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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-10

An al in the EAGLE Is a
sseepless salesman When you
are sleeping, it IS acting. Day
and night II Is attending to
business.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-10

We regret to learn that Mrs.
T. l. Harris has been quite sick
the past few days and wish her
an early recovery
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-10

The Holiness meeting closed
SATURDAY. During their two
weeks stay here the attendance
upon their services was COM
paratively good and Miss Mary
Barrett left 4 very pleasant i'm
preston upon all who heard her.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-10

Rev. \. Y. Croxtor, Judge B.
T. Kimbrongh and son Bradley.
W. 5. Mallory, L P-Leavell and
Misses Pearl Leavell and Nan
ME Short. atte nded the meeting
of the Oxford Association, at
Concord church, as delegates
frsm the Oxford Baptist church
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-10

Mr. B. O. Bowers enc of the
best ToHsoTial artists Who ever
visited Oxford can be- found at
w E Clark's barber establish
2lent-
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BRIEF NOTES.

There was quite heavy windstorm
yesterday morning between 4 and J
O'Clock, which lasted about an hour,
but did no harm.
Drs. Tyrrell and Hanna left yester-
day for Folsom Prison to assist DR..
Browning in resection of the rib OF
"Yorky" Moynihan, convict sentenced
from this city for robbery.
One of the numbers not ON the pro-
gramme of the Sutter Grammar School
Friday was the presentation to the
ninth grade class by Mrs. Agnes Winn
of beautiful Oil painting of Sutter'
Fort.
A number of boys whose doting par
ents bought them 22-caliber rifles and
pistols for the Fourth of July celebra-
tion have terrorized the neighborhood OF
Tenth and G streets ever since the
Fourth. So greatly was the Young
American patriotism aroused that they
have kept the air laden with bullets for
several days. The police have been no
titled and it is hoped that Judge Davis
may be able to dampen the enthusiasm
sufficiently to protect the citizens lives
until next year.
The record-union., 1896-07-26

Hirsch, c. C. W.. 10 yards. Chapman,
o. C. W., scratch. This was the race
which carried the prize valued at S25,
and Sacramento's Little Demon .
Hirsch, went in and won by an inch.
Time-1:OS3s. Chapman second.
P. Metcalf, /. C. c., next went a half
mile against the record, but could not
make the trip in less than 1:0425.
Then came the final one mile handi-
cap, which carried with it $50 to the
winner, $25 to the second and S15 to
the third. AS the result of the semi
finals, the starters were Turrill, B. c..
W., scratch; Edwards, o. c.. % yards;
Lee. P. A. c., so yards, and Cushing,
G. c. c.. SO yards.
Everyone looked for a fall, as after
the fourth lap the men were punched.
Up to the last lap the men ran so and
then at the squirt the wheels seemed to
touch. However, both turns We're made
and when within twenty feet of the
chalk it was anybody's race. Just
how it happened will never be known.
but Lee, Cushing and Edwards, when
within ten feet of the finish, fell in a
heap and there was a grand mixing up
of wheels and men, while Turril shot
across the line winner in the race of
his life. Then men and wheels began
to untangle and Cushing shunted his
wheel across the line a foot ahead of
Lee, and the bicycle tournament was a
thing of the past. Neither of the men
were badly hurt, and those who We're
itching to see broken bones We're
doomed to a sad and disheartening dis
aDpOintment
The record-union., 1896-07-26
BUREAU OF INFORMATION

Eds. Record Union: I understand
we'll enough that the United States es-
tablished 10 to 1 as the legal ratio of
silver and gold. That was in 1892
Now, what was it that caused a.
change? S. T. S.
Auburn.
IN the main the incoming of silver
from Mexico; gold fell out of use and
silver went down.
Eds. 'RecordUnion": Will you give me
the address of the American Institute
of Civics? Yours, STUDENT.
Sacramento.
Address the Institute, care of the
American Magazine Of Civics,' SO Park
Row, New York City"
Eds. "Record-Union": Will you give
me the statistics of shipbuilding in the
United States ON which the references
In the political platforms are based? :?
Benicia RARON
You ask for a rather difficult thing.
The shipbuilding statistics are not easi-
ly gathered. We give you such as we
have at hand bearing on political issues.
Foreign commerce of the United States
On American bottoms in 1889, % per
cent. Cost of American ships at that
time from 33 to so per cent. cheaper
than foreign bottoms. Congress 100
years ago legislated for preference of
American ships by taxing imports in
foreign ships higher than in American
ships. This lasted forty years and
brought the volume of carriage in
American ships up to 80 per cent This
was partly repealed in 1916,
The record-union., 1896-07-26
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Porter Brothers Win the Champion
ship for Central California.

