Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-02-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Ms. HUSSERFoRD. the novelist, bet
ter known by her nom de plume. The
Duchess died ia Dublin On the ssth-
Mrs Hnngerf0rt had rare person.
Atty and was . famous hostess
Though past middle are. she always
retained u bright youthful appear
ance. and was generally In = viTaeioES.
cheerful mood
AS Egyptian commission. appointed
for the purpose, has started on q tour
d the various Red sea ports 10 ar
range precautionary measures against
the bubOnic plague which IS ragiag N
Bombay and other ports Of Igdia-
THE marquis Of Duferin. the ressr-
ing British ambassador 70 Francs. has
accepted the presidency Of . commit
tee TO celebrate. at Bris'~l. the foar
hundredth anniversary Of Cabos's dis
-overy Of America
The preparations for the Bradley
Martin ball IN New York. that Is TO
ou.shinc the Vanderbiits. co1tinae.
Il Is said. however, that several
wealthy women have concluded TO
remain At home on the night Of Feb
kind a. the Waldorf as the result Of
The great prominence which the affair
has received
The plague news from Bombay IS
not reassuring. The British sanitary
commissioner has reported seriously
on the situation. but Englighnen re-
gard the chances of the plague getting
\ foothold In Great Britain Is being
remote.
The consular and diplomatic bill
was reported TO the house on the 25th-
II carried an Appropriation of si.6si,-
500. which IS an increase OF $4,000
over the appropriation for the current
fiscal rear.
EDwARD J. IvoRY. alias Bell, aequit-
ted In London of charge of compile
ity in a dynamite conspiracy, and John
A. Mcintyre. formerly district attor-
rey in New York, who went to London
in defense Of Ivory. sailed for New
York on the 25th-
The senate foreign relations com
mittee, on the 25th, favorzbly reported
4 bill providing that the shore end Of
any new submarine telegraphie ssbss
which shall be protected in any for
eign country BY exclusive Landtng
rights or other special privileges shall
not be permitted 10 land IN this eoun-
try without the consent Of congress
Ma MCKINLEY, wife Of the presi-
dent-eleet. accompanied By her sister.
Mrs Barber, arrived in Chieago over
the Lake Shore road from Canton. o..
On ths 2sth- They were driven ~
once 20 the residences OF Mr. LAfzyetts
NewiilIans. ssoI Lake avenue
MISS ANNA yASDEwArKE and two
children. boy aged about eight years
and q girl about four, Perished IN .
burning farm house four miles south
of BelleviIle. Mich. on the e6th-
on the eeth the house passed over
the presidents veso. BY more than .
twc-thirds vote, the bill 70 restore
Jonathan Scott Of oswego. KAs-, q
veteran Of the Fifth Iowa cavalry. to
the pension roll. a. the rate Of 81 .
month
CoxcrApr Baos' Great Western pot
tary, At Peru, Ind. one of the largest
in the country. was burned on the
26th. loss. -, o0n-
AT Linton. IS miles east Of Sullivan.
Ind. on the s7th, Mrs Robert wnkey
Jeff her two children. aged one and
four wears. IN the house while abe
went out calling. The house caught
are and was hurred down, and both
the children perished
OK the 2sth Comptroller Eekels OF
the treasury addressed the house com
uns,ree on banking and currency on
he several bills referred to him BE
SAID . great deal Of the pressn. de-
preston had been broaght about by
overtrading. unwise credit and I'M
usual extravzganee. puhlic and pri-
va1e.
TIE body Of Sir Isaac Pttnen. me
srxentor of the Pitman systen Of short
md who died In London reeeatlys
-. eremAted a. Woking on tss ssth.