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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-08-17
THE CONTENTS OF THE Box..

Upon Investigation, the box was
found to contain two large books of
blank State warrants exactly like
those issued from the Auditors
office, ~ very fine State Seal, and a
steel authograph OH. Musgrove, so
much iike,his proper signature that
Mr.. Musgrove testified that he would
not have boon able to distinguish it
from his genuine signature. Besides
these there we're brushes, ink, and
in fact all the appliances necessary
to run a second Auditors office at
short notice, and it would not have
been long before the State would
have bo,a flooded with counterfeit
warrants, so'periSct THAT they could
not have }boen distinguished from
tho genuine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-08-17
Discovery of an Attempt to P.rpe-
trate a Gigantic Fraud.

On list Saturday an attempt at
the most gigantic fraud that was
penetrated in this State waS
nipped inShO bud. The circum tan
ces are thcVe: About a week az, the
State authorities were notified by
detectives in New York City to Iook
out tor a certain box that woul | be
shipped by, express from that ciyto
this place. A few dayssince tcle-
gram WAS received stating tlat it
had been shipped, and to what ad-
dress, also stating its contents. The
box was addreRcd to VIM. Cart
wright, care Of J. +. Cunningham.
The Est name perponage had been
enquiring ~arXlously for tho box at
the express office for several days
prior TO its arrival %Iast Saturday
morning,) This is ,tho same Gun
ningham who figured recently in sc
District Radical Convention, ald
made himself notorious in Meridian
last fall. He was imported into Ae
State about the time that Alaas
raked the slums of New Orle Ans,
Memphis, and other cities, for ldg'
IS OF election for this State. tlln.
aingham at that time vas a Yate
detective. Cartwright has notbeen
heard from, if there be such a pei.
AOn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-08-17

The Bacon acknowledges the
receipt Of a complimentary ticket
'to',he West Tennessee Agricultural
and Mechanical Association Fair, to
commence at Jackson, Tenny OIL the
22d of October.
WE have received rthc Now'York
REPUBLIo4H Jeditcd by a. J. H Du-
game. 1t belongs to the malignant
class, and its aaiiE.risISee%!s.tn. be a
personal spite against Mr.. Greeley.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-08-17

S. T.. Il
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
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Tho SQuire's Indigestion.

Old Squire H---~was q very sue
csssful and substantial farmer, in an
interior town OF Massachusetts, and
amOre amazing eater never lived III
any town anywhere. And especially
much did he eat when fresh pork was
to be the nourishment. We'll, at a
certain time one Of his hogs had been
killed. The next morning there was
to be fresh pork for breakfast, and the
old man eat most WOndrously. In the
course of the forenoon he ate his lun-
cheOn, consisting of bread aud butter
and mince pie and cheese. At noon
his dinner consisted of fresh pork, pic
kles, mince pie, and the usual accom-
pauiments. His afternoon lunch was
like that Of the forenoon. When he
came home to his supper, his favorlte
dish had been prepared as part OF that
meal. The old n an fretted and sc0ld-
ed till fresh pork was added to the
substantials. He ate voraciOusly, a.
usual. In the evening he toasted
some cheese, buttered and ate it. Just
before going to bed he roasted couple
OF apples and ate them. In the night
he was taken with a severe collie; the.
doctor was with him till morning, and
wrought b miracle in saving the 0ld
mans life. The next day Bolles w.
one of his neighbors, went in to con,
dole with the old Squire. b "talthiui
Bolles," said the old worthy, II liked
to have died last night. III never eat
another roast apple as long as ! i've;
Inever did love thell very well; ana
last night I ate only two, and they
nearly killed me.n
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
Extraordinary Freak Of Nature.

