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

OF Judge J. s. Morris and his
new book, which will soon be
published, the Columbus Index
has the following: "Judge
Morris is a fluent, strong, vigo.
rous writer, and adorns every
thing he touches. His new
work will be awaited with inter
est, and if found meritorious,
will we have no doubt, as the
Post adds, take a permanent
place in Mississippi literature"
Those acquainted with Judge
Morris know that the Index is
correct in its estimation of his
ability rs q writer. -vicksburg
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The health of Gen. Hancock
is not good and his friends are
uneasy about his condition. An
officer of the army who has
lately visited him states that he
is in q very serious condition
and that he will never be a well
man again.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Georgia has a Justice of the
Peace who has been in Office
eight years and has not tried a
case. He is a believer in the idei
that a sorry compromise is bet
ter than a successful lawsuit
and he always induces the litl.
gants to compromise their diffe-
rences.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

They are having a bitter and
exciting contest IN Copiah conn
ty. Both parties ARE making
vigorous efforts to succeed.
The county is close but we have
no doubt of the triumph of the
Demo cracy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Gen. Pope will probably be
assigned to the command of the
military division of the Missouri
when Gen. Sheridan takes the
command of the army next No
vember. Pope may be a good
officer in time Of peace but in
war he was a grand failure.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Winona Advance says
Mr.. w. A Campbell, near Kos
ciusko, Miss was accidentally
shot through the arm last Mon.
day. The cause, VIC understand.
was, a young man while remov.
ing a pistol from the mantle lei
it fall and it fired off. Mr.. Camp
BELLS arm was amputated the
next day, and we understand
that he is doing well, We sym
pathize with him in his Attic
ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Chancery Court of La
Fayette county, met on Tuesday
and will adjourn this morning.
The docket was a light one and
Chancellor Fly has disposed of
the business in his usual prompt
and efficient manner.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Mr. John Holland, who, it il
claimed, celebrated his 1n2d
birthday the 18th of June last
has just made the journey from
Bestonsport, la to Nashua, n.
H., intending to spend the re-
naming years Of his life IN the
latter place with q married
daughter. HeetoOd the fatigue
we'll, and on the evening Of his
arrival joined in . merry dance
with his grandchildren and
friends-Chicago Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Gen. Roger A Pryor, former
ly of Virginia but now of New
York, has been employed to de-
fend O'Donnell charged with
the murder of Carey the Irish
informer. He has sailed for
England where the trial is to
take place and will be ready to
take part in it when it comes
of.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
ALIQUIS.

Prohibition is making conside-
rable progress in Georgia. The
sale. of liquors is prohibited in
seventy-one counties which con
stitute more than one-half OF
the State. Under the local OPP
ton law, prohibition tits stated,
has only been defeated in two
counties.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Only about one twenty-sixth
part Of the Tennessee debt has
been funded. The bondholders
don't like the terms proposed
by the late Legislature and will
hold back as long as possible.
They are not likely to get any
better terms by waiting and
their best plan would be to take
what has been offered them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Mas Maggie McEwsn left on
Tuesday evening for Brookha.
ven, Miss, where she will take
the position of art instructor in
the Whitworth Female College
at that place. She is an iutellec.
tual and highly accomplished la
dy, will be a valuable acquisition
to that institution of learning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Mr.. L. L. Avent, one of the
Leading citizens of The Lafayette
Springs precinct, was in the city
last Saturday and favored the
EAGLE office with a call. He re-
ports the Democracy of that pre-
cinct, as enthusiastic in Supporting
the nominees of the party and
that they will give IA good account
Of themselves next November.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Democracy of Montgom-
cry county held a primary cleo
ton ON the 4th inst. for Sheriff
and it resulted in the nomina.
ton of d. ". Holman. 1t is
claimed that his nomination
unitcs the party and that the
whole ticket will be elected by
a large majority.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The foundry of John Mellow
ell was burned at Jackson on
the Sd inst. The building and
machinery destroyed was worth
fully twenty thousand dollars
and there was no insurance on
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
Democratic Executive Commit
tee Of aFayette County.

