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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09
ON THE GOLD COAST.



The native habits ard customs Of
these extremely interesting people arc
gradually reducing them ts state Of
absolute pauPcrism. Among the
peruicious practices il one which rrirns
a. supreme to-day a. il did hundreds of
years agO. by which death in his fam
ily means ruin IN q. old Coast peasant.
should he br unfortunate. enough to
lose a wife. child. his father. or. more
important Of all. his uncle. custom
requires him To fire of guns. 20 provide
rum for all eomers for week after the
death, and 10 repeat these obligations
at an interval Of Slx weeks. and
again after the lapse ef a year.
SACRIFICES % goats and sheep must
b. made at the funeral aud az other
times. directed BY the fetiShman. and
perhaps fetish maa. fpr the purpose
of aging the ghost Of the decreased.
To cover all this outlay the bcrpaved
person generally is obliged 70 20 Tn tbs.
rich man of the plare and borrow
money at fiftv. sevrnty-five or even a
hundred per crnt Until this j. repaid
the borrower ~ a slave and i obliged
IN work two days each week for the
lender. receiving ~ rpcomp.nSs for hi=
labor. This unfortunate condition of
affairs may gO On for years until the
debtor iS fortunate enough 20 obtain
sufficient money &c pay principal AMI
interest man NAV also b. held ~
spnuSihle for the debts of his d-r~aSesl
relatives, for he who makes custom
u invariably liable for the obligations
of the deceased. Custom. that seem
Ingly ineradieable evil. u probably ~
sP"uSibls for seven-eighths II the debts
81 the country. and weighs like an in
eubuS on it, prosperity by causing n
vast amount Of useless expenditure and
iInplantiug in the people. from child
hos<t to odd age. love II drink and
idiensss. The ob~srvance= referred ~
ar. enforced by suP-rstition and abjert
fear of the snRer of the dead. of th..
wrath ~ the fetish. and. scarcely less.
public opinion. which is surr ~ applau,i
the man who makes what II termed a
~btg custom IL - invaria htv to paw
Ter a -custom" that an immense pro-
P"rti"n Of the land j. pawned. and not
IBfFvguently for its full valuc-- brakes
Magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09
MiseeIIan~oua

SMITH. the despersdo. broke Jail al
Forest last week He has six wounds,
one behind the right eye being the
most serious. The Others are In rhs
shoulder. thigh and calf Of the leg
SEvEEAL prominent members Of the
Methodist Church At Holly Springs are
organizing a stock company to build a
Methodist Female College 20 cost about
s25. 000
THREE cases Of charbon and one death
are reported in the southern portion OF
Warren County, and there are numerous
cases in Claiborne.
ESQUIRE f. j. FLANAGAN, of Water
Valley, attempted TO cross the railroad
track az the depot last week when .
moving train backing caught ais horse
and cart between IL and another train,
killing the horse and making kindltr9
wood OF the cart Mr.. Flanagan had .
narrow escape from being crushed him
self
The statement Of the State Treasurer
from January l. 1891 TO July /. 1871.
shows the following gratifying result:
Receipts, including balance Of ss35, 600
brought forward. 81. i2G. al. %; disburss-
ments. sTTs.sT2 20. leaving baIAsse on
3snd July !. 1881, $50. sss.is.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

Treasury DwUAFf-
meat kxt-usftax tho Fsar-aast al fsaIf
Per Cent Bond. at Two Per Cent Ia
tsr~~t-t Copy Nailed to Ea~h Hatsf~r
Of Registered Bead. sf the n~sssnina-
tfsn Named.
WAsHISSToN. July 1--The following
| circular extending the a. per cent
bonds at per eent interest xass iSsu.,,i
from the treasury department. yestsr-
day afternoon
I'm pursuance of the reservation con
tanned in the circular of June :. is9f.
| whereby the bonds of the -. per cent
loan were called for redemption on and
after the second day of September.
fsol- public notice is hereby given that
any of the bonds of the saId Loan NAV
be presented ut this Office on or before
the second day of September next. for
continuance during the pleasure of the
government. with interest at the rate
of 2 per cent per annum. in lieu Of
their payment at the date above speci-
fed
Bonds presented for continuance
should be accompanied by a request
| substantially in the form herewith
prescribed. and upon the surrender of
the bonds, with such request, the Sec
| retary of the treasury VIII return TO
the owners registered bonds of the
same loan with the fact that such
bonds are continued during the pleas
ure of the government with interest at
the rate of : per cent per annum,
stamped upon the y in aes ssdanee with
this notice.
L pom the receipt of bonds To be con-
tinued as above provided, the interest
thereon to September :. 1891. will be
prepaid at the rate the bonds now bear
Registered bonds to be continued
should be assigned to The Secretary of
the Treasury. for Continuance the as
signments being duly dated and wit
messed bv one of the officers indicated
in the instructions printed on the hack
of each bond
The department will pay no ez-
pense for transportation on bonds re-
ceived under the provisions of this cir
cular, and the bonds to be returned will
be sent by prepaid registered mail un-
less the owr ers otherwise direct"
copy of this circular will be mailed
To each holder of registered bonds and
blank forms of request with blank res
oIutious for the use of officers of insti-
tutions will also be forwarded
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

