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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

The session of tho Mississippi Uni
vcrsity jus, closed was one Of the most
successful in it5 history. In all tho
various departments s7I pupils were
enrolled. and tho institution has no
preparatory course. Never before ha.
the enrolment OF students above pre-
psratory grade been so large. and the
total enrolment has noe been 50 great
since 1859. when iIG preparatory stu
dents were enrolled. Not only has the
number Of students been large. hut
what is more gratifying the work done
and the department. OF the ssu lsut body
has been most excellent. Among more
thaa 200 young men Of course thero will
ho some who fa.l to appreciate thnir
opportunities. This namber has been
vcry small at the university. The
chancellor reported that fully IS rer
cent 0f the grades given during the
session we're satisfactory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.



After State Treasurer May cancelled
she bid Of 3 A. Kean Of Chicago Tor
sa3i. 500 of the Mississippi bonds be h ad
that amount OF bonds on hand unsold.
kean bid for the whole issue at tost.,
but was only allotted sssi.5o0. Treas
urer May felt confident he could DIS
pose OF the amount for more premium
than kcan offered. and subsequent
events have demonstrated that he was
correct He gave IL out that he had on
hand Tor sale tho amount OF bonds al.
lotted 70 Kean, and that purchaser,
could procure them at les. Every mail
since then has brought him offers for
the h"nds At those figures, and nearly
every hour in the day has received OF.
t"rs from parties in various portions OF
tns state agreeing to take from $1,000
TO Sio, 600 a. that prize. lie has alread '
sotu over Stsessos "a al. saaaas a,.s
now has an oHer from ono party Offering
to take 100000 OF the bonds at los
Tho bonds have gone like hot cakes,
and 1t will be impossible to supply the
demand Events demonstrates the fac,
that the State Will make of per
cent premium by tho cancellation OF
hean's bid. There was no disposition.
however, on this account Ito crowd him
out Had he placed his money n,
Jackson on July the bonds would have
been issued TO him at iO2i.. lie failed
to do so. and wanted a lot OF iniorma.
tion which he shauld have had before
placing his bid. and as this meant sew.
eral days delay Treasurer May felt he
was justified in cancolling tho same. as
the >tats is badly in need o; the funds
to make the June distribution ot the
common school fand--T. N. Henry, in
Commercial Appeal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Justice Cooper. who has had the in
junction suit Of E I. Ustiex, secretary
OF the George ID. Barnard Company be-
fore him for several days last week,
notined bis attorney that he had de-
eided not 20 grant the same. Cstick
tried two Federal Judges in an effort TO
have the Trammil printing law set
aside and failing TO get favorable ac-
tson from either, he concluded to try
the State courts and has met the same
fate The home offices have won in
every instance. While Judge Cooper
does not say 40 in words. his zesion
ueans that he taiHks the Tranmll &c.
eonat.ta tloas..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

RECENTLY a story was told of the
campaign against John Morley in SCOT
land. As his conservative opponent was
addressing the Scotch audience in be-
half of . more masterful military
policy he was noupiussed by this
question from the crowd: rs Maister
Wilson In favor of spending ESQ. 0od. .0sio
. year On the army and navy an only
E1., 0oo. .00o . year on eiucatson-that
In to say. s1e.0oo,Oo0 for putin brains
In an $50. 600, 000 for blawln' EN- oot?-'
There wzs great deal in the query.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

II has been decided that u review of
Britiah esoops will be held at Alder
shs& n honor of the Ancient and
Hcnnr.bls Artillery Company, of Mas
sschusstfA The date of this military
turnout has not been fixed. but il n
known that the matter was arranged
st the suggestion OF the prince of
Wales This is the greatest compii-
ment IL is possible for the war depart
ment To pay the Americans. as reviews
up to the present have never been held
save for crowned heads.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Ar the end of long and interesting
career. Phnhe Couzins admits that a
homo b the browning blessing of life
She b vszy poor now, having devoted
her Hfs - the public, and she says:
1T sesms 10 me that the moral OF my
case, - we'll as that of others who
have sv9nt their lives in the ungra-
eious work of reformation. is, don {
waste your energies in trying TO re-
form the world; It does not want to be
reformed Make for yourself the only
safe harbor in time of trouble-the
sweet sacnrity of peaceful home
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
HE ERlspMANNS.