to0 Of Lar ay6t'6 Uuuuty'
Beat /. T. A. Buckner, O. l.
Carter. R. w. Phipps.
Beat 2: G. W. Anderson, I,
B. Baker, J. N. Slough.
Beat 8: r. A. Shaw, A. i.
Pegues, J NJ Waldrip.
Beat 4: P. L. Redwine, P. w
Spears, W. l.. Goodwin.
Beat 5. j. 4. Kimzy, j. H.
WEIGH, w. 8. Harmon.
r. w. PRIPPs,
Chairman.
A. H. PEGUEs,
Secretary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Messrs. Hill, Fontaine & Co..
of Memphis in their September
report estimate that the cotton
crop will be one.third less than
it was last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
NoIlcEl

From aud after this issue, the
political department of the EA.
GLE will be under the control
Of Col. X. w. Phipps, and ne
will be responsible for it. The
other departments Of II paper
will remain under the man
agement Of the undersigned and
she assumes the sole RESPONSE
bility for them.
May 31st. 1888.
Il. A. THOMPSON.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

A fire at Dallas Texas on the
9th inst destroyed the city COM
press, grain elevator, three
blocks of buildings. 1000 bales
of cotton and $4,000 bushels of
wheat The value of the prop
erty burned is estimated at over
one million of dollars.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The railroads in Texas furnish
the negroes with separate cars
that are fully as good AZ that
the whites ride in.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Nj. D. NJ. Campbell, an aged
citizen Of our county, is lying
dangerously i'll with malarial
nux, at his residence on Hurri-
cane,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Col. 4. y. Nelson, formerly
Colonel Of the forty second
Mississippi regiment, died re.
Gently At his residence in Vino
1a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Tho Wool Hat Brigade will do
their duty in the coming cleo
zion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Tho Mississippi State Fair
offers as q premium for the best
newspaper q dictionary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Typhoid fever is prevailing
In quite q number of towns in
this state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Judge W. S. Holman OF Indi-
ana whose name has been fire.
quantly mentioned In connec-
ton with the presidency was re-
Gently interviewed by Cincin-
natti reporter and in reply, to
the question rs to what the peO-
ole demanded in refernce to the
railroad, said "They demand
legislation, both State and Fed.
eral, which shall control rail
road corporations in the prices
charged for personal and freight
travel, and regulate to a certain
extent the expenditures and
consequent watering of stock
of those companies The tend
ency in the West by railroad
and other corporations is to
ward monopoly and cons0lida.
zion, rather than toward the es
adjustment of competing lines,
and the people desire that the
government, both State and
national, shall, by judicisus leg
islation, regulate and control
these pernicious tendencies on
the part Of corporations exist,
ing by virtue Of special priv
leges granted by the govern
mont.v
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
LYNCH Law.

ceases nave been exC1teu 10
frenzy by some outrageous vic
lation of the law and have sum
marily inflicted the extreme
penalty and in many instances
they have punished persons who
we're really innocent. A mob
has no judgment or discretion
and is just as apt to hang on IN
nocent NJ a guilty man. II the
accusedi is charged with an afro
cious crime the unthinking mob
does not ask for evidence or
proof but sets him down at once
as guilty aud proceeds to pun
ish him.
The pulpit, the press and Che
leading men of the country all
concur In ~denouncing Judge
Lynch's court and his arbitrary
way Of furnishing criminals but
IL does not seem to have any eff
feet. State Legislatures enact
stringent laws to close up his
court but he will not retire from
power at their bidding and still
persists in exercising his au'
thority. He has been IN off 9
from time immemorial and he
exhibits not the slightest dispo'
sition either 10 die or resign.
That lynch law is a great and
terrible evil every intelligent
man will readily admit but the
difficulty is in finding a remedy
for it. Every good citizen should
discountenance mob law and
refrain from taking part in any
such proceedings.
One reason why there is so
much mob violence in the land
is that the criminal laws are too
often weakly and ineficiently
executed. Great and atrocious
crimes are committed and the
offenders through some legal
tochnicality escape the punish
ment which their dark deeds
justly merit. Sometimes the
courts and jnries are too lenient
aud allow them to go with only
. nominal punishment II the
offender il well supplied with
money it is a matter or extreme
difficulty, although the proof Of
his guilt may be ov.rwlIelmni g,
to convict him and If convicte
the punishment is not Away
commensurate with his offense.
If the courts we're TO boldly
and fearlessly enforce the laws
and teach bad men that punish
ment would quickly and surely
follow their misdeeds there
would soon be fewe. crimeS and
there would be no occasion for
tho application Of lynch law.
Let the people understand that
they will be protected to the
fullest extent in their persons
md property and that any in
fringement of their rights will
with certainty and promptness
be punished and then they will
not be so apt TO take the law
into their own hands. The criini
nal laws of our State are strin
gent enough and no radical
change in them is needed. The
Courts should rigidly enforce
them aud public opinion should
sustain them. If the people do
not by word and by act uphold
the servants of the law IN It's
. 49, rinIhf IN
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

