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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23
A WORD OF CAUrIoN.


I'VE notice that some of the Virginia
papers are indulging in expressions of
}ealing against the conduct Of the poor,
ignoraat negroes who have, there as
here. been. deuded 10 vote the Radi-
cal tieket q igproposed by some Of
them that no Bployment shall hereaf'
ter be giyenlt6 ouch negroes. All such
manifestations are untimely and IN,
wise and they do not express the true
feeling Of the Southern people toward
the negro. lie is but%ho victim Of bad
men, who for base political 'Furposes
ore deluding him to his ruin. AS a
mass the negroes are simple aud igno'
rant and it is not surprising hat they
have been misled into the belief that
tbe Radical lie will prove a grcat bless"
ing TO them. Trusting to the mlsrep"
resentations Of Radical emissqries, they
are made suspicious Of their best friends
our white population aud they nat
uraly follow after those who having
thus mised them, seek to use them for
selfish purposes. They are but poor
deluded victims aud should be regard
ed accordingly, as objects of pity, not
Of haired. If il thus acting, the me-
gro shows his utter iDcapacily to act fol
himself 10 the warfare of party, II is but
another proof of the gross lDiquity o
those who contrved the military bill
fer selfish party purposes The freeC
laborer is perhaps essential to cur pros
perity. We need and should stimulate
the Industry. He is guorsut aud cred
ulous We should be patient TO in
ST. uct him. He is a negro all ever
and we cannot expect great things from
him. tie is in our midst, and we ma.
not turn him loose or deprive him 0
means to support himself by this in
dustry 1t is folly to make him a pau
per, and thus compel the public to fee
him
One charge against us at the Mort
is that the negro is not safe under GU
contrOI-that our people are hostal
to him Let us not, by our conduct
make truth of that lie. We can atfor
to be patient whilst the conservative
of the North are working out, for III
a mighty deliverance Let the Con
stitutlonal Union men be wise if the
would win.--Vlcksburg Herald.
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From tie Ne v Orleans Iimes.
EQUALITY.
[From the Ms Poems of the late Edward
Aorshead.


Men are qaualt-pevsr notion 4
Less untoprded Ser belisged NJ
Life n, ever, h.aying motion ~ 40
ot'ers ioou'f' you le oVeg.'eu' -
Ioop MN ,,,aa,,,, .o.,.,ndsson
wv ~ H,g
Sn, ~. - - ~ NTH ooafo,nd Va
Others stunt betog the sight
Talaa ros, ,r ,.iotg,t oo,orl
FirJ M, 3,'t tbe eameg
Oneis Sris ~ .,o,. u gm5ier
Bearing 5oah Il comAea name
Rar5 .,ar IA earl, dawning
Il, tI,glg,i'~ neIolions strsinl
Risss ~, 81 6e.gs,, = gwning
"D9 ~" ''' ''''' '''"s 1s@'D
So with men TO some Is given
Power 10 mount in upper air,
Touching cen The doors Of Heaven
Others made IN g9osseT measure
Retk not Of the SPIRITS hght;
Fix IN iai Z ana CON The treasure
~. ,.,;.,,o. 1.;,,..oir ,bo wisor
f4ch s petletes ,, N'ns',' ,l, ,bar ,no roor ~.oU
nhem Va ,,d os'JetoS h ,b tne oi otnV, d"isss, ".ps,
i-"S" S,,"soi, "uS.1 I,,r D t',e boars hotS ,long
Blame Va not The wasted dreamer
Living in a world unseen
.Joy Gke his no earthly scbamer
Ever found belew, ween
Where the spirits hold there meeting,
His heroic feet have trod
Having free, familiar greeting
From the satellites Of God.
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NOtce--BankruptCy.

A Ill paFous wishing to take the
IN beneftNf the act of March the ID
1857, would 10 well to call at the office
of the undersigned. at the Court House
in Macon, who is now prepared, with
all the necessar formula, to file pei"
tions of Bankrurcy in the . 5 Dis
trict Court and i prosecute the same
to 6ual discharge.
All property WITCH was exempt from
execution uuder TIC laws Of the State
on the lst day Of January 1864, anc
Eve hundred dOllara additional of per
sonal property, is SAVED to the petition
er. Parties wishing toavail themselve
Of the benefit Of the aci, are allowed 7
dispose Of sufficient amount of thel
property to raise the required fees
which will be one hundred and sixty
FIVE dollars.
j. 7, RICHARDSON
Oct. 10. I867-2ms.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

