Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-17
SOUTHERN GIEANINGS.

years OF age, was burned to death by his
mothers residence at Nashville, Tenn,
catching fire while he was asleep.
Mrs.. Hcwsra peytor. n well-known
match peddler at Atlanta, Ca, entered
the police station a few days ago, out OF
breath. and stated that she had lost q
p1ckcs-bcok containing S5its0. An hour
later little boy turned the pocket book
orer TO the police.
William Hoffman, a convalesc-nt pa
tent in the Newport News & Mississippi
Valley Railway Hospital at Paducah, KY,
swallowed a chew OF tobacco few days
sgo. II threw him into n violert ft OF hic-
coughing, and be absolutely hiceo ughed
himself TO death in spite OF every EFFORT OF
the surgeons to save him.
John Cowper was shot dead few days
sao by McCrary Hart in Campbell Coun-
ty, Ca An old teud had existed between
the parties growing out OF disputed lend
line. Cowper rode up to Hart's residence
for the purpose, ii Is said, Of having an
explanation. Hart elaine that Cowper's
advance was for hostile purpose, and
that in shooting him down he only acted
In self4defsnse.
Miss Willie Thomas. daughter 81 Prof.
W. j. Thomas, residing near Gadstien.
Ala, was shot and probably fatally wound
ed few nights ago by her brother. Albert
Thomas. The your-g lady made noise
at the window 81 the room occupied By
her brother, who armed himself, and.
stepping to the door, ordered the visitor
10 halt. Miss Thomas would not an
swer, but ran away, followed by her
brother, who did not recognize her. ha
fired. and the bu llet entered the groin.
North Carolina was held atPetersburg
Va, last week. The festival chorus mum.
bered - voices.
In the United States Court at Fu.. Smith.
Ark, Burreh odenwcod was acquitted O,
murder, On his second trial on the same
charge.
The lumber dealers OF Louisville, Ky.,
have organized an exchange with sub
scriptions amounting to $1,000.
Georgia negroes are looking forward
with interest to a liberal yield Of persim-
mons, the trees Of which were covered
with blossoms
Citisens "f Louisville. Ky. made sub
scription OF $4,000 to establish cotton
mill. Machinery will be secured, a build
ing constructed and the mill set running
Immediately.
selected Greenyille as tie place for its
next meeting, on the second wednesday
in May. IS>9.
William Hopkins, who was To have been
hanged in Rabun County, Ga, last Fri
day, was respited by Governor Gordon
| Hopkins Is the triRn WIN -toned n stranger
| 10 death AT Il country church because hs
wore 'biled" shirt
United States revenue officers arrested
a moonshiner named George Hale. at
| Rocky Mount. Franklin County, Va. few
days ago, while he was peddlin~ illicit
whisky from an OK cart While ON The
way to jail the guards were overpowered
by : crowd ot 10 men and the prisoner
was released.
The establishment % pigeon ansssase
service in connection with the signal Office
at Key West. Fla. is foregone conclu-
sion since the order has been promulgated
by General Greedy, who has the matter in
charge, for the Necessary loft fixtures and
training baskets, to be fitted up at once.
Nine conviets escaped from the Inman
mines in Tennessee, a few nights ago,
during the absence Of the keeper OF the
prison at the Democratic convention at
Nashville. One Of the prisoners who
escaped was the notorious John White.
who robbed the Southern Express Com
pany OF 500 in Chattanooga last fall He
was under a sentence OF three years
General George d. Dibrell, one Of the
leading public men OF Tennessee, died a
few DAYS since, at his residence, in Sparta
Two year. ago General DibreII was the
most formidable competitor Of Hon.
Robert l. Taylor for th e nomination for
Governor. He Was a native Of White
County. Tenn, and had reached the age
Of sixtv-three year..
a strange case % perverted taste is re-
ported from Indian creek, in the vicinity
OF Martins Mills. Tenn a boy about ten
years of age has acquired a mania for
eating flies. and ~ill turn away from the
dainti~st dishes for this. his fayorite diet.
The family have no idea how he contracted
such disgusting habit. and ali efforts to
break him q il have proved IN vain
A committee u th. Lsdies' Confederate
Monument Association called on Mr.. JEFF
ferson Davis few days ago and invited
him % participate ia the eerem Onv Of
laying the conversions % the Conseder-
sse monument at Jackson. Mss, on the
7Rh inst Mr. Davis expressed great will
iagness and desire 90 be present. and will
attend IL the state OF his health permits.
In the dreadful affair a; BIount's Greek.
y. C., recently. in which man named Fra
zier shot and killed John A. Cox, because
the latter refused sell To him liquor, Fra
zicr fed, but Was captured and was rescued
from the captors during the night. taken
to the spot where he fired on Cox, and was
there shot literally TO pieces by unknown
parties
A young hardware merchant OF Fre-
donia. Ky, named /. G. Renfrew, was
found dead in his bed at that place few
mornings since. Aa empty bottle that ha.t,
contained morphine was lying near the
bedside, indicating suicide. Before retir-
ing Renfrew remarked TO his room-mate
that he considered death much preferable
10 the life OF misery that he was living,
owing to his ill-health-
Colonel James McCarty, Of Walton
County, Ga, was recently reported miss
ing from his home. He was seventy years
OF age, and had recently lost his wife by
death. As he had relatives in Alabama
it was supposed he had gone 10 visit them,
until some boys, in passing through
Mount Zion Cemetery, found his dead
body lying across the grave of his wife.
The body was buried beside that OF the
wife for whom he had grieved himself to
death
Pat Gilmore is doing" the South.
Mrs. Sallie Mccoy. OF Monteagle, Tenn,
celebrated her one hundred and second
birthday April H. Her husband, who
died three years ago, was twelve years her
senior, having lived to the age Of one hun
dred and twelve. Aunt SaIlie" is still
CHEEKY and talkative. though almost blind
and deaf.
Fred Busby, nineyear-Old lad living