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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
FOREyGN

A'e ad7ices from Buenos Ayres have
received. The cholera continued to rage
Onabated violence.
correspondent at Gold Coast writes
E'cles OF peace have been signed by
"oFlcy and the King OF the Ashantecs.
'ue Spanish army under Gen. Mari
mas made three attacks on the Carlist
before Blboa, and was repulscd each
'ae Western Canada oil company has
Gown about fifty of their wells, throwing
''a'!'hye men out of employment, owing
Se deres ed state of the market.
lAe trial of the Tichborne claimant
laIges of perjury, which lasted $50 days,
'l'ed in his conviction on all the charges,
10 was sentenced to fourteen years penal
',"Odo The jury was only short time out
special from Calcutta says 2SO, 600
',n' arc famishing for the want of food in
us'Fcts of Fiupool and Boglipooth. In
presidency Of Bengal, $4,000 persons
adrerish
N'errlble affair is reported to have
''lea IN the stats of Vera Cruz. A quar-
'''een townsmen Of Quimixilan and Haus-
~"fesuItcd in fight in which seventeen
,'Vns We're killed. II is reported that in
.4'Va Huascalecauns afterwad went tc
-Nl an and began an indscriminato mas
~ Killing chi dren and cutting of the
N. .%O' women. The neighboring town Of
%V'lcomula sent detachment OF militia t
scene toput stop to the atrocities,
" The recent arrival OF q steamer
Is lSa no de Janeiro, news is received tina
b,'. WY cholera is raging at Buenos Ayres will
M. ,a'ea Intensity, claiming from thirty t
l,,s y Nc'lms rer day. The total number
M I amount to 3O7. Fifty thousand person
sh ''andoned their homes in the city to see
aHs :" 'ho upper country. The preslden
s,l%, republic has also fed the city for
hl D'0r residence on tho island Of Carapach'
a,D,.1 sV' cf saimento is unfavorably con
t''u upon by the press.
r,', report has reached London that
hlT,o ,OA',le has been fought at Coomassi
Can Von'he y, Ashantees and the force undt
Dt,iS Su dsmett Wolsey. The loss of Il
a,nn ,u Troops is given at nearly 300, includir
,Do, s On'ers, The Highlanders alone a
,@s, ,Va TO have had 100 men killed al
A.n p0u' :, Further details of the battle b
bb'a,9 OF darnett wOlssy's forces and Il
Nj, 4'ees' say that the latter fought despC
aon,, M 'e light lasting from o'clock in 4
Bh,a until in the afternoon. sovente
n,,, ~ Omcers were killed or wounded. T
ID, \. ,OrS,do, l45 atrong, lost 80 mon t
M, Y''ssde 30, aud the engineers ss me
''Vheavy..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
SOUTH.

Tie store of Joseph Fried, near
t5y Station, on the Memphis AID Louis
railroad, was burned by an incendary
seek Loss, 5000.
CHANCELLOR Walker, of the second
aNry conrt has made a perpetual injunc-
ln''Falnng the Memphis and Paducah
19li from collecting the 5000, 900 voted by
Fa county
The damage to the Mississippi Cen
A-I'oad, by the free het, was more serious
1lhireportcd, About four hundred feet
snt@hment at Tallahatchce river were
~ away The bridge also was damaged,
dispatch from Massreck Depot,
a carolina, says the shooting OF Steve
e'y' the last of the Schuilletown outlaws,
NO. great rejoicing in Robinson county
.A'i large numbers Of people hockcd into
-0siion where the body lay. Lowery when
''"''ed liile three pistols and knife.
'NNaFds offered for his body amount to
sM thousand dollars, all of which will be
70 the three young mon who did the
biting,
ldlapatch from Louisville, Kentucky,
s 'lat the stem.wheel steamers Belfast,
NgnE to the Belfast transportation COM
became mmaneagable while ascending
ANs' the drift wood interfering with the
A'B Of the rudder, and struck hidden
l4ac''on breaking in the hull Just foremost
~O boilers. She was run on n neighboring
H'a rapidly settled, sliding off tho bar just
||e gong down. The officers and crew
|'Fs' one roustabout only being injured by
'DInS spar, All tho books, papers and
-9 were saved The Belfast had 500 tons
w iron, 200 tons of ship stuff and 100
:" M scel aneous freight on board.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
WEST

