davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
l Dangerous Observation-Disclosures
81 the Bills Scattered through
the South.

A new and well executed COnn.
tcrfcit so bill OF the new issue Of
rrccnbacks has been discovered
iateIy by the government officials,
and it is supposed u preconccrtcd
effort has been mado to scatter them
broadcast over the country, cspeci-
ally the South, where 1t is supposed
the majority Of the people 40 not
familiar with the designs Of tie
Federal currency.
Tho counterfeit, though quite
good, still has y few defects that
are fatal to it in the hands Of even
a tolerablc judge Of money. In the
first place the specimens shown are
not printed on fibre paper, though
this may be done in other issues, MS
tho counterfeit have succeeded in
some instances in making a toIera.
bic imitation Of the government ii
bre paper. The scroll work around
the figures 500 in the upper left
hand corner OF the genuine is sur
rounded by scroll work Of fine
( lines, crossing and rccrossing each
other, but ali made of one line that
is continuous throughout, and its
curse can be plainly traced by the
! nnI,rI evO In thr pountrrfrit thi,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

n |VV'VNV VVVTN
To all persons interested in the Estate O,
Matthias hnhornor. deceased:
Whereas, Letters of Administration ar
the Estate of Matthias Muhornsr, deceased.
were granted to the undersigned on the
"a dag of October, A. d. 1872. by the
Chanccry Court Of said county of Noylbre.
Now therefore all persons having claims
against said Estate Of said doceassd .oro
hereby notified and required to sxhibitand
have the same duly probatod and registered
within the time prescribed by law, or said
claims will be barred.
MAT. MAHORNFR.
Nov23-i5 Admin;strotor
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

Having this day disposed of my interest
III the firm Of Yates & Murphey to DR., II.
a. Minor, | respectfully ask nay friends to
extend to Murphey IL Minor, the new firm.
their liberal patronage which they have
given Yates & Murphey III the past
K. 4. V. YATES.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

Commi"ionnr's Sale Of Land Of Estate
JaHlos Nance, deceased.
BY virtue and in pursuance Of a decree
IT the Chancery Court of NuyIhcu County
and state Of Mississippi. mado and enroll,
1T the last September Term thereof II
Undersigned special commissioner. uprniu.
eI by said court for that purpose, will, o
Monday, 18th day Of November, A. D. 49,
between the hours prescribed hv law. to-wi
/ u clock, 4 ~ and / O'Clock, p. w.. ole
for sale and proceed to sell, in separate lot
tracts or pclCe,, no. exceeding 10 acre,
each, b.1re the Court House door in III,
town of Macon, in said county aud State.
at public v"nduo, to the highest bidder. ut
public cutlery on 20 credit Of six and twelve
montlls. I'm equal paymentSl from the day
of sale, all the certain lots, trpct>, pri,nso or
parcels Of land, with tho tcurmtnts aud
hrrrditamrnl1 thorrtuto hrtongiIg, lying
situate and being in said county Of NoNuhre
and Statr OF Mississippi aforesaid, contain
ny IN the aggregate about $50 acrcS. nor.
or !rN', Of which James Nance died. seized
and possessed, and cultivated in ms fife
uiiG; and beng rs follows, to-wit: The
and the Wy Of the Sci, and the VA
OF the NE{ Of Soc, q in 7. Ii Of Z. 10 cast:
md the W! of the sen If See. 10 in same
|. II Of Il. ~, e., absolutely and the I'M
expired FERN of LEASE Of uiNutv-ninr years
commencing about llth duy If October 4.
ID. ISL, IN the following lands, to.wit.
the \! and the SWt Of See. lG in snmc r
IL, North of Range IL. East Tho nur,L,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

