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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

There is 3 lady in the Virginia legis-
Iatnre.
A Tex4rcAns barber sports 5000
worth Of diamonds
Virginia j. shipping from NsrsoIk
large numbers Of cassle 70 Europe.
forth CArosins papers are wsging 3
war on the high salaries paid BY the state.
A planter ia Ascension, L4., made
iour Thousand poaBds Of suEzr TO the acre.
The loses BY FIRE in Richmond lat
y@Ar were sIis.o0o. against $1,000 in 1917.
The salary 9f t5e mayor OF Savannah
has ce-u azs4 a. s2ssso. reduetion % $500.
The gold mines Of Georgia are aid to
produce not less Shzn y 10000 bullion per
lnnum.
By natural Increase, and not by supe-
Tior yield, Flori6a has pro4oosS 10000 BAR
rsls more oranges this season fhsz sse did
last
Texas has I6s Organized COUNTIES. and
al ikeir sheriEs are 70 meet in Austin On the
ISL % tel TIE iegialAfzre how 70 diminish
crime
Alabama clears some $50. 600 q year
working oEs her eosvicts. Or the lK&f day
% December there wsre buE elghtysHve in
An enteFprising fisherman sook Is5
s5ad Al the s. John's hss on Saturday last
The hsh are =sTta 6ity cents > pair in the
j4rksSuEills market
A statement Just prepared by the
REGISTER o. ths treasury shows that st26 .ss3
Was expended in Georgia on public works IN
1871 and si7s. Ga in 1878
Mobiles trade las largely increased
over Lass ysAr. The exports have been Ste>
asa.00o against sl1 oo0. .0g0, and the imports
sl,i4sssa2 sgnins So. .4o4-
EAecsricity has been substituted for
IA azsksz= tzs - : F=zszA=sz. n sAs 0Ase
renitsztiarr. Ph51iciKns endorse IL, and il
q said % have FeaEesd the number 81 e4zes
ssnt down iof puniakment - per cent.
The Aberdeen Examiner tells of twe
farmers 4 Eenroe county who hare tw0
years crops of eofson on hand. ard Of enc,
sfo wfta two vea-s' crops o. hls place uzS
s7lt, . now 5uylEg cotton 70 hold Tor higher
Frirss-
Harrison Page, the escaped negro con-
Tics Eho killed Clark BTise0e. Of Ciai0orne
county, Miss. two yesrs Axo, and a iew
weeks ego killed SheriH Back and Deputy
lane, wEx captured few GAYS age a Beach
lsud- The csansy Rad cseret s. .00o reward
fer him-
Ihe nuns Of UrszliEe Ceavent. burned
near Columbia < C., BY the federal fe-res.
are getting eEeFybtsy in the ssate ts sigz :
petition 70 congress for an appropriation oi
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16


The greatest wonder in the State of
Iowa, and perhaps any other STATE, is
what II called the . Walled Lake" in
Wright connty, Twelve miles north OF
the Dubuque and Pacific railway, and
one hundred and fiffy west OF Dubuque
city. The lake il from two &c three ieet
higher than the ezrth's surface In some
places the wall il ten feet high. fifteen
fett wide at the bottom and five feet
wide on top Another fact u the size OF
the stones used in construction, the whoi<
Of them varying in weight from three
4aas % cue AEE<<e~<x pnand&- There y
sn sfsundanee a <s0Des IN Wrfess eeansy
but surrounding the lake 20 the extent
Of five OF ten miles there are Eone- No
one can form an idea as 70 the means en-
plOyed 20 bring them To the spot or who
constructed it. Around the entire lake
il belt Of woodland halt mile in length,
composed Of oak. With this exception,
the country Is q rolling prairie. The trees
must have been planted there 2t the
time of the building OF the wall. In
the spring OF the year 1856 there wss 3
great storm, and the ice on the lake
broke the wall in reverai places. aud the
farmers in the vicinity werc obliged 70
repair the damages TO prevent inundA-
ton The lake occupies ground sur
tscs OF 2 500 acres; depth Of water -
great ss 25 fret. The water l. clear and
cold: soil sandy and losmy- Il is ain
gulzr that no one has been able &c asner-
tain where the water comes fToEz nor
=hs=s !. sss@-, vet IL il Always clear and
fresh
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

