Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-01-19

KEW FATHER HoSxxMAx. master q,
81 Augustine's Catholic church n. Clin-
Ton, Wis, defanged and at larv- -si,h !.
.oadesi revolver in his hands. was can
tared on the 10Th His hands were a
nadly frozen that he was unable ,o re-
the pistol Both feet aud his face vrr,
also frozen.
IHk Minnesota house of representa-
tives passed a resolution. on the ft,h
indorsing the Vashburn anti-optiou
bill
UNITED STATES THxAsrxxn Srr,.
hkk reported TO Secretary Fosser.ou the
lith, that the account Of the legal ten
der notes Of the denomination Of 400
series OF isI4. shows an excess Of x,s
900 redeemed over the iSsre. and An In.
vessigation IL in progress 70 discover
the cause thereof
sEcRErARY Tracy Of the navy de-
partDent has awarded the contract,
Tor the construction of the cruiser
brooklyn and the battleshIp Iowa 10
Tramp & Sons, of Philadelphia. shev
being the lowest responsible bidders In
both cases
A TREMENDOUS ice Zoe Turved oppo-
site Jehersonville. Ind. on the lfth.
extending about 500 feet above the
Louisville and JefersonviIle bridge
piers The stoppage Of ice made the
situation alarming. the coal feet being
IN danger of being cut out
BURRo loaded with q. 900 worth ~
silver bars strayed away from a pack
train en- route from the Animas mine To
Durango. Mexico. and. unless relieved
by robbers, is still wandering around
with its precious load.
THE steamer Gaelic, arrived at San
Francisco. on the Isth. from Hong
hong. brings news OF the burning Of =
spinning mlll at osoI<a, Japan. on De-
eember 20 last with loss Of is5 lives
Most of the victims were Young rirI%
Two hundred and seventy houses ia,
the vicinity Of the mill caught Gre
from sparks and were destroyed
The trial of Hugh Dempsey. distrie.
master workman OF the Knights Of La
Dor, and J. " Davidson and Gob-r,
Beatty cooks. charged with poisoning
non-union workmen in the Homestead
ia steel mil during last August, BE-
gan n Pittsburgh on the t.th
SESoR NARrO AvELLAyADs. the cos-
hdentsai agent sent by the federal gov
ernment Of the Argentine repubgic 10
corrienseS. has sncceeded in inducing
the rebels 70 lay down their arms and
the attempted rrvoluti0r Is at an end
PgEsgDESr-ELEcr CLEVELAND arrived
II Lakewood. y. j.. on the isth, accom-
panied By Mrs Cleveland and Baby
kuth- They have taken up their resi-
dsue- for the winter Ia the Little
white House. as their cottage Is now
called and will rrraain there untiI
thev start for Washington Mr.. Ciev--
land. i is said. will oniy receive pogit-
iealesIle-s a. his New York oeiee.
THE greatest interest Is shown in
Nastrid IN the trial % the Panama d.
r~ctorS and in the disclosures affecting
high officials IN France. seldom have
spanish monarch 50 shown 80 clearly
their antipathy - French rspu bliczn-
iSn and their desire 70 see an orieanixs
restoration in France.
THE sloop Shawmut was burned, on
the 18th, while lying at the wharf at
Boston Two of her crew. Frederick
Allehrist and Charles Benkeson. who
were sleeping in the cabin. perished in
the flames
EcKsrErS NORTON. the noted railroad
man and fnancier. died suddenly at his
home in New Brighton, Staten Island,
on the Iath, of heart disease.
CLAY HOPPER, the young man who
had been lying in Toledo. O., in n So
called trance for two weeks. after hear
ing his funeral sermon preached. died
an the 18th.