Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-02-03
JEWs SUMMARY.



TrrR SOUTH.
he roots Of the oat crop in Georgia
not been materially injured blythe cold
iher.
he southern Methodist publishing
Sc, at Nashville, is said to be in financial
ress
he hog crop of south Alabama is
vier this year than 1t has been since
hey resort to coiored iurics in Nir-
ia for colored offenders, and use the
piping post for small onenses.
Tennesse the failures Of 1876 num-
ed one hundred and iitycieht, with liza,
ties estimated at 81 ,22o 5O3.
'here's move in the Georgia legisla-
to reduce the salaries of their supreme
rt judges from $1,000 to $1,000 per
r.
Four car loads of cattle are sent every
:, on an average, from Nashville to New
cans where they are preferred to Texas
tie.
Virginia has a national hank capital Of
i9O,9l3 and pays an internal revenue of
ll3,7s9. The six New England states
e national banking capital OF Sl6o,5lI-
aud pay only $d,555,75lrcvenue.
The factory at Columbus Ca, last
r consumed a daily average OF 2,5OS
lnds Of cotton, and $3.50 yards Of sheet,
total cotton, 7l5,662 pounds; sheet.
+. 1,8l53SS yards; shifting, aooiCi yards.
Since the year 1859 Virginia by dis
nlbership and from other causes, has lost
population S70651 loss in personal prop.
Y (taxabie) $11G,SN9Ol6; loss in taxable
| estate, 1921 ,52j,oOo; internal improve
nts, $36,100,362; loss on banking capital
i,520550; loss on circulation, $l2,0O0O0;
on the states interest in banks, $500,
d., loss on dividends and bonds from
nks, $S6S,S23; total loss, S}06,164,7O2. TO
itch may be added slaves and other prop.
y not taxed, $ll6,556,OO0 total $4.25
),702.
The cotton factory at Augusta, Ga,
Jared within the last SIX months, a little
er $4,000. This fact taken into consider
on at time when the market for cotton
ods is depressed, and when most mills at
north are either stopping or running ON
Ort time, gives proof that the south Is the
ice to employ machinery and labor to ad.
ntage in the production Of cotton goods.
A singular bill introduced in the Nir
ala legislature provides that any person
uDd guilty OF carrying conceded deadly
sapons shall be fined in the discretion Of a
stlce not exceeding 530-one half to 60 to
6 informer and shall likewise forfeit to
e informer his weapon, in default of whicl,
be committed to Jail by the Justice Cor one
onth or until the same he paid or delivered
p.
Mrs. Mary ,.on0or Of Memphis, a well
nown, har,; working honest woman, while
rrying sOmc things home ON a wheel-bar
|w, last Friday night, was brutally asSassi
ated by an unknown man. As she passed
long Washington street, near Market, and
|ithin few steps Of dozen or more men
be murderer stepped up behind her -ct,cd
Ter by the hair, drew her head lack and cut
er throat. He ran into 4 lumber house and
renee into a darn bayou, and was gone
he ahair Is shrouded in deep mystery.
Uharloston News and Courier; The
essslH in this harbor on Saturday last were
bout eighty.fve in number, OF which three
ere steamships, eight ships, ffty.one barlss
|yelye brigs and schooners. Twenty-Five
|ere under the flag of the United States
hirly-one of Great Britain, fifteen Of Nor
|aH eight of Spain, live of Germany, two
1 Russia and one of Sweden Twenty were
Padipg for Liverpool, seven for the cont
ent. four for Hayrc, four for Barcelona
|vo toythe United Kingdom, ,one for Amster
ap., and the balance for domestic ports,
As an indication Of the valuable tradt
bat awaits New Orleans by an effort ON the
art Of her merchants to utilize the advan
ages Of direct railroad communication Will
hicago, we may mention that that city re
eiyed the past year 9167G19O bushels o
orn--an increase of 16,GO0,o0O bushels owe
be previous year. Having the corn, sh,
Ommands the hogs, too. She shipped 5l5
IS barrels of pork last year and 76,Ol
ressed hogs. Altogether, her produc,
Fade amounted to $256,S0o Goo 100000
bore than the previous year. She has hand
ed and sold twenty per cent. more goods
/ Charleston News and Courier. A pri
late letter from Mr.. Corley, n clergyman VIII
|as moved to Savannah since the epidemic
10 his friends in Columbus, Ga, gives tn
following interesting account of what on
|tHicted sister city has done to relieve he
destitute poor. 1t is a record of which tn
|itzens may be proud; "The late epider
c made large provisions for orphan childre
|nd for widows necessary, and nobly ha
Savannah met the emergency. She has G
|ablished one asylum for orphan boys an
wo for orphan girls, and two widows home
|or the needy and deserving poor, also
hone Tor the homeless, where all who nee
|OOd may go and get a meal and wher
young women out Of employment may fin
l temporary home until situation can b
|ecured. This last named institute is keI
Ep by public and private charities, and tn
lady in charge gets five hundred dollars
month for distribution among the needy.
Few days after Mr.. Corley had entered on b
workthe mayorol Savannah sent him a chec
for fve hundred dollars, to he used among
|he poor of his church. He saps in his lie
'oa' Ahc PeoPlc heIVj "S 'h"i'hvs, "l"
b municipal corporation, and as individual
exceed any have seen for the variety an
extent of their noble charities"
EOREIGN.
President Diaz has banished the n
torious bandit Corina from Mexico.
Midhat Pasha has proposed to Sery
a direct peace negotiation. Servia dar
not vnfuse tbo ofer ,vitbout Pusuio'e onen