One Sentenced to Prison and Deprivation
OF Civil Kights-rhe Osher B4nsshed-
BERLrS, July d-Herman1 Fried
mann, director of the Rhenish West
phalia bank, who was arrested in
February last on charge of forgery,
was Saturday convicted and sentenced
to six years imprisonment and To
seven years deprivation Of his civil
rights
Fritz Friedman, the Berlin lawyer,
who abzeoaded some months ago, was
given six days in which 10 leave Ger
many,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
ANN. .,y offered IN. cr.,,n.

CASEA, Crete, July =. = Berovitch
Georgi Pasha. prince of Samos, the
newly-appointed Christian governor of
Crete, has issued a proclamation on
behalf of the sultan, offering amnesty
to all insurgents who will lay down
their arms and return to peaceful pur-
suits. and inviting the national as
sembly to formulate a statement of
the desires OF the people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

The Jeif Davis Volunteers held their
annual election foe officers for the en-
suing year at Fayotts last week. aad
are preparing Tor the encampment At
Jackson. Tho following others were
elected: Captain. + y. Coffey; hrst
lieutenant. W. ;. Gordon. second lieu
tenant. W. W. Ellis; surgeon, Dr. L. K.
Harrison, chaplain. Rev. Charles Ober-
schmidt; sponsor. Miss Miree Whitney.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

TIE late Lyman TrumbulI was man
who made his way entirely by force Of
intsl1eck He had none Of the arts and
nsthods of the ordinary politician,
bat commanded himself to public favor
by more Substantial means. The peo-
pie of Illinois never regarded him with
. fseItng of affection. rs they did Lin
coin a1d Douglas. He was not what
b called . good mixer. and was never
pop1lnr II the ordinary sense. But he
won rssps<t and commanded support
By ranson of his signal ability as 4
lawyer ~ his solid attainments as a
stadszt of politics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
Religious Revival.

The great tent meeting at Gunnison
held by Rev. w. NJ Mcintosh closed
last week. The results are deep and
far-reaching. At least 100 souls were
converted. Sixty joined the Methodist
church and Is will join other churches.
Many say it is the greatest meeting
ever held in the county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
AN OHIO TRAGEDY.
Mr~ VIM. Br.dsr Found with Her Throat
Cut, Near CincinaatL

CINCINNATI, July Mrs. VIM. Bra
der, the wife Of n gardener. was found
NJ her home in the suburl an village Of
Covedale with her throat cut. The
house had been robbed aud set on fire.
A party of berry -pickers in the neigh
borhood extinguished the blaze and
gave the alarm. There was evidence
of a fierce struggle Mr.. Brader had
left home at two o'clock for the city
with wsgonIoad of produce, leaving
the hired man at home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
ANOTHER SPANISH REPORT
OF q Notable Victory Over the RebeIs-Ts
be Denied Later.

HAVANA, July Col. Drualla re.
ports that with 62O men he left the
ConchitA estate, near Bolondron. pro-
vince of Matanzas, and marching to-
wards Maiagua, found the rebels in
trenehed behind fences The troops
dislodged the rebels after q strong re.
sistanee, and bayonet charge caused
them to fee in all directions. The in
surgents left on the field % dead. The
Spanish loss in the engagement wa.
four killed and so wounded.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

The new contract for the mail from
Oakland 10 Charleston went into effect
last week with an unsatisfactory change
OF time Tor departure and arrival. IL
leaves Oakland At . am. instead Of 10
a. m, which makes all mail to this point
one day late. A petition to tho post
Office department praying for a change
has been sent in.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

The past week throughout the State
was warmy and sbowery and crops were
much revived in consequences. Cotton
Is being laid by and irst open bolls are
reported much earlier than usual. Few
complaints of boil worms and blight
were received
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Near Denmark. Tenn. Frank Bur
ton ,colorrdl was shot three times and
instantly killed by ". J. Ewell. a
prominent planter. The killing grew
out Of 4 threat made bv Burton against
EweIl, il is said, and when shot the
Negro was advancing on Ewell with a
deadly weapon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
Railway nulla,nx In IN. south.

