davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-12-15

R~"How many fish have you caught,
my boy?" "Well, Mister, as soon as l
ketch the one that's fooling around the
hook and another one, I'll have two. "
Press.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-12-15
TWO SUMMER IDYLS.

An humble boy, with shining pail,
Went gladly singing adOwn the dale
To where the COW with the brindle tail
On clover her palate did regale.
An humble bee did gaily sail
Far over the soft and shadowy vale,
To where the boy, with the shining pail,
Was milking the COW with the brindle tail.
The bee lit down the cows left ear;
Her heels few up through the atmosphere
And, through the leaves of chestnut tree,
The boy scared into eternity.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-12-15

EOR SALE.-Eighty acres in Kansas, near
II large city, or would exchange for Property
in Maryland. JOHN P. CLARK, Lexington and
Calvert sts., Baltimore. [SepI, ,'S3y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
Gen. fuckers Murder.
memphis Appeal

Okolona, Miss, March 81
The jury in the case Of the State
VS.. Jas. M. Simmons, one of the
consplrators charged with the
assassination of Gen. w. r.
Tucker, on the night of the 14th
of September, 1881, after being
out about thirty minutes, have
just returned the following ver>
dict:
We, the jury, find the defend
ant, James Madison Simmons,
guilty as charged in the within
bill of indictment.
The trial commenced on Fri
day, the 23d, and occupied about
IHn uuyvy--Aoafimonv do
velopiug one Of the darkesta and
most damnable conspiracies
that the human mind ever con-
ceiyed.
To the able District Attorney
Gen. j. L. Finley, and Judge w.
J. Lacy, is due the highest praise
for their indomitable energy
during the trial and
it's Incidents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

just as we 60 to press we
learn from the jackson Clarion
that Col. J. n. Amacker has
published o card in the Bates,
vile .(Miss.) Blade, complaining
of the injustice Of a publication
in q recent issue of the EAGLE.
We did not receive the Blade
containing the card, but cor
rected the statement in our last
issue. The statement was given
us by responsible gentlemen as
the truth and they can and will
no doubt take pleasure in Civ
the names of their inform.
ants, besides we heard the re-
port, before it appeared in the
EAGLE, from other sources and
can give names if desired. That
It is a lie, there can not now be
The slightest doubt. But any
lnsinuation that the editor of
he EAGLE had any motive, to
njure Col. Amacker In any way,
or any purpose, is a base and
lie, no matter by whom
Uttered, insinuated or limited at
lnder any cover, guise OF inu-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
Tribute Of Respect.

WHEREAS, It has pleased
God, in His all-wise Providence,
to take from our midst our
friend and brother, G. NJ SoHLA-
TER, and since by his untimely
death the Rainbow Fraternity
has lost a true member, q warm
friend and a noble brother
Resolved, That although it is
with great sorrow that we have
seen our loved friend cut down
at such an untimely period, in
the bloom of youth and when
just entering into honorable
young manhood, yet we recog-
nize in his early death the hand
Of God and that "He moves in
q mysterious way his wonders
to perform"
Resolved, That VIC extend to
his bereaved relatives our most
sincere sympathies in this, their
severe affiiction, recognizing at
the same time that they have
the joyful and consoling remem-
brance that in his brief space of
existence he displayed all those
grand and ennobling traits which
characterize a true, courteous
and christian gentleman and
make life sublime and death q
victory.
Resolved, That in testimony
Of our grief we wear the usual
badge Of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolved, That these resolu.
tons be published in the Uni
versity Magazine, the Oxford
papers, the New Iberville South
and that q copy of them be sent
to the different chapters of the
Rainbow Fraternity and to the
parents of our deceased broth
er.
R. P. WILLING, JR.,)
g. w. EwEI.L, JR., Commit
B. H. HOLDER, tee.
p. q. SEARS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
E~x-President Davis.

