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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
THE FALL OF ocnGcLA


The Dblsctirr 1-csnf 80 tn Rns fa- =vR-
ti>a tNr~s1.s.oa >urr~rs.~r. " 4th.sg It--
-i.tsas~ Af'rr Warts ta-s= ra-at -
~ uaar. N~rth 81 penxsss
CAlLo, >ep- el-A dispatch fra-l
the Anclo-Eyyp yptjan expedition states
that lAon<eia. the objective point II
the expedition. haS E-cu taken with
sut zuy rcs taucv from the dvtv.shvs.
the place being uu.=.,.upi,-,i
4 h- dispatch adds shat the town ~
l. HAIR. nor,h of D,a-ols. to which
the Gcrv. shes retr,1.ted SATURDAY.. ,sa>
captured after hot engagement
Aiter the place had fallen into tine
hands of the cz peiit5nu. tA, E.-vptjau,
captured q. grsiu-ladcu boats. fAc
less Of which ,.ill prove severe blow
II the tcrviSh,>- The latter made
desperate attempts q" recover thr
boats. hut a heavy FIRE was pour,-I
iuto them by the troops ami the gun
b' ats, aud they were finally compelled
to auaudon their attempt, to regain
possession % the taat, AMI their ear
goc~.
After ,he.rd-s-ai. thc entire dcrvish
force rcircated svuthvart upsu uoa-
GOA AZ ghe .susc tluI.. The Nl,..i ti5u
steamers started for the same piacc.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

0SE OF the most destructive storms
ever witnessed in Utah passed over
Ogden on the 10Th. leaving devastation
in its path.
The postoffice department on the 18th
issued an order prohibiting the use Of
the mails 70 the bueketshop operators
of Chicago.
GEORGE LASDEErH. farmer, 30 years
Of age, was found dead in his field on
the 18th near Malvern. Ark.
A. A. BALL & Co. bankers At West
Liberty. Iowa. made an assignment on
the 18th. Inability to realize on assets
was the cause of the failure.
The monthly statement of collections
of internal revenue issued on the 10Th
shows the total receipts for the month
Of August to have been sl1, ,OTi, as
compared with sla, I6s. s55 during Au-
gust, 1895.
THE Atlanta. Ga. cotton mills were
placed in the hands Of receiver on
the 18th
JAMES T. SWIMMER. \ full-blOoded
Cherokee Indian. and Harry Williams,
colo-ed, was hangei At TahIequah, l.
T. on the 18th.
Cart. PITCHER. with Troop L Of the
First United States Cavalry. left Silver
City, y. NJ. on the 18th for Deming to
assist the marsballs posse in another
attempt to capture A-ganS Of border
.ss.s.Nra1 ha.
Mexican eustomhouse a. Los Palonas-
F0UR men were killed and number
OF others badly injured on the 18th in a
wreck on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton near COnnersyille. Ind
THE private banking house OF Gard
ner. Morrow & Co. the oldes. bank in
Central Pennsylvania. closed its doors
1t Hollidaysburg on the 18th owing TO .
general depression in business
FAILUREs for the passive have been
slT in SAe United States. against a1S last
year. and - in Canada. against SO last
year.
F. J. FOWLER Of Stillwell, Ok. who
had been in search Of his runaway wife,
found her in ST. Joseph, No. on the
18th, and shot her aud then shot himself
The paeking-hOuss Of Armour & Co,
Of Chicago, on the 10Th. receiver an or
der direct from the japanese govern
mens for eighteen car loads Of eorned
beef.
HoN. JAMES NJ ASHLEY. ex-eOngress-
man and territorial governor Of Mon-
lsasl alsd q Felsae, o, 81 Ias issA,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

