Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-13
NEWS AND NOTES.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


AEcHDUxE CRSKIEs. on behalf q
Emperor Francis Joseph. Opened the
International Hygiene eonxrsSs in
Budz-Pesth On the 5d He afterwsrd
opened the international exhibition
connected with the eouxress at the
Real Poiytechnie institute.
A DErExE viii - issred by Russia.
on the 18th reducing the tariff on dir
titled petroleum exported by way of
the RusSian frOuti~r from thirty-four
to twenty-four e,ypeAs pr pod. in cr~
der 10 facilitate conp~tifion with
American petroleum
THE first eeiebrasiou of ~fah.sr
Day a. a national holiday was hest-
tinrly observed in washizxtou on the
ID Also. for the srst time in their his-
tory. all the local lator or,xznizztiaus
united for c0mman purPs~e with0ut
squabbles or j~AlOusies ami die fqansar
20 the OCCASION
LArEsv reports Say the king ~ sam
Is still dangerously III
II was reported in Kingstuu. Iammicz.
On the ID that an uprisinz had tskez
place in Pcrt-au-Prince- resulting in
severe Sighting in the streets several
Of the ringle7d>rS - the eusbreak had
been arrested and promptly shos. bat
the revolt was said 20 be stiIl spread
ing
THE monuments erected at the u1au-
solenu AZ Chariottenbarg in nemory
Of Emperor William l. and Empre.s
Augusta were eouSer-atesi- oa the N
in the presence of EzPeruv William
and members Of the royal family
The cable steamer Maesay- Bennett
passed up New YORK bay slo>e To the
Long Island shore. oa the II laying the
shore end Of the Conuerrial cable.
which was accomplished without the
slightest difzicuity-
\ PAKTT Of Loo Beriin-r- will 20 20
VarEin to visit Pri1ee Bismarck ~ the
10Th The commander Of the prussizn
army e0rp> VIII not allow a military
band 20 accompany them
Az imperial Chinese G.,cres has been
issued revzrvliag Gen Yeh AMI 30
other Chinese o1ieers for th~ir victory
over the Japaa~se trpop~ az Ping Yang
ALBAcE r wALKEE. receiver q the
Atehiso1- Topeka & santa Pc rzilruai-
arrived at New York 81 IN. Id N the
steame- Fris-slsusl. frcrn Eurvp~-
The uaz1e Of the sen Of Senator
PETER has been stricken FROM the SEA
ate pay roll By the s~rgeant-at-arTns-
JANE FESLKT. - Philadelphia ayed
- ye7rs. was shot "a one nigh, Of the
ID three times By Matthew Dunlap.
20 years old her rejected lover
THE lower portion Of the town Of
Wichita. Mas. was inundated early %
the morning of. the ssh. hy sloud-
hurst The lightning. which was in
sessant, killed a little son Of Thomas
Herman. fatally burned s-year-oIS
| daughter and tore the house to pSea-s.
sEyES priso1erS escaped frson HIS
dale county Jail ~ HillSdal~- Mich on
the night Of the ID They cut throazh
4 wall lined with four inches of stone
THE veering of the wind At critical
moment saved the town Of Kiimanaxh-
Mich. from destruction from forest
fires on the sd-
THE president has appointed ". T.
narbury. Of Maryland 70 be United
states attorney fur the district OF
Maryland
Irwas r~portea- On the sth. that a
levy Of ss0eos troop had been made
upon the Chine~e proviner Of >hanS
| rung. whieh had hitherto withheld the
m~n and war supplies demanded b the
xoverumsat
Gov. TrRxEY Of Tennessee offered n
reward of 5000. on the 5,h. for the
apprehension of the parties engaged in
the iyaehin- of six negroes near Mill
ingtan- shelby county. some nights be-
fore The governor says that lyneh-
ing IN Tennessee mast be stopped
Ex-PKxsEpxSr HARRIsox and Mrs.
Mckee arrived at Elkins. W Va. on
the 5th. 70 visit ex->eeretary Elkins-
They were rendered an ovation At the
aep0t by delegates 20 the repu bliear
esangr~ssional eonvention in session
i there
TaE town Of Charehill. O.. had a nar-
row escape from burning. on the 9Th,
caused b boys setting ere 20 grass IN
pasture where they were PLAYING
GKS- GEoksE SroxENAx. ex-goreruog
u Calif0vniz. died. on the 5sh- at the
rwsideuee of his sister. Nrsl BENJAMIN
Williams. Of Buffalo. y Y.
THK town Of Fisher. Wis. was wipeSi
oat of existence by forest fires on ths
9Th
TIE fishing schooner Rigel- of GloGees
ter. Mass, Capt George W Dixo1- ar
rived AZ North Sydney. c b. on the sth
with the passengers and crew of the
Inflated steamship Miranda which left
New York July :. carrying Dr. Cook
Arctic expedition
NEws from Honolulu to August =
per steamer Belgic, announced that
Minister Willis had presented an auto
graph letter from President Cleveland
TO President Dole. acknowledging the
Hawaiian republic. and deongratulating
the people of the midpaeiie state
The C. H. Over window glass works
At Muniee. Ind. and the Auneie flint
giass works resumed work on the 6th,
with nearly 500 hands AL the Muneis
glass factories are preparing to star
this month
TIE OreStes window glass factory a
Anderson. Ind employing 800 hands
was put IN operation on the sch. fol
the first time this season under the
al per cent cut in Labor made in ii.
settlement at Pittsburgh on the Sd II
i thought that every plant N the "a,
belt viii be running full blast in q
short time
or the evening of the ssh. as tn.
steamer City of the Straits WAS starting
out from Cleveland, o.. for q moonlight
excursion she was run into and badly
injured by the schooner Emma Hutehin
son There were I.eoo passengers OF
the City of the Straits AZ the time and
il was miracle that no one was seri
ously hurt
Col HExET o. KkSr was loniz2teI
for governor By aeclanztton b. ths
democratic oonvsn-ion ~ Concord. y
. H-, On the sth-
AT Indianapolis Ind. on the sth
Robert J. broke the worlds pacing rec