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Eighteen Hundred Years After Death.

4 correspondent of Appleton Jour
nal writing of excavations at PomPen
savs. Among the. most Interesting OF
the objects found r(oently are two skele-
-. 6nr &C a sa,s-zxhat elderly man,
the other of a woman. They were found
in tho Via StalJia among the ashes OF the
iast eruption. evidently overtaken IN
,bair liOht and buried among the GIN
ders According TO the usual method
emnIoved to preserve the external ap-
Y,earance of objects. liquid plaster was
Ii,o,,rad into the cavity, which, serving a.
4 mold a fac simile OF the forms was OBJ
tained. and thus perfectly preserved the
statue-like bodies were placed IN glass
cases in the Pompii museum Mh;ie
annreciatinr all the horror OF such
death and the suffering endured, a
shown by the position OF the hmbs; one
conno. hut imagine what would nave
heen the establishment of that man ana
woman had some prophet informed them
that eighteen hundred year. after thelt
daa,t tbeir forms and even ~ much OF
.Lo;r garments as were not consumed III
tbo ornntion. would be placed IN a muse
mn, Cor Inspection by multitude OF slght-
- so,ne frou lands the existence OF
,,-l,;ci, they had never dreamed OF lhe
nor woman i living on her face. ana
even the form OF her hair, put up behind
is seen One arm shield. 81, her a,bs1 togeheITe Fe1
80 limbs are well formed, and traces
If GA q Garment are seen passing in folds
sron5d her. The man, although placed
81 ~ hack IN the exhibition, when
found was turned ON his sld@; Ong nI;f-a5 IN
4 = u
T1su 1esos Sm s.oe - i Somewhat distorted, but
massive rne and smoothly shaven- Even
the form of the fastening of the sandals sandals
around his ankle, and Of the S Long fbom button 7
nignSr 1 W. W O The limbs are partly drawn
Hn M The skeleton of a tolerable large
doc p also recently found, is in the , muse,
uD u% Of & Pompei, his whole form PTeSeEEysd ,E"sd
plaster IN the same T %inpeS T8inr on hi his back
writ Whiting in suffering, biting his ll1c hind
Sel'I1R Iegl The rings in his collar are Plainl'
seen.
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SAITH.

Alexander III. Stephens, who has been
seriously i'll, is now out of danger.
The Baltimore and Ohio, and Ohio !
and Mississippi railroads will soon be run as
one line.
Itis said that fully 1000, 900 cubic yards
Of levees will be needed for the Mississippi
river alone, the coming season to say nothing
of Red river, the Ouachita and the Atchafal-
ava. - =
Albert Fink, late superintendent of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad, has ac-
cepted the position of umpire OF southern
roads, with headquarters at Atlanta, Georgia
DR.. Clarke, of the southern Methodist
church, has raised ten thousand dollars for
the Wesley monument church, Savannah,
Georgia, by his tour north.
A field of 10000 acres is the property
of gentleman III Nueces county, Texas,
and he recently filed an order by telegraph
for 26000 beeves.
The interest in narrow-gauge railroads
is being revived. We learn that it is pro-
posed to build a narrow-gauge road from
letT1d NtSlN dit " thC -hl9lloSi11A AA'Ni ,
nassinG through Tivola, Norris and Prairie
! CITY. The distance is about ninety miles.
During the year ending September |
1875, the total domestic emigration into
Texas for permanent settlement was 52,36S
persons. These persons took into the state
property of various kinds amounting in
value to not less than four million dollars
In addition to this there was an emigration
to four foreign countries amounting to about
| 100000.
At Scnatobia, Miss, on the 10th, {
fatal affray occurred between Colonel !. II
Cooke, prominent merchant OF that place
and b. M'Henry Several shots were fired b,
both parties, M'IIenry firing first, one o
whose shots severely, if not mortally wound
ing Col. Cooke Colonel Cooke then drew
knife and cut MHenry several times, killing
him almost instantly. Cause political differ
ences.
Major Sykes, in speech at Paris
Tenn, the other day, stated that in less thai
four years "narrow-gauge railroad" woul'
be built from Cairo to the Louisville AM
Memphis road. 1t would go where th
greatest inducements were offered, and th
most assistance given. 1t might go to Pari'
or it might so to Mckenzie.
The committee on statistics of tn
New Orleans cotton exchange sends fort
an elaborate statement, bearing on the col
dition and prospects of the cotton crop Th
report can hardly be considered a favorabl
: one, as a good deal of damage has bee
e caused by rains, frost, sickness among labo
: ers, etc. Still the crop,it is thought will be a
p average one.
Y 1t appears from the official figures ths
f the cost of levees in Louisiana from 1865
a 1870, has been S1o,o706Os; yet with all TIL
. has been done and expended, there still +
mains the necessity of a vast future outla
In fact the present system, desultory and il
perfect as it tmavoidably is, threatens to e
tail burden of taxation upon tie peop
or an indefinite period, without reachil
any conclusive results, unless the gener
: Government comes to their relief
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LATEST NEWS SUMMARY
EAST.

