Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-09-13
STATE NEWS.


New corn is selling in Aber.
deem at from 80 to 40 cents per
bushel.
Watson Brown (col) was late
" drowned whilst attempting to
Yazoo river.
The citizens Of Summit are
to establish q permanent
male school in that place.
]. G. Lamkin 10 the nominee
of the Democratic party of Pike
county for the Legislature.
The State and county taxes
of Holmes county will be IL
mill s on the dollar this year.
The receipt of cotton at Rip
leg amounted to 1892 bales du-
ring the year ending Sept, 1888.
At a special election for
Sheriff Of Pike county held on
the 1st lust Mr. Boyd was
elected.
Capt. Il. r. Applewhite is the
Democratic nominee for Floatsr
for the counties of Lincoln and
j efferson.
The county Treasurer Of PIANO.,
la county has paid out this year
moro tn IN $4,000 for eauca-
tionsl purposes.
The Hon Lock e. Houston Of
Aberdeen has been elected Vice
President of the United States
Bar Association.
The Water Valley Central
states hat crops have been cut
off fully one half in that section
by the p~rotractea drouth.
At the late term Of the Cir.
cult Court Of Clarke county i've
persons were convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary.
A sack of coffee is offered by
w. j. Bradshaw of Summit to
the lady who exhibits the best
loaf of bread at the State Fair.
j. A. Barksdale, A. G.. Nor
rell and w. j.. Warrington are
the Democratic nominees for
the Legislature in Yazoo county.
Tho Groenbackers Of YalO-
county will hold a Con-
vention ON the 20 inst. at Coffee
Vile to nominate a county tick.
ct.
The Grand Jury Of Union
county at the last term Of the
Circuit Court reported the Jail
az wholly unfit and unsafe for
Ihs keeping of prisoners.
Natchez received 46, 200 bales
Of cotton for the year ending
LIST 1888. Nearly one half
the cotton came over the Match.
ez and jackson railroad.
The Democracy Of Warren
county hold q Convention on the
18th inst. to determine the poll.
to be pursued by the party
during the coming campaign.
The residence Of Capt. r. B.
Winters in Brookhaven was
recently destroyed by fire. Tho
and fts contents was
valued at $4,000 and was insured
for $4,000.
The Sardis News says that
not moro than a half . cotton
crop will be made in Pamela
county this year. 1t states that
the corn prospects are much
better than cotton.
A negro named Jackson es.
from penitentiary con-
Wet camp in Franklin county
recently and in less than twelve
he broke into four houses,
He was finally captured and
back to the camp.
The Brookhaven Ledger states
that q horse fell In a well ut
Port Gibson last week, and o
negro attempted to go down on
= rope to his relief when the
rope broke and both persisted
the foul air at the bottom.
Mr.. James NJ. Bright Of the.
Ashland Argus has been nomi.
mated for the office of Chancery
of Benton county and has
retired from tho paper. Mr.. j.
0. Bright takes charge of the
Argus.
The New Albany Courier.
that Alpheus Brents
charged with the murder of
Tip" Bradshaw was released ON
pail a few days since. Judge
Featherston put his bond at
81 800.
The Boonville Pleader states
hat Sam Hardy, who shot and
1illed Frank Mckinney in a
house in Iuka in 1876
Vas recently captured at Bell
,resn Ala. brought to Iuka and
edged in Jail.
The Brookhaven Ledger says:
On last Saturday morning q
'outh of about II years of age
famed John Bowman had his
kull crushed between two lum.
Ter cars at Boguechitto while
n the act of coupling them, and
as since died from his injuries.
The RiDiey Santinel stota.