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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

Inf.riae Il . decree Of III. CA..A--,
NSs2sa VeRdeFrd n the JaNuarv terc,
- gsNl. in the Cxse ii j. r. Ah--sl
SHninIs,rS9s, W &C. Eatcysan s6,S',
a. The undergrad e Snerssisuer, a.
POINTED "A said eass, EilI Preepuau seIl
u trOHt q tbs s~lE;-haa1 duoEsn IAs
t'Nnrf Nscoa on the 2ah dan al A.nI
next y the Highest bidder. S;r sasA -.
taloStng described lands, lyinx All l,elp !,
~ TOE county " N0xuhe~. SaaiS cfNIi~Ss
s:iPpa. IN VII: " hslf0.S E or. of sn n
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sec l. in town ID rn- Is. os 20 h.uci.
thereof r. ;aay Re snFHSrprto Stsfr ~
anlolant ofSaid decnre. Ar.,rg ,< N,,,lnf.
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Iawfniy e1arey uader sid A,ree. SAi,
whhin legal nous
Feb, ISIS Co,.m;..ins.
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AttacFmrrut Notice.
otPh"s NAnes Adm, Eat JAS. XSae+,t

ae4- hAS 5AA NAhSR,
VS..
Henry WilliamS-
"HEREAS an attachment Ma. ;..,s.,
Va n1he shoye c-naeaeainss thu eStsis Y
Henry W~iifnriS FetuTnaSle 10 the ,lns6ee
C"aFs Of the Fint District II Noxubee
County, Mississippi, retunable on the IN
day Of March-tSsf. 1t 10 o',,+k, heforr
Now, i the said HenU Williams
isils to appear at said time at the cfRce AZ
tls undeTsgned JuStjne If tie Peara q
1ageeef Valley School House md ssSver
ne complaints If, said phGintiG. jaaeiarnt
wiii-6e entaEea aseiAss him and esreafire
issued <AereoA.S
: IN testimony wheBea[, / have ketea6k,,
81 ny hand aDaseAl this Tth dsy Of Frhra
sEy, A, d.. 1871.
BENJAMIN Bum, Isesn
Feofs-S Justice IF TIE Peace.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

CTRAYEn or STOLEN from nv Ioi Al
DFrster's settlement. Tascaloo~a ca,
Ala % me night a JsR-3E lSsl, TWO
NIlAkS n Z barge, scFsel o. roah inare
mult ~ Or 10 Years Old. cut on ona Of her
hlad irgs and bFaHdOd on tie lek shoulder
with the letter F.. TIE ether q hny korse
mule, medium sin, 7yeaEs Old. ~, lrznds
remembered. AEhnl reward. viii IS
raid for Information leading 10 the Reese.
" Of said mules Address me al Fosters
\. O., Ala, " b y. Nhise, Ce,ksviile.
Mis-; HUGH EiKKMAN,
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SANTIAGO.


AACNA- Jan AHAA- lSa-.
.tsPt { N. Bsya-Ag't Of Ssathera Life
INSURANCE Company. -
Dear Sri suaot too highly e1ursss
fiy gratitude 10 200 f0F the 1eSl and rf@-rv-
and pHolnfeness yUu'hAse DISPLAYED min
d1ciRr my husband Il insure his life. Ssd
- neHdl,v navins me toe mcney Or bis pSE
Sy- sfo7ds RE great pleasure, Ia any
e~T7eSNenEnt 10 RcOmmeRdt 10 the world -
FAITHFUL Al agent and the S0sghern Life
Insurance ca As q pruusPa and reliable In
'saas1ilcn. Hsd yoa> not indueai nav bus
bard to 'n4ire | would this dAy have been
APenhiless wsaow, WITHOUT a home; AID
nov ! have 10 thank YOU for S2,0sA he
anaHIn' 81 my hu1ais Peicy, pzid'tS MS,
tms day. Very resRectfrctiv rIzlrS
Ms. :. H. POWELL.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

THE aSSEamrat rolls Of 1870 have been
Il hac~dh my hands for cOlierfioa.-
lou eSh pay your taxes by calling & the
sAertr oahee, as the books viii he oper
al sid place until closed fnr 6nul settle
mGnS Z. A. J. McuENRYs
FeblSt Sheriff and Tax-To lI.eynr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