John Quincy Adams has been substi-
tuted for Gen. Bartlett as candidate for
lieutenant governor on the democratic ticket
in Massachusetts.
One of the centennial buildings in
course of construction at Philadelphia, was
blown down last week, involving the wound
ing more or less of several persons.
Sixty-fve thousand dollars has been
lost in digging for gold in Peterborough, n.
H., and the work has been abandoned.
The string of diamonds which the
Khedive of Egypt presented to General
house at New York.
Another turn of the judicial screw in
New York leaves Tweed worse off than
ever before. Eyidentlys.the last hope for the
release of the Boss is about gone.
The recently published census repori
of New York state, shows population of a
916,G04, against 9S2, ,759 in 1870. New York
city has population of ,249 sos, an increase
of . per cent in the last ten wears.
The question of taxing religious, edu
cational and charitable institutions, is nov
| discussed earnestly in Massachusetts. TIL
total estimated value Of such property il
Boston exempt from taxation, is nearly 500
100000, and the amount of taxes lost the cit
and state is about $275,OQa In one ward Z
Boston there is S5,o0oo00 worth of propert,
mostly churches, exempt from taxation.
4 new industry viii probably /
ounded upon the reoen. successful expe
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23
FOREIGN.

Gladstone AYERS that he will never
again assume the liberal leadership i'll the
British parliament.
The sugar refinery of J. Redpath &
Son, Montreal, will close next Monday ON ac
count of hard times.
Five hundred and sixty Carlist sol
diers have crossed the frontier into France
and have been disarmed by the French
authorities.
Two young American hot-heads re-
Gently fought a duel near Paris. Nothing
| worse resulted than the manning of an arm
The English steamer Biscay, belong
| ing to Newcastle, stranded off Jutland
while on a voyage from Cronstabt to Bremen
Haven. Eleven persons were drowned
The Crown Princess of Germany com
mauds as colonel regiment of hussars
and during recent maneuyres before tn
emperor she appeared mounted at the hea'
of her cavaliers.
| Italy. will appoint a committee @
Italians resident in America to act at tn
centennial exposition at Philadelphia. Th
Pope will send two mosaies, representing tn
Madonna by Raphael, and Hamnes b
Goetille.
Dates by the Colorado from Hon
Kong to September s, via Kohoma, Il, say
) Hostile feelings have been manifested by Il
Chinese in the north Ter some months -
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Others. A man who thinks himself ca
pable of divinin2 instantaDeously an
others unspOken thoughts has not only
the pleasing consciousness OF power
which every supposition of knowledge
brings with it, but also a gratifying feel
ing Of equality with this second person.
That is to saw, he thinks himself on a
level with this other in respect to the
knowledge Of any thoughts or impulses
which may occur to him. Not only 50,
but the assumption of this omniscient
insight into character will pretty GER
tainly inspire awe, if not dread, in many
other minds, so that the man OF woman
who can make any pretensions To this
fine penetration viii be able to indulge
in the most delicious emotions Of power
and superiority. a supposition 80 IN
tensely gratifying as this must be will
pretty certainly be secure from that
close scrutiny and careful verification
which alone would prove it, validity.
The feelings which predispose msn TO
entertain q g1riori a 60 - - ~ otiOn
- -ertain KIN natbers-:-
too nun. svssss' to be dweIt' on mere.
NAV suffice to mention a few of theI
lnC 0CcllI AOi NhiNAl
is very strong in most minds, and which
prompts a person TO anticipate that
every new character will respond in a
kind of grateful resonance to his indivi-
dual sentiments. Then there are the
impulses of love and admiration which
.predispose the mind to believe in human
goodness and render it optimistic in its
conceptions of character. On the other
hand, there are the less pleasing senti-
ments of distrust, hostility, and con
tempt, which sustain the conception
that everybody is mean and ignoble till
he has proved himself to be the contrary.
These and other feelings always dispose
their possessois to form certain opinions
respecting any new character long before
they have the necessary foundation for
such opinions. To any one who will
give himself the trouble of working out
the many and complicated influences
which tend to produce conviction re-
specting matters of character, quite apart
from the force of evidence, it can not be
surprising that peoples judgments on
the ideas and motives of others are Otter
so crude aRd inexact, and so little de
serving to he called intuitions.
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nnrr,r r.as Esr.

