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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10
Four StranSe Girls.

it will be a small drop IF consolation
to the thousands OF honest housewives
who look upon servant girls as nuisancas
to learn that there are four working girls
in the city of Detroit whose plans and
deeds are worthy of public mention.
One of them, the oldest, came to this
country from EngIand about seven
years ago. She was followed attet 2
time by a second and a third and d
fourth, and during the last three years
the four have held places in families in the
same neighborhood. Each one began
saving mohey fr"m the first. They have
made every effort to please the families
employing them, and have consequently
been paid extra wages. Every garment
purchased by them has been Tor comfort
and long wear, instead of for show and
style. Two OF them have never seen the
city hall, though living in the city nearly
three years. None of them have yet
had beau or had occasion to 90 to the
stores in the evening. Each one can
sew, patch, darn, put up fruit, make
preserves cook any dish, tack down a
carpet. put up stove, harness horse,
make her own clothes and trim her own
hat. Each one has q bank account, and
for several years past all have had an
object in view. That object is now al
most accomplished. A lew weeks ago
they united their savings and purchased
. lot in the northern part of the city,
40x190 in size. They then contracted
with a builder for cottage, which was
ready for occupancy only two or three
days ago The eldest sister then gave up
her situation and moved in. The turni,
ture was bought here and there, where
cash would secure a bargain, and is good,
if not showy. Many little things were
contributed hy friends, and the little
home is as neat ds pitt,
The eldest sister will now becotiie q
laundress, having already more work 6i
that kind than she can do in four daysol
the week. She will keep house, aud be
a mother to and make Il home for the
rest. All own a share, and if siCknes.
comes to one of the three still acting al
| servants, she mas pace 10 20 W aHu
some one to care for her, They will be
planting trees, setting out vines and
planning Improvements as the weeks G
by, eacn good-naturedly striving to dc
moro than the ether ndsthe little home
will keep their hearts pure and thtiI
mindc free from giddy thoughts. Eacl
Sabbath day they will gather there tC
feel that it is homo, and to visit viii
and advise each other, and letters iron
father and mother across the wide oceal
will be opened and read again and AGAR
through fearful eyes. Are there lou
other such girls in oil this land ?-Dctroj
/ Eec jsrcs$
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WAR NOTES.

The bomhardmcnt of ptyna continues
in q dcsultory way.
4 9pccjal dispatch from ShumIa says
SIistra is threatened with investment but is
exceedingly strong in deienscs and 'u''-
armed. The garrison is commanded by
Saama pasha, en- oi the ablcst Turkish
generN''
Skobelef, the Russian general, swan
the Danube on horseback to show it could be
done, and has had five horses shot under him
during this campaign. During one OF his
reconnaissance near PIeyna he came in view
of delicious spring Of water, apparently
inaccessible, however, because of the hail OF
Turkish bullets that battered round It, The
soldiers shrank back from facing almost GER
tain death, till Skobeleh diSmounted, Iels.
urely walked to the fountain, drank ireeIr OF
It's waters and hathed his lace and hands
Sung by this implied taunt the soldiers
rushed forward to shield him; Nkobeetl or
dered them under arrest for leaving their
ranks and calmly walked back,
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,,orsr on REPRESENTATIVES,,

In tbe house on the th, bills introduced
and referred. Providing permanent lGrln
Of ofV royernment for the district OF Columbia
Re6eolipg the act establishing u UNIFORM III
av.tem Of bankruptcy Also, providing .Lr lor
tbe appointmcnt ot a commission OH % the
subject s of alcoholic traffic. R'pe9llns the !he
sections of revised statutes emoodyins sno
tenure Of civil office act. Providing Tor UNI r
form certificates of election OF members Ta q.
congress. Reducing postsge on letters. ~. 10
rsnesaI tn. law taxing deposits in savings :!
institutions. 10 simplify existing laws i I'M,
n"sing and collecting duties on imports anu ,o
10 remove all antiquities therelrom' h!so' ,!so
w reduce rates on imported mercnanalseiI
and TO restore duties on tea and coiiee ,,n "uu wv
IN m enlarge the free list. Also, blll 10 Ire re.
store national credit by funding the non,
interest inter bearing debt into bonds bearing n 81
bctdts tGG St lGfs 9s payment Of duties imported
mercbandiSe. Also, providing Tor me class, ,
Gcation Of fabrics anl other articles CO, con y
noseJ Of mixed materials. Also, 10 proSiu, u,
Ior Vsf ibe e construction Of on act entitled an ae
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FORESTS Challenge to Fitzpatrick.

