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Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08
BISHOP THOMPSON.

The following is the letter of
acceptance from the Rev. DIR.
Hugh Miller Thompson, Rector
of Trinity Church, of the office
as Assistant Bishop Of the
Diocese of Mississippi, to which
he was recently elected:
THE RECTORY,
TRINITY PARISH,
New Orleans, Jan. 30, 1888.
The Rev. Alexander Marks,
Melville M. Moore, Henry
SAMSON, ID. d., j. L. Tucker,
ID. d., Committee:
Gentlemen-On st. Andrews
Day | wrote you, in reply to
your official letter announcing
| the action of the Diocese OF
Mississippi in nominating me
the Assistant Bishop thereof,
that "when the Church has
taken action upon your choice,
/ will give you my decision"
/ have to-day received infor-
nation from the venerable pre-
siding Bishop, the Right Rev.,
the Bishop of Kentucky, that
the church has completed ana
confirmed the action OF your
thsrafore- through
you to those you epreSom.J, !
that | have, after pfayel a,"
meditation and seriouf seil'cA.
animation, decided tP accePg
the solemn duties to wnlc"; !
believe, ] have been ctliieu ~
the will of God and thN Noioo
of His chuI CHI. alle,>.
ask the earnest praya2
yourselves and your pei ~
dear brethren, and of the fan
ful of the Diocese of Mississil
pi, that l may not receive the
grace cf God in vain, and that
/ NAV be d faithful servant and
workman in the household OF
God.
Commenting you to God and
the word of His Grace, | an
very faithfully yours.
HUGH MILLER THOMPSON.
DR.. Thompson will be conse
Q Grated on the oath inst, 81
b Matthias Day, Trinity Church
in New Orleans, the followin
l. clergy officiating iQ-ttS Gov.
pi; altsrn;;s,so, n,;,o sFss.si f.: Rev. ns. Dr.
. q, asv- REV. DR. Slilser> preach
f of Alabama; press a, hshop
D Rev. DR.. Galleher, Ky, Rt.
0 Louisiana, Rt.. Rev. Drop of
q Bishop of Alabama; Timer,
J. and assisting, Rt. Resent
{ Beckwith, Bishop OF GeDr.
r Rt. Rev. DR.. Pierce, Blsh4;
a Arkansas, and Rt. Rev.
5 Harris, Bishop of Michigan.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Silver coins reduced in weight
bv abrasion are redeemable at
their full face value; but clip
ped and punched coins are
bought by weight as bullion
There are few clipped CONS
still circulating. Let them DC
retired.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The hazing for which five
ssophomores of Bowdoin Col
'lege have been suspended con
sisted in cutting off violently
one-half of the slow-appearlns
mustache of a reluctant kresn
| man.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Virgins says he wishes he
could feel as certain of heaven
as he does of the gale he has
predicted for the 1lth OF March.
aIt will come" he adirms, "nn,
less the plants stop IN theii
| orbits.D
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08
From Pauper to Prince.

Fortune, like lightning, often
comes unexpectedly. A re-
markable illustration of this
trite aphorism occurred the 9TH
er day in San Francisco. While
Albert Robinson was arraigned
rAefore a police court on 8
lNarGa. .of~-yaeG""ss1-- 'v0oo "i'i'
which to pay his passage to
England, where a fortune Of
$500, 900 was awaiting him. Th'
pauper, being suddenly trans
| formed into a PRICE, was en-
abled to explain thoeharge o.
vagrancy, and was treated Will
the Difference to which his
wealth entitled him.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Natives of Madagascar have
given s1,OOO,OOO in the last ten
Y wears to spread the Gospel.
The advance of Christiani.y
ia that island is one of the most
remarkable achievements IN
the history of missions.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The flowers that were DIS,
playsa>~at Gambetta's funeral n..
aexcseded anything seen in Paris
in recent years. The popular
arief over the death of the great
orator was profound.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