N. Robert Harlan, colored, special
atd the postohice department, with head
NAN at Cincinnati has been removed.
Ere B. Johnson has been appointed in his
sNa salary Of II 600 a year and three
lsa day travelling expenses.
fire at Morris, ILL.,, last week de.
red tLirty.six of Montgomery Queens
circus horses, together with his canvass
Es and much other material belonging to
r,ns The origin OF the fire is unknown,
a,posed incouliaIy, as no fire was allowed
aeEOund.
Dispatch from Portland, Oregon,
s,he horse and cattle disease has broken
ahker county, that state, spreading eX-
|aply, onl with quite fatal effects. The
|iy Mail has reduced the price Of passage
1 San Francisco to lokohoma to $3.50; to
l3Eng 5000
|ldspatch from Fort Sully, d. T.,
Ea that the Nukapapas Indians made n ra d
.1ieTs, near Grand river agency, on the
East, killing private Collins, of tho nth
|lT and stealing several horses. They
b followed in the direction of Standing
ATa party Of soldiers, but tho trail was
! The ZANE dispatch states that the In.
r,meni to concentrate ut the foot of the
laiouo by the first OF April, preparatory
3 general war upon whites during the
inner
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
VOLUME XIV.
GENERAL,

Nearly all the parties convicted un.
der tho kul'luy act have bcon parloned. It
is fald to be the intention to pardon every one
convicted under the law, who has served an
average sentence Of two years. AT least this
seems to have been the policy Of the presi.
dent thus far.
The country viii hear with interest
that in order to obyiate the $1,000, 900 def
cheney in tho postal service it il thought best
to abolish the free delivery system and the
postal cars, LuxuHes are costly; and it is
possible that those who are not willing to
walk to tho postoiliee will have to pay the
pOstman
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07

oman AND APES. Mr.. Mivart. in
his book entitled Man and Apes, in
of apes to man from an osteological and
anatomical point of view. He denies
the at present generally accepted notion
flat the gorilla is mans nearest ally,
and shows that the orang, the gibbon
and the chimpanzee can all claim
nea, er relationship, each on a different
ground. The recapitulation OF the
n many different points in which man, IN
some one point, resembles the various
higher and lower apes, leads the author
to- think that the laws Of affinity form
fnel-worl," OF "tsngled web " rather
than A bladder" from which it is only
possible to infer that in the course OF
development there has been blood rela-
tionship established between the differ
eiitTspecies Of apes, after their dlftesen'
tistion into distinct species, vhlcI
hardly compatible with our noslox
the definition Of species.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
A Temperance League.

The ladies of Dayton, Ohio, recently
met in session, and formed themselves
into an association to be known as the
"Woman's Temperance Praying League
of DAYTON" After debate of some
length, they adopted the following
pledge. thirty.eight ladies affixing their
signatures thereto eve, the women
of Dayton, seeing the growing evils OF
iptemperance in our midst and the need
of active energetic work to counteract
these evils, hereby pledge ourselves to
mite our labors without regard to
church or creed to do everything in our
power to exterminate them. Among
the various means that We believe may
be used to benefit, we recognize First
The power of God as the dlsposer ol
all events and the hearer of prayer
Second-Private influence in our fami
! lies and among our friends, discounten
ancing the making or using Of domestic
wines or the use of any intoxicating
liquors in our families unless presented
by q reliable or competent physician
Thirdly using our influences as be
comes Christian wives, mothers, o.
daughters in all practicable ways TO
the election OF such men to our publ,
offices as will Justly and faithfully ad
minister the laws, and by aiding i
meeting a fund to forward the interest
Of the temperance movement. Fourtl
BY standing by and encouraging an
woman who shall prosecute the hquo
dealer for selling to her husband, son
or relative"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
,rS OF THE WEEK,
EAST

