Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-04
STATE NEWS.

jackson wants a cotton fac.
tory.
v~icksburg is trying to start a
broom factory.
Dwelling houses are in de.
mand at Jackson.
El1isville, Jones county, has
another steam saw mill.
Mississippi has one hundred
and twenty seven newspapers,
There are several cases Of
typhoid fever in Water Valley.
Yazoo City expects to ship
60,008 bales of cotton this sea.
son.
There is only one independ-
snt candidate in Jackson coun.
ty.
The taxes Of Harrison county
amounts to 81 mills on the dol
lar.
Sweet potatoes are selling at
Handsboro at one dollar per
busheh
Columbus expects soon 10
have in operation a wooden
ware factory.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad
has reduced it's fare to three
cents per mile.
Wilkinson county 10 said to
be troubled with Q gang of cow
ardly h0odlums.
The residence of Mr.. l. Wat
son near Byhalia was burned
week before last.
An egg plant 25 inches in cir;
oumfei ence was raised by j.
Stone of Grecfvillo.
The taxable property of Leake
county according to the late
assessments 10 $90S, 492.
Mr.. Robb of Yazoo county
raised $40 bus els of oats on 6
acres of land this season
nr. I. Y. Mortt n. residing
near Ripley recently had his
arm broken in two places.
K. 3. Balding of YalobushA
courty was lately thrown from
his mule and had his leg broken.
J. S. Hoskins, editor of the
Bulletin has been elected Mayor
of Lexington. We congratulate
him.
Tho Ashland Register claims
that there il as little law break
ing in Benton county as any in
the State.
The grand jury Of Noxube
county at the late term of the
Circuit Court found thirty three
indictments.
Work on the machine shops
Of the Now Orleans and North
Eastern railroad at Meridian has
commenced.
A young man named B f
Hughes in Yallobusha County
recently picked in one day 400
pounds of cotton.
James Green had his hand
badly mangled by the saws
whilst ginning cotton near Meri-
dian q few days ago.
The Meridian Murcury states
that Moore of that place will be
appointed Superintendent ofthe
Lunatic Asylum at that city.
Judge G. G. Chandler has
purchased 400 acres of land
near COrinth and will go into
the business of raising cattl6.
The gin house of Peter John
son near Water Valley, togeth-
er with sixty bales of cotton
was destroyed by fire recently.
Rev j. G. williamson of Meri
dian whose leg was broken by a
fall from his horse sometime
ago, died recently al has place.
The residence of Harrison
Gregory in Chickasaw county
was destroyed by fire on the
22d ult. 1t is supposed to be
the work of an incendiary
The Kosciusko Messenger
states that Jefferson Jackson,
aged IS years and Caroline
johnson, aged rs, were married
in Yazoo county last week.
Mr.. J. S. Digger of Okolona
whilst feeding his gin had his
hand and arm caught by the
saws and it was 30 badly injured
that it had to be amputated.
John Pain, who killed Joe
Hawkins sometime ago in Her
nandO, has been convicted Of
manslaughtsr and sentenced to
the penetentiary for I'VE years.
Three cases of small pox
have occurred at Lowenburg in
Adams county. Tho health
officers have taken steps to
prevent the disease from spread
ing.
An attempt was made recent.
ly to assassinate Rufus Cox (col)
near Lexington ; he was slightly