Speaking to the riff who presume to
represent Virginia in convention the
Richmond Dispatch says:
Never since bodies politic were
known. and the laws framed for theiI
government, has their been selected I
BODY Of men so utterly devoid Of char
scter aud capacity as those who have
bcep returned 10 the Convention ii
Virginia by the Radicals, black anc
white.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23
ahe UHIOn Pacific RR.-.5OO
Miles Completed.

w .l,a .Lo follnwipr article |
''P.0 0'"
hom inc Lowell MaSS'' C"'~'"' 'ol
the information 1t contains, and to noie
The peculiar Yankee smack and con.
ao;+ t.ot ,orvodae # Clear the
- mn and dor,t
'rach i'you "'' NJ 10. - ~
get in my way II you roaneu III
Mississippi, Hole,inthe Day. we
,yo,Id maka GOOD Radical of yor ond
., u,,o hrt doo,t Get Fyin ny
s''0 W go u
"al ne"' S's o this asea !,
q ''Eseu ei.,,a. &,
race IN hiss''s Pph #
by the dispeazation n '''oi rascal
" race but we viii wage teo 20 one
A., .Lon doo,t van ~ y2a5en tick
''" ',' -; -nigger before
ct Il 'ney unuei i''"No ~
the Indian
The click of the telegraph Flis vs.
that FIVE hundred miles of this magnih
cent work are now completed, and tnai
he whistle of the locomotive oan be
heard Oh the Rocky Mountains Their
very base at Cheyenne, is but severn
teeo miles further. and in another week
the track will be at this embryo city on
the western boundary OF the great
plains. It is but thirty one miles more
to the highest summit of the line be>
tween tbe Atlantic aud Pacific oceans,
and to this point the road bed is near,
v ready for the rails l. may be quite
, ,ssibe for you, reader, to travel by a
6rst class ear ali the way, and eat your
Christmas dinner among the peaks Of
u tbe Black Hills eight thousand feet
above tide water A thousand laborers
are on their western slopes, aud other
thousands are Joining them. All win.
ror limo tbe 9orges aud defles of these
Grand old mountains will resound with
fbe miners blast and the crash Of the
,nmbling rocks as tbey are thrown out
,% VI ,Seir beds where thew have laid
since the world began. Ten tn n>aud
!. Cbinomen @ under American engineers
Sayo already dno and pounded their
NOV aver and through the great Sierra
Nay,dos I of California and are rapidly
n,,Id"o n".hias f5rward to meet the great army
ed Of builders of the east. and we are tolc
Il that N IS70 0, The s traveller may see th'
,no r' risa ont Of the Atlantic on Monda.
norning and set in the golden glorle
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BLARNEY

About four miles northwest
CITY Of Cork, 10 Ireland, is the p
village Of Blrrney, celebrated for
beauty Of its environs, aud still mo I
for the remains Of an ancient castlek
in which Is a wondFous stone, thought ,
to possess the poser Of imParting to
to aoy one vie kisses it fluent per.
snasiye, and not over honest tongue.
The exact position Of the stone in the
ruins is a matter Of dispute. Some
say that it is lying loose on the
ground others allege that it is at the
summit Of the large square tower
which was originally the donion or
keep Of the castle while there are
vet others who maintain that ~ is in'
,erted in the wall at such height
that be who would kiss it must cons
se0t to be suspended by bis heels from
th, top. When or how it FIRST got its
singular reputation is not known, but
the superstition concerning it is firmly
fixed in the minds of the Irish peas
antry, hundred Of whom resort to the
castle every year for the purpose of
kissing stone endured with proper
ty so marvellous. 1t is said that, in
the early part of the seventeenth cen
tury, The lerd Of Castle Barney, b~v-
ing been taken prisoner BY the En-
glisb, made repeated promise that he
would surround the fortress; but
whenever the ful6lmeut of his pledge
WIS demanded, be invented some
smooth and plausible excuse for delay
md thus the term blarney became .
by~woFd aud was used to denote o
soft insiuuating and deceitful manner
Of speech.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

