Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-06-17
THE STATE.
An old and highly: eSteemed citizen
killed whileu al supper.

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This oommdnity was thrown into
the widest state of excitement on
Monday morning last by the sad
intelligencethat DR.. Jasper n. Wall,
who resides about fifteen miles from
Grenada, on the Providence FOND,
had been assassinated'th6 evening
previous, while eating supper, in
the midst Of his family. 1t zen
that he was shot in the back, through
the window, with q double barrel
shot gun, heavily loaded. The shot
took effect Immediately under the
lett shoulder, car the region of the
heart, from the effects OF which he
died instantly. DIR. Wall was high
ly esteemed by all who knew him j.;
had been Il citizen here for Il very
long time and leaves a large family
to mourn his untimely end. Upon
hearing Of the sad news a squad OF
young mon from this town and
another from Graysport, with the
Sheriff, proceeded TO the house of
Alfred NJ. Dillin, some two miles
from the residence of the murdered
man.. From the house they pro.
ceedod to. the field where Dillin and
This son, John, and u negro named
Frank Rose were arrested after
some little resistance. The parties
were found to be heavily armed in
the field. They were taken before
Justice -McCash6 who turned the
prisoners over to the Sheriff. They
were brought to this place for safe
keeping, and will be brought up
for a preliminary examination al
Providence next Tucsday.-Grena
da Sentinel.
THE SENATE. - The following
members of the last Senate will b,
in the next, having drawn lons
terms: Abbott, Castle, Duncan
Gibbs, Gray, Hardy Johnson. Lyles
.NiUSapS, Morgan, PatMe Pierce, Seal
Smith, Stone and Watts. RepnbIi
cans in italics; one of whom, Gray
is a negro. The following Senator
drew short terms and their districts
will have to hold elections to fiji
vacancies created Ballard, Ben
nett, Caldwell, .Dowd, Gartman
Gleed, Leachman, Little, Miles
Mygatt, Packer Rushing, Stricklin
Stringer, Sullivan, Warner and VIII
liams. But ono o. whom is Demo
crat, Senator -Stricklin.
Sixteen remaining, and seventeen
to be reelected. Besides these
three additional Scholarships wer
created, making twenty to eloct[-
Jackson Clarion.
? On Saturday night, Sd inst, tw
freodmen-Henry Hall and job
Sims-ot this city, got into a quar-
rel which resulted in Hall shootin
Sims In the breast and back wit
the contents of a revolver. Sim
. will probably die, and Hall is noN
c in the city jail.-CAberdcen Exam
ner.
The farmers of North East Missi'
! sippi are making a gallant fgl
!, against the grass, but the rain reiT
: forces the enemy so frequently, tn.
it is a most unequal combat.
The reports. from the folds al
= very conflicting-from portions. {
= this county We hear cheering t
. dings, while the farmers of othc
sections aro decidedly despondcn
lib.
SUlcrDE.-A barber from Coluu
g bus, by the name of Greuber, con
mitted suicide at the City Hotel Q
Thursday night, by taking -pruss
acid. No reason for the rash Il
,s can be divined.[-Ib,
&c JAIL DELIvERY.l-On Saturda
g night Sd inst, the Bennett brother
l. confined in our Jail, and who ha
D. been convicted Of horse stealth
II broke Jail, and are again ut largo
= follow their vocation and prey upC
N the stock-yards and stables OF hor
y and mule owners. Great pity su,
fellows should have been permit,
aSra to escape[-Canton Citizen.
nj COLI. B. Dcason, our District A
ct torney, has laid on our table a Gu
ID osity in tho way of an Irish pOtat
be vine. 1t is from the patch of o
old friend, Il. Blocker, OF Meadvil
a. The potatoes grow on the top
tn the vine instead of on the roo
lis Some of them are as large as a h
SO egg. Col d. informs us that t
all entire patch is the same way.[
20. BrOokhaven Citizen.
One Of the effects of Greely'sv
ne it. He may be- right about "go'
ers' after all.