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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-12
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Receipts OF brcadsus interior points In thousands
three cipbers 1000 omitted four bbs, grain ousn.
AZ.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
=. m.s--. ~. cs,,.. Acreage.

TIE cotton growers Of Mississippi are
taking an active interest In the move
meat os The American Cotton GroSers'
Protective Association to rcd1cc the
acreage devoted to cotton during the
planting season. The proposed rvdne-
,ion OF acreage IL bciag sgitatsl -ith
good effect. and u will rrsait in therr
being a marked decrease In the amouas
Of cotton planted in Mississippi
The plan finds . ready response from
Mississippi cotton planters By reason o..
the fac, ihs, there will bs . scarcity In
food stuff before the nee CROPS can Be
matarct. which ~iIi repair. Jaeger
acreage TO b. devoted 10 foot eropS
Then again. the experience Of IN. farm-
ers last year whsa the isrs~s, acreage
ewes planted -ss devoted to cotton. has
tzrned them 70 a more intensive system
The cotton crop Of last year sol1 Toe less
nen~y than . mach smaller crop made
the year before .nd coat - per cent more
% make L. The screage devoted 10 food
products this rear Will be the iarg~s,
ever known In Mississippi and there
Gill BE- . corresponding decrease in tho
acreage devoted to cotton.
The decline OF the credit system will
also materially all In dccreaslBx the
cotton acreage. A farmer who pays cash
for bis supplies saa Kro~ What he
pleases. bur farmer who operates ua
der the credit system is largely con
,rollcd by the merchant who advances
his supplies.
Community. district and eoua,y clubs
arr being formed in the state Tor the
purpose ot encouraging the growth OF
food products and live stock aui ., the
sane time to discourage the grO~th OF
immense erops OF cotton The State
prcss has universally Joined in the fori
crop crusade and public opinioa is rapid
ly turning in that direction. The farm
ere realize that they can control tho cot
ton situation IL they will. and an intel
ligent EFFORT is under way that will make
things come their way.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
SYMPATHY FOR GREECE
Freely Expr~s.ed by Mammoth Meeting
In Trafalgar square. Lendoa-

Freely Expr~s.ed by Mammoth Nesssas
In Trafalgar square. Leados.
LONDON, March i5.-Anosher radical
manifestation to express sympathy
with Greece in her efforts in behalf
of Cretan Christians was held yesterday
afternoon IN Trafalgar square, At last
Sundays meeting in Hyde park there
were q. ZOO persons present. and yester-
day il was estimated that the assem-
blage was fully rs large II not larger.
Greek flags were numerously displayed.
and many of the persons comprising
the huge crowd wore rosettes made Of
the national colors Of Greece
Six platforms had been erected for
the use of the speakers. who included
ming. ]. Havelock Wilson and J. II.
Dalziel. all members OF the house of
commons and several nonconformiss
ministers
The speakers maintained the right OF
the Cretans To settle their political diff
ferenccs themselves without any inter
vention on the part Of the powers. and
denounced Prime Minister Salisbury
for the part he had taken in connection
with Russia, Germany. Austria, France
and Italy. to compel Greece to abandon
her attempts TO liberate Crete and to
save the Christian population Of the
island from Turkish misrule.
The resolutions, that were adopted
amid much enthusiasm. Indignantly
protest against the use Of British forces
to suppress the iaudablc efforts Of
Greece in behalf of civilization and
Christianity. They also declared that
the reply made BY the Hellenic govern
ment to the note of the powers offered
= satisfactory basis for y settlement of
the whole question. and urged the gov
ernment not to assent to the policy of
coercion that is advocated by certain of
the continental powers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
GEN. GRANTS TOMB.
The finai D~siies,ory services VIII be Held
on April ~.

CHICAGO. March 1.-THE superb sar.
eophagus in which will rest the body
of Gen Ulysses ;. Grant has been
shipped to New York. After its arrival
II will be transferred to the monument.
and the coffin containing Gen. Grants
body will he placed within and the
final dedicatory services held on April -.
The Grant monument committee ~
sued a bid for specimens OF granite
suitable for tomb for Gen. Grant six
years ago. Contributions Of granite
from four continents were received. but
the coveted contract was intrusted last
May To J. II. Anderson.
The die of the sarcophagus was cut
from single block of granite. and is
l0.s feet long. Sc feet wide and
As feet high. and weighs ten tons.
IL is a triumph of monumental
art. plain btst indescribably massive, the
fine-grained granite being like mirror.
The name ulysses :. Grant is cut
near the top of the cap. and is almost
directly over the spot where the head
of the great soldier will rest The
granite is dark red, taking . rich lusser
when polished.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

