Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-09-07
MISSISSIPPI


r.ssa . Ben OF Cssh-
DrRASr, Aug. sL.-A sensation. . little
out OF the usual order. spread over b
town on Tuesday. when 10 was reported
that some hidden treasure had been
found. and that John A. Dickens. . rcls-
tive OF the novelist. was the lucky man.
While carpenters were at work engaged
In tearing down Al old HOUSE In the
southeastern portion OF Durant. prerar-
atory ~ erecting . handsome cottage.
Mr.. Dickens. one Of the workmen. dis
closed = gcod-sired tin boz concealed In
. dark corner OF the loft Great ~ his
surprise on opening u to discover THAI
1, vas dlled with cold. hard cash-gold
and silver. There were several $50 gold
pieces. but the bulk Of the amount.
which . count showed to bc $500, was In
silver doliars. halves. quarters and
dimes- Many Of tho piecesdAse back to
the So and w There we're no papera.
nor any marks On or about The boz to
disclose Its ownership. The house in
which the money vas found Is ono OF
tho oldest frame structures in the place.
n has been occupied by scores OF
families.
There are. OF course, . number o
theories about the mysterious tin boz
and Its contents. One that 10 most dis
eussed, advanced by one Of the oldest
inhAbitants." 10 that the box was con-
ceaied there by . man named Cook.
who. years ago. lived In the house. and
who bore . very unsavory reputation.
The story goes that some nfteen or
eighteen years age among Cooks many
exploits, he rode through . portion OF
the I'd ioining county Of AttAla, repre-
senting himself a. . deputy tai coll
lcctor and collecting money from whom
soever lie could tie became such .
troublesome element In this section. the
report goes, that he was led out one
night by a vigilance committee and
hanged.
The question naturally comes up. 10
whom does the money found belong
whether TO Dickens. the finder. TO the
owner OF The lot, or To the relatives. IL
any. OF Cook The general expression
Is that Dickens should have and ase the
money. He is . poor. deserving and
hard-~orking man. with . dependent
family. To whom the windfAli would
prove the cause OF many blessinGsL
There seems to be no disposition on the
part OF the lot owner to contest the
hnder's title 10 the money. which has
been deposited for s&fs-kceplng until
some decision Is reached
shot In . Court Room.
Horty SPRINGS. Aug. ss.-Circuit
SCourt convened here this morning. Judge
Eugene Johnson presiding. The court
room was crowded to Its almost. and
Judge johnson Was delivering an im-
pressive charge to the grand jury ~hei
the report OF q pistol in the midst Of ID.
erowd caused the widest excitement
and the greatest rush for the doors ever
witnessed In the courtroom. The Of
ncers threw up their hands and shrieked
To hi multitude to stop. hat no one
was hurt, but the groans Of . wounded
man and . smoking revolver were proof
enough 10 the excited people. Who by
this time we're rushing hesdlong down
stairs. Had not the Judge and ofncer.
commanded the people TO stand still the
stampede would have been terrible and
many crushed In descending the long
stairway. As soon as order was restored
IL was learned hat an officer by the
name Of Bowen lad accidentally dropped
his pistol out Of his pocket. and the dis
charged load bad entered the right leg
Of George Lott He was hurriedly car
ried into the jury-room. and a. soon -
order was restored the wounded man
was borne by several men down stairs
and placed In . carriage and taken
home. The physicians found the ball
~imbedded in the bone OF the leg about
three inches below the knee. The bone
Is very badly shattered.
Cssdssiss ss Oreps-
VrcksnURs, Aug. s0-The temperature
during the past ~sek has bsen slightly
below the normal, with . snficiency 81
rainfall and sunshine. The condition
OF crops continues TO improve. and the
weather has been very favorable for
cotton picking. which Is progressing at
. rapid rate.
There 10 still considerable complaint
OF boil worms. bat no serious damage 10
reported from this source except In
Franklin and Washington counties.
Cotton 10 still shedding In Alfalfa. Iss.-
quena. Madison and Jefferson counties.
with complaint Of rust from Clay. At
tafa, DeSoto and Jefferson counties.
There 10 . serious complaint Of drouth
in faiobusha County. Caterpillars are
reported In Yazoo County. but have done
no serious damage as ret Fall vegeta-
bles are generally reported 70 be doing
we'll A good supply Of hsy and fodder
10 being saved over the STATE. A rain
and hail storm in Webster County did
considerable damage TO cotton and corn
on the c5th- The conditions arc favor
able for fair and warmer weather during
the nsxt few days
Qaitmsn ceossy -Wst--
The prohibition election recently held
in ouitman County resulted In . victory
for b wet" ticket The vote stands
o. for the dry ticket and Ii3 for the ~e,
ticket, giving the wet side . majority OF
So votes. The election passed OF quietly,
and the dry men seem to be satisfied
with the result. as everything was con-
ductsd fairly. and no Unpleasant feeling