Feniteptisry and to Pay . Fin~ fqa,I TO
the Ar-sunt Of I'll. roafs<sesf n~aaI~ss-
sioa-was Got the Mou-y will be ~hewu
Later On.
PHTrADELPHTs. July . Ex-Citv
Treasurer John Barsisley was brought
up from the county prison into the new
courthouse this morning. The procecsI-
ings were conducted - quietly that
only the court officers were aware that
the distinguished prisoner would again
be placed in the dock Consequently
there were only a few people in the
court at 70 o'clock
court officer sat at the head OF the
stairs and denied admittanre to every
body except those having business with
the court Mr. Bardsley was then cuu-
Quoted 70 a private room. where he held
a long consultation with Mr. AIexan-
der, his counsel shortly after Judge
Wilson entered and took his seat upon
the bench The ex-trvasurer was
brought into the reas,. b-riax @eas~.l
near the head Of the lawyers table. at
his counsefs side. At M time did the
celebrated prisoner raise his head from
his hands siring the argument of his
counsel
Dstrict-Attorney Graham then rose.
and addressing the court said that as
this was the last dav of shs. court term.
be desired that'the Bar,isl..y case should
be disposed Of. and was unwilling that
II should go over until fall Before
moving for sentence wish IN explain
some OF the items IN Mr. BarSislev's re-
cent statement" The district attorney
went over the items and concluded "
saying that there was upwards of $500. =
600 ulisusei or miSappropriated in asisii-
tion to the sgt5. 600 that went into the
Keystone bank
Judge Wilson then arose and com
manded the prisoner tn stand up and
proceederi To pass sentence on him. He
was sentenced u an imprisonment cf
fifteen wears in The Eastern psnisen-
tiarv- and also ~ pay a fine equal ~
the amount Of the embsxzIemcnt 70
which he had pleaded guilty
Lawyer Alexander said Il would W,
shown within six months who did get
the money His client should not ap-
pear before the investigating commit
tee. bu. would give any information To
the district attorney
Judge Wilson IN passing sentence r--
ferred 10 ais friendship with Mr Baryis-
lev IN feeling terms However. he
could find no excuse for the prisoner,
his offense was more ceusurable on se-
count of his official position BaryisIey
seemed much moved as the Judge pro-
nounced sentence
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

The waiter came back to the table for
the third time
VIII you have YOUR steak plain. sir9''
he asked
That's what I said ten minutes ago.
Yes. sir Have il well doue2--
That's what I told you"
Yes. sir All right. sir Have it ex-
ira thicI2''
That was my order"
''All right. sir"
Then as the waiter started 70 o. enc
customer Strengthened up and called BIZ
back
..You forgot one thing ne sa'-
ssYes. sir
"I'll also have il served
What. SIR
20. that's all rigs~ know tne
place. You have goSd meats here You
have them rare. ru.sdium snd wen doue'
you have them tender You nave them
plain and with trirr-Ings; but it's only
abou, one. in tb-e hours that you have
,ben s.-v.5 .Id I'm particular to have
r,i,e thu, say- Now go ahead"
81. his order in three minutes
Chi-go Tribune
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

Comparatively few persons know that
the Worth monument. beside being a
monument to the .sbravest of the brave
whom amor patrias ducit." is tonb-
stone as we'll But il is. william Jen-
kins Worth a gallant and successful
soldier, sleeps underneath the obelisx
whereon his bottles are sculptured. and
hundreds of thousands to whom the
monument is a daily sight know moth
ing of the man to whom il was raised.
At one time Worth was aide 10 Gen.
Scott Scott was six feet four inches
in height. Worth six feet two inches.
Scott admits that he considered himself
handsome; Worth was Acknowledged to
be the handsomest man IN the army A
glorious sight the two giants must have
mnde as they walked in the gorgeous
uniforms of half q century ago down
Broadway TO army headquarters. or
saunterrd among the bloods and fair
ladies of those days--N- Y. Sun
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09
CONDENSED TELEoRAMs.

