Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-11-07
NEWS AND NOTES.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A Summary Of Inpc-saz. Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
TEXAS was again dE~graeesi. on the
2sth. by the slow roasting as a stake.
In the public square at T yler, in sras. n
county, Of negro charged with a
revolving crime eliminating in the
murder of his victim Fully 1000 per
sons witnessed the burning, and the
husband of the brute's victim applied
the match
SIR MAcKESx1E BowzLr. premier of
canada and Sir Charles Topper. min
ister of justice. who are in Washing
ton 70 attend the Behring sea confer
enee, were presented to Secretary
Oiney on the 18th They were accom-
panied BY Sir Julian Pauueefote and
the staff OF the British embassy.
A DISPATCH received from Seoul. on
the 29th- says that the japanese Off
cials have announced their intention
OF evacuating COrea at the time Of the
evacuation ofthe Liao-T Tunx peninsula
A PAs-gNsER train from PARIS u
Toulouse came into collision between
Lexos and La Guepie. in the depart
ment Of Tarn 81 Garonnss. Francs. on
the 18th. with a train from Toalouse
for the north Two passengers were
killed AMI eight injured
TaE house of Francis Neil. Of o.
born. Ont. was burned 70 the ground
on the .3th- Mrs Neil perished in the
flames and Mr. Neil was badly burned.
The couple had been married only a
few months
GEoRSE.W. Boses. city. treasurer Of
Tacoma, Wash, from ls9O u April.
lsss. Is charged with the emb~zzIe-
ment of sl09, 90.
The safe of U.sS Leaeh's general
store at Vanlue. %. WAS blown opeu
and robbed of 81, lO0 on the morning of
the 29th-
REPoErs on the progress Of the civil
war records show the completion Of
the first volume of the first series.
covering the campaign of tine war in
Virginia and the sarolinss. and in the
transmississippi region The remain
ing volumes Of this series will he in
type before the close Of the current
calendar year
DR ORLANDO +. BRADFORD. u New
York city dentist, r~eentIy y convicted Of
having in his possession plates for eoan-
terfeiting sI00 bills. was. on the s0th,
sentenced to six years in the Kings
county penitentiary-
AS explosion. supposed to have been
caused by escaping gas. wrecked n
- es -
Church Court, Strand. London. on the
evening of the 29th- Six persons were
killed and many injured by the col
lapse of the house The bailding con-
sisted of three doors and its tenants
were mostly C0vent Garden market
porterS
THE Lagonia hotel at Springfield.
o.. caught fre early on the morning
of the 10th The guests escaped The
Western Union Telegraph Co. cloth
ing store. the hotel and drug store
were burned out The loss IS about
seOo. 600.
The contract for the construction Of
the new tobacco and cigarette factory
of Ligget 4 Meyers in 81 Louis. has
been let 20 Thomas Clark & sous. of
Chicago. The cost viii exceed 81. go. :
00o. There will be sixteen buildings
mostly of large proportions. ranging
from two TO six stories high. and all
connected
DURING the performance OF the Cap
tain Paul. company. ON the night OF
the ssth, at the Biiou theater in Mil
wankee. Sol de Liser. the gunner of
the company, was fatally injured By
the premature discharge OF his gun
His right leg was shot OF. and he died
in short time
THOUSANDS of tons of hay have been
burned by the marsh fires in Porter,
Laporte, Jasper and Stark counties.
md. Some farm houses have also
been burned, and many head of eat
tie In some places the ground is
said to be burning % depth of three
feet
The South Carolina convention. on
the ssth, votel down the wonan's suf-
frzge amendment by a most decisive
vote of iei TO - The whole morning
session was given up 20 the discussion
of the question George d. Tillman
made a great speech IN advocacy Of the
idea
The Belfast and Sligo ship builders
have conceded the demands OF their
employees for an increase Of per cent
in their wages. To go into effect Feb
ruary / next
Two STUDENTS have been expelled
from the State college At BellefOnse.
Pa, and fourteen indefinitely sus-
pended for haxing-
TIE treasury de6cit for October. from
figures officially announced. on the ist.
Is approximately -. 300. .001 The re-
eeipts show ST. so. 900. and the expen-
dstures in round figures s74. 9Oo. 90
J. LowExrRAUB's roller and ice skate
factory. four-story brick stru eture
at Newark. y. j.. was burned on the
slst- Thousands Of gross OF skates
were destroyed. along with $4,000
worth Of machinery Loss, SD, 90;
insurance, SIS 600 Three hundred
and fifty employees were thrown out Of
work
A DISPATCH from Trsbixond- On the
asa. said that three Armeuians OF
prominenee, one of them = notable &c
cIesiastie. had been summarily tried
and condemned upon charges connect
ing them with the recent disturbances
there. and il was reported that the
government intended TO execute them
/ without delay
sra CHAzrEs TrPPxs and Hon Mac
kenzie Bowel. who had been in Wash
iu9ton for several days in the ca
paeity OF advisory counsel 10 Sir ia
iian Pauncefots. British ambassador.
returned to Canada. on the sisr h2v'
ing couciuisd their mission IN con
uectscn with ths Behring sea negoti2'
tious.