Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
STATE NEWS.

There is a case of small pox
eight miles from Natchez in
Adams county.
The prisoners in the Holmes
county jail all made their es-
cape on the Goth uIt.
Suit has been brought for one
half of the town of. Crystal
Springs by Mrs Maggie Plesants
The residence of DR.. j. III.
Watson near Bee lake in Holmes
was recently destroyed by fire.
There are said to be more
Oranges in Holmes county than
in any other county in the State.
The life Of s. s. Prentiss by
Judge Shields has been pub
lished and is now ready for dis
tribution.
The gin house ant twelve
bales Of cotton on +. Schlitz
farm near Yazoo city were burn
cd on the 4th inst.
G.. r. Dale has been nominal
ed by the Democracy of Law
renee county as their candidate
for the Legislature.
The Canton bar have signed a
petition in favor of tho reap.
pointment of Judge j. A.. p.
Campbell TO the Supreme bench.
The Sheriff of Wilkinson
county failed to give a good
bond aud the office was declar-
ed vacant and a new election
ordered.
The Natchez Democrat states
that September closed one of
the dullest months known to
the merchants of that place for
years past.
The Brooklaven Ledger says:
During She past few days the
fiery element has been on the
rampage.
Still again, on Monday ev,-
ming, the old Chamberlain Mill,
and some negro cabins q few
miles south of town, wore de-
stroyed by fire.
On last Monday night the
Single Mill of the Adams Broth
ers, situated about 4 miles south
west of town, was destroyed by
fire, with heavy loss to its pro-
.prietors.
The same evening Mr.. Ike
Hoskin; lost about $4,000 feet
of lumber at his mill near the
line of the IL. s. H. Railroad.
The fire was accidental, having
started in some sawdust. No
insurance.
The dwelling house and two
farm houses of j. r. Watson
near Byhalia we're destroyed by
Are on the % ult. His loss is
supposed to be not less than
three thousand dollars.
The Natchez Democrat con.
tradicts the report that tho
and Jackson railroad
had been sold to the Illinois
Central railroad and it does so
upon authority of the officers
of the former road.
At the late term of the Cir
cut Court of Clay county Jesse
Stephens was convicted of the
murder of another negro named
Roach Westbrook and sentcnc-
ed to be hing. His case has
been appealed to the Supreme
Court.
A. 81. Vance. a minister of
the gospel, was tried at the late
term of the Circuit Court of
Newton county and convicted
of the crime of perjury and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for
seven years. He had sworn to
a false school report.
Mr.. j. G. Hardin shot with a
pistol and killed Mr.. j. O.. Nicol-
son near Wahalak in Kemper
county a short time ago. Mich
olson was shot through the
thigh by the first shot aud the
second shot passed through his
heart and he died almost instant.
Iy.
George Westmoreland, about
thirteen years ago, shot and
Thomas Cox near Vicks.
burg who was attempting to ar
rest him, and made his escape.
He was lately arrested at Brink
y Ark, and brought back to
Vicksburg where he will be
Iried for his crime.
The Aberdeen Examiner says:
Messrs Henry and Frank Clop-
ION had a desperate battle on
Monday morning with a negro
who was an escaped murderer
from Tenn, and an escaped
Mississippi convict. He took u
shot at Henry with a derringer,
making "a "close CALL" and went
at Frank with a Ratchet. Henry
managed to get in a shot before
he reached him wounding him
seriously, the the capture was
made without further trouble.
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