Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-10-04

\. On the night of the s5th two vaults
were found to have been opened in
Grove Church cemetery and the bodies
removed. The authorities are investi-
eating.
ON the 2Tth Judge McAdam. Of the
superior court of New York. confirmed
granting a divorce in favor of Kuehne
Beveridge Coghlan in her suit against
Actor Charles +. Coghlan- II is the
usual form of decree, permitting the
plaintiff to marry again, but interdict-
ing Mr. Coghlau from remarrying
MASDAsUs proceedings were begun
in indianapolis. Ind. on the s7th, to
compel the school board to permit the
colored child of Benjamin Thornton to
attend the public school in Thornton's
district. The officials had expelled the
child and were attempting to force her
to attend a eolored school some dis
tanc- away.
THREE notorious desperadoes and
post-ofiice robbers. members of the Far
rell gang. broke Jail at Pari<ersburg.
Va. on the s7th, and made their es-
cape.
The president, on the s7th. issued a
proclamation granting par,ions to all
Mormons convicted of polygamy.
OK the g7th two Italian war ships
were ordered to Morocco on account of
the disturbed condition of affairs there.
A BURSTING pipe at a gas well at
Clarion, Pa, on the s-th. killed ].
Weitze and seriously injured g. Ban
ners and J. H. Cook
REPORTS from various points in the
middle and coast regions reg arding the
West India cyclone indicate considera-
bic damage to corn and cotton very
serious damage 10 the rice crop. but no
loss of life At Georgetown. :. C.. and
vicinity the damage 20 the rice crop is
very great. and il Is difficult vet 10 esti-
mate the loss. though many put it at s3
per cent.
STATEMENT prepared at the inter
nal revenue bureau shows that during
she first two months Of the present
fiscal year the receipts from Internal
revenue amounted TO sss. $40. -7s. an in
crease over the receipts Of IsgS Of se6.-
sse.574. The total receipts for August
last were SIS. Iss. SOC in excess Of An-
gust. is9S.
sur for $1,000 damages was begun
in Sandus<y (O-l common pleas court,
on the .7th. by Houston smith. of To
lesio. against the members of the family
of the late ex-President r. r. HAYES
The plaintiff alleges that his wife re-
eeived permanent injuries IN = runaway
caused BY large dog owned. boarded
and harbored by the Hayes family at
Spiegel Grove
ALLEN c. WILDE. Of the firm Of
James n. Wilde & Co. weIl-knoy~n
merchants Of Chicago. has been adopt
ell by the widow Of the late Prot Gar
rison. of that city Mrs Garrison. b.
fore her marriage. was Lady Mary
Berry. Of England. ansi heireSs 10 ex-
tenSivs estates there Nr. Wide Is -
years old. and prominent society and
club man
GHECks 20 the number Of - 60, ag-
gregating -. 80. 959-.o. quarterly in
terest ON the United states registered
s-per-cent- eonsois of 1897. were mailed
20 bondholders from the treasury de-
partment on the 18Th
| &HE bFllA>a N&urrN 1rttEEALsoa u4n
decided IN support the scotch miners
in their determination not To accept
the proposals made by the operators
and 10 continue the strike
KISG's hotel. at Elizabethport. "
j., was burned at an early hour on the
morning of the esth; loss. so. .ooo.
The guests escaped in their night
clothing.
The Japanese have succeeded in en-
tering the Chinese province of Man
ehuria and. on the 2sth. were reported
advancing upon the capital. Moukden-
The Chinese warship kwang-chia is
reported 10 have been lost while run
ming from the fight off the mouth Of the
Yalu river
ALTHOUGH the Canadian 500 canal
will be completed within a month and
vessels will pass through it this fall. il
has been decided To defer the formal
| opening until next spring.
Four men. two miners and two In
borers. were killed under fall of rock
| in the Northwestern eolliery Of simp
son & Watkins. at Simpson. near Car
/ boudale. Pa ON the .-th-