Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-26

A MEETING q the I@ve~ boAra pre<i-
d~ats Of ;Ae M.ssissiPgi Valley wsIl -
called shortly % take 4ctiaa wish rvssr-
eaee % having male m iuauaense map
% she ailgvial lzals os the Ni<sissippi
Valley, sh0Niag lines q ievee< arsI
other features of interest Statistics o.:
the cr0p- groNz on this area will be
sensted FOR exhih~ioa AZ the Chiczgo
Worlds Fair. and i expected 20 b o,
great assistance in the Auspaiga os eia-
cation On levec matters inaugurated -
the levee interests last year
GOV sro~E has appointed :. T. Ha-
key notary public of Tupelo. vice Ha--
vey C. Me3f0rSA resigned; EiSari D-ea-
niE<- 0t 12zoso. ! member Of the Board
- Trustees of the Aioorn Agricultural
sEd Mechanical College. wee W. H.
>nodxr2ss
KEv- GEo- 8 IxeE- the cclebsAtel
evangelist. Is conducting revival a;
Colamhas- Mr.. Inge has held many
meetings in this and other States in the
l2ss few years. aud has met with great
suc,ess-
OwTSG 20 cross currents in the river
1T Warreutoa. which interferes with
accuracy Of results. il Is now anticipated
that the government station at Warren
ton for observation OF velocity and vol
ume Of the Mississippi river will be re-
moved TO Natchez-
>oxE unknown persons entered the
store Of Seward Bros. at Ackerman last
week. blew open the safe and carried of
the contents The robbers secured only
about s-e5 in money Mr.. Seward had
expressed several thousand dollars TO
New Orleans 4 few DAYS before Notes
and accounts amounting TO S5,ooo or
g. Zoo were left Rnnolested
Ar the burial Of Mrs Slocumb. =.
fernando. last week. two children
tainted They we're not in any way con-
nected with the deceased. so no cause
can be assigned The little girl re-
covered in about fifteen minutes, but
the boy was carried from the cemetery
in state Of Inconsistencies
The city council Of Columbus has
passed An ordinance requiring all dogs
70 be killed that are found on the stree Is
without being muzzled- There has
been considerable scare of mad dogs in
that section recently.
The Penissntiary Board of Control
last week paid into the State Treasury
5000 as the net receipts from the peni-
tentiary since the last payment
HESEY STANTON. young white man.
wanted at Greenville, for large forger-
les. Was arrested a. Birmingham, Ala,
on the 10Th IL IS said he is also wanted
In Memphis on the same charge The
authorities AZ Greenville were notified
OF bis arrest, and replied that an officer
would be sent after him at once. Stan
ton has been here only few days. but
when arrested had in his possession q
forged check on the First National
Bank Of this city, which he tried to de-
stroy.
ONE OF the important criminal cases
In the Circuit Court AZ Holly Springs
last week was the Wooldridse-Morxan
murder case Judge Greer, Of Memphis
IS an attorney in the case The sui. o,
Woo,en against United States Marshal
Burton, for ss.ooo damages for assault
was also tried
Az autopsy was held last week on the
remains Of W H. Brabston, killed July
Is, 1859. in melee a. Nswnan's Grove.
in Warren County. Wilfred B-abs,on.
ousin Of the deceased. is on trial for
his murder, and the post noEtem was
undertaken at the ipstance Of the State
attorney. The body when disinterred
was found almost perfect. though in
tered eighteen months ago
MRs- RoRoTEY cAELToS, widow Of the
late W. L Carlton, died ~ sardis last
week, aged s. years She leaves I've
children and many friends 70 mourn her
lo<s.