Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1875-11-20
MOUTH.

Over 10000 head of cattle have been
shippe dor driven from Texas this year.
Several days ago the family of Charles
Massey, ST., who lives at Fordville, KY, were
taken suddenly i'll. Physicians pronounced
the sickness the effect Of poison, and despite
their efforts, the son, daughter and wife died.
The physicians discovered the well used by
the family to be filed with poison, either
strychnine or arsenic No person is sus-
pected, but all think the poison was put in
the well by human hands. Others of Mr..
Massey's family, as well as he, are IN Is ranf
way to recover.
The United States supreme court has
ordered the Arkansas Hot Springs case to
be advanced on docket, and by agreement of
counsel the arguments will be heard on the
4th of January next. These cases were de-
cded in favor of the government by the
court of claims last spring, and the claim
ants of the title TO the lands involved ap-
pealed. A large array of counsel is engaged
to appear for the claimants, prominent among
whom are Matt IL. Carpenter and Albert Pike.
The Memphis cotton exchange aggre-
gates the report for the month of October,
as follows: Eighty five report very favorable
weather, forty-six more favorable than in
1874, thirty-two the same, ten not so favor
able, six report exceptional heavy wind and
rain storms, eighty report killing frost from
the ninth to the twentieth. Average date of
October fourteenth, average damage six per
cent. forty report no damage, twelve report
beneficial; eleven no killing frost. Tennes-
see reports forty-seven per cent of the crop
picked, North Mississippi thirty-fve per cent.
Arkansas forty-two per cent; totalaverage for
this department forty-onc per cent Ten
nessee estimates that the picking season will
close Dec. 20, North Mississippi, Jan. IA, and
Arkansas, Jan. IL. Tennessee estimates the
increased production over 1874 at eighteen
per cent, North Mississippi, Is per cent. and
Arkansas "a per cent; average increased
production for the department 23 per cent.
Under this head Tennessee complains that
the crop is very late, consequently liable to
serious damage by frost In both Tennessee
and Arkansas sickness has seriously retarded
labor. In Arkansas particularly there is
complaint that laborers have waited for ex-
tortionate prices for picking. There has
been considerable damage by the boil worm
in Mississippi Thirty-four report damage
by rust fifty-fve no damage, estimated
damage four per cent Forty-four report
laborers working well forty-fve not working
well; twenty-seven in Mississippi assign
political excitement as the cause twenty
seven, sickness in part; eighteen, depressed
by low prices, and abandoning their own
crops to work for wages. No fears however,
seem to be entertained, but that with favor.
able weather the crop will be saved. Twenty.
four answers that the September estimate Of
small grains and grasses to be sown is toe
large I iifty-six answer that IL is not. The
estimate now given is sixteen per cent in
crease over last year The causes given fol
falling short is the time consumed in cleo
tions; and by sickness. The aggregate fol
North Alabama, IA report favorable weather
more favorable than last year, about the
same. All report killing frost from the
10th TO the 18th Of October; II report
damage, 3 no damage; estimated average
damage II per cent Crop reported, 46 pei
cent. picked. II Is estimated that the pick
ing season closes by Dec. II. Five report in
creased production, two about the same, {
decrease. Estimated decrease, / per cent
Under this head the crop is reported to hav,
been very backward, very green and growing
when overtaken by killing frosts. Three re
port damage by rust, by rot, II no damage
Estimated damage 2H per cent Twelve re
port aborers working we'll 2 not, cause sick
ness and depressed by low prices, 8 rcpor
September estimate Of small grains ant
grasses to be sown is too high, II that IL i
not. The estimate Is now given as 20 pc
cent. over last year.