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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16
so UTH.

The ont crop in southern Georgia has
been cut short half by bad weather, rust and
insects
Jn2, D. Stevenson, nephew of Gov.
Brown, was shot and killed by man named
John W. Carter about eleven miles east Of
Nheus Ala, on the 9th inst.
Dr. Jesse Boring, of Troup county,
Georgia. has been awarded $4,000 as dam
w.resu,ing from an accident on the West
mn,rosj, whereby his leg was broken.
The part Of the Selma, Romc and
Dalton railroad which lies in Georgia, will be
al before the courthouse door in Romo, on
le second Tuesday in July, to the highest
1llot
Peter c. Cox has recovered verdict
m 5000 damages before at Louisville jury
M the los- Of q leg, on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, The road will apply for a
mtrid
Acnrious fact in South Carolina econ.
lnio' has just come to light. Twenty-seyen
myiots have been pardoaed out of tho pen
eDtay becauseth the state was toopoor to pro-
ylo for their support,
lhore is to be a convention Of cotton
H,hnges at Augusta, Ga, on tho 3Oth Of
'ne to consider the feasibility Of improy-
as ihe facilities for obtaining information
lont the cotton market and the crop.
Reports from New Orleans say all
heceyasos on Pl4luemine are closed. The
vnko repair AMI Of repIauting rice has COM
am'sl. The sugar corn on the Inundated
1NeSasnot been entirely destroyed.
Z A, Haynes, negro mail agent Mt
Wilmington, Delaware, and brother Of the
negro secretary OF state for South Carolina,
Extraordinarily tha United States district
@ri to four years in the penitentiOry for
n5Jng the mails
Mappell is published for the urgent
Nle' Of sufferers by floods in the south.
Estates that over ll2,0OO people have been
iWn from their homes and are now without
DdrshoIIer and that to furnish these pro-
Naons alone will cost 525,OOOa day
Ihesouthern Baptist convention is in
@"onat Jefferson, Texas. About 5000 dele.
N@aro present. James p Boycc, D. D.. Of
Louisville, presle', Drs, Burrows, Of Rich
l''d Jones, Of Nashville; Crane, Of Texas,
NlD''otIo, of Georgia, are vice presidents.
llepoIica of Atlanta have had trou-
e"'htho Federal troops stationed there.
'Ae melee that occurred last week one
@Ief"as killed, aud it was feared that
regular pitched battle would occur. 1t il
"1sat however that the difficulty is ended.
The legislature of North Carolina has
f'Sel an act which provides that any person
'ao manufactures, sells or deals in spirtuous
"i'os as drink, Of any name or kind con
'-HS Ioregn properties or ingredients pos-
-ys 10 the system, shall be punished with
=" years IMPRISONMENT in the psnitentiary.
lAomas Earles was arrested a few
"'%0 at DeKalb, Mississippi, by John P.
,"-I ,-I'I !. on the charge of having murdered
,',.l , lAomas in Cannon county, Tennessee,
'.,!' 10 has been turned over to the
rn ,D' o' Cannon county, aud reward of
"" offered by the governor for Earles' ar
q" mas been paid to Gilmer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16
Silver Brick Testimonial.

The Virginia City (Nevada) Enter
prise says that, it having been proposed
to send Sir Lambton Lorraine a silver
brick as testimonial from the people
of that city, about 800 was collected
in a few minutes. Only 81 was accepted
from any one person, though several
gentlemen offered IS, $40 and $40, and
one man was anxious to give $100. II
was not the intention to send brick SO
large as to convey an intimation that it
is presented for its intrinsic value, but
large enough to conveniently embrace
the inscription, and to be a good, solid
little bar worth about $500. On the
bar will be engraved q short and pithy
inscription, and it will be enclosed in a
neat box manufactured of native mo,
hogany. Among those who contributed
were several ladies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16
A Pneumatic Grain Tube.