A WoNDERpul CLocS Mr.. H.
O. Morrill,, of Bahinors, has made
wonderful clock. His sxt "a lime for
the last fourteen years haa heea dsvO'
ted to its perfection, ana It y indeed
the wonder Of the age. Ihs space
necessary to display its Oasae'syN 49,
opo. atiOu Is nine feet BY eighteen Iees.
It ruus eight days, and performs as
follows 1t wakes up household.
Strikes the quarters BY four autOma>
ons on four bells. Sounds the alarm
to awaken the master Of the house,
Lights a lamp, and kindles the Gre in
the stove. A carriage is seen coming
along mountain road, calls at place
Of business, aud gets clock Jeff for
repair. The bell is rung to awrken
the servant, who rises in the presence
Of the audience, aud draws the curtain
Of her chamber to make her toilet.
The carriage is again seen upon the
road when near . rocky covert . rob-
! Der springs in trout Of the hOrses, and
a fight ensues. Afarmer BY the road
side, not seeing the robber, commen.
! : ces to belabor the horses, when . hun
i ter in the distance comprehends th'
situation. fires his rife at the robber
whO escapes to the mountain, and th'
. carriage With its Inmates drives on u
It's destination. AL this is done B.
the machinery Of this unrlvalled clock
: which is said to be an admirable lin
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

A TRUE LADr i was once walk
ing a short distance behind q very
handsomely dressed girl, and think
ing, as looked at her beautiful
clothes, Il wonder il she takes as
much pains with her heart as she does
with her body
A poor old man was coming up
the walk With loaded barrow, and
lust before be reached US he made two
attempts to 60 into the yard Of a
small house but the gate was heavy
aud would swing back before be
cJuld get through.
Wait, said the young girl, spring
ing lightly forward, Il lPhold the
gait open" And she held the gait
until he passed in, and received the
thanks with a pleasant smile, as she
went on.
"She deserves to have new clothes,
| thought, for beautiful spirit
dwells in her breast. p
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23
MOSBY.

Whle the railroad meetiOg was in
progress yesterday at Lsesburg, a
turning of heads in the direction Of an
individual at the rear of the hall in-
dicated that be- was a parsonage Of
more note than bis outward appear.
ance indicated ; aud presently the
'Mosby" buzzed about the room told
the story. The famous partisan
chieftiau practices Law 10 WaFreHton,
and is now attending tbeEcourt in ses'
sion at Loesburg He knows every
body in this part of Virginia, and has
a very good practice 1t will be reN
membered that be abandoned law TO
enter upon his wild military career.
In personal appearance he looks the
lawyer even less than tie warrior.
Dress ed in careless, easy, Virginia
,untry style, with white slOuched
hat, dust. stained bob tailed coat
milk and molasseS colored pants aud
vest (the latter minus two or three
bu tons a badly adjusted false front
tooth, figure of medium size, close
shaven, aunburDt, youthful face, ,slouch.
ed shoulders, quiat, taciturn, .unde.
monstrativs in manner, it was not
quite easy to believe that he was the
individual whose name and dare de~
vii achievements figured in the pa.
pers almos. daily during the war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

Fastidiousuess is oaly another form
of egoli,m and all men who know not
v ere TO look for truth save in the nar-
row we'll Of self, will 6ud their own i'm
aae at the bottom, and mistake it for
what they are. seeking
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

nrS melody has prov ~ raum :
gorilla a humbug because / ~ tail
which gorillas do not have. 5arnum
however, says that proves llothIng' a
the tails only stuck on. Il Mobile Tine
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

II AIKEN up by Jas. NJ, Conway, on or
4 about the 22d Of October, 1851, q stray
yearliug heifer, black striped, and lark yel,,
low back--no brands or marks ana tppraiseu
at six dollars. II not proven ard taken
away will bO sold as the laws directs.
Il. q, FERRIS, I, 7.
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TOBACCO and CIGARS

Chewing Tobacco Sagory
Medium Cigars. Medium, Good,
Good 4 Extra Tobacco n choice
Fine Gu Chewing Smokg & iob'coC In paPs
Solace Va y'll1 Tob'colb pkg
'Suuny Side KIllikinck, hlf lb pkgs
lllHenthal
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OF Sale or Rant

IsSs' ses o.oal| and ground near the town Of
sae,d for .Sa SSeapled y by Mr.. Whissler Il !,
geOd dgelba e o. rent. Il consis,s 70 :
a, ". aud Il se,ae saa a. q Necessary ou! build.
R''',p ossp ssp'y on the premises or nt tS' IS'
auglo-lf
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1867-11-23

