Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-06-03

Since have resided here, it has
been is orderly and quiet - place
as any town | have lived in. We
have Il population OF about 1000,
and still rowing. We have six
organized churches, three Of them
holding service every Sabbath, five
Sabbath schools, a Temperance or
-anization that numbers suppose
about three hundred ladies, gen
tlcmcn and children, lodges, chap
ters, councils and cncampmcnts OF
the order Of MaSons and Odd Eel
lows, two institutions OF 4 high
order for the education Of the
young, one belonging to the Bap-
lists and the other to tho Odd Eel
lows, besides several other good
schools of a, minor grade. Our
! Court House is a fine new brick
building, and is said to be as nice
and as large as any in The State. II
is not as large or rs costly a build
ing altogether as yours. A new
and substantial Jail has just been
completed, not large however, but
hope larger Than may ever be
needed.
On the first Saturday in this
month, four of our Sunday Schools
united in holding a Picnic together.
In the procession and on the Pic
mic grounds, which was about Il
half mile from the Court House,
there were full five hundred chill
dren, besides grown young ladies
and young men, and the parents
and friends Of the children, and a
nice time we had. The great and
good work Of Sunday Schools is
receiving that attention in this
State that its Importance demands.
The planters report from every
direction in the adjoining counties,
that the prospect Of the crops at
this time, are moro favorable than
for several years past at this season
of the year. Some years they have
been a little more forward, but not
in as good order and as well cult
waited as this. The seasons have
been remarkably good for proper
cultivation, a great deal more
corn and small grain has been
planted Alan usual.
Just as | closed the preceding
sentence, the whistle of the excur-
sion train blew. The train was ten
minutes ahead Of time, and | failed
to reach the depot in time to hear
all Of Mr.. Grcoly's short speech.
He spoke but about five minutes.
| heard only a few concluding re
marks, the purport Of which was,
that he would make Il true and cor
rect report to the people Of the
North on his return, Of Texas as
she is, and her people, and that
Texas was ready and willing to
welcome with open hands and
warm hearts, all who would come
to settle on her broad plains, with
honest and good intentions, whe5'-
er they camo from the North or any
other point. There was quite a
large crowd to listen to him, md
had the train been ten minutes
later, the crowd would have been
rs large again. Fix. Gov. Hamilton
was called for, who stood on the
platform Of the ear, beside Nr Gree,
" while he was speaking. lie re
sponded to the call, but said but u
few words before the whistle blew,
and off went the train. Mr.. Greedy
and Gov, Hamilton were both
checreI by the crowd. The people
here and of the State generally, be-
lievc Mr.. Greedy has done them
great injustice, but they believe that
this has been affected by the false !
representations of carpet-baggers,
who have come here for the ~losycs
and fishes, and that heinz enabled
to see that the transformations and
reports made to him by these de
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