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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09
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The Daushter ofa Former Vice.
President ofthe United States.
Begging Assistance. " a.

WHEELING, W. VA, July 30.
The spectacle of the daughter
of q former Vice President OF
the United States and wife, Of q
Minister to Russia begging as
sistiance Of strangers in an en-
deavor to reach the National
Capital with a view of entering
a charitable institution is a
somewhat unusual one, but
such an event occurred in this
city yesterday. In the after.
noon an aged lady, we'll dressed
but entirely destitute of money,
appeared at police headquarters
and asken for aid in reaching
Washington City. In answer
to inquiries as to her name, she
stated that she was a daughter
of Vice President King, y of
Pierce's Administration, and the
wife of General Hunter Jack.
sons Minister to st. Peters
Ourg. one gave her age as
seventy four, and said that she
was married at the age of four
teen, her husband then being
thirty.two, and spent the first
six months of her married life
at the Russian Court giving
many details other afe and her
gradual decent rom a life Of
affiuence to rer present low es. Y
tate. 81, stated that she wast
fror. -uemphis, having beggeds
ier way from place TO placeln 4
md was endeavoring to reacIt
where she had Q
'rie nds who wsuld place her III D
charitable institution, naming 9
". W Corcoran as a playmate| :
N childhood. The old lady !
bears every evidence of former 4
'u!ture and refinement, and the I
I'd story of her life is undoubt-
7 true. Aid was furnished her
o continue her journey.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

Mr.. r. Metts, igvho 10 now .
thriving aud prespsrous mer.
chant In MonroevillA Ala, has Q
remarkable war record. He
NY in PRISON twelve months, was
in sixty two battles, IVES hit BY .
twenty-four pound cannon ball
In the leg, which nscessitatcd
its amputation 1t the thigh joint,
was wounded in oil, Avs times,
was shot through the langs once,
had the mumps, measlesl and
typhoid fever, and ID to-day on.
joying most excellent health,
excepting ct times suffering
from sympathetic pains, caused
from the loss ofhis leg. iai's g
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

In a letter addressed to 9
Boston genton gentleman on
the 9th Instant, Mr.. Charles r,
Adams, Jr., says: ~ never sug
gested that Greek and Latin,
should be set aside for French
and German in college and
school. / never suggested any.
thing which could be construed
into this, on the contrrry,
should oppose it most earnestly.
What l did venture to suggest
was simply that Greek alone
should no longer be a cOmpulso-
ry experimentation admission to
college. / never proposed to
set it aside. / particularly and
carefully said that l would en-
courage its study by putting a
heavy educational bounty on it,
bet / did ask that it should no
longer be exacted from those
who, like myself and all the
members Of my family, were un
fortunately unable to acquire
II. fi rat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

Columbus Dispatch: Many
fish stories are 1o6t these days,
bnt Quo of the best we have
heard II that told by q fellow
citizen Of ours, who formely
lived on. the Gulf coast. He
told ofa coon--a raccOon- fish.
ing for crawfsh OF the end of q
log, using it's caudal appendsge
as . hook and line. Every time
q craw would back up to Mr..
Coon's tail, inspect and then
"catch on" to it, the coon, with
y, sudden twist, would "yank''
the craw over on the bank rush
of the log to terra firma, devour
bis "meat," then 60 back and
plant bis tail for another catoh.
The NimrOd who tells this
swears to it's truthfulness, and
asserts that he, killed the coon
with a pistol. We believe it d
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

/ The n. Y. Herald, cpmmsnt,
Ing on the latest move In the
English scheme to get payment
Of Confederate bonds, says; ut
can concern us over here very
little whether an English, .syndi.
cate swindle q lot Of English
fools, but we hope Lord Pen.
zance and Messrs. Bruce and
Gorst will urge their fellows OF
the syndicate to hasten the ap.
peal, which is to be made to the
Southern States; they will get
an answer from the South which
will settle this scheme forever.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

We have tried to make II
clear that workmen have I
right to combine and adopt
measures for promoting their
welfare, provided in so doing
they do not abuse the rights OF
others. To deprive them of
this right wsuld be to mako them
more helpless than they now
are in their contest with organ.
lied capital, a. tia in combina.
ton that their chief strength
lies. There 10 no good reason
why the law should interfere
with trade, unions or with
strikes unless clearly illegal
means are resorted to, as wss
the case with railroad strikers
in 1877. II 10 q question be.
tween employers and employed
and it 10 best solved throughed
FREQ action and free competi,
ti0n.-New York Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09
ATsrribIe Calamity.