A man who said his name was
Gustave Shuman, of CLEVELAND,
o., but who registered as q. ..
Anderson, of New YORK, was
found in his room at a Cincln-
natl hotel with bullet through
his head.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08
OVER ALABAMA.
1'imes-Democrat.J

Two cases of smallpox are
reported in DeKalb county.
Considerable small grain has
been sown in Cnllman county
and it is looking well.
The Alabama penitentiary
contains 522 convicts; of these
81 are whites and 455 colored
Tuscaloosa will receive not
less than 10000 bales of cotton
this season. The recelp Us
only amounted to about l3,O00
last year.
Measels among the operatives
of the Prattville Cotton Factory
caused it to run with only about
half the usual force for several
weeks past.
X The Grangers ia and around
Robinson Springs, Autauga
county, propose, it is said, TO
etablish a Nco-operative store AT
the springs at ;H-early da'e'
The wheat crop in North Ala
bama for the coming year was
sowed rather late, and as q con
sequence has been injured by
the late cold weather.
Twenty miles of the Nashville
and Florence Railroad are now
completed, and before a great
while it will be finished to the
State line, abount III miles north
of Florence. The completion
of this road to Florence within
two years is said to be a GER
tainty.
Mr.. Il. G.. Maull, of Benton,
late of Montgomery, was thrown
from his horse on the oath and
had one of his legs broken
The bone was forced through
the flesh, the leg of his boo
and into the ground. The in
jury is so great that IL Will ne
cessitate ampttation.
Mr.. hunicut, who lives nea
a Windham Springs, Tuscaloos
!. county, is missing. He lel
home one evening, and his hors
. returned next day wet and wit
/ saddle and bride on. Mr.. /
e is supposed to have been drowI
d ed in North river, but diligei
a search has failed -to--
u Transportation oJ,npauy al
o shipping now five car loads
If coal per day. They expect
~ increase their coal business I
a. 100 car loads day during IL
=. present year. They have a q
r. bot. post and express office
= Dudley, the intersection of the
ii coal road with the Alabam
is Great Southern road, two mile
above Clements Station.
The Fort Wayne Journal say
l. fat hogs abound IN that count
N near and above Palmetto. Man
= have already been slaughtere:
II pork has been sold there TIL
-e season at six cents per pount
g, AS the weather has been favol
e able for saving meat, doubties
\. a plentiful supply of bacon wi
" he saved. Good crops OF cor
y have been cribbed, so that ther
s. will be bread as well as mea
e The people generally wear
" lonefuI look. They begin III
"a business of the new year VIII
increased animation.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The hair of a girl employed
in the Elgin watch factory was
caught in the macninery anu
violently pulled. From that
time all the new growth was
white. and now tae recedine
color has reached a point hai
way to the ends.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

A new street in Jackson has
been named "Clarke" street, IN
honor of j. G. Clarke, the gene
raj manager of the Illinois Cen
trail railroad.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

In Cincinnati, William Weise'
while delivering bread before
daylight, was taken for a snr-
glar, and fatally shot by ). N
Haak.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Col. T. NJ. Jones, of Pulaski
has been appointed special SUI
preme Court Judge, TO act IN
cases in which Judge Cooper is
;,>nou,nat ont
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

At an election for Aldermen
at Brooksville, in Noxubee
county, the whisky issue was up
and the whisy men carried it by
a vote of 35 to 2S.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Life has no charms for the
moor clerk whose salary is mort
gagged three months ahead TO
nav for his wife's fur-lined cir
cular.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The National Association for
the protection of the insane
and prevention of insanity mas
heen in session at Philadelphia.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Charges of corruption are
made at Washington relative 10
the Mississippi Improvement
work.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The Massachusetts legislative
Committee on Woman Suffrage
favor municipal suffrage for
women.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The Missouri idea just now
is to limit the number OF bar
rooms and sell licenses to the
highest bidder. AT preseni.
there is a bar to every %" 0,
the States popula.ion' anu
there is a demand for reform o.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Addresses were delivered IN
both Houses of Congress, iast
Thursday week, in memory oi
the late Senator Hill, OF ga.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Martin, Clapp s. Freneh's shoe
factory at Tapleyville, Mass,
burned last Sunday week.
Loss, 100000.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The Legislature of New Jer-
sew re elected Hon. }. X. Nc
Pherson to the United States
Senate.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Hon. 2. B. Plumb, of Kansas
has been reelected to the Unl-,
! ted States Senate. I
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

