Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-10-11
SOUTHERN olEANiNos,

John ID. Smith died recently at Msm-
phis, Tenn, from wounds inflicted by
negro named Jim CouisT. conisy has
surrendered
VIM. II. Bolton. q ahotel-kesper, was shot
and dangerously wounded by wm- II
Bate at Horn Lake, Mss, . few days
seo, The men quarreled over . business
matter
A boy while passing through the Hol-
lies, two miles from Virginia beach. Va.
few nights ago, discovered the sk eleton
OF man. From the scattered clothing,
papers and other articles found around,
u was Identified ~ the remains Of Alonro
LOWS, the missing salesman Of W. a n
Douglas. pump manufacturers Of New
York City. The b1zxards had eaten -vcry
particle OF flesh OF. leaving only tbs
eleachrd bones. The presumption Is that
Lewis committed suicide
very strange ericide. II suicide Il may
be termed, occurred in Yadkir County,
y e, recently. A white man named
Hnfrs Rssvis forced hts way into airoom
ot Allgood's whisky ei-sili@ry. Hiding
himself under shelf. be put one ED ~
q siphon into barrel OF whisky and the
other INTO his mouth and let the liquor
fuG into his stomach dn,ll .nd his throat
found dead. with whisky pouring from
the end OF tho siphon in his mouth. He
had literally had his fill OF liquor FOR
oace. Hts appearance was horrible in
the extretfie.
Jefferson Baker, the young farmer from
near Ru~sellvills, Ky, who fell from q
moving freight train at Hopkinsville.
while attempting TO steal a ride, and had
hts right leg crushed BY the car wheels
passing over IL died from having tho iu-
Jured limb smputated. He never rallied
ffom the operation.
Toe tobacco crop about Bradford, KY,
has been damaged one third by frost
The Louisiana Prohibition State con-
vention nominated an eieCtorsl ticke.
They say they can poll 2,Ol0 votes.
Robert Harris, conductor on the
Chattanooga & Lookout Mountain rail-
road. was instantly killed few days asc
by falling from construction car.
Captain Jas. NJ. Wilson, prominent
citizen living near Cropson. XIV, fell
from a wagon few days ago, and was
run over aud crushed to death by the
wheels.
Policeman Turner, OF Henderson. Ky.,
has been arrested. charged With nttlrdsr.
He shot BOY named Willie Miller -
death, who was running away from him.
after ju npiug from the rear OF street.
car where he and n COMPANION had been
stealing n ride.
The North Georgia and Alabama MIN
eral and Industrial Exposition ut Rome
was opened by Governor Gordon De-
spite the quarantine panic in the South.
the opening was attended by 10. 600 per-
sons
Sheriff Lance fatally shot Flem Potts at
Sparta, Tenn, few days ago. Potts pre-
vented the sheriff from arresting his
brother, but walked away. arm In arm,
with the officer. The latter discovered
concealed weapon in Potts possession.
and killed him a precaution to pre-
serve his own life
There being no opposition. the election
| for Governor and state officers In CieoF-
| gia passed 0f quietly. Governor Gordon
! and the other officials were reelected
/ The amendment to the Constitution In i.
ereasing the number OF Supreme Court
judges from three to- FIVE. was adopted.
The pension Office at Louisville, Ky,
has received notice to suspend payment
Of the pension OF Mrs. Sarah Crutcher
Of Pitts Point near Bardstowu, KY,
widow OF Jas. Cruteher, a revolutionary
soldier. She died few days ago. She
was eighty six years old and had drawn
pension since 1853.
The youngest convict in the United
States is now in the State prison in Nash
vile, Tenn. His name is Daniel Jordan,
and he WAS sent from Memphis. He is
less than eleven years old. and vas con-
victed OF having stolen five dollars and
sentenced to three years in the peniten {.
he H. .fa-E.s 1.
csration came ths guard did not lock him
in a solitary CELL but allowed him TO lie
on a blanket, where he sobbed himself to
sleep. He has a widowed mother in Mem
phis.
Frank NJ. Irion. the defaulting CLERK Of
the Birmingham (Ala) City Court, will
make no effort to secure bond, and will
plead guilty to the indictments against
him. He is anxious to begin serving out
whatever sentence the court may pass
IRONS total shortage is now estimated at
$4,000. fife lost it all in speculation, and
had ouly $50 when he left last January.
new danger has recently confronted
rice planters OF South Carolina June
rice is now in tho maturing stages and a
hrst-ciass frost which Is threatened
almost every night would kill il. Il
frost does not come in week. however
the rice will have time to mature. The
heavy rains first crippled this crop and
then came the flood, which seriously hurt
it The loss, too, has been considerable
in ripe rice, from the frequent handling
which was necessary to dry il out. Some
of it had to be handled three or four
times, and every time it was handled
there was a loss. Rice sprouted badly,
and stacked rice, hastily harvested, now
burned and entailed loss in the de-
terioration of the rice. Until tho rice
has been given into the hands OF the
millers the extent OF the loss can not be
approximated- The planters, however,
are positive that they will not reap one
half the crop they expected before the
rainy season set in.
An extraordinary scene was witnessed
in the Memphis (Tenn.l police court q
few days ago. when u negro, who had
shot two white men TO death was dis
charged by the police Judge. The room
was crowded with whites and negroes,
and when Judge Hadden told the accused
that he might 90 free-and he went out
almost literally in the arms OF his wife
and children-there was an outburst OF
applause which the officers of the court
we're powerless TO quell. The negro is
James COnley. the sext Oh OF Zion coll
ored cemetery. The men he killed were
Will w. Eastman, the nephew of a
wealthy lumber dealer OF Msmphis, and
]. ID. Smith, a boss carpenter. They at
tackled Conley in his own house and he
shot them in self defense.
Shotgun guarantees are ended
AT Frankfort, KY, few days since, DIR
John Murry died Of lockjaw caused by
pistol shot wound received a week previ-