Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-19


ern Pacific officials a detachment ot
cavalry was sent to Edison. Wash. on
the nth. to protect the eomyany's
shops and other property therr.
THE bullion in the Rank of England
decreased Eea5.0ia during the week
ended on the I2th. The proportion
of the banks reserve to liability. which
at last report was s3.sS pr cent. was
q. per cent The rate of discount was
unchanged at per cent.
On the 18th the comptroller of the
currency appointed Mr.. H. VI. Dowley.
Of Mitchell. :. D., receiver Of the Black
Hills national hank Of Rapid City. ;.
D.. which suspended payment June Il.
THE skeleton of John Robbins was
found in a hollow tree in Fulton eouu-
ty. Ind. ON the 18th. lie had fallen
in. was unable to get out and had shot
himself
CHANCELLOR CANFtErD. Of the Ne
braska state university. has been
elected president of the Ohio state uni
versity.
of France. issued on the Ieth. shows
an increase of i3.S0o.Oo0 francs gold
and decrease of 7,475.oo0 francs silver.
The commission named by the presi-
dent to inquire into ''the late strike
will have no authority to arbitrate be-
tween the parties to the recent disturb
anee at Chicago and elsewhere. Ii can
merely investigate labor troubles and
report recommending legislation. etc
The commission - aJ .,l
has no executive or mandatory power.
but can only compel the attendance of
witnesses.
Born China and Japan have accepted
in friendly spirit the offer of the earl
of Kimberly of the good offices of the
British government To bring about q
settlement of the disputes regarding
Corea- Twelve representatives of both
China and Japan will shortly confer
with the earl of Kimberly with the view
Of settling upon the basis of amica BILE
arrangement
JUDeE GRossCUP. ON the 18th. in
structed the federal grand jury at Chi
cago TO widen the scope of its inquiry
into violations of the United states
statutes to take in the conduct of the
higher railroad officials If evidence of a
tangible nature warranting such action
were brought to their attention by the
district attorney.
GEORGE r GRAHAM. the veteran pub
Usher and journalist. died of disease of
the heart. At the Orange IN. j. Me
mortal hospital on the 18th. He was
identified with Charles !. Peterson in
the management of the Gentleman's
Magazine in 1870 and later established
Grahams Magazine In iss4 he
bought the North American in Phila-
delphia. hut financial reverses caused
him To lose control of all his publiea-
tions-
Two BROTHERS. Tom and calvin
Cooley, white men. aged - and 90
years. were hanged, ON the 18th. at
LOuishurg, y. C.. for the murder. in
ISa.. of Charles Tucker. a Jewish ped
dler- The rope used to hang Calvin
Cooley had been used on seven similar
occasions during the last ten years.
THE firm of CunEA.u. ham & Miller.
sugar refiners, of Texas, have sent to
Washington a protest against the con-
tinuation of the Hawaiian treaty re-
garding the admission to this country
of raw sugar duty free.
COMMENT i being caused by the
secrecy maintained relative To the alb
sent record of members of the house of
Representatives, who. under the law.
should be docked for their neglect OF
public business. but many oSNhom put
in bills for full pay.
1T is announced in New Orleans as
one of the results of the late strike
that the erection of the bridge which
it was proposed to build over the Mis-
sissippi at that point, the survey of
which was begun and the plans pre-
pared. has been indefinitely postponed
ADJT.-GES. oRESDoRFF of Illinois
said. in the course Of a conversation in
Chicago on the 18th. that il the gen
eral managers would not accept the
proposition made by Debs he was in
favor of asking Gov. Altgeld to with
draw the state troops from Chicago.
ROBERT A. ANDERSON, alias Field.
one of the murderers of Emanuel Flem-
ing. was hung at Livingston. Mont
on the 18th. lie protested his inno-
cence To the last.