In Colorado, Hon. Thomas
I'M. Bowen was elected United
| States Senator for the long
/ term. and Gov. II. A. Tabor for
the short term.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08
OVER TENNESSEE.
Nashville Banner.l

The Trenton courier anu
Gibson County Mirror have
been consolidated. Norcross,
of the Mirror, is succeeded by
j. NJ. Pattison, w. w. Wade
and Chas. Wood.
The Lawrenceburg Press says:
Contracts were awarded last
week lor building the whole
line of our railroad from this
place to the north line of the
county. Among the contract
ors, Wesley Nixon gets three
miles, running from this town
northward.
The Bristol Courier says VIM.
Hamlet, the youth who shot Kit
Marshall, colored, surrendered
himself to the Goodson authori-
ties. He was tried before JUS
tices Keys and Nuckols, They
decided that the act was done
in selfdefense and released the
prisoner.
The Manchester Times says
the merchants of that place
! complain that they have to pay
: more freight to get goods iron
. Nashville, distance of eighty
= one miles, than Nashville mer
ytchants do on the nesaiaA--
y | f,,o,,, Nnw Il
i. The Centreville Pioneer say
n tbe peanut wagons have beel
II passing through that town II
e large numbers, delivering at tn
e railroad.
T. The Lebanon Herald says IN
appointment by Gov. bate .
e Can't. f. S. Harris, Of Lebanon
o to the position of Warden 0
T. T. the Penitentiary, gives genera
y. satisfaction to the frlehos .
IL that gentleman. Capt. Harms
a. a man of fine executive abilitS
n !, and will perform the dut,es Z
H. the office well and faithfully
10 Eight cases of smallpox nav
Nv been developed at CleVeiah'
i'd supposed to have been impor'e
he from Chattanooga.
in The Bristol Reporter say
es, there are two or three cases
le- smallpox at Limestone spring
Greene county, contracted lro
A. Hulse, who went TO I'M
neiobborhood to-. witness u
marriage of VIM. Trammel al
es. Miss Emma Waddle. The bri'
at of three weeks took the sma
es. nox and died last Sunday wee
ON The Dresden Enterprise sa
the the shock of an earthquat
ght which was so perfectly felt
zee, that section some weeks sln'
De and which was generally l
pre- ticed by the State press, Is So
yer to have sunk about five aci
,en- of land bordering on keeiie
anu lake.
lich The Bristol Reporter says
thav serious accident occurred
70 the Narrow Gauge railroad T
'"no sesS ming from Johnson CITY yto VI
'ooo' berry, last Thursday week.
we're tbe down train was approach
'saie the " Gorge the rear car Jnl
~s' ed the track and turned dc
MNthe mountain side, making
light Nmplete revolutions, ana IA
/ of cdSeafty feet below IN the
The ing Mpe water about five
rupt river, in~D twenty passen!
ness deep. Aboutc 90 %. only MY one e.,
rely were aboard, ans me o''
par escaped unhurt. analureo'
out were more or less iEers
o, it none fatally. pprter
ced The Taylorsville Repc soui our
ght that Robert Wills, @ sho
fol years old, was fatally aus
ted, his brother, Nat. Yves :. y
, Monday week, and die,our !,
his injuries. l
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

.;hC. G. Hoskins, stock man,
at and killed Thomas Stew
yous. a livery man, at Beaver
VYm, KY. The quarrel arose
4Out horse.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08
KILLING Ar WINOAA.