s,rry To- See me ? reiain,d, ,Bcc1mse
YOU hsvr treated me 50 badl, nm. in hon
or, bound to 'e'rnt it, Th'4 booking him
ham, ro -" an w. .l ,,,'' ,g ,,"r0' ,'In "nnis
the small end of an ordinary ynlkina canc'
not So large Us my middle finger, and such
= Zane yln DC found N any Drug Store for
',iI mi ".it Nv b, ri', ,hr, no, "L,p n,"PT'a'
which he then held in his hand. took
hold of i; he held it tightly | said, 'lct it
60 CO. | vii. hit you no more he let it 60;
iort him "' Ur '', ri. f r.r, ''S' nj 'nS "oT III. H', a'
jules, he had an accidental scratch under
one eye. from which one or two drops Of
blood "oIrd' ana a skinned finger; ALL
bI"nJi ON nY' bis i hcaIj ~ ,.'H 6r u U fig m ,''yN ,o |i["
who was present in a few minutes. rms
is the whole Of the raw head and bloody
eN0'O'''d IN your paper OF the 23fd
N,', ip'Sot 10 S'S'e Una ms
Wv" T''' ""'uP ""N'hS up was
~ o",H "I''' S''''nT III " cn"'r'
ana thal the FIRST knowledge which
Law " ms Pre'o''ce WIS MS 8AI',,
I",,o"' ZOO morning i'r, rant;
Upon beng thus saIuted, calmly
looked over my shoulder ana upon
otoI,'S ""o "~"'rFsN'' me- uoI'pfr,
",.' .o'I ny wv "'',' 'N'o'','''
my mana, saying good morning,
Col: bNrkItl. lie responded by
saying, 81 am both glad and sorry
TO sec you TINS morning, Dr. 10
TINS l replied, 81 regret, Co.., that
you ave sorry to see me for have
never mad an unklnd feeling for
you, l assure YOU BurkItt dId
not say lyon have treated me so
oauIN mat am bound to resent It,
but struck me over tho head and
leII'd me to the floor.
l 40 not know the sl2" OF Bur
kIll "mIddIe finger, but saw and
handled about ten inches OF the
smaII cnd OF tho hickory stick which
ne broke over me, and 1t was, at
least, an inch diameter, When !
called Tor help, Burkltt remarked
that SIT you ask that | Will quit
Upon TINS assurance. | commenc,
ed getting up from the floor, and
had gotten upon my knees when he
seized me bH each shoulder and
pushed me with violence backward
toward the fireplace, and Suppos-
cd at the time with the intention to
thro" mo IN the fire, but when he
had got nc near the fire lac forced
the back OF my head with all OF his
apparent power against the brick
forming the breast OF the chimney,
then with the left hand he jerked
me forward and with the right at
tempted to scratch ont my lett eye,
and IN this way inflicted tn" "acci
dental scratch under one eyo.' The
testimony as to the injuries which |
sustained at the bands OF this rlhian
Will be given by one, at the proper
time, whose word Will have molc
weight than the oath OF It thousand
dasl"rds.
cannot say anything as to his
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
of VALUABLE LAND.
The Columbus Insurance
and
Banking Company
vs..
Mary Irby, Administrators,

and others.
Pursuant to u decree made md antorod
on the l4th day of September, 1872, at thu
september Term, 1872, of the Cbnnccrv
Court, held in and for the county of Noxn,
pte, state of Mississippi, l. William d,
h9mphries, q special commissioner, m.
pointed in said decree, will on W
Thursday, 18th day Of December. 1872.
at The Courthouse door in the town of Ma.
con- Noxuheo county, state of Mississippi.
sen Tor cash, in lots not exceeding 100 nrres
a. ono time, the following described lands,
yIng ana being IN the county of Noyubse
s''a STATE Of Mississippi, to-wit, lots i, 4,
., ., y ~, u, -, lG, in section 6. townshin
~ range u east; and all that norton *
lo's l. = and s in section |, townswip 16.
"a 70 10 eaSt, lying east of the Mobile nm
Shlo huilread and lots 4 and s, in secL&
a., township u, range II est, -,
po' acres more or less. T.
lohg 70 the estate of Riclsl
t'"sod, and will be
as said estate had
WILM
N, ,A
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
DO Il Il Z N T.

