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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-10-22
Letter from New Work.

New YORK, Oct 18th, 1870.
Dear Beacon The FrancC-prus
sian war continues with unabated
success to the Faderland. In this
struggle we can only do, as did
France with the South IN her strike
for :eC?'
with our frog eaterS'-a lmirina
their bulldog tenacity in holding
on so long, under such irretriev-
able reyerseS. What a sacrifice
Of human lives. All the result of
Il m%onarchial government, into
which our once happy country is
rapidly drifting.
The fall trade with the south is
about winding up and | am pleas
ed to report it quite satisfactory,
'
despite the downward tendency of
Your staple. Your own and neigh
boring towns have been as usual
creditably represented in the New
York market, among whom |
would mention the popular Capt,
I....t, the handsome Mr.. WIS
the obliging Mr., O....s, the sup
TO snuf" Mr.. S......r, the vereran
father P......y, Of your town and
the happy Jesse S. ..,.. n ofCooks-
ville--I say happy, for he has recent,
ly quit this abundance sphere and
taken INTO himself a beautiful and
lovely wife. He returns to his
many friends with a light heart and
a heaty stock of goods.
We have, at present. many
pleasure seekers here from "Dixie,i
a goodly number Of your fair daugh-
tiers, conSpici0nS among whom are
the Misses Harris & Green, CT your
state, four as lovely spirits as
Mississippi ever sent forth ; the
Misses Hyatt of Alabama, of whom
that state can proudly boast, pos.
sessing, as they do, all those good
and rare qualities that tendto make.
the %"sterner SEX love and admire
them.
AS yet, we have had no cold
weather, in fact the past few days
have been uneomfortably warm.
MONA.
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Election Incidental SOutE1
Carolina Statesman.
Oct % en-

Judge Carpenter, reform candi
date for governor, was abiding to
the heavy increase or taxes, when
Powell Smytlle interrupted him.
saying; May | ask you a ques.
ton, judge
The Jndge-CertainIy, if YOU
Will allow me after ward to ask YOU
one.
Smythe-What was the tax on
slaves in 1866!
The Judge-Therc was not a
slave i'll the United Jtates in
1866.
S%mythe-T mean IN 1865?
The Judge-There was none
then.
Smythe-Well, | mean in 1864 ?
Tue JUDGE don't know; at
that time was not here; | was
on the other side, fighting in the
Union army. And now for my
question:
care You the man who had a
WIFE ana six children in Clarendon,
ana went to Columbia, Joined the
Scott ring, got rich by bribery,
and married another woman
there ~
The Crowd-Ycs that's 50 he's
the man.
Smythe (shecpishl3-I wasn't
married to the first one!
The Judgc--The children were
your own?
Smythe Yes, but she was not
my wife | only lived with her!"
The Judge You were in the
Legislature two years. Now, III
tell you a law that You don't seem
to know anything about. That
law makes man and woman who
nave lived together as you have in
Cills case man and wife and if You
don't mind you will go to the pen
ltentlary as a bigamist, instead of
going to the state senate!
This was too much the crowd,
white and black, who knew of
Smythe's yillainy, yelled, and the
poor devil skunk away in the
crowd.-Charleston Courier.
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The War and the Cotton CrOD,

While every week of European
war and business arrangement
buoys the hopes Of the wheat
grower and Sustains his price, in
the same ratio is cotton depressed.
The declaration of hOstilities in
July, followed by the amazing Wig
or OF the PruSSian advance and
the collapse OF the French armies.
mas made 1t more and more Ger.
tam that thousands and thousands
OF splndles must cease to run F.;
that millions who had money TO
buy cloth last year will have no
money this year Navigation be.
came timorOus and capital over,
cautious. The result is just what
all the South fear9d-cotton
hardly over a shilling u pound
in fact, less than 124 cents, gold.
1t is now quite well ascertained
that cotton gives no profit worth
mentioning when the price goes
below Is cents, and none at all
When only 10 is the price of good
MlddIing. At the New Orleans
Fair in April the cost of a pound
OF cotton was discussed. and the
conclusion reached that on the
best alluvial soils, in "A good sea-
son, and with close management.
10 cents will make a pound. But
on the average Upland, and with
the average economy, the planter
loses who does not receive Is.
Southern prosperity, which for
two years has gone beyond all pre-
cedent in the days of the old re.
glme, has received a blow: the
planter is disheartened /; the mer.
chants are afraid TO buy, and
Southern goods are gathering
dust in the lofts of York
warehouses.
We have again and again coun.
seled the cotton growing States
that a devotion such as they have
given to a single product. for
marketing which they must look
to foreign countries, is bad como.
my, and can result in no LASTING
and permanent thrift. A commn.
nifty that lives by cotton only, or
wheat only, or tobacco, or rice, or
sugar, will run over a great sur.
face With a low and exhaustive
tillage. Nothing is returned to
the soil for crops taken off. Pros.
perlty is measured by dollars that
come over seas-not by such true
tests as the condition of roads,
houses, bridges, churches, and
stock. A foreign market Il 4
precarious market. When il is
good, it throws abundance Of
spending money into the planters
pocket, and he scatters it Tor
things that perish with the using
lie buys o saddle. horse from Ken.
lucky, a carriage in New. York
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NEWS.