REGISTER II REGISTER
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

made political capital out of
these affairs and 1t expects TO
do so again next year when the
presi dentia, contest comes of.
Every case Of lynching will
add votes to their side and cor
respondingly diminish the chan.
ces Of Democratic success. The
men v no resort to mob violence
are the worst enemies In effect
that the Democracy have and
they are the most efficient allies
that the Republicans could have.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

BosToN, March 3.-A special meeting Of
stockholders of the York and New England Railroad
held this mornin- approved the outstanding mortgage
bonds and OF the company previously approved by
appontee OF the Board of Directors, recent legal
opinions having decided that such appointment must
from the stockholders to represent the corporation
Henry L. HgginsOn, Frederick Kngsbury and Eustaes
c. Fts appointed to approve and certify to any
future issues.
The stockholders OF the Boston, Clinton and Ftchourg
Railroad to-day voted consoldats with The Old Colony
road The coupon Of former road IL to b
exchanged certificates Of stock In the united corpora
ton proportion Of share In the united corpora
non for and threeeightns shares OF common stock
The Old Colony stockholders are TO vote on the matter
Monday.
GALVESTON, Tex, March ga dispatch TO The Sers
from Waco says that charter has been secured for tho
Texas Midland Railroad, to run from Waco to Paes-
tine.
RALEIGH. N. C., March 3-The North Carolina Legsla-
ture to-day passed Dill giving relief to tho Western
North Carolina Railroad Company, allowing that COM
pany market its bonds and relieving from Its con.
tract TO build It's line to Murphy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
CHICAGO.
1EGIsLATIvE-MUNICPAL-PERsONAL.
this organization
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCSEl
CHICAGO. March 3-The high-license question
makes no progress in the Legislature On the other
hand il has received temporary setback having
been rccolnmitted to tbs License Committee,
though its friends will not let it rest longer than
they can help. In Chicago the Council has fixed a
fee of SlO4 upon the liquor shops, and IN rel aation
the lauor interest in and ont of the Council has
succeeded in passing a tax upon various kinds OF
business, such lumber yards. restaurants. bill
liard-rooms tanneries, drug stores pubic scales,
meat shops, breweres, tugboats, intelligence oces,
etc. The tax will yield considerable revenue
but more revenge. Meanwhile il is apparent that
high license will figure conspicuously in the spring
Mayoralty election, and that an attempt VIII be
made by the orderly aud law-abiding people of the
citv 70 overcome the hummer" element. AS the
first step toward this result, large meeting of
n non-partisan character was held last evening, at
winch many prominent citizens were present The
discussion Indicated determination TO make
high license an issue, and report
WAS adopted that q committee be appointed
to prepare plan of organization and report series
of resolutions upon the subject of license, with
view to such action as 1t may be deemed necessary
TO take with reference to the approaching municipal
election. Another meeting will be held next week,
Mt which this committee will report. II is on the
slate that Carter Harrison will be candidate for
the Democratic nomination. j. w Doane who was
the Democratic Congressional candidate in tbs list
District was labored with to run for Mayor. but
declined.
Mr.. Harrison, meanwhile, is engaged IN cutting
wires Of another sort than political Last night by
his order, the Mutual Union, Board OF Trade and
Chicago and Milwaukee were cut near the
city limits The time in which the Mutual Union
could maintain poles in the city expired on March
/ and it is claimed that the other two companies
have come INTO the city without its consent. The
Western Union limitation will be reached about
two months hence II is probable that the matter
will 90 into the courts at once.
Among the most important bills introduced into
the Legislature this week was one f0r cohstitu'
tional amendment consolidating the city OF Chicago
and county of Cook under one government, WHICH,
by the way is strenuously opposed by the CITY ana
county officials The bill authorizes the submission
of the charter directly 10 the voters OF the county,
the form of the charter TO be left 30 commission
OF fifteen to be appointed by the Governor Inc
Citizens Association has also submitted bills for
the consolidation Of the three towns comprising
Chicago.
John Donoghue. a Young Chicago sculptor who
was much patronized by Oscar Wilde while he was
here. and who represents an advanced standard OF
sestheticism both In work aud personal habit, has
gone to Europe. to DO absent for five years. Apart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
ERE1EIyG UP 4 G1MBLIyG-HOUSE.