\. secretary of the treasury has III
'.l ho collector of customs at Baltimore
.,,,ro., no further objections to the
I ,,sn q, tbe steamer Edgar Stuart, pro-
an officer Of the revenue accompany
gamer ,
flrolicc spy reports the number of
'y,,t COMMUNISTS at three hundred, ans
"A, German and Irish organizations are
n, nilb the Frenchmen. At a recent
l~o,tbo chairman said at is not only
4 - want it il also liberty and the aboli-
abpb salaries and monopolization. We
.Ao heads Of some Of the thieves who
Az stealing the funds Of the city. We
ybsir hands and we shall have them. We
Lnnako them suffer what all are now suf-
), There il no Justice in New York city.
III take Justice in our own hands and
.rspr with rifles and bayonets. We have
!. Lreaiy We will find petroleum and
eue did in Paris. Our German, Ameri-
,m Irish brothers will help us and we will
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
RATEs oE ADVERTISING: :

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FdiorigI notices wi a be charged twenty Ave cents
per ine also cards 0f Individual interest inserted
with The general news matter. ,,,,
Obituary notices and tributes OF respect Will ps
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07

JOIN Doc petitioned the Massachu,
setts legislature to change his name, and
tLey made il John Kerr, and he was
happy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
SMALLPOX.

Small .pox, speaking non'medieally,
takes fourteen days to incubate. Its
symptoms commence with severe weak |
ness and pain in the small of the back,
which the unsuspecting victim attrio-
utes in some way to the kidneys. Slhe
system becomes feverish and the spirits
unusually depressed. Before the dis
ease really mauifests itself, and at
point where no physician can diagnose
1.-THE symptoms being so similar to
scarlet fever, measles and other dis
eases-the sufferer complains OF f.verlsh
SYMPTOMS, severe headache, insupport-
able lassitude, loss of appetlte-ln
short the unmistakable signs OF an APP
preaching malady which is to shake the
system to its base, and test the powers
OF vitality and strength to their utmost
tension. Then breaks ont the unmls
taxable eruption which marks the fell
DESTROYER, and it is then that the friends
of the patient should either have him
removed, or at least guard the sick.
room that the contagion may be kept
within the closest limits. If there is 70
hospital near, flag should at once be
hoisted to indicate to passers by that
the hntels of that door have been
brushed by the destroying angel.
Every man is liable to smallpox,
even A second time-some more than
others: and it is well authenticated
fact that the mind has an immense deal
to do not only with the liability to CON
troll infection, but with the power to
withstand the shock. Fear may be
called the greatest friend, next to GER
tain habit of body, which the smallpox
has. A man has been known to catch
it by simply seeing a case upon the other
side Of q road, which had been dis
missed from a hospital cured and he
has felt that peculiar shudder, which
veterans will tell You they remember tc
have experienced at the moment iron
which they date the reception OF thu
poison into their system.
NARcoT1zED MEMoRY.-When the el
der Disraeli called tobacco "the toni
of love-" he may have meant that Wha
deadens remembrance must necessarll,,
have a similar effect upon tender senti
ment. After all that has been lgnoor
antly preached and written against tn
} tobacco habit, it appears to be general
conceded at last that its excesses surel
: impair the memory. Heavy smokers
, particularly, have this experience OF
very often, and men whose professions
: duties necessitate trust worthy recolle'
! tion of facts, names, dates, ETC., cannt
! be too temperate-with the insidiou
, pipe especially.
/ CrNa1-s nficer-mMhat age. madam
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07

CENSUS officer" What age, madam,
sball I put dowuP" Madam (after ma
ture reilection) -" What have you put
down for the lady overhead|
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07
The Liquor Business.

One of our correspondents sends us a
detailed statement of the amount of in
toxicating liquors used in the United
States. He says that he has obtained
the figures from official documents, and
that he has presented them in the fol
lowing compact form, so that even the
casual reader may sec how large, both
absolutely and relatively, the traffic in
intoxicating liquors is in this country
Statistics showing the amount of money spent
in the United States for intoxicating liquors
during the year 1870, as taken from the Of
fetal records;
Imported and domestic distilled
and spirituous liquors. .......sl, ,344, 900 OOC
Brewed and fermented liquors, l23,00O, ,OOl
tr,noried wines, $4,000, ,0Ol
Domestic wines. 100000
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07

THE Oldest fireman in Utica died the
other day, and he wanted to be buried
with his red shirt on so as to be ready
for an alarm,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07

Total. .....,,...,,.....'''' gi,1o''i'i''V
- Ne,o York Erening Post
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-03-07

LOVE s LAND.
In the south ia loves land,
Where the roses blow,
Where the summer fingers,
Fearless Of the snow,
There no winter chills it,
So its life IS long
Gentle breeZes fan II,
Age but makes It strong,
Nay, fresh roses wither
Where the sun is hot
Not in tOrrid regions
Blooms forget-ue-u0'.
loves a tender blossom,
Which the winter chiils,
But too eager summer
With its kisses kills.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
HENRI ROCHEFORT.