The w%ell-known VIM. Mcleod place for
the year 1873. For particulars apply to
DR.. JNO. +. MCLEOD.
NuyG0 Cts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
TNHE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
NISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm of Yates e Murphov is this day
dissolved by mutual consent, RE. V. Yates
retiring.
IL. \. Minor and Y. $. Murphey having
the entire interest. assume all liabilities of
the firm of Yates Il Murphcy and will con-
tinue the business under the STYLE Of
MURPHEY s. MINOR.
Macon, Miss, Nov. |, 1872.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

ss' The very best Brandios,
WHISTLES, Wines and Bitters, for
Christmas, at JokEs & FRLNcn's.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
TRUSTEE 5 SALE.

By virtue of a Decd of Trust, executed
by Robert b. Holman to the undersigned
Trustee, on tho 10th day of February, lS6''
to secure tho payment Of Certain debts
therein mentioned, said deed being duly re-
corded in Record Book O, pages 269, 2tO,
4 PSI. of the Chnncory Court Of NoXubec
County, I. ms Trustee, will, OH
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
NOTES.

Off o.
NOTES.
An editor who thought "the
pen mighticr than the sword has
found ont, since he became the vic
tim of his wifc's scissors, that this
article beats them both. lilo has
used them himself, and found them
"migh,icr" than the pen, and now
he thinks they excel both.
Tho Hippo,rhinoro NC believe
is what they call it now. We cal
upon the Press, or at least that por
ton oft which is in favor Of "prin.
cirlcs, not men," to settle on some
name b which to call the ltplzo-
uhQt-ic, or we shall be inundated
with Il dclugc Of words.
No wonder they call it u Gre
moval of disabilities tor the act
,l,ot corstitn,rs udis,hiliti.," wos =
removal OF the hest abilities Of the
country from participation in the
Government.
The cd theory of falling stars
is exploded. Tire phenomena is
now attributed to exploded comets.
49,
""' |''
'''
was "'' ''0'' " w. "
~
-,
,n.
~ '''
''o0
THE COUNTY, FINANCES.
-
Inc county Is out OF d'bt ana
inc oIhcl"'S are happy Inc county
ID out OF deo'' ANA yet warrants
nave no regulate" 'aI''e out are
paper merch"nu'S'' ana 'IN' kites,
r'So """ '"' "IiA every "''u OF
3'P"'"r u''''o'' Inc county II
o"' u ooo'' 30 P"''A VI ol
d'ol win an outstanding issue OF
h"loreo' OIL thousands ana not 4"
dollar OF regal tender IN It's vaults
OUT OF oeo', as long as IL can keep
IFS paper promises a'Io"'' and keep
'nem by '0''e representations some
th'"s near 'ne'f P'e''huod V"'''''
!" 'heSe Gays o. I'''a''''M Sh"'n'
ana o''0"'ohs' especially IN inc
ooU'h "hVre i participation OF us
oIo ''''|'nS IN m~a''""''S even cal
'alIairS mas oreh so long "l'hheI''
inc people nave c"m 'l"''Ier'n'
ana seem Io'l 10 c"qn're Ih'o 'h'
truth or lastly OF the representa-
IONS OF their accredited agents.
We Know not now many out
standing warrants represent the
drbt OF the county, but We do KNOW
those who hold them seldom tine
any money III the treasury, ana are
compelled to DO the best they can
with them ana often at Il great sac
ri1re. Gay, but they pay taxes;
certainly, IN their own way, they
do. Your county warrants pay
your State taxes, after being thor.
onghIy discounted, and then your
State warrants arc manipulated in
the same"way, in Iiqo'dolinS your
county tax. You see II IS Il See'Saw
operation, and the dear people arc
always on the descending end OF
the plank. Then comes the qucs,
ton, Who are benefited by the &C
ton Of this double geaed ma"hin-
cry! Not the taxpayers by any
means. Is 1t the Officers or tho
With the euormous taxes nowIcvicd
the county should be prdc'jcal'y out
Of debt, but is ii 50 in reality? We
are, at least, suffering all the incon
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

