Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-12-03
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

One can 20 from Nashville tos Men
phis In ten hours and fifty minutes
The matrimonial fever ha4 yrokr
out in Richmond,
Col. John NJ Wood, prUminen
lawyer Of Nicksburg, Miss, formerI
Of Holmes county, has become insane
An ingenious mechanic Of Mernphi-
has secured q patent for stalk cutter
and puller II will cut III one day qr
much as dozen or twenty hands.
Tie colored Baptists Of kentucky ar
to have theological school at Frank
fort, and have bought fifty acres Of land
for the purpose.
4 Maryland farmer refused the u,e
Of bis horse for a funeral, and the in.
dignant friends of the deceased taFrej
and feathered him.
A Richmond, Va police justice n8
decided that tavern keeper has no
lien upon the effects Of boaders, th1uR
he does have lien upon the effects @
travellers, to insure compensation.
The Rome Daily says the Thousand
Cinnamon who are working on .be
Chattanooga railroad in Alabama d.
not give satisfaction, and the expert
ment is not likely to berepcated in that
section.
4 premium OF pure silver cup va
awarded at the Mississippi State Fair
TO Miss Mamie Compton, daughter o'
DR.. William NJ. Compton, for a calico
patchwork quilt made BY her When
nine years old.
Mr.. George w. Palmer near salt
vile, Va, has fourteen cows, which,
during the past year, added twenty,
nine calves TO the general stock, thIr-
teen Of the number having each con.
tributed two, add the other one three.
We find in the Atlanta New Era al
advertisement by Madison Bell, Comp
troller General of Georgia, notifying
owncrs Of wild landsp that the same
will he sold within sixty days, unless
taxes due thereon for 1858 are sooncr
paid, or satisfactory evidence shown
that they have been paid.
A little child of Mr.. p. Bolton, who
lives a few miles from Hawkinsville,
Georgia, died on the 18th from scald-
ing received on the 1lth. 1t seems thai
tub of water was being carried out Of
the room where the child was, and as il
was beiug lifted over its head the bot
tom fell out, and the scalding water
was poured over the child.
In Staunton, Va, on the 18th, Geo.
w. Smiley and Joseph NJ. Black had
some angry words at the house of a sis
ter Of the latter where both boarded,
when Smiley ordered Black out Of the
house. In attempting to enforce the
order, Smiley stabbed Black twice il
the abdomen and otherwise wounding
him in the head. Black died in few
minutes and Smiley escaped.
A little child of Mr.. p. Bolton, who
lives few miles from Hawkinsyillc,
Georgia, died Oh the 10th from a scald-
ing received on the llth. II seems
that tub of water was being carried
out Of the room where the child was,
and az it was being lifted over its head
the bottom fell out, and the scalding
water was poured over the child.
Among the curiosities exhibited at
the lste.agricultural fair at Dalton, Ga,
was a piece Of wOod taken from the
house in which Christopher Columbus,
the discoverer Of America, lived, also a
pin cushion made from piece OF dress
worn by Mrs. President Madison on
the occasion OF the reception Of Gen.
Lafayette at the White House.
The State Survivors Association, Of
South Carolina, met in Columbia on
Thursday last. Gen. kershaw presid-
cd. There was q large attendance
from nearly all the counties of the
State. 4 solemn and beautiful tribute,
presented by Gen. Kershaw, in memo
Ram OF Gen. Robert Il. Lee, was adop.
ted in silnce by the vote OF all rising.
Gen. John :. Preston delivered an elo-
quent address before the association
on Thursday evening. 4 gathering
around the festive board took place al
q late hour
The family OF GeH. Lee have selected
Col. Charles Marshall, Of Baltimore.
to write full biography of the great
chieftain, and will turn over to him
ample material, including that collect
ed by Gen. Lee himself, and has note.
and letters of his campaigns. Col.
Marshall will also prepare the bio
graphical sketch for the Forthcoming
Lee Memorial, which the faculty of
Washington and Lee University are
pushing forward to completion. 10
his high literary attachments Col. Mar.
shall adds the rare qualification Of
having been Gen. Lees private secre-
tary during the war.
Stewards Store.