3 Dim, at his residence; NEAR Sanf
fmeEyiIls in this Ginsy;SA9kca ftH
of IRRVary, of disease Of the heart,
WiLI1AN Cook, aged ffly-o1e years,
ten months and thirteen days, har.
ing been born on the 18TH OF Mafrli
1919. Mr., Cook was a native IN
.Barke county, Georgia, bot Spent
nearly ar tic years OfhiS hlanko5d'
in Mississippi. AT the age Jftwehfy-
four, he was married 20 Miss Marx
CASTOR, daughter Of the late VII.
Castor Of Ksmper county, Miss.
His vito and a large family Of chill
dren survive. and now mourn fer
the best OF husbands and fathers
BY industry and economy, Mr
Cook had accumulated, previous to
the waE, . handsome eOfabatsniy,
but his property Consisting mostly
Of slaves, he found hims0it gpdaccd.
BY the War 70 the verge 81 bank
rnptcy. Instead Of repieings he
went, into his farm and engaged IN
hard and constant labor, spuEfns
himself from 10 dradgery. he | ad~
hardly felie, cd himself from en-
barrassments, before his system
gave way under the hardshibs III
md no fingered q lew months
M died. ,Mr. Cook was . g06dl
M devoted mamhsr 81 tho
MstAodist Shafeh 8 Master Mas0h
NJ, consequently siEietly ebns6ish-
e. Ihs aseaaintaness Of WA
c. WI es&s tsslimosysh hisi
pod saa6a n m0Eal wdfFk; and
- ps@snal&g e. 2sn&
IlElg " - oeaa 1hih
mss Ne god aslEhb6rana citizen.
TFs IL isrhapaa 10 etliafs II
he eoantf ,whdza
senaa than - sCoek &c
anrsene fag
lks 6dlk koaeNaea nothing Iste
s .hiRht deceive. nos spss
xs-t- Ha <hA2kf
6od Dane = MAant RESI
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aRMh above mCRtiRhed az a0,O0eo or
am aA have hut latls
H4 m6Ho1axes e. Rr an We
now hsVe As the Rame
AuOas mditateSs Va shali lOOk 81
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: Special Sstice

HNsus { Bro. bare jas, ucraiyeAtN
1sxty ksse and GoodHeA PotSaeA -sesnn~a-
Stssd BY all to be the finest Tor Dinnsiav IN
our soil :"
Also, 0aisHs and 06siss sata6e Pets.ss.
1~Csn early or yea viii nj : hnnCr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

No effort hRs been made as vus
to reconstruct the burntrdfIrSet in
or town, there Is agoo6 opening
fur capitalists 10 pat Hp' 4 good
block over the rains and add very
much to the appearance aud valae
{ the Court hoase s9uANe!r I
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

BrHaEs roq Aen, ~ Klaas's stdr
lately and sosn their sEess eeck Of & ods,
Y not call early md I'D Bargains
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Nl'aele Commercial i
mark mark bsys
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support III tbis
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have CA. sympAthy. u Vhe entire
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corporate antho cs raised
license y !. hn, ..hSn'
rhaher ic have ~
sAacit mbrctt 50 MIR :,
ar License.
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H1 Wo ut a nnw couutvs
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erect w. opallg ~
'Ags q > saving hon s. Skormoda
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

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EEIlsrd Winter Is II Is pet
b hn The rerbrp' st
KL4t BROS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-18

IN hatioal > 1sn~~
II Asr--r
Il Is believed &c ~ VA
I. should p.aed IN :
FsrASr, FFaHEr1vr -
The COUNTRY. Fo- ,~
their wives and shilan' - ~n
value Of lie ~cantsEtS have ~
been SC grsM IS nov,
TEkNk-The R7u u " s.,
,hcse efsny-ot5er pSlR a. so
ia@ODs tnr% $50 ~, IL
as EgAtce1lsS =
SRgk haAAsEs as r-S,.as
.AduD-
a..
,ss AshAX.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
a High Compliment from q Radica,
Source.