70 are ueeds 20 be told that cyanide
II potassium, a drug largely used IN
photography. : possca ei the naos.
,sss.s.@ Character. Its active ingredient
!. ura-sic Arid. Praszic acid IN is pafe'
- a. eheuissz wonld Term il, anhy-
druus' form. Is a substance too danger
~. :. - keg.s. or even Manufactured II
! -. czpsale containing wine giAsa-
fall Il pure pEnzsic scsd were oroken
in re pis Of theatez, those snaoEg 'ne
audiepce who were The nearest the oeofs
ruivht ss-ape. put the great nsj9siiy
wonld he killed On the spot HE prns-
- scid ordinarily sold. and occAs'oosiiy
users lor killing dogs and cats. Contains
epous = drop q the pure acid 70 4 guar,
I..T q passss c. c. ==ssseE- Pare Ernssae Ae.o
=, + sssr,,szis.. care keep He m7zaf -
wpIl compress ton OF dynAnits isssS :
ssnv,e esl fridge. suPposing snes pac1age
y, = rsszsib7e. and then irsve the deadly
,srr.l wing sooee On the tab e Cyanide
n potsssiusa / no. Ike prussie Ns'd,
volatile Il i white poEders fS'ne'
resembling four or chalk Is T. bow
arar 40 poisonous that 4 mere pltcn
q il spginkled over an 0pee wonaS er
.arr. viii czusa almost instAn tsnts' y :
aeRsh. That afragment almost IN Per
cefxib.s 10 the eye viii, if swaiio~eo 90
prove equally fatal and tha. Is Hlsrs =,
sznaIi has bel0Ee nov pT7dueea ii-i'lz' ~
ate dsaih
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16
The Life that Is 10 be Pound on sub
marine Gable.

The amount Of submarine life that
comes up on a cable which i taken up
lor repairs after being immersed ior =
year OK two = surprising Three yesr'
ago the writer wss with a repairing ex
petition on tha Para % Cayenne scc.sou
of the Western and brazilian COMFY q
cables. We we're chiefly At work Of the
island at Marzio, in the estuary Of the
Amazon. The cable had only been sub
merged Abrut q month; yet Il came on
board the ship II PLACES literally covered
With b&rnacies. q. Others overgrowu
with submarine vegetation. crabs and
curious sheils often Of singular dsliczcy
and beauty. The sea-weeds were IN
great variety clinging 10 the cable.
sometimes in thick groves Of red and
vnKls. nAmu. rsss. alfnay fac -. ara tusss
ef amethyst snnsa. We fr4nd branching
cernlline plants upward os . loot in
height growing TO the cable. the soft
skeleton being covered with = heshy
sEin, Eenerziiy oi n deep ssTsETs sssaS-.
Sometimes spopse was found attached
70 the roots of these corals. and delicate
c2lcarious structures of varied tints in
erusted the stems Of all tbese points AID
served 10 ornament a. well a. toEtrenEtheu
them Parasitic life seems 70 BE a. siie
under these soft tepid waters as on the
neighboring tropical shores. Many star
fishes, zoophitrs and erugt2ceAns were
likewise hshed up on the cable Tne
crabs wers often themselves completely
overgrown with the Indigenous vegstA-
ton Of the bottom, and 10 were scarcely
distiuguishable frOmiL Others, although
not 80 covered, were found 10 have the
same tints rs the vegetation they inhAb-
tied, And even IN structure somewhss
resembled the latter. Otherz. sgAin,
we-e perfectly or partially transparent
and ore nc-. beautiful hyslipe crab.
new to science, united in its person
several OF the prevailing oosors Of The
bottom Ils slender limbs. like insnted
6iaments OF glass. were stained here and
there OF q deep topzz brown Its snout,
pointed lika q needle. Was of q deep
scarlet; lis triangular body waz Of deep
yellow: its eyes were green and It's tiny
hmEss OF an amethyst blue
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