James II. Halliday attorney for the New-JerseY
Central Railroad COMPANY, recently made u com
plalnt 10 Inspector Byrnes that employees OF the
compony wrro losing their wages regularly N n
cambiinr-house Mt No. 1873 Libery-st De
feotiyes were sent 10 collect evidence against
the place. and Recorder Smyth Yesterday
issued a warrant for the arrest of Joseph Marthaler
the reputcd proprietor, who also keeps restaurant
Al the Jersey city terminus OF the railroad. Several
detective srrgeants made descent on the gambling
den last night. They easily arrested Marthalcr aud
captured a quantity Of gambling implements. In
the rooms several young men were playing. bat
thew were not arrested The detectives found
a n3per on which signatures were written under a
formal agreement to form social club ana a,t to
pay $25 a month for tho use OF the rooms. mo
names on the list wero Joseph Marthaler, ii. j.
Webb. W Van BusIrk, John Egan, W. II. Whar-
ton, f. A. Stopped, A. Schumacher, W. Allen, O. Is.
Nackie. j. b. Klaus, X. j. Lynch, p Callahan, w. IL.
jasper and w. Stevens. Among tho notices which
were posted in the rooms was the follow.ng; Ihe
KITTY must be looked afterW Detectives explained
that tho kitty meant the al lOwance belonging
10 the manager when cards of high value were
doat 10 n winning player Marthaler was lockeu
up at Police Headquarters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
TIE AMERICAN ART GALLERIES.

The management of the American Art G. al
eries and Art Association, at No. East Twenyhrdst
has been strengthened by the admission OF Thomas L.
Kirby formerly the proprietor OF tue auction rooms Mt
No Si5 Broadway. Mr. Kirby, James f. Sutton and Il.
Austen Robertson now constitute the firm, and IL has
added to It's aud has rented them with all the
necessary accessories OF an art gallery OF high rank
The devoted to the exhibition and private
sale Of paintings by American artists and tho sale OF the
of tho specimens of Oriental pottery that are re-
ceved this country The accommodations for the buy
and the persons who desire simply passing look at
the with which the galleries are bed are OF
the most inviting kind Mr. Robertson one OF the part
ners lives in the East and is continually making selec
tons trom the curlos OF China and Japan. These he
sends to the art galleries In this city, where they are
sold presumably at much lower price than are those
specimens OF brlc-a-brao which are being continually
bought and sold by spectators.
Tue galleries win DO open for the next few days TO the
public for tue exhibition OF the famous collection OF orr
ental pottery made by william Nan, lawyer OF this
oty THIS collection Is arranged In cabinets about the
galleries and IL worthy OF the admiration bestowed upon
t. About the the great spreading leaves or trop
cal plants cast shadows here and there among the pec
mems of tho handwOrk OF the most cunning artists of the
Orient; aud where the bright colors high glazo Of
inc vases cups and jars need rehef dainty bit OF land
sea placed the walls, making the galleries invit
ing art lovers The American Art Galleries have been
osabsued long time, and the aim OF taeir managers 10
to entertain tue public " at reasonable profit"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
THE MARKETS IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, March 3.-W heat tonight ia $50
- OF a cent higher than it Last night and corn ~
3.19 OF a cent oats OF cent PORK lO0l2l9 cents
and lard 517l2 cents higher The day was peculiarly
uueventful The volume OF trading small and the
fluctuations narrow Wheat opened at The lowest point
and closed within OF cent Of the highest aud yet the
TWO extremes we're only 8 of cent apart The receipts
were moderate II Of wheat $50 Of corn and l0S Of
oats The fuctuation in narrow as In wheat
the top aud figures being only 's0A OF cent
apart oats were active they have been for fort
night The March option closed tonight ut 42l9 cents
and the May at Al cents fraction above the figures OF
twentyfour hours ago. Provisions moved up and down
good deal more actively than of the grains March
pork ranged from $1s 07l9 to SIS 20, aud May from
SIS 47a TO Sl6 62l2 PORK tonight is i09l2i9 cents
barrel higher than on Friday night.
Leopold Bloom and mis- friends were prominent in the
lard crowd to-day They bought back IL is said aoout
81 900 600 OF which they sold yesterday partly be-
cause the report OF the inspector said that there
90 900 tTces here and parity because they discovered
ina McGeoch had in fact dropped his lard deal May
lard stopped tonight Sl co. 80 cents better than
last pigIt prominent rcfncr says The present de-
mand Tor refined lard criterion OF the Yaue or con-
tract ard for the that the former article Is at
present 80 largely aduiterled with 0eOnhrgarlne.
There used to be patents protecting the adulterauO
which made 80 cost As much the lar0 and Whe III was
always sparngly ureI to harden IL was not properly an
adulteraliOn In commercial sense. AOH, however mo
patents are altogether ignored Everybody Is making
the adutrratO, and 1t as become very much cheaper
DlgKers' lard"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
YALE COLLEGE NOTES.

