Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-09-20
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has over 1870 pupils.
An artesian well is being
bored at West Point.
w. V. Money has retired from
the winona Advance.
The Cholera is killing the
hogs in ltawamba county.
A railroad Is proposed from
Macon to Eutaw, Alabama.
There are fourteen cotton and
wooden factories in the State.
Tho value ofthe taxable prop
erty of Carroll county il S1,785,
900.
Mr.. N. A. Mott has purchased
a half interest in the Yazoo City
Sentinel.
The Agricultural and Me.
chanical College will open on
the Goth inst.
The crops in Neshoba county
ere reported as being almost an
entire failure.
The Belmont iron bridge
over the Talahatchie river 10
being repaired.
The Columbus Rifles will com.
pete At the military drill at the
Aberdeen Fair.
A new paper called the Eagle
has been started at Jamestown
Cohoma county.
Fines amounting to 1853 were
i'm posed in one day by the May
or Of vicksburg.
The assessed value Of rsal
and personal property in Han
cock is $1,155,757.
Ihr New Orleans and North.
asst I'm Railroad win nave it's
machine shops ut Aeriaian.
he State and county tax Of
Denote county this year ia nine
and u lislf mills on the dollar.
The SfarkvilleCitizon sfatesthat
th ore will be no turnips grown
this fell if il does not rain soon.
A citizen Of Inka has ore
y ousand chickens whiea he
p op 20 to se'l At fve cents
apiece.
The Democracy Of Desoto
county will hold q primary
election on the 22nd inst. for
Chancery Clerk.
Tho residence of Mrs L. G.
Wilkinson near fernando was
DESTROYED hv fire. 1t was in.
sured for $500.
Mrs. Annie Coughlin on the
Sd inst. was thrown out Of q
wagon near Natchez and tho
wagon run over her and killed
her.
Messrs. V. Fl Nelson and j.
Fl. Anderson have become the
editors and proprietors of the
Kosciusko Star. Success to
them.
Ed Marble (col) has instituted
q libel suit against the editor of
the Vicksburg Post. The editor
docs not seem to be worried
about it.
Monroe Henry (coD of Boil
var county lately cut his wife's
throat He was arrested and
mt in jail to await the result Of
her wounds.
Louis Beard (coN was killed
on the 9th inst. at NcCooI sta.
tion in Alfalfa county by a Sweed
named Johnson. The murderer
fed and has not been arrested
The West Point Leader e.va;
"property ia changing hands
daily at good. round prices. In
come cases at 100 per cent. adj
vance over prices six months
ago.
The Water Valley Progress
saws: Who were the Oxford
crowd that allowed the little
Water Valley mule to outstrip
their fin thsroughbreds? Don't.
all speak at once.
Gen. TT. Il. Burkitt has be en-
nominated az tho Democratic
candidate for Senator of the
18th Senatorial district compos-
ed OF tho counties of Clay.
Choctaw, Oktibbeha and Web
ster.
The Jackson Ledger states
that some days ago. near Rose
dale. Simon Owen killed another
negro named 10 Harrie SIEVE
raj were charged with being i'm
plicatcd in the affair all of
whom were promptly arrested
and placed in jail.
Peabody Scholarships at Nash
vile Tenn have been awarded
to the following persons: Miss
Celia r, Jones, Water Valley;
w. T. Murphrec, Wsstville
Miss MaIgie j. Tucker, Okolo.
ma; Earnest Rather, Holly
Springs; Miss Mary B. Bacon,
Winnnn. " n Gallant ILL.,