The Nsek-aa-- t.nmercisl-lIerali
sars that Capt. rh.nu >arr. by dircc-
tssn 20 MAJ wH,ArL. visited the u.oa IA
- tae Naz 30 river on thc steam 2 Ne g.
aal found tie situation tberc hAI bat
Be hops for an Improvement >oon- Abe
outlet Is fall of s-.u!-b5rs for long is
tance, nearly a couple - miles. v.th
ta- Natcr tearing through AMI over
them Ike mili-r-.-s ami q depth from
euc fooi ts fols. us.n- O. th- current
tac sand IS sasa,-I out ln--l 90 flrus a
hank as D. ,--h a, a ho4~c On either -.Ie
of the STREAM. frou nEich nas,es %
~aHi as large - bsX-cAr are f4li ~
inta thc va-.r AZ saptd Intervals Tae
Consequence IS tha. nothing Ike d chan
ael roalI b. made a. present 0lth am
a-ency and while he ua. confident . 4Ai
ac teaid aar. fsrre.I she Neiss Lrs4-h.
q Eoa.l htvc beca requisite 20 r.-4rn
iamei stely ana nothing ~s-lI have
q >ulie.i. as ths eEaaneI HogI have re-
-a-n-l fo ii, .aa1r condition almost 10
aae- Caps S-ar- zas disposed re te-
lcv frea4 aba- D.. saw ta4t vltasa q.
a..a .ar taa tlc r4ver uault cat lfs D.
channel
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
FOUR MEH KILLED


WORCESTER Mass, SePt - Four
men were killed ani one wa fatally
injured hy an explosion of dynamite
10 the tunnel sf shaft NJ. 2. M-trapol-
itan water works aqueduct, AZ Clinton
late yesterday afternoon.
The day shift az Use o'clock had
drilled - holes, siN feet deep. into the
rock and in each hole was placed >iN
pounds II dynamite The foreman
adjusted the wires sad the gang went
to the surface Two section, of ths.
blast, about u holes we're successfully
fired. The men went into the shaft 20
adjust the wires for the third one and
had hardly reached the bottom before
the explosion occurred which deal,
death TO four OF them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
Hunting Up Tax Dodsrr.

EIlisvilIe. Sept 1s.-The board Of So
perVisors has been in session for ten
days They have devoted good deal
Of time TO assessing hOmestcads that
have been proven out By the owners,
and which they failed 70 give in. The
board claims that they have assessed
thousands Ot acres that the assessor
failed to assess The result OF their
work ~ill be a great benefit TO the
county. On account Of this delay Of
the board in revising the assessment
rolls tue sheriff viii be unable TO col
leet any taxes before the middle ot next
month.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

L-als-i.i. c.au,y las 1cc-eass-i a.t
teta4 a>s. ssm.at - f-aFertF fr-
--.tsa.a1 e -=.Hfs se#a. SapSsa- o..
4t-ssan q >sosta-z. which Is sa- i4r-
est yst -euart,1 .rsa ans county Ia sa.
eot aeeu auytl n: ike thai amount T.
Is probable on th~ esntrsry t1ero tas
i-.-u a considerable .nrHe@se. bus the
eoaaty taau-Lt 1t ,,aS ragl NJ aore ilaa
lt, proportion q. she taxes 4aa .lecr-a-sd !
t'.e a>sessmeus- Tae county levy aa-
.ne.e.se! IA rrar.r.-en.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Z
na;i sailed from New York, on ia,
i7th. bound fpr tie iiosporus She {.
expected e. ovcrtake aud consart fhs
bancroft W hich left a few DAYS he
FORE houad for the same destination.
lNiE~s tae weather make, a decided
change for iLc worse ia tie meauiit.,>
Il Is not believed that the p-cSl,lentiA
family Will resume their residence a.
the White House much before th, h,
ginning Of November. such va. a.,
presidents purpose when be started
away on his vacation early in June.
Mas NARY g. HARpEs. in tie on,
hundrcdth year of age. died az ia,
home Of her daughter. Mr.. 4 a.. OF.
at AtchiSoH, kas. on the i5th. Mrs
iiar'les was oue Of the oldest vo;uct
in Kansas She represented fve gen
eratious, Mrs. John \. Martin, widow
of ex-Gov. Martin. being her grand
daughter
THE largest lump Of gold that ha.
ever been in New Yori, city wa,
wheeled down Brcadway on the nth
Il was taken from the Grand Ceutra
dspo, 10 the United states ASSAY ofIic,
IN Wall street in com mon svpr..~.
wagon. guarded by tive detective,
] ne big lump weighs .. 30 ounces. auc
Is worth SIpo.0J4
STATEMENT prepared 81 the mini
bureau shows that tie silver coinag,
during th- r7cnth - August ag-re
gated Se.e5aeta. This yielded TO the
government profit or >eiCuioraxe q.
So. .e@7-o3, which represents the ar
ference between the es1sf - silver whet
purchased and the coinage value
AN engineer. f-cmen and a con
ductnr we've suicd- ami r7vlnaS
Ser. pavruzSter-s assistant. a porter.
bridge superiatenieut and trac!Sruas
ter were injured ON the 18th, by
collision between a pay ear and ~
Einc and q freight engine On the Cin
ciuDati, iaraii,oa < Dayton railway
west Il tonnersville, Ind
ONO EE-WAv was killed and Iohr
Gross was probably fatally injured. ot
the istb- rs epli sion near Mtdvals
ia. between thei- carriage and car
On the Nilwauksr. Etna 4 Sharps.
burg elect t-s- rssad-
hF the eollf,i"a ~ a freight and
eoai train ga the Delaware. I.aeka
wanna x Western rial near Hal>tead
-, - 49,. - -
THE treasury gold reserve AZ the
Srt.s.s "a ~. - --t..-1--.---.
- ....fs., = -. - ''''
-
n -. 50 ''at,' '.'ea ih
'e4-A l@'.lS
.-,-. -e''-N IN tnr
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
FROM cONsTAHTINoPLE.
How the saItsn shuts o1 ResISaAtioas OF
OnariaIs-

