Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-26

IT was officially announced on the
18th. that in consequence Of the prcva-
lenee of the cholera. the mobilizinr of
the reserves and the customary au-
tumn military maneuvers in the vicini-
" IF 81 Petersburg will not take place
this year
NuNoRE. a small town in JeS-arniue
county, XIV, was very badly damaged
by a tornado. on the 18th. which trav-
eled with great velocity About y
m an ovai-shaped cloud was noticed
approaching the town aud as il reached
tEe edge of the village il suddenly
swooPed down and began to wreck
and break into kindlinE wood every
house in its path
Tue body Of Enrique de Bourbon. due
de Seville, who died at sea while re-
turning to Spain from the Philippine
islands, arrived a. Barcelona on the
18th
\ THEEsHTSG boiler blew up on the
farm Of John Case. near Hudson. q. on
the 10Th John CruuSley. owner Of the
threshing apparatus was instantly
killed Barney Morgan a farm hand.
and another man were fatally injured
The barn caught fire and. with th.
threshing machine aud all the other
contents was destroyed The total loss
will amount to $500.
WHu-E the senate committee on ter
rftories has virtually decided to report
bills for the admission ~ the territories
Of Arizona and New Mexico. the pre-
vailing opinion about the senate IS that
the bills viii not h-- considered during
the present session of congress. unless
the session should be prolonged beyond
present expectations
LErTEEs from Rio Grande do Sui.
Brazil. confirm the reports Of the bru-
tai slaughter of prisoners By both the
rebels and the loyal troops NJ Buette.
n French engineer. who was captured
BY Peixotos men. was first employed in
raising the suulen war-ship Aquida-
ban He was then made 10 dig his own
grave. after which he was shot By his
l eaptors-
MIS- MADALEN PoLK-BUEIL- who's.
engagement to Charles Cramp. head If
the great Philadelphia ship-buildiny
firm. was recently announced has bcca
given permission by Judge Haguer. Of
/ the equity court in Washington to -
/ sumo her maiden name Of Polk Sh.
was divorced from Augustus G Buell
/ in MAY. Is9a-
The bottom of n converter at the
/ Homestead steel works Of Carnegie &
Co. at Homestead Pa. blew out. on
the l9th- scattering s.snO pounds oi
molten metal in every direction Four
Vvorkmen who were in the pit we're ter.
ribly burned. two Of them fatally
The thousands Of friends and al.
mirers Of Wm- J. Scanlan- the once
popular Irish COMEDIAN will regret q
learn that he i confined in strait.
| Jacket at Bioominxysais y " asylum
/ for the insane He has b.eeuru.s a total
wreck and according to his n~ares,
friends. his time On earth l. very short
A STATEMENT Was cahlesi. on the Issh.
/ that the Russian petroleum merchants
have failed at the last moment 70 eau-
l % an agreement with the standard n.fl
Co. and the Russian OIL Go. viii fxh;
I the Standard Thsy sill try - bu5la
= pipe line through Persia
The information was uads. public IA
~. Louis. on the 18th that Joseph n
/ tiiuDechio. aged -. a native II ~
/ L0a5s. had bcen arrested near Genna.
Italy. and forced by the Italian anrhar.
isies h enter the military -erviee. under
/ the charge that ~ w1s a ds>erter-
IN the senate on the .gth- a bill was
introduced by Mr. Alien of Nebraska,
and referred requiring the inter-stats
/ commerce commission Ia hold At least
one session annually in Omaha Neb
OK the eoth Comptroller Of the
/ Currency EeSels issued call for a re-
/ port OF the condition Of national
/ banks AZ the elo>e Of business On
L "Wednesday July -
TIE Canadian parliament has pzssst
a hill granting a bonus Of Sa-500 pr
mile to the Port Arthur. Duluth 4
Western railroad for distance Of ia
miles.
Hon. EDwAED Y. CoSIKr. Of Waters
meet. one Of the bsst-kn0vn men in
northern Michigan committed suieid-
on the night Of the 18th. hv shooting
/ himself IN the head He had h.-eu
chairman Of the county board OF super
I visors aln1.ast every term since the for.
nation of the county