Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-08-03
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY !. l. POWER.


r,isie into the eastern suburb. ~ Jack
sln from thr ssirr ~ Nicitshurg on the
Afternoon 80 Iuly -. iSll. he found hs
family with nearly the entire populs-
ti'u ~ the eity campcl near "Iiairv
lake. Aud they VERY not even then
tevond the reach ~ the heavy canuan.
rainT from the euvmys lines. extend
ing 'r'm the lunstic asylum - tho
,eo-is jus, south - the city. When
later we returned 10 the city and r,-lc
up state street. W. ai,y r~siat~d the new
naue hy which jackson hac ccmc tn he
known Chimney willie Here are
~'mr 81 the p.n picture. - newspaper
correspondents trausferrrd t,our scrap
hnai, AZ ttr tim Iaek.au was uor.c
wrecked than auv other city ln tho
south except Atlanta an ! the Federal
soldier, Wvr- na; tae oaiy one. ho
contributed ~ her d.-,lia'ion.
Iars .on has a ioilo-stle appearance
The tlp.k ur -lurre in whtrh the Npl.sal
ui'irr uresi o. b. situated and The one .puth
81 it on the other sl.is - tanitui sni
fronting ou state sni rs~-seonia streets.
comprising since th~ last rounagr,tion.
tho mniu i'asin~ss huu-rs ~ the city, sFc in
n-hcs These two hi,--ks mriudr th. Efi.-
enIni ehurvh nod The huilding. from theirs
o. Concert Hail ON stale street ths I-t,f
o'lr". Julirnue l-sok ksturv .v ~.ttnr ranui
% ~f'-ugiefs rrW sut down e. Mr.
MrMaetcI including th- I-o-t surgeon
office nerli.sl director affire ant th~
oi'ire of commander - the Pct en- tho
opposite .i,lc - the street the fiery 10 f7ie-
uon began eith M-Nurry nsrfs stshie.
tsn INNING tho v hole mas uf building -
Strau.- Store th.uce to Angelic. a,l,.,u.
1fifiths hank hou.~ thence 90 'lesrs
store tt~uce down rs--aEonla street eat
'ns out the entire biloxi
The nc,, Io-k running siarg stats
AMI south in sucrr.si~u ~ the one JUS
usms-i. t-ing air-a.iy a p,i- ~ ruin- h,v-
ing been hnrursi ty the surmy duriue tho
hr.t visit. the house buru~rs r~a-ei their
testrurti"u tn that part ~ tho cits Mo
clifton hnn-e ,s -aid tu have i,-en btrur,i
ih- cepitel was not tularsi nor wa tho
governor mansion ~ at 10 wsntpn
insnit - iaaii,- is reported hut huu-... vers
freely eutrrs-l and -aekei Tho heautifui
.uhurt- II Jackson are an --orrhei With
er-l and Destroyed
Ne. Master CORNER alaste referred t..
b. Ia here the Harding buihline naw stpni..
aut MrMurry sfsiIe Wa ou tlafivn-
i.rvi-sF re.urf
Another correspondents pr Hal.v ar
ntri herr frum Jarkspu s--t~riay The
hair ha. nus h.cu tlti tauchiug the san.isi.
i-fa - the rasnv while in e'7.apation -
that ili faieHi city EverY unos,.up4s-i hsuss'.
aud nearly all IT those whose owner re-
msins'i T. protect them Va saeksi AMI
gattsi tsiie~rs a. high a. soiuacis were
sssu g. enter sn,i steal arf4ri,s - value ami
carry them svss Mahogany and r,,s,-
sassi i-si-fe5,ts. efih mafr,-s.=z. mosquito
bar. an.i al the atIenslaxvs II a fl4fnIiei.
auii elegant easlah with t.siztssI. -et ult
ansi thr whfi. -fanaiaE as n in = ta~l
shami-~r together with rosewood marble
sisii-~i dreHsiHE eases l~aur.auz. chair,
-ofas hne tatiss piau.=. ottoman. f.sir-
rurs and al the r,saity furniture IT tho
eittF~us. were -rnttervi al alaur the sttz
frenehment- from the southern t."ni u
Pearl river 10 the extreme northern line u
the works tn these issis tue Yankees
-lelt and carried un their siie dehauehs
vriv- piavr-l csr,is aud Eamhleyi ate snd
drank ON the table amt nn their departure
broke the -tnirn plumber into fragments.
tine general carried otf two tine parlor
chairs frum Mr. Helms r.~pleur. They
hanis-i ~ wagon lnadz Of book. from the
state library too. VIVA; books th"y pre-
ferrel snd destroyed the re-t Thi, library
was one Of the most select nnd costly "a
the Cunfe'ieracv In MIR Hohsun~ resi-
denec they cut his family portraits. mutt
f4F a.
cut large square piecse from the c-nter -
his carpets ana wrote ot~ecnc sentcnccr
upon the walls
Another correspondent -ipnr must vi~i.
Jackson - realize the extent of it, .is-
~truction II II = sr.ck ~ IL farmer self
From the Bowman House Including that
tine hotel. To the freight depot ~ tn.
Nick-barg railroad. there are not exce-.I-
ing ten hail'iingS standing upon hath .id.-s
- state street The same Is the ease On
the streets lsading from state street 10 tho
New Orleans railroad Look where ven
will, ruin meets the eve The numerous
chiunsys still standing upon the burnt dir
tricts. and the undi~turbe,i dchri, ~
/ eharrsi walls aud destroyed ware. viii r.
main until the End II the war silent hut
terrible monuments II tho devastating IN
I road of tbs banded horde They did uot
burn the state hou.e. hat nearly destroy e,i
fh. state library the geological cabinet,
etc p.llag-,l the Nasoni, and u.id Fellaas'
hall hurut the catholic and Episcopal
churehe. the lcnitsufiary the institutions
- the ignb and blind aud every shop aud
factory in the place They bnrned all tho
railroad depot. rars, ete and many pri-
,ate Residence 80 nearly complete ,iid
they consider their uefsrioas work that
they now call the former capital u the
proud state II Ali>,issirpi aChimneyville. =
not an inappropriate name IN it. present
I Sarh
The gras,hoppcrs have done much
damage in Bolivar county. especially
on the Dahomey plantation. where one
cotton patch 80 suo acres was DESTROYED
and 1000 acres much damaged.
\ distinguished and greatly beloved
/ citizen - Mississippi died a. hi, home
I in Madison county On Tuesday morn
I ing, july -. the Hon. John L. tame
t ron, in the 5tih year ef his sgr lie
wa an extensive and suec,,>sful planter.
date for governor eight wears aga Ills
death Is great los, uot oalv 10 bis
family but tu the entire state.
Hon. John T. Diusmore of Noxuhee.
and Dr. W. q. Niger Of Warren are
mentioned for president pro tenn. Of
the senate.
The election of Gov. A. J. NcI.auriu
Tn the United States senate n nov gem
orally conceded. His term will begin
March .. 1907, until which time it looks
as IL senator Sullivan viii hold the seat
be now occupies. Those who are keep
ing states are trying 10 figure out vino
will be the next governor of Mississippi
Judge iongino II considerably in ,he
lead with instructed votes, and is the