The tennis tournament for the cham
pionship of doubles for Central Cali
fornia took place yesterday at the Cap
ital Clubs court at Fifteenth and NJ
streets.
DR.. Taylor had charge Of it and was
assisted by L. W. Ripley and Mr.. Hoen
The day was perfect and the players
were in good trim. There was prelim-
mary skirmish, in order that the play
ers might try each others mettle.
Porter brothers of Woodland beat
Turner and Brown of Penryn. Score
6-2, 81.
Neimeyer and Langton of Wheatland
beat Boggs and Grunsky of Stockton.
Score-11-9. 3-6, go.
Briggs and Adams of Sacramento
beat Budget and Waterman of Pen
ryn. Score-2-6, Ga, 6-3.
Then came the first round of the tour
nament.
Porter brothers beat Jackson and
Jackson of Penryn Score-6-4, GA.
Porter and Upson beat Harding and
Hyde of Penryn. Score-4-6, 9-7, 60.
Smith and Carroll of Sacramento beat
burst and Murphy of Wheatland
Score-7-5, 6-2.
Briggs and Adams of Sacramento
beat Niemeyer and Langton of Wheat
land. Score-6-3, 62.
In the semi-fnals Smith and Carroll
beat Porter and Upson. Score-6-4,
Sc
Briggs and Adams beat Porter broth
ers Score-7-5, 60, 6-3
Then came the final, in which Porter
brothers beat Smith and Carroll. Score
-6-4, 3-6, 60, and won the champion
ship, Smith and Carroll second.
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CALLENDINE CONVICTED.
Twelve Good Men and True Declare Him
Guilty.
He Will Receive Sentence for His
Crime on Next Saturday
Morning.

Yesterday morning ]. c. March, asso-
ciate counsel in the defense of L. l..
Callendne, addressed the jury in his
clients behalf. He made a very able
argument, doing all anyone could have
done to convince them of his client S
innocence.
District Attorney Ryan then followed
with the closing argument for the peo-
pie and although not consuming as
much time as either Of the attorneys for
the defense, his was mastery argu-
ment. Mr. Ryan made comparison of
the testimony of both sides; he showed
how improbable it would have been for
little Mamie Harris, a child 9 years
cid, to distinctly remember at this time
just at what time and on what day it
was that Callendine came to her moth
er's house to distribute Christmas pres
ents for herself and her little brother,
six or seven months ago He explained
how easy it was for her mother, now
the wife of the man who killed her first
husband (Jack Harris) to instill this
story into the mind of the little one. He
also pointed out the interest Mrs. Cal
lendine and her unmarried sister, Annie
Martin, would have in giving testimony
lendine.
The District Attorney concluded his
argument by paying high compliments
to the Sheriff's officers for their able as
sistance throughout both trials and
stated that Detective Max P. Fisher and
Officer Martin Pennish had been at his
side throughout the trial, at his re-
guest, and thanked both for the honest
and efficient manner in which they as
sisted the prosecution in arriving at the
facts in the case.
After District Attorney Ryan finished
his argument, Judge Hinkson delivered
a long charge to the jury, in which he
carefully instructed them ON every point
to give the prisoner the benefit of every
reasonable doubt and to weigh carefully
ell the testimony. He then consigned
them to the custody of the Sheriff at
half-past II, with instructions to send
them lunch as soon as they were set
tied in their room.
They were in no hurry to agree upon
a verdict until after they had satisfied
their hunger and 1t was after 2 o'clock
before they came into court with the an
nouncement that they had agreed on a
verdict.
Callendine changed color as the fore
man announced the verdict, and his
wife dropped her head on her hands.
Judge Hinkson announced that he
would pronounce sentence at 10 o'clock
next Saturday morning, and Callendine
was taken down to the Jail by the Sher-
iff, his wife accompanying him.
Detective Fisher has been indefatiga-
BILE In his efforts to unearth the robbers
and has dug up many important eiews
to the crime. Officer Pennish bas also
worked faithfully, and through their
efforts a dangerous gang has been
broken up.
Attorneys J. G. March and H. L.
Buckley, who were appointed by the
court to defend Callerdine, fought to
the best of their ability for him to the
last, but the array of evidence presented
by the prosecution was too strong for
them to combat.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Captain Gillette's Report on the Sac.
ramento and San Joaquin.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Captain c.
A. Gillette has submitted his report to
the War Department on the improve
ments Of the San Joaquin and Sacra-
mento Rivers in the past year. In the
former dredging has maintained the
channel to Stockton so that navigation
was uninterrupted, and all snags have
been removed from the upper river. All
the Instructions in the Mokelumne Riv-
er as far as New Hope were removed.
Navigation was kept open to Red Bluff
by the operations on the Sacramento
and Feather Rivers.
Dredges opened the channel on Peta-
luna Creek to the town of Petaluma.
By the expenditure of S257, ,626 on
Humboldt harbor and bay the trestle
and foundation Of the north jetty was
completed, and the jetty half done, and
the south jetty is finished for 900 feet
The north jetty will be completed this
season, and the south jetty next year.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
HARD TO KILL.
Goats TantaIizing Ways Described
by a Railroad Engineer.