Inc peace negotiations Offered
Oy Fayre and Burnside have been
rejected; it is stated the term,
were eighty million sterling indem.
NIFTY; Alsace and Lorraine to re
nam neutral ten years; then de
clde their future status by a pleb
iScltum the PrusSians to enter
lalls and sign the treaty.
New York, October ga VIC.
tent earth quake throughout the
country was felt at Ii o'clock
to-day 1t was distinctly felt
here.
Schenectady, N. Y, Oct. 90
The people fled terror.stricken to
the streets. In Quebec the build.
iingS Swayed and the people rushed
into the streets.
cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 2O.-A
visible earth quake was felt at 7
o'clock this morning. 1t lasted
from nfteen to twenty seconds.
Inc tall buildings were swayed to
and fro, and the occupants fled to
the streets. The same quake was
felt at Meadville, Pennsylvania.
1t cannot be traced farther.
Tours, October 49, Official y
me Russians captured Chateau
Dun after a ten hours fight. A
force of National Guard and nine
hundred francs tierars disputed
every inch of ground. The Prus.
force was 5000.
A sortie from Montmedy sur.
prlsed the Prussians and captured
400 men, a camp chest with 10000
francs, and two wagons loaded
with chassepots. On the follow.
ing day they attacked an artillery
train, capturing u number of can.
non.
The commandment o fthe army Of
the Lowe has issued an order of
the day threatening to shoot in.
SuO0lalnates, and asks the men toI
shoot him if he fails in his duty.
Paris Notifications keep up al
constant fire, thus preventing the
russians from constructingI
works.
versailles, Oct. 19.-The Prus.
SLAMS drove three Thousand MobileI
pafdes from Clieteul on tho 10th.
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Az OF TLOOK.

There is no doubt that the
opening Of the business season has
proved a disappointment to both
Merchant and Planter. The par
tiaI failure of the crops, the low
price OF cotton, the depression
caused by the imposition of enor-
nous taxes, the inetficiency of ne
gro labor, have all combined to
render our situation anything but
encouraging. Added to this. the
European war, even if it does not
depresS the price Of cotton, effects
us as q non producing people.
When will experience teach us
that diversified agricultural labor
IS necessary to our prosperity.
Just as much as q varied CONNER.
clal and mechanical labor, is to
manufacturing and commercial
interests. No people should make
a speciality of any product unless
their lands are incapable ofprodu-
eng anything Selse which cannot
be said Of our section with its d.
verse soils and temperate climate.
Our land is well adapted to the
growth Of cereals, fruits and tim
Der. For instance if every plan,
ter should devote from two to ten
acres to fruit culture, in a few years
it would amply repay him for the
little trouble it takes to bring it to
perfection. Wheat perhaps as a
general crop may not 5e remuner-
alive, but we have had too MANY
sad lessons to prevent us here
after from planting too little corn.
The most serious obstacle in the
way of changing our crop system
IS the present labor on which We
are altogether dependent, it is
neither intelligent, systematic or
industrious, but it has the advau
tage OF being universal and gener.
ally distributed and in the whole
Is the best we can do under the
circumstances. But it is discour.
aging. The negro is almost insep.
slble to the nature of a contract
and In cases where a part of the
crop is involved as his share. if
the prospect becomes gloomy at
any time, he is likely to. refuse
work, nor can he be convinced
II Is best for him to continue tin
the crop is gathered. Again no
is imprOvident and pro6iuoto
spending his money foOlisblv'
giving his employer a lien on bis
portion and at the end of thu year
he finds himself actually in Jent
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THE STATE.