step. r~Pty- -ns.s--a
HsvsSA. Narca iS-sen. Jimines
Csstrilansss learning tha, the rnemt.r.
Of the revolutionary sov-rnmrn, were
~ San Geranimo. startsd. On the eth.
from Puerto principc with a strong
column. with the intention ~ making
an attempt Tn capture them- The OIL
cisl rvpurt ~ the government has lust
bsen issued. IL states that during the
msrch II the troops. which occupied
i've days. the column was constantly
attacked by insurrrnt hands.
Several lively fights occurred. in all
of which the rct-is were beaten aud
''disPer,ed- with many losses. Not
wiihs'sndinv these continual defeats
and fiSp-rsionS the n, bcls hung on 10
the Hanks of the column and prevented
u from reaching its intensiesi sle>tins-
tisr.
The suderings Of the troops were
usmsassra by . >esrcity cs water.
While ON the road ten Cas,ellano~
ordered the construrtion ~ fort in
which ~ leave his wounded After /.
was c"mpl~sed ~ soldierS werr let,
10 protect IL and the column moved On.
Later . foree OF rebeis attacked the
fort hut were ''rcpalscd with heavy
losses--
The Official report says in the differ
ent encounters the rchcls left a. dead
On the field The trs,opS lost two lieu
tenants and six privates killed and
three heut~nants and - priva,es
wounded
sylvester >ssovel. the American news
paper correspondent who WAS ~
leased from Jail a, >snc,i >Piritus On
Thursday last. arrived here yesterday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

The lady belongs to a wealthy Irish
family. which has behind it long
line of distinguished ancestry. The
man Is, or was. a policeman. who. by
his bravery in stopping n runaway
horse, won the lady's affections and n
large part of her estate, which she has
made over to him since he became her
husband II love at first was on the
iAdy's side only, she took = practical
way of winning . return of affection.
In hanson she was in the habit Of
following the brave policeman over his
beat with a supply of provisions to re-
fresh him--Chicago Inter-Ocean-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

Perfectly white cats are invariably
deaf; they are sure so be IL they have
blue eyes
The Egyptians considered the cat a
sacred animal. and usually mummifed
its remains
At the edd OF each hair Of a cats
whisl<ers is bulb of nerve fiber which
makes that particular hair very deli
cate '-feeler-r
There are three times as many
muscles in the tail Of : cat as there are
In the human hand and wrist.
All the mummy cats unearthed in
Egyptian tonahs hare rsd hair.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

Greenwood suffered . disastrous IRE
last week. TIE Eeiman House. With
ali its furnishings, was completely de-
stroyed- How the fire originated Is a
mystery. All the guests got out safely
with most Of their belongings. The
IRE spread rapidly TO the frame build
ings ~ess Of the hotel and soou con
sumei the law Offices Of Rush Il Gard
nsr and Coleman & McClurg. and two
frame store houses containing fgrniturr.
rx,urs. etc. The libraries OF the two
law arms we're saved. The losses are
as follows Esiman House. bailding
valued At SlO.Oo1. insurance 5000, loss
on furniture. etc. ss.0DO with no in
suranee. Rush & Garlncr's law oface.
s5.ooo. farnitur. 500. no insurance. J.
u. AtsIeseY's building and furniture.
s,.s0o; no insurance. =. T. TeFrys
buil,ling. si.ooo; no Insurance. ). r.
Colcmsn's bgilding. $50. no Insurance..
IL required heroic efforts to prevent the
buildings cas-; aud the courthouse south
Of the burning house from catching fire.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
SCOvEIL'S RELEASE.
ps Tome esassss~d To IL With v~ry B.a

New foKx. March IA-lt il learned
ihat >enor dc Lone. the Spanish min
.s.sr. had . stormy interview with Sec
rotary sherman before h. agreed Ia
The release OF sylvester Scov.l. the
Newspaper man imprisoned in Cuba
Mr. sherman sent for SENIOR de I.orn-
"a present to him the desire Of Presi-
dent Mckinley that Mr.. scovel. having
been in confinement for more than 80
lays without being brough; To- trial. he
set free. Mr.. DE Lone told Mr. Sher-
man biantly that he would not adTo-
cate the r~i-aS--
Mr. sherman replied that il -vss
asessssry tina, be should comply with
the ottisiai teFnani of the nitrsi States.
- which .ae spanish minister said hit
teriy.
Il suppo~e. since the United states
has adopted ao--rriv, assasures. there II
aothiax so- spain u do in her present
s4tnatipa but - ie eu~rresl-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
AMBASSADOR TO BERLIN.

