Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-12-17

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of appeals in the Jackson murder case
was received In Grsencastle. Ind with
great satisfaction. Member. of the
Bryan family expressed the belief that
justice will be reached by Jackson's
execution.
Or December 10 game Of football
Is to be played In Chicago by electric
light between teams representing
the University of Wisconsin xnd the
Carlisle Pa Indian school.
On receipt Of a message FROM the
house, on the sth. announcing the
Death Of ez-speaker Crisp, the senate
adjourned out Of respect 10 his mem-
ory.
ADvIcxs received from Madagascar,
on the 9th, said that sn American coli
onist named Lund ha1 been accident
ally shot aud killed ty . detachment
of French troops who had been sent
to rescue him from the rebels who had
attacked him.
has selected the Glover building on r
street, Washington, near the treasury
department. as permanent head
quarters. and they will be established
after New Years
GES. THOMAS ESTRADA palma. head
of the Cuban iunta, said to . repre-
sentative Of the United Associated
Presses in New York, on the 9th. that
he did not believe the report from Ha-
vana stating that Gen. Maeeo had been
killed lie declared IL was q sensa-
tioual piece OF news sent out by the
Spaniards to counteraet the effect of
Mr. Cleveland's message.
The Jury in the case Of ex-Stats
Senator w. c. Gear, of Ohio. at Column
bus. on the 9th, returned q verdict OF
not guilty. The charge against Mr..
Gear was bribery.
Ell CoRREsPospEScrA MIrrARo Of Mad
rid says that Spain has forces more
than sufficient to punish any interfcr-
ence on the part OF the United States
in the Affairs of Spain
The combination express and mall
car attached 10 train No. los of the Il
linois Central railroad was burned To
the tracks 1t Trimble. Tenn. % miles
north OF Memphis. on the 10th. Ten
pieces of baggage, six fine hunting
dogs and 90 mail pouches were con-
sumed-
The banking firm of Jonathan Es-
teriy & Co, of Columbiana, o, went
into the hands of receiver ON the
10Th The assets are placed At s2o0.
coo. and the indebtedness - depositors
ut about sIds,O0o. Il Is said the re-
ceivership is merely to wind up the
business, which was esta blished In
1873.
A DISPATCH from Vigo. on the 10th.
announced the loss Of the German
Lloyds steamship Salier, with a crew
of - and over go passengers, On the
| Coruna Carrobedo shoals.
ANDREW ]. sFUrE. who was accused
of the murder of his wife and four
children several weeks ago in Smiths
lake. where they lost their lives willis
boating. was fully vindicated, on the
Iith, by the unanimous refusal OF the
grand jury at Denver, Col, to vote An
/ Indictment
| Mrs. SARAH T. COOPER. famed
throughout the entire United State,
because of her untiring zeal in works
of charity, and her daughter. Miss Hat
tie Cooper, were found dead in bed nj
their residence in San Francisco. on
the morning of the lIth, both having
been asphyxiated by gas. All svl.
dence tends to show that Miss Cooper
who suffered from acute melancholia,
arose after her mother had fallen
asleep, and with suicidal intent. turned
on the gas.
| FAILURES throughout the United
States, as reported by R. G. Dun
/ CO., for the week ended on the ilth
were $50, as against asa for the cor
responding week last year; for Canada
the failures were -, against 50 last
year.
"A MODERATE measure is the char
acterization which leading repu ublican,
of the house give to the new tariff bill
which II is proposed to frame this win
ter in anticipation of an extra session
of congress.
GEORGE EKB, aged "a. q stonemason
who formerly lived At Mechanicsburg
Pa. called at police headquarters In
Harrisburg. on the iith, and confesses
his participation In . murder at For
Smith, Ark, last March He wa,
locked up