Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-10-26
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS

MISSISSIPPI MATTERS$
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The Goverumenf's weekly crop re
port for thi. State follows.
Rain Wa quite general over the
state ami wss heavy to excessive. in tho
eastern ami southern COUNTIES. Tn.
iollowing are among the heaviest week
" rainfails reported: ko~ciu-ko. as
inches; Jackson, 3O3. and Nieksburg,
5.so Over the whole portion II tho
state cott0n has t-cen somewhat in
lured by heavy rains. aud picking has
heen much retarded The fr,rsf did uo
material damage. except in thrsr or
iour northwestern counties. wher.
some young cotton was fru>f bitten.
In loslands bolls cuufinu. % oprn
slowly. bu; over the eastern aud south
eru portions of the state hollis arc pr-ss,-
| tically all open and picking i well adj
vsnccd. being about completed in soui.s
southern counties. Worms cnnftnu..
their ravngs-~ In the western s-nuuri~<.
and there arr scattered r,.ts,rt> 81 hollis
rotiing. Thens will =. m top curp.
AMI there has t--eu No improvement in
the WELD outlook.
Gathering corn l. generally making
Satisfactory progress. and in -ome 10
calitics the crop has t-.cn housed.
The gathering IT minor crcp- has ,pfu-
mencsati. and gcpi Yields ar. generally
Indicated. Potatoes are making fne
yield Pasture, and fall gardens coz
tinuc in gos-i condition
Travelling Sergean; Dplds placed In
the penitentiary last week batch ~ the
youngest convictS ever received a. that
institution at on tim.. one - them
l. Gus stack, a whit. hos eshts.
years of age. who va, --ui up FROM
Tippah county fnr twelve years for
| arson and robbery. stack has been
married two year,. Another of the new
arrivals i VIII GRAY. culor,d. seven
teen years 81 age. and who has t-.,n
married a year. HE J. al-p frsm Tippah
county. and was ~..utcnc,i to tn. Ip-ni-
tentiary for bigamy. lie leaves two
wives and Que baby. The third i VIII
Jones, color'-l. from Marshall county.
Will WAS sent up for burglary. ami
though only twcufy-one years of ag..
this l. his second term in the pcuitsa-
tiary.
j. e.. Hammond. an old Confedsrats
eavalryman, writes - the Sscretary ot
State from the Indian TERRITORY. here
be has been living sins-- his removal
from the vicinity Of Winoua. in this
state, narrating the circumstances un-
der which he had 4 very fine horse shot
from under him in Bolivar cuunty dar-
ing the war between the States. .ad
telling II how the State ~ Mississippi
paid him s9o for the animal How
sycr payment was made in Confederate
and state money, aud h. never realized
anything ON the promises TO pay. He
i now old and feeble and makes pa
thetic appeal To the legislature 81 the
state If Mississippi to reimburse him
Dor the loss Of his horse.
DIR. Il. &. McCallun. a pract .iug
| phy sician of Bobo. died AZ his home
| Oct II. DIR. MEGA had bscn
resident OF Dobo only few months.
but had endcar.d himself 10 tn. p.-pt,l,.
of the community by his many kindly
acts and skill A. ply sieian- tie va a
native MissiSslppian. son II the iais
Rev. Angus Me- alum. one of the early
pioneer ministers of the southern part
uf the State. He leaves a wife and --.y-
ersil children. all of - hoEn have reached
the age Of maturity FIs was = year.
n age. member of the Mefhgif.s
Chur,h. and useful citizen IN ali the
walks Of life.
\ carload Of Italians reached En=s-
iale last week AMI Will make their
homeS on the plantation - Hon. Chls.
scott, who expects 70 work his plaufa-
tiun entirely with Italian iatar n.xt
wear. Mr.. Sooit spent ~ome time ia
Italy during the past summer sui uiae
a study of labor conditions Ia thar ouau-
| try and personally selected this roloav
In a r,ss,nt letter h. exprss-e. tha
| opinion that Delta planters can get .l
the ialor they need from Italy.
Chancellor Fulton gives official notice
that the University 81 Mississippi wiil
open it, next session on the first day Of
November. and requests all who pro-
pos, To enter to b. on hand that day At
o'clock. - that their. mayspe no delay
And no confusion in any department
The Chancellor states that b-ecau..s os
IN. delay in opening the usual VACATIONS
all b. shortened. and that il sill nos
b. necessary tn extend ih.. tam Hlore
than one week next June
Gov. Nardaman has pauicnsd W NJ.
Walters. Young man ot high social
connection Nho va sent To the peniten-
tiary from Meridian. having been CON
yicted on the charge Of forgery. He
xas victim of the opium and morphine
habit, but i said Ia have t-scu cured
while in the peuiteutiary. a. these
| irugs cannot he procured hx prisoners.
II i stated that the Illinois central
i seriously considering the proposition
~ build direct line from Jack-on to
corinfh. 80 a. to get into the Alabama
soal fields with the shortest possible
delay.
The Railroa4l Commission has de-
>lined to interfere with it, former or,ier
fixing t-ccnt per l0apound rate On
the Feruwood and Gulf and the
Natchez, Columbia and Mobile road.
| The first day Of the Mcs oah city
Fair registered an ATTENDANCE of over
1--WE thousand. \ number Of prominent
speakers were present and addrcssesi
those in attendance.
| Inc fail term OF the Federal NOIrr.
iue to convene At Jackson Nov :, has
been pretermitted.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee. president OF
he Board of Trustees OF the Depart-
aent of Archives and History. has Is
sued the call for the annual meeting Of
the board for Thursday. Nov >. at 10
an. at jackson in the rooms Of the
| department. The annual report of
Director Rowland will ~ submitted.
which viii give detailed account OF
the work Of the department for the
i>cal year lgo5. III e report OF the Di-
rector will show that the development
and growth of the historical work of
the State has proceeded along practical,
xcll defined lines, in a most satisfactory
way- Its contents will be giyen out
after its submission 10 the board of
| trustees