-tsfs@aAa nf1AA4s
B2ysrd Taylor sr0te a bezufiful hand
He detested blind aad sloEenly wrising
and used 20 say that any man could
write plainly who would make an eHort.
His manuscript Was ths delight of print
ers. Mr.. Taylsr wrote quietly snd stead
ily, Snd prsdroed n great deal mere
COPY" in q given time than any one
would suppose him cAFabie Of who OBJ
served rs apparent ease ard ssss<nce Of
harry. He w2s rAsASr careless in his
5-aa. bat =ss, Ike Horace geseley,
eHezxh % 70 be conspicuous He
liked s stought, but plain suit Of clothes
that could Be worn long time, loose~
fitting gray overcast, and : broad
h.imned sloach hat. be was = hearty
cater, And Vas fcnd 0f Ire Gernsn n&-
gi0nzl beverage. which he hAbiiually
drank Al dinnertime. In religious bsilef
he might have been eiAsszd ~ UniizE-
rizn or q Deist. though be had great
reverence for the faith o. his Quaker
ancestors. In his later ys.rs THE desire
tor trsvel wore oA, and be used 10 set out
On . journey with great reluctance At.
ss4 zz=s==. srsa kn@@lng Eell AL the
great eities Of the world his preferences
was New York He often s4id he had
rather live there than in any Earope&n
capisal. Taylor's vile was \ daughter
Of the celebrsse1 German sstronomer,
Professor Hanaen- She Il lady o. nne
culture and considerable literary tAiezt-
A seheol history Of Germany, written by
her husband for zse in American schooiA
vas reces .sly trznzlzted By her into Ger
ms-. Their daughter, Lillian, closely
resembled her fAther a. he appeared in
bis youthful days Taylor built the
house near kenne.t squ&re where his
aarenta stiIi live, and where they cele-
brated their golden wedding nearly ten
vesrs ago. He called the pl2oe Cedar.
croft, and hoped 70 ps@ bisol age there.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

thing they cAn 70 add T. my happiness.
KATIE = rliii aaSsssssss.. - =S==s. =ss:
Charlie is maintaining the stat q nv
Old are
never saw the ghost again. In fact,
nave gun rrzsvus 70 sssii1& sissss ssss
mysterious visitant waz q certain grSce-
less nephew OF mite who had fallen in
love with Katie. OF course forg4ve
the deception long sgo, - Is saved ne
from 4 terrible mistake
am much happier, probably, than il
I bad married the young giTl whose beArs
belonged to another. am not certain.
however, that she did not accept Charlie
ir1m Fsqa- - TsJ STJTStssss. Sjsi ssT -@T
be has made her . good husband.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Indiana =ensn's prison i entirely
under the contrul Of women.
The costliest switch of hair ever inside
n Paris ~ss sold there lately for $500. IL
was snoz white, and yard aud . quarter
long.
Jewelry Is made in Germany from the
pare blood Of the ox. TIE blood Is dried
reduced 10 powder, and then nodded and
solizhed- What rexfs
Beginning with q production Of four
pounds Of tea in 1870, Iuiia exports 20 600, :
600 pounds, and ali the islands Of the Indian
archipelago are eulfiF&fing the plant
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