IMemphis Avalanche.l

Mass reached this city yes,
terday. of a shooting aifray at
Winona, Mississippi, Wednes,
aav evening. 1t appears from
e t%s accounts given that the
nroperty of the firm OF WIisn'
Prns' & Hammond, of that pace
nas attached on the 4th OF pe'
~sS ~s@Ser last by creditors repre-.
oemi Sem,;na claims aggregating over
soNNO. This caused a slspelll, 4
% SION Of the firms business, anu m
during the investigation wn,clt men
followed it was discovered "a ,"a, 90
the Srm,s debts amounted 70
about ,ho s3O,oOO, while the 'asseas assets
were placed at only Soooo
Among the creditors weiS
Schmidt & Zeigler, a whe.esal'
grocery house of New Orle~
whose travelling salesman, MI
W. p. fowler, had sold Wrighr
Bros. & Hammond a bill o.
goods amounting to $1,000. The
manner in which the bankrupt
firm had conducted its business
had, it is said, been severely
commented on by several par
ties, and among the most out
spoken was Mr.. fowler, who, it
is stated, openly denounced
them as swindlers. As might
be expected recriminatiOns fol
lowed and bad blood existed,
eliminating in
A TRAGEDY.
Tile affray occurred at about
6 o'clock Wednesday evening.
fowler was in j. V. & r.. G..
Bailey's store in Winona, at that
time, and was approached by
@. Nj. Wright, one of the part
ners in the broken firm, who
presented two six-shooters. at
him and said: "Towler, we viii
settle this matter right now.' |
->sfore he could make use Of
,apons, however, Towler
Is, WriSfF,s Tola pistol from
h, " oened fire on
h ,e@at. Three I
-AnLa .lxft.s, Of -
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

on saw something on
that has not occurred
nee 1854 vessel froz'
Ion the Charles river.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

Noah ID. Smith, special Uni
ted States Deputy Surveyor ol
Customs at Memphis, was ar
rested in Chicago, last Sunday
week, on the charge of embez-
zling Government fnnds 10 the
amount of s50oo9 or 500, O,OO0.-
Smith says he is but 1925 short,
which was not embezzled, but
simply overdrawn.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08
Secretary Folger has address

Secretary FOIStI ms au.'r ooo
ed a letter to Speaker kelfer,
showing the urgent necessity
a. providing additional vault
why?p at once for storing SILVER,
= .N6r discontinuing the coinage
V,aI standard silver dollars.
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The anniversary of the birth
IF Tom Paine was celebrated, N
asst Sunday night week, in the.
German Masonic temple, New,
~jdres0es, advocatingie
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

The remains are epden'i
from a private burying groun
lust below Goodrich Landing
where those taken from y
river at Kleinston the OF
day were likewise reDoY
come from. Pilot Qai
the Belle Memphis, 7:
this reporter YESTERDAY
number of. large, h.
monuments have recentl
? in the river at the point j.,
ted, and coffins have beel
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

,rinth Sub-Soiler says
I. A. Blair has been
Willastmastera at Tupelo
Oxford eagle., 1883-02-08

By the wreck of a coal tran
o ~ aJ Oh mil al
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-08

was thrown from a horse nina!
eastern part of the city late "a,
evening and instantly killed Il
a little friend We're riding doaA
pony which ran and pitohsi Z
them until they were lhrGwnA.
killed falling underneath theats
The county court of tbiseNlt
journed yesterday in round hss3
judge having concluded thai i. J
no authority under the law b hdlI
court at this time. Several eAe
been tried, and parties wboverl
victed were happy, as they thal
will relieve them. LswyenAe ID
what divided here as to whether
adoption OF the co. stitutiaa aud
ments will render this teImd
county court illegal.
Miss Dixie Crooks, the daussg
Tom Crooks, SO well knownsEs
ters in Texas, will give aconisi
the opera house here on The Iii
October. Miss Crooks at pRsentl
from sherman, bit Paris Is hssu
town. There will not be stal
room when she comfs, for theI
OF Paris love ugly old Tom Crook
honor his beautiful and accomH
daughter.
The mayor of Paris is at
Springs, being slightly indispoa
The shrill scream of the fires
is still heard as she is keeping
the sparks from the fire.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-08
SECOND EDITION
PERSONAL.