We have 1t from the undoubted
authority Of a highly respected citi-
zen OF Port Deposit, that q negro ap-
peared at Port Deposit few days ago
who is most siDgularIy constituted in
his "make.up." He possesses the
power Of changing the location of his
heart, and Of doing some other won
derfui things with his internal Inn
provement.n Drs. Evans, Bro0mall
and Shure examined him. He caused
his heart to drop down from Its place
on the left side, then moved 1t across
his stomach, then up the right side
and across tire chest to Its proper
plsce, remarking, "There, she's gone
homev, The doctors followed 1t the
heart In It's singular circuit, marking
It's pulsati0ns as it progressed. Then
the colOred brother dropped his ribs;
then he put his bowels In motion,
causing the whole mass to revOlve
twenty-one times. He then unwound
them as many times. He then sus-
pended the action of his heart, the
doctors not being able to detect the
slightest pulsation. :,
This negro is a powerfully.built and
muscular man. He says he was born
in Italy; shows scars where lie says
he was opened twice by doctors In
Europe. DR.. Evans offered him 500
II he would let him ego for him"
again, but he said he believed he
wouldn't try that any more. Ihe.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
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10. 4 Hot Locality.

Hon. James Brooks writes from
Shanghai: ~,
model place, save and except that
sun-that red-hot, fiery, furious sun
that only d two-story pitch hat,
q double umbrella and goggles enable
YOU to live under, with white sheet on,
In white linen only, and no shirt, as
Japanese and as Chinese rs possible,
unttfer European discipline, which has
established the unnatural law that
clothes In her climates are indispensa-
BILE. Rythe way, what Is the matter
with these SUNS? There il not hot
place in the United States, from New
Orleans to the Geysers In California,
where the thermometer makes moth
Ing of running up to llS, when a
straw hat, under that sun, Is not ell
durable; while here you would soon
run mad, in q straw hat, under tho
same sun. The sun Is the Caucasian's
mortal enemy here, while Mongolian
(has he a thicker pate p needs no hat,
seldom has q hat nay, on the con-
trary, with shaven head, accepts
harmlessly the full blaze of the noon
day sun. The atmosphere here must
make these Eastern suns 80 much
hotter than our Western suns, under
the same indications Of the ther-
mOmeter. The very reflection of
them, sometimes gives the CaucasiOn
the heat appoplexy, and almost In
stant death. l was constantly
threatened with 1t in July, though
never venturing out of doors till the
sun Was setting, or before it was
much riseu in the morning This very
reflection Of the sun, however, which
| have seldom faced, has almost made
yellow man Of me, and | expect,
hereafter, to stand high with my
colored brethren.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
MASONIC PROCESSION.
saw a band Of Brothers move,

Jaw DhDu OF brOtD6Tb move,
With slow and solemn tread;
Their hearts were Joined In ties OF love,
In charity We're wed; :
And types OF light illuined the ray,
ghOne on tho Christening rod,
And In the midst wide oISp,,ay,
A The q gospel ofour dod'
lacked a man of fourscore years,
Why after them he RAM
He esaid-andunelted into tears
They feed the poor old man.
He said, once was sick and sad,
NV limbs were racked with pain;
They came-they comforted and clad,
The old msntrOss again.
Iasked weeping widow why
she followed those befOre2
She said-and wiped her weeping eye--
They came unto my dDory
They came when all tho world beside
Had turned from me and fled
They came my wants and woes to hide !;
They gave my children bread.
/ asked on orphan boy whyhe
HIS eager footsteps bendsY
He said They smile Oh all like mo,
They were my fathers friends;
Before he died They clothed and fed,
And all our gifts they gave,
And when we wept for father dead,
they threw gifts In his grave.
Andsue I said are Masons all,
Friends to the needy poor;
They never view u Brothers. fall,
They never shun his door;
And though tissaid they are not Free,
Virtue and lOvear twins,
And the best grace OF charity,
Hides multitudes Sins. ...
They worship in the Lodge Of God,
Scret and solemn thore;
They bow beneath his saOred rod
Aud breath " heartfelt prayer.
Freemasosly, like a,wOman's love,
Is taught by private rules,
80 deepthat should 1t psblic prove,
1t would be sport for fools.
Masonic ,JWcl.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
Brigham YOung's Finances.
From the Salt Lake Utah Review:

From the Salt Lake Utah Review:
On the eve of Brigham's departure
a levy was made upon the several
quorums OF Seventies. Twelves, ETC.,
and. even poor women Ia very few
borrowed small amount to pay for
bonds and attorneys on the part OF
the Prophet after his departure. In
this way about ten thousand dollars
were raised outside OF perhaps every
public treasury, especially the muni-
cipal, which does not admit OF even
a report to the tax and license prayers.
When the matter shall be fully inves-
tigated, it will most likely he found
that funds fora future settlement have
been amply provided. In order to
save the English Banks deposits and
the ready cash on hand. the several
ouorIms Of Seventies and the several
smaller lights have advanced the
necessary travelling expenses for the
present; which must be admitted to
he very clever on the part of the dyed
in-the.wOOl saints.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04

