Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-06
STATE NEWS.

ciety.
The town of Wesson has
gun club.
Tramps are qnite numerous
about Sen atob q.
The new ,t,rt house of Pike
county is nearly finished.
The young men of Hazlehurst
have formed string band.
Ex-Governor Alccrn was de-
feated in Ceahoma comfy.
There are a few scattering
cases ofmeasles at Handsboro.
The small pox exists on three
plantations in Washington
county.
John Brady of Yazoo county
whilst at work week before last
fell dead.
Superstitious people say that
the Grenada depot Ia haunted
by ghosts.
Five mcp were lately arrest
ed in Copiah county upon o
charge Of cattle stealing.
New corn is selling in New
Albany at fifty cents per bushel
and there is full seppIy of it.
Mr.. Wesley Weir of Tippah
county recently had his leg
broken by kick from a horse.
There is said to be q vein of
coal in Lauderdals county that
has been burning for three
months.
1t is stated that a Southern
Field Trial for dogs will take
place at Canton ON the 10th OF
this month.
A Bolivar county man claims
to have produced nine bales OF
cotton on three acres of land
this season.
The Montgomery county jail
10 full and many important cases
on docket for trial at the noxt
term of the court.
George Washington is still
living and at the late election
was elected Coroner and Ran
ger of Adams comfy.
Mr.. Henry Swan residing near
Magnolia fell out of his wagon
week before last and sustained
such severe injuries that it is
thought no cannot recover.
The Sardis Star learns that
two Mormon elders are trying to
make converts in the South
eastern part of PanOla county.
Henry Calhoun, who was in
dicted for the murder of Capt.
Brame Of Jasper county was
tried last week in Jones county
and acquitted.
A correspondent of the Rip
ley Sentinel states that Mr..
Jack Griffin killed Mr.. Bud Ma
giles in Burnsville, Tishomingo
county, on the hight of the 7th
From the Columbus Dispatch
we learn that Hardy Stevens
fell from the frame building
upon which he was at work and
a scantling fell across his neck
and broke it.
Two prisoners were sentanc.
ed to the psnitentiary. for two.
years, at TIE late term of the.
Circuit Court at Batesyillo
Both have appealed to the Su..
pr emo Court.
MIR. Baily Phillips an aged.
citizen of Lauderdale recently
committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with
a pistol. The cause of this rash
act is not known.
The Handsboro Advertiser
states that Simon Farley was
killed in this county FRIDAY
night of last week by Abe Brs.
land, both negroes. No pa1ticu.
lars.
John Nelson, colored, was
convicted on an Indictment for
murder at the late term of the
Circuit Court of Monroe county
ma sentenced to be hung on
he 9th day of January 1884.
Austin Picket, colored, charg.
I'd with attempting to assassi.
late the town marshal, Jordon
u crystal Springs has been ar.
ested at jackson and returned
o Crystal Springs.
The Hazlehurst Signal saws
IN Friday last near Mr.. jim
'ailey's in the Province neigh.
orhood Emerson Butler and ~
egro, whose name wa did not
'arn were handling a pistol
Inch was accidently discharp.,
d. killing the negro.
The Winona Advance states
nat little son of Mr.. Budd's
bout SIX years old was found
to death under a pile
cotton seed on his place yes.
'rday evening. 1t seems that
le little boy had been playing
the seed pile, when tbav roll