Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-01-17
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ON the nth the king of Corea pro-
creded to the ancestral temple. and
there formally declared the independ-
rnce of COrea- He was accompanied
by the members of the cabinet and the
other high functionaries of the gov
ernment. escorted by n body of SOL
diers armed and equipped in modern
style.
HEAVY snowstorms have prevailed
throughout northern Spain. blocking
railways. prostrating telegraph wires
ard otherwise impeding travel and
damaging property.
AFTER the French chamber of depu-
ties had been called to order. ON the
sth. for the session of lsa5. VI. Henri
Brisson was reelected president of the
body by a vote of IT. out of 10
WILLIAM GROSS CLEMENTS. the a.
ycar-old son of Cortland c. Clements. a
well-known citizen of Washington
city. was almost instantly killed. on
the 9th. by the accidental discharge of
a revolver The casualty happened in
the boys room at Judge Clements resi-
lence.
THOUGH two more bodies were re-
covered from the ruins of the DeIavan
house at Albany. n. Y. on the 9th. it
was definitely settled that but eight
bodies in all had been found. instead
Of ten. as previously stated.
CHARLES f. WARWICK. city solicitor.
was nominated for mayor of PhiIa
delphia by the republican convention
on the 9th
The special agent of the agricultural
department who has been investiRat-
ing the American dressed meat trade
with Germany. has made his report to
Secretary Morton. IL shows. as a re-
suit of careful inquiry on the part of
the consignees. butchers and even some
of the veterinarians themselves, that
both the dressed beef and the cattle re-
eeived from this country were of ex-
eeptionAlly good quality.
PARIS newspaper, on the 9th. an
nounced the death. at Nice. of Frank
lin johnson, son of the cashier of the
First national hank of Boonwille. n. Y.
The young man. il would seem. had
arrived at Nice about two weeks pre-
vious and went to Monte Carlo. where
he was piled with wine, drugged and
robbed of over 5000.
SEVERAL big German societies and
many of Pittsburgh's Pa leading Ger
mans are mourning the disappearance
of Bruno Wall, who, for year or more.
has been editor of the Freiheits Freund.
the best German. paper of the citv.
Wall seems to have'improved his time,
as when he disappeared he left the
town several thousands poorer.
vTcE-PREsIDEST SrEvESsoN's family
are all at Asheville. n. C., at the bed
side of Miss Stevenson. except the son.
Lewis q. Stevenson. who is unable to
leave the bedside of his wife, also dam
gerousIy Ill. in Bloomington. H., and
whose recovery has been despaired Of
The Carlisle substitute currency bill
was given a decidedly knockout blow
in the house, on the 9th. when that
body refused to adopt a rule to bring
the measure to a vote There was a
majority of five against the rule.
The house committee on public build
ings and grounds. on the 10Th. ordered
favorabiy reported q bill zppropriating
se6s. .00o for the purchase of site for a
government printing Office at Wash
ington. d. c.
Gov. CPHAAs message was delivered
and read in both houses of the Wis
consin Legislature m the 10th II con-
tains about 1000 words. and is eonsid-
cred an able and business-like docu-
menf-
A c0scURFESr resolution was intro
dueed in the Kansas house of repre-
sentatives- ON the 10th. giving to the
impoverished settlers Of western KAN
sas all Of the surplus coal at the state
n.ass at Lsaaing.