Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-09-27
STATE NEWS.

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There is n great deal of sick.
ness at Crystal Springs.
II is stated that a lady will
ride a bic, Gle at the Meridian
Falr.
The Democrat News says
good carpenters are needed
there.
Ripley received during The
year ending Sept. 8, 962 bales OF
cotton.
The public school at Water
Valley opened last week with
2G5 pupils.
The quarantine station at Fort
dams near Natehez has been
discontinued.
The house of Hon. i. N. Ben.
son in Leak county was recently
destroyed by fire.
The Yazoo City oil mill says
the Sentinel, sold 400 barrels of
oil on the l1th inst
Attic boy in Wilkerson couH-
~ fell ont of a pcrsimmon tree
and broke his neck.
The residence of j. II. Stig-
lcr near Lexington was recent.
Is destroyed by fire.
Is. w. Burnett who was re-
Gently shot By Tom Hart as
Hazlehurst is recovering.
Water Valley is receiving
Isonc cotton from the northern
portion of Pontotoc county.
Near New Albany, a little boy
named Knox Cambell. was kick
ed by a mule and died in a few
hours,
The grand jury Of Calhoun
county found seven indictments
at the last term Of the Circuit
ccurt.
A colored womad died recent.
~ in Pike county who was said
10 be one hundred and twenty
years old.
AZ the late term of the Cir.
cult Cont of Tippali county the
rrard Jury only found fifteen in
dictments.
Tho Democracy Of Washing
ton comfy have adopted reso'
lulious against railroad super.
vision and III fayoT of frsion with
The Republicans.
The Democratic party of Yalo-
husha county have nominated
Capt. w. NJ. TAYLOR for the
Legislature and a portion of the
convention bolted.
The sum of three hundred
thousand dollars was expended
during the past year by the two
cotton mills of NatcheZ for wa.
ges and material.
The Messenger says that per-
haps no town in the State has
experienced a more and perma-
nent growth, during the past
five wear, than Okolona.
lion. S. Z. Packwood has
been nominated as the Demo
cratic candidate for Senator for
the districts composed Of tho
counties of Pike, Lincoln and
Marion.
The case of the State against
Smith Shaw and Dick Shaw for
the murder OF Gen Tacker has.
been changed, on application Of
the defendants form Ockolona
to Pontotoc.
The Sweep of % well fell on
Miss Nirgie Briggs and knock
ed her INTO the we'll and she was
drowned before she could be
rescued. The accident occur
red near Steen's Creek.
The Holly Springs South
Mrs. L. Fl. Willis return
ed yesterday evening to Ok
ford, where she will resume her
former position in the establish.
ment of r. Il Doyle & Co.
The Durant News says: We
learn from DR.. Il, y. Howard
that Miss Annie Sisloff, aged
about 10 years, had the misfor.
tune to have her arm broken
last Wednesday evening at Cas-.
Springs.
The Water Valley Progress
Since our last issue we
seen and cOnversed with ~
lulnber of practical farmers
throughout this and the adjoln.
ng counties, and they confident.
Y predict that the cotton crop
will be shorter from one-third
% one-half in comparison with
asst years.
The Brookhaven Ledger saws:
A difficulty occurred a few
niles from Boguechitto last
Monday morning between MI.
Sasser and a negro nam
vi John Hardy, which resulted
n Hardy's receiving a charge
turkey and buckshot. Har.
iy went to Sasser's house arm
'd to see him about some oxen
winch Sasser had sold him
nd taken back for non-pay.