Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-01-04
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

war between the Christians and Ma,
h~ommedans is probable, and that Tn.
yoro will he the scene Of the conflict
A SvNBER OF friends Of Ravachol. the
French anarchist who was guillo-
tined some time z for causing a bomt
explosion in the restaurant Of NJ. Very,
IN the Boulevard Menga. intend to pub.
lish- in the spring. a story Of Rava-
ehols career Of crime as written by
himself.
The Paris anarchists are making dire
threats of what they will do IL svail.
lants precious head is touched by the
executioner." Their ideas of what is
precious are similar I o those of the man
who married a woman because she
owned a hill full Of iron pyrites which
he mistook for gold.
HEN dashboard from the provisional
government of Hawaii Was still master
OF the situation, and, with fifteen hum
dred armed men ready to respond to
its orders, was feeling very well. thank
you
ALTHOUGH Italy il talking of rams
ferring her Fava from this country 70
another, il is believed that the rela-
tions between her and the United
States will continue to he as friendly
as they have been since MFR. Blame and
the marquis di Rudini settled the dis
pute over the New Orleans affair.
The Paris Moniteur vinicole pub
fishes full returns of the yield of the
French vineyards. The crop is esti-
mated at LES. 900. 900 gallons. against
$50, 900. ooo gallons las; year. The total
value of this crop is over s2sa, 0ou, 900.
the best since 1877.
ForR minor election officers were ar
rested in New York city, on the -sth.
charged with violation Of the law at
the recent election. making a total Of
sixty-cne o indicted on these
charges
The president. accompanied nv Sec
retaries Gresham and Carlisle and Capt.
Roblsy n Evans. of the lighthouse
board left Washington. on the ssth,
on a trip down the Potomac. They
were intent on duck-shootsng , few
days
An attemp; to ssssssinate Mayor Tv-
Ter Of Louisville, Ky. was made by a
crank at the citv hall. on the esth. The
man drew a revolver and attempted 10
fire. but was quickly overpowered and
locked up
Miss LoUI~E HoLLEBEre. aged -
years. died suddenly at Terre Hsute.
Ind, on the esth. from strzngulation.
While eating breakfast a morsel OF
ford lodged Ia nsr throat, and before
aid could be summoned she died.
SIXTEEN women. members u the
First NJ z church Of Wichita. Kas
where a revival has bsen in progress.
on the 3sth visited three Of the leading
saloons and sang and prayed in front
Of the hsr after the style Of the
crusade 81 twenty years aga They
anno1need their intention Of visiting
every saieoa in the city.
A EsxAuETr storage depot . mills
frusn Merse~deo Uruguay. was ex-
plc6sd ey serisest OF the 18th No
one 80. killed. sas great damage wzs
lone 20 surrounding property
NINE prisoners escaped from the
county jail at Lffeoln. Seh, at al
early honr On the marning Of the ss.h.
Four were convicted burglars. the
Others v2g> serving sort sentences
The escape was made VI the ceiling.
roof and a rope made Of hapk~t~
Ma OvEKroS PHIcg. lste cashier NJ
the wrecked Citizens national hank Of
H~llsboro. o., died in Cincinnati on III.
night of the 2sth. from nervous pros-
t~rstion resulting from modification
over the banks failure
A ST PETERsBuRe dispatch IA the
London Chronicle says that host4 Of
Jews are being expelled from KiAf.
The explosions from ST Petersburg
continue, but upon q milder scalea
Jews in the interior are being provided
with tickets to the frontier by the gov
crnment for speedier radiance.
Two MEN entered n gambling house
1t No. 20 Quincy street, Chicago. the
other night secured o. 200 in cash,
and with revolvers still lcveled at
a b@dly-frightened group of three
faro dealers, backed out OF the door
and made their escape.
WN- E MURRAY, a veteran chicago
board of trade man, died at Pass Chris
tian. Miss, Christmas night. He was
at one time a prominent trader in Chi
cago. and ran the first milIion-dolIar
wheat corner made on the Chicago
board. Murray was born near Roches-
ter. n. ", ffty-nine years ago. and be-
an his career in Chicago as q book
per for Y. X Fzirbauk.
Mn ALFRED HEDBERe, widow OF
art. Hedberg, the army officer who
5 shot and killed At Fort Sheridan.
icago, by Lieut. Nancy some time
ago, is in Washington with the avowed
antion of making trouble for the
Q -ials by whom Nancy is to be tried.
an 10, she claims. are not ardent in
their 1secution.
TIE ton that Cayugz lake never
gives mp IS dead has At last been nm
set, for AZ moor on the 18th the bodv
Of Miss Mary L Yesrgin. who, in com
pany with Instructor Merriam, of Cor
nell. wal drowned in the lake Novem-
Der is, was found by q Lehigh Valley
track walker on the east side OF the
lake. about . miles from Ithaca, n. Y.
FRANCIS J. DEwEs, the wealthy Chi
cago brewer, received word At New Or
leans that his child was diving in Chi
caRo. and. chartering an Illinois Gen.
trail train. the tracks were cleared and
MIR. Dewes and his wife were whirled
over the i.oee miles ct the rate Of a mile
4 minute He paid about s1.ooo for the
rip and broke all records between New
Orleans and Chicago, making the run
n Is hours and 30 minutes
The Hanging Rock stove foundry at
fronton, O.. was burned to the ground
IN - 9Th Sixty men are thrown ont |
II employment. Los<. s7o- oao on go