THIHrEEy persons were killed and q
large number wounded in railroad
wreck near Charleston. W. Va, on the
4sk.
BArys & PORTER. one of the largest
wholesale and retail drug firms IN Bir-
ningham. Ala assigned on the 4th-
Liabilities So, ,0co.
j. A. R. ELLIOTT and Will Crosby shot
for the American field cup at Kansas
City on the 4th Elliott won by the re-
markable score of fifty straight birds
The ex-Confederate Association Of
franklin County, Ark, held . reunion
at Ozark on the 4th. IL was . complete
success, more than J, 900 persons attend
ing.
WHILE John Milton was stirring the
contents Of vat at ST. Louis on the 18th.
in which huge chunks of meat are boiled
20 separate the flesh from the bone. he
slipped and fell into it, He was in the
vat only few moments. but the water
was boiling hot and in An instant he
WAS literally parboiled-
The exports Of specie from the port
of New York during the past week
amounted 70 q, saz. 700.
A LAKsz pond. covering about ten
acres. AZ Sheffield Ala, las disappeared
through an underground outlet, leaving
the former site of the pond eonplstsly
dry.
NEARLY every ocean steamer that
came from England during the week
preceding July Iss, the date when the
duty on tin plate went into effect. was
loaded with boxes Of the metal to the
exclusion Of all other merchandise
THE committee having charge Of the
collection Of subscriptions for the Jefer-
son Davis monument fund report that
s5o.o 900 is in sight-
RECENT heavy rains throughout the
southern part Of Arkansas have greatly
bensfted crops The promise Of the
corn crou was revsr more favorable ~
I this season of the year. and cotton Is
doing extraordinarily we'll
/ CHARLES BUTLER carpenter. Tell
from the top Of two-storJ house az
Cairo. Ill, on the I'd. striking the stone
raveueur With his left side and sus-
tanning injuries which are fatal
( n : TREAsUKEK NEBEcKEz issued
his statement OF assets and liabilities
on the ID. The total assets are stated
AZ Sos. l4s, SOS and the tetal Liabilities
A. ,s. ls4s. go, leaving cash hsissss os
s.sasss, ~.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


oxrs.ep. July S-The following is .he
weekly weashsr-crop baIlstin of the
Mississippi State Weather Service. CO.
operating with the United States signal
Service Bureau. for the week ending
Tuiy4.
There was almost an entire absence
Of rain during the week. a few local
thunder storms on Monday and Tues
day making mp the very small average
% -Gf for the entire STATE. UsefHl
showers fell in the northern and south
eastern parts. There vas considerable
wind storm in the northwestern part ot
the state on Monday. No serious re-
suits are reported
Temperature has been sboat the aver
age foe July. nearly 81 sunshine has
been excessive.
Farmers have had fine opportunity 10
give the cultivation needed after the
abundant rains in June. But tie hot
and dry weather has not been mos.
favorable % recently cultivated crops.
The soil has dried cut very rapidly. and
growth OF corn has beeu somewhat
checked Cotton does aot seem 10 feel
the lack Of rain yet. AZ least IN those
localities where sufficient rain fell two
weeks ago.
In the southwestern part % the state
the more advanced part Of the eorn crop
viii prove to be almost a total failure
for lars Of rain NJ the most important
time
Rains for the past meath have been
in the form ~ Local showers. and this
fact has resulted in quite a difference
IN crop prospects in some ad AGENT Local
tiles
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

BONNEVILLE. July 4-Col. G. A.
that place last night in his 18th year.
He was stricken with paralysis about
ten days ago and gradually grew wors.
until he died Col. Taylor was a Georgian
by birth, but bad lived in this section
for over half a century He was a man
of strict integrity and character with
out rsproach- A progressive citizen. he
always took an active part in religious
and political matters. lie had hlIed
many places Of trust. having been clerk
of the court of old Tishomingo County
for many years He also represented
the county in the senate for several
terms prior to the war He was a mem
Der OF the firm Of John r. Moore 4 Co.
one Of the largest mercantile firms
here.
WEs-oS, July Capt VIM oliver.
secretary. treasurer and general man
ager of the Mississippi Mills. died here
last night after \ lingering and painful
illness. in the SD year Of his age. For
twenty years he had successfully man
aged this company, and by his nnan-
cial ability built IL up 70 he one of the
largest and most solvent instita tons in
the South employing 1, 900 people. with
a monthly pay roll Of $4,000. His death
is greatly regretted here. and embIems
Of mourning cover the buildings which
bis skill and brain erected The mills
have suspended operation and all stores
are closed. and. instead Of a national
holiday, the town 10 d.coE.t-a -ish o-.
blems Of sorrow and wrapped in sombre
silence.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09
TIE RHrNoceRos' FRIEND.
a Hira that Ri.i- the Awkward H~a-s sS
rsrs-isl- Fa-.-