Henry c. R1yne. OF Wisecasin. May Have
the Plum
CHICAGO. March l4-A Chronicle spe-
eial from Milwaukee says: A private
dispatch from Washington received in
this city Friday night stated that Pres
id=nt Mckinley had offered National
Committeeman Henry 9. Payne the ap-
pointment as sambassador rextraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Ger
many. The dispatch also says the
friends Of Mr.. Payne have advised him
to accept the place and discontinue his
opposition 70 the sdministEation-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

The case OF the Mississippi Levee
Board against the State OF Mississippi
was argued las. week in the supreme
court The State. through the peniten-
tiary board Of control. claims that all
OF the cotton raised on the peni;sntiary
farms is exempt from the 81 tax The
Ievee commissioners deny this and con-
tend tha. the States cotton is liable for
the 81 tax per bale ilst as that Of an
individual. TIE suit Involves $3.50 or
Sc. 600 on cotton produced last year. II
will be several weeks before the court
render decision
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

Lunatics often assume a superiority
of intellect To others which is quite
amusing. A gentleman. while walking
along a road, not far from the side Of
which there ran a railway. encountered
n number of insane people out for ex-
ercise- With nod toward the railway
lines. he said to one of their luuatics:
Where does this railway go to- The
lunatic looked at him scornfully for 4
moment, and then replied: 1T doesn't
go anywhere We keep it here to run
trains on--Agate-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
sighted the Cesambt. With . Monitor In
Io1.

NEx YoRk. March i&-The oc~sn
steamship eomPany's steamer Kansas
City. which arrived late last night from
Savannah. reports that at IL o'clock
yesterday morning. when OF Winter
Quarter lightship she passed the United
States steamship Columbia with n
United States monitor in tow. IL is
supposed the monitor Is the Puritan.
before reported disabled OF Hat.eras-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

The people OF Wayne county seem ex
ercises over the discovery Of What they
believe are valuable dspoSits OF miner
ais. In addition t0 a gold mine = miner
named Wilson thinks he has discovered
a copper and lead mine. Some Of the
supposed gold ore has been sent TO an
ASSAY Office for examination
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
THE KENTUCKY SeNAToRshlP.
Death ef senator >siysr. Gold Demp-r.s
The sstasttss UaehAax-d.

FEASkFoKr. NY. March i4-stat-
Senator J. T. >aly-r. a gold democrat.
of NonrC- county. died at w-s, Lib
erty at three o'clock this morning Of
heart failure This leaves the demo
crats with dd votes on joint ballot. A.
senator o<ilvie Is too Ill to attend the
extra session There are two popa
lists and - republicans. hut the in
dieations ARE that all the republicans
will NO, vote for DR. W. q. Hunter for
senator. 80 >alyer's death dos not
change the situation 4 committee Of
Hunters friends had consultation
with Li-ut-ssov. worshington and At
tornsy1ienerai Taylor yesterday about
the formers ruling that no baIlo:
would be taken for senator until Tues
day. March -. and it WAS decided to
abide by the Iieutenant-gOvernor de-
clsion-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

Revenue officers last week made a
raid into the mo0rshine district of
Chiekasas county. capturing one skill
and tao moonshtners- The sill was
located on the Bali Thomas place in
ChiekAsaw and vas owned and operated
by Clay Caldwell. who VAS made pris-
oner. His negro assistant vas also cap
tared. TIE skill. a ie5-gallon one. and
about i.soo gallons Of beer we're de-
strcyed- The prisoners were taken BE-
fore the United States commissioner at
Vlcksburg Tor examination.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

The United States government has
just certified list of lands containing
7.5s5 acres To the Gulf & ship island
railroad, or which patents will be
issued within the next few days In
June last patents to ios,ooo acres were
issued TO the road and there i some
tLing like so,ooo acres yet due it. The
total aggregates is5.eoo acres Of lands
eeiei by tho government to this road TO
assist in its construction. The lands
are situated in the great pine belt OF
the state and most Of them arc saiua-
BILE either for timber or farming par-
poses- IL IS said that the company has
already refused an offer Of - 50 an acre
for the entire lot OF lands The land
will soon be put on the marke; foe sale.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
GEN. wsYLea oIsoaaceo.