DR.. Bectipger oculist and aurist is
in the city.
Col. w. C. Young returned last
evening trtm Hot Springs.
Joe Loving came in from the far
west yesterday and reports the cattle
doing finely.
Dr. j. ID. Ray returned home from
Eureka Springs yesterday after hav-
ing spent pleasant visit.
Jim Simpson OF the New Mexico
Land and Cattle Company who has
been IN the Fort for "a few days de-
parted yesterday for the west.
Col. Winfield Scott the immensely
wealthy stockman of Colorado City
was in the Fort yesterday shaking
hands with his many friends.
jim. Ozee, one of Northw. st Texas
solid cattlenen cameinto the Fort yes
terday looking supremely happy as
though they would roundup well this
fall
Misses Lena and Lora Young have
returned from Hot Springs where they
have been for several months on ac-
count of the health of the latter, who,
w arc JitaStl w lcdIi, IL iuuCu iHl-
proved.
james Housen, conductor on the
Fort Worth & Denver road who was
badly burt in the recent accident at
bridge No. II, nine miles from Fort
Worth, was out on crutches shaking
hands with his friends yesterday.
I. Mr.. John Harold. brother of f.
and NJ Harold, came TO the Little
Giant yesterday from his home in De
Witt county, Ill, aud the GAZETTE
people had the pleasure of showing
him the workings of the immense ma
chinery of the press rooms.
Miss Mollie Middleton, that charm
ing young lady, she who has been the
cause of making the hearts of some OF
Fort Worth's society gentlemen flutteF
left this morning for her home At
Johnson Station after having enjoyed
= pleasant visit with her friend Hiss
Jennie Howard who returns with her
To recuperate ere she assumes her du-
ties teaching the young idea how t
shoot
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-08
THE REVIVAL.
Another Largo Crowd in Attendance, But
Not Much Excitement.

Another Largo Crowd in Attendance, But
Not Much Excitement.
The gospel tent Of Major Penn was
crowded again last night with men,
women and children. The large audi
ence gave close attention TO the SER
mon, which was delivered in an inn
pTessive manner Major Penn has the
faculty OF making himself we'll
understood and knows how TO
make an impression on the minds
of his hearers which doubtless ac-
counts for his great success. His sing
ing is also an interesting part of the
services and Is listened to atteutively.
After the sermon was concluded, an
invitation was extended to "backslid-
ing Christians to come forward and
take trout seat, but the invitation
was not responded to by many, only
one or two going forward. An invita-
ton was also extended t. sinners to
go forward, bat they too
did not seem inclined to
avail themselves of the opportunity
and only one or two went forward. 4
prayer was then offered by Rev. Mr..
Smith and after singing another song
Major Penn dismissed his audience
announcing services at 10 s'clock this
morning, four in the afternoon ana
eight tonight.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-08
The Cemetery Road.

a representative Of the GAZETTE
accepted an invitation from Mr. w.
G., Turner, who Is experimenting the
construction OF the gravel road Ia The
new cemetery, and tnok u pleasant
ride over the road. 1t Is all completed
exceIt about one thousand feet. and
presents substantial and durable APP
pcamnce. Mr.. Tarner has devoted
considerable time and attention To this
enterprise and the people OF the city
are large, ly Indebted to him for the
Interest manifested. About two hum
dred and fifty dollars more Is needed
to complete the work, aud should be
contributed at once aud placed at Mr..
Turner's disposal. Everyone should
esteem II pleasure to contribute 10 50
laudable an enterprise, and those who
have not done so, should at once con-
tribute something 10 the work.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-08
A CALLED COUNCIL.
Appropriations for Sewer, Bridge anu
other syork-Important Resolu-
tion- Adopted.