The Cincinnati Commercials Nashville
correspondent III, V. RedGeld, J in let
ter pays the - traitors and "rebels " of
the South the following compliment:
"lhe southern people loathe man
VINO uses public offices to enrich himself.
Whatever may be their faults they are
honest They do not worship the al
mighty dollar to the extent of bartering
away their honor tor it, The old South
ern fire. eating Democrats we are taught
were wicked men, and wicked they were.
about some things. but they did not use
their offices to ill their pockets. They
dld not form rings to fill their pockets
They did not form rings to make money,
or establish gift enterprises. This old
fashioned honesty, tins adherence Of
public office to private gain, is rs abhor-
rent to the Southern people now as it
ever was, and probably more, for they
have been called upon since the war to
have considerable experience with that
sort OF things, and to know it is not to
love it, especially when it is done at
their expense For the past six years
the Southern States have been converted
into an arena of robbery, presenting a
spectacle of fraud and corruption per
haps uneXampled in the history Of the
world; yet Southern born men have had
little to do with it. Your true Southern
er, if he has sense enough to get an
office, has too much honor to steal In
all my experience as a correspondent of
the Commercial in the different Southern
States, | have fonnd the worst thieves,
the most insatiate robbers, to be North
ern men. There has been more stolen
in South Carolina, or in Louisiana, since
the war, than in all the Southern States
put together, from the revolution to 1860.
And the strangest thing alb ,ut this whole
business is that the greater the rogue the
more intense Y loyal he is, and for
that, or the other reason, the higher in
favor at Washington. If Hodge had
been stationed down South, and had got
ten up two or three Ku-KluX scarcs Just
on the eve Of some election, where the
Radicals were sore pressed, and thereby
enable them to carry the day, he would
have been canonized instead of Gagged
though he had stolen 100000 instead
Of 500, 900 Of the peoples money
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

How IT is TO BE PUT THRoUGH The
Washington organ of Grant says that it
will require not less than ten thousand
regular troops, judiciously distributed
through the Southern States, to insure Il
free and fair election in those States in
1872; aud that it may be necessary for
Congress to increase the army.
This is bat one Of the numerous indi-
cations that Grant intends to force his
re election by placing the whole South
under bayonct rule should he receive the
Republican nomination. Such method
Of in~uring free and fair election GER
tainiv deserves the credit OF originality
It is only equaiIcd by the ingenuity Of
the Ethiopian prcsent-taker who relates
his experience in one Of the negro min
strel halls "Pomp2y, whar did you get
dat watch? ?" A man CUB il to me. -
Cub it TO Won for nu!liin?' Yes
bat had to knock him down free or fou
times before he'd do it. " If Grant runs
for President in 1879 he is determined to
have a free and fair election, even if it
should he necessary to bayonet every
man in the Southern States who opposes
him What would be deemed free and
fair election by a man who has used
United States troops and Gatling guns
to control the action of a Republican
Convention at New Orleans may easily
be imagined " T. .SaR.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

WHY Nor why cannot the disahil
tiles Of the Southerners be removed and
a kindly hand extended to them Surely
it is time to bury the sad memories of
the war and to restore the South. Surely
there should be some consideration for
aud some abatement of severity to the
people Of our own race and blood. Ev-
cry right thinking Northcrner must re-
grct to see the intelligent people Of his
own race in the South placed un Ter the
heel Of ignorant and scmi-barbarous ne
grocs. We do not think Gen Grant and
the Radical parry can make anything po-
liricaiiy 10y their policy Of repression aud
by attempting TO make the negro rule
The white man. II broad, liberal poll
cy be naugurated we shall hear no more
of Ku-KIuX, Federal bayoncts may be
withdrawn, the civil law will be found
sufficient enough, aud the South will rise
from the disasters of the wal to degree
Of prosperity it never attained before
". y. U3rald
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

rS- Judge c. b. NEAL, of Greenwood, pass
ed through Van Buren, Saturday, on his way
10 Fayetteville. The Judge has just returned
from New York, and speaks encouragingly of
the prospects of speedy commencement of
the Railroad he is President of. We are glad
n learn of his success, and trust the day is
NOT far distant when we shall have communi-
cation by rail with St. Louis.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

.5s- From the Dardanellc Chronicle. we
earn that Messrs. REAsoNER ~ PERRY hare
lust completed large and commodious Hotel
in that thriving town. The Hotel will he
amend in a few days under the superntend-
pncs of that old and popular steamboatman
Cant. W. " kEAsoNEE and we feel sure that
he will satisfy his guests thar he knows As
well how to keepa good hotel, As to command
4 steamboat
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
The Van Buren, Press,
VAN BUREN,, ARKANSAS.
Mr., EDITOR -

would state for the benefit of the tax pay
or, OF our town that, on the 2ld inst. when
turned over to my successor in office the Rec
orll. Books, etc, belonging to the officer, that
the total outstanding Indebtedness of the
town was Sll37.53. The Council placed the
rate of taxation for the present year Az half
of one per cent. Yielding SlSG207. Our
Wharfage last year amounted to 5000. Ii
rense $500, besides some other smaller reve-
nues. GEO. L. WHITE.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