A Minnesota man has patented a
pneumatic tube for the transport of
grain. The machinery of propulsion is
fan, worked by steam, revolving in an
air.chamber which consists OF two dou-
BILE cones, put ba e to base. The axle
of the fan is hollow. A tube runs
through it, pc forated at the sides and
bottom. This tube connects the two
pipes which enter the apices of the
cones. The grain to be transported is
poured into the enirance.pipp. The
revolution of the fan sucks it into the
connecting tube, and then blows it
ahead into the main pipe. AT the same
time the fan Of the next station, twenty
miles away, begins to whirl. Thus the
grain is hurried forward by suction
ahead and compressed air behind. The
trouble with the theory seems to be
that the grain cannot readily pass under
the influence of two directly opposed
currents of air in the same tube. At
some point they must neutralize each
other. Still, as the inventor has secur-
ed a patent, it is fair to infer that his
model works satisfactorily, so that he
may have met this difficulty, He thinks
his tube can carry 5000 bushels Of
wheat 9GO miles in an hour. Mail mat
ter can make forty miles more in the
same time. The expense of construc.-
ing a tube between Chicago and New
York, with a carrying capacity Of 49,
900, 900 bushels year is put at $4,000,
OOO' A charge of twelve cents a bnshel
would pay the cost of construction in
wear an leave 100000 for operating
expenses. Among the calculations it is
said the saving to farmers, even when
the company got such remuneratiye
rates, would be great. Grain would be
transported from Minnesota to tide.
water for fifteen cents, instead of fifty.
This would save that state alone about
c10 0OO mn q wear
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16

'ion to the Pail Mall Gazette saws; The ro
ported interview with myself published in u,
[ NC" iork papers, is fictitious. never soi,
Dlood WAS thicker than water that ibe ro,,,r,
oil England have strong affection f,r ~.
american couFns, and that it would pive mo
great pleasu'eto receive a silver brick Wbat
o'or may be my opinion am 10 admirer -
'nose Engllshmen who are given to fopnino
upon their American cousins at the expense Of
their own self-respect.
Captain General Concha Of Cpho hoe
issued decree in which it ia stated u,ot a.
railroad companies have now to snrrcr tbo in
eVltaDle as do all other interests in the conntr,
IN consequence Of the present financial conai.
uoh OF the island. BY decrees i,suod los,
december the companies were allowed to fy
'heIr rates for each month according to tbc
premium Of gold current on the Goth NJ tho
month, but it is alleged they have been in ,bo
haDlt OF charging much higher rates tbon a.
lowed. Gen. Concha has nterposed and fvod
the increase for May at fifty per cent over MI
their rates.
A letter from Havana says the court.
martial Is doing its work, and by Wholesale
prohounclng the penalty Of death. chain pano
perpetual Imprisonment and confiscation of
property all over tho Island. Nine persons
were tried for treason at Magari, one at San
t'go do Cuba and five at Havana. who have
all been condemned to suffer the death mem
atty -Four persons at Puerto Principe, for tbo
same crime, have been condemned to worl, on
the Trocha during the continuance of the re-
beIIion, Six persons at Gauimara have been
sentenced to ten years on the chain gang. and
one from Trinidad has been condemed to pcr-
petual chains. The approval of decree Of
tho goyemor-general in regard to finances
appears to have arrived from Spain. The
home government hesitatcd long before ap-
proving of them, but Concha was firm and
'elegraphed to Spain that they must be an
proved or he would resign.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16

LAST year was bad year for cham
payne. In 1878 thirty thousand dozen
less of the fashionable tipple were i'm
ported into the United States than
reached here in 1872. Now that the
crusaders have got to work it may be
that 1874 will show a still larger dimmu-
ton Of the trade.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16

10 10 Dr'lB her to town, and the remainder of
I'i T,Ioil 'ooR the train and came back to Iittl.
da,'. ,'ogh' oooh after their arrival the Halle
camo down and WIS landed NJ tLe statc-honso
where the wounded were taken an Cant
sam Houston died soon after the arrival oc
wounded l'''' 40 ''''Vol'l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16
The Worlds Consumption of Cotton

According to Mr.. Pechen's report,
which is highly commended by the Eu-
ropean press, the following is the pres.
ent consumption of cotton in the un-
dermentioned countries, expressed in
pounds:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16

"OH Mary, my heAft is breaking,
said an Aberdeen lover to his Highland
Mary els il, indeed ? So much the
better for YOU" was her quiet reply.
"Why, my idol?" :. Because, MI.
McSmith, when it's broken out and out,
You can sell the pieces for gunaints'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK
EAST

A ioint resolution has passed both
ranches Of the Pennsylvania legislature, by a
unanimous vote asking the president of the
rotel States to appoint board to ro-exan-
ina tDe proceedings in the case OF Gen. Fitz,
,bp Porter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-05-16

