Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-28
VOLUME XIV,

Ioyee' three miles below Lake Proydenc,
The break was two hundred miles long at las
accounts. \ dozen cr more large plantation
back of Goodrich's landing will overflow fro,
this croyasso. Itis srcported it has stoned IN
running of trains on the NichsLmg and sbreye
port railroad.
The Louisville Board of Trade bay
adopt aresomtion asking congress to extern
aid to the Texas PaciiicTailway, and resolution
requesting kentucky congressman to urge
change OF the bankrupt bill now pending. Fl
as to provide for uniform amount of exemp
ton throughout the country without refer
enco to any state law in the matter.
The jury in the case of the Gran
parish prisoners brought in verdict of no
guilty. As to Alfred G. Lewis the Jury sal,
there was no possibility Of agreement. As t,
the others they were discharged by Judg,
Wood, and were remanled, on motion Of til,
district attorney who announced that ther,
were other indictments against them.
A special from Salisbury N. c.,
states that the internal noises heard in Bal(
Mountain resemble those heard in Mt. Enl
preparatory toyolcanic eruption. Throughout
the entire county and for distance OF sirteer
miles extending into the adjoining counties
these are not,ohly yheard, but'a trembling and re-
ycrleration of the earth is porceptbly felt. Nc
signs Of fire or lava have yet been Discovered
The state of West Virginia having u,
to this time refused to pay her 4hare Of the
state indebtedness prior to the war, and hay
ing declined a proposition for arbitration. q
measure has been offered in the legislature at
Richmond directing the attorney. general to
bring suit against the state OF West Virginia
in the Supreme court OF the United States for
one-third Of the public debt standing in the
name OF Virginia on the 10th day Of April,
1868, including interest to that date.
A special from Forrest City, Ark. ,
states that Hon. John W. Fox Judge Of the
eleventh judicial circuit, vas shot with a
double-bamelcd shot gun, on the 2lst, by h.
p Aldrdgc and died from the effects OF his
wounds, The origin Of the difficulty is not
definitely known, though it is thought it
grew ont Of some remarks to Aldridge by
Judge Fox, while the latter was Oh the bench.
Adridge is now in the custody Of the sheriff.
The last information from the scene
Of the 6ght between the notorious Younger
l,tg,It,.1,
Springs Mo, is that the detectives engaged
were Allen, OF Chicago, aud Beckworth, OF ST..
Louis. The former is sill at Roscoe NOR.
tally wounded. The latter escaped 1t is
further stated that James Younger was wouu-
ded in the afrray and his capture is expected /;
also that the Younger brothers camedown from
the north just after the murder Of Whicher,
near indianapolis, which leads TO tha belief
taat they had q band in the murder.
Mike Mahon, alias NJ. L. Mason, has
been PrssfRted EE on bftfSSyoc ftfSSy RSs ely court Of
II onnears that Mason has flooded the south
with letters addressed to various parties rep
rosentine himself TO be proprietor OF the At
!,,,,,io m8uae, IN that city, and has in his pos
session trunks and money belonging to Il
relative of the party addressed who died at
his house. He requests the payment Of bill
against the deceased and the yauables will
thon be forwarded Hundreds of letters con-
tanning money have been receiy-d to Masons
address in the last few days, He was once
redder in the south, and aya,led himself of
his extensive acquaintance.
The Expositor, of Asheyille, n, c., ,ofthe
10Th, contains the following BALD Noun
TAIN in the edge OF Mcdowell county, has for
many weeks, shown alarming signsof volcanic
Tho unse.tlng OF their table
ware, and iostling Of houses for many miles
around, the hasty melting OF thesnow and the
internal muttorings from within, have startled
the natives into alarm and CONSERVATION. An
old blockade whisky dstiller, who had been
making whisky in contempt Of revenue Off
GERS for five or six years, heard the Iumbling
Of tho mountain, and suppo ing the day OF
Judgment had come, came out Of his hole and
aba ldoned his distllery, and called in his
neighbors to pray for him. For the last sew
eral days grand PRAYER meeting and revival
has been going on in tho neighborhood OF
Bald Mountain. These whisky sellers think
that the judgment day is near at hand, and
are praying fcryently. The terrible noise in
the mountain was heard distinctly at Marion
and Old Fort
The following from Marion, the ooun'
ty.seat OF Mcdowell county, in which Bald
mountain is located, is the latest and most reli-
able information yet receiyed Bald noun
lain, in the southwestern part OF Mcdowell
county. was shaken few days since by vol
,anic throes, and some of the inhabitants IN
.he neighborhood became much excited and
alarmed. However one of the Oldest cltl-
,ens avs that the shock was not seyerer thah
in 1912. We have no reliable information OF
.he emition of either FIRE or smoke Forthe last
twenty DAYS the greatest excitement has pre-
vailed in the vicinityof Bald mountainm conse-
Iuence of the subterranean conyusions' Inc
ooonle for miles around assembled in n
vacant house and engaged in devotional exer-
Uses for sixteen days and nights. Under the
of Revs. George and Billy Logan
Rsntist preachers, and ]. NJ. Sumey, Meth
,disi minister, about ono hundred made pro-
'ession of religion. The closing scenes OF the
Meeting are repre- 5ented as most peculiar ana
wonderful
The suits brought in the U. 5. cir
NIT court leforo Judge W. B. Woods, by j.
... Macardy OF New York, and Stern Bro.h-
rs, Of England, holders of Louisiana bonds
caint Auditor Clinton and other Louisiana
tate officers to compel the collection oil
tate taxes to pay the interest on the tace OF
heir bonds and to enjon the enforcement OF
he funding bill, has been decided Judge
Moods in an elaborately written OPINION lelu'
Thot no mandatory injunction could issue
q compel state officers to do an afnrmauNe
ot until final decree, and that an lnJuhctloh
O compel the levy Of taxes was mandatory
r;rnction o That the Circuit court could
,ot pursue an injunction in equity, because
bo mapdamus is proper legal remedy ara
although the court could not issue a manaa-
nus until final decree, that was no reason
or interference in equity by injunction. D.
That though the court might enjon state
,ficer from doing injury to third persons un,
Ter an unconstitutional state law SUI.
.ooinst a state officer to enforce contract OF
, g. oi,hor a suit against the state,