Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-15

tinor~. Nd. on the sth. from a huiis-
ers' trial trip in Chesapeake hay. in the
scur~e % which she demonstrated tha.
she IN the fastest boat IN the world ex-
ceps the ''Fsrrsgus- She can make 10
knots Whenever called upcnA
SkrExTAKY wu-ox i giving all the
preference po~ssble under the civil
service rules 10 rniou veterans in an
poinsments and prosnoticus in the agri-
cultural department. Both the ability
and the war reevr,fs otth~ veterans are
duly considered. but they arr put ahead
OF other candidates wherever pn=sible
AS elevator in the Eilieott square
building at Buffalo. " ". sell kve sts-
ries. on the sth. injurinx A. q. Girls
wcld- Elyria. O.. Charles Harsh. To-
lesios t;eory~ vrvuan. Tolesios {. Ne<-
ser Toledos xasiispu Hj>ar,. Penh.r-
vile. q. all q. A. T. veterans. who
were inspecting quarters for the M
tioual eneampment-
THE women of nenser. Col. wun
their first signal victory under equal
suffrage in the last ele~tioa- They
nominated worked for snd triumph
sutIy elected a ticket whieh wall deal
an icy blow tn the sp-rrtinx and szl.-pa
element who eomPFis>si is most bitter
opponents-
IouS CANNON. n farmer near Ma
ri~tsA> Ind. AMI his twin babies were
probably fatally brrued. On the -.h.
by the explosion os an oil can in the
hands Of Mrs tiamrnsr while Sling .
lamp. and IL burning Mr. Cannon
was holding his babies BY the table
when the aerident occurred
AUSTRALIAN advices state that =
Duncan white trader. while trading
with natives Of New Hebrides. was
made a prisoner. forcibly fattened-
roasted with due ceremony and feas.ed
upon by the cannibals.
THOMAS W. >rEEr. the missing
ScrippsMeRae league correspondent in
Caba, has been found he is in the
camp of the patriots. The length of
time he has hcen there i not now
known. but there Is no doubt that he
has been with the main army of the
patriots for some time
IMPORTATION received from Pretoria
states that the British have secured In
yaek island at the entrance to Delagpa
bay. and that a squadron Of war ships
from Cape Town will proceed there to
take Possession Of the island and pro-
claim it British territory.
LEwTs NAYo. one Of the oldest imple-
nent and seed dealers in Kansas. on
the 9th made an assignment 10 j. W.
GRANGER 4 Co. Of L<avenwoVth. for the
benefit OF creditors. Liabilities and
assets not stated
Tag Greater New York charter has
been returned to the state legislature
with the tisaPprovai OF Mayor Strong
of New York city and Mayor waerster
af Broo<lyn- Mayor Gleason of Long
Island City approved it.
or the - guests who were sleeping
in the Hotel Knox. at Knoxville. Tenn.
on the morning Of the sth- when the
ire broke out. only - have bern ac-
counted for.
A DISPATCH from Cumberland. Md
ON the night of the 9th. said that the
body Of Gen Fullerton. who went To
his death in the railroad disaster at
Oakland Md. had been found eight
miles below the ssene of the accident
by Dalton Eiornell the famous deer
hunter. The body was almos. entirely
nude aaa badly dissgured-
ANNOUNCEMENT 4. made that The
PatriArehs. the famous social organiza-
ton launched by Ward NctLIister IS
years ago Mt Delmouieois. New York
city. has dissolved Lack of support.
strife for leadership and internal dis
sensi0us Of minor character contrib
rted 10 the collapse of the society.
ARLINGTON HOLLAND was taking .
loaded shotgun from a closet. at New
London Ia on the 9Th. when it
was accidentally discharged. the load
entering the left side of his daughter,
Clara q beautiful young woman Of Is
mortaliy wounding her
Miss ALICE A. HOLMES, of Jersey City,
n j.. who has been blind from the day
of her birth. has just fallen heir to
sse0. coo. left to her by brother. Will
lam J. Holmes. Of Downieville, Sierra
county, Cal Miss Holmes Is now in
her seventy-sevensh year. She will de-
vote the inheritance to philanthropy.