4 farmer sat at his kitchen door,
Smoking his MONDAY pipe, ~.
And over the fields his eyes were east,
Where the grain 80 golden ripe IrH ~
Nodded away ITf
Through the summer day, -... .. ''
With shadows and Sunshine hard at play. l....-
Down by the gate the farmer saw
And lie chuclsled low in gleel ......
Two, who whispered together there.
"SO," said the farmer. " / seel
IL l guess Alright,
And their skies are bright,
There'll he harvesting soon with main and might.
The weeks went by, and the old barn groaned
With the might of harvest store;
But the farmer laughed, for wellhe knew
There remained one harvest more,
Since Cupid bad sown,
With grain Of his own,
a crop that love mt:st harvest alone.
The farmer sat at his kitchen door, b.. tf.
When the evening meal was DONE
And he laid kiss nn his daughters brow,
And welcomed his new-iound son;
And the harvest time.
With wedding bells chime,
Sang its days into merry rhyme.
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uy~sEs.s.Asv,a-.s.

rsartnquake shocks are. reported. nv
Jamaica and on the Pacific slope. \
The epiaootic is prevailing in q mild
form over nearly the entire country. s.
Cardinal McCloskey has ordered in
Rome splendid marble altar for the cathe-
dral,in New York, which will cost S40, ,o00.
An official statement of the number
of grain and moasscs distilleres in opera
ton on the first instant, and their daily ca
pacities, shows the number of distilleries to
be ia, with total daily spirit producing ca
pacity of 1S9,sS3 gallons, an increase over
September of 10 distilleries, and 1854 gal
ons daily, r ..t "a ..
According to the last census, there
were in the United States seven cities with
united population exceeding three million
two hundred thousand, and ffty-three other
cities each with population OF over TWEEN
tv-tive thousand; the whole number OF per
sons residing in towns exceeding twenty-five
thousand inhabitants being nearly six mil
lion two hundred thousand. That is, nearly
sixteen per cent. of our population live in
cities.
The following is synopsis of the an
nual report for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1876. presented to-day by President Or
ton to the stockholders of the Western
Union telegraph company: Gross receipts
from all sources, except from sale OF
bonds, $9,56l,574; gross expenses Sc,
! 335, Ala, the difference 50, ,229,159, being the
net profit; all sums paid as rental for leased
lines are included in the gross expenses;
Compared with the preceding fiscal year,
there was an increase in the gross receipts Of
S30i ,920 and decrease in expenses of $420,
3l9, and an increase in net profits of 1922
239.
A statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the pOst-ofiice department fer
the fseai year ending june 30, 1875, has iusl
been prepared for the annual report, from
which we learn that the receipts amounted TO
So, sol .502 6S and the expenditures to $685.
| Gil 300 45. the deficiency balance being So
O49, 500 H. The halance-sheet prepared d
Il few days ago should have been stated 4
expenses for mail = sviev, ---=.~ol II faH thl
whole departmel t. Railway mail service
been ordered from Delano, by way OF Bakers
field, to Caliente. California, on The Southert
Pacific railroad, fifty-four and half miles
from November /, 1875.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23

