Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-08-30
NO. 30.
SOUTHERN 0LEANINoS.

Two trxmps. who we're stealing . rids
90 q freight train. we're killed by rear
sud collision near nichols. " C., Q few
dsys since
Th. Rome & Decatur railroad rscently
eumplet.d from Rome. Ca % A siantA
distance % about seventy Ave niles, has
been formally opened for business
Two hundred men are now az work On
the Jack.onvflI- a Sc Augustine road- IN
FIorisfa. strengthening and widening the
road bed and laying nine-foot ties. BY
next Decenb.r the rosd u to bs n stand
ART gauge with magnificent improved
-qui Fm-nt-
Th. authorities ct Green County KY
recently imposed a fine ot $50 on ths
Louisville & Nashville Railroad ComPa-
ny Tor breaking the sabbath By distrthuf-
tng ties aloag the line Of the road
yesr PaIucah. KY. fcw Nights ago.
Martin Eugiert. n prominent Gerusn
farmer. was sitting with his family on ths
seranda brs,sre his hoa-e. wher a bolt OF
lightning struck him. killing him instant
Iy. yo Que else was hurt. although sitting
around him.
The SURVIVORS ot the famous Phillips
Legion Couf-derntes held their second
reunicu at Dalton. Ga few days ago
The veterans oe the Thirty fourth. Thirty
sixth and Thirty y-uinth Georgia Infantry
were also present General Longstrsss.
In whose command the famous Legion
fought, was announced as orator or the
day, but was unable IN attend
novel feature I'm tho way Of Affairs OF
houor occurred at Richmond. Wa. a few
days ago, IL being nothing Less than one
young Baptist minister challenging an
other 90 hght duel about a young lady,
The affair WA finally settled amteablY-
william Hunter aud henry Lee. two
boys 0f twelve years. got into quarrel
at O,xsnsboru. KY. n few days since
Hunter cut Lee. making dangerous
wound across his neck and face. Hunter
was arrested and held 20 await the result
Of Lees injuries.
The gentlemen rrpreseuting the princi-
pal coal companies Of Kentucky aad VIZ
ginia met ut Louisville. a few days ago
AMI succeeded in forming gigantic conn
bine. involving about 81, 600. 900 eapttai
and 4 gl0 acres Of coal land
News euuls- from Clay County Ala
OF the MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE and sup
posed murder Of two Mormon elders, Da-
Wis and Weaver. who have been preach
ing in that section TOR some tine.
". NJ Reid. charged with the murder OF
his wife, in TaIlapoosa County, had .
preliminary trial at Alexander City. Ala,
and was committed 70 Jail without bail To
await the action of the grand jury. Reid
is a weII-to-do farmer, and lived near
Alexander City.
William Rsbertsou. a brakeman On the
Newport News & Mississippi Valley
railroad In Kentucky. while engaged IN
coupling box cars together at a station
near ths bridge over the Cum oertand
river, n few evenings since, wIs caught
between the standards Of two ears and
crushed ta de ath.
wear Monticello, Ca. at q Baptist As
sociatiou meeting. desperate fght oc-
Cured between the Tyler and Malone
families and their friends. Thirty shots
were fred in less than one ninute-
James Malone and sam Tyler were in
stautiy killed Ell Tyler was mortally
and Walker MaIoue and several others
severely wounded
At the last term Of United States Court
/ In Ch attanoogh Tenn, Mat W alxer. of
/ Bletisoe County. was on trial for violating
/ the reveuue laws. One Of the Witnesses
against him was Thomas Mcdowell Tha
two men met on tine rOald a few days
since. when Walker drew his revolver
| and shot Mcdowell through the breast
the ball coming out at his back Me-
DoweH will die. Walker has been ar
rested
The trouble witch has been existing
FOR some time between the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers ald Firem. y
and the Mobile E Ohio railroad. In re-
gard 10 wages. has been settled n
grievance committees met General Man.
ager Clark in Jackson Tenn, and the
difference was satisfactorily adjusted
Forty Italian and German emigrants.
en- route from New York to Texas. on ar
rival ut the Mississippi State line, few
/ days ago. were stopped by the quaran-
{ tine officers they had no health certif-
Gates. Not one Of them could speak .
word OF English. and being IN a strange
Iaud were left in deplorabls condition
The Farmers Inter-State Association
which met at Raleigh, " C., Last week.
/ adopted strong antitrust resolutions.
calling upon Congress to take the neces-
sary action % destroy all existing trusts
and ID prevent the formation OF new ones.
/ Ii also called upon Congress To repeal tho
| Jute bagging customs tariff, with n view
I to defeat the combination OF cnpi talists
known As the bagging trust.
PauIine Mccoy, the negro woman who
/ a few mouths ago murdered Annie Jor-
/ don, demeuted Whit girl who wandered
/ from her home IN Montgomery, Ala, has
been sentenced To be hanged October Is-
/ The crime was committed near Union
/ Springs. Ala where the murderess -
1 now in Jail She viii be the first woman
/ hanged in Alabama since the war.
I Stevenson. Ala, was visited by a heavy
/ shock Of earthquake a few mornings
since AL the buildings in the town were
/ shaken up, alarming the eolored popufa-
ti0n so badly that many OF them rushed
/ into the street. S0 damage 10 property
1 was done. but many persons have been
1 LvIny in constant fear Of another shock
/ A rather alarming state oe fairs has
been developed IN Green VILE. 5. G., where
/ the United States Court Is Tn session
/ GreenvtIis Il the center OF the moonshin>
L district in South Carolina and over i've
SfT7IraF=sa =zzs-=ss== szzH-zEsszE-z-= -
the court The diticulrF Is a want Of
/ funds % pay the jurors and Witnesses
/ Judge Sinout0n- the presiding Judge, has
| written about the fact TO the Comptroller
I Of the Treasury Attorney Johnson has
written letter in which h. places the.
/ blame on the Federal authorities. Tbs
sitnarion in GreenvIlIs Is said to be ap-
/ palIing- The jail Is crowded with wit
L uesses who have been admitted on the
order Of the presiding Judge. and who.
would otherwise starve, and the others.
are living out on the highways, begging
Sr STEALING
4 Yellow fever Il weakening.
Two sisters have been living Opposite
each other IN Atlanta, Ca for Ave years