Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
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THE SOUTH.

"a carolina has Just sentenced
four geNrS imprisonment for a crime
,lfladinlSji,
eaeIe killed near Swaynesborough,
sasafed from tip to tip of the wings
| |qlast eight inches.
tsin southern cities have been
h of aid in prospect by the burglars
acksmen of New York city.
Gwinnet county, Ga, old and re.
cillzens frequently find gold in par.
! ias iarge as grain of wheat
iess0s has been found in considera.
antilles near Westport, Georgia It
b Be worth $1,000 per ton,
at Decatur, Alabama, on June
fed q square of the business por.
BE PA involving a loss of $37 900.
lcas Dm Little Rock say it is
" aly conceded that twO.thirds of the
|Ss Ag The Arkansas river is DESTROYED,
department of agriculture of
!, Carolina urges the sowing Of German
len millet to replace those crops that
allied.
eni iee machine in Dallas, Texas, pro,
Aalges thirty feet long and SIX feet
Weighing from 10000 to 10000 pounds
RI
years peanut crop in Virginia,
ssse and North Carolina is valued at
|fr559. These states produced l7,l7O,.
,hels.
. lad dog bit two hundred and two
10 were not mad at Sardis, Kentucky,
her day, and the citizens don't feel
ike being out nights.
Oh trees are overburdencd with
II a Newberry, North Carolina. Many
eaking down with the heavy weight,
. orchards generally are in apple.pie
|I Upson county (Ga.) man manured
otermelon patch with fifty pounds of
tweek. He put about half pound
|D, hill.
Nat. Barden, of Harris county,
| ITa, has been clerk of the superior
Il II that county since 1886 Mr.. John
|IAF has been clerk of the superior court
air county since 1874.
|EA. Thompson, one of tho editors
Moprietofs of the Avalanche, has been
STONED postmaster of Memphis by
|NInt Hayes Yhe office is worth from
|6hso 50, cooper annum. Josiah DeIoach
HID was appointed by President Grant
||fsars ago.
|iGsincrease of sparrows from two or
= rought to Iynchburg, Va, a few years
D SO great that they are now seen
here in the streets. The sparrow is
ions, aud it is regretted that other
,gIllariiFe birds are driven away by the
immigrant.
iIvannah (Ga, letter saws, our col
ltixens have here six wclI.orcani2ed
aea and il would be graceful recor.
4 their efforts if the governor would
. them into a battalion They com
Vorably in point Of proficiency with
tcompanies, and should be encour
VI, city council of Macon, Ga, has
a ordinance levyiug a tax of two
on every dog in the city. Any dogs
SION the streets after the list Of July
" imPcunded for two days, and then
81 not redeemed by the owner. The
X gates will be closed against all
reaitef.
ly all The track on the state road.
between Atlanta and Cartersville.
Q laid with street rail which is very
on'a causes scarcely a jar to the trains
lass over it. As fast as the old iron
y JNt It is replaced with steel of fine
NJ The entire road from Atlanta to
49, - 4
Fhrlaborers of New Orleans who are
Q 20 the contract system of cleaning
iAiring the streets, building of bridges
q Ahell roads in order, ETC., con.
EaRt $4,000 would be saved the city
l,aF py the present mode of employ.
1'y the city. The Times disapproves
h and disacrees with the above con.
Ehootlng of alligators in the swamp
AaEles parish, Louisiana, is of more
Ia hpecuuence now than formerly, the
b people preferring the meat Of these
g that of any Of the wild game in
Islds. They assert that it is more
pg than beef, and more tender and
Shan chicken or fish.
Charleston Is. C.) Journal OF
icesays, during the past few days a
aon schooner has been anchored in
an beaufort, engaged in picking up
te rock. The men use common
p. lngs, and work at low tide only, and
4 iaf, Secured almost load. In
Ieek there are large number of
pats AZ work and they are said to
T. >aney n carrying the rock to Charles.
y ale
tRlfio4 carried in Ashville, Green's
Z spe hiu and Moore, North Carolina,
fallda9t from the last place writing;
|s lcoees Is due to the noble efforts of
|assa, Who assembled at the church and
g he courthouse, fifty St ong.
|Aained all day, and by their sweet
s.s.'seging and convincing remarks,
NO. ~ winning many votes to our
\ e fhem-God bless them belongs
NJ
sckberry industry in Georgia,
| .Ss gsa alas and other southern states is
|itIa The little town of Salem,
| ins ua, containing only about 1000
| ngsniai " has shipped during three years
|sopa'090 pounds OF blackberries, for
|Sys aFlT half million dollars was re-
ny ~ lle vas equal TO over nine thou
low lsa oI cotton at ten cents pound,
" ~ .eagee certainly not to be despised.
|ls iEa l6a.) Journal urges attention :
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