CoSsTANTINOrLE, sept 2O--It Is
learned that on Friday the grand
vizier, Hall Rifsl Pasha. had an audi
ence with the sultan, when he request
ed permission Of his ma ajesiy TO resign
his office unless the chief of the Con
stantiuople police should be at one.
dismissed The sultan refused to rer.
init the grand vizler TO resign. nor
would he consent 70 the dismissal OF
the chief Of police, 30 the grand vizieE
has to grin aud bear l.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
New caureh at water Waller.

The corner stone Of the new $1,000
Presbyterian church A. Water Vall-T
was laid less week. a splendid program
vas arranged consisting OF beautiful
ana appropriate anthems and soaEs By
the united choirs Of The city. All tho
pastors Of the diIersat churches tooS
part making il an occasion Of great sig
nifeancs In religious circles. An a.
dress vas delivered By Rev. II. A
Mathews. pastor Of the FIRST Pres5s-
terian church Of Jackson. Tenn AL
the business houses closed and IN im~
mense crowd assembled 20 witness rhe
proceedings.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
A SnAPELESS MASS.
CcsNy Wreck the Unsoa Paeihe-A
Nunbsr o; Fass=ngsrs In!uEeA

BUTTE. Mont, sept 2L-A conflict
Of dispatchers' orders resulted in a
collision between mixed train on
the Montana Union and an incoming
passenger from salt Lake ca the [ nion
faeide a. ls.so o'ei0e1 yesterday, seven
miles west - Butte Both train crews
saved themselves BY jumping. Tls
engines and several freight cars on the
mixed train aad the baggage. nail car
ana smoker on the Passenger, 4ere
uresks4 70 : sbsPs.sss aasS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

The case Of the STATE sgains; the Gulf
* shiP Island Railroad was settled b.
agreement At Meridian last week. The
raiiroa1 agreed 70 pay tae STATE in cash
Tor the $4,000 of bonds held by it for
the vsork done On the road BY eoavicts
Iae payments are 10 b made in six.
twelve ami eighteen moaths This
transfers all the rights of the State IN
ihs rozd - the Construction C0mBanv. u.
which built it The settlement : cor
s-derel noss satisfactory for the STATE,
IS the bonds had upward q tEsntg
EaaFs yes ~ ruE, aG4 b2rc no -.a---t
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
THERE'S NO TRUTH
IN the story that the ShOshsass Are on
TheIr Er.ersatl

OMAHA. Neh, sept 20.-TeleErzTn
to army headquarters from Chsyennt
Is no truth in the dispatch sent out
from Washington that tie Shoshons
Indians are OF their reservation aac
are hunting in Jac'lsoa's Hole. The
>hoshones are on their reservation,
aud none have left or are leaving
Small bands OF Baunocks have crossed
from idaho into Jaekson's Hole and arr
RuRgiag.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
rired rhroagh a uIa,lsu.