New Orleans States: The large
~assemblage at the laying of the
cornerstone of the monument
OF the Army of Tennessee, were
both surprised and delighted to
witness the renewed health and
vigor of the iilustrious ex.Presi-
dent of the Confederacy. When
Mr.. Davis was forced by the &C.
clanation of the assemblage to
speak to them be appeared
as vigorous as he was thirty
years ago, and his voice was as
clear and ringing as when it
held the Senate of the United
States under its spell.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
A Little Girls Dreadful Rum.

Asheville, N. c., April o.
jamie Metcalf, a pretty little girl
of fifteen, living on Bald Noun.
tains in this county, had her
clothes take fire one evening
last week. As soon as she
realized her situation she start.
ed for a stream 200 yards away.
The stream was down the noun.
tain side, and away sped the
frightened little thing enveloped
in flames. Two gates were in
her road which she had to un,
latch before she could get to-
the creek. She opened the first
one, but when she got to the
last her sufferings were SO in.
tense that she could not undo
the fastenings, but sprang over
it and bounded on her way.
When she reached the stream
every thread other clothing was
burned to ashes save a waist
band. The peor girl rolled in.
to the cooling waters of the
brook with sickening screams.
The mother found the girl i'm
the creek and carried her to
the house. She was horribly
burned and has died since.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

A fernando dispatch to the
Appeal, of the 9Th, Says A tele-
gram reached this place last
Thursday, stating that John @.
Payne, the young man who,
while drunk, murdered J. M.
Hawkins here last May, had
been arrested and lodged in Jail
by q United States marshal at
Hampstead, Tex, and request
ing the sheriff of this county to
come for him. Sheriff Dockery
Immediately set out for Texas,
with the proper papers, for the
said Payne. The news was re.
~gretfdlly received by the COM
munity, as we had hoped, for
the sake of his family, who are
of our best and most respecta.
Bile citizens, that young Payne
had Quilted the county forever
For him there is no sympathy
but for his old, heartbroken
mother and family and his deep
ly-mortifed brother, who is one
's6u-c5AAziRG and best citizens
heartfelt sympathy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
sym
A Small Pox Remedy.

The following is said to be q
never failing remedy for small.
p0x:
Sulphate of zinc, one grain ;
fox glove, (digitalis) one grain ;
half teaspoonfnl of sugar !; mix
with two tablespoonful Of wa
ter; when thoroughly mixed.
add four ounces of water. Take
q spoonful every hour. For q
child, smaller dose, according
to age. It is claimed that the
disease will disappear in twelve
hours, and that it will cure even
If the pittings are filing. 1t is
harmless when taken by a well
person as q preventive. Will
also cure scarlet fever.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

-sxl rr~-i..~. a. -
!. psrs NJ. M.t.mc
.s-,rs~s ns~-r.
5000 sssur - ~. 81, a..
strc.s~ ,.st y.a~ srd hsv,rg
~hc,s..,o 49, cstn. ,..,sdv
thsv en- :, 800 NOV r. nj.
1890 ~ mvdr.s..u.,t.~.
~. s~..S,..,,tr, - ,s,,ssh.s Iii.
$780, ssrd .nd ths sm;,s.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
W. C. I. U. NOTES.

The Connecticut Legislature
is considering a prohibitory
amendment.
The temperance boom has
reached Germany, and the brew
ers begin to trembie.
Joseph Cook says of our
National President, Frances e
Willard, "she stands so high.
that all the world can see herr.
Senator Blair says of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance
UNION, sit is one of the might
lest forces of the land" And
John B. Cough, adds, it lis do
ing moro than all other organi-
cations put together"
Tho Ohio Legislature has
agreed on the report of o con.
ference committee for the sub.
mission of two propositions for
amendments to the constitution
on the liquor question. One
provides for prohibition, and
the other legislative control.
The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union is working very
successfully in all of its depart
ments. A Band of Hope has
been organized in the Third
Christian church, by Mrs. Ha-
german. A number of ladies'
went out Thursday evening and
organized at the Masonic Wild
ows' and Orphans' Home.
These ladies gre thorough2xuini
earnest In thfS~w0Nd tIfS
very fact assures their success.
The National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, with it's
thirty-ono auxiliaries State and
two Territorial Unions, is the
largest society ever composed
exclusively of women, and con.
Quoted by them. The number
Of local Unions is about 5000,
with q membership of $4,000,
and a large number of Juvenile
organizations. The society is q
union of Christian women of all
churches for the purpose Of
educating the young forming a
better public sentiment reform
ing the drinking classes; trans
forming by the power of Divine
grace, those who are enslaved
by alcohol, and removing the
dramshop from our streets by
low
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12