THE origin of weights and meas
,,rcs VIVA derived from Of grain of
wheat. According to the old h statute ute
gathered from the middle OF the ear,
were to make one pennyweight, tweli-
ty pennyweights one ounce. II was
afterward thought better to device
the pennyweight into twemty,iollr
equal parts, called grains. William
the Conqueror introduced into Eng
land what was called Troy weight,
from Troyes, town in the province
of Champagne, i'm France. The Eng
ish were dissatisfied With this weight,
because the pound did not weigh So
much as the pound in use at that
time i'm England. Hence arose the
term Acoir du po'ds, which was q
medium between the French and
tho ancient English weights.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04

The Fill Island Cannibals-A Settlers
Stories.

Noticing the departure from San
Francisco for Ievuka Of a brig of one
hundred tons burden, owned by II.
S. Fuller, her captain, and s. A st.
John, two veteran residents of the
Fiji Islands, the Alta says:
"Capt. Fuller Is the oldest Ameri-
can settler, having gone there from
Sydney over twenty years ago. He
so moved his English wife, and here
he has large family of children who
are truly native and to the manner
born. During their long residence In
these far off isles, the above named
enterprising spirits have been actively
engaged in both maratime and agri-
cultural pursuits. They now own
adjoining cotton plantations, which
are being successfully and profitably
cultivated. Their craft Just about to
sail Is to be employed in this busi-
ness, and more particularly In trans
porting laborers and others from dis
tant groups to Levuka, for no work
can be coaxed or forced from the ma
tive Fiiians, who ridicule the idea Of
one 80 degrading himself as to resort
to manual labor. He has his bread
fruit, his single and scant garment
and his thatched cot, and he Is con-
tent. The working bees come from
Solomons Island and ew-Hebrides;
cotton raised is pronounced In the
Liverpool market superior to the Sea
Island, and the last crsp shipped,
amounting to 5000 bales, commanded
81 per pound. The soil Is o sandy
loan and clay sub-soil mixed with
lava. The native laborers on the
plantations command 800 per mouth,
and there are some 5000 Of them em-
ployed on the islands. Nearly all
Of the foreigners are English. In
Levuka there aae 100 inhabitants,
and Methodist, Episcopal and Catho-
lie churches, besides a native mis-
sion. The religion Of the natives Is
mainly controlled by public policy.
Their present Chief was formerly q
nnnibal. When converted he had
| II 900 followers"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04

At the battle Of Manassas, Mr.. Cow
an Of Winchester, Tenn, was wound
ed In the leg below the knee, by
mimic ball, a portion of which passed
out, the other burying itself In his
shin bone. The wound healed, the
fragment ofthe ball remaining In the
shin bone. Having been persuaded
by his friends to have itextracted, he
went to Nashville and had 1t cut
out by a physician in that city, who
discoyered that it had, as IL were, be-
come part of the bone so closely
had they been united together. Mr..
Cowaa hal always had good use OF his
lpg Notwithstanding the fact that he
carried lead in it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
1 Humane Enterprise.

We are pleased to learn that Dr.
JOHN r. ALLEN, sl eminent physl.,
elan, contemplates essaollsnnn3 a.
Memphis a pivate Insane AsyluH,, =,
The necessity for such an institution u
the South, has long existed. IL WIN
now bs supplied, and by u man OF
all others that will insure it success.
DR.. ALLEN was for many years ths
Superintendent and physician OF the
Insane Asylum at Lexington Ken
tucky, and filled the position with win
distinguished ability. The Medical
profession throughout the country
recognize him as the highest authority
a In this branch of Medical Science.
No man on the continent il better
capable Of conducting successfully ana
Satisfactorily such al institution. he ,1
possesses in an eminent degree, III
the Qualities necessary to its trlum pm
ant success, ASH humane enterprlZe'
it will comme,sd itself to the appfops'
ton Of the public. !f.. .
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04

