Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-07-12
Florence, South Carolina, has
raised 800, 900 for a cotton fac
tory.

Archbishop Purcell of Cincin-
natl, died on the 4th inst at that
place.
There is a large Mormon
church in Santa Rosa county,
Fla. The members do not prac-
tice polygamy.
Mr. Charles Goodnight has
700, 600 acres of land, located at
the head Of Red riven in Texas.
He has a herd of 10000 cattle.
Referring to the Richmond
duellists the New York Times
says: "a Southern editorial duel
is not done in q corner.o
A Little Rock, Ark, special
says that lawlessness has long
existed in the corners Of Gar
land, Yell and Montgomery
counties, where outlaws have
organized a reign of terror.
Col. j. b. Killebrew, Of Nash.
vile, has been visiting the Mexi-
can mines of Polk, tho default
ing State Treasurer Of Tonnes
see, and reports that they are
"good for $i50,OoO a year, if
properly worked"
At Pensacola, Fla, there are
at present in quarantine twenty.
three vessels hailing from infect
ed ports and ports embraced in
the proclamation of the Board
of health as subject to quaran-
tine restrictions.
A pigeon taken from Column
bus, Ca, to Orlando, Fla, reap.
peared at it's old home a short
time afterward. The pigeon is
described as belonging to the
"pouter" family. The distance
is three hundred and flfty miles.
The Athens Post congratu.
lates Memphis on the quietude
of her streets at night, mention
ing in this connection, however,
that few years ago Memphis
was the wickedest place 'be-
tween he'll and the iron works.
Gen. Sherman's eldest son,
who has for five years been
studying for the Jesuit priest
hood, will soon leave Wood
stock, Md, where he has been
for some time, and after visiting
his mother will go to teach in
the western province to which
he belongs.
The New York Post thinks
"In truth there is to-day a more
cordial feeling in the North to-
ward the Southern people, and
a heartier sympathy with the eff
forts of the latter to develop
their prosperity and well-being,
than there has been at any time
during the last forty or fifty
years.
The Memphis Avalanche as.
serts that "thlrteen per cent. of
the sheep in West Tennessee
were killed by dogs during the
month of Juhe. This was also
the average for the whole State
There is demand for more
dogs as it will require several
years to kill off all the pesky
sheep in the State at this rate"
Mississippi planters seem, by
all accounts, to have diversified
their crops this season, and the
result is said to be several
thousand bushels of corn in ex-
cess of the demand for the com
ing year. Nor is this diversifi-
cation confined to corn, timo-
thy, oats and millet being also
conspicuous.
The Memphis Avalanche states
that the question of building a
bridge across the Mississippi
river at Memphis has been re-
viyed, and will not go to sleep
again. There is solid rock
bottom in the river to build up
on, and the bridge and the rail
ways and the rivers and the
manufactures will make Men,
phis a leading city of America
and the leading city of the South.
A Southern exchange refers
to the many admirable qualities
of the Bermuda grass. One
Southern planter, OF our ac-
quaintance, realizes annually
about $1,000 from its cultiva-
ton, his hay selling readily for
$50 "a ton. All stock feed upon
it with relish and benefit. 1t