Tne oonsnl general OF the Uuited
states Al Cairo b&s informed ths depart
ment oi Safe that the cotton crop Of
Eeypt for Ig7S-heing gathered 81 the
80 = 49, ---:.i... sl.e sAs.zssseh. Nov %
-wonld fail sxr short o. the average
annual yisid. and that the quality Of ths
cotton wonId Be very inferior. Il ls -
timated that the present crop will not
yield more than 2 1900 quintRls Of ~
pounds eseh, while tbs exports ef cotton
rom Exypt furing me tbree prsc<<1iHg
vezrs ATe1zzsa 22,99s.'a. > 99s.'a .osse anin;sls per
vess. his great falling Of n the cotton
crnp for 1878 Was caused by tbe Aes-n5as
Of the Nile lar rear. fw0 million
sr-ps. OF more than twofiftfs o. ali The
arsi,s lzud of Egypt, weFe inundated
4 Sectemtser oi tois year This Inun-
,sstion inclEded most Of the lands oi
itwe1 Erypt, which were planted with
corn ard coston. TIE former crop was
ruos.lv al destroyed snd he latter much
ip5uied. a. the forging fscts testify.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

Nh LoS0TELLow, in his character Of
poet, has had some curious jests. There
was the Hnan rho went 70 sh4nk him for
writing Break Break, Break Z" the
women who hzi reAi bis poems in her
girlhood and hsdn't seen them since the
mSn who was one Of the few who had
read The Pendulum =" the French
man who wanted 70 know II that was the
house where Shakespeare was born, and
the Englishman who thought that, a.
there were no ruins in Amencs, he would
call and see you sir"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

The great robbery Of the Manhattan
savings bank has melted Herald writer
TO look up the more n0table burglaries
OF the p4zt fifteen yeArs. The list en-
hrsces some seyeBty-fve or mere bank
ing institutions that have suffered in this
WAY the aggregate loss footing up about
sl5,0O0l0O0. Thus it appears that in
this country alone. in one class OF rob-
oeries, an average loss Of s million dol
lars year has been sustsined. A single
years burglar tax woald probably supply
time locks and electnc alarms to every
bsnk vault in the land.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

TIE North American ssys: The I'M
migrants are coming again, in spite Of
stormy seas aad winter. They are
limited 10 no race, cIeed, language or
cAliing. but represent all They have
perhaps g various notions a. NATIONAL
i.ses, yet agree on one-that they can
Accumulate and enjoy more in America
ihsn in Earope- 4 recent calculation
represented that the Italian workman
receives seventeen and twenty per cent.
of re pratt cn kis ro-k : .he Preach
man forty seven per cent the American
ssvenIy-i#0 per cznl. While she Approx
imAtion to such diEersnoe exists, VIC
shall continue TO grow from immigration
IS wen As from multiplication.
THE crystal glass miilstoDcs, recently
introduced in Germany, are said 70 give
promise of SUCCESS. Their construction
appears 10 have originated in the fact, Is
observed, that French burrs produce the
bsss results, when they have the closest
and most glossy nature, and the making
OF the glass millslones Is pursued on the
sane plan adopted in the case Of French
burrs- Eight pieces Of glass of equal
size, containing nine cubic metres, are
used as 8 nuclei, the counter piece Of
granite being kept open at the hole, and
bound 10 the outer form with cement.
The iurrows are cut with kniie-picks,
snc the dresSs-s done with pointed ham
mers or diamond dressing machine. II
Is alleged that these niIlstonez do really
better work than the French burrS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

TIE san Francisco Chronicle sAys that
the hoodlum fraternity IN that city dates
from 1862, and now comprises some six
hundred members, composed chiefly Of
haifgrown hoyz. All are not criminals,
bat the leaders are asa rule. They have
regular system Of passwords and siznAls
and slang dialect, which j., however.
sPsriSgiy used lest the poles acquire its
terms
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

sAS FEAscEsco papers say the coinage
Of The Hickeis Is about the largest fraud
oi a small sEindle ever perpetrzted upon
Tree people. The cost Of the coins i
ofiy Il cent apiece, and they were
originally authorized and she silver half.
dimes deHoneti1sd Tor the benefit Of the
oSners oi nickel mine In New geFsey.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

AEarTLE girl Of cur Acqusintanee calls
her impecuuious ioveE Life tscsii''
he T. short"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

TIE Utica Repabliean giver dispstch
fFr=l the queen to the ameer- Love
ne, OF I'A LEX you.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16
O*ford TaaIt.