The cable brings intellieencs
Of . terrible calamity in South
ern Italy, resulting from . 80
we're shock Of earthquake. The
tewn of Oasamiciola, situated
on the Island of IschiA, about
10 miles distant from Naples,
With . population of some 1000
sonls, g said to have been to.
tally destroyed. 1t ID estimated
that about 1000 persons have
been killed and 500 more or less
severely wounded. The disas.
tor occurred at $50 O'Clock on
Saturday evening, when most
Of the upper classes were at the
theatre. Nearly all of the hous-
es in the town collapsed. The
town is located at the foot of
Mount Epomeo. The neighbor-
ing towns of Foria and Lacca
are said to have been greatly
damaged. The first named of
these has a population of some
1000 souls, ard is situated on
the west coast Of the Island,
about % miles from Naples.
The latter is in the northwest
portion of the island, and has a
population Of less than 1000
souls. In the cable dispatch
the name of this town 10 blend.
ded with that of some other,
the name Of which we fail to
decipher. Numbers of steam.
ers have heen pressed into ser
vice and are constantly arriving
ii Naples from the scene of the
disaster.--Nmes-D Democrat. aas
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

Abundant hair in not a sign OF
bodily or mental strength, the
story of Samson having given
rise to tho notion that hairy
men are strong physically, while
the fact is that the Chinese, who
are the most enduring Of all
races, are mostly bald, and as
to the supposition that long and
thick hair is a sign and token of
intellectually, all antiquity, all
mad houses and all common OBJ
servation are against it. The
easily.wheedled Esau was hairy.
The mighty Cesar was bald.
Long-haired men are generally
weak and fanatical, and men
with scant hair are the philoso-
piers and soldiers and states.
] men of the world.-hondon
Lancet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

A mother can call, ".Joh nnie,
it's time to get mp" for three
hours without making any i'm.
preston, but when the old man
steps to the foot Of the stairs
and shouts "J6hnw Johnnie
takes his meals with the rest of
the family Benefits of Moral
Suasion. ~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

The Michigan Legislature has
passed by a nearly unanimous
vote a bill requiring teachers in
that State to pass an examiua.
ton 'in physiology and hygiene,
with particular reference to the
effects of alcoholic drinks, stlm.
ulants and narcotics upon the
human system"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

uhye o8Os
OF Q prominent bust
neou man had ct last secured q
servant girl with ) Arst class
Character" But day by day
articles were missing. The h.
dy Of the house took observa,
tions, and for once Kept very
quiet. The servant was dress
ed for "calling," and was just
going ont'when her mistress OBJ
served that she looked ~ IL she
had grown, or that her clothes
fit her too much. The servant
was questioned and Of course
became indignant. Then the
lady called to her husband, who
by accident was at home. "A
custom,h0use search was made,
and it was shown that she wore
several Of the lady's dresses
under her own, and that q pair
Of the gentlemen's pantaloons
served as q ibustle. On her
person were also concealed sew
eral other articles of wearing
apparel, while little bags of su.
gar and coffee were hid In her
corset and did udnty as b patent
palpitators. She had not neg.
looted to put on q pair of the Ia.
dy's latest fashioned and long
eat stockings. But before put.
ting them OH she had "padded'
with bits of ribbon, lhandker.
chiefs add other little articles
that could be easily, concealed.
She prot ested against thus be-
ing made appear clad in the airy
costume Of q ballet daucer, but
The search went on, and in the
left stocking was found q jar of
preserves, she protesting
against the outrage, saying the
was caused by the
nfiam matory rheumatism. Il
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

Judge Featherston, in a letter
to the editor of tho Holly
Springs Sonth says II author.
ixe you to state in your next is
sue that / have no free ticket
on any railroad In the state, or
out Of it, and that I have not
had since IThsve been circuit
judge, and will not have 90 long
ss / remain on the bench.n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

e Fine festhers don't always
make Q fno bird. A woman at
Long Branch who possesses $50
600 worth Of diamonds ests with
her, knife and snnoys the guests
by loud quarrels with the val
ters at dinuer time. H4srtei
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

