Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-10
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

The price Of board in Memphis is
going up along with rents, and impe-
cuniOus people are in distress,
During a rain storm a couple of
water spouts were observed near Cor
pus Christi, Texas, recently.
The Masonic fraternity of Memphis
are making rapid progress in procur-
ing the necessary funds fer their new
temple.
According TO the census Just taken
the population OF Grenada, Miss
stands; whites 1912, blacks 740.
Augusta, Ga, has established a reg
ular line of steamers between that
city and Savannah, making ten trips
awcck.
A stratum Of good bituminous coal
five feet in thickness, was found five
miles from Fairfield, Texas, by parties
who were digging a well.
Richmond, Virginia, will have a
brilliant theatrical season the coming
winter. Edwin Forrest, Ristori, and
other celebrities will appear.
w. f Mallory, brother of the Sccrc-
tary of the Navy of the late Confed-
crate States, died in Tuscaloosa, Ala
'"" -" w o' '"'n'"
IN NcW OrIca''S on tuesuH!y cFch-
lHS Joseph seymour, Iotty-SlN Years
I'm solf ~ his hoaJ Win rnTolyor9
Wonnh;s Now Loos,s ~ TWO mil;ta'
~ connanins thoronaLly on1 LanJ.
somly aimed and aoninn,d Tho nor.
Somnc, Of 10th r~onrasopt;n% mary of
tbn bost voung soldiers survivors Of
thC war Who served in thc Confcdcr.
ofcarmico
-. ru,
by ladies when passing them on the
street has been almost entirely sus-
pended in New Orleans. The little
ones have gotten il into their heads
that thew are to be kidnapped, and
wont stand any such familiarities.
Or;to srug amounts bovo within
tho Inst fow dave hoon aIdod 70 tho
TroncL Won snhscr;nt,on ~ Nv Nv.
loons ord Ion;siano A. OnoIorSao
1913 50havn Lnnn cnIloctod on1onr tLc
French residents, and $1,000 have
been received from ThibodauX. The
performance at the Varieties Theatre
Tuesday night, Melted S2l2.
A gentleman who has inst returned
from n trim alone the line of thc Vir.
ginia and Tennessee railroad. between
'~lTynchburo and Bristol saws hat thc
crops of corr are the hest he has eve,
seen. and are indeed moonifccnt. Tho
farmers arc busy preparing for seed.
ing wheat, and propose sowing an I'M
usually large breadth OF land
The cattle disease is still doinr dam.
agc in thc vicinity Of KnoyvilIc 4
very experienced cattle raiser and
,dealer, who is himself n loser by thc
disease. advises the owcrs of any COW
that may become unwell 10 trca ne,
At once for thc hollow horn IIc i,
satisfied from the made
that tho most of fine Deaths rnumora.
fed were caused by want If knowi.
edge in treating the sickness,
Il An Infatuated brother compeIIcd a
cav Lothario 70 marc his sister thr
/, other day in Baltimore, A connie ot
horse pistols. A MARRIAGE license, and
La preacher met him nj ihe door whnr
; he went TO see her, and rather thar
: confront the equine machines he &C.
: cepted the license and the ccrcmon,
= was performed. lie Immediately lri
and had the brother arrested for os
s saulting and threatcningt TO shoot hin,
a
- "A singular procession came llitr
/ A9nsaS Ohy lIlc otIef day ltcohsis
>. yea Vi Il part! Oh heSroes-a woman
VINO carried on her back a heavy pacl
a pulling, by means of rope a HON,
: made wagon (wooden wheels, OF
which sat a helpless old negro, who's,
! head was snow white with ace. The,
were going to Saline county. from
Lawrence. The woman's husband
was dead anu the family left destitute
yet they were hopeful and cheerful.
!
NJ W. NJ WtISn', % rL0yu COuh
y, va, pays ABOUT tl,e lV'll OF NO
; n9u,ocr lSSI' l SUWeu V ouSile's o
Whlle anu Il elllall traction over ont
l ouS,el vi rCu WlGat OH nine acres O
s'aiN anu wi'iiou! any preparation
f anu pIougheo ltWlth common tWls'
oer; ~ couie up very wen, put was
seriously Injured py the ground spcw'
lag up curing tle winter, anu thel
asaln py .nc neaVy WINGS ana hal
SIIo9,, OGlole Ic"PI"S. l tlraSIled on,
It6Ia ouSnelS 9i willie wheat, ant
tpS ol req masking zoo bushels IRON
tnc SIN anu " s'llall traction OF bushels
'o"co'
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