DIR. Writ johnson was elected
President ofthe Sanitary Coun-
Gil.
The Supreme Court having
confirmed the sentence 0fJudge
Chrisman's court, Walker and
Bassil Guice will go to the peni-
Tertiary for life. It will be re-
membered that in October, 1881,
they killed Alexander Hawley
kn4hsf;sseik II Natehs.s;
Fellows celebration ct Summit
on the 28th inst.
Gen. Fitzgerald, Of Vicksburg,
Is being urged as Associate Jus.
tice Of the Supreme Court of
Arizona.
The Natchex Democrat saws
that DR.. G.. 8. Roudebush In
tends establishing . high school
for boys in Jackson.
Bids for erecting the base.
ment story Of the government
were opened last Mon.
day. The Dumesville Stone
presented the lowest
estimate, 41O,lSO.
The Wesson Herald notes
hat new machinery continues
% come in for the Mississippi
We yish the State was
illed with more factories. They
industry, build up the
country and put money In clrcu.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

A dispatch from Columbus,
Ga, Of the 9th, says: Capt. Fei.
fer committed suicide this morn.
ing, at $50 o'clock, on Mrs.
Gonord's gallery by shooting
himself With ssmalI calfbre pis-
tol just above the right ear.
He had been engaged to be
married to Mrs. G0nord, but
had been discarded. His inten-
ton was TO shoot her and then
kill himself, bat he failed TO gain
IN entrance 70 her house. He
was about 81 years old. He
belonged to tho fed
eral army. He was . German,
and was we'll known In Mont
yomery and New Orleans.
Mrs. GofEord 10 . lady about 40
Tears Of age, and has 9 daughter
in New Orleans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
M. Davis eensaIoqy.
The Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette prints the following let
ter from Jefferson Davis:

The Cincinnati Commercial
prints the following let
ter from Jefferson Davis:
BEAUvoIR, Miss,
April IL, 1882.
Samuel M. Duncan : Dear Sir
Of the Both ult, arrived
at this Office during my absence ;
otherwise IL would have been
sooner acknowledged. The rea-
son you give for the inquiry
makes It q pleasure to me to re-
ply. l was born in what was
then Christian county, KY, for
when Todd county was cut of
Of Christian the dividing line
ran through my fathers house,
and the room in which / was
born is, / have been told, in
Todd county. My father was
born in Georgia when it was q
colony of Great Britain; his
father was an immigrant from
Wales, and his mother was a
native of Georgia. Ny mother
was q native of South Carolina,
and her father emigrated from
Ireland. / believe this covers
the scope of your inquiry, and
will, 1 hope, be satisfactory to
you. If your former letter Of
inquiry was received the fact Il
not remembered, but many such
Inquiries remain unanswered,
because, being o private mem
Der of society, and having ne
wish to be anything else, unless
% in your case, some reason II
given for inquiring into my
genealogy, it is o reasonable
supposition that the object is K
add another to a collection o.
autographic letters. Be as
sured that no disrespect was in
tended toward you, and believe
me to be as Q son Of the same
soil with yourself.
Respectfully yours.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
H~ARnonrowN, MISS,
April 9th, 1883.