All Legal asd trsasisut advertisements will
~ eharKsd By the i1s~-tion.
Cal on pcrsons - bSceme cssdi6ntss are
CHARGED the usuai rates.
ObituEries, trihutss Of respect anf mar
risges sfii ~ cksrTsa for a. the regular ad-
vertisinE rates.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16
CONGRESSIONAL.



In the senate on the 9TH the following
bills we're introduced And referred:
By Mr.. Booth: Fer the interchange OF sub
sidizry SILVER, eein sad Uriisd States notes
By Mr.. McDonAid; To Authorlze tae tara
tiun OF outstanding legal tenders.
Nj VOORHEES, called ap his reseautscDn in
sfrucfing the JzaielAry gcmnaittee toz< are
INTO he expeoiency cf making Ee tfz1e
deA1r leg1l tender, and providing II the
coinage info standard SILVER dollars Head
dressed the senate Al length. dsnoaBeing ihs
trade dollar a. frsEduienf money, whiek,
having failed in its mission abroad. had re-
tnrEea home TO chest the honest people q
ssis country.
The -presideut laid before the sqnzie
a memorial from the Legislative assembly Of
the state Of Oregon, praying for = modihca-
iion Of the treaty between the United States
and the empire Of Chlne, 40 a. 70 stop and
prohibit tae Importation or immikrxzisa of
Chinese and csher AssAtie laborers 70 the
Pz<szc eoext ReserreS. Adiearned-
In the senate o. the Sin. Srhst5T fh=--zsz,
frem the committee on Judiciary, reported,
with an amendment, the house bill 70 divide
the western district OF Missouri into two d.
visions, and prescribing the times and places
fer holding court therein PlAcsd en- the
calendar.
Consideration wzs resumed Of the bill 20
amend the patent lass. and Senator We'd
leigh took the deer, sat wss interrupted by
q message from she house announcing the
Lezth OF Representative HArsridge. Senators
Gordon, Booth and Beck we're appointed 4
committee TO accompany the body 20 Geor>
I gia. Adjourned
HoTsE-
In the house on the 7th Mr. Carlisle
z introduced Till 70 include newspapers and
periodicals. and proof sheets in Ez1 matter
I of the third class Referred
I Mr.. WAddsl reported a bill relating to the
I classification Of mail matter. and the amount
Of postaxe thereon. Ordered printed ard
I recsnm tied.
Mr.. Kidcer introduced bill for the adj
mission OF DAkotsh ss q state Referred.
The de4ihs Of D. B. Douglass Va and A.
:. Williams Mica were then announced,
and the house, in respect 10 their memory,
sdjourned-
/ fn the house on the sfh, fscizl notice Of
I the death Of Representative Hartri5ge vas
taken, and Aessrs- Cock, Frye, Cex, CAbeli,
ss1ne Davidson and Hunt were appointed 3
committee to accompany the rensins TO
Georgi2- Adjourned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1879-01-16

sooK ASp JOB DEPARTMENT.
We =-s rrs>sssA e Dc Inh Work - Mem.
phis prices, w3tb nsatrsss and dispsssh. ss
iow prices Tor cHsh.
The New York herald., 1879-07-12
FIGHT RETWEEN CITIZENS AND
SOLDIERS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. I