4
WE see it stated that Paris WORK
men continue to emigrate III large
numbers to foreign countfle9-.o, ''to ~
yInited State, 10 4England and TO
Russia. They are carrying WIN 'liei, ~,
a knowledge and mecbnllcai sh,,,
s that will be damaging hereafter "
& the industry that reuiains AZ noine, e;
1t was the revocation OF the Euie' VI
Nantes by LoI1s XIV, Which ex'
gpcllsd, on, account OF then reuSIVnI
hundreds of thousands OF skiiiiul
sworkmerf and citizens, that huii, "l'
ina largo ,legrrG the nlanulact'i',ns
industry Of Great Ai,tita1l ana yer o
manly ..fPoliticaF .trbubbie now al; are
leading to the same result That i:,.s!.
sous persecution did two ceh'urie'
ago. .l.. DID. rs. ? ... rr. .... p. ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04

There are no words so fine, no flat
terry so soft, that there is not q senli-
ment beyond them that is impossible
to express, of the bottom of the heart
where true love l..
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04

one of our bellies is confined to her
residence Just at present, seriously
indisposed.n She has been trying -
bleach her hair, and we are grieved
TO say the experiment has not been
quite so successful as might be desired.
LEew York Mall.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-18
The Geneva Award.

The last meeting Of the tribunal at Geneva
was held Saturday, and the judgment of the
arbitrator, Sir Alexander Cockburn alone
dissenting, was publicly announced. The
tribunal awards the United States gross
sum Of fifteen and half million dollars in
gold. The claims filed for actual losses
amounted in round numbers to eighteen mil
lions Of dollars, and there was an additional
claim Of one million one hundred thousand
dollars on account Of war premiums. The
losses by the Alabama and the Shenandoah
were placed at six aud a half millions each
by the Florida at three ND a half millions
while the Tallahassee, Chiekamauga, Georgia
Nashville, Retribution, and two or three
others Of less account, made up the sun
above stated.
What particular claims were thrown out i.
not yet known; but the amount of the award
approaches so nearly the amount of the indi.
vidual claims, that there appears to be gen.
eral sense of satisfaction at the result. Far
beyond and above all money considerations
however, is the great fact that serious and
long-standing disputes which have hung like
an ominous cloud upon our horizon, are SO
nearly removed and that the last pretext
Tor disturbing the peaceful relations between
the United States and Great Britain is about
to disappear. The London Times says
Willingly will We pay this sum to improve
the law Of nations"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-18
The Massachusetts GorernorshIp.


The State Conventions of the Liberal Re.
pubhcans and Democrats of Massachusetts,
were held in Worcester last week. Mr..
Avery, of Braintree, presided over the Demo.
Gratis, and Mr.. Banks over the Liberals, both
making somewhat extended addresses. The
great feature Of the movement was the fra.
ternizing spirit developed between lifelong
Democrats and old-line Abolitionists. The
result Of the conventions was the placing in
the field State ticket headed with the name
OF Charles Sumner as Governor, and the
adoption Of a series Of resolutions reafiirming
the Cincinnati and Baltimore platforms, and
pledging support to their ticket.
No little interest has been felt on all hands
to learn how Mr.. Sumner would take his new
honors, but on being informed of his nomina.
tion, on his arrival at Liverpool, he promptly
and positively declined it, which will doubt
less necessitate the selection Of new candi.
date. Mr.. Sumner has never been defeated
in Massachusetts, as yet, and appears to be in
no particular hurry to begin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-18
The Legislature,