oeE1 The expense Of advertising
is nothing IN comparison to the adj
vantages acrruingto the deal,r from
the free use of printers ink. Ii is
also suggestive to the buyer, and
often saves him considerable in the
purchase of goods. An advertise
ment is a merchants sign displayed
IN every house, in truth II is a hun
drcd signSi in ore, for a sign caanot
onumerate his sock pr designate al.
together the character Of his bust.
moss. Go where you will, you will
find those who advertise most the
most successful. Advertising also
gives 3 tow It's business character
abroad, toa grca' extent. rangers
visiting a place 10 purchase, go i'm
mediaiCly 70 a store b 'e advcr-
iisomeub they have read in tie
county papers.
Advertising is not only business,
bnl il creates business.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

Darwin, in his development
theory, says that man assembled
from Inc lowest order Of auima.
te upward through tho monkey
but does not state where woman
came from. Our impression is that
she descended down from a more
highly organized order Of being,
and met him half way; and we in.
tend to write Il fcw volumes eIuci.
dating our theory subscriptions re.
ccIved at this oiic,.
aEz:.S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SET=-gxsx
NNilE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
4 NoxUBRE COUNTY.
To all persons intoreatcd in the Estate of
Daniel Mclntosh, deceased:
Whereas, Letters of Administration on
the Estate of Daniel Mcintosh deceased,
were granted to the undersigned on the
18th day Of October, A. d. 1872, by the
Chancery C0urto u said County of NOxuheo.
Now, therefore, all persons having claim,
against said estate of said deceased re here
by notified and required to exhibit and
have the same duly probated and registered
within the time prescribed by law, or said
will be barred.
MARY A. MCINTOSH. Adm'x.
THOMAS p. BARTON Admir-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14
~ o I'll 4.

Ocl-ts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-12-14

Now a word MS to my manner of meeting
MIN at Palo Alto, land this wis the first
time | Ind laid eyes u on him ufter he had
commenced his abuse upon mo- walked
boldly and abruptly up to him, mot ut all
under the Disguise Of iricndship); said,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24
DUTY OF DEMOCRATS.

The Radical press throughout the coun-
try is laboring most assiduously i'll the
attempt to divide the army of Reformers.
To accomplish this purpose, which would
of course secure the reelection of Grant,
appeals are constantly being made to the
Democracy not to support Mr.. Greeley.
terry alternates with abuse, and the latter
is again smoothed over by altful cljolery.
We, however, do not believe these at
tempts will be successful. The disguise
is too thin. The malice and fraud of
the Grant lackeys show too distinctly
under the concealments 50 awkwardly
assumed. They jeer at the phrase of
Anything to beat Grant" but they
will do anything to elect Grant, no mat
ter what that may include. In view of
these conditions, the Democracy, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, should 60 to
the polls in a solid phalanx and cast tn If
votes against the man who has encour-
aged fraud and corruption by protecting
and rewarding their authors; who has
connived and assisted at the oppression
and robbery Of millions of his fellow citi-
zens, and who, by his indifference and
incapacity has done more to root up the
landmarks Of honor, probity and de-
cency in the conduct of public affairs,
than any living man in the broad area of
the United States. How can Democrats
support man that in one of his latest
messages to the last Congress asked the
suspension of the writ of habeas corpus,
that he might again let loose his callous
soldiery among defenseless people?
Like the brutal James II. of England,
Grant wanted to repeat the bloody as
Sizes that foul blot on the history of
England; and like another James, would
have found another Jeffries to repeat the
butcheries that caused the dynasty of
the Stuarts to sink in sea of blood.
'Idut, lTOu Vie commencement OF his
term, has surrounded himself with men
who.are VIGOROUSLY mercenary and dis
honest, and allied himself with others
who have enriched themselves by plum
der. Can the disciples of jefferson and
jackson follow such man as this?
Have oppression, official dishonesty and
knavery become virtues, that they should
be rewarded? Has the standard that
regulates the conduct of public affairs
been cast so low that the ethics of swim
dlers are held to be the fitting principles
that should control the government of
the country? If they are, and if Demo-
Gratis think it is wise and just that they
should do so, then go and support Grant.
If they do not, then cast their ballots for
Mr. Greeley, whose career, character and
pledges will at any rate insure an honest
administration of the Government, if
nothing more. s
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24
TUNNEL RIGHTs.-Hon. Willis prum-