An eastern critic says Of a tTagedi-
enne that "she claws her fringe too
much"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

mics. The memories Of that battle are the
CORY of both armies; its consequences are
alike the legacy of the men engaged on both
sides.
We regret exceedingly to see the cffort,
at this late day, to revive BY the publication
OF false statements OF the relative strength
of tie contending armies the bitterness
whirh pcrvaded the Whole country while
the var was going on. Sucl' course is
unwise and unjustiiable, and can do no
possible good to the "lost cause" or any Of
the survivors OF its defeated armies.
Tho result OF the terrible. struggle at
Chicamauga was ad,dwa baiM, as long a.
the 6ghting continued, audit oniy tern 10
atcd by the intervention OF night. Tie Fed
eral Army, after diIk, having Inflicted ter
rble puni-hmcnt upon it's advci sary. re.
tired, slowly and stnbborny. leaving the
field with the dead and wounded IN posses
sion OF the rebels. This abandonment of
the Il, Id by the Union forces. It must be
conceded. gave to the ConIederates the
prestige Of victory; but IL was to them d
dearly won aud vaiurlcss iritenpR.
ARMY OF TnE CUMBERLAND.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

lT is stated that Serrano, Prvsi-
dent Of the Spanish Republic, is
not true to the principles he pro-
fessed at the outset, in order to get
into power. lie is now soeking to
c"ncilia'o the Monarchists by reviy.
Ing their titles to nobility, and flat
'ers the ecclesiastical party by in
auguratiny measures to subsidizc
the clergy. The excuse he offers
for the latter act is that thereby
the power OF the Carlists may be
weakened. The latter are rcceiv.
ing reiDforcements constantly, and
the chi Of the Spanish wal seem.
far distant.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04
Letters From the PEOPLE.

Under this head we print arti-
cles furnished us, and which are
not, strictly speaking, of interest to
The general public. To insure in
sertion, all communications must
be brief, properly worded, and &C
compsnied by the real name OF the
author. -EDIroR
EDITOR STAR: Dear SIR: In
your issue of the 2Sth inst, is an ar
ticle from John w. Swift, claiming
that he received the full number of
votes cast for Justice of the Peace.
| was one of the number who voted
at that election and for one did
not vote for Mr.. s., and it is sns-
ceptibIe Of proc! that his name is
marked off of u. least one ticket.
| Gun SEQ nothing in my report OF
the vote 10 give ofense to MIR. s.,
or ary enc else. | stated the truth
in regard to him (as ! knew and
had the word of the Clerk for the
two others mir. Siggins and Mr..
Baker.
LEE s. Com,
Yates, Nav Both, 1874.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

THE 21st of May witnessed the
marriage, at Washington, of Mr..
A. g. f. Sartoris and Miss Nellie
Grant, the Presidents daughter.
The preparations were npon a mag.
niicent scale, and about two hun
dred and fifty invited guests were
present. The marriage ceremony
was after tho form used by the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and
was performed by Rev. DR.. Tiffany.
The presents to tho bride are re
ported as being worth about $50,
900. The newly married pair left
New York for England, their fu-
ture home, Oh the Saturday follow :
ing, amid the booming of cannon
and cheers of the multitude assem-.
bled to witness their departure.
May peace and happiness go with
them.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

The following bill was in'roIuc-
ed into the House of Representa-
lives, by Hon. j. A. llubbeil, read
twice aud referred to Committee
on Military Affairs:
BE IL enactedby the Senate and
Uonse Of Representatives Of tie
United States If America in Con-
gross assembled, That every non
commissioned officer and private
soldier who served in the armies ol
the United S ateS in the late war ni
The rebellion TOR period of niEery
days, and who was honnrably dis
charged, shall be paid, from any
moneys in the United States Treas
ury rot otherwise appropriated, rs
bounty, eight and one.third dollars
per month TOR every month he shall
have served: Pr0oided, that he
has not heretofore received bounty
under any act OF Congress granfiug
bounlics to soldiers in said war"
1t Is not. however, probable that
this proposition will become a law,
as he financial condition If the
Treasury is a bar to its passage at
present.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04
The Battle Of ChiCamauga.