The Bay st. Louis Gazette is
responsible for the following:
A laushable thing took place at
a revival meeting somewhere in
mississippi not long since. The
minister noticed Il seedy lookil ..
chap IN one OF the seats, LOOKING
as though he needed religion or a
good square meal. So he stepped
up to him and asked him if he was
Christian, "No sir" said he. Il
am the editor of Radical paper
Ill this place" ''Tllen. in thr
name of God, ''let us pray" re-
Piled the devoted minister.
Amen!
James johnson, who was some.
time since indicted in the county
OF NoXubee for poisoning his wife,
ana who obtained q change Of
venue to this county, was tried at
this term of the Court and the in.
~ rendering a verdict Of guilty,
was sentenced to be hanged on
prlday the 2jth day of November,
But as the case is taken up to the
supreme Court on u Writ of Er.
rOr, a supersedeas will, or has
been issued, suspending the sen.
tence.-StarksvilIe Ere.
The Vicksbmg Herald offers as
a SPECIAL premium, to be awarded
at the coming Fair, a fine silver
goblet to the prettiest girl baby
one year old or under.
Ourneat andIwelcome exchange.
the Verona Southern Sentiment,
reaches us with a change of Edi.
tors, GMr. NJ. L. Rogers retiring,
succeeded by d. I. Walker. Lone
may it wave.
Mr. Il. MarShalk of the Port
Gibson Standard has associated
with himself the Rev. j. G. Jones
as assistant Editor. Mr.. NJ. has
conducted the Standard MANY
years with marked ability.
-
re 1t sad to the honor of the
White people of this section If
OF country that not Que white man
mas been arrested for an offence
a alnst the law since the civil
o!lcGfs were appointed.-Senato.
bia Times. 'o'
Inc first frost of the season in
tIllS sectloni appeared on Thnrs.
uay last' We hope it will prove
q speedy check to sickness
Sentinel.
There lives a young lady on tho
Fast side Of the river, in this conn.
", about sixteen years of ace
VINO PAID the board and tuition II
lier younger brother last yror ~,
the sale of hogs which She raIs eG
ana prepared for market herself
Aberdeen Examiner,
On Saturday night about 9 =,
COCK opposite John Hammers
John Freeman cnt in the stomaeS
Lewis both negroes, from
noon.--Enterprise Star. "''''
., Hon. A. $. Wood, member os
the House of Representatives from =,
! AGO county, has become insane
anu q been provided for NJ tho
Asylum. We presume ro Sro
was made for him on account p of
inc attack as we have beon !; VI
formed that the institution wan
lu'l TO overlooking. was
All varieties Of Ladies', Corsots ,,,, !,
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FOR SALE.

The Best Plantation IL Norabec
county, Miss.
WILL, on the First Day of No.
VeMber next, sell to the highest
bidder, on the premises, the plantation be
longing to the estate Of MRS. Nj. Il. johnson,
deceased. tits situated east of the NJ. o.
XIX, ii miles from Macon and Brooksyillo in
NoNubee county and 7 miles from the Bigbee
river. Said tract contains 900 acres vel i'm
proved with all necessary buildings tor la.
borers and good water. Six hundred acres
OF splendid corn and cotton land in a~uliva-
tion, the balance well 6mbered. 1t is the
best plantation in the county.
Ierm-One half CASH, balance in T.
months. Possession given January LIST, 1871.
I. W. JOHNSON,
Sept IS, 1S7Otd Executor.
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King Cotton looked forth and his field
We're white,
And his arm felt strong and his ey
, looked bright;
Through the t]leece-covered stalks he say
uurolled
A marvellous vision Of yellow gold.
lilo subjects, lie said, to your fields ant
bear
The gathered wealth Of a Summers care.
So they stripped their lands of the har-
vest won,
Till the stalks looked black in the Au-
tumn sun,
Aud they counted their bales till the
figures told
Their wealth III pieces and pounds of
gold.
Then they looked at their ls1ds, now
stripped and bare,
And they said 1--WE must buy to eat
and wea.."
ri,r Conn IN tho v,.4 ~. H.. s,4.
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MINI ,''I,, ny ''''" '"''''
,,5 '',''"S '' 10 '7''"
rn won
tr.ir
,nd ..tn .''''' "''P'"
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OF Drawn,
For Their golden ears sent his golden coin.
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Bran, LIS ro.t,,a huo.. ,,a., ,,-
'"'o"e MANY" MS n''l
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ESTIHAY.