Ed. EAGLE: I am told that an
article appeared in the EAGLE
stating that "Mr. J. H. Amack-
or, while intoxicated, killed one
of his children.n Az this rumor
has boon circulated throughout
this country, | have made inqui-
~ ofhis nearest neighbors, and
6nd that 1t il . base and slande-
rous falsehood. Mr.. Amacker
has not been under the influence
Of liquor since he came into this
neighborhood. Mr.. Amacker
IL now in Memphis, and presum.
ing he knows nothing Of said
rumor, aud the article published
In the EAGLE, l deem it proper
to give the facts. All papers
please copy.
Respectfully,
Dr.. d. @. MCCAMPBELL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

Tickets to Memphis will be on
sale from the 10Th to the Goth,
and good to return until the 22d.
The fastest horses in the United
States will be on the tract, and
you can combine business with
pleasure.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

Marion county Republicans
instructed for John w. Lewis
for governor.
Gov. Blackburn promptly and
properly refused to pardon
Dave Ferguson.
Two new churches, one Pres.
byterian, the other Baptist, are
to be built at Hiseville, Barren
county.
Paris Is to take Q vote May 10
ON appropriating 100000 to-
wards the Paris, Frankfort &
Georgetown railroad.
q. 8. Ehanklin died in Nichlas
vile, leaving . widow and four
children. He was injured by q
bull and erysipelas ensued.
Gen. 8. B. Buckner IL actual.
IL making speeches on the idea
that he il . candidate for gov
ernor. What queer notions
linen do take.
Four prisoners assaulted Jail.
, or Meader at Russellville, and
made their escape. Three were
captured by Q posse of citizens
, . few hours after the escapade
Fire at Cadiz destroyed eight
large business h0uscs.
Col. Jake CorbetS Ne Gov
errors private SECRETARY, is I
candidate to represent his coun
ty Ballard In the Legislature.
n A public meeting in Rowan
4 county expressed . preference,
a. follows: Thos. L. Jones 70,
Il Governor, for Van b. Young
9 Lieutenant Governor, and JOIN
Cecil for Register of tn
I Land Oficc.
+ From Owenton Willis n
Brumback was sent to the Lex
ingtOn lunatic asylum.
RI Franklin ID alarmed by the ap
appearance Of small pox in tina
: town.
M Lowell, q Covington coal deal
er, failed for e6S ,OOO.
d Forty counties were repre-
d scented by delegates in thu
r Frankfort Educational conven
g ton; that left seventy.sevel
counties unrepresented. Judg'
w. +. Bullock of Louisville wa
made chairman.
In Olympia Carter Spurlocl
murdered William Griffin. Spur
lock was drunk.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

The EAGLE goes this week to
Burnett, Texas, to X. w. Terrell,
Esq, who closed out his bust.
ness at this place some weeks
since, and departed on q pros
pecting tour through the Lone
Star State. He carries with
him the best wishes of all our
people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

j. L. Lake, formerly U. s.
Marshal for the Southern Dis
trict of the State, has been Civ
en- . cIsrkship in the War De-
partment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

M. B. Pitts, Esq, one of OK
ford's most prosperous mer-
chants until he closed out his
business recently, leaves in two
or three weeks for Texas, with
the view of making that State
his future home. And the CIV
is, "still they gow
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

The races commence at
Memphis Monday. Oxford peo-
pie can 60 by Grenada and take
q sleeper at that place, and
wake up next morning at 10
O'Clock at Memphis. Fare, "a,
40 for round trip tickets, and a
sleeper will only cost 30 cents
or one dollar extra.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

AVicksburg dispatch, ofTues-
day, says: Geo. Smith, who re-
Gently murdered Albert Boiken,
a young preacher, in this State,
In attempting to escape this
was shot dead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

A shooting affair occurred
near Sherman, Texas, the other
day in which q man named Mil
ler was fatally shot by another
named Carpenter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
OXFORD, MIss.,
March 81, 1883.

This is to certify that we, the
undersigned, gave s. NJ. Thomp.
son the Information that Mr.. j.
&. Amacker had killed his child,
the same having been given to
to rs by others, and that only q
few moments after, and before
Thompson had left the house, .
gentleman came in our house
and in the presence Of Thomp.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
Small Pox.