Prom January To June 30 railway
building in the south was as follows;
Alabama. also miles; Arkansas. ..
Florida. 6l; Georgia. A. %, Kentucky.
5; Louisiana, lO4I0; Mississippi. 30.
North Carolina, 5; Tennessee. $50:
Texas. -. 50; Virginia, 9; West Viz
ginia, =
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

The victory of the liberal party in
Canada means that Wilfrid Laurier
will be the next premier. He is a fine
lawyer, skillful politician. and a bril-
liant orator. Singulsriy enough. al
though his party Is mainly composed
OF Protestants. he Is himself Catho-
lie. who champions the principle OF
the supremacy of the state over the
church. and the policy of non-sectari-
anism in the management of the pub
IL. arhr><.l~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Tm day after the Republican ma
ttcnsl convention the London ..News''
made the strange announcement that
Mr. George had been selected for vice.
prosidsnt and that he is Il hobart of
New Jersey" No Doubt the London
pspsr was as much puzzled To know
what . ''hobart" is as ThacIxeray was
ocomprshend the nature OF the many
btddles to whom he was introduced in
Yhflndeluhin
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

TIE pasaage 'of the diseases of ami
mals bin By the English house of COM
mona 70 another blow against American
cattle. The bill excludes all foreign
cattls from Great Britain on the
sfrsngsh of the assertion that their
importation endangers the health Of
the native stock While IL will prove
moro injurious to Canada than it will
TO the United States. its effect on our
at1is trn&e can not be Iguoret.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Robert Covers, of near Trenstill's
schoolhouse, Just over the Kentucky
line in the vicinity of Clarksville.
Tenn. committed suicide by hanging.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Mrs saliie Nealy, the Oldest inhabi-
tant of Hamilton county. died at Chat
tsnooga last week in the 9th year Of
her age Up to few moments before
her death, which was sudden, she was
in vigorous health.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Mrs. katherine T. Reed. one Of the
weRlthie-t women In the oil country
about Sistersville. W. Va. all Of whose
money came from oil. and whose fore
sight was the means OF numerous
others amassing fortunes, died re-
Gently.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Sons OF the newspapers speak OF
WuLiam Mckinley, Jr.r This is all
wru1G. The ''ir." should be dropped
oeonr . Dan's name when hss farher
dies MAJ Mekinley's father died
several pears ago. There can be no
''r. : unless there is living senior OF
the snms name.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

CHESTER, Pa. July A-Thomas Coyls,
professional swimmer and diver. was
drowned at noon in the Delaware river
OF the lngwOod mills wharf. He was
diving for logwood. and the swell from
. passing steamer forced the logs in
sssh manner q % saBss he death.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
Death of Prof. =. Is. M...Ie.

Prot f r. Massie, of the South
western Presbyterian university Of
Memphis, Tenn, died at Baltimore,
Nd, from the effects of an operation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

PHILADELPHIA. July 4-The Evening
Telegraph has started popular sub
see ption for the relief of the widows
and orphans Of the Pittstou nine dis
aster. The Telegraph heads the list
with 500 osubscriptiou-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

r.. D. Ward, well-known lawyer,
died at Richmond, Va He was COM
mandant of Castle Thunder. the prison
for confederate deserters and federal
spies
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
knl.a WIN. r.f-n.I.,x H,. WIZ.