Did you ever hear Of a locomotive
hitting and killing a. billy goat?" was
the question which John Van Nuys. a
pennsylvania Railroad engineer. put to
a reporter We'll. when you do. let
me know, please, for I want to make a.
note OF 1t. / have been riding an en-
gine over this road for sixteen wears.
and, though l have often seen goats on
the track, and have often thought I
mad surely hit one. yet I have always
found Mr.. Goat was like the famous
flea of the Dutchman-not there.
we most often meet them on the
tracks at East Newark or at East Rah-
way, where they stray over from Goat
Hill Now, no engineers want to hit or
Kill anything, but many of them have
wished they could catch a billy for
he is so tantalizing. He'll stand ON the
tracks, generally at right angles with
the rails, chewing his cud, and will
pay no more attention to the whistle
than to the ballast on the roadbed.
Sometimes he will turn his eyes
toward the iron horse speeding toward
him, but it seems to have no terror
for him, and he holds his ground until
you cannot see him from the cab on
account of your proximity, when.
presto! he is gone. and If you look
out of the cab at the roadside you'll
see Mr.. Billy standing there waiting
for you to pass.
The other day at East Newark I
saw a big black one standing on No. 1
ahead of US as we were en- route for
Jersey City. To give him warming I
footed the whistle. He never stirred.
He was chewing away and gazing
down toward Newark Bay. He had an
elegant goaitee, which the east Wind
was toying with. We were running at
a lively rate, and were soon within q
hundred feet of him. Now, I said to
myself, I'm going to get a billy sure.
In an instant we had passed the spot.
saw no goat shoot up in the air, nor
did 1 feel any jar nor any resistance
communicated to the sensitive throttle,
as we usually do. Then I looked out
of the cab window. Sure enough, as
usual, there was billy at the roadside
looking up at us and wagging his tail.
When you hear of a goat being killed
on this road by a locomotive, just let
me know about it."-New York Sun.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
LETTER-CARRIERS.
A New Code of Commandments Pre-
pared for Their Benefit.

The letter carriers of this city have re-
ceived a new code of commandments
prepared by some genius, and at the re-
quest of the force the Register gives
them space:
These are the commandments of the
United States letter carrier unto the pa
irons of the free-delivery service, and
their strict observance is hereby insisted
upon:
First-Thou shalt not keep a large and
bloodthirsty dog
Second-Thou shalt not expect the
carrier to stamp three dozen letters for
thee
Third-Thou shalt not expect the car
rier to mount back stairs amid swill
pals innumerable.
Fourth-Thou shalt not seek to re-
ceive letters with postage due thereon
and pay for the same next week.
Fifth-Thou shalt not change thy res
idence with abruptness and without no
tice, and then claim that the carrier
does not promptly chase thee with all
thy mail.
Sixth-Thou shalt not give the carrier
any family Bibles or any unabridged
dictionaries to mail.
SudlI iNAACAiIS~A SiSNS
life is short and time is tleeting. and not
keep the carrier an eternity standing on
the front steps, whilst thou eonsultest
thine own convenience in answering his
call
Elighth-Thou shalt not asseverate that
thou art nervous by the sound or his
melodious whistle, when thou art daily
furnishing him proof that thy nerves
are dnvincible and great.
Ninth-Thou shalt not stop the car
rier upon his rounds to lecture him upon
matters Of which thou knowest not.
Tenth-Thou shalt not make any ia
tiguing remark about having better SER
vice or calling upon the p. m. about the
|. c.-Register, Newburg, n. Y.
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A PRINCE OF LIARS.
The Man From Jumptown Talks
About South America.

