Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-05-16
SOUTHERN oIEANINoS.

PIE we're present.
Ths celebrated Canewoed Farm, nsar
Louisville. Ky. at which the late ". Gratz
raised some splendid race horses. haz
been bought by Thomas r. Scott Of PHIL
adeiPhta lie paid SIS an acre for ss5
acres He iaieads making it a private
summer resort For himself and friends.
Tie Will ~ into the fine kSrze- breeding
business on a small scale.
At SanausSy. a mining village ave
miles from Birmingham, Ala. . few
nights siace, Thomas l. Biakely, aged
sixty. was assaulted By two drunken rail-
ROAD men named Tate and Hayes. Who
entered his house aud grossly In sul,e.i
his wife and beat him about the head with
blud-eon until he died The mnrlerers
aed. The miners were up Ia arms. and
should the villains be caught they will be
strung Hp.
Rev. w. ". Robertson. of Chattanooga.
Tenn, has disappeared Foul play 10
fesrrd
Miss Carter. who lives near SCOTS
Vile. IN Alien County. KY. was fatally
wounded few days ago. young man
visiting her plsyfaIly pointed a pistol at
her and pulled the trigger. The girl sell
backwards with a ball In her abdomen
She can not i've
Jefferson Davis has accepted an invita-
tion to attend the centennial celebration
Ok the adoption oe the Federal Constitu-
ton By North CsrOlins. which took place
AZ Fayetteville, November 81. t1s3. Mr..
Davis accepts on condition that be vii
not BE- ta=kei a. orator % the day
Governor Fowle Of North Carolina IL
negotiating with a syndicate. Of which
Tor the sale q 10000 acres OF swami
lands owned by the state. These LANDS
are in the aoFtheastern section, and are IL
some cases very valuable. particularly
for timber. now. aud Tor corn land. after
the timber IL removed.
The little town % Oaktord. eight miles
west ot Osrasboro. Ky, was ALMOST to-
tally destroyed by Ore. a few evening.
ago. TIE Ere started IN r NJ. Hagan'.
resideres aud barusd bis dwelling and
store; loss, 800; Hagan & Stanley's mill,
loss, - 50e; Talbott's blacksmith shop,
loss. $50; wm. Goraon's residsncs, loss,
seoO; Mrs. Mary Laneastsr's residence,
loss. s3,0l0.
A lively shooting took place AZ scuf.s-
town, near Henderson. XIV. recently.
James Taylor and Sherman Billings, whc
had a fzss few days previous, met again
aud. both drawing pistols. commsncsd
eFing. Billings was shot in the legs. The
latter then got hii brother. and both
armed with shotguns again attacked Tay-
Tor, who responded with q Winchester
rife. killing the horse and shooting the
hat OF one % the brothers. The parties
are al quiet now and no arrests.
Ths board 0t directors os the Alabama
4 "a FFwr
recently, f0r the purpose os permanently
locating the institution and electing Oh
cers and faculty. Montgomery was de-
cided upon as the place % location. and
tie following officers were elected, all
white men and prominent citizens: J.
" p. Otis, president; W. B. Jones, sec
retary and auditor: F. u. Billing. treas
| Hrer- Prot W. b. Paterson was elected
president of the faculty. A new build
ing. To cost 5000. will be erected at
once.
The tourteea-year- -oli daughter OF Mrs
~ L. Hawkins, widow living ON Middle
creek, near Chattanooga. Tenn. WAS
taken, some days siace, with what the at
tending physician pronounced hydro
phohia- shs had had several friShtful
paroxysms, and was in n very critical
condition The doctor advised the parent
- use every precauiioa to avoid being
scratched or bitten by he child. She was
not bitten by a dog. bat last winter helped
To take care Of cattle which. IL IL sup
posed, died from the bite Of a mad dog.
and in this way became inoculatsd with
the poison
At Compton mines. fifteen miles north
1t Birmingham, Ala, fatal explosion
occurred n few days since. A very heavy
blast, intended 10 break an immense rock.
was exploded without eject Superin-
| tendent Dorsey Collins then ordered the
men To al the hole again A very large
hole had been drilled IN the rock. aud into
this six kegs oe powder we're emptie,L As
the men were putting Ia the seventh key
terrific explosioa occurred. Superin-
| tensie7t Collins wAs standing only a ssw
tse< away When the explosion occurred
he WIS blown sixty feet and instantly
killed Tso nsssro labor-r. wcrr fatally
injured. aad several others we're slightly
hart
The n-u iasSae lax Il Alabama. reg
llariaS the trial u The criminal insane.
requires ths Gawsruar y appoint a eom-
mission q luuaeY, - s.zs1.lst % three per-
sons, pressatsut an1 tE0 associates, of
| high standing Aad r~pats for learning
AMI character. tEo % xaom saAlI be ply
sicians aud Que q lawyer vsrsed a. far as
practicable IN the medical jars sPraLienc.
X insanity. w1o shall hoid their Office FOR
SIX years, or until their Successors are ap-
pointed The Governor has discharged
the duty thus Imposed Hpoa him By ap-
pointing the following as members Os
the commission. K H. Pearson, os
Birmingham, president; Or. p. Brice. OF
Tuscaloosa. first Associate. Dr.. r. p
Huger, ot Aaniston. second associate.
While the reception concert tend.red
the Mississippi Press Association was IN
progress al Grceuville, n few nights
since. what might have been n terribIs
accident occurred Governor Lowry and
his daaght-r. senator George. Mrs. III. c.
Myers. Governor St1n. and Congressman
Stockdale occupied private box on the
ground tier. Immediately above them
was gallery filed with young ladies' of
prominence in GreelvilIe socisty With
out warning tho gallery suddenly col
lapsed- Fortunately the accident did not
prove as serious Is was feared at first
There was intense excitement for awhile.
Strong meu were sOoa on hand % raise
the structure and release the temporarily
imprisoned guests. None were badly
hurt, ba. most Of the party were bruised
and shaken up. Those who suffered most
were Senator George, Governor Stone
and Mrs Myers
By direction of the President the new
military post near Atlanta. Ga. will be
known and designated as "Fort NcPher-
son." in honor To the memory OF James
b. Mcpherson, Brisadier-General United
States Army ami MAJOR General Of
Volunteers. who was killed near ths site
July y. 1851.