,,h..-
Columbus. erected bv the Worlds o.
lumbian Exposition Co. on the lake
front at the foot Of Congress street. Chi
eago. was unveiled. on the ssth. with
appropriate ceremonies
Nosr REv. HUGH CONWAY. n. D
Roman Catholic bishop If Killalla. Ire
land died on the 25th- He was con<4-
erated February i. ls7s-
ONE of the most violent tornado-~
that ever visited this country devas-
tated a strip eight miles long aud
half mile wide. near Moore OKLA. on
the @5th- Thirty-thre- lives sry known
70 have been lost. and large number
of persons were injured All the prop
crtv in the track OF the storm was de-
stroyed
THE new comptroller Of the currency.
James = Eekels.of Illinois. On tn, s5th.
qualified and entered upon the dis
charge of the duties 0f his offier His
bond Of si2o.000 had beeu approved by
Secretary Carlisle spme DAYS previous.
MR- POwDERLT charges that Judge
Ri'-ks. Of Toledo. a. rides free on
pass over the Lake Shore road. and savS
that this Is sufficient for his irnpeach-
msnt and removal from the bcneh-
THE supreme court - Indiana on the
3fth. passed upon the appealed Iron
/ Hall case and :he decision handed
down atfirms the action Of Judge Tay-
Tor in appointing receiver.
JOsEPH MARKHAM. member 0f the
Minnesota Legislature. indicted for hrib-
-ry. was arraiEned IN the criminal
court at Minneapolis gu the 2sth- and
pleaded not guilty The case vas set
for trial on June -
The Ottawa Ont hanks handling
decided - accept them hereafter only
at discount Of per cent
\ PROMINENT farmer living on Cali
fornia Creek in Jones county. Tex ~
ports the finding of n monster mastOsi0n
on his farm while diggi ng well The
| ind was encountered about I3 feet b.
low the surfaos A single tooth Of the
monster measured l. inches long and
by 10 inches over the crown surface-
oS the 96th the president told Repre-
sentative kilgOre. Of Texas, that there
would BE- an extra session Of congress
next September. He also said that u
would b. called u meet between the 1t
.nd the 18th of that month
ALL the streets near the nited
States legation house IN Valparaiso are
being closely watched hy Gillian police
1ud detectives. The authorities believe
that Blundlott Holly and Others are
/ still being sheltered bv nited states
Minister Egan-
The German emperor had narrow
| escape. on the asth. from serious aeci-
dent He was being driven IN a ear
riage u the railway station at Frascati-
about I3 miles from Rome The car
rage was overturned at curve IN the
road and the horses fell The groom
who was sitting behind was thrown of
and the carriage was damaged The
emperor was not injured
THF TomosIehie bandits who were
besieged near Van Vicente. Chihuahua
Mexico. sailed forth few days since
and attacked the troops Every one of
them was killed The troops lost the
Eeuteuant-eolonel OF the Ninth Infan-
try and twenty-five officers ami sol
diers. This ends all of the Tomosaehl-
cans
Carr. GILBERT C. WILrsE- L : y
sied in New York city. on the s6th- OF
/ congestion of the brain Capt Wiitse
commanded the Boston during the
troubles in Hawaii. and led the marines
that hoisted the American nag estao-
fishing a protectOrate over the isianaS-
MATHEW THoNEr. the treoug plead
ed entity in Milwaukee on the 25th, 20
having fired the Stadt theater- tie was
riven the maximum penalty of the law
s;,-L+ vaars at hard labor in the state
/ prison
AxorgrE case was reported at Madi-
40, Ind on the s6th. Of poisoning
/ fr,,z, canned uneats-this time fatal
one. resulting in the death OF ArS
Elizabeth Cent?. aged so years, In the
east end of the city This maSes zen
-as.s< Of Ike nature in Madison INSIDE
of a week -
THK iurv in New York. in the case OF
DR.. Buchanan. accused OF poisoning ms
wife after being out nearly two days.
rrtnrued a verdict. on the evening Oh
re s5th. Of guilty of murder IN the
first degree III. =.
Tzv monument which was ouiit 70
! -.-1..,ate the memory Of John James
Ev5ubou. the American naturalist was
'.r~sjls.5 in Trinity Cemetery boulevard
| New York. on the 26th-
- ,,.-,-,,,r emueror and empress