Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-01

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aaa wife. xrar<faily aa1 gracefully
s<knovied<-f The coursssy- Ser-
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ner APPEARED IN the hall xAsa colonsl
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cordially greeted ~ the z~na~rs AMI
Visitors This xas ar@ % the NEST II
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Rad vita mach interest yozr
Timely criticism of Mr. Garz<rs book.
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sav. not pet s~~z a cops % the book
hur an survrss>Ss tAaf Ne snouA have
b~~n - car~i-~s IN ~oz> q ais state
meats kns~ that he vas very IN
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neat tAat In Azxz-r. fssr. exGox-
Bru~z. Judge SA&rkex aad oehers took
tie oash of alls<1z1c- ! DO act know
who the -others--vere. ba, I am Ger
tain that the st2fen~nt 10 aa o1trzxs.
Gus iatzstice to the memory % th-
eminent 1nd beloved Nisssssipptars
named
AIherr c. Brown vas twice elected
governor Of Mississippi: Vas for many
years a representative In eccgreSs. ant
Urifed States senator from March Z.
lS51. until January l.. 1851. when -
resigned. ais State haviaz seeded
from the Union onIy a few days before
He organized = military company a.
Terry. which was mustered in as The
Brown Rebels eighteenth regiment.
on the 18th day OF April. 1851 In
February. 1852. he was elected TO the
Confederate senate: was reelected and
was serving as such when the collapse
came When the war ended. h-
acquiesed in the inevitable. and IL he
took any oath of allegiance. It was
when that was made a condition OF
citizenship under the reconstruction
regime He died at his home near
Terry. June L.. 1850. and his memory
will be cherished as one who was true
TO his people in all emergencies
William l. Sharkey was one Of the
best and purest men that sver lived In
Mississippi He was incapable OF a
mean or dishonorable act He Was
an ardent whig Of the old school: was
opposed to secession and the war. brs
when the clash came he vas loyal %
his own people. and enjoyed their un-
limited confidence TO the end Of his
life He was rendered by Preside7.
Johnson the position Of provisional
governor Of Mississippi. and his oa.h
accepting and qualifying for same. 10
believe. the only cath Of zliegixncs
that he took to the United States gov
eminent from lsso to June IA. 1885,
That oath Is before ne-sAken sefsEs
Andrew wylie. justice OF sarrel-
Court OF District Of Columbia Coz
Sharkey died on the 18th Of April
1873. He vas my personaa frieni for
many years I was secretary Of th<
convention that he called, as prosisiou.
al governor. in August 1855: and thil
is the first time that I have heard ;.
stated that he took the oath Of alleg,.
ance in August 1855. II is untrue.
j. l. PowEx
Warden Parchman Of the Stats
penitentiary. deeply deplores the grea,
falling Oh there has been in the States
corn crop. Six weeks ago there was
as fine q prospect for this staple grain
a. any one need have wished Today
both prospects and corn have dried up
and blown away. and the State has tc
fall back on cotton for its crop Of 1901
I.fsr..ssssa wasted
Mr. J. r. Young Of CoReeville. Miss
desires to communicate With some sur
vivor OF the Fourth Mississippi infzn
try regiment. who may remember b
+. Hodges. Who enlisted al Banksfon
Miss The widow does not remember
the company She Is in need of the
pension given by the State. and Is un
able to make the required proof
The Crystal Springs Chautzneuz Ia.
been a great attraction during the past
fortnight. quite a large number Of
guests having visited the grounds and
enjoyed the program
The percentage Of the population ol
Mississippi residing in cities Is So; Of
Louisiana. 251; of Tennessee. 14I: oi
Alabama. 100: Of Rhode Island. Sis;
Of New York. 7l-2- Which figures LEAD
the New Orleans Pfczyune to oh
serve that cities mean manufactur
ing. and manufacturing means wealth
and political power"
The Baptist State eonvention. re
Gently in session IN McComb City
subscribed six thousand dollars to IN,
IA nj Tr< /.