The French Com I'm unist Leader At His
Home in New observation-disclosures Com
duct, Companions ana Discipline.
SYDNEY. Jan. II, 1874
Henri Rochefort the French journalist, once .
Communist idol, now expatriated from gay Paris
and beret Of his popularity. has been added to the
denlzens of New Caledonia.
He arrived there the sth ult., per steam trans
port Virginie. alter tedious voyage, which neces-
STATED calling at the Canary Islands and 81.
GATHERINGS (BrsziD for provisions. TO man OF mis-
mercurial temperament close confinement Ia
convict ship for 100 days must have been the acme
of punishment The officers dared not show him
any lenity nor associate with niu' auu Tue
Cd,afle his cOmp0gn0nS dc u0vdye, Jeereu at
him as one many degrees more infamous IMAM
themselyes WHAT wonder that more thoroughly
broken spirited convict never landed at Noumea.
He has not vet been permanently located put II Is
exnected that he will be retained at the cher lieu
nntiI some change in French anairs gives the I'M
III nn,c;aI STATISTICS show that December New
Coindnnia contained q, 343 prisoners, Of whom 766
Iare convcts and 2,577 Communist exiles. The
,cSrer are ali located at lie du Pines, except 800
tcket-of.Ieave men employed IN various capacities
on the main island.
M Rocnefort's first experience Of convict life
discipline the receiving OF sentence of eight
DAYS solitary Imprisonment for some trinng viola
ton OF the police rules.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
THE M'NAMARA MURDER.
A Jury EN- pn nelled .

Coroner Woltman has summoned the gentlemen
whose names are suboined to act as jurors in the
case OF Michael Mcnamara, alleged to have been
murdered at his residence. $50 West Twenty ninth
street, by being shot by Detective Leahy William
o. Bates, 1,13s Broadway; william Bergman, L.I54
broadway; ii. b. Melville, 1,l9l Broadway; Il. Y.
Leseur, 1,209 Broadway; NJ A. Coleman, l,252
Snow, 1,2O6 Broadway; r. Burke, LIZ Broadway;
q. Chamberlain, LAG Broadway. /. d. Eaton,
LAG Broadway; Z. Randmerz, LAO broadway;
held at the Coroner's ONCE, No. 40 Fast Houston
street, saturday, 2sth inst, at eleven A. d.. bI
Coroner W0ltman
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
PATAL DRIVING CASUALTY.

Coroner Croker was yesterday called 10 NO. s4s
Eighth avenue to hold an inquest on she oouy y,
Mr.. John d. Schunann, German, my yo"' "
Hospital on Monday evening last mr.. ocnuina ~
driving spirited horse sn apd 4 81 strees was
tprnyr " frnyc the wagon striking upon his head
and in the opinion Of House surgeon Delgado
received coucusston Of tue praln' which caussu
death. ----
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26

