Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-20

uHu fecelNou tni5 bedson ct7o
bales of cotton.
Up to Dec. II h, DIGS bales OF
cotton had been shipped from
Yazoo City this season.
The Circuit Clerk of Clay
county taken his pay for mar
riage licenses in possums.
The new Insane Asylum at
Meridian has at last besn finish
ed and 10 said to be q fine build
ing.
". v. Money, late one of tho
editors of the Winona Advance,
died week before last at Carroll
ton.
Col ]. r Powell was shot and
killed on the 9th inst in Sun.
flower county by Chas. Robin.
sofs.
Mr.. Conway in Sharkey coup-
ty had his horse to fall and re.
ceived very serious if not fatal
injuries.
The city authorities Of Holly
Springs have prohibited the use
OF fire works inside Of the cor-
poration.
At tho recent term Of the
Circnit Court of Leake county
six persons were sent to the
penitentiary.
The gin house and five bales
of cotton on the Gunter place
i3 miles east of Sardis was.burn-
cd al The Sd inst.
Tho farmers of Marshall coun-
ty are getting up petitions to
the Legislature TO havO q stock
law passed for that county.
There will be in Union conn.
" So free schools 70 E the whites
for the ensuing scholastic yea
and 20 for the coIored people.
Ut. j. w. Bellamy Of Talla
hatchia lately accidently shot
himself through the hand. The
woun nd is not regarded as dam-
gerous.
The assessed value of real and
personal property in Pamela
county is four million, three
hundred and sixteen thousand
dollars.
The citizens Of McComb City
speak of organiz ng . vigilance
committee to prevent the intro.
duction of tramps into that
place.
The supply stores ofthe Vicks-
burg and Meridian, and New
Orleans and North Eastern
railroads have been cOnsolidat-
ed and located at Meridian.
At the late term OF the Cir.
cult Court of Tallahatchie coun-
ty nobody was sent to the peni.
Tertiary and only about thirty
indictments were found by the
sranu jury.
George Harris, colored, a con-
vict for petty larceny, was 70.
Gently shot near Columbus by
Charlie Townsend whilst he was
attempting to escape and in
stantly killed.
Dir. W. w. Shelly of Charles.
ton recently took two capsules
of morphine through mistake
for quinine which would have
prove fatal to him had he NOT
received prompt medical aid.
Rimon Bonner, colored, was
'ried at the late term of tho Cir-
cult Court of Claiborne county
for the murder of j. s. Light
about a month ago, and was
convicted and sentenced to DO
hung.
The Yazoo City Herald says:
A negro man living on Mr.. Eli.
sons place, near Jacksonville.
having become Jealous of his
wife,. killed her one day this
week. 1t wal an atrocious case
OF murder so far as we can learn.
The Kosciusko Star says: It
10 with deep regret that wo
the death Of Mr. Asa
Fitzpatrick, son of p. L. Kilpat.
rick. He was killed by a fallen
tree which broke his neck, while
engaged in clearing out a road
from French Camp to McCool.
Betsy Austin was tried at the
recent term of the Circuit Court
At Water Valley for the murder
OF her grand child and found
guIlty AMI sentenced to the
penltentiary for life. Circum-
'taatial evidence showed that
she strangled the child and
threw its dead body in . well.
The Greenvills Times saws:
Mr. Writ Adams, jr., State Rev.
snue agent, passed through
recently en- route to
%snnfiower, to investigate tho
Sheriffalty Of that county. W.
ire informed that he did not find
I'll things as they should be with
sheriff Richardson ; not by up.
wards OF good many thou
The Union County Courier
ava. A man hu tho