In a sketch of the late Gen. Forrest
the n. Y. World says: ,,
Gen. Forrest was not an educated
soldier, but he had that within him
energy, dash and pluck-which goes 10
make successful cayalrymau. That he
was successful his remarkable marcheS
aud numerous victories fully attest;
More than one unwary federal general
went into campin tancied security 'hlhk'
ior the enemy bundled miles, away,
and before morning was awakened by an
attack in force, against which ne was
powerless. His excuse at headquarters
would be that it was Forrest VINO had
made the attack. The cavalryman's
movements were as rapid and eccentric
As those of guerilla, yet he carried with
him always a large and well organized
force. Some one asked him just before
he close of the war, when his victories
made him particularly conspicuous wnaU
was the secret of his success. In bis own
homely way he said that it was by
''gitting the most men thar first, sum Ivi,
mer 9 before last when Gen. Judson kli-
patrick was canvassing Indiana Tor tne
republicans, be spoke of Gen FOREST IN
such way that the latter challenged
him to fight duel, As soon as me
challenge was sent Forrest wrote to Gen.
Basil Duke, of Kentucky, that, IN case
his invitation wss accepted when ne
did not doubt for moment''-he would
call on Duke to be his second Inc leI-
ter further said that in the necessary
arrangement he would like Geh' puke
to insist that the duel should he fought
on horseback with sabres, as that was the
way for two cavalrymen to meet zen;
Duke a. once engaged for his principal
a steed for the encodnter-,a nOISe
recommended by his owner to 60 over ea.S =
church steeplc, fnecessary---aillld awaitSa 1;os
Gen. Kilpatrick's reply knPaIrlChl,
however, declined to fight, oo the ground
that ho and Forrest did not move IN y
the same social sphere" Htd TINS % %duei
taken place, it doubtless wenld !, nave peen Z, 4
Conducted in d style del'gatiu'iy
dramatic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

The most popular man isOsman Pasha,
the hero OF Pleyna. The s'iltan has been
pleased to confer upon tie wife Of the
said Osman the sum of 10000 piastfes,
and upon two of his children, aged eight
and six, the sums of 5000 and
4,0G0 piastres respectively. Even the
servants of Osman Pasha have received
handsome presents. In contrast with this
liberalitY the soldier is not paid, and the
daily piastre he is supposed to receive
has been for months past q myth
Two meals day-not very sumptuous
at best--are his allowance, coarse black
bread and weak soup, to which a small
piece of mutton is added at the chief
repast. And yet the sultan can afford to
shower presents on a commander whose
principal merit Consists in keeping his
men in almost impregnablc trenches and
fighting them with the Martin-Henry in
opposition to the Russian steel Oh the
pashas Talk OF the,cOrruption at Wash
ington The exposures Of the past years
in the United States sink into insight
icance compared with the exploits in
the same line of these oriental dignitari's,
Gorged with plunder and ever grasping
at more, they grind the faces of the poor,
and while the people groans under the
burdens laid upon it, and hehard. earned
pay of the soldier is kept back, these
bloated officials reyel in luxury and ease
palaces in the capital and kios&s up
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

