Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-03-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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Az experiment was recently tried in
stocking the rivers of ,sermany with
shad transported from America. II
was dismal failure. however, a. most
Of the fish died before reachin-. their
destination. and the rest were reduced
To mere shadows.
| The directors Of the Minnesota Iron
10. have declared dividend % n. per
cent. payable April Is.
Ar Johannesburg. South Africa. ON
the 18th. man named Feldthrrn en-
tered the office of MIR. Wolfe Joel, trps-
tee Of the Barnato estate. and demand
I'll @ 500 Being refused he snatehed
n revolver from a desk and fired The
bullet entered Joel's forehead and he
fell To the ground and expired. The
murderer attempted To commit suicide.
but failed
BY order of the quartermaster-gen-
rral. Col Charles Williams, United
states army. in charge of the Jeffer-
sonville tInd.l depot OF army supplies.
has advertised for bids for the manu-
faeture of 80 sets of harness and Is
ambulances. with the understanding
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fairs
oS the 18th cx-Tr.asurrr John T.
Reidv. of the ~ Louis Police Relief
association. in order tn project half a
a,z.n men who had ..help,-i eat the
nil. pl.aa,i guiItv Tn two indi.t meuts
tor embezxl.ment and WAS sentenced
IN t,xo v.ars in the peni,entiarv
| carr DAVIS n t;ur tn. first Chiea-
On man To enlist in IN. war of the re-
b.lIion died ON the l.,h Mr. ,;ile was
ho-,, a, cor;,,h NJ. Julv - isas and
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Ior ,nr;l n tss;t h.. ,.enli.,.d n , nri-
v,te in Harlser,s Chicavo dravoons. the
n,,,.d Roard Of Trade battery.
| ~ a I.v,xr n nromin.n. at,or-
nev WAS shot dead in his Office in the
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States, was burned on the isth-
III Il eonhhentiy asssfesi inas' ai.sr
three weeks work, the divers at ma
vana have discovered that the Powuer
and sheu carried oy tne haine nave
! been accounted ior IN iuli anu louna
intact Inc sneiis were ,a.en our o'
the hui and opened Al tine arnor-
piercing shei,s nav osTn 'o.'. ~ - ~
The wife OF senator ihurston' o. Ne
orasNa, aieu, On .ae ~, y" -
yacht Anita. at sagna Ia urahoe t'uoa
harbor. This Information was sent oy
Consul Barker TO Consni-uenerai Lee
ut Havana
Tux impression IS gaining ground At
Madrid that the United States Is re-
luetant to declare war. and that, wniie
it will continue its policy OF inhieting
all sorts of Sights upon spain taxing
. advantage of its difficulties. II Will
. stop short of an actual decla ration OF
war ~, ,,sh-.,ad
SIR HENRY hksshsHA' ''ie
inventor of the bssseiner s'es,-l''aS,ns
, process, uie.a' =" - :.