Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-12-13

BINS were opened at the pu.t Office
department N Washington. on the 9Th.
for the mail contracts for star and
steamboat service N the states Of Ohio.
Indiana Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin.
Minnesota Iowa and Missouri 4 large
number of bids had been receivet- and
L VIII De several weeks before the con-
tracts are awarded
The case Of John T. TAFT. paying
seller of tbs. ChemicaI national bank of
New York city. an alleged defaulter 70
the amount Of sI5.00a. was laid before
the United States grand Jury. on the
eth. al efforts To settle having failed
MICHAEL EPFrET. a farmer y wears
NJ age. living near ElFria. a.. was
found dead IN his bed on the 5th- A
post-mortem examination was held and
disclosed the fact that his heart had
burst the periearSiIum being filed
with fragments OF the organ
T5x s5x-st0ry builfing at s4z Broad-
way New York used as an emporium
Tor fancy goods. haberyiashsrv ansi
feathers. and Immediately adjoining
the lofty structure of Charles Broad-
wav Rauss. was gutted by fire on the
evening Of the 4th- The building was
crowded by working girls. several of
whom sustained sIighs injuries. but
AL goe cut of the burning building IN
safety The loss Is s3s5. CO.,
The safe OF the missing treasurer of
san Augustine county. Tex was
opened, on the 5d. and found ID con-
tain Sis.
E. E. koLB. on the 4th- completed n
message to the Alabama Legislature.
which he signs a. governor. The mes
sage is also addressed to the people of
Alabama, and il a long and in many
respects a revolutionary document as it
recommends that his followers do not
pay their taxes for awhile.
The department of state has been
notified, through its consular repre-
sentative at Bremen. OF n proposed
change in the German customs tariff
by which the duty ON cotton seed oil
viii be increased $50 per cent over the
present rates. This Is done in further
retaliation against our discriminating
duty on German beet sugar imposed by
the new tariff law.
0wISs 70 the closing down OF the
coal mines operated by the sunday
Greek Coal Co, at Buckingham o. 800
miners have been thrown out OF en-
pIoymenr. and with their families. are
in destitute condition A committee
was sent 70 Columbus, on the 5th, 70
secure aid
OS the 4th ex-ffov- O,fen Bowie died
2t his home, -Fairvixw-- In which he
was born November 10. fs.s. ut Bowie.
Md The end came peacefully while
the ex-governor was surrounded by the
members Of the family.
ON the 5sh Senator Quay introduced
an amendment 70 the sugar bill a.
passed by the house and reported %
the senate. which provides for striking
out the one-eighth of one cent per
pound dTtfer-ntiaI ON sugar
Is the senate. On the sch. . bill was
introduced BY Mr. Hsar. Of Massaehu-
sets. and referrei TO the committee
On pensions, grantinga n pension Of 500
n month % the widow Of Gen v p
Banks.
GzzxAST's new reiehstzg building
IN Berlin was opened with imposing
ceremonies en- the 5th-
NJ FEzDrxASD De LEssxPs was re-
ported seriously III on the 5th-
Ma Hxx1RsCGH. father OF Lieut.
Hamhrough- for whose murder Alfred
John Monzou was tried IN Edinburgh
last year and discharged On the Scotch
verdixt Of not provea-- some time
sinee instituted suit against the Ma
tuaI Life Insurance Co. Of London To
recover fea 600 insurance on his sons
LIE The Jury In the ease returned
verdict On the 5th- for the defendants
H A CR4RrS- aged 81. the mil
lionaire mine owner Of Niles. Mich.
was taken suddenly and critically i'll
on the sth- He owns the big Chaplin
mine IN the northern peninsula Of
Michigan and y reputed To be the
wealrhiese man in Southwestern Mich
gan
Tx ofseiaI count N Tennessee gives
Evans tr~p.l for governor. al plar
raliEy-
TEE bill Of Representative knighf 10
punzsh usz-psrsl OF state ofiees Was
passed By strictly party vote IL the
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