Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-02
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ahh tHttcu states treasury. on the
s<h' received from the reorganization
committee OF the Union Pacific rail.
way sl3.6is. 80 in cash on account q.
The purchase Of the road, and turned
over 10 the committee that amount in
bonds which had been on depusit with,
'he government in the sinking fund OF
the roao.
SAN FRANCISCO aud Puget Sound
gamblers are preparing to reap klon.
dixie harvest ON . scale SCARCELY les,
extensive than the big transportation
companies They will open big hotel.
and gambling resorts from st. Michael.
To Dawson and at Dyea. weangel aud
Juneau.
JOAN DESxARk. . farmer, was sho,
while sitting In his arm chair in the
dining-room of his home near Van
Etten. n. Y. on the slst. The muzzIs
OF double-barreied shotgun was
forced through the glass Ia a window
and At short range the murderer in the
dark blazed away with both barrels
ANGEL PAz. who betrayed the Cuban
ten. Castillo to the Spaniards for s..
600. was recently captured by the in.
surgcuts on his way To Cienfu.go~.
tried by . drumlead eourt-martial and
hanged.
CAPT. LEONARD A. LOWERING. OF the
Fourth infantry. stationed at For,
Sheridan. Ill. appeared before a court
martial at that post. on the ssd. to
stand trial ON the charge of ''conduc,
prejudicial 10 good order and military
discipline the specific charge being
the causing of Private Hammond TO be
dragged over the ground by the heels
from the guard house to the Office o.
the regimental adja,ant
A SENTENCE of six years and sis
months each, at hard labor. in the
eastern penitentiary and the costs OF
the prosecution was imposed by Judge
Butler. in the United States district
court at Philadelphia. ON the ED
upon John H. Meixell. ex-cashier. and
Willie +. lioch, ex-teller Of the South
Bethlehem pal national bank. both
of whom pleaded guilty to embexzle.
ment.
MIS-. OREILLy. widow OF the late
John Boyle 0Reilly. the patriot. poe,
and editor. died at her home in Boston.
ON the I'D. Of pneumonia.
The United States torpedo boat Por.
ter arrived at savannah. Ga. on the
I'D. to arrange for n visit OF the Erics-
son. The Porter made the trip from
Port Royal in three hours.
OS the Esd Assista mt Secretary Roose-
velt submitted 10 the secretary OF
the navy the report of Lieut. Gibbons.
who has charge of naval militia mat.
terS The report speaks in high terms
Of the operations Of the naval militia
and is approved by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Two scHooSERs left Boston, on the
Esd. bound for the klondike. The Mel
lie Coleman. which carried two p8ssen.
gers, will take her owner. Adeibert Y.
Clafiin. aboard when she reaches Seat
tie. Wash. The Stowcll sherman had
u passengers who constitute . CO.
operative organization
HKRBEBr wfswAIL.. . Boston CAPT
talist. who fell down n stairway In the
Grand theater At Atlanta. Ca, recent
ly. died on the eal. An inquest by tn.
eoroner's jury found that the fall was
accidental. The remains were shipped
to Boston.
EMELISx II. RuDp. widow OF Co mmo-
dore John Rudd. United States navy.
WAS arraigeed in court at New Brigh-
ton. Staten Island, on the 23d. to an
swer To the accusation of stealing q
quantity Of jewelry from house In
which she had recently boarded Mrs.
Rudd admitted that she had taken the
property. but said that she could not
tell why she had done So
The steamer MoanH Of the Union
Steamship Co. of New Zealand. which
sailed from Sydney. n. $. W.. on the
z3d. for San Francisco. carried gs7s. ooo
in gold
BY an explosion in . fireworks fac
tory At Schoenhauseu-Allee. Germany,
on the Esd. one man and two girls were
killed and seven other persons were in.
iured.
In reply TO . statement recently
made by Minister De LONE. Gen TO
mex. chief of the insurgent army In
Cuba. charges Spain with the destrue'
tion Of 81 200. 900 worth Of Cuban prop
erty. and with the wanton destruction
Of the lives Of li5,o 900 paeificoa
FRANK A. NovAK. who WAS chased
-. 0oo miles and finally captured ai
Dawson City. in the Klondike gold re
gion. was convicted at Cedar Rapids
Ia. on the Esd. OF murder in the second
degree for the killing OF Edward Mur
ray. and sentenced 70 ten years impris
oument.
The bonded warehouse of the Ravens
wood Distilling Co. at St Louis, wa
burned. on the night of the ssd. snt
with it 200, 200 gallons Of spirits Tn,
loss will exceed 500. 900. The distil
lery buildings were saved.
PRINCE HENRI Of Prussia, brother oI
Emperor William. 10 10 take command
OF the German squadron in Chimes
waters
JomS Z LIoeErr. former president o
the Iigggett 4 Meyers Tobacco Co.
and one Of the wealthiest residents o
St Louis, died. on the night OF the ssd
Of herrt disease. Mr.. Liggett was borI
in st. Louis in is36. He was noted TO
his charities. both public and private
Is the special Congressional election
in the Sixth Illinois district on thu
Esd, Henry S. Boutelie (rep.) was elect
ed by q plurality Of sss. and majority
over the other three candidates of la
LIEUT.. JARVIS. who is to lead thu
overland expedition for the relief o
the imprisoned whalers, arrived .