Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-05-17
SOUTHERN oLEASIScs.

A peculiar case Of poisoning occurred
at Stony Creek, about Ave miles from
Frankfort, KY, the other day. William
Marshall, young unmarried farmer, had
been afflicted for long time with boils,
and was recommended TO use certain kind
Of root as remedy. The other morning
while plowing he turned up a root that an
swered the description, and ate freely OF It,
He was shortly after taken sick, and re-
turning TO the house soon died In convul-
sions. The root was what Is known as the
poisonous heinlock.
The Deputy Collector Of Internal
Revenue ut Frankfort, KY, reports that he
has collected $50 0,G'isdD ON whisky taken
out OF bond from February 20, 1882, to April
30, 1881.
Comanchcs have recently been COM
mitting deprcdatio,~ upon stock-growers In
CARA County, Tex.
J. 4. Van Slyck, Of Texas. was lately
ut Albuquerque, N. NJ, making arrange
ments with the Albuquerque Bridge Conn
pany for the passage Of 47,00o sheep he had
just bought In Arizona and was preparing
TO drive into Graham County, Tex. The
sheep cost him seventy-fve cents apiece, or
$4,000 for the whole lot.
A party of masked men lynched a
young negro at Hanson, Hopkins County,
KY, the other night for an assault ON Mrs.
w. b. Haywood, wife OF a prominent farm.
er living near that place.
Nick Elliphits, Of Marion County,
Ark, was found dead In the woods near his
place the other day, whittier he had gone to
look up his stock, and examination showed
that he had been kicked in the forehead by
mule.
A section-hand came so near being
run over by an engine that his hair was cut
of by the wheels at Bryan, Tex, few
days ago.
There has been considerable caving
in the banks Of the Mississippi .Rivcr at
Greenville, Miss, lately. Island No. 81,
which has hitherto acted as kind of break
water TO the town, is almost entirely
washed away. Owners of property on the
river front are becoming seriously alarmed.
The Vicksburg (Miss.) Grand Jury
the other day returned four indictments
against Charles Lehman, Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court, charging forgery in issuing wit
ness certificates. Lehman wns removed
and arrested, and gave bail in " 900.
It Is related Of u citizen OF Georgia
that he was born In EARLY County, was
raised in Calhoun County, and now lives a
the age OF ffty-hve in Clay County, ant
yet has always lived in the house he wa
born in. The counties have "moved," no
he.
In fracas at colorcd ball severn
miles above Shreveport, in Bossier Parish
La, the other night two negroes were shot
one of them, named Jap Hill, it was sup
posed mortally. The attacking party wer
six or eight strange negroes, who fred int
the ballroom.
The wife Of Mr.. Higgins, living 8
short distance from Cambridge, Nd, ap
parently died u few days ago, and was lait
out for burial. In the evening, a short while
before night, she was observed to move,ane
actually got up and talked, 1t was not long
/ however, before she again became uncon
scious and 81 on after died.
John S. Sproule has been appointed
Postmaster at Eagle Pass, Tex.
| About twelve miles from Thomasvillc,
| South Georgia, two colored children, aged
respectively eight and seven, the other day
enticed from home little three-year old
colored boy, living ON John NeaPs place
and, throwing him upon his back, forced
sand down his throat, choking him to DEATH
4 The Juvenile criminals were taken before
Judge Mitchell, who dismissed them on the
ground of irresponsibility ON account of ex.
treme youth.
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Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky,
has pardoned James Sizemore, sent to the
Penitcntiary in 1889 for six years, charged
with murder. Sizemore went to jail to
save his brother, the real criminal, in order
that his large family might not suffer. The
brother died the other day and made full
confession.
Five miles from Austin, Tex, Two
Mexicans killed each other with the same
knife few days ago. Becoming involved
in a quarrel, one stabbed the other near the
heart, leaving the knife sticking in the
wound. He quickly drew the knife from
his own breast aud stabbed the other. Both
parties died within few minutes.
The President has removed c. irving
Deity, Collector of Internal Revenue at
Baltimore, Md, and appointed John H..
Sellman in his place. The change was
made upon report from the Secretary OF
the Treasury that Deity was physically un-
able to perform the duties of the office
In difficulty over disputed bill Of
sixty-five cents, John Wood, a barkecper at
Arkansas City, Ark, cut and severely
wounded one Davis a few nights ago.
Tho ,,,arabapts and tradpsmen of
Rome, Lewis County, KY, refuse to sell
the saloon-keepers anything, and the hotels
refuse to board them. They will try to re-
cover damages by law for these Sights.
William l.. Dodson has been indicted
at Danville, Va, for the murder of James
Read, colored, and for arson, in attempt
ing to burn the house in which was the
body, and also for embezzling funds of his
employer.
Anna K Hawley, of Delhi, La, has
patented button that can be attached to
garments without sewing and readily re-
moved without injury.
Out of one hundred negro men in
Oktibbeha County, Miss, who We're asked
recently who was President of the United
States, not one could tell.
The newsboys of Dallas, Tex, are
not to be interfered with after this in their
business on Sunday, by the decision of a
Dallas Judge.
Measles are raging in Russellville, Ark.
In digging a railway ''cut" in Ascen-
sion Parish, La, recently, three skeletons
wera exhumed supposed, from articles