>-as - us- K~-s<a.sisa.
NxN Neax- March Is. a special ca
BILE dispatch "a the sHn from Havana
sayss
Il - said IN Havana by well-informsd
P~rsons that ssrn- Weyirv has received
. dispatch from the Madrid govern
zsrnt requesting him To s~nd his r~sis-
nattouL
IL l. eertain tha, hard words have
been exchanged recently between ten
w~yier and the CENTRAL government.
Havana is greatly alarmed o-er the
attitude ~ the government and the
troopS with regard to the paper money.
IL II sait that the issue made by the
spanish hank Of the island of Cuba will
be substituted BY another from the
Bank Of spain itself at Madrid
Two hundred Cuhans embarked sat-
urday for Ceuta- 10 which place they
have been exiis.si
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
SPANISH OPERATIONS
In the Phi tpvs~~- ran.iys~a foe Want OF
Resafer~~us~nt..

MApKiD. March iA-A dispatch to
the imrzrcial FROM Manila does not
hear out the rosy-haed statements IS
sued hy the government respecting the
situation in the Philippine islands In-
s''ad of Spanish troops winning sue
eessive victories over the insurgents.
the inparciars correspondent declares
that the campaign IA almo,, paralyzsd
owing Ia the lack Of reinforc-mentN
Owing to the scarcity OF troops I, j. i'm
possible for the Sp~niar,is To carry On
an offensive campaign
cspt-t'en- Polavieja. who. II was ~
ported. was about to resign because of
hi-hcaith. has eabiesi that he will re-
tain his command In the iSlands
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
Why DID THEY 90 rT7

4 Yoang Engaged Csapse Take Carsoaha
AesA ~ Ress wayne. Ind
Fonr WAIVE, Ind. March f[-wm.
E. Cclerick. one of the most eloquent
and brilliant young lawyers of Indiana,
was found dead ON . lounge in tie
front room at the house Of his fiar1ee,
Niss Mae Hall. in this city. at ga n,
and Miss Hall was found unconscious
in her own room ut the rear of the
same residence Both had taken car
bo,ic acid. Miss Hall is At Hope hos
pital. where her death Is hourly ex-
pected-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

celszshss IS preparing to pu, in COM
ple,e system OF sewerage ani water
works The city council has adopted
resolution asking Gov. McLaurin to in
corporate in his call for tue extra ses-
sion a clause empoxering the city 20
issue S., 600 Of bonds for the purpose.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

Hon. J. NJ. Taylor, senator from the
Tenth district, composed Of the counties
of Claiborne and jefferson. last week
rendered his resignation because he has
removed from the district Tho gov
ernor has issued Proclamation naming
the 27th ins,an, As the day tos eleciing
his successor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
ANOTHER RELEASE.


rx>nk ,. Isxxxss 8ss0sed fron Fxissa ~
cneaanna- c1h.-
wAsxrxeToS. March IA = Consul
Hanse. 1t Ckxdenas- Cuba. telegrsphs
the state department that Frank j.
Larrieu w2s released from prison there
Friday. According TO the records At
the STATE department. Larrieu is .
native of Cuba. nsturalized In this
ecunsrr. He was arrested 1t Cardenas
Nav Is last on charges never made
known, although . demand far the in
formation had been formally made BY
SECRETARY Qlasy,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
AWFUL SUICIDE.



CITY. 40 Fakes ro'.sa-
ST. Jo~EPu. Mo-. March lS-Frank
Lewis. the son of \ wealthy miller ~
King City, Mo- arrived in the city SAT-
urday night. Yesterday afternoon he
purchased a bottle os carbolic acid. and
going into n saloon ordered a round of
drinks for himself and eompaniops.
He had no money and the bartender
asked him 10 give him his hat. which
he did Thea. st~ppinx to the center
OF the room. Lewis held up the bottle
aud shouted:
Give me my hat or will drink this. :
The bartender sprang upon him: but
Lewis turned the principal par, of the
acid down his throat In the struggle
Some Of the acid was spilled on the bar
tenders hands burning them fright
fully.
Lewis was carried to the police station
where he died ten mintes later in awful
agony. He was 20 years of age.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
ANkUILED 6Y BLISS.
A New Trial Ordered In the Chicago Lake
Frost Gases

