The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1866-09-06

deX, writes from Mobile that fitting
hoopsar decidedly I'm the ascendant
among the Mobilians. He. also
threatens to look, if he turns into a
pillar of salt for it.
BSr "A difficulty occurred q few
miles from Grenada, a few davs
since, in which Mr.. Thomas J. Rob
insOn killed his brother-in-law, Mr.,
Edward p. Williams.
E6s~ The Conservative saws the
health of. CarrolltOn is very GOOD at
present, but that there is considerable
sickness in the country. There are
some six or seven practieing physi-
clans in CarrolltOIl, and they are
nearly all the time on their horses.
neA An exchange says the hog
cholera Is raging in Washington
county, andthe surroundingcountry.
pa" Geo. w. Hazelrigg was COM
mitted to the KOsciusko Jail q few
days since, charged with horse steal
ing.
BH~ We have heard some COM
plants of the Boil Worm, says the
Tallahatchian, of q late date, in that
section, They seem to be Just making
their appearance.
ET The Jackson Clarion of the
2d instant says there are now in the
Penitentiary about ia convicts,
about 25 of whom are white.
B@- The Viclzsburg Times of the
18th ult. says the cholera seems to be
abating materially.
VXysfl, Az IL -
Grenada Southern Family Visitor
the connection of the Rev. Albert
Moore with that paper ceased.
HA- The Jackson Clarion of the
I'd instant says the cholera, instead
of alarming that community, has it
self become frightened and fled, and
that the city is now as healthy as it
ever has h.an at this sOnsOn OF tho
year.
%s% A young man by the name of
Martin Harlan was drowned in the
Tallahatehie river, near Belmont,
a short time since, while bathing
He, was to have been married in a
few days. ,s,
aDied, at st. Paul, Minnesota,
on the 18th of July, after a lingering
illness, Miss Matte Beall, Clicking
ton, Mississippi.
50 The Carroll Conservative of
the 18th ult. chronicles the death of
three most worthy citizens, Mr.. w.
Hemingway, j. NJ. Hamilton and
Francis Eubank. All were old citi-
zens and men of large families.
H@- The Liberty Herald says that
the yield of corn and cotton in that
county willequal that Of 1861, and
that some planters will raise more
than ever before. s--,,
DSFrom all parts of the State, of
the river, says the VicksbrIrg Herald,
there is but one opinion, a meagre
prospect for cotton or corn. On some
of the river places, we hear of good
crops but they are few and har be-
tween. = ~ - "A = 8
pa The KOsciusko Banner tells OF
rain, fof active religious revivals, OF
/ the appointment of Rev. CHI. Dodds
as principal of the Masonic Female
/ Academy, and of much sickness, pc
culiar to- the season, throughout the
country.
/ pa The Columbus Index complains
! of too muchFain, fears rust will iniure
the cotton, and says farmers are to
be pitied. y"
nHThere is a great deal ofsickness
! in Attala county, on Big Black and
Long Greek, Fever is the prevalent
complaint, but is Of a mild form.
NJ The NIissisfppi Central Railroad
! intend redeeming the change notes
issued by the Road in 1852, with Sc.
cured mortgage bearing bonds, bear.
ing s per cent, interest, with, coupons
attached, payable seIni-anuaI1y. Nc
bonds wifi be issued Of less denomi,
nation thap 500. rf
The Grenada Family Visitor O.
the 25th MT says the question of the
grain crop is now settled. The mos
careful and diligent inquiry settles
the fact that within territory 20
thirty miles radius from that point
there will be not more than half {
crop of corn,. with q strong preSuInp
ton that It will be less than that; o
! wheat, about one-t third of the'usua
'crep. No reliable Judgment can, We
be formed with regard to cotton
present prospects are unfaYorable.
The Kosciusko Central Banner
Of the LIST instant, says gentleman
who arrived in that place on The
day before, informed that paper. tina
IL persons had died at Duck Hill
station, on last Thursday, and fiv.
more corpse were lying there un
buried on Thursday night. The PEG
pie had generally LEFT the place
The Banner says, great excitemen
prevails among the Citizens alon,
the railroad, in consequence Of tn
probability Of this dreadful scourgI
making its appearance a1nQng them
The citizens Of Durant are, nakini
all possible afrange Idents to prevent
its advent there. s9lssftsts 81
Fol We alsb learn fron the JaOlsor
Mieslssippian that ten or twelvg
deaths have occurred within a. dal
| or two, among the negroes IN I'll
no pitals ut I4auderdal Springs, iron
q disease very much like cholera. :
! Il - thought that the negroes recent
I ~ broughtup from Vicksburg hr0ugh
4 the cholera khern.~r - <sae