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
OMAHA, Neb., July II, 1870
Details have just reached here of serious conflict
which occurred last Saturday night at Sidney, Neb
between soldiers from Fort Sidney and the citizens
John Matthews. saloon keeper becoming enraged
at drunken soldier. pounded him SO brutally that
for some time it was believed the man would die
The soldiers comrades were indignant at the out
rage and arranged for attack on Matthews house.
One OF the soldiers betrayed confidence and told
Matthew'S who quietly collected several friends at
his residence. well armed, and prepared to stand
siege.
THE FIGHT.
The soldiers left the fort after dark armed with
carbnes and divided into two companies. taking
position at the Sidney Bank and the other at Miss
Jenkins millinery shop. At preconcerted signal fire
opened on Matthews house, which was briskly
returned. Several volleys followed and the soldiers
finally retired large company of citizens coming
to Matthews rescue and guarding his house during
the night Details of soldiers sent from the
found in the street with carbines arrested and
put in jail.
THE CASUALTIES.
Miss Jenkins. the millner was found to have re-
ceived gunshot wound in one arm, which will
probably render anputation necessary. Ella Lowry
shot through both hands. Mrs. Matthews. Of
the party in the beseged house, had her comb shot
from the back of her head.
strong feeling has been aroused between the Cit
liens and the soldiers at the fort.
The New York herald., 1879-07-12
THREE NIGHTS IN THE STREET.

Daniel Simmer, German carpenter. deserted his
wife Caroline and his three little girls. named Lizzie.
Emma and Mary Frances aged respectively thirteen.
and nine years. about two months ago and
went to live with another woman, whom he has
since supported. Mrs. Simmer tried to enough
to support herself and children by taking wash
ing but work not being plentiful she fell in
arrears for the rent of her rooms at No. LAS First
avenue. On Tuesday the landlord of the house
be dispossessed, and their few household goods
were thrown i'll the street. As the poor woman had
no money she unable to procure q place
of shelter, and she and her children were
compelled to spend three nights on the street with
the chattels of their household. The facts of the
case to the of Captain Yule of the Twenty
eighth precinct, who notified Officer Chiardi, of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Mr.. Chiardi proceeded last night to the place
where Mrs. Simmer had resided and found
her the sidewalk with her effects, and her children
weeping around her. The thunder shower had just
begun, and the officer asked the landlord of the
promises which rooms Mrs. Simmer had occupied.
that he might take her bedding into them. The man
replied that he had enough of her in his house. and
didn't propose to be swindled out of any more
rent" Some people in the neigh hborhood, however,
took the beds into their residences Soon afterward
q bountiful meal set before the nearly faInished
family by Captain Yule. and Mrs. Simmer aud her
children given sleeping quarters in the station
house.
The New York herald., 1879-07-12

State Wednesday. amused himself by firing with a
revolver ut the hats of the Councillors which were
hanging on the wall in the lobby and was arrested.
lie did not aim at or injure anybody.
Berlin despatch TO the Morning Post says:-'The
permission recently granted TO the French general.
Chauzy. to inspect Russian fortress and coast de
fences which is favor not usually granted to for
eigners. has seriously offended German susceptible
tiles"
The second fire at Irkutsk. Siberia. destroyed five
churches, convent. Luthern church. the courts
of justice. police Offices, the telegraph ofice the
Post Office. the Excise. Artillery. Engineers and
Medical establishments, three banks. the Barracks
and the Town Hail.
The New York herald., 1879-07-12

vNASuINGTON HOTEL, LIVERPOOL.
w This magnificent resort for American travellers
reopened on June Z, by SIR WILFRED LAWSON, Bart,
NJ r.. and Mr. A. VI. SULLIVAN, VI L. About I2O gentle
TO splendid luncheon In tho dining room.
including the Hon. X. Packard american Consult. who,
rising speak received with applause, and said
that Americans claimed to know something about keep
ing They lad hotels above the clouds and
the mountain tops; they bad hotels in the mountain
they had hotel palaces floating the waters
had hotels wheels 0auhtcr and representing
the and the American travelling public he
ton Hotel very deserving Of his country The Wash
Hotel il Immediately facing the ST. Hall,
and opposite the London and North Railway
in proximity to tho other stations and piers
Visitors sending letter postal card from America
Queenstown will be welcomed by the at Liver
ppo