Mrs. Garner. wife 81 Sath Garner. a
respectable farmer in Suiith county.
Miss, was a. the wei for some water
hen a man by The name II Mathis. a
stranger, assaulted Mrs Garner. and
the two got into scuffie. Nh-u Sath
tarner, who was ia the house some
hundreds of yards away. ran To them.
whereupon Mathis cut tiarner several
times with his knife. killing him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

WIFE the death Of Harriet Beecher
Stowe therc passes from life's stage
one Of fts most conspicuous literary
eosors OF past generation; one who
did much towards shaping things As
they are to-day in our land. Though
dad. her name will live in the hearts
OF "Ths Lowly," whose cause she so
ably pleaded In her great literary feat,
s.Cneia raszs,s Cabin =
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

The last session Of the Mssissippl
legislature cost the Taxpayers of Missis-
sippi ss5J Ia The account Of the
auditor shows this expenditure to have
been distributed as follows.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

tor at Washington and Lee university
for % years, died at Lexington. Va.
recently. ~ Bright'- disease Of the kid
peys lie had been III Tor long time
iIe was personally known to the thou
sands ot students Of the university
who have attended lectures there
since the close II tn. civil war a.
u Unele Tom. and beloved by ofiie ials.
faculty aud students lie was Cacs-
tcrfieldiaa in manners. lie was body
servant to Gen. Lee during the civil
war. A a mark Of respect to his
memory the university faculty at
tended his funeral IN a body. Dr. John
Randolph Tucker. dean % the law
school delivered an address
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Nellie Clemente committed suicide at
San Antonio. Tex, because her lover
spoke to another. She was from New
Orleans. and of respectable people
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Mrs. John Mccullough was found
brutality murdered near Riverside. Ga. I
and her husband was arrested Thers
were no signs of struggle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Ernest westeott, aged Is. was
drowned in the Alabama river at Mont
gomery. Ala He was IN boat with
ten sehoolmates, and the boat was
turned over.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
a wsII-Kn0wn Texas Pythi.n.

Capt. J. 5. Bradford, secretary ard
treasurer of Hampstead, Tex. died a
few days ago. The funeral was cons
dueted by the Knights Of Pythias-'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Miss Mary Balfour. aged 70. of New
Orleans, was drowned recently. SD
attempted to change seats ia boac
sad fsll into the water.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

LxADrSs electricians claim that the
sew vseuum stube light will be three
times - brilliant as the present light
and It's cost only one-thirI as much.
fn . eonsrmmation devoutly to be
wished.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

or the one hundred men who lost
thel- lives in the deplorable mine aeei-
ten< u< Plttston. Pa, 20 were Amer
tenns >nd 60 were foreigners This is
sne lz<1ie incident which shows the
amcun< The foreign producer s1ls TO
~ N>a,zh Of The eeunsry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

OaE o. the penalties OF being a can
d1dats for president of the United
states = that man must consent to
ies visasinG delegations trample out the
Rrass and hower-be,l in his front yard
and never make a kick.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

KARxAxL, the London astrologsr,
says IN his predictions for July: The
pus<k1nns Of the planets are very unfa-
vornh1., and threaten much mischief
h ths lid We may expect serious
tronhkss 70 befaIl the government and
soVore1En. and death viii lay its hand
on mnRs than one prominent person
We shau also witness many accidents
Of IN APPALLING nature and attended
with = heavy loss Of life The air will
b hantad and disturbed, and storms
viii - rrsvslent and very destructive.
In scma districts foods viii occur, and
IN fu6ofHn lands earthquakes and the
exuD16on Of volcanoes. Schools and
p1n<n6 o< amusement will suffer
k~aH[v, AID the mortality amongst
eAilxrun Of tender years viii DO great
nnd sGrikinx.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Tn reesnt earthquake and tidal
wave = Japan was undoubtedly the
grsntan4 0Iamity of the century, OUT
stds q uar and pestilence. Such un-
parnl1azn1 destruction of human life,
Within Inns than one day. is something
hoExfhke 70 contemplate. The catas-
truFhs nsems to have come without
warning Usually, in volcanic eoun-
Gtnas tAers are signs of activity under
- snEdh's surface preceding the con-
vulnfoa II such premonitions of dam
gsT vsrs visible in Japan they were
noe hnn1ed, and the result is one of the
nnuk appalling calamities in history
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Dr. q. Colycr Hall. Of Cleveland sta
tion. Mobile county. Ala, a farmer.
was taken to Pensacola, Fla, few
usys ~gs. ~ answer to the charge of
the murder OF man named Otarrsh.
committed June Is, 1871. The indict-
ment was found IS years ago. but
Hall had disappeared. Meantime
he had settled In Mobile county
and prospered. making a considers-
ble fortune and raising large family.
He was regarded a. one of the mos;
solid and respected mon Of the county.
had high political and business stand
ing, and his arrest was n great sur
prise Hall saws tina. the man was
killed with a gun. hut that he Is limo
cent and ha6 nothing t. do with the
shooting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
SOUTHERN oLEanIH 5S