Among the topics discussed by the
Christian railroad mems conference at Cleye.
land, Ohio, Saturday, was GLOW to usc the
Bible and increase its study
The editor of n newspaper in Pitts.
burg, called The ttatint Gun, has been tried
Tor libel found guilty and sentenced TO pay
n fine Of $1,000 and undergo Imprisonment
in the Allegheny county workhouse for one
year.
The owner of one of the most fashion.
able harroOms in Chicago is a bankrupt
Among the claims against him is one of a
druggist for $1,000 " for materials used in
compounding liquors" 4 clergymen made
this fact the theme for an une"mmonly encc
tive temperance sermrn.
Another attempt is about to be made
according to the New York Times, to recover
some OF the tempting freight which went
down with the San Pedro Alcautara in 1919
This treasuro'hunting expedition is now Ne.
ing organized in that city, and Is expected to
start in November.
An Iowa newspaper, the Ottumwa
Courier, notes a curiosity Of Iowa commerce
as follows: Gold is not worth any premium
in this locality, and it has begun to make its
appearance in trade Yesterday VIZ seceiyed
two gold haIf-cagle-, ard we learn that the
banks are beginning to receive gold on de.
Hor't in the regular course Of business"
There were siXty.one failures reported
in New York city during the mouth OF Ccto
Der, the largest number ui any month this
year, but the liabilities, which are in round
numheE $S,6OO,0OO, are not so great AS in
some other months. The number Of failures
has increased about thirty per cent. over the
record for the month Of September, while the
aggregate liabilities is smaller by 100000.
High taxes have began to tell in New
| York, A recent letter from that city saws;
"lhe fact that the registration has Filen off
nearly 10000 compared with that Of last
| year, has given rise to the suspicion that the
! true explanation is not TO be sought for In
! the decline ol political interest on the part
Of the community, but in q positive falling
Ing of Of our population"
White sugar, the very find kind that is
affected by some housekecpers for powder.
ing the tops Of cake, etc, is almost alwav-
aduIterated with flour, starch and plaster OF
| Paris The coaiscr grained sugars sich As
the c0atse granu' tied, are as Il general thing
pure, Four or five years ago Il number ii
eminent physicians published card in the
newspapers warning the people against the
use Of brown sugors, which were declared
totally unfit for human consumption. -
GUaoa BUiictdi.
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Egyniian Self-MutiIatlOn.

The Egyptian troops have fought
bravely tor the sultan, but some of them
evidently do not like the smell of powder
Two hundred and fitty-four of them aie
in the hospital at Adrianople with the
tops OF their right thumbs missing. This
self.mutilation will prevent them hand
ling easily the breech loading guns
Mehemet Ali, the founder of the present
Egyptian dynasty, once had a similar
experience in conscripting an army in
Egypt. Hundreds of the conscripts were
found to have only one eye, ard to be
without the right forehuger-the trigger
finger. Mehemet Ali at once ordered a
certain number of regiments raised oI
one.eyed and nine-fngered men, and
there were no more mutilations.
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Enormous Grain Shipments.

The steamer Faraday sailed on Friday
for Liverpool, loaded with grain and
provisions, besides 500 horses and cattle
on her decks. The Faraday was con.
structed expressly for cable laying, and
with the Great Eastern laid all the cable
connecting the old and new worlds, She
is vessel of 5000 tons burden, and all
the available space, including the Tecep.
tacles for the cable, was filled with grain,
The Great Eastern, of 10000 tons burden,
is on the way to New York on similar
crrand, and it is said that enough orders
have been received for grain, on English
account, to give emplo! m nj TO every idle
British vessel anoat. Said well-knowr
shipper: England is preparing fol
n3xt seasons stock, and must rely on
America for her fo1d. The Black sea is
closed. Only the Prussian provinces on
the Baltic are open, and as they must
necessarily be closed if the war is pro-
longed, America will be England's only
resort. Fortunately the crop is large
and ample enough to feed the entire
world. "-Neqc York Tribune.
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nenih OF Zen. Forrest.

Gen. n B Forrest died at half past
seven o'clock last night, at the residence
of Col Jesse Forrest on Union street.
His disease was chronic diarrhea and
malarial fever. lie had been in i'll health
for year or mort, and for several months
past his condition has been deemed Cuti-
cat In August he was reported dying
at Hurricane Springs; but he rallied,
and was Il few weeks afterward able to
return to Memphis. The disease, how
ever, had taken loo firm a hold on his
system. He gradually grew worse, until
at last even his once powerful frame aud
indomitable will succumbed to the de-
strover.
The events which have made General
Forests name familiar to the whole
civilized wotld occurred but as yesterday,
1t seems but short time since the great
soldier, Whose deeds of matchlcss daring
won for him the sobriquet of the
Wizard of the Saddle threw aside his
sword for the implements of peace ;
abandoned the field of bloody war tor
the quiet pursuits of the citizen, 1t is
not necessary to print an outline Of his
military career, 1t is a part of the his
tory of the late war. There were few
important eyentsin the southwest east of
the Mississippi river in which he was
not conspicuous actor. In many of
them the brilIiancy of his genius and The
weight Of his mighty arm turned the
scale.
General Forrest was without military
education, When he entered the con
tolerate army he knew absolutely
nothing of military lie. Yet these de-
tects were without influence. H. sue
c,edcd where Others, trained TO military
pursuits, failed. All things consid red
be was probably the most remarkable
man the war produced. No one else
achieved SO much with such limited
resources 16}apbiS drdiduche Ocf 30h
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ONGRESSlONAL,--Extra Session.
THE SENATE,

