Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-01-12

lHF supreme Court Judges, In cham
bers. have refused to interfere with the
action of Judge Trigg In appointing q
receiver in the case OF wilczinski < Co.
Of Greenville. who failed recently.
The annual statement OF the Jackson
Building and Loan Association shows
that Its resources are sl66. s26. So.
l. n. MooRE. one OF winonA's most
prominent business men, dropped dead
without warning as he approached his
store one day last week. Heart disease
Is said + have caused his Sudden death
Iie leaves a wife and three children.
Tue town OF winterviile. on the
Valley Railroad. fourteen miles north
Of Gseenville. was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire last week. Loss, so, goo.
ALBERT STRIcKLIS. white. and George
Russell, . colored butcher. got into q
| dispute at Yazoo City last week about a
meat bill amounting to 10 cents. which
ended in St-icklin shooting Russell with
double-barrel shotgun. and killing
him instantly. Stricklin was imms-
diately arrested and lodged In Jail.
Gov. STONE has issued reward OF
$3.50 for the recapture of Brooks Story,
the notorious express robber, who cut
| out OF his cell with knife and escaped
from the State prison the night after
| Christmas. There is no clue as to
Story's whereabouts.
THE two immense boilers of the
Flowerree Ice Company, Of vicksburg.
exploded last week, instantly killing
Dan Webster. n negro fireman. and
partly demolishing the building. Debris
was hurled two blocks in all directions,
and several persons were struck, bu.
none seriously hurt The smoke-stack
broke in two portions, one Of which fell
400 feet from its site. The boilers were
new and OF the best quality, and the
cause OF the explosion is unknown. The
loss Is estimated at $40. 900 to ST., 900.
THE board of supervisors OF Lownde.
County at their meeting last week de-
cided TO rent farm and work tho
county convicts upon il during the com
ing year. They will also work convicts
upon the county roads. This action ol
the board is one that is indorsed by the
people and will greatly improve tbs
county roads. while the proceeds from
their labor on the farm will more thar
cover tie expense Of keeping them
The plan adopted heretofore was tS
rent the convicts TO some farmer In tbs
county.
:. G. HARVEY. OF Danville, Va, who
has been working for Charles Richard
son at his Carolina store in Issaquenl
County for the past three years. wa:
murdered on Peru plantation in Wash
ington County last week by a negro BY
the name OF Jake Fisher, known q.
Catfish" Harvey and the negro had
difficulty some two months ago, ane
the darkey beat Harvey up pretty badly
and made his escape, and had only beer
back in the neigh borhood for few days
An order issued by the board Of super
visors of Washington County to the
county treasurer, George b. Alexander
that he produce instanter the funds o
the county in his hands aud in those o
his repositories for actual count wa
the cause last week OF an unusual spec
tacie being presented to Greenvillians
that OF $50, 600. mostly in silver, beinI
loaded upon dray and carted to tn
new courthouse along the thoroughfare
OF the city. A harvest could have beel
in store for the James boys II alive
The cash was promptly furnished b
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