Having received my Fall and Winter Stock ] oud res
pecuIy call your attention to the following list Of Goods
which have in store for sale at the lowest make prices for
cash or in exchange for Cotton:
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On Consignment

A large and desirable lot Of DRY
GOODS BOOTS, SHOES, Hats
Clothing. &C., on consignment, and for
sale yeyg l0aC, owing to removal from
thee store now occupy by the first Of
January the goods must be Sold at re-
duced figures FIR cash only to close
con,igumeuts and to make room for
large rousgnments to arrive There
fore, | would say to cash purchasers to
call and examine stock and prices be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
T, G PHILLIPS,
Nov g. 81. ly
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NEAT MARX g,V,

,nortoi6oussep spsinEg e Sst. nea! Market at the
keep s,sl ne Sy settling Up promptly, G slt,.'ni
hy. '''' Mutton, &c, on hond s,o,.
Avg 10, '''
L, ETHRIDGE.
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WESTERN PRODUCE,

md 10 the Investment Of money
in any kind of merchandise. Goods
purchased, and the same sold by me
aud only one commission charged
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Il. w. PHILLIP
Sign Of the Golden Bee Hive.
WhOlesale and Retail Dedlcr IN

Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Western Produce,
CUTLERY, WOODEN WARE, &c.
MACON Miss.
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nsTRAY YnARI.1HEG

OOt. 10, Is67-2ma.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-06
Beecher'S Novel.

The New York Lndependtnt says
Mr.. Beecher has stopped preaching
for the Summer, and gone to Peeks-
kill, to sit under his old apple tree,
and to finish Norwood" The novel
Gas far as Mr.. Bonner has yet printed
it) is about half completed. Or.
rather, let US not call it a novel, but
a pastoral. Have you read Mr..
Beecher's novel?" we are constantly
asked. No. and for the good reason
that, properly speaking, Mr.. Beeeher
is not writing novel. He is writing
something very different from what
we ordinarily look for. and expect to
find in novel. Novels are abund-
ant; but such work as Mr.. Beecher
is now writing is infrequent. Never
in his life has Mr.. Beecher written
anything so carefully and so lovingly
as these tranquil chapters, which, like
still waters, run deep. The thoughts,
the experiences, the gathered knowl-
edge of a lifetime, are out poured
into this noble narrative-a piece of
writing which, we believe, will be
better appreciated a generation hence
than now. We are continually hear
ing intelligent people say, Well, /
have been reading Norwood; but i
don't see much connection in it."
We advise such readers not to look
for the connection. but to look at the
things connected-not to hunt for the
string, but to be contented with the
beads. The path through Norwood
is like walk up Broadway, where
the people who walk are expected to
keep stopping and looking at the
shop-windows. The truth is, that Mr.
Beecher conceived, and is sue
cessfully accomplishing, the happy
design of crowding into a single vol
ume = neither theological or philo-
neither didactic nor preten-
tious-the ripened thoughts of a thir-
ty years ministry; thoughts on SUBJ
cts social, esthetic. moral and reli-
gious.'' he 2a gTA Nef1
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-06