The forest ~ central Africa. like
thoss ~ our own southern states. arr
infested with minute insects called
ticks and the forests Of the dark
continent are more hot. more pestiIen-
tiaL more gloomy. than our own. 80 -
the ticlS that infests them morr per
sistrnt amt more irritating than th.
little pest that we have - avoid On..
woUit think that the thick hid,. OF ths
hippop"tamus. rhinoceruS. elephant and
buffalo would be- proof against such .
tiny creature a. a tick. but a. a matter
Of fact. Il u not. and all these pachy-
dermS suffer severely from tick bites
The little. creatures burrow deep into
rhinnsero- 70 pick them out with his
horn a. for you To cut down redwood
tree with a pair of scissors.
Rat the --rhino~ and the hippo have
a little friend who II thoroughly equip
ped to play the part Of surgeon in this
ease tie - a little red-bsaked bird.
with n sharp bill. who il endowed bv
nature with a uever-satisfied appetite.
for ticks. and he finds a never-failinc-
supply of this dainty food in the pach-
yderm's hide. He drives his sharp bill
into the most tender spots in the thick
skin enters the ears and mouth. and
takes special care of the eyes.
This faithful little guardian is known
rs the ox-biter. or rhinoceros-birt. and
it il proper that he should he named
after the latter animal. for undoubtedly
the ''rhino'' has more use for his serv-
ices than the hippo" for the river
horse" spends great part of his time
in the water, with nothing but his snout
left open To attack by the swarmfng
ret trihes-H HsrPer's Young People.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

Little NIss-DrOuner won't ne nome
until supper time. He is learning to be
a telegrapher.
Boston Aunty-Do not say telegraph
er; say teI-sg-rzpher-
Little Niss-I wish brother were here
10 take you out walking. Iean't 20 be
cause ! sprained my leg.
Aunty-Nercy, child, Say limb
Caller (shortly after Is your broths-
at home2
Little Miss-No, sir He'sawg learn
ing 10 be a te[limbgraph-r--G
News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

LAKE CRYSTAL. Mimi, July 3-On
Tuesday night the Norwegian Lutheran
pastor held meeting at the home OF
Miss Nelson. who IS said 10 be surround
ed by wonderful spiritual manifesto
tons. hoping By this means 10 drive ths
ghostly and spiritualistie sounds away.
There was about hundred people
present and all that could get in the
house came away satisfied that these
sounds were heard. and that the stories
were not all fiction The family are
anxious for all TO come aud hear and
see for themselves. and find out the
cause of the disturbance If possible.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

FORREST. July Rod T. Lowry. the
nan who has achieved such an enviable
reputation a. a wite-beater and de.-
perado. vas jailed here this morning
Tor shooting Will Howell at Clsrk.barg
last night From information received
regarding the shooting. It appears that
Lowry and Howell were at Fourth %
July picnic given near CIarksburE. The
houa.s Of Howell. and had been drinking
together and imbibing pretty freely.
Late in the afternoon a dispute arose
over some trivial matter which th-y
could not agree upon. and Lowry. b--
coming angrred- inquired ot Howell II
be intended 70 intimate shs. he Lowry
lied. az the sane time striking Howell
several blows in the face with his fss.
Howell did not resent this. bus started
of. rrmarkinx 20 Lowry that he would
return and q him True - hts word
Howell procured a pistol au4 hreech-
loading shotgun. but could and no shells
in town for the gun Tie then returned
Lowry having lefs his gun With q
friend Lowry a-custrd hiu1. drew bis
pistol and said "will. is it a facs that
you are armed and loosing for me -
Howell answering in the negative.
Lowry replied: ''You are liar. and II
yoU ton's drop Your pistol On the ground
I will kill YOU Howell then dropped
his revolver and turned 70 run. whea
Lowry shot him. the ball entering the
small Of the back Just - the left Of the
spinal colgmn- Il Is thought the wound
will undoubtedly prove fatal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