I'm done with South America" he
declared with an air of disgust, as he
looked at the other loungers in the hotel
regaling parlor and slipped a glass of
beer. Mature overdoes everything
down there. Melon vines grow so fast
that the melons are ruined by being
dragged over the ground. Where the
sell is most fertile the natives have
to go up in balloon to pick grapes.
Corn grows SO tall that crows eat it out
Of gun range and the stalks have to
be cut down with an AK The grass
comes on so fast that the farmers make
hay every week and there is enough
fluit raised to supply the markets of the
world. A man can live there without
turning a hand
Il guess not" grunted an old topper,
who was looking for just that kind of a
snap.
Il say you can, and have the best
there is going. But wouldn't live there
Il they decided me the whole shootin'
match. There are more snakes there
than there are leaves in Vermosa, or
wherever 1t is. They can run like a
motor car and climb a tree like a cat"
Ugh" shuddered the topper.
And you people don't have any
storms up here. One of your cyclones
wouldn't be a fresh breeze down there
I've seen blow in Brazil turn an iron
Kettle inside out. I'd just bought a
ticket for place sixty miles away, one
evening, when I'll be burned If the wind
didn't pick the little station up and
land me right where 1 wanted to go.
1t was done so quick that the old clock
didn't get through striking while we
were making the trip. I located a gold
mine on top of hill and it was full of
gold. One night the whole top of that
Internal hill blew away, and when I
found it lot of Spaniards had jumped
the claim"
''How's the grocery business p"
brusquely asked man who had come
in minute before; but the South Amer
lean traveller had vanished as though
on the wings Of a South American
storm.
Runs a little one-horse grocery out
here at Jumptown," continued the new
conner. Never been out of Michigan in
his life. Heavyweight champion liar
Of the world. Detroit Free Press
The present moment is a powerful de.
The record-union., 1896-07-26

in 1917, and in 1928 was wiped out.
From that time American ships car
ried less and less Of American COM
merce, and at the beginning OF the civil
war they carried but 66 per cent. and
at the close of the war but 2S per cent.
and to-day but IL per cent. of foreign
commerce
In 1i92 an Act was passed which con-
lined our coastwise and inland conn
merce to vessels of the United States.
an Act that has never been disturbed,
and which has given US the finest in
Iand shipping in the world. In 1892
American registry was denied to for
elgn vessels. This Act has been con-
tlnually in force ever since But the Act
OF 1873 permits foreign ships to COM
pete with American ships in the car
rage or American foreign commerce.
IN 1913 subsidies Were granted to two
transatlantic American lines and with
Drawn In 1859 The Subsidy Act OF
1891 mas, by the help of another Act,
placed four vessels under the American
nag TWO of which are of American con-
structlon That is the sum total OF ac-
codnpllshment under subsidies in the
united States. There has never been q
Bounty Act passed for the benefit OF
american ships, although such a bill
mas been discussed and advocated.
Eds. 'Record-Union": Can you ten me
where 10 find the quotation, Greetings
where no kindness is?
Sacramento. MANTLE G
1t is by Wordsworth in his lines on
Tintorn Abbey
Eds. Record Union" Please give me
some idea of what Is meant by the
Navigation Laws? M. L. P
Sacramento.
A code of maritime laws attributed to
Richard I. of England. and also mari
time enactments under Richard II in
1851 Since then many Acts of Parlia-
ment have been added taking away and
modifying, adding TO and adapting
laws relative to shipping and the i'm
portatfon and expectation of goods into
and from certain countries. Generally,
by The Navigation Laws" is now
meant all legislation relative to restric-
tions upon shipping and commerce and
in encouragement of either. and also
laws of any country regulating ship
ping and steam vessels
The record-union., 1896-07-26
In Three Rounds.

A large crowd assembled at the The
ater Comique last night to witness
glove contest between SOL
dier' Walker and Billy Woods of Dem
yer. It was a short and sharp battle,
and the little man from Denver was
put ito sleep" in the third round. He
put up a game fight, but was no match
Off Walker. Bill Hall then challenged
the winner, and his challenge was ac-
cented
The record-union., 1896-07-26
Auction Sale.

Thursday, July Both, at 10 a. M, Bell
6 Co. will sell at auction the elegant
residence and grounds, consisting of
thirty feet of lot in block K and l.,
Eighth and Ninth streets. The resi-
dence is three-story building and con-
tains all modern improvements, and
may be inspected until the time of SALE
The record-union., 1896-07-26
At East Park.

