Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-10-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

7 n. A..
has decamped lie had been pastor OF
the church about two years, and was
very popular He borrowed all the
money he could get and ran extensive
bills lie left a letter which his wife
found after he had been gone two dav,.
saving that she would not hear from
him again
IHE question OF Sunday opening Of
the Atlant, exposition was settled
BY an overwhelming vote Mt the di-
reetors' meeting on the 10th II. II.
Cahannis. manager - the Atlanta
Journal, moved that The grounds be
opened and the midway closed on sun
days Capt J. w. English moved that
the whole matter be laid on the table.
This was adopted by an overwhelming
vote
As much Of the population Of Chica-
go as could find entrance to the audi-
toriums of Central music hall ana the
y NJ c. A buildings in that city. on
the night Of the 30th. shouted itself
hoarse in appreciation OF a series Of
resolutions. in which the United states
government Is asked TO recognize the
Cubans as belligerrnta
IL Washington city. on the s0th. i'm
mediately preceding the discharge of
the grand jury. written recomme uda-
tiou was submitted to the court favor
ing the establishment OF the whipping
post in the District Of Columbia for the
punishment Of wife-beaters and other
petty criminals
THE question as to whether or not q
Chinese born on American soil Is a cfti-
Zen Of the Cnited States is to be tested
in the courts. Wong Kim Ark arrived
at san Francisco. recently. from China.
demanding n landing on the ground
that he Is native Of California The
collector OF the port, while admitting
his nativity. refused him landing.
RHEr BOYD. once an eminent law
yer and politician and recently a min
ister. was found dead in bed at Padu-
cah. KY. on the 30th. He had several
times threatened suieide, but the YER
Dict Of the coroner's fury was that Boyd
died of alcoholism
JAMES DAVENPORT. a farmer. 50 years
old, and the father Of ten children.
was burned TO death in the town lock-
up at Cleveland. Okla. on the s0th.
He was drunk, and had been locked up
for disturbing the peace.
GEORGE HoLBRooK's s-year-old child.
while playing near the home of its
parents in Leteher county. Ky. on the
sd, was ssung by yellow jacket just
below the left knee. The limb swelled
rapidly. and in ten minutes the little
one was dead
The Produce Cold-Storage exchange
of Chicago. with liabilities of $780,
600 and assets $500, 900. went into the
hands OF n receiver on the Ist Charles
NJ Strattou was appointed by Judge
Brentano to act as receiver and gave
bond in $4,000. The company had
been in financial difficulty for some
time
A NOVEL feature of the Church con-
gress which opened at Norwich. En-
/ gland. on the 1st. will be the perform
ance of the oberammagau Passion
play. under the patronage of the bishop
Of Norwich Bach's passion music will
be rendered during the performance of
the play.
Two MEN were killed and several
wounded In New York city. on the ist.
| BY the breaking of derrick. causing
heavy iron beam which they were
hoisting TO fall upon them
The ear gave an audience, on the
soth. 10 Count Won Moltke. aide-de-
l camp to theGerman emperor. who was
the bearer OF an autographs letter
from the kaiser.
WM CoSSoRs, captain Of the schoon-
er Southwest. lying at Marquette,
Mich, for shelter from the storm, was
drowned in that harbor on the Ist
KLSs HUxBERr. learning that Queen
| Victoria is desirous of visiting Naples.
has placed the palace of capo di Monte
at her disposal
A DISPATCH from Cape Town, on the
I'd. said that Bishop Naples. Of Nyas-
saland. and Rev. Joseph Williams. a
missionary. were drowned in Lake Ny
ASA, on September IL. and that Rev
Mr.. Atlay. n missionary. was recently
murdered on the Zambesi river BY ma
tives
OK the I'd Mrs Langtry made q for
NAL demand upon the Union bank Of
London for the sum OF E4o. 600, the
value of the jewels she deposited with
the bank. which were subsequently
surrendered by the bank 10 a stranger
upon his presentation of a forged or
der.
| REV WILLIAM Z HISsaAw. pastor
of the leading Methodist church In
Belleville, Ind. was convicted, on the
2d. of murder in the second degree fc.
the killing Of his wife. and his punish
ment was assessed at imprisonment for
life in the penisentiary.
The Edward MeGhee school for girls,
at woodville. Miss. one of the finest
institutions In the south. was destroyed
by fire on the night OF the Ist The
/ inmates were rescued through the win
dows with much difficulty.
BRIG--GES. u NJ Poe. colonel of en-
gineers Of the northwest district. died
at his residence in Detroit. Mich. on
the I'd. aged g. The immediate cause
of death was erysipelas-
The United States cruiser Brooklyn
was successfully launched at Cramps
shipyard. Philadelphia. on the Cd
THx prevalence of ieebergs Ia the
South Atlantic and Pacific oceans Is
becoming serious Cold weather Is the
rule, and ships are frequently frozen
up alott 50 that the manning Of the
yards IS an impossiblity.
The condition Of Gen Malone. on
the ID, remained practically I'M
changed His physicians said there
was nothing on which to base any hope
tor the sufferers of recovery
DE- ELLI0rrF ROsERs. of Chicago.
formerly Of Worcester. Mass. instrue-
tor in chemistry at Harvard, was found
lead in the laboratory Of that institn-
! ticn on the FL