ONE has been accustomed to hear the
German troops praised SO very highly,
that it is not little startling to read AN
article in the London Times, evidently
written by a competent hand, severely
criticising German tactics, and intimat
ing pretty clearly the writer's opinion
that all arms of the English seryice-in
fantry, artillery and cavalry-are much
superior to those of the German Empire.
He says that in the last war up to Sedan,
the German army Invariably acted on
the offensive, but that their tactics
showed neither genius nor originality,
and that they frequently directed their
attacks on points where, even if success-
ful, the sacrifice of human life rendered
the victory far too costly. Throughout
the war they adopted but one maneuvre
they invariably endeavored to turn a
flank or both, as at Woerth, or enly one
if comparatively weak, as at Gravelotte.
They never attempted Napoleon's favor
ite manmuvre of breaking through the
center. After the war, it was felt that
the whole system of handling infantry
must be completely changed. 1t is not
very clear what the tactics of the future
will be; experiments are being made at
each of the autumn man9uyres, but the
| authorities do not seem to have made VI
their minds on The subjtAS9 tendef
CIV to excessive extension, which is the
principal feature of the new tactics, Will
the writer thinks, lead some day to ;
crushing disaster.
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Sueec.. OF the Recent Experiments at
WooiwieIs. England Heavy Proiecfiie-
w. IrOaciadH-
There can be no doubt that the crucial
test of great guns for harbor defense
against ipon-clads is near at hand j.
will very soon he definitely settled whether
iron vessels can be made invulnerable 10
heavy projectiles. The accident of the
Iron Duke running down the Vanguard,
demonstrated in a very practical way tie
utility of the ram a a weapon OF Oiien7e,
but it sadly shook the theories advanced
in regard to the strength Of resistance-.o
an iron-clad's sides when the questioned
defense was involved.
The experiments II WoOlwlch suiileed
to show that England Is IN possession oI
the most powerful piece Of artillery DID
the world. The great eighty one ton
gun. which for more than fifteen months
has been constructing a the NoolWlch
arsenal. was tested IN the presence Of 4
laree number Of government officials
We been looked forward 10
r-fal ..Iters--r s.y- Ia4-,( stuuDii~-
=. - Of VIZ as II was thought that
- -,,dn would indicate the style Of the
artillery which must be used in the
future Ii may be fairly stated that the
achievements of the new piece of ord
nance exceeded anything that had been
anticipated.
The final shot Of the day was fired with
24O pounds of powder and a proiectile
weighing .25S pounds. The recoil was
this time brought up TO g feet lnche-,
the vertical and horizontal play Of the
springs being the same A. in the previous
round. viz: three fourths of an inch and
l $40 inch respectively. The muzzle
velocity, too, was the same ~ in the last
round. $50 feet The pressure IN the
Gas chamber was 27.3 tons per square
inch: that on the base Of the shot had
not been taken al the time the visitors
left the proof ranges. The shot Pene-
trated the sand to a distance Of 4 feet
at a depth of five feet from the surface
Burning pebbles of powder were again
projected forward with the shot.
This concluded the first part OF the test
of the Sl-ton gun-a weapon whose con-
struction has met with severe criticism,
and whose manufacture has required the
best and latest appliances. After each
discharge the gun was critically exam
| ined. and on no occasion Was the slightest
alteration in any of the joints Observable
The velocities exhibited by the gun
amazed everybody. The . energy, I'M
parted to the shot at the fifth round rose
to the enormous pitch Of -. 500 foot tons
or about the estimated force with which
the PROV Of the Iron Duke encountered
the Vanguard. This gun Is intended ior
the Inflexible. which i to carry four OF
these guns. the second Of which i now
constructing. 4 prominent engineer
lately stated. on the ground that before
long England will possess l60-ton gun
firing a one ton shot, which al one mile
range can tear the strongest iron-clad all
to pieces.-LOndon Litter.
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OATMEAL AND CoooANesl--' - -'.'',l,e,-,, : ,-erv
with grated cocoanut produces p,5 ..o',rg q HTy
attracfivc cake TO both old anu "a.ssd on.si
Take three heaping teaspoonstulsol glaeea IS;
coooanut, or two Of the pTepssreu ppPs : n;Df Ssss If
cSted cosoanut; add to it half a pilt ..o ~
the finest oatmeal and two heaplng ,T1I ,,;1I
s,,o snoonfuis Of sugar; stir it into one Eill
tano,beT: 81 Dy turn out on the rolling board
.oss'a ,oeII tloured and roll ii as thin and cut
We, ~eA - for common cracknels, put a bit oi
c;tron and half dozen curranis i lnio
e,cb ,b cake. sticking them into the dough, sSll
| PsLe in a slow oven and watch eareinlls
lest they brown a shade too deep. lo
make them crispy let them stand "a,
in an uncovered dish
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23

Easily AoooNMoDATED;; = es'erIaa cruz
afternoon an old chap, poorly elaol i c'lll,d lld
into !, r. Vicksburg establishment ana asAeu
Is,ry for aims. stating that he hadn h'o al!
thing to eat for two .,,..ss,,, SAss replied the
proprietor: a,h;no7,,
s.Won't w. IT. vou give me knife or to-
bacco-box p pleaded the beggar'
~Or an old hat, or some nails OF
whip-lash 9 -.,,;nc At auD
Vt The se beggar looked around, sighed hea'-
"a We'll, Pm mighty haTd-uP' ana DIN ! N
willing 10 take most anything, LeIlllle slI
So,,at ON this salt-barrel for half an houIi Sa :,
and IN consider it FIVE dollars IN CASH
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A PARTING.

