Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-12-14

THoENT~N. a small town ai=,u; twenty
miles north ~ Naroo City. On To-. Nsrpo
& Mississippi Valley railroad, VAS de-
S,royed by Ere last week.
Hov. J. y Gwt~. one % Ito oldsss
and most hoaorcd practitioners AZ he
Lexington bar. - dead lie served with
credit and distinction in isSs as a repre-
SentatiEc Ia the Legislature from Holmes
County. lie held many ersis~d sta
tions. both - a citizen and also Ia psb-
lie life.
MCNEiL and family. living at Van
wiskle. near Jackson. uers chloro-
fornaed one nigbt las: week IS a thief.
~ho stale = ane horse from the stable.
and several articles from The hoase.
One Of the tenants passing the house At
the time saw a man IN the yard On
being hailed By him. the reply vas that
he MAS stopping there. The tenant dis
pated he proposition. when the thief
drew his pistol and commenced firing.
which vas promptly returned. Finally
the thief con .luIet u MAS getting too
hot Tor him ard made a hasty retreat oa
EWAHE - AiTaNtaa : ABANN ~ NJ A0AAaA
tha, the family we're chlorotorrned.
Brooks SroEY isagain in this Penltsn-
tisry. Tho officials vill keep a closer
watch over him than ever aud hops 70
be able TO prevent his again escaping.
Tar Grand Lodge Of Knights " Homo
Of Mississippi met in regular annual
session a. Jacksoa last week. with a
fail ATTENDANCE. al the lodges in tie
| State being represented bat Ten
Z c. wuIfAxSoN. mayor cs Halle
| hurs,. was brutaily murdered By Kirby
| Miller last week. IL appears that Mil
Ter bad been arrested. tried and con
victed by Williamson several months
ago. Miller slipped ap On Williamson
in the street and struck him on the head
with a stick about the size o. a baseball
bat Williamson fell 10 the groani
lifelexs. but Miller. not satisfied. struck
him a second time on the neck. aHi
then began 10 stamp him.
ME~. SUSAN RoBrET~oS. widow Of the
late W. r Robertson. died a. sardts
last week. aged - years
I'm tMfptEAAAA E8AH = ENA AsHA -
the state revcnus agent against the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company and others IL IL for privilege
and ad valorem taxes for isss The
Question involved is as 20 the liability
of the road 20 taxation IL Involves n
largo mount Of taxes already due II
the States claim Is sustained. and a
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from il in the future.
THE Maassca County Great Court adj
burned last eek after d~isposing Of q
number Of important civil cases and
several MURDER eases Bird Stegall. a
white man. Who killed his father a few
weeks since In that county. was con-
vietsd Of ~mausIaughter and sentenced
TO the ~penitentiary Cor ten years One
negro named Chambers was convicted OF
murder and sentenced for life. and an.
other convicted Of manslaaghter and
sentenced 10 fifteen years. and quite a
number Of cases of minor ofenses we're
disposed OF.
FInEBUes visited the residence of J.
W. EImove last week near Frisrs Point
After firing his barn they set the win.
dow shutter Of his residence on fire,
after satsrAting the shutters with Goa
oil. A pole about ten feet loag with /,
cotton sxAb saturated with oil and
a bottle filled with oil were found be
meath the window. The fash of lixhl
awoks a young man named Jesse Dur
ham. WHO was sleeping in the room. and
he aud Nr. Elmore succeeded IN cxtln
guished the FIRE before much danag'
was done TO The residence, bat the barr
with = lasgo IOn q cora vas coz
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