Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-11-22

onlPl"ye loieto7e to work at the wages Of
Tered condomning IN strongest terms Az nm
lusthable and mderenslble. all combination.
Tor The purpose Of resisting the rpltfuI an
thorIiy Of any company ly interfering with ar
attempting to mtmidate others willing to
work at wages offered pIedgiug each other in
no case to employ any one discharged on ac-
count Of msubordiuation or combinations To
stop operations on any road by intimidation Of
or interference with others willing TO worl,
and to promptly inform each other by printed
circular, of all such combinations. with names
OF parties engaged. Railroad companies in
the United States are invited to co-operate.
No adjustment Of the trouble between the
Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
company and then striking employees has vet
taken place. The company gotta train of iif
teen loaded freight cars from Knoxville TO
Bristol being the first freight moved on the
line from Bristol to Chattanooga in six daye.
The company still refuses to receive freight.
The strikers made no attempt to atop the
train, but sent committee Of their men on
an engine to prevent the companyr master
mechanic, who was acting as engineer from
placing any non-socioty engineers in charge Of
an engine, Mail trains run regularly. Tha
men are quiet but determined, and the compa-
ny il firm, The directory met this afternoon
and unanimously adopted aresolution indors-
ing the acting officials in reducing the salaries
and claiming for them the right to regulate
the pay of employees as they may deem best
-Adyices from Little Rock state that two
negroes, driving twO-hOr-e team, stole some
hogs from DR.. Eagle, one of the leading farm
ers of Louoake county On missing his hogs,
DR.. Eagle, in company with two of his kjns-
men, and Mr., James Sullivan, startad in pur-
suit. One of the Eagles Was an officer About
dusk the party came up with the negroes and
took them in charge, after little struggle
During the night the two negroes escaped and
reported in the neighborhood, which is COM
posed almost exclusively of negroes, that Ku-
Klux had attacked them and raised posse of
about thirty negroes to go in pursuit of them.
In the morning Eagle and his posse proceeded
in search of the two hog thieves, when they
were suddenly confronted by an armed body
Of negroes and fired upon, killing all three
Of the Eagles and mortally wouuding Sulli-
van. On hearing Of the affair, the sheriff Of
Lonoake county summoned fifty men and
went in persuit of the perpetrators Of the
deed. The killing occurred near the line Of
Pulaski county and Lonoake
The United States Supreme Court has de-
cided. In the case of the state Of South Gro
olina, e1 rel. Wagner against Stoll, county
treasurer from the Supreme Cout Of the
state, involving the question of the validity of
the issues of the Bank of the State during the
war. The charter of the bank, framed in 1872,
provide that its issues should be receivable
for taxes, but the county neasurernow refuses
to receive them on the ground that they were
issued in aid Of the rebellion, and We're, there
fore. no tender. The court below sustained
the objection, and the judgment was lJrthe
treasurer On former argument Of the case
in this court that Judgment was affirmed, but
upon Il re-argument had at this term there is
change of opinion and the Judgment is now
reversed. the same judge writing the opinion,
the court holding tio as the iaith Of the state
pieags.3l :ar these bills the boidors were
entitled to rely upon -.
lection The credit ottao os3tc 3Hmdna. u
Withdrawn without au open end clear declare
iiou TO that effect. and such deciaru..UH aas