NROM my premises, about Oct. 4, a small
IL black, HORSE MULE, u wears Old, NO
marks remembered, except white streaR oo
leit ear will give a liberal reward tor INV
information of the mule left at the Beacon of
fee or with the undersigned.
I. L. ALEXANDER.
0ct22-3ts Macon Nj
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administrator Sale,

II virtue and in pursuance OF decree o.
- the Chancery Court OF Noxubee County
State Of Mississippi, made at the July Term,
1870, thereof, the undersigned admmistra,
trlx OF the estate of Spencer MoHenry, de-
ceased, will, on SATURDAY, the 9th day Of
NOVEMBER, 1870, between the hours pre-
scribed by law, proceed to sell before the
court house door in the town Of Macon and
at public auction to the highest bidder, for
cash IN hand, all that tract of land lying and
being in the county OF Noxubee and State Of
Mississippi, to-wlt: the NW4 of section | in
township IA, north Of range II east, 1t being
the land on which decedept resided at the
time of his death.
LUCINDA J. McHENRY,
Administrative Of Spencer .HcHenry.
Octl-4t
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6~PLENDIDE MEYDlI-

The recent brilliant victories of
the French near Paris am the re.
port that Bazaine lad broken lie
PruSSian lines and driven them
on Ihionyllle have proved to be
The barest tabricationS. The in.
yeStment of both these cities are,
as yet, intact, aud the most the
french can do at their capital is
oV q continual canuOnade from
the suburban forts to keep
me army of King William
from contracting his circle
and rendering a bombardment
less destructive, Meanwhile the
am'es of the Prussian King are
penetrating the vallips of "la belle
france Ill every direction, suffer
'nS an occasional check and annoy
~ by the French sharp.shooters,
'dC still gradually advancing,
ramOetta WHO seems to be the
controlling spirit in France is act
ms with Extraordinary energy and
aoh tab, refuses to hear of
peace, the sacrifice Of one foot
u French territory. If the Prus.
SlaaS are kept at bay around Paris
'bo seIge viii be protracted until
winter WhcH the French armies
Will. We the advantage not only
e. THO situation itself, but of being
oe5iarol 'tnizad and equipped than
''ief are at present. This may
change The current of events, or
~ Iiy The russian demands,
.'t'I even the London Times
'lraeterizes as arrogant and
0orbiJaur.
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Town Property for Sale.

- The property known as the Old 10.
tel Is offered for sale. Il is situated
on public square and is convenient TO
the business portion Of town. For terms and
particulars Apply to
Oct I-3m j. G, WILLIAMS.
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DEERE '9oK, Oct. 18th 1870.
EDS "HAcoy.
ut meeting of The Deerbrook
Agricultural Association, it was
Aettanmed to hold our regular
meeting in Macon on the 5th day
at Nov. and that we invite the
painters OF the county to meet
with MS on that occasion.
We deem it Of great Importance
mat there should he a large aud
full attendance, as many questions
OF the deepest interest to the fur.
mer, will be discussed.
While the people of Georgia
ana other of the Southern States.
nave given to the subject of Agpi-
culture, that attention which it's
Importance demands, we of Miss.
nave been retrograding from year
to year.
what we need is unity of pur
pose, unity Of action.
since wo are denied any partici-
patton in the affairs of Cover
ment, but men from the North are
imported to perform our duties in
this department, let us turn our
whole attention to agriculture and
the industrial pursuits, and thus
labor to regain the prosperity
which once attended us as a peo.
pie. j.. w. DEupRpp soo
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We would state to planters and
others that We will take wood or
produce, to the tull amount of their
Indebtedness to this office. only
requesting them to furuis' the
articlcs promptly.
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The elections in Indiana, Ohio
and Pennsylvania are not Sc
nptavorable, as the first rco
indicated. The former has Ell ted
the Democratic ticket by some
thing like 2OoO maj. and the Legis-
latore is Of the same complexion.
In Penn. there is a gain of two
members of Congress, in Ohio the
same, though Schenck it is said
will contest the election in his
district.
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return thanks to my friends and the pub.
lie who have for many years traded with me,
and cheerfully recommend my successors as
gentlemen OF integrity and excellent business
capacity. II. M. SADLER.
Sept 2s lS7O-4t
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Marshal Bomb BGsaine has not
yet cut his way out of Metz 1T is
said he is hemmed in by the Prus.
sian aoedle-guns
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Or STOLEN.

t'ROM my place, 3 miles west Of Shuqua-
a lax, a BAY MARE MULE, medium size,
IN good order, not a good saddle animal but
is a pert worker. A yoke had rubbed her
neck and name and she is slightly pigeon
toed. A liberal reward will be paid Tor any
Information that will lead to her recovery.
j. Il. COTTON,
Octl- 1t %Shuqualak, Miss.
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DISSOLUTION.