Though the regulation uniforms OF
the confederate army wcrs gray, says
the Richmond VA Dispatch. the close
u the war found nearly all of the men
and some OF the officers wearing home
spun suits Of various colors, or, at
least, of various shades OF gray. So
called "butternut~ suits were greatly
in vogue, whole regiments being thus
uniformed. Some of the uniform cloth
was got from England on blockade
runners. some was made at the wooden
mills scattered hero and there through
the south. and a great deal was thc
product Of hand looms, worked by tho
women of the south. There was q
cadet gray" cloth, very fine and soft.
which was made at the Crenshav
wooden factory in this city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Jake Williams. a negro. - years -
agr. was lynsh-d IN Madison county.
Fla. by n mob who took him from an
officer while On the vav - iaiL VII
liams was given employment last Ian
uary by William Woo,l. a respectable
white farmer. While the family Was
asleep. Williams entered the room 81
his employers daughter and attempted
- assault her. bat was frightened b.
the screams - the Young ladv. lie
was captured By the father and turned
over 10 the county authorities.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09

Surveying Of property for the cree
tiou - a stiQ0. Oo0 cotton mill began at
tordova, Ala few days ago. Nessrs.
fIarcourt Armory, T. 7, SRciliug and
: ,'re~n. ~ BaSton, Mas. aud =. W.
stevens. of Atlanta. tia-. have been a,
CoFdova arranging for the work Ste
vens will attend to the stalking oT %
the property and the oPsniug II the
GOAL mines. In the agreement made
for the location of the mills. which
will Dc the larges, in the south, IL was
understood that valuable coal lands
were Included. FROM which fuel wculd
furnished for the plant a. maximum
cost - about ~ cents per ton delivered
a. the furnace doors of the miii
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-07-09
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

Free silver Leaders tIosd = Conference
on tho FtaauctrI FLANK Which wtti b-
the Dominating Feature Of the Demo
Srstie rittfo. na-Thsr. WIN he oth-r
rlank-. Eat. to Au Appearance. They
Mtu be Only Secondary.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-19
JOTTINGs FROM NEW YORK.

Odette Tyler is 70 begin her starring
tour on Easter Monday In 1.-The Council
lor's Wife" under Charles Frohman's d.
recti0n.
representative actors Of the so-called "old
schooP that we have remaining on the
American stage, says Theatrical Tidings.
Robert Downing is credited with success
on the Pacific coast. This has been his
second visit to California and the in
creased receipts this year testify to the
hit he made last season.
A comedian was giving an imitation OF
Hermann the Great in Troy, y. Y. one
night last week and asked IL any one in
the house would lend him an egg. Three
young men stood up and each one threw
an egg at the comedians head. He lodged
two. but stopped the third with his face.
Fay Templeton's greatest successes on
mans attire. In Excelsior. Jr." she ap-
pears In the swell rig out OF a man-about-
town. and Is inimitable in the part. Yet.
unlike most other women that dress like
men, the sprightly Fay is far from being
masculine in private life.
Tony Pastor has a two years lease on
his vaudeville house In New York city.
but he said last week that he might not
remain there throughout the length Of his
lease, as he is getting on a little bit in
life, and wants 10 take rest Mr.. Pastor
proposes 10 have before very long a thea
ter further up town in New York.
Few actresses receive so many elaborate
presents al Christmas as Nine, MOdieska.
This year that great tragedienne has re-
Ceived more than usual, and especially
from Europe. where she has so many ad-
mirers. President Faure, OF France sent
her a magnificent emerald ring. NJ. Coque-
lin and Herr Barnay, the two famous
actors Of France and Germany. sent her.
one a solid gold card case. the other a
solid silver makeup box. other presents
from prominent Americans were equally
costly.