Ey- Capt JoHN w. WILLIAMS. the popu lar
,licer and gentleman, is now in charge of the
,nce ol the steamer Darddne2le. And with
apt. En- NowLAND in command. makes one
n the best and most pleasant boats to ship
md travel on.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
RIVER NEWS.

|e rver is declining with five feet in the
[nel. Weather cold and snow falling.
[e'arrie V. Kountz arrived from New
'% on Wednesday and left for that dcs-
'oa on Friday.
psrdancllc arrived on Thursday from
Nn for Memphis on Friday
Utah arrived from st. Louis on Friday
| VT Tor New Orleans this morning.
Little Rock is past due and will proba-
a' The wharf during the day.
lghtingale left CinciDnaIi last Thurs
W Arkansas river.
H. T. Gray is loading at Cincinnati for
''e'Shts from Cincinnati are from 15c
per hnndred-and from st. Louis by
,"oH Packet Company S2i0 to 500.
''otS ordering Goods aud shippers
'Senotic,.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
Post Office News Room !

We are glad to know that our enter
ing Deputy Postmaster has opened
'ews Room, at the Post Office, where
st. Louis Dailies and Wceklies and
4e P,ctorials and Monthlies can be
Let sufficient encouragement be
'N the enterprise to make it Il paying
permanent institution. Subscrlp-
!" received for all papers and furnish
u short notice.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

ss' They are feeling people, those
Igeport people are. a loving wife,
The deccase Of her husband, sent the
owing thrilling telegram to distant
end; Dear John is dead. Loss ful-
covered by insurance"
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

GEN Il. T.. LEE.-We have n half dozen
rgc beautiful pictures Of this distinguished
ltrot sent to us for sale. 1t is pronounced
b, the best likcrcss of Gen. Lee ever is
rd. In order to dispose of them at once
g are authorized 10 sell them at reduced
rice. Those in want should apply soon.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

tg- The contractors on the Little Rock
mail route have put on this end of the route,
tvo supurb coaches. Would we could say as
unch of the line between here and Neosho.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

I5g- Hon Jos. BROOKS, editor of the Little
Rock Journal, passed down on the Daraaaele
Friday. We did not see him. But IIAYMAN
reports him with "head and tail up" as he
nassrd Van Buren.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

~ Hon Z. ID, HAM and several other Min
trels. left ON the Dardanelle Friday for Lit
le Rock We did not hear whether the Judge
y,s on the " buy or sell " this trip.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
Daily Line to Fort Smith

John r. Lytlc will run Line to Fort
'Ith and back every day during th' sitting
the L. s. Court. Fair, round trip. 81
yA your names at the Stable.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

tF- Col. NJ. Ia RUE HARRISON passed
trough Van Buren Friday, on his way to
lamphis. The Colonel is an active and cf
',ipnt officer.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

"a Correspondents must send their names
h communications sent for publication in
fIeSS. y matter how worthy or arcepta-
an article, without the authors name it
VI deceive no attention
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
o - o

f1' The Chicago papers say that the
.m9St sympathy expressed for that
y was br the Connecticut woman who
i'ributed two strings Of red peppers.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

lS~ At T. j. BRITTON'S Family Grocery
Tore, up town. you can find sausage,
'orl and Beef, below the market price.
Ea'age l2la cts, Pork Sc and BcefG and /.
Mother goods at the lowest hgurc Give
p call. 2w
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

~" Our popular young friend McQUEEN
representing the old and reliable House of
Joncs Mcdowell & Co, Little Rock, was with
us A while on Thursday,
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
1890

,S- Through bills Of ladng for freight are
,ued through from New York, ut $l70 cts
.r hundred, via Memphis.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

~ The Mountain Echo is something of =
Pictorial sheet now. Rather Jogish howGy-
er. intersp persed with the Mulish.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

t. We had the pleasure of a call from
j. HINES local of the Little Rock Journal.
was on his return from Fort Smith.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

4 tame Turkeys to town yesterday that we
llye seen for long time-and sold readily.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

g The Importer left Little Rock with 1903
les Of cotton on.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

- Hon. G, WILCOX, left Monday morn
;rg for st. Louis via Gibson.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

Gy" Never contidc secret to your re-
alions; "hlOOd will tell
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
Bourbon. Whiskey.