NEw-HAvEN, March 10.-The mum Der OF
Junior exhibition speakers has been reduced from ten
10 eight and the selection Of pieces transferred from
Professor NorthrOp to Professor Beers Tho list from
81 as announced this week, is Chapman Gale Holden
Judson, Makuen Painter. Twombly Vol
The report Of the Of the Yale University Foot
ball Club for tho last year shows receipts, $500. and
expenses S2bsO with u balance OF $40 The football
club has been seli-suppOrting
The winter athletic games will take place on Wednes
day and saturday of next week. the second day being
Ladies' Day.
The now Oolrani Board which enters upon its duties
to-day, is as follows; Bgolow Curtis, Wilder, "a
Mcclellan 'sI financial editor; Martin, 'si, 3. g. 8.
Case and Doggett 80 Williams 49, 3. 3. s.; Mason, SO
The Yale Netcs held its supper Friday evening at
Barkentn'- Its Board OF Editors for the next year
Dnolittle Lyman. OAkfOrd aud Spencer 81 Mcdowell,
'si financial editor; Sargent, 81 b D.; Bridgman and
CaterWOOd, 80; Seymour, 80, b. s. 81 Boardsloy, so
The Yale Glee Club expect To give concert In New.
York AT the Gloss OF the Easter vacation for the benefit OF
the University Boat Club.
The arr senoo has exhibition n number OF
paintings, etchngs and engrayings OF Mr. Hubert
iIrrkOmer H. A., among them portrait OF Archibald
Forbes and smaller portrait I'm watercOl0rs of Rnsn.
Mr. IIerkomcr delivered al art lecture gu Thursday
night.
The University has let the gymnasium and now
daily ia the harbor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
from the eccentricties of the young man. which are
of the lily-and -dado sort, he has marked talent.

Society circles on the North Side are in a state OF
extreme agitation over the discovery that the eldest
daughter of Judge Gary, of the Superior Court viii
soon receive the white veil Of a novice. She Is
convert from Episcopalianism, and will join the
community of the Ladies of the Sacred Heart. Miss
Gary was one of the most cultivated of the North
Side bellies
Chicago has lost two citizens more notorious tnan
eminent George Holt, old and weH-kho"n
gambler, while passing through an alley was k'iieo
by box of coal which fell upon him. On the even
ing of the same day Elliott the prize-fghter ana OK
convict. received his death wound at the hands Oh
Jere. Dunno. we'll known sporting-man, VINO was
brought here by Mike Mcdonald, the gambling
political boss to look after some oil his interests
The community is satisfied with the death OF
Elliott. 1t would have been still better satsneu
had Dunn met with the same fate