When you come to Oxford, al
ways enquire for the City Hotel
Large roo ms, clean beds, good fare,
polite and attentive servants, and
the best Sample Rooms in North
Mississippi
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

In modern Egypt q young man
10 not permitted to see his wife's
face before marriage. The GUS
tom gives the homely girls .
chance. g
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

Among the striking cotrssts
exhibited in character the most
frequent we're the comparisons
between Stonewall Jackson and
Ewell and Darly. On one occa-
sion Lee received this devout
dispatch from one flank: "By
the grace of God we have beat.
en- them on the right" and the
next moment from the other
wing: "By d-d hard fighting
We have whipped them on the
left" One fuetenant was Jack.
son, the other, Ewell. : Rich
mond State. 'Aep fAs99
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

le Southern cotton mills are full
up with orders, and al sUld
ahead for two to four years.
They are selling largely in st.
Louis, Chicago 81. Paul, Kan
sas City and other northern and
western cities. Tho Eagle and
Phoenix Of Columbus, GA. iste-
" sold $4,000 worth OF goods
in one day.-Chattanooga Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

He, "May l call you revengei'
She, "Whyi' He, Because re.
venge 10 80 swset.7 She, Ser
,tainly y0n may, provided, how,
ever, you will let me call you
vengeancefn He, "And why
would you call me vengesncei''
She, because vengeance 10
mine." And she did become
his In q few months aftsI.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

1t is reported in one of { ur
exchanges that Miss Ada Par.
ker, q girl of nineteen, who
lives on a cotton plantation two
miles from Monroe, La. for the
laHt four years has had OK.
elusive charge 0fthe pla ce upon
which her widowed mother,
sister and twoyounger brothers
reside, supporting them all by
herIindustry. She 10 her own
overseer, supervising all work
done in person, and 10 brawny
son of Ceres knows better how
to raise crop or handle labor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

I A clergyman who had joined
q great many widowers and
widows put up a sign i; "Re.
pairing done here.r-City Item.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

The question of removing the
time limit of Methodist minis
ters is being tested by tho Gen.
tral Christian Advocate of st.
Louie. Out Of $50 circulars 81
responses have been received,
~ being in favor OF the removal,
IL against and four doubtful.
Eight were in favor. Of extension
ofthe true, seven opposed to
both extension and removal aud
two In favor Of removal aud
opposed to extension. slgse,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

"They manage these things
better in France" and, for that
matter in England, too. In both
these countries disputes be-
tween employer and employs
are referred to boards Of srbi
tration, and strikes are thereby
prevented In most cases. The
system has not been tried here
to any great extent, but its OBJ
vious advantave commend it to
the consideration Of beth labor
and capitalization Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

~ manufacturing the south
|is its infancy, but 1t Is a lusty
li,ncy. The advance that has
bn made in the establishmonS'
ocotton mills has been very
rlarkable, but it is only . bs-'
enirg; the development will
grease not only rapidly but
eadily. Water power in many.
RiOns is abundant and acccs. .
Bile. Fuel exists not only in
he comparatively uhinyaded
brests but il the vast coal de-
os,ts. Mineral ores have been
nown for years, buttlYey have
carcely been touched. What
as already been done with
hem shows thatthc movement
f enterprise must necessarily
20 very distinctly and 1stronely
Iouthwsrd during the noxt de-
,ade. These general facts have
ong forced themselves upop
he attention of the businsSs,
men Of the north, and no sDsii'
amount Of capital has alrAdy
been invested in the 90,
New York Tines ,lsazasSs . hsse
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09
THE NEW Posi- Al IAN.

The Warrington, c0rresponi.
ent Of the n. Y, ComWercial Ad.
vertiter says: = tho time for
tw0-cent postage - tAke effect
drawb nigh the fact becomes
moro and moro evident In the
falling Oh ofreceipts of the Post
I. nice Department iron sales OF
stamps, &c. A handS1ne sur
plus Is shown, and really an in.
crease over hast year 10 appa-
rent, but the ratio Of increase 10
not 90 great. People are hold.
ing on from making purchases
of stamps IN large quantities,
especially the ssrequestv OF
stamped envelopes, the saleV Of
which have fallen on almost to
nothing. An unprecedented
rush Of business ii the Stamp
Department 10 expected after
the first Of Octobefs \ Tho color
reiuR new two-cent stamp 10 q
. ID tSef the baby shade. q brown Or
sister OF brother, wSs bust OF
the world. The day1engrav.
ay, and just as the. SUMS dNe, o., y
-, -. ~ na,' ! .ad,v kissed the ing 3rs
,nd su,on n;1ht. General Ju- chaiNa.
v, riding by, heard the snn n,
cries. He dismounted, the y
ling the little waif up, Y.
,r It until he could plaee lleN
) the care Of ~ iccf ccs d yp .,s o'sf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