Other Vork-Importnnth esolu-
tion- Adopted.
The city council met in called SEES
sion Yesterday afternoon, with his
honor, Mayor Smith, presiding and
all the members present. The object
OF the meeting was to inspect the regu-
lar weekly pay role for the sewer work
men and to make an appropriation for
the same. Mayor Smith said he had
been requested by the school trustees
to have the amount of school fund on
hand turned over to the treasurer of
the school board i'm order that he
might be able To disburse IL properly.
Action was postponed.
The pay roll for the men employed
OH the bridge foundation was submit
ted and endorsed 10y the finance com.
miitee and ordered paid. IL amounts
to sl22.
The committee also submitted an en-
dorsed report for the payment OF
Sl5D.50 and SIS 50 fer blacksmithing,
which report was adopted, aud the
city secretary authorized to draw a
warrant for the same.
The amount for sewer work was also
submitted, endorsed and ordered paid.
~ ~ plfNtN.Nfs
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Flanagan:
Resolved, That the salaries of Mer-
reck & Osborne, pow In the hands OF
the city engineer, he withheld until
the committee appointed will have
time 10 investigate 10y what authority
they had 20 make sewer connections
and receive money therefor without a
permit from the city engineer.
Adopted.
Mr.. Askew offered the following:
Resolved, That it is to the best inter
es.s of every property owner on
Main and Houston streets aud
the cross streets connecting them,
10 Immediately make connec-
ticns with the gas and water mains,
before said streets are macadamiged,
thereby avoiding the tearing up of the
streets, and the saving of much extra
expense tothenselves. Adopted.
The board then adjourned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-08
PARIS.
Fire-A Quiet Marriage Killed by FALL
Miss Crooks Concert.

Mss tfooh's CONCERT.
Special 10 the Gazette.
Paris, September Your CORE
spondent was informed that the editor
Of the daily Press was married some
two or three weeks ago at Blossom
Prairie depot in this county. Some
talk was indulged in about the matter
at the time, but Mr. Johnston stoutiy
denied the fact Some people say that
the lady was in love with the hand
some printer, and when she found out
that he had money she left him. being
afraid that people would say she had
married him for money. The editor
OF the Press is a good man, but he is
calculated TO destroy the reputation of
our joe Mulhatton. Joe is and ought
to be always the biggest and best liar
in the country. A long and happy
life to the editor of the daily Press.
who it really seems was actually
married only ten miles from
Paris two or three weeks ago
and has kept the matter almost an al
soiute secret for that length of time.
The lady whom he married is an ele-
gam little woman, and of one of the
best families in the country.
\ fire occurred here last night
whien consumed $40 600 worth of prop.
erty. 1t originated in negro gam
bling den on Bonham street. The
alarm was given at the dead of night.
but the streets were lined with people
IN half am hour. The fire company
succeeded in cutting the fire in twain
at the hide house of John II. Walker,
which was saved, although frame
building was burned in two feet of it.
rms effort of the fire company which
seemed almost useless To every one
ana unlikely To succeed, saved the
northwest corner of the square and
possibly more. All the BUILDINGS
burned were frame, being about the
shabolest portion of the city.
Or wilson, a dentist of this city
was the greatest loser. There WAS
no lhsnrances rs best we can learn by
reason of the fact that colapapies
would not issue policies on the houses
when were so many fire traps. One
Svn'le''lah who Was stopping ut Louis
Mason yard torgos his YES, in the ex-
.''emeut and twas burned with SiO0
IN sFeeneaek. No injuries 10 persons
,ai as your reporter could learn. The
HOOK and ladder and fire companies
WolReai nobly in quieting the ham5s
auu RHing danger wherever it WAS
necessary sSfStfre was caused bv the
eSposion of twenty-five cents worth
he'll ss'"i"iihs
A little boy by the name of Walker