As this disease is raging in
almost every direction, it is well
that our citizens should be on
their guard and prepared to
meet it should it strike Oxford.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

G. W. Leavell, ESQ.,, who has
been engaged ia the mercantile
business at this place the past
few years, leaves Oxford in two
or three weeks to engage in
business in the Lone Star State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

Pref. j. W. Nicholson, has
been elected president of the
Louisiana State University and
Agricultural and Mechanical
College.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
LOUISIANA NEWS.

Inc streets OF Columbia, Cald
well parish, are overfiowed.
Nearly ell the crevasses made
by the storm Of last Saturday il
Lower Plaquemine have been
closed.
U0 Aorehouso Clarion says
that farmers are busy blowing
and planting. Very few Of them
have time to, c0me to town, and
In consequence business has
been very dull this week.
The Colfax Chronicle says that
3 steam Pipe exploded at the
Calhoun saw.mill on Thursday,
severely scalding John Ander-
son and . man BY the name Of
Meyers. Both men were knock
ed down and considerably bruis-
ed, but their injuries; although
painful, are not dangerous.
The Madison Journal learns
from DR.. Brxozowski, president
Of the parish Board Of Health,
that IN Investigation Of the
eases Of smallpox ct Kellogg's
Landing hes been made, and
that there has been NO spread
u The disease. He does not
fkfnk uuarnnfin4 nec0anarv. INIT
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

y. y Dyer = : candidate for
The Iegialsture n Holmes conn.
n.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

The only son of Senator Call,
of Florida, died in Washington
City the other day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

w. A. Alcorn, Esq, is the
present Sheriff Of Coahoma
county, and an excellent gentIe-
man.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

John +. Harper Of Tenaas
partial, Il dead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

Rev. Geo. Allen died in wor.
cestet = -.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

Augusta Ca, opera house
burned; loss e25
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

Pn.s Christian q to have an
eoo'eoo hotel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

About a dozen Eufaula field
sportsmen had a big hunt, and
bagged 692 birds. One of the
party killed lightweight.
A practical planter in Greene
county says that he did no, plant
his corn last year until the six.
teenth of May, and it was the
finest he ever made. His land
was low and fat, and he could
not prepare it until late.
The City Council of Mont.
gomeryr resolved to take twenty.
three electric lights for a period
Of one year. Twelve Of the
lights, according to the resolu.
ton, are to be used for lighting
the business portion of the city,
and the remaining eleven to be
placed in eligible situations in
portions ofthe city and in
The suburbs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12
ALABAMA NEWS.

Corn and cotton in Hale coun-
ty is coming upIapidly.
The iron ore of Clay county is
said to equal that around Birm-
ingham.
The saw mills Of j. r. Horncr,
at Fleming Station, were burned
on Tuesday. Loss, $52, 1000 no
insurance.
The Presbytery of Tuscaloosa
will meet in Gadsden, Ala, Is.
Protracted meetings are in
progress at the Methodist and
Baptist churches in Selma.
Tuskegee, with a population
in the thousands, has neither a
White, a Black, a Brown, a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

R. A. MCMAHEN,
J. w. WORD.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-04-12

R. P. WILLING, JR.,)
9. W. EwEIL, JR., Commit
B. Il. HOLDER, tee.
2. G.. SEARS
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-05-04
$4,000 EoTc mz
...:.....66th:::::::::
POPULAR MONTHLY DRAWING
Commonwealth Distribution Co.,
IN TIfE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
ON THURSDAY. MAY 81, 1888.

These drawings occur on the last day OF eaol
month Sundays oxeepted). Repeated ad.
Indication by Federal and State Courts
have ploced this oommpany beyond the contro-
versy OF the law To this company belongs the
sole honor Of having inaugurated the only plan
by which their drawings proven honest and
fair beyond question.
N B-The Company has now on hand large
CAPITAL and RESERVE FUND. Read care
fully the list Of prizes for the