Froat Gases
WASHINGTON. March I4-Secretary
Bliss has vacated and annulled the or
ders and proceedings in the Chicago
lake front cases, and directed . new
trial before the commissioner of the
general land officewithin % days The
reason for this action was that Land
Commissioner Lamoreaux gave out .
copy of his decision in the case to one
party three days before the time set by
for final announcement which was in
violation Of Secretary Francis orders
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

job Hun. of Leslie county. Ky. is s..
- the father of ~ children. is grand
fater IS times and grvat-grandfather
loa. All but three arc republicans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

A bank teller at Chattanooga. Tenn.
: reported to have paid out. few days
ago. eight packages OF $500 each. thing
ing that only $50 was in each package
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

The jury at Princeton. Ky. in the
Ease Of Wiley LeePsr. one of the mob
Who killed Tom White last September.
assessed the life penalty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

BEFORE Mr.. and Mrs. William Irving
ser~ made man and wife at stephens.
near Columbia. Mo. the groom made
the bride >olemnly promise a, the altar
TIA, she should never. never wear
sloosnsrs nor ride . bicycle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

The boiler of the donkey engine Of
the drcdgebos, Jumbo exploded A.
Scranton last week. killing John Alex
ander OF Mobile. Several others were
INJURED. but not fatally.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

oxtA~ ssA .Ae eompsroller Of the cur
r~uxy d~ciaresi = first dividend of 10 per
ess. in saror of the creditors Of the
yzriae na,ionai hank Of puluth.
Nan. sas, a srst dividend Of 10 pr
arE "a sar American national hank
- N~-x Usrl-an<
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

Sam Gordon. a young man Of goci
family. last week shot and nortally
wounded Frank Davis. a young farmer.
living near Kosciusko
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
AGAIN IN SESSION.
The Fisry-Fi coasssss Coavened In Ex-
tn se<sion-

noon both houses of the Fifty-hfth con
gress will convene in extra session II
is not likely that the senate will re
main in continuous session during the
week unless the president is much
more expeditions than he has been in
making nominations There is really
nothing To require close application IL
esg1 relations reports the arbitration
treaty with Great Britain.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

uE~-ssx received as tA- Stzs. de-
rs-s-ssns froan tssnSai4se-<rzl L~e NJ
far.za. on the ssA. stated th4t he ws~
tns,-uea that sylvester >cov~L the
Ansrirzn u~~spsp~r correspondent
waaia be rwi<~~rd froza p-isun on the
fth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

IHx Madrid Imparcial asserts that
Il the eshinet council. which was held
On the iith- the queen regent refused
10 sign decree submitted by the min
is'ers recalling Cen Poiavieio from
AS position as captaingeneral of the
Philippine islands. and there were
consequent rumors of . ministerial
crisis
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

rEK ~en2te cenmirsee on foreign re-
As-uns. On the tefh- considered the ar
tfrzssou treaty with 1rr.s Britain
IL committee. owing % the rrti--
sz~as sf >~nssor~ sherman and Came
run. aow CONSISTS Of bat nine members
q ta~ss xe>~r~ Gray and Mills were
2e=..rr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

TmK sszzr ~sh~-sule wzs eon<id~rrd
~ the rwpahiEe&n semh~r~ u the
S'i1sesays and n<2as committee .on the
-. and il Vas decided to incr~ase the
rz.s = aaty ~ a. % provide for adj
.azzl r~reanes-.o the amount II ser.-
a. 80
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

lSFrxD Stairs AMBASSADOR BArAKp
s1~e dinner. On the night of the 10th.
a. Nhich- among other guests. Hon.
sscsrxe Faa.iei-rhiIlip-. lord mayor cf
Laofcr- >ir Frank lockwood. VI. p.
= E. Mr. W H. Leeky. " p the his
tur-zu. and Others wrr~ present
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

John and Elias Brown. prominent
farmers near Springfield, Ky. have as
signed, liabilities 81. cee. lis thoaxht
they will pay Scents on the dollar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18
Expect High water.

Very high water is expected on the
lower Mississippi in . short time The
proper ofscials II New Orleans are
licking after the levees
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-03-18

THx hrzifh authorities Of Bombay re-
pr that ap u the tith there had been
ak. cas~s Of buhouie plague. ..sss of
wAich had resulted fatally. in that city.
r. -eturus for the entire presidency
s-ssV-d "a. 40 eases of plague and IL
- .isafhs from the disease.