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Newspaper
Oxford Falcon
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1880
Page
2
The Oxford Falcon notes scattered items from Meridian to Rhode Island. Topics include voting reforms in Mississippi, new codes restricting voting for certain convicts, beggar relief, local papers Pine Bluff Eagle and Whitworth Beacon, and a Ben Featherston tribute. It mentions pneumonia among Black residents at Water Valley and a joke about a sleigh tumble involving Princess Lonnie, plus editor John Calhoun’s marriage and a Central Star note.
A Mississippi praise piece lauds Senator Lawrance and representatives in both houses for their work. It highlights Lawrance’s education advocacy and the university funding bill, Howry’s leadership and anti-penitentiary leasing stance, and Buford and Featherston’s steady support. The piece mocks press and internal debates while lauding the legislature’s record and urging continued support.
The Tallabatchie river navigation proposal wins support from Batesville Blade and other papers emphasizing reduced cotton transport costs and market access for a fertile river valley. Advocates argue river routes cut freight, speed markets, and repay the initial funding within two years, aiding growers across Benton to Quitman counties.
A Rayrmond gentleman reports Wesson Copiah county as growing to 2000 3000 residents since a cotton factory began. The plant drew timber markets, boosted land values, created cash markets for surrounding wool and cotton, and employed many who would lack work otherwise. The piece notes factory growth as a key economic force reshaping Mississippi towns and urges adoption in other counties.
The superintendent directs supervisors to divide parts of two counties into enumeration districts. Districts should align with county, town, township and school boundaries where practical, with 700 to 800 estimated population per district. In cities over 16,000, enumeration must finish in two weeks, with districts covering about 2,000 to 2,500 names to avoid delays. Supervisors are urged to complete work quickly to prevent uncertainty from unsettled populations.
A garbled progress of political lines and legal notes references pacification meetings and Democratic aims while noting Miss Jessie Rayxowan’s alleged suit for seduction, a yellow fever rumor in New Orleans Times, and expulsions at Virginia Military Institute. It mentions Ledger items on Logicee sion and Clark County court sentences and prison escapes.
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