Under the new order of things, will COM
mence its session two weeks from to-day
From the busy notes of preparation we judge
that the session will be exceptionally labo.
rious and protracted.
A new selection for Speaker will Of neces-
sity be made. A hasty examination Of the
list Of the members elect, showing as it did
singular lack Of mon Of experience and tested
fitness for that position, led to the conclu-
sion that it might be found somewhat diff
foult to find exactly the man to fill that
delicate and responsible Office But we
apprehend the difficulty will vanish upon
closer investigation. Last week we named,
as favoraby mentioned for this position,
Mr. Hugh Henry, of Chester, and Colonel
Haskins, Of Brattleboro. We now have only
to emphasize what we then said Of these gen.
tIemen, that either of them would make a
good speaker" But since then the name Of
Col. Franklin FAIRBANKs, Of st. Johnsbury,
has been added to the list, and the general
favor with which the suggestion is met gives
Indication that he is the coming man. Col.
Fairbanks was a member Of the last legisla-
ture, where he made fine record aud an ex.
cellent impression upon oil his associates
He is one of those gentlemen who always dc
well what they undertake to do, and hi
familiarity with parliamentary law, and hi
legislative experience, render his election ex
ceedingly proper and perhaps also probable
Since the session Of 1862, the Office o
speaker has uniformly been held by gentle
men residing in the western part of the state
and no speaker residing on the east side o
the mountain, north of Windsor County ha
been elected since 1880, at which session D
AFRO A. Buck, of Chelsea, filled that Office
On the score Of experience, ability, and loca
ton, this selection seems extremely prope
and when is added to these the exccedingl
high character of Col. Fairbanks, the choic
seems one eminently just and proper to b,
made.
. For Secretary of the Senate we hear of n,
candidate other than NJ. b. Carpenter, Esq.
the late competent assistant
Mr.. Camp is again candidate for Cerl
Of the House. Aside from his unquestioneC
fitness to discharge acceptably its duties, h,
feels especially DESTROYS of another election
for the reason that during his first year o
service he was kept from his post by sever,
sickness, SO that practically his first cleo
ton availcd him nothing. II. N. Newell
Esq, Mr.. Camps first assistant for the pas
two years, is also candidate. His quail
fcations are undoubted and, in the ordn
airy course of events, he will make an ex
cellent clerk as Mr.. Camps SUCCESSOR
When that succession is to be made, belong
to the Legislature to decide. If the rule o
re.electing tried, capable and faithful off
cer-which we believe to be the true one-
to prevail, then Mr.. Camp will receive an
other endorsement But if the new and pop
ular rule of rotation is. to be carried out
and o. which we believe Mr.. Camp has beer
an advocate,-then doubtless Mr.. Newell's
turn has come.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-09-18

the hills Of Lowell, Westfeld and Jay, loom
up on our left, filled with their mineral wealth
and covered with the untamcd forests as with
a mantle. Aud now, after trip Of seventy
FIVE miles, made safely and comfortably in two
hours and three-quartcrs, we land at North
Troy, the end of our journey.
Well, we have taken ride on an uncom.
pleted aud unchartered railroad, which is
new experience even in this progressive age.
But have endeavorcd to show in this way,
and ia a hurried and rather unsatisfactory
rush along our proposed line the general char.
acter of the country through which it would
pass, and to foreshadow the beneficial results
which must flow from its completion. The
picture is not too highly colorcd, and all state
ments Of the natural wealth of the country
and of the profitable income which it would
yield road, are facts, and arc in no wac over
estimated. This road completed would never
need complain of lack of sufficient and
paying local business. have assumed that
to make it paying road beyond doubt, i.
should be built Of the foot guage, because
| fully believe that would do it.
The average Of people are conservative and
cautious in regard to new enterprises of this
kind, and il is well that such a check on en-
thusiasts or schcmers should exist. But when
experiment has made theories, facts then
there is no sufficient reason for holding back,
or at least not giving subject like this the
benefit Of a careful and candid Investigation.
Because you have never seen and ridden on
a narrow guage railroad or in fact know moth
ing about it, isno conclusive argument against
it.
Two things admitted 10 regard to narrow
gauge railroads, all muor objections solve
themselves.
First, the great reduction in the cost Of
construction over the feet 81 gauge. Sec.
ondly, the capacity Of such road to do all
the business demanded Of it.
And these two things are to-day established
beyond question by the successful completion
and working of roads Of this class in the
West and South.
Aud to Montpelier there is almost a neces-
sity that this road should be built. Towns
Of less size, of smaller wealth, but with the
advantage of better railway facilities, will soon
outstrip her if she does not look to herself
She may never lose her State House, but
to be connected directly with the northern
part Of the State by this road would preclude
the possibility Of the question Of its removal
ever occurring again.
Application will be made to the legislature
this fall for the charter Of road between
this place and Rutland
If the Montpelier and Black River road
is built, that will be, and by our connection
with Canadian road running down from
Richmond, r. q, and which is already built
to within II miles Of North Troy, we should
be at the center Of the most direct route be-
tween New York and Quebec.
There are also reasons Of local character
which may be mentioned at some other time.