XN7OODFORD'S Rurbon Whiskey. sulta-
w bic for medicinal or any other purpose.
Go and get the best. ut
GEO. 4. GROSSfk cos.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
COTTON.

DEASONABLE Cash advances mado on Cotton
IL stnrcd with us or kept subject to our orders.
WILLIAMS WHITFIELD.
The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28

"r sale cheap ;,.nhnlcsair .aud rcta l. br
oa. % " LgNcIt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-11-09

Ku-Klux, and thus innocent men are
likely to be, if they have not already
been, incarcerated in prison. 1t is
unquestionably true that
KU-KLUX ORGANIZATION EXISTS
in upper South Carolina, but it is
simply a vigilance committee, and in
nearly every case brought to my no.
tice it's victim had been guilty Of vio-
lation of law which the State au-
thorities had not punished. regret
to say that martial law is more likely
to increase than to lessen its numbers.
A system of denunciation similar to
that of the first French revolution is
in vogue, and no man, however inno-
cent, is safe from arrest. The door
has been opened to the
WREAK1NG OF PRIVATE VENGEANCE
by means of perjury, and this ac-
counts for the extraordinary exodus
taking place. President Grant has
been most shamefully deceived re-
garding affairs here. I repeat that
in not single county has there ever
been any opposition to the enforce
ment Of the laws, nor can l find a
single person who can mention sin
gle instance of such opposition. The
belief is prevalent that the proclama.-
ton of martial law has beenprocured
by frauds and Misrepresentation to
President Grant on the part of the
carpet-baggers and scaltwags, because
of the general belief that without
military interference the Democrats
will carry the State at the next cleo
tion
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PERFECT REIGN OF TERROR

exists. Bands of soldiers traverse
the country after dark, taking per-
sons from their beds at midnight and
hurrying them to Jail without ex-
planning the cause Of their arrest,
Nearly three hundred men have been
already arrested in this way. The
military authorities, acting, it is said,
under the instructions Of Akerman,
who is at Yorkville, refuse to permit
relatives or lawyers to see the priso-
ners. Among those arrested are some
of the most prominent citizens of the
counties named, some of them old
men, incapable Of acting the part
alleged against them. Hundreds of
families are now moving into Georgia
and North Carolina. Business houses
have been closed, plantations aban-
doned, and a general gloom prevails
everywhere. To add to the despera-
tion Of the whites, the Radicals have
begun promulgating falsehoods. The
reports Of collisions between the Ku-
KIux and United States soldiers are
positively untrue, as no band of armed
men has yet been met with anywhere.
How much longer | can say this,
however, is difficult to predict, as all
accounts agree in representing the
feelings in the upper counties rs be-
ing very intense. The worst feature
of the whole affair is the fact that
any negro can have as many white
men arrested as he desires by simply
swearing that he saw them with the
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MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT ANDER-
soN.-Maior-G General Robert Ander-
son, whose death at Nice, on the Goth
ultimo, has been announced by tele-
graph, was a native of Jefferson
County, Kentucky, and entered the
West Point Military Academy in
1921. He served in the Black Hawk
war as lieutenant, and distinguished
himself in the Mexican war by his
brilliant conduct on several impor-
tant occasions. He also served in
the Florida wars. The opening of
the late civil war found him a major
in command at Charleston, where he
held Fort Sumter until it was we'll
battered down by General Beaure.
gard. President Lincoln rewarded
his conduct on that occasion by pro
noting him to be a brigadier general
of the regular army. He was soon
compelled, through i'll health, to re-
linquish active service and retired
into privatelife. He was subsequent
ly placed upon the retired list, the
Senate on February a, 1865, con-
Grming President Lincolns nomina.
ton, by Which the brevet rank of
major general of the regular army
was conferred upon him. General
Anderson was connected by marriage
with the late Mr.. Nicholas Long
worth, the millionaire of Cincinnati,
in which city one of his two bro
theirs resides. The remains Of Gene
raj Anderson will be brought by the
United States vessel Guerrero to this
country for interment.