The following letter was written
to the Cincinnati Enquirer by Gen.
Stcedman, Of Toledo:
The old, and as we had supposed, ex-
ploded rebel assumption that the Coafed-
crate armies were outnumbered in all, or
nearly all the battle.felds of the late war
has been recently revived, and is now
being discussed by a portion of the press.
IL appears that General Bragg. when in
terviewcd by st. Louis reporter, stated
that the only reason why he did not pur-
sue the Union army from Cbcanauga
was because the Confederate forces were
oatnumbcred "two to one." The writer
Of this article, who knows General Br agg
personally, had, until this statement ap.
peared, believed him incapable Of max
ing an assertion so utterly at variance with
the facts. II General Bragg made the
statement attributed to him by the st. Lonis
reporter, which we are constrained to
doul t, he certainly knew it u be untrue
when he made it..
Tic relative strength. Of the forces en-
gagged IN that terrific battle were, in round
numbers, about as follows:
The total force Of General Rosecrans, Of
all arms, including his reserves was
$4,000.
The Confederate force. under command
ofGeneral Bragg, was the rebel Army Of
Tennessee, estimated at Al, 5000; Longstreet's
command, from Lees army. $4,000 and
Georgia militia in reserve; in ell $4,000.
The statement Of the forces engaged rs
here given was obtained ut the time, by the
writer, who was In the action, from the
very best sources of Internationally esti-
mates Of officers Of the Union army. as we'll
as from Confederate prisoners, officers, and
enlisted men, froa dcseriers and intelligent
citizens OF the state Of Georgia, who saw
General Briggs army before and after the
battle.
II Is wholly unnecessary to detract from
the valor Of the Union troops TO make the
herosm of the rebels apparent. That tl.ey
fought molly and we'll on every field Is con-
ceded y the whole Ieople oi the North
admitted universally by both the officers
and men Of the Federal army: and IL Is M.
manly and ansoldcrly for an officer of the
rank of General Bragg 20 make statement,
the only possible effect Of which can be TO
keep alive animosities, which are last fad-
ina away.
The battle OF Chicamsuga, one OF the
most fierce aud bloody Of the war, stamped
upon the history OF the county indclibly
the heroism q the men composing both ar.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04
The Potato

The loss OF no crop, aside from
wheat, will so seriously affect all
classes Of people as the flilure OF
tue potato crop. Many predict
that under the present manage
ment the potato will soon cease 10
be successful crop, in THE country.
In discussing the deterioration of
The potato the burnaI% Chemistry
says:
The potato, being a mountain
tropical, is subject, in our climate
especially, to changes of tempera-
ture very different from it's condi-
tion in its native babitation. The
very statement Of its history seem
to prove that, as it how exists
among us, it has mainly lived it,
life out, but its vigor, in it's wild
state, may be, and probably is,
Ctill uninpaired. 1t is highly prot.
able that it some man, possessed of
the requisite knowledge and skill,
were to 60 to South America and
seek out the heal,hiest locality
where the potato is indige,ou.,
and, selecting from the healthesl
wild vines, bring them by good
cultivation to "a proper degree Of
perfection in their native hab TT,
then selecting from these the vory
earliest that could possibly be lro-.
duced there, bring them to tbs
climate with all their native vigor
un'Inpaired, we might 'hns obtain
SEEDLINGS Of original health and
vi.or OF constitution. The ex-
pense of course, would be consider.
able, put il the Government could
be induced to rise above mere p,,-
ilical considerations and appoint
some snch person as our Minister
to Chill, and perhaps one or two
other South American States upon
the Pacific coast, Congress making
the necessary provision, for his or
their additional expenses, the de-
sired result might be brought
about without much outlay cl
money. Or if some society OF
some wealthy individual would III
de'lake the matter, great public
good to all maukiud might thus BE-
accomplished.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

CONGRESS has enacted q law giving
ex soldiers of The lato war, who
lost al arm at or above the elbow,
pension at tho rate of SCI per
month.
1t has, also, extended tho time
for filing claims far additional
bounty, under the act of July, 1866.
Soldiers interested, should make a
mute of these facts.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

ABOUT a year ago several coun-
tcrfritcrs wero arrested in Western
Tennessee. The fact was asccr.
tanned that the counterfeit money
circulated there wac made in Ohio,
aud since that time United States
detectives have been in Cincinnati;
"working mp" the case. No one
outside OF u. S. Court officers knew
they were there-not even the
Police. Thursday night last the
detectives commenced making ar
rests, which rapidly followed one
another, until ten persons were in
custody, and were lodged in the
county Jail, except one, who gave
bail.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

THE Detroit Tribune has been
enlarged aud otherwise improved,
and now cones TO us in folio form,
with an extra large sheet on Satur
days. The Tribune is the sold re.
liable" Republican paper of the
State, and we are glad to notice
this evidence of its partial, or Ell
tire recovery from the effects Of
the fire, and substantial growth.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

