Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-06-27
SOUTHERN olEaNrNos.

There are now cuuhued in the main
prtsoa a. Nashville. Tenn. and the branch
prisons Ia the state las eoavict4 os
this number over so are colored. Is are
females and 5 are white females.
An epideraie ef Charlton prevails among
farm animals in the ueiShborhood Of
fasoc. Miss. and at other points in the
fazoo valley. Famous veterinarians
were en- route TO the scene % the scourge,
and every effort viii be made h check the
disease.
Esquire J. g. Malone. oae of the Oldest
magistrates oe Jefferson County. XIV.
dropped dead % heart dis ease while
tesiiiyiag in court few days ago. He
was sixty-sis;at years Old.
ut Nississtppl's go convicts, 10 are
leased To contractors by the board OF con-
tral at - per month, Plus board, clothes
medical attention The remaining III
are worked inside the walls and on the
peuits -ssasy s.lrra s~sr the city.
The last spike in fSac Western extension
- the Georgia Pacific was driven a few
days since near W3acaa. Montgomery
C9aaty. Miss. about two hundred miles
west &c B.rming CHAM. Ala
Bshop Galloway Of Mississippi, who
preached The baccaiaur~ate sermon at
NHuflsrbllt rniverstfy at SashviIl-. Tenn,
reeeariy. startled his hearers By his viz
'rssls deciartfioa on the race problem
1t mast be solved. . be declared. with
the spslitn --b,ok aud The Bihl@. and. too,
lar-a ag Vhitc teachers from the south
-r~thnsisst church"
Thieves robbed the posf-oeicc At Way
cross eiL- rscsatlY. securing si. i10 cash
aad several registered letters
Granville Coins vas killed By Cincin-
nait southern traia nesr Chattanooga.
Ieuu-. a few days a-,o.
" : Norris was killed By switch
engine tn the I4ogisviils & Nashvills
yards A. Birmingham. Ala
At Bow Ing Greea. Nv. Robert C4ddle
sAat AID kllled Joseph rlsssale In a saloon
row B5ta eoloretL
Tom Mitchell ard Harry ArtIelI shot a
ucsidier fatal y near ShedhersviIle. ny. q
tew days since. They wer. captured
bariy Hamilton. who in February last
murdered Jee Lee. a Chinaman. and was
ceavlefed % the murder. vas hanged ~
E3ule, Ga-- a Few days ago.
Governor Buckner Of Kentucky issued
warrant tor the execution % Charles
digger at Louisville July ~. Harry Smart
VIII hang gn the sans day.
Juige F. G. Peyton. ex-ehancelor ot the
Jackson tMtss-l district, died NJ his home
ia Hazeihnrst. a few days ago, OF heart
trouble. Ne was an able furist, and was
on the bench about fourteen years.
At Clantan, Ala. a few days ago
Philip A. Gsvhan. a welI-known man %
Btrmiuehanf. formerly a special detective
Ia the Hawes ease. was shot by W. A.
Collier, his father-sn-law and instantly
zttie,l, Givhan having made a mgrIerous
assault upoa his family after threats
The CONNIE ueement exercises oe tho
Vaudsrhiit University at Nashville. Tenn,
we're held recently IN the presence os q
large aadience. Diplomas wers awarded
- thirty eight stgsslsRls. many OF whom
graduated ia the highest courses Ad-
iresses were delivered by Bishop Har-
crave. president Of the board Of trust, anu
Chancellor Garland
l. TIE wreck % construction train
aear Pratt Vine near Birmingham. Ala.
q few days ago, Henry MeCaulsy and
alter Beasley, white miners, were
crushed 70 death and hfty or sixty hands
more or less INJURED. The train ran over
a COW and was deraiisd, going down a
steep euibaukmslt
Governor Lee oc Viryinia has received
letter fram Kew. James H. Taylor. OF
RaEie. y Y Offering to return to the
Stats silver plate taken from the coffin OF
Lord BateeoGrt at Williamsburg during
ihs var Taylor discovered the plate in
a iewslsr's windgw- The offer has been
accepted
The dead body OF David A. Pettus, a
white section boss on the Mineral road.
vas found lying IN a vacant lot in the
suburbs Of Birmingham. Ala, recently,
Pettus hal besa murdered and robbed
of a fine gold watch and 500 in money.
His head had been beaten 10 a Jelly with
rocks. The cnrousr's investigation so far
reveals no elsw to the murderer
John williams was shot aud fatally
wounded at Emory Church. ten miles
east 0f Ssrdis, Mss, few days ago. by
Mrs. Hattie Campbell The shooting oc-
curred Immediately after tho services
ani Williams died the following morn
ing. The provocation for the killing was
the charge made BY Williams that be
had been eriminallY intimate with Mrs.
Campbell several months ago. upon
which statement bill % divorce is now
pending
Joseph Dove, a well-knOwn young man
% 3 rmirgham. Ala, was drowned while
bathing in the Coosa river recently. He
came home a few days ago from the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College at Au-
bern, All-. and went To Elmors County to
spend q few days with friend. They
went to the river and young Downe was
drowned The body was recovered.
Tue people of Yancsy County, Y. C..
ars greatly excited By reason Of a brutal
murder. Amos Austin shot and killed
Henry Ledf0rd- There had been bad
blgoss between them all spring, bat the
shooting was without Provoeati0n. Led
ford was Que % Yaucey's best citizens.
Austin made good his escape. Ledsord
thought all differences had been settled.
Austia Is u desperate man, and is in hid
ins II the Great Smoky mountains. Bands
o ulouI;taineers are pursuing him, aud
heavy rewards are offered.
A. Jaeasoa. Tenn. few nights ago.
negro boy. about fourteen years old.
George FeFseH, was arrested for steaIin.
4 bottle OF whisky, and locked up in the
ealahqose- Not longer than thirty min
utes after the calaboOse was discovered
to be IN flames. Every effort was made
to save the boy. but the fire had advanced
SO far that it was impossible. The Gala
bose was an old wooden building. and
situated near R E Hopper's business
house. This WAS badly injured II was
insured FOR SJ.el0, which Il i thoaghs Will
cover the loss
Thomas Heaton. n wsIl-to-d0 farmer
living at MiIid1le, short distance south /
OF Covingt0n. Ky. was found dead few
mornings ago. with t. pistol ball through
his head. fred by his own hand He was
seventy seven years oli- No cause was |
known for the act Two of his s0as, sew /
e-al years aso. died in I similar manner. [