Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-03-01
SOUTHERN 9lEANINos.

Old Grandmother stewart Of Carroll
on. Ga, has lived to see Ia winteA
when Mr.. Blank q Hu-n. Vista, Ga
became engaged 60 his present wife
number OF years ago he gave her G y.sr,
ling heller IN leu Of an engagement ring
This living pledge of her troth ha. given
scrth increase until the lady now ha.
handsome herd Of cattle. which the hu.-
band Is anxious 70 sell Mrs Blank, how
ever, refuses 10 part with the esttls
Hiram N ddlebrook Of Columbus, O..
10 dead He was born in New York in
100, and had been . resident Of Co umbus
for many years Mr.. siddieb-ook organ
ised the first nrs company in the city,
and always took great interest in Mssouic
mattera
Uncle Jimmie Kilpatrick, who lives
near Dawson, Ga, 10 ninety eight years
old He va. . soldier OF the war Of 1874
and served under General Andrew Jack
son In the Indian wars. Almost sdrid.
den few months ago, he was apparently
taken on . new lease of life, and. strange
20 say, Lis memory and eyssight havs
become better. his appetite Il good, and
he can walk about He draws . pension
from the Govern ment
A successful attempt at train wr.eking
was made on the Louisville. New Orleans
3 Texas railroad, near Cary Station,
Miss, few nights ago Some malicious
person placed . cross-tie on the rails, and
Q Unbound freight train struck the OBJ
struction derailIng the engine and eleven
cars, seven OF which were totally de-
| .troyed. The engineer and fireman
| jumped, and fortunately received but
slight injuries.
The death Of Mrs. Aaron Collins, In
Cartersville, Ga. revivss interest In the
Tobs Jackson sensation Mr.. Collins vas
United States COmmissioncr, and was
/ prosecuting Illicit distillsrs, OF whom
Jackson was one. Jackson applied dyn-
| amits TO Collins house one night blowing
part ot n to fragments. For this he WAS
subsequently sent 10 the penitsntiary for
life, bus finally escaped Mrs Collins,
who was . robust woman, had her nerves
so shattered by the explosion that she
never recovered
Alex Cole, Of Messy Creek. Tenn. .
few days since attempted to poison his
wife and child by putting the contents OF
. box OF Rough on Rats in some food.
They ate the same, but bv the prompt ac-
| tion OF q physician their lives were saved
Cole was immed d stsly arrested and is now
locked up to await q hearing.
shot and killed at Gadsdsn. Ala. q few
| days ago. The ball entered his temple,
ranging downward leaving bis brain
protruding. There Is considerable mys-
terry surrounding the shooting. and ind-
cations point to a murder. but by whom
committed does not yet appear.
Tom Buradsl. q col cred fsrryman, lost his
life in saving those OF Mrs. Hays and her
child. whom he was taking across q swollen
creek near Birmin gham. Ky., a few davs
since. His boat was wrecked by striking
an obstruction, and though hs succeeded
in saving his passengers he was himself
| drowned
While a game OF base ball was In prog
ress between the students Of the Chatta-
nooga (Tenn.) University few DAYS ago,
J. c. Johnson, OF Soddy. Tenn, . specta-
tor, took exc sption to a ruling of the UNI
| pire, Ben Magili. of Half Moon Island.
| Tenn, when the latter struck johnson q
| terrible blow on the head with a bat,
crushing his skull and inficting fatal in
jTiss. Magill a ID. but subsequently, re-
turned and surrendered.
A couple II peripatstic Mormon elders
were induced to leave the vicinity Of d NJ
mark. Tenn, recently, b. threats OF coats
Of tar and feathers. number OF con-
verts are reported 90 have been made by
them among the ignorant class Of white
people in West TenneSses.
Richard Manley, engineer on the Mem
| phis & Charleston railroad, who was in
iured IN a collision near Stephenson, Ala,
about three wcsk- ago. dsd from the st.
feet of bis injuries. at his home, Jack son,
Tenn.
Two hundred farmers from Kansas a.
- wa4 in Maranhf- Aavs
since with the avowed intention Of buy
ing homes in Tennessee and Mississippi.
The III zxaris Of the past winter, they
claim, have been too rough for them, and
| they are looking for new locations.
At Corinih. Miss, last week, tho North
Mississippi North Alabama and West
Tennssses Lumbermsn's AssOcis s;iou was
organized. The object II the association
Is TO secure cheaper rates ov railroads for
shipping lumber and for tbs material in
| terests of all lumbermsn.
The T-nnesses Midland railroad, Re-
tween Jackson Tenn. and Memphis.
sigbtyfve miles, will he complsted and
the cars running by NAV ]. They are
laying the track at the rate Of two miles
per day.
Henry Marshall. convicted OF murder
In the hrst degree, at Chattanooga. Tenn,
Tor having deliberately shot William
Mason at Soddy. Tenn, On December "a.
killing him instantly. was sentenced by
Judge Trewhitt to the penitentSY for
life.
Ben Johnston, one Of the most des-
perate characters of Morgan County.
Tenn, was shot aud instantly killed at
Glen Mary few nights ago, during q
row. His murderer escaped.
AT Greenvilis Miss, 8 few days since,
Jim Parsley. white bov, accidentally
shot and killed colored boy named Ed
wards.
Robert Nelson, OF Gresnbrier, Tenn, q
brakeman on the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, was shot by Kirk Bradley, a.
HopkinSville, XIV, few nights ago.
The North Carolina State Democratic
executive committee decided 20 hold the
next State convention in Raleigh. on May
80 next, and passed resolutions in favor OF
aboIishing the whole Internal revenue
system.
J. z. French. q drummer. of Macon, Ga,
has been arrested at Beuna Vista, that
State, charged with highway robbery.
The fine residence on the Westover
plantation. opposite Friar's Point. Miss,
and owned by Jefferson & Neely, Of Mem
phis. was burned q few nights ago IL
was occupied by Mr.. Wiley, the manager
OF the plantation, who. with his family,
consisting of . wife and infant, barely
escaped with their lives. The house and
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