Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-05-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
AT HOME.

The Liberal Republican Convention
nominated Horace Greeley for PreSi-
dent and Governor b. Gratz Brown,
of Missouri, for Nicc-President. The
Democratic press of the South generally
favor the ticket warmly, while those
of the North prefer to wait for the
authoritative action Of the National
Convention.
At Oakdale, on the Northern Pacific
Railroad, an entire family named Cook
were massacrcd and the house burned,
s,Ipposcd to have been doncby Indians.
lieutenant Governor Gravelly, Of
Missouri died on Tuesday.
The Personal Liberty League of Chi
cago, organized to contest the new
Liquor Law, numbers five hundred,
The Chicago Labor Unions will
make an cight-hour demonstration or
May 18th.
A party in California have received Il
concession for railroad from Quay
mas, Sonora, to Tucson, Arizona, to
ipterscct the Texas Pacific Road.
Five men on horseback entered the
town of Columbia, Adair county, Kyr
on Monday, entered the Deposit Bank,
and demanded that the Cashier open
the safe, on their refusal to do so they
shot him dead and made their escape
The bill removing the duties ON tea
and coffee after July lst has become a
law.
The New York Assembly has re-
solved on the impeachment of Judge
Barnard.
The Columbia, Kentucky, bank rob
bcrs got about $4,000, mostly in bonds,
Congress has passed a bill postponing
until November the elections in Idaho
and Washington Territories,
Ten thousand acres in Laurons coun-
tv, South Carolina, are pncultivated
because the owners are driven away
from home by military tyranny.
The agricultural land scrip donated
by Congress to Virginia has been sold
for S2O5,0O0.
The Baltimore NJ. Il, District Con-
ference has found an indictment against
Rev. i. d. Huston for lewdand lascivI'
Gus conduct.
The Methodist General Conference
opencd its session in New York
Wednesday. Seventy-two Conferences
were represented by 295 ministerial anc
1872 lay delegates. Bishop James pre-
sided. The vote to ratify lay reprcsen'
tation stood 233 yeas to So nays.
sHorace Greeley has withdrawn from
the Republican General Committee o
New york.
A special from Sau Antonio, IeXaS
saws Gonzales train of six wagons
scyeuty-tve mules nine men and two
women, was attacked by Indians a
Howard's Well, above Fort Clark
The train and hands were captured
and all burned except one woman, wh'
escaped. He says the Indians number
ed one hundred and fifty.
During April $1,000 German immi
grants landed at Castle Garden, a ma
iority of whom are destined for Michi
gan, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Merino sheep are being shipped IRON
Tennessee to California.
The Cincinnati nominations are IN
= all-absorbing topic at. Washington.
A fire at Marshalltown, Iowa, Sat''T
day afternoon, destroyed five elevators
with n vast amount of grain in store,
q, w6;olen mill, two hotels, four lumbe
,, wards, the Northwestern depot, tank
= and pump building, five stores an
. shops, and three dwelling houses
f Loss about 100000.
The general tariff debate has cioSc
a and the impression isnow quite genera
= that Congress can dispose of all its wor
a and adjourn the Goth of May.
Libbie Garabrant has been conVlcte
of the murder ofRansom F, Burroughs
at Paterson, New Jersey.
q An Administration secret conterenc
has been held in Washington to cor
i slider the question of the withdrawal (
- American claims for consequentl'
: damages from the Geneva Board
II is hintcd that Il solution Of the who
/. ouostion will yet be found in the adol
il ton by Congrcssefthe Peters Resol'