Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

A DISPATCH from Hong Kong saws
that the plague continues there in
spite of the sweeping sanitary meas
nres which the government has
adopted
A TRAIN on the Philadelphia. VIII
miugton & Baltimore railroad. on the
night of the nth, made the journey
from Baltimore ID Gray's Ferry. sss
miles. in - minutes.
The strike of the ship carpenters
and caulkerS along the Monougahela
river, which had been in progress two
months. causing much injury to coal
operators and dock owners. was de-
slared OFF, ON the 18th, and work was
resumed
The Latin & Rand powder house at
Rifton, y. Y, blew up shortly after II
a. m on the 18th. The upper giazer
first exploded, setting of the dry
house and wrecl<ing the corning mill.
engine house and lower glazer Five
men were killed and an unknown num-
Der in iured
ALI the worixmen empioved in the
construction of the coliseum in Chi
cago, in which the democratic na-
tional convention will be held next
June, struck work. on the morning of
the 18th. because the contractors were
handling non-uniou cut stone.
The Dominion senate. ON the nth.
passed a bill giving the Canada &
Michigan Bridge and Tunnel Co.
power TO construct n bridge with a
span Of Lloo feet across the Detroit
river.
The house committee on naval af-
fairs decided. ON the nth. to recom-
mend in its appropriation bill an in
crease of the navy BY iour battleShips
and Is torpedo boats.
RKPoRrs received at st. Petersburg
On the nth. state that $50 persons
were frozen to death in one night in
the Russian government of Or~l.
Large numbers of horses and cattle
were also frozen.
Tug well-known spirits and Vinegar
manufacturers. Michael Lefevre & Co.
Montreal. Can. suspended. on the nth.
caused by the suspension of the Banque
du Peuple. 1t is understood that the
liabilities will be something over $500. :
Doo. and perhaps may reach 5000. 0o0-
The act To authorizes the st. Louis
4 Oklahoma Railroad Co. to construct
and operate railway through Indian
and Oklahoma territories has become
n law without the PRESIDENT 5 signature.
Ir is understood in London that
Senor Andrade, the Venezuelan minis
ter at Washington, has decided TO rec
ognize the Uruan incident as n sepa-
rate question, and good hopes are ez-
pressed that his entente will lead to
an agreement upon the scheme for the
settlement of the boundary dispute.
The Congregational council has de-
clared Rev. C. o. Brown not guilty of
immorality, but has censured him for
unministerial conduct As the eoun-
ell apologies for the eensure, DIR.
Brown considers his vindication COM
plete-
The khedive of Egypt, ON the 18th.
witnessed the departure of the Egyp-
tian battalion for the front He bade
a cordial farewell to the officers. The
reserves were arriving at Cairo, and
the new Soudanese battalions forming.
CoSsuL-GESERAL CRrrrxSDKS reports
from the City of Mexico TO the state
that American capitalists
have purchased the entire street rail-
way system of the City of Mexico.
Price, s.. 750. 900; but contemplated re-
equipment of the lines will involve an
of SO, ,O00, 600.
Mzs. JOIN y. SruDEsAxEH, aged Sc.
died suddenly of old age at Saideler,
Ind, on the nigkt of the 18th. Exten-
sive preparations had just been per-
feeted for the celebration of the six-
tieth wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stu5ehalser on the 2Ist-
TIE yacht race for the cup given bv
Baron Hirsch was sailed at Cannes. on
the 18th and won by the satanita.
The Ailsa was second. and the Britain
mia third and last The Satanita won
easily.
The ss00, 0c0 suit which was begun
in fsss against the Grand Trunk Rail-
road Co. by Swift & Co, the Chicago
packers. was dismissed, by stipulation.
in Judge Bnrise's court. in Chicago'
en- the 18th. e setslsuent having bcer
reached ent Of court