To-day at East Park Major W. A.
Robinson Of Australia, whose hight is
but 36 inches and weight is but 1924
pounds, although 80 years old, and who
is the smallest wire walker in the world,
will give an exhibition of wire walking
from to 5 %. m.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: John Dam, George w. Hy-
land. Philadelphia; c. L. Fair and wife,
j Harvey. Fred. c. Keil, E. r. Smith,
San Francisco; c. c. Douglas, Frank S.
Boggs, Otto Grunsky, Stockton; ]. L.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
A Few Years Hence.

The girl seemed Ill at ease, and every
time he took a seat near her she moved
away.
my dearest" he said, "you seem wor-
ried. '1et me chase those tears away"
Mary a chase tonight, she re-
turned quickly, "and if you know what
is good for you you'll keep away from
me. Papa is sitting in the next room
reading"
But the door is closed" he pro-
tested land we can hear him If he
makes the slightest move"
"But you can't hear him turn on the
X rays" she answered, ''and you can't
tell when he will take it into his head
to do it, ither."-Chicago Evening
Post.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
Hawking Without a License.

Captain Of Police Ash last evening ar
rested James Carroll, Thomas Howard,
F. H. Doyle and boy named James
Ryan for hawking spectacles and razors
on the street without a license.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
Open After Hours.

]. Selbeg, who conducts a saloon at
Eighteenth and M streets, was arrested
last night by Special Officer Hemmin
ger on a charge of keeping his place Of
business open after midnight without
a license. He put up $50 deposit to in
sure his appearance in court to-mor-
row morning.
The record-union., 1896-07-26
Lottery Game Raided.

Officers Higgins and Douglas yester-
day evening raided a Chinese lottery
game and captured two Celestials
named You Kee and All Kong, who were
its presiding deities
The record-union., 1896-07-26
Distinction and Difference.

Tommy-Paw, doesn't precipitation
mean the same thing as settling?
Mr.. Fight does in chemistry, but in
business you'll find that most men in
settling don't show any precipitation at
Journas.
The record-union., 1896-07-26

Powell, Salt Lake City; r. T. McKisick,
Elk Grove; E. A. Preston, Nevada City:
A. Macmillan and wife, Toxic; Mrs. E.
c. Landlord, Portland. Me-; Mrs. E. A.
House Toxic
The record-union., 1896-07-26
PresSmen's Picnic.

The Printing Pressmens second an
nual picnic will be held to-day at East
Park, and those attending will have a
pleasant time. There will be games and
races and a moonlight dance.
The record-union., 1896-07-26

Bathing suits of black silk, with white
trimmings, are deemed very chic
The record-union., 1896-07-26

The present moment is a powerful de-
1tys-Goethe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-07

Mrs. Phaba Thomas, ofJunction CITY,
IN Was tolr by her doctors she had
consumption and that there was no hope
for her. but two bottles Of DIR; King
New Discovery completely cured her and
she saws il saved her life. Mr.. Thos
Fegers. 1879 Florida St, San Francisco
suffered from dreadful cold, approach
ing consumption tried without result ev
arv,hinc else. then bought one bottle o
Dr. Kings New Discovery, and IN tw'
weeks was cured. Heis naturally thank
ful. 1t is such results, Of which thes
are samples, that prove the wonderiu
efficacy OF this medicine in coughs an
colds Free trial bottles at Nj. frled
mans drug store. Regular size %
and 81.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-07

Thos. Abel " Matthias Buechler;
continued
Fidelity Building and Saving Tn
ion vs. Receiver OF Fr:ck-Bische Co.
continued.
Anthony JunPc V Paul Junge
judgment for 1913.
John + Allies vs. John l.. Caven'
der. ct al judgment for $15O.65.
Frank Fink W Anthony Rolletter
Judgment tor $1,000.
State on rel. Nancy Seigler vs. Al
fred c. Krutsinger, ct all for dam
ages continued.
Ph. billy ct al. V John Harder
dismissed.
q. b. Simmons VS. Joseph Buch
art; continued.
Felix Schneider W Jesse sutton
continued.
State on rel. Leora J Buckvs Ce
lcil G. Ellis; bastardy; the relatrl1
came into open court, aud acknow
lodged that provision for the main
tenance of her bastard child ma
been made to her satisfaction there
fore this cause is dismissed.
Chas. Cummins VS. Barton Busei
bark, ct al continued.