TUNNEL RIGHTs.-Hon. Willis Drum-
mond, Commissioner of the General
Land flee, sends the following letter to
Hon. j. b. Chattee, Delegate to Congress
from Colorado, under date Of September
20:
In response to your letter of the 18th
inst, desiring the construction of this
office of the clause in the mining Act of
May 10, 1872, relative to the tunnels,
have the honor to state thlt the lnterprs-
tation uniformly given by this office to
the fourth section of said statute may be
found under the head of tunnel rights, +"
commencing on page of CIRCULAR here
with dated June 10, 1872. from which it
will be perceived that the line of the
tunnel is held to be the width thereof
aud no more, and that upon this line
only is prospecting for blind lodes pro-
hiibtsd while the tunuel is in pro .ress,
and that the right is granted to the tun-
mel owners to fifteen hundred feet of
each blind lode, not previously known to
exist, which may be discovered in such
tunnels so long as they keep without the
line Of the tunnel as herein defined; the
said line being required by our regula-
tons to be marked on the. surface by
stakes or monuments placed along the
same from the face or point of commence
ment to the end of the tunnel line afore-
said. When ii lode is struck or discov-
cred for the first time by running tun-
mel, the tunnel owners have the option
of recording their claim of fifteen humid
red feet all on one side of the point of
the discovery or intersection, or partly
upon one Or partly upon the other side
thereof, but in no case can they record a
claim SO as to absorb the actual or
constructive possession OF other parties
on lode which had been discovered and
claimed outside the line Of the tunnel
before the discovery thereof in the
tunnel, ......... .....
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24
The Montezrnia mine, IN the Iysnpal

The Montezrnia mine, IN the Ivsnpah
region, in this county, is mystery. 1t
was discovered few months ago by
Mat. Palen and another gentleman, who
are now its owners. 1t is auriferous,
and bears unmistakeable evidenceof hav-
ing been extensively worked in bypone
times. The vein is Of eight feet thick
ness, and from the surface downward for
more than fifty feet, has been displaced
and the ore removed. The pieces of
quartz left clinging to the sdewali of the
aperture, give evidence OF exceedingly
rich ore. Near, or in the same mine, not
the slightest trace of machinery, tools,
furnaces, or any other sign, have been
found that would indicate the chronology
of the work or the race of men that did
it. After Intellectual attempts to find the
bottom of the crevice, Mr.. Palen and his
partner, thoroughly convinced of the ex-
cessive richness Of the ore, have COM
menced tunneling so as to strike the vein
two hundred feet or SO below the apex of
the ridge from which it cropped. From
the examinations made, there is the as
surance that in q short time will be de-
veloped the richest auriferous "ind" on
the Pacific st.-San Bernardino Gal, J
Guardian, Oct, 5. 1870 70 IN z. VII ''f7'
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24

We understand that the G. F. r. r.
has concluded to reduce the charges on
ores and bullion between Ogden and
San Francisco to $40 per ton, or 500
per car load, sum which should be
satisfactory to any shipper orange
ments can now be made with the Pacific
steamship Company to ship direct to
New York and England via San Fran
cisco at more favorable rates than can be
obtained via New York to Europe
[ tab Mining journal.
The above alteration is an instance of
the wholesome effects Of competition.
The Union Pacific has hitherto taken the
greater part of the Salt Lake ore and
base bullion eastward, but now the
Central Pacific attempts TO draw it to the
west by offering low rates. In order,
however, to show what monopoly will
do when it has the power. it is only
necessary to point to the extortionats
charges levied by the G. P. on the grain
crop of California.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24
GENERAL ITEMS.


