Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-08-11

PETITION % the Board Of SUPER
visors asking them ~ order an election
for the prohibition Of the sale OF liquor
IN Yalobusha County was presented last
week The Board ordered An election
to be held on the i5th inst
The contract has been let for the com
pIetion OF the Masonic building and
opera-house At Na1chez. which has been
standing for some time for the want 81
funds The operz-houSe will be ready
by the first OF November. and will b.
one OF the finest in the South The
building will cost about sz5.ooog
CoNSTKRNArfoS was spread ss Jack
son last week by the announcement in
one Of the local papers that much gam
bling, the participants largely being
minors. was going on The penalty for
gambling with minor Is $3.50 tns anil
n term in the penitentiSry. IL was in
timated that many society boys are
among the participants
FoH MONTHS the friends OF senator
George have been apprehensive that he
was afflicted with a cancerous affection
of the mouth. They will be relieved u
hear that gentleman in Jackson re-
eeived a private letter from him 1t
Washington. in which he says he has
Just returned from trip 10 New York
where he consulted one of the most
eminent specialists Of the age, who as
sured him that the operation performed
some months since had entirely removed
the disease. There IS no evidence what
ever now Of cancer.
The cotton crop in Washington Coun-
ty, Notwithstanding the late protracted
rains. is very promising. The plant i.
large and the bolIs well formed The
fields are fairly we'll worked out and the
crop is laid by on most plantations. The
grasshoppers have done little damage
in two districts of the county. but no
material loss will ensue therefrom-
total crop in the Greenville leyee dis
trict, when a full crop is had. is about
I25, 600 bales. Outs Of this number Wash
ington County would produce and pay
taxes on $1,000 bales or one-haIf the
crop Of the entire Ievee district The
acreage this year Is about ons-thir,i less
than usual. but the prospects are ~
promising that this county will prob
ably from this outlook produce $4,000
bales as a crop.
A PECULIAR accident occurred TO Capt.
Walter Mclean, conductor on the rail
road. ~ Bogue PhaIia bridge. fourteen
miles east of Greenville. last week.
just before the passenger train reached
the bridge. very large mule fell par
italy through The train was stopped
ard all the train hands, including Con
ductor Mclean, went 20 work TO extri-
cate the beast from between the tim
bers Of the bridge. when the enraged
animal grabbed hold of Conductor Nc
Leans legs with his teeth and held on
until nearly beaten 70 death. leaving
fearful wounds on McLean's leg.
THE Confederate Veterans OF AIcorn
County had grand reunion at picnic
last week, about 1000 persons being
present Col. w. ". Inge was present.
and delivered . magnificent grafton that
stirred the hearts Of the comrades with
deep emotion. causing continued out
bursts of applause
The falling OF Of educabie children
in Kinds County. as compared with the
assessment Of 1880. il 1,7II. The de-
crease for the city OF Jackson il SAL.
The board Of mayor and aldermen ars
satisfied there Is something wrong some
where and have ordered new engmers-
ton.