Hon. j. Il. llUBBELL has our
thanks for copy of the speech of
Hon. Vim. Window, of Minnesota.
on the question of Cheap Trans
portation," and delivered in the
Senate. The speech is an able
enc, Astounding in fac s AID figures
going TO show how the general
prosperity of tho country may he
increased by effecting a reduction
in the cost Of transportation to and
from the aboard.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04
GeniGS in jail.
Yates, May 30th, 1874.
From the Atlanta Hcrald.l


As cur wicked reporter wan
dcrcd dieconsola.e through the
county Jail yesterday lie stuck a
oneer customer. His name is
Palmer. He's a rare genus. it
ever there was one OF this earth.
High forehead, brown hair, rolling
gray eyes, pale, rejoicing face, a
tall, 1.-the forum a man that would
attract your attention anywhere.
How we got INTO his graces we
can never tell. 1t was probably by
that magnetic sympathy which
Providence keeps flashing between
two men OF brains when they hap
pen to meet in Jail or elsewhere.
AT any rate, yesterday We found
ourselves in Palmer's cell, stretched
on u bit of blanket, gazing benig-
nantly OH that worthy, whlo he
prepared to evolve.
Says hc:-I am an Albanian by
birth, a machinst 10y trade. |
have always been noted for my
mechanical skill. l was never
satisfied with the steady swinging
of a olcdge hammar, but was always
dreaming Of making fortune by
some great invention. l came
here ab"ut forty eight months ago.
with my wife, and rented small
house in the suburbs. a. | needed
money quite badly, thought /
woald make me sume. | deter
mined To make me some COULTER
felt nickels. You know the metal
il a Government nickel costs tri-
fle over four cents. Well, | in
vented a combination OF metals as
Il substitute for hickels that only
cost one and halt cents. | then
made me some molls of plaster VI
Paris and went to work. ! was
very proud of my first nickels.
They were bright, cheerful looking
pieces, with perfect ''ring" Ia
them. The stars, tho shield, the
motto, 4" In God we trust" stood
ont beautifully. They passed
everywhere aud anywhere.
could tnrn oui, when under full
press, $40 OF $50 day in as pretty
sinners as you ever saw. got IL
believe at last that | could beat
the government on nickels, and |
was going to get partners and go
into the manufacture OF them on Il
large scale. Ii this Little accident
hadn't caught me l should have
had a Company working with me,
turning out bushels and bushels q
day. Atlanta would have beer
fully supplied with change if
hadn't been over ambitious
While experimenting one day at
my house it occurred to me that |
might invent a substitute meta
for the one l was then using, thai
would make a nickel cost me only
half a cent. | found after trying
them, however, that they wouldn'
"ring" well, and 1 didn't intend tt
use them. In taking out a lot on,
day to buy some things, by mis-
take got hold of the bad ones, they
were detected, so was !, and here
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04
Valuable Information.
BosToN, Dec. I2. 1858

BosToN, Dec. ~, 1859.
Gentlemen: My only object in giving you this ics-
tiinonia Is to spread valuable information. Having
been badly afflicted with Salt Rhcu. and the whole
surface Of my skin being covered with pimplcS and
crupions, many OF which caused me great pain and
annoyance, and knowing il to be blood disease,
took many OF the advertised blood preparations,
out obtaining any benefit, until / commenced taking
the NEGETINE: and before had completed the
Consequently followed on with il until had taken
seven bottles, when was pronounced a well man.
and my skin Is smooth and entirely free from PIN
Piles and eruptions: l have never enjoyed so good
health before, and attribute II all to the use OF
VEGETINE. TO bencfit those afflicted with Rhcum
atism, will make mention, also OF the NEGE-
TINES wonderful power NJ curing me OF this acute
complaint Of which have suffered so intensely.
g. ii. TICKER, Pass. Ag't Mich. c. X. X.
60 Washington Street, Boston.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

We should have noticed some
time age, the fact that the NISSAN.
Aee Reporter hasocen enlarged and
otherwise improved in appearance.
We are heartily glad 10 note the
evidence Of the success OF Davis,
and hope it may continue.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-06-04

The Grand Rapids Post last
week gives a list of GO newspapers
favoring womaD's suffrage. To
those will be added a long list
within the next thirty days. The
Sand Lake journal and Grand
Ledge Independent should be add
ell now. The Lake County Star
favors it providing the true women
will oil vote. = Hoicayu Recyd.