A couple of typos of Virginia CITY.
recently settled DISPUTE according to
the established rules OF The p. r.
The Utah lining journal states that
the mines in Stockton district are improv-
ing greatly. E W 81
Mrs. W. w. Hackett was Killed near
Viaslia, Cal, by being thrown from a
buggy.
The Auburn Gold Mining Company
has struck Very rich ledge near that
town in California.
The railroad war in San francisco is
about ended. the Colorado. company.
having withdrawn that project from being
voted upon by the people. vsr-sszSzrrl1r
Parties having on hand internal reve-
nue. stamps, for which they have no use,
can have them redeemed at par by APP
plying to the Assistant Y. s. Treasury at
San Francisco. e-- -sA- -.
We heard it rumored that the Utah
| Southern railroad will be pushed only
| to Lehi this W inter- in consequence Of
| some difficulty between the local owners
of the road, and the company furnishing
the iron.-[S. L. Tribune. .
The, San Francisco, Chronicle. of the
18th says: Among the spectators at the
Sacramento race was Vim. Sharon, who
expressed his willingness, after the result
was announced to pay $4,000 for the
Stanford horse, regarding his achieve
ment of yesterday as warranting conf
denee in his ability, after proper training
and large turf experience, to beat his
competitor.
On the 18th a row occurred at San
Francisco between Calhoun Benham and
Milo Hoadley, both prominent citizens.
They had some words, when Benham
slapped Hoadley's face and Hoadley
struck Benham with his cane in the face,
cutting and bruising him considerably
and breaking his cane. Both parties say
they are satisfied with the matter, and
both are arrested for fighting.
| A good deal of prospecting is now 60
ing on at American Flat. Companies
We're formed for the purpose of develop
ing mines located in the flush times,
but the hard times in 1864 caused all of
them to suspend operations. The great
strikes made in the Crown Point and
Belcher have caused a resumption of
| WORK on many OF tno DeSt lOcatlOnS,
which is now being carried on with com.
mendable vigor. The first claim south
| of the Overnlan is the Caledonia; next
the Knickerbocker; then the Arizona and
Utah, and the next is the Tiger. We
took view along the line of these claims
yesterday, noting more especially those
located on Am erican Flat. The Knicker.
booker, Arizona and Utah, and the Tiger
companies are all at work.-[ Virginia
Enterprise. ~ -a- 4-'4- -'e
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24

QUEER ARITHMATIc. = The Virgin.
ENTERPRISES arithmatician must be dro,
fellow. He says that in the late elec.
tons the RAIDS. have gained thirteen
Congressman. and then follows III.
assertion by table in which he show,
by his own figures that ont of the u
Congressman to which these States ar.
entitled, the Radscals only gained ST,
and the Liberals one. The Arithmeto
of the Enterprise man evidently need,
revising.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1872-10-24

SoLD.-The folks at Truckee have
been badly sold. A rumor became cur
rent in that town that Mrs. Fair, OF MUIR
derous notoriety, was stopping at one of
the hotels. The Gold Hill News says:
Quite crowd of people gathered about
the hotel all day and the sharp landlord
kept himself shrewdly reticent, as he
was doing a splendid bar business under
the circumstances. Even the Truckee
brass band, newly organized institu-
ton, contemplated a heightened seren-
ade to the celebrated woman who, al
though once condemned to be hung, had
succeeded in bamboozling all the San
Francisco Judges, lawyers and jurymen,
when it at last leaked out that this was
another Mrs. Fair entirely, and not the
Ola chief she-shootist at all, but quiet,
unpretending, domestic lady, not on the
shoot or fight. The excitement fizzled
at once, and all is quiet on the Tuckes,