Rev. W. z. Ratlis was a victim of az
attempted assassination few night ago
at his home eight miles northwest oi
kosciusko. lie had whipped negro
employe named Thompson about l. years
old the day before aud tao rum
stances point almost positively 70 his
guilt. Il was about u o'clock WheH the
shot was fired through WindoS. Rat
lif being in bed opposite TIE window.
The ball was DETECTED sai embt d lcd
itself in an opposite wall
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
OVAL DISH FACTORY BURNED.
Two Hundred Hands Thrown Oat of Em-
PIoynent Temporarily

TRAVERSE CrTY. Mich, sept sl-
Fire yesterday afternoon OccasiJned a
loss Of about fifty thousand dollars 70
the Oval Wood Dish Co. whose fac
tory IS the largest Of the kind in the
world The departments where oval
dishes and wire-eud dishes were man
ufactured are q total los. About
thirty-iive valuable oval and wire-end
dish ami veneeTing machines were de-
stroyed, together with other expensive
machinery; partially insured.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24
Bryan on CARLISLE


u~ i.-ttrr s-t.tt-i.rd by ths silver Caa,ii-
dstr N~~ fnll~a. sh+tu ~ witch
t.effai'-ttr ~ynst cate. t.rups-~ >ItlG q.
t...h Tee srta~u-y os ~. sseid ls~.rrse-
NNsuiN~fpN. scp,- 30 Tie journey
- tH,- democratic candidate froui
fredericksburg va~ without notable
incident cv,'pt a. Alexandria. seret,
mile, feom Nasbiaetaa. Iae crowd
at A.y,aulria numtcreJ fa,iv s.vo
people aui expressed eat ,.u>ia>-a yyifh-
oGt stin. Daring the ten minutes
the ;raiu re.ra mol there Nr Eryau
m='le a ,J'eeei puuotuatei Er etcer,
auI th- rcpoit> 80 cannon.
Arriv nc 81, Washington n 4.n-. th,.
train being - minutes late. Nr Brvau
aiigh;cd amid the cAccr, - liS fcIlo,
passengers az the FAR end nf the train
shed ~ the baltimore * Potomac sta
tion. 1hc i.aol people who were
svelEed iu tvhsut the bars ~ thc rain
shed took up the cheers. AMI their
ecloes were heard from the thruat- ~
fully 3.c00 people co1gre-atcd ia th,.
streets outside Il gas only with the.
utmost difficulty that the police force
was able g. keep back the enthusiast ic
crowd, every mau II whom and uany
women sought - reach and >ha,r the
hand ~ the candidate.
Surrounded bv tie. loeai colum'tt.,.
and the 4eleZ alton ~ the cvn srrcsssou7l
committee Mr. BRYAN vas conducted
to his carriage aud hnrris-.iiy driven 90
the Nrtrurs,l .au hotel A.ttra brief
-.-a. -s.,1 frr...l....,., -,. ,.--. - o.,
q" ''s
'.a aa~- tftt l-tr~. Wurrc ~ Hal fs1ru
PRECEDED some two rr three hours iva
cr-ssd .-,ifma..-si AZ il.us3
Az two o'clock th. evidences af A
storm t.,-au - D.. apparent. as ar,i-
mons -T.n.Is .-ash.-..l i'm th.. ,,,-.-
4-s.s. f..- ~. f.ssr .
t'''
FHtiAN Arlh "f tn'r-e " hs were -l-trr-
fulmes re eee and hear Mr irvan. aud
n hen l- a..--a.r-l fb.. nla.s..-., tr..
.., ... t 80
''"- "~' "tt'A'
""t 90 At tA1t tine e2ndiiatr t.icr
--u3 Or trStet to 5ts utmost .Ii-
nfsrs-srtut-.- a.s th.- s,iargs~tu rs,. 81.
.r --.s...
rs AtE Aart an ~ft sslF-t- Tee Sass front a
.frr..- serrf .E.,--..E 5u vxEfs- ---.E q. % -..-
rr
" -N ltiL't t' litc ~-@h4 auA thTr>s' 81 r'4
trs- "a nti state with "A Huuea uf u brts.
'if t's' p ''hs tA''l-
Almost lu1 uls-st tars-fv after the ,-nr.sii-
.s.... F.- - s--- .f
.' N'''i 20 ' 'N'-
HHF VIZ ArKaM rsautGnur4 has rslgn KS.
~ E-v.T, t....,,, f.5. ..--...t.
't
,---.l.'.l. - 7 '.A'. = ~ 'Sr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

