Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-07-18
NEWS And NOTES.


I NNtONNN"- NNfh ptuntsfs 10 ~ ABOVE
the e.000, Oo0. O00 maris-to very nearly
or quite reach the highest figures ever
touched.
Two BOMBS were exploded near the
police barracks ut Monopoli, italy, on
the night OF the lst- No one was hurt
and very little damage was done.
THE first section of an excursion
train on the Grand Trunk railway
from Sherbrooxe. Que. carrying pill
g1ims 10 the famous shrin. Of Ste.
Anne de Baupre. stopped at Craig's
road crossing. at 3:45 a. IN. on the 9th,
when il was run into by the second
section. causing frightful wreck in
which thirteen persons we're killed
and twice that number injured.
On the sth the bodies of eight Chi.
nese were found in the san Joaquin
river at MADEIRA. Cal. They had been
working in the mines situated in the
mountain. miles distant Forl play
is suspected
gers on board became unmanaueabie
at East Liverpool. o.. on the sth, and
slid down the franklin avenue hill ON
the north side of the city, killing one
man and iniuring eighteen other p~o-
pie, two of whom will die.
DAVID MKBcrEB. or j. West Mercier.
better known by his stage name. Ned
West all over the country. was, ON
the sth. adiudged insane by the coun-
ty court of Madison county. H. West
was at one time n famous minstrel.
n nd. nj -
The secret service of the post oftice
department has issued a circular offer
ing n reward of s.. 0os for the capture
of Joseph killoran. Harry Russell and
Charles Allen. who escaped from the
Ludlow Street Jail in New York citv.
July = The men are wanted for post
Office robberies and other crimes. One
thousand dollars viii be paid for the
return of any one of the trio tn the
United States marshal in New York.
JomS CASE. alias Mcdowell, was pos-
itiveiy Identified at Riddles. Ore, on
the 9Th. as the man who went through
the coaches and took the booty in tn.
hoid-up of the Oregon express in Cow
Creek canyon. recently IL. was held
in s-0. 900 bail James Pool was also
held in $50 on suspicion of being
one of the robbers
Two BURGLARS were shot at Poland.
Ind, on the night of the sth One
named Harry Jackson. a noted Chica-
gu crook. was killed. and another,
named Arch Agar. was fatally wound
ed. He was from Terre Haute A
third man. named Ed Barker. made his
escape.
csIssoS of a large bridge in course
OF construction by a firm at Nasal
Hama Egypt. sank. on the sth. with
forty workmcn. all OF whom were
killed
By the collapse of a platform upon
which LOCO persons had gathered To
participate in the Elk festivities in
the Inlet Casino at Atlantic City. \.
j., on the evening of the 10th. 100 of
their zumber were precipitated to the
floor below, a distance of 25 feet. all of
whom sustained more or less serious
injuries. while some. il was thought,
would die
The Cornell crew was hopelessIv
beaten by the Trinity Hall eight at
Henley-On Thames. ou the. 10th. The
men were either overtraiued or. as the
London Times suggests. had been
tampered with before the race, as five
OF the eight showed signs of physical
collapse.
The san Francisco Examiner said,
on the 9th. that the stolen will of ex-
Senator Fair was in the possession of
Il detective named John Curtain; that
he stole it from the clerks Office jan
uary - last and had offered to surren-
der il To the executors for s.. 600. which
offer had been rejected on advice of
Judge Stock.
JUDGE GAYSoa. of the supreme court
of New York. on the 9th, admitted ex-
Police Inspector VIM w. Mclaughlin,
who had been convicted of extortion.
to bail in the sum of $50. .000 Mr.. Me-
Laughlin was still under $50. 900 bail
on indictments which had not ret been
tried.
MRS. GEORGE MosrGoaEaY, of JEFF
fersonville. Ind, was taken suddenly
III, on the 10th, with what the attend
ing physicians declared to be \ well-de-
veloped and hopeless case of cholera
SETH RICHARDS. Iowas wealthiest
landowner and pioneer. died at Oak
land. Cal, on the 10th. aged 81 His
wealth is estimated at 81. O00. O00.
TES stores, comprising most of the
business portion OF wauwatosa. a SUBJ
urb of Milwaukee. were burned on
the 10th; Loss. s5o.000
The crops throughout Clinton coun-
ty, Ind. were badly damaged by
heavy frost On the morning of the
10th. A thin coating of ice also formed
IN water.
GEN. +. NJ DRAKE received the re-
publican nomination as gubernatorial
candidate at Des Moines. Ia. on the
10Th
The internal revenue bureau has be-
gun work in connection with the re-
funding of money paid as income tax
NICOLAS PIEHoLA, leader of the rev.
olutisnary party in Peru. has been
elected president. and Mr.. Billing
hurst. vice-presidenE The election
was quiet
SENATOR vksr, of Missouri. sailed
from New York on the Westeruland
for Antwerp on the luth. He will re-
main abroad for his health for several
months.
The committee of the city council of
Richmond. Va, which had been inves-
tigating the affairs of the gas works.
reported. on the I1th. that in the adj
ministration of nine years of the late
VIM Adams, q shortage Of over SIS, 600
was found.
THE face of an unknown negro was
found IN Waycross. Ga-, on the night
Of the 10th. IL had been severed from
the head. and the body could not be
found. The face wore smile and
the peculiar fate Of its owner Is a mys-
terry.
TEE Cornell men At Henley. En-
gland, held . meeting, on the 10Th. and
resolved. subject 70 the approval of
the University of ithaca. 90 send two
crews To Henley in ls96. The neces-
sary funds were arranged for.
THE steamer Kite. with the Peary
expedition On board. sailed from St
Johns. n. f.. for Greenland at day
light On the 1Ith. The weather was