THE firm Of Sadler & Williams is this day
= dissolved by mutual consent. II. N,
sadler will attend to the settlement of the
business, but either partner can sIgn in liqui-
dation. Il, II SADLER,
JOHN LEE WILLIAMS.
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bny your Blankets OfKLAUs 1 BRO.
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All varieties Of Ladies' Corsots ona -
KLAUS & BRO,
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A scOrching paper--The Brand.
iag Republican,
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WY o,rHa L. or@ s,e4 re
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Macon, Mississippi.

WV. WARD.
?. T. FERRIS, EDITORS NV RoPRlEroRs
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YORK HERALD SUNDAY
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yr, took the fence but gave It ran a ho went ovsr
It. and then Biddy Malone came along End Also hit
his second jump at the END or The fractional track
INTO the Held he was thirty yards ahead OF the mare.
trs s
snd he maSs %sds ui.
Tsy e Surs s Hss foot Of ne ro%
there they passed into the north field, where they
Srss ana Ss
leading dozen lengths or more Urossing the nela
they had to jump another fence and ditch. Then
OF the stand they met with hedge wall with twelve
Feet OF water In front OF II. The jumping
o o Tins was 80 nne ss ~ ns har no
ran along between the two tracks, and after taking
fence topped with bush they ran out Of the field,
Oysterman leading by ten lengths. Climbing the
hin Biddy Malone began closing. and at the crown
horse. Ihey had stone wall to Jump there,
and then come down the rocks to the track
again. Oysterman had been very slow in his move.
the fence into the north field the mare was but q
few lengths behind. She made strong running
be jumped. and as they went out Of aa0 the 10
neld they were nearly ON even terms. When
the blum I they both went over sogeSsT ana dss
perate race then began, which was continued to the
end. they turned around the hin head ana head,
were running as Il yoked together A hurdle on the
lower turn was taken ana both were In the air and
landed At the same instant. They came on and
swung into the h0mestretch as parallel as
possible, both being extended to their great
we noticed that Oysterinan was getting
the WHIP. aud responding to the can gamely came
along head and head with the mare. They reached
tho hurdle on the hOmestretch at their best pace,
and made the Jump together. In landing Oyster
man, Jr stumbled, and nearly threw his rider over
his head. and then hesttaled until the marc had
made couple Of Jumps. This secured ner the VIC
tory, and she ran home two or three lengths In front
ever seen on race course. The people
seemed perfectly wild ut the result OF so
close race. Had FISHERMAN, Jr, landed rightly
alter his jump he might have won, but even that IL
doubtful, az the mare appeared TO have considerable
more run left In her when she. passed under the
wire. Had the rider Of the horse made the pace
strong from the beginning, instead Of merely gaop
Ing for mile and three-q quarters, 1t would have
strained Biddy Malone to have overtaken MIN, and
she would probably not have made SO fine finish.
The time OF the two miles and . half was 6:55.
And thus ended the autumn meeting OF the Amerl-
can Jockey Club at Jerome Park.
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THE AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
y Last Day of the Fall Meeting
at Jerome Park.
A Delightful Day and Splendid
Sport.
BRILLIANT ASSEMBL AGE OF SPECTATORS
Sketches and Conversations Of
Sporting Characters.
WHO WERE THERE AND WHAT THEY WORE.
Closing Cotillon at the Club
House.
~>>~--~-~>.~>>-~~---~~~~~~~
SIX CLAIMING RACES.
-.~>>,~~~-->o,>~.>-~-~.~~-~~
Mr.. Littelrs Gray Filly tho Winner Of the
BRILLIANT ASsEMBlAGE OF SPECTATORS
Sketches and Conversations Of
Sporting Characters.
WHO WERE THERE AND WHAT THEY WORE.
Closing Cotillon at the Club
House.


Mr.. Littelps Gray Filly the Winner Of the
Sweepstakes for Two-year-olds, Foster Of
tho Lombard Stakes Flash Of Lightning
Of the Free Handicap Sweepstakes,
Girl OF NY Heart Of the Selling
Sweepstakes for Two-year-olds,
Talaria Of the Selling Sweep
stakes for Three-year-olds
and Biddy Malone Of
the Steeplechase.