Aed the company 70 quit usipg
his water. aud they have com.
piled obodiontly. -San Bernar:
dino, Cali Index. cf 3loeiq i
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

When Jackson was President
. 3 clearinghouse keeper In
Washington called on him to
complain that . certain depart.
ment clerk had not paid his bill
months. jackson looked at her
mildly and said: "0et his note
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09
lIMPoRTA nee 0f AQAse.

We ere not a1df8 That any 60.
timste has evef been made Of
the actual cost Of thol public
road6 of the United States, or
that the expense Of providing
them hes ever be6A Stteupted
By aHylb6reaa Of slat,s1ies, hut
We make the rough. estimqte
that they have cost &C least
go, ,p0O, 900, probably much
more Awhile z6nkh0WM limiilions
are annually ssxpendeti I'm at-
tempting to keep them In repair.
1.-THE money were only we'll sp'
piled, 1t would be an expendi.
ture Of great profit and economy,
as everything which the farmer
does ofhis own land 10 greatly
affected by their condition. All
bis many loads Of surplus farui
products are drawn oyer them;
and II makes some difference to
him and to his horses whether
those loads are conveyed easily
over hard, smooth sdrfaces, or,
dragged through mud and
against stones with severe labor
to the team, fatigue "a, the dri.
yer, aud wear aud brcakage td
the wagon. Every week ho and
his family, more Or Lees 70 ID
the village for numberlssss 1er-
rands, or TO church on the Sab.
bath, and the good or bad oon-
ditiOn Of the roads seems to ef.
feet every fiber, pleasantly or
unpleasantly, Of their feeling or
nervous Bensati0nsg i On On ave.
rage, there .is vt least 20 ,uales
ofitrayel each week for the mem.
bers Of q single family. II would
make d difference Of % q week,
everything counted, Whether
this .teaming or travelling tsi done
over a. uice, c6mfortablel road, 7
or through mud. hsleHc sl0ughsf-
ruts. and unbridged streams. or
against stones. Five dollars q
week amounts to s15y 1 year, a
snug little sum 70 tai the FIR.
mers with; aud when this sum
|is multiplied by At least D,00Os.
600 owners or drivers Of horses,
carriages, wagons, heavy teams,
ETC., the aggregate cost would
be something over 81, ,O06, ,OO0r
O00l Does any one say this ID
too large an estimate : Then
proceed In detail and show in
what particulars; bnt do not
blindlyy and igporantly, say IL is
wrong without giving It q care.
fnl examination Supp0Se, how.
ever, We admit that itlis double
the reality, is not the t6OO, 900. :.
600 every year expended direct
L. - 4. -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

mlluIy ouO b8lu vfet nlb 00tc
for what he ov-sought platts OF
II to ne.'' . seat. As from Il
came backfied ! clkfied tho gen. down. i :
4 a'ssIIch sAIs.sIch was ON the alone %,,r,ei' Il
"TakAfstance. ~ nap wore a,
the { . pause In the ser last ra
thsthere came. slowly curling
gctly, and with an ear.r a, H. !
y H'e worthy of the bahv,s T 90
that unconscious and tn
d: "Now-where-in cared I
sme--of-t the-Lord- it unde
tgirl--taking
otom a NeY -! ~
ro good snppiy -
meldy Hence the reason TIL
thos6S karmers who carefully
feed undiluted sour milk 10 their
hogs have 80 much finer ami.
mails than those who give them
slop. The hog has not room
for much water and Il food
which contains much is given
to him it makes him big-bellied
but poor. Hogs, as well as ell
animals, should be allowed all
the water they viii drink; but
it should not be mixed with
their food in excessive quantity;
tho hog should not be obliged
to take more water than he
wants in order to assimilate the
food he requires. aIJ adj 10 ~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