"Good-by, then And he turned away
No other word between them spoken;
You hardly could have guessed that day
How close a bond was broken.
The faint, slight tremor of the hand
That clasped her own in that sad parting,
Only her heart could understand,
Who saw the tear drops starting
Who felt q sudden surge OF doubt,
Come rushing back unbidden o'er..her,
As with the words her life without
His presence loomed before her.
The others saw, the others heard
a calm, cool man, gracious w0mani
A quiet, brief farewell, unstirred
BY aught at all uncommon.
She knew a solemn die was cast,
She knew that two paths now must sever !:
That one familiar step had passed
Out Of her life forever.
To all the rest merely meant
4 trivial parting, lightly spoken;
She read the bitter mute intent,
She kncw--a heart was broken
- BARTON GREY.
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AT the recent meeting of the Social
Science association in Bristol, Professor
JevOns returned to the subject Of ex-
haustion of the coal-Gelds, ahd Very fully
supported the views that have been re-
peatedly urged ON that important topic.
He showed that the annual rate of in
crease of consumption, so far from having
been overrated in his previous calcula-
tions, was not actually in excess of those
calculations; and that the actual increase
of consumption is at the rate of 3! per
cent per annum, not in arithmetical but
in geometrical progression. The total
produce of 1873 is estimated at 12S, $780,
1870 tons, according to the report of the
inspectors of mines. The quantity con
umod for domestic purposes was esti-
mated at one ton per head per annum OF
the whole population, or between thirty
and forty millions of tons. The total
exports of coal are only from twelve to
fourteen millions of tons per annum
Thus some eighty millions of tons repre-,
sent the motive and manufacturing power
| of the country. The waste in consump
ton, whether for manufacturing or do
mestic purposes, is, no doubt, enormou:
1t was lamented by the president in his
address, and admitted by all the speakers
The most economical compound engines
only obtain one-eleyenth part of the
theoretic value of coal, measured in foot
pounds. At the same time, when W,
consider what is the result of the com
bustion, in round numbers, of quartz
of million tons of coal per working-da
throughout the year in the production
mechanical power, we can form som
faint idea of the service rendered by tn
| steam enoipe To the country
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23

seems to be venting itself in the robbing Of
foreigners when opportunity offers.
The Swedish steamer L. J. Bager, run
ming between Lubbock and Copenhagen, wa
burned in the Baltic. Twenty-four passen-
gers and eleven of the crew persisted. The
steamer was a small one and was built in 1855
at Gittenburgh.
News respecting the Turkish difficulty
in Herzegovina is very conflicting, and not
much to be trusted One thing is clear, there
is no cessation OF the insurrcction, and, ac-
cording to present appearances, the insnrrec-
tionists are determined to obtain a redress of
their grievances before they lay down their
arms There is no doubt there is grave causes
for complaint, and the sooner the Turkish
so ernment applies itself to the ratification
of hese complaints, the better will it prove
f .,eelf. Tie end is not yet.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23

DIR. FRANCIS WHARTON, in an article
in Lippincott's Magazine, discusses the
relations Of spiritualism and jnrispru-
dence. "What attitude he asks, lis
jurisprudence to assume toward a person
who, charged with an INVASION of the
laws OF the land, sets up a defense that
he was acting under the constraint of
superior spiritual power? What attitude
is Jurisprudence to assume toward those
who exercise such power for an illegal
end?' DR.. Wharton las no doubt that
mediums are responsible for acts done
while professedly entranced, and for the
acts Of persons whom they may get un-
der their control.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23

You're always off at nights, Lean
der" said Mrs. SpiIkins, reproachfully,,
the other evening. "Nes, my dear,
replied Spilkins. You viii rememoe,r
even when | first proposed, you consio-
cred me pretty good offer"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-10-23

TURKEY is afraid that Russia will
take Constantinople and kick the
Crescent out of Europe. Russia is afraid
Prussia will take Finland and Poland
Austria is afraid Germany will take Aus
tria. Germany is afraid France will
take Alsace-Lorraine, and France is
afraid that Germany will take the
province of Champagne, as Won Moltke's
soldiers got such first-class taste of its
sparkling wine during the 1870 campaign.
England is afraid her scattered province.
will take themselves and leave her ONLY a
nutshell to crack in her own little isle
Spain is afraid the United States will
take Cuba.