T. T. Denton. one If >ebree-s tKv-5
leading eltlzeus, was run over All
Sillsd h. 4 Louisville X Nashssila
switch engine al Henderson. 1entoa
was attempting to catch a train aEI
while running vas struck b. switch
engine. which passed over his body-
His family had started home shortly
before. in 4 carriage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Worms nav mad thri- ap7eaF4a-e
on lssgus rnalia. ia Washington COS NJ
ty. aal all hvfe, for "a Top crop n taat
t.an have been i -e~il-i Tlc "a -
% .aHs- th-ce ue. IS ago hAi : Ten hsFe
tur = CONS -lersile top rrop. sax the
aorms arr Haa 4e..-a5ing lie leaves
an5 small b.ils AMI tae top c-92 aali
IL. II -. =.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Tee THIla.i 4 =AIa Il-ln Hsras Sars sHere
= p-ea4a..ltF that >-nnt1r tseo--c
ailI resign lst--e as present term eN-
p.res IL. tera t.Il Mach ASA
Wlese tae it.a=s--4s ras the iEtarzs =
tlou - uas Ssoaa. a. Senator Grorze-.
cIose,i e. MS here kuaN asshinE .
lue taatter. IN th5s connection it nay
30 stated t.zt Bis heaita Is uaca im-
proved. zaI .ssaH rr..Alic saar-s 10 IS
learnaI tHat hls coalition bas ne=cs
lecu clns l-r=I srrssa~ BE a. sa.Trr-
sn< f=sm saaeia.r< lake asthma. from
4h-eb ke is euure-g reeaFe-el IE .s
p-lhah-e tae reports -aaHs the bad c1z
jitsaa ~ si, heaii4 arc shat gave $50
t9 she talk of his sigaa..oH. AMI au-
les il gets uaea sars taau - present
it : safs ,o >ay Ae sill serve oat 5
term r. NJ Isasy, n Commercial
ApzeaL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Memo Watson. who. when the war
broke out, enlisted in Gen. John T.
Iorgau's cavalry regiment. and served
through the war, died az Selma. Ala
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

William Willis a Young engineer q.
.he Gamb.e eoal mines. In Walker
-uuuty. Ala. left has engine - ASS,
n claiming . car of coal thereto.
When the engine moved he vas caught
IA tic LINKS of the chain and fatally
-rushe-i- Willis had iast pre pared tc
90 IN . visit 70 his intended bride Al,
iiartse.le. but VAS requested to FAX,
n.... mn. nm
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Mrs Malta WaistoH. aged - years.
died last week a. the home % her son
in-law, T. Crlthirls. a. Mississippi
CITY Deceased N1s native q North
Carolina. ba. FOG dfiy years has been q
resident u this safe. thc last Ten
ycars having been spent with her son,
" H. Wal,,on. a. Mississippi City.
she Nas universally loved aad re-
spected. AMI leaves folr sons AMI TWO
daughters. wlth numerous sranichil-
t.en. 70 mogra her loss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

The doctors Of Dawson. ia. viii,
after January !, give no more phySie,
except Ia cases Of charity. to parties
81 ho have awaited themselves of their
medical skill and made NO effort te
psv them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Rev. THOMAS WILLIAM RUSSELL, the
minister who offered prayer at the
Eopening session Of the recent state
=eouvention of Iowa democrats, dieo
suddenly. on the nth, a. ottumwa-
While eating he swallowed plate ot
false teeth. The violent pain and
Eagony threw him into commissions anu
the bursting of n blood vessel caused
death 80 minutes after the teeth were
SWALLOWED He was IS years old and
unmarried.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

THE United states cruiser Banc,,,,
sailed for tonstaniiucple oa tie l.ta.
She will touch AT @ lral,a- for cr,crs
from Secretary Herbert before sro-
cecdiug to her destination
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Prof q r Wilcox. Of the chair q
modern languages in the University Il
Georgia. who recently died in his
seventy fourth year. was regarded rs
1-.e II the most scholarly men in
tieor-ia-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