worthy oitterance 10 tno
partfsI the dream OF .s tns
ticiarmight yet be reallzea as'.
,spiOld and other metals
pie ps5e found to be com.
=. and that means might
passd whereby these COM
= So Mt be separated, ana
ways in 70 differently re.
try are ma@~ baser metals
an iittla IL AMI into pre-
tSoarht. II rit ust sufe
o saorrnr. We, would 1rAare
v 70 lnnw p.ny Of our read ).
sr. ar ~"I" Who pr ride over the
~, ] : :, !, nU = J, me verse; . loose p g
.D .tnna ~, ~ d stone. TO strikesoal
i"It SanI n every passing II
IN, IN. % do not see hum =,
drada ~ = which might be
rau'" uau"S oa ~ the expenditure
ns ! : uU,urtion Of the road
tar ; : many never saw
sod. ."d anlk scraped ipto the
rosd 10 form = highway or
80 which would be ex.
2 os5Iant .sTIt' corn and potatoes.
SUv Sus !. SHhen worked into .
u,.ss wss I'D. or, out into roots
q co. !. copstitute q arrange
! ch;". ~: be called a "road !"
= Iv'. ow . never saw along the
rossd.; thrifty patches OF
stisardoeks, malleins, net.
iias. setc., ready TO seed all
the ,bor's fieldsi Until re
can fsuch happy persons IN
tha nrity, we hope more at
an be given to correct
no se evils, although we
y weeu,ot . lessen the praisewor-
'hy sntion which is not freely
,cs acsced to enterprises and IN. .
'ars sof almost, infinitely lsn|
mr. mnance, but good i1 t6e,r
,m%ay Country Gentleman
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

All persons wishing Tombstones
or Monuments of any kind, will
find 1T to their interest TO call on
me before purchasing elsewhere
/ can be found in Oxford every
SATURDAY.. JAS. g. TRIGG. 2
April 5th, 1883. f 5sa
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-24
Governor Lowry.

Sufficient time has now elapsed to
determine whether the people of Mis-
sippi made wise aud judlcious Sc
lection Of a Governor, or not, at the
last election. So far as our informa-
tion extends, we are satisfied that no
man can truthfully say that the adj
ministration of Gov. Lowry has not
been thus far eminently successful,
1t has been characterized by ability,
frmness, moderation, justice and
Vigilance. The State has prospered
nnder il, as it has hot prospered
since the war; the laws have been
faithfully enforced; peace and
quietnde exist; immigration and
capital are turning in our direction,
confidence exists among our people,
and the general outlook is more
hopeful than il has ever been. The
truth is Gen. Lowry is model Gov
ernor. Mississippi never had a
better one. He assumed no extra
dignity when seated in the guberna-
torial chair, aud is polite to every
one. The most humble and lowly
can approach him with ease and con
fidence, He is devoted to his peo-
pie and State, has confidence 10 our
resources, and strives TO develope
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-24
k)r. T.. a. Rowan.

The Wesson Herald pays the fol
lowing more than mented tribute
to one of the most skilled physicians,
true gentlemen and noble-hearted
Christian philanthropists Of which
our State can boast:
1t is too often the case that true,
genuine merit, is overlooked. If
ony one man deserves special men
ton in connection with the Tarnado,
that man above all others is the dis
,tinguished physician and surgeon,
DR.. Z. A. Rowan.
He has had an enormous load to
carry. His services Were mentioned
in the Times Democrat on several
occasions. but We were not aware
of his herculean labors, or extent of
his services until lately.
From the day of the storm until
this good hour, DR.. Rowan has been
constant aud assiduous in his atten-
ton to the wounded. His residence
was converted into hospital Off we
may he permitted to use that express
SION, and several wounded there re-
ceived the benefit of his kind heart,
and skillful treatment DR.. Rowan
himself lost upwards of $4,000 worth
.of property, but undismayed he con
tinncd in his Godlike work, in be-
half of suffering humanity. Eigh-
teen colorcd people at Beaurcgard
received his unremittirg care, and at
one time he was in charge of 10
cases whites and blacks. During
the past week he has had under his
control 30 cases. What physician
did more? Surely DR.. Rowan will
ever be remembered so long as feel
ings Of gratitude remain in the hui
man heart. We believe and here de-
clare, that in our opinion, the brunt
for the battle fell on the shoulders OF
DR.. Rowan eSsOR Herald.