$1,000 effJ $s8tT ~stsA. "a -
Ara meeting of the American
Dental Association, in Cincinnati. on
Thursday last, a paper was read by
DR.. ALLEN, of New York, on the
teeth of all nations, in which he arr
rived at the conclusion that those Of
the people of-the- Bnited States were
worse than thoseeof any other nation.
In accounting for this fact, he comes
to the aid of the advocates of brown
bread in fashion that ought to at.
tract attention. The Gazette gives
this report: bst
It was first stated as fact that
there are many nations whose people
have their teeth remain sound toIold
age, and who rarely lose them, while in
this country it is estimated that more
this n twenty millions of teeth are lost
through decay every year. In the
case of the former, twas shown that
they belonged to such portions of
the inhabitants of the earth as
did not change - the - relative
proportions of the mineral and vege-
table elements of their food He
referred to all the half civilized, bar
.barous and savage tribes of the
world to sustain this position. His
torians, travellers and -naturalists all
testified to their having good, white.
sound teeth, even to old ages Their
food is of the most simple form, and
they enjoy the benefit of fresh, open
air. According to the national sta
.tistics of 1860, there were in the Uni /
ted States 1865 milling establish
ments. for the manufacture of -four
and meal. at annual cost of labor of
IS, 72L391, the effect of which was to
change the proportions of the ele-
ments of the great staples Of human;
food in such way as to destroy the
teeth and the health of the people.
The potter cannot make the bowl
without the clay, neither can teeth
be formed without due proportion
of lime, which is provided by nature
on the outer portion of the grain, and
which is separated from the -four by
the boiling CLOTH" 14-t
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Efe87 LEH kSecOnQ flOOr,1
Opposite the Court House, 9bi-sIi
an - sgfia sE au EVANSVILLE, IND.
1.f f.fr - asgfst, n !, "a :
+ on commission. Terms reasonable. No
charge unless property is disposed of as
Pranerfv of non - rreessiidents attended, to
taxes pad, and rents collected, w.
A number OF bargains in improved and
unimproved real estate now on our books,
and several applications on file to pur-
chase Desirable property. Persons having
such for sale may find customers by apply
ing at this Office. We have several april
cantswho wish to rent dwellings.
Three business stands to let. Also a COM
A large quantity OF farming, timber, Goa.
and saline lands in Indiana Kentucky,
Illinois, Texas. and love for sale or ex-
change. A good stand for the cabinet
making business in fourishing town in
southern illinois, Also a pleasant resi-
dence, with large lot; both foI sale on
reasonable terms. Excellent gardening
ground near this city for sale. = n
PERSONS having real estate for sale, ex-
change, or rent are requested to give
the details of the same for reference.
g~H Ill uHI INSURANCE wr
OF all kinds effected in good companies.
Special attention given to LIFE INSUR-
ANGE; We lars, are agents for the celebrated
Company, the Leading company of the
united states. Also for the FRANKLIN
LIFE, OF indianapolis; the WESTERN
LIFE, of Cincinnati; and the WORLD
MUTUAL, of New York. We have author
lucky. afE4t t $50 t5.
The attention of the public is again
directed to the important subject of Life
insurance. Persons desiring to secure de-
pendent ones against want are invited to
call and examine the claims of companies
! ss- NoTARfAL BUSINESS transacted
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-06

The INTERNATIONAL COINAGE Re-
FORM" Malakoff," the Paris cor
respondent of the New York Times,
gives the following as the substance
of the recommendations made by the
Monetary Conference. which recently
held its sittings in that city:
THE recommendations are
i. That the French five franc piece
In gold shall be the standard piece in
value; 2 That the American dollar,
while preserving its name, shall be re-
duced in intrinsic value so as to con
form exactly to the FIVE franc piece.
That the English pound sterling hall
be made to conform in value to five
5-franc pieces; 4. That the French
2O-franc gold piece be changed to a
25-frane gold piece, and B. That all
the nations of the earth bring their
money to conform to the 3 and 25-
franc gold piece of France. Thus
the English would have a 4-shilling
piece with a new name, and a sover-
eign corresponding exactly to the two
French pieces, the same as we would
have the dollar and 5-dollar pieces
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-06

corresponding to these two pieces.
Commerce would thus be made easy,
and there would no longer be any
confusion in International trans
a aesopn. which 4 P not OF re enGTs
discussion, for its merits are palpable
to all. A diminution of four cents IN
the value of the American dollar, and
of six cents in the English sovereign
is all that is. required, The other
nations would soon follow the exam
pie. It would be no great change, in
fact, for the, United States and Eng
land to adopt at the same time the 20
cent piece and call it a franc, the
same as the French. The American
money might then be thus adenomi-
mated: Cents, Gin copperI,o 4 cent
pieces, Tin silver), half-franc, franc.l
and two franc pieces, Tin silver, dol
lar or FIVE franc pieces, Gin gold and
silver), and half eagles. ($2 500, and
eagles, (S5 in -gold). These pieces
would thus conform in division and
value to the French pieces, which are
called sous, four SOU pieces, haif-franc,
franc, two franc, and FIVE franc pieces,
and half Napoleons and Napoleons;
and there would be no other change
IN the American system than the
slight reduction, as already. mention
ed, of about four cents In the intrin-
sic metal value of the doilar-fer this
is all the difference, according to
French analysis, that exists between
the American dollar and the French
five franc piece. Tvs i $40 n99s
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1 Prodigy Child Born with Two
Heads and -Four Arms. u
From the Chippewa Union.

Occasionally in our lifetime we
meet things that cause wonder and
excite interest, from the fact that they
are exceptions to the laws of nature
and different from every day sights,
On Tuesday of this week we witnessed