In tae FEDERAL eoast AZ Meridian last
seek tie receiver "t the Gaif & >hiF
IslaaI railroad sas discharged aad tho
rosi. together with its properties and
franchises. passes into the haals u the
Bradford Construction Company Of
Bradford Pa This change in the az
fairs of the Gulf < Saip Island. i is
guderstooj, places e in splendid shape
and insures the fgrsaer building Of tnc
rozt aud The Improvement % Its ter
minal larIIitles 4. t,aifnart
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

John Campbell shot and mortAIly
wounded Billy Moore at HOllondale.
Miss. The cause Of the shooting was
. dispute about business matters.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

Leslie Dyer, The teE-year-old son of
Constable w c Dyer. Of Caseyville.
ny. was accidentally shot and killed
the other day by Thomas Murphy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

The state department IS manifestiEg
an active interest in the reported
hacking to pieces by spaniards in
II Cuba of Charles Gown. an American
newspaper correspondent, and Consul
General Lee has demanded full re-
port on the affair from Capt--Gen-
NWeyler. If the Spaniards are unable
70 refute the strong sfidavits already
In possession Of this government. an
apology and indemnity will be per
|emptorily called for.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

TEN traini f,.cd with members Of
various republican ciubs Of Chicago. Ia
the number of i.c01. left that CITY. on
the night OF theisth. for Canton. O
to pay their respects 10 Maj Mckinley
at his home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

SECEzTkET and Mrs Carlisle ieft
Bar Har'or, Ne, On the lcth. for n
short visit to GRAY Gables. en- routs t.
Washington city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

A Sunday-sehOol teacher at the
Frankfort ,hy.l Penitentiary fell in
lore with convict. secured his pzrdou
and deserted her husband fer him
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

A game protective association has
been organized in Texas Its first ef-
forts Mil he directed toward proeur-
ing more restrictive Legislation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

The board 81 supervisors OF Lauder
iale county has concluded the work Of
equalizing the assessments The total
valuation Of the property Of the county
foots Gp in round numbers S5.0a0. 900.
The levy made b. the board j. > mills.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

LORD CHIEF LUsTIcE RUssEIL Of En-
gland arrived in Washington. on the
18th. where he was met by Attorney
General liarraol, WHO was delegated
TO look after the entertainment of the
distinguished visitor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

CHAIRMAN iOSEs Of the Democratic
national committee. on the I7th.
most positively dcnicl that senator
German had succeeded him in the man
ngement Of the Bryan and ScwaIi cam
paign, as had been reported.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

The tosty-ninth session Of Mississippi
College At Clinton began last week IN
der most favorable circumstances A
great many students are present, aud
many mere are expected soon. Hon.
Whey Nash, attorne y-Eenerat Of the
state. delivered tue opening address,
and bis effort Was mastery oLe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

IL i letter, on the 10th. Sir Charles
Dixie sa idthat if Great Britain should
go to war she would also plunge India,
1ana1a and Australia into war, possl-
bly, without their consent, and added:
|"The foreible Jassage of the Dar-
|danelles might lead To a general war.
for which we are wholly unpTeParet
and in which our very existence as -
power would be ut stake
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

~ Helena, Ala. while Richard Cobb.
sEed u. son 81 ex-tsov. Rufus Cobb.
nas crossing railroad bridge. en-
route from the office where he worked
&" his fathers oual mine. he stumbled
and dropped 5@-caliber rife. which
vas carrying ia his hand When the
weapon struck the bridge II ras dis
-harsed. the ballet passing through
"hb.> lungs and ranging into the
shoulder lie wa brought 10 Bis.
n.suzham fpr treatment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

FAILURES throughout the United
es for the week ended on the 18th
y 9rted by K G. Dan & Co, num-
res =. as against 2Is for the CORE
rec 8 week last year. For Canada
ondinT numbered a.. against =
. failures
A year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-09-24

|UD.E ToSEr. Of Louisville. ky.. ON
I [fhe l1th, adjudged Col Henry l.
Stone guilty of contempt of court in
advising the board of aldermen Of
fhat city in the recent Impeachment
proceedings to disregard the courts
BORDERS, and fired him so. Col. Stone
/ filled an affidavit attempting to swear
Judge TOney of the bench, but hiS
Emotion was overruled.