Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-10
THE STATE.

Han ia &c
A volunteer company has heel
formed ut West Point numbering
l0l men.
Ellen Featherston tcolored'
charged with killing her child.
was examined before Mayor Coop.
er last Wednesday and committed
to the Circuit Court for trial on
the charge of mupdeE.-llolly
Sp'gS Star.
On Sunday morning last, in
formation was brought to toWtt
that Il murder had been Commit
ted on tie plantation 81 Mr.. John
Thomas Brown, eight miles South,
east of Holly Springs. An inquest
was immediately held, when the
following facts were elected
INIT Rachel and SilaS, her huS.
band, had been q~uarreling, and
in the course ofthe quarrel, Rachel
seized a common table fork and
Strck it in Silas's left side, close
to his heart, which caused his
death.
-Fotal 4frdy IN Kemper.-Thc
following particulars of a sad at.
fair, which happened in DeKalb,
last Saturday, we have obtained
from a gentleman living at Scooba.
Our informant only reports what
he had heard aud does not vouch
for the correctness of all the de-
tails. Alessrs. John Gully and
Ben, Rash have not been on GOOD
terms for some years past, and ON
several occasions, r~eac0atreS be-
tween them have been prevented,
only by timely Interference Of
friends, Gu the day mentioned
above. they had a difficulty in the
morning and friends separated
them, when Rush declared he
would kill the first man that in.
ter.rred again, between him and
Gully. The latter being armed
with q double barrel shot gun.
Rush also armed himself with one.
aud repaired to the Court House
ward, where he remained several
hours. without meeting Gully, and
the day passed of without any
disturbance, unit, Mr.. Jno. Gully.
IN company with his brother. Mr..
sam. GntiY, started home, in the
evening, on horse back and both
armed with shot guns. As ;hcy
Te9ca1d the edge ii town. they
were halted Gy Mr. Rush, who
Stepped oar into the road. and
Frc>ea.-n- his gun, said, II anu
Low ueatr "a settle With Yaq.~
san. Gully ,a.G his brother 10 go
'tA: gaat tiere Was ne use in L.ay.
g difficulty. and I'D uoald ~.
uatl and talk 70 Rusa. As Jua.
GI..T rode OF Rush fred at and
missed Alm, when sam. Gu..v
lgel 90 Rash also missing. Rush
.nmaa'atelv wheeled and fired nj
sam. Gully. the >ho, taking effect
.u his !ett -lisa, breaking it ana
-Stiu- tie :euocal artery. and.
almost simultaneously. Jna. Gully
sao, az Rash. Que report saws.
- funiIng h.n in the breast.
mother says. in the abdomen.
al. SAM Gully died in 4 few
aa8 ii ws> thought. Nr.
,saS1 cuasl survive lis wounds
say few DAYS Tue gentlemen
- ia ghis affair are highly
aS,eruee., ANA We regret 10 have
TecUg4 IS Ns,stt termination.
Ar. sam. GuliyS death brings
,rr into large cgcle of relatives
nd tFsends-Ne'k Jan Gaz.
H~gBg.-Henry Hanna. freed.
q "a, WHO was convicted OF muir.
u tae first degree. at the july
Term oftbe CIpait Court of Wins
IA County. suffered the extreme
"a sty It the law. az tie hands Of
eri1 MgttS, on Yesterday, con.
sing that he vas guilty al the
q M Of which lie WaS convicted.
'Iae gay ri the tral<greSsor is
-4st Louisville Bulletin.
kETae Pho, Of Thursday last
ay-a AZ about II o'clock last
-oeslAy night } L. Bowen. was
toF NJ tie hotel in Goodman,
io.4es caHaI, was assaulted in
d oaF-room BY ggo brothers ma.
lel Eas ford. Bowen shot and
al@d both Of them
Mr. Mar~ahalk, Of tle Demopolis
.xpoaent on his way home from
= once at l o'clock at night, was
and shot al by a gang Of
egTCSS.