Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-03-08

JOHN CALLAHAN. an aged farmer.
who haG lived thirty years on a small
farm six miles from Burlington. Wis.
was shot dead. on the nirht OF the 9Th,
b. man who entered the house. re-
volver in hand. demanding money. The
supposed murderer, George Cloud. was
captured
CARL JONAS. Acknowledgment Of
Wisconsin. recently appointed consul
general at st Petersburg. will resign
his present Office and accept the cou-
sufship-
Gov JACKSON Of Iowa has reiustated
Warden Mcmillan in the Fort Madison
peniteRtiary. who was depose4 last
summer by Gov. Boies for ALLEGED mis-
appropriation Of funds. An invcstiya-
ton was made by n special legislative
committee at the beginning Of the ses-
sion, resulting Ia MeNillau's exouera-
ton His reinstatement Is a matter of
vindicatiou-
Coz WILLIAM BRSNHAN. an ex-arrnv
officer. and government agent an Park
Rapids, MINI. under President Harri-
SON committed suicide at Minneapolis,
MINI. on the 18th. in his sleeping
room lie shot himself through the
head Financial reverses are supposed
tn have caused the act.
TEE Observation-Disclosures machines must
depart from Washington. la. The citv
marshal. on the I>t. ordered them all
stopped, and parties failing to comply
viii be held for running gambling
houses. This i the result Of the recent
big religious revival
HENRY 4 Rogers. manager aud prin-
cipal owner of the Fidelity storage
Co. Of Chicago. committed suicide. on
the tSt, by blowing out his brains with
n revolver lie hal been a sufferer frOzl
acute insomnia since December, and
brooded constantly over business re-
verses.
\ 5o0-roUNDWheeler projectile. tested
At the Indian Head proving grounds
recently. penetrated Pinch steel
plate AMI rebounded from the metal
without the slightest damage 10 its
steel point
OS the lSt TOW Pattisou ot PeunsyI-
vania issued his prucla nation anuouuc-
in- the election 90 G'alusha A Grow to
sUccecd the late Congressman William
Lilly A. cOugre~smau-at-lar
a LaSpoN news bureau states that
Nr. Gl1slstoue'S secrctssry- las informed
Il that the resignation OF Mr. Glad
stone viii soou be tensIers,i.
TIE public debt statement issued on
the - shows the net increase Of the
puhlie debt daring February was ssa.
as+4ls. The misunderstanding debt
amounted 10 So -. eoa. which Is an
increase IF ST.. NJ .gf8 duriny the
month
JoHN Y NCkASS. the convicted buss
q Gra~eSsnd. LauE Island was taken
- >ia- sing prison. On the 1t. O.
serve n Sssntsnc- Of ~ years for inter-
sering with the sacred rights Of eiti-
Eens Ne connection with the franchise.
THEODORE =. BAKER. ex-paying tel
Ter Of the Consolidated national hank
q Philadelphia who pleaded guilty
recensly IN the United states district
court - the sEnhszx cement of 81. o0g
IN IN the hanls- was sentenced. On tn
| ~ 10 seven years and SIX months i'm
/ prisoameHt
A MOB of 80 men attempted to forcs
/ the jail at Stroudsbur.s. Pa. on the "a
for the purpose Of lynehing Richard
Pryor. a negro murderer The attack
was resisted by the sheriff. who held
the mob at hay until the police ar,
rived. when the mob retired
OK the ID the attorney general o.
| Florida nolle pressed the case against
Charles Mitchell for fighting BY pre-
viOus appointment. and also the cases
against the Duval club members aut
Others for aiding and abetting fiShl
by previous appointment.