Second-kqual Parliamentary representation.
Fourth-Ihe abolition OF the House Of Lords and all
hereditary distinctions .
the and election expenses by the Constituencies
siath-Al voting tor national, county or municipal
representatives. to be by pure and unrestricted ballot
Segen1-ibe discstablishment and disendowment OF
Eighut-The total abolition of the game laws and a
thorough and equitable settlement of the land question
Ntft-A system OF free compulsory and unsectarian
Te11-The repeal of all that interfere with the
natural rights and liberty of the citizen.
Eerenh-The speedy repeal by Parliament OF the Act
OF settlement
The manifesto concludes as follows:-
Such, fellow citizens, the principles for the ad
vancement and triumph OF which ask the aid
every lover OF truth and justice. Do you believe them
with those who are WORKING IN good 5rssn
ward IN witnessing realization OF the MODEST asprs
People throughout the land.
Join IN one social band
Ana save yourselves,
4 Frs yoq gr wou al s slavery De-
Danish All knayery,
And save yourselves
We are in the name and by the authority OF the Dun
wv GEORGE WALKER, President.
WILLIAM BUCHAN, Secretary.
IN GLASGOW.
made inquiry for the Republican Club OF Glas-
cow but informed that that institution was not
In so nourishlng condition as the one In Dundee.
similar inquiry for the Republican CLUB Of Edin.
burgh resulted In the Information that all the
members OF the Edinburgh club had become SO
thoroughly enraptured WITH repubncanism that
they had emigrated In body to the United states,
and that, III consequence, no republican club now
existed IN the ancient aud beautiful metropolis or
this last week started branch clubs In the neigh
boring towns Of Perth and Arbr0ath, so that they,
at least, are active enough. Repubcanism, how
ever. although probably one OF the latent issues OF
the immediate future, cannot be said at this
moment to possess any very abiding mold on the
sentiments OF the Scottish nation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26
had done was to unite. so as to prevent the

PROM LETTING THEM 5rARvK,
al they were doing now That was all AS to their
drills tue detective must have c0ni0unded them
with a militia company who drilled regularly at
the Casino.
Chiei MatseI was also called upon, and said ne
attached credence to OF the statements OF the
detective, but that there was not the ieast cause
Tor alarm ON account OF these terrible communists
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-26

haff-breed recently got out Of jail at Bowder,
Col, while the jaer slept. 1t was not much trou-
bic TO find him. as he had some assistance In get
ting out-from mob, who hung HIM to the nearest
tree. lie was charged With murder.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-19
SUFFERING THIS WINTER.

The reports which come to us from the
scourged West, indicate an amount OF
suffering which almost exceeds belief
Colonel DUDLEY, U. 5. Army, has re-
Gently made tour of inspection through
the districts of Nebraska which have
= been devastated by grasShoppcrS, and in
his official report he presents picture Of
extreme restitution. He says that in
Willow Run county there were 544 per-
sons in population of 800 who will re-
ouirc assistance this winter; more than
100 now were entirely destitute of
food, and 200 more would be
i'm the same condition very
soon. In another county, Furnas, he
says that in a population of $500 fully
one-fourth are without food and entirely
dependent upon others who, themselves
have but scanty supply. He describes
want in these two, and three other from
tier counties as existing to a fearful ex-
tent, and predicts that it will greatly in
crease as the winter progresses
These facts speak for themselves as
regards this section. From all points
though is received the one report, hard
times and prospective suffering. The
charitable and literally disposed will
have their hands full, and unusual OPP
portunitics for exercising their benevo-
lcnce this winter, will be afforded.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-19
British Iron and Wages.

The tendency of prices in the Eng
! lish iron trade as with us, Is still down
ward. but there the reductions that are
going on are attended by slight revi.
val of business, while here utter stagna'
ton continues to rule. At the quarterly
meetings Just held in Birmingham and
Wolvcrhampton, the manufacturers de-
termincd to being down prices of finished
iron Il ton, or from seven 20 eight pei
cent, and the pig iron maker
have followed the lead of the
merchant bar men. These changes were
rendered inevitable by the recent i'm.
portant reductions in the price of coal
and in wages, and it is generally believed
that the lowest point is not yet touched
Thus far the fall since October OF last
year has been twenty-one per cent. i'll
pig iron, twenty-cight per cent. in coal,
and twenty per cent. in iron workers and
miners wages. In America the decline
has been much greater in iron, and about
the same in wages, while Goa, though
lower, has not fallen relatively rs much,
owing to the manipulatons Of our "cem-
bnatiOns.'
In Sheffield the principal topic of in
tercst continues to be the inability of the
manufacturers to compete successfully
with Americans in the production of the
cheaper class of goods. The cutlery trade
with this country was never known to be
dullcr.
The English trade-unions appear to be
in bad way just now. The membership
is said to be falling off steadily, and their
funds in an even greater ratio. In most
of the great struggles between masters
and men the former have carried the
dav. The most that the unions are now
able to do is to keep up constant har-
assing of the mastcrs.-BostoH Bulletin