Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-09

famous In ihis chamber have passed away.
Davis. Lamar tssnr,- AMI NAiihall. names not
m he forgotten. auf ever nufenf 10 svnkr
sprrt. admiration snd affection. rsiay ihs
s~nzfs susp-uas its usuxi 1ustnsss iu .pr4k Ia
-uinsy af tnr lafr-t nuuTursi ~ these r~nuNurst
statesmen.
Eds4ri Cary W1ifhzIl VS. a nafise e Rich-
mond. Va. barn AuriI a ls1i. " an aid AMI
noner-si family. Wblir asr IA. f4fa-r moved
TO Holly springs. Miss AhefsAe na~isssa al
-iurxsiou IN "A sra.irsnr az tnzf smr c-sr-
nr7tsst. h- n~zzn sAuy The rr.ssiius rf 40 ru1
cammeac-sf aFaeure az TIE 49, q e. - ca1ra-
wills. Miss.
Eoar Fsar- aftsrsaua 10 "a -iss,s.l fiss-s1f
rt1Fasy far the r-1fa isslirs4i q STREET. ana
vas rn-eiecfei IN isss. s~rvfs< 1afi b. le-ixnEsf
10 eutrr fb~ Csnfr.irrzte sFlnv rsraF N tsat
HIS service IN lazG slrc= Nas 4tts aud aFiiii4ai
snd while effective AMI FikaFuss grus-sasiuF.
ae ne~am~ papai1r f4vorftes
HIS faes zna aersun s~rr -xnr~1iuziT aza1-
surn~ ais s-purtesy sinniu<. hi. tnfraiset 1fiEht
zz.s sss,sg. si- n<nusr rersutae. &ad ais rise at
lie bar % ,tisilaefiua rzs1L
Al that line tnerr w-rc NJ ugiirnadx "a that
part sf asssssippi. and tiie 5tr At ezea rouFf
noas- sas in1rSci BY ABILITY zsycrs 4aa
great good fellowship. The eirrait sas made
BY sfforneys In private oanveYxnces. Iffrnfri
HN %FfNAItM. AiA 4NHtftf+t II AAtr G.
mads Interesting 1x tas eonfiiei & earning 4nd
Wit. vas sisa hrfghfsarsi By tne srnrroas has-
psfallty NJ the local uar ami IN. cilEeas af the
respective tawas. In the Sps.iiy company no
mzn canid hope for either professional or socisi
success without tie Aid al Intellect. learning.
integrity aud hnnnE Amid these cuug-uia
spirfts Ias ynung district attorney vas . his
element. snd his gOol qualities we're amply
r-cognizsi. AMI prrscnt sarc-ss and reasonable
expeciafinn lneitesi him 10 harder stndY and
higher achievement.
In the spring af 1851 hs vas elerf.si the rrst
lieutenant Of Company IA. Fifteenth aissls-
sippL shortly after the organization 5f the
regiment ON the latn nf June. the lirufrna.lt-
colonel F-siEncsi iu accept the appointments of
surgeon. and Lieut. Waithall xzs -lecfesi
lieutenant euiauri. This rrgimrut dia brilliant
service at Fishing trek. or Mills springs. IN
kentucky and here he won his spurs BY 4
spi.ndid dlsplay Of mat eooI intEapidity which
became the striking characteristics of his career.
ON the IItn of April isil. he vas clectrsi eui-
snel IL the Twenty ninth Mississippi Infantry.
On the Iotn Of June the same year hs was APP
pointed nri i.aCier general. tn taAe efect the
Izth of December. lsse HIS brigaie was com
posru Of tns twenty fourth. Twenty seventh.
Twenty uinin. Thirucih and Thirty fourth
Mississippi Infantry.
Gu the 6th IL June. iss4. ~ was appointed
major general Hls division composed 0i
the hrisades Of Gens. Quaries. Canty and Reyn-
alds
seven DAYS after his appointment As ma ior-
general. Lieut. -tsen Leonisias Polk. the bishop
general. was killed az Pine Mountain, and thr-o
names we're sent tn Richmond to be considered
as his xuec---or These were the names Of
Mai zen. A. r. stewart. Nzi-tieu william b
a.f. and Ia -f.rf 4 MlItnail