BERLIN. July IA terrible tornado
swept over the Crefeldt district Of
Rhenish Prussia to-day In the town
of Crefeldt booths and hall which
had been erected for the purpose of
rife meeting. together with fiffy
houses. were destroyed Many Fer-
sons have been killed and injured.
but how many is not known
Trees, telegraph poles add wires are
prOstrated, while fences. sign boards
and awnings were hurled through TIE
air with Incredible force >s-l.'7ers.
policemen and irensn sFs saEa-v.. il
removing tue ds5E.s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

an interview at Washington with
|purtrr of the Evening Post Direc-
|sf the mint Leech said that the
kase Of circulating medium during
|next few months. a. the result OF
cuinage policy now pursued would
brfg aDg 200
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

Hrny i much Indignation in Lou
over the remark Of Rev Mr.. Par
in a sermon opposing the kaiser's
J On sunday 70 the naval exhibition
|rsIv even the emperor can not want
pend all the SIX days of the week IN
ing baccarat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

k,r Fart Of the Mckinley tariff bill
T. Affects the duty on tin plate i'm
H. from England went into effect
h. Iss. The former duty was one
\ per pound the duty will now be
zad txo-teuthS cents per pound
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

NJ farls Temps In discussing the
eval OF the triple alliance. says
England 5 undertaking to protect
rom a French attack IS not
P'ei because such an attack Is ut
Y improbable The obvious design
England IS TO maintain the balance
power IN the Mediterranean without
orlng any individual power.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

|HE Colorado desert basin at Salton.
h miles west Of Yuma Ariz-, Is rap
| filing up with fresh water from a
ferraneaa passage believed to be
nected with the Colorado river,
ped By the high waters of last Feb
n AZ last advices the desert was
bFerted into lake five miles wide
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

RHE florence (AIa-l tripoli works
lmeueed operations on the 30th- 1t
|he only works of the kind in the
|fed states. and the Proprietors are
sain that they have bonanza The
phi Is found in large quantities in
rrenee county Tenn IL is said to
the only deposit of tripoIi on this
Of the Atlantic
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

FRnF- ROLAND r FALKSER, Pm D.
|the Wharton school of finance and
PONY. university of Pennsylvania.
oeen elected to the chair of political
PONY n the new school of political
Fnee IN the Northwestern university
nieas@ Dr. Falxaer Is a graduate
ne wharton school and of the uni
pity Of Halle. Germany
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

k1x body Of an infant. which had
baby been dead two months. was
bsi among the rags at the Teixlah pa
mill at Appleton WIS., on the 10Th
rags were shipped from Chicago
(milar case happened at another pa
mill IN that city last winter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

NJ London Standard commenting
= the French occupation of the
s-nee OF Luang Przbong. supposes
movement Is a prelude to an event
seeempt by the French to annex
e WIN the object of aiding Russian
Fsns In eastern Asia Continuing,
Standard says such a project is Ger
= involve aetagonism on the part
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

~ vrpsifeut issued a proclamation
Itbe ist. granting copyright privi-
IN the United States to citizens and
,s,s Of Belgium France, Great
kaiu and Switzerland
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

SerrIsH officers who have been en-
81 N frhtin- the slave trade in
Africa. in submitting the report
heir operations for the year fsee. de-
y that the traffic i on its last legs
! action Of the Brussels conference,
I thew assert kill It.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

.r 900 employees at the PcttsvilIe
steel and Iron Co.'S works struck
,sgni,rf,f. On the 50th. because the
I,anv refused to sign the western
!. af wages.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

- thermometer registered los deg
Lo..E.,u. Cal. on the tst There
s,,r baths from SEuStrOi<e-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

y attempt was made, on the night of
lst- 10 wreck the Steamboat train
P Wilson's station, Conn The
PmetIve struck and exploded a dyna-
bomb at that point damaging the
fne and tearing off n foot of the
(er part of the rail The train how
7. Kept the track, and a dreadful
estrOphe was averted-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

l. S.r1-ErKY has informed the
| ,,ers that the government will
further amendments TO the Irish
AT
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

kvxos AYKEs dispatches says that
[-.~,Intiou which broke out IN Cat
4. has beeu suppressed and the reg
| ,ruviuciaI government reinstated
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-09

rzropoEK ROUsTAy- the French
sssrto this country. says the ex-
/ - Eranes. at the Worlds fair will
-rrv complete one