In thesenate,o ,on the 20tb, the lollowingbilIs
were introduced and referred: To ohX the
date Of meeting OF the regular session OF the
fortVhtth congress upon November ST.
Providing for the coinage Of silver dollars
and for making same legal tender. To es'
tablish the territory OF Lincoln and provide
n tempcrJrv government. To authorize the
sccretlrv of the interior to declare forfeit
ures of railroad grants in certain cases.
The senate then went into executive ses-
sion and after slttiag three'quartcrs ol aI
hour adjourned till tomorrow.
In the Senate, on the 3lst, Mr. Gordon
presented petition praying that congress
lake action in regard to the Freedman's S saw
ing and trust company so as to restore 10
them their deposits. Referred. The follow
inu is the special committee to consider lhe
snIiect If a,certlining and declaring the
vote for president and vice president OF the
Irrited States: Messrs. Edmunds, ConkIing,
Howe, Mcmillan, Teller Davis, Ill y Bayard,
Thurman and Morgan (Ala.E Inc iolloW'
ing bills were introduced and reierreu' bE
Mr., burnside. 70 remove all restrictions re-
rsrdinr the enIistmentof coIored citizens III
The army By Mr.. lngalls-To provide a
building for the poStofice, courts and olhe[
public Offices at Topeka, Is, a number OF OF
unimportant bills were introduced, Whe9i
thp senate went into executive session. ana
after A session of ten minutes, adjourned
In the Senate, on the ist., Nh Arm
strong presented memorial OF the Kansas
civ board of trade iavoring the repeal OIL
the specie resumption act, and remone''Gt' q
tion Of silver. Also n resolution oil the o.;
Tonis Merchants exchange fayorlng repeal
Of the bankrupt law. Referred A number
of hills were referred and the senate 'heh
went into executive session. When the doors
we're reopened the senate adjourned
In the Senate, on the Srd the death OF
Senator Morton was announced by Senator
M,Donad. A resolution submitted by nm,
providing for the appointment OF commute, ,.a.
Of six senator's to attend the luhera'l war war
agreed to, and the vice peSident GppolGil1eo 1o
Senators MDonald, Davis llL!! bGlhS1at ,r
Bayarl, Cameron Penn aud Booth , l1' !,
s"Hatc yIt them ms 4 further mark of respect It
,b" ' memory .of Senator Morton, ADJOURNED
till Tuesday next.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

The following advertisement of goods
fo. sale appears in a journal OF India !:
" Yaman, the god of day, cast in pure
copper and tastefully executed. Nirondi,
the prince of demons great number to
ch oose from; the giant upon which he is
mounted is boldly designed, and his saber
Is fashioned in the latest style OF art
Barennia, the god of sun, is livily repre-
sented his crocodile is of copper, with
tail o, silver. BsrIionni, the god OF
riches this god is OF the finest workman
shin. Little demi-gods aud other infe'
rior gods in the greatest abundance to
select from. No credit is given, but
discount is allowed for ready money"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

"Two and two never make more than
four" said public speaker " Yes they
do, cried boy in the audience, Per
haps our young friend will kindly tell us
when two and TIVE make more than four"
blandly said the speaker wbereupon the
boy cried "When there side by side,
YOU old stupid-then they make twenty
two, don't they?'
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WANEIINGTON

Fer carriers have appointed a
confer with postoGlce commit.
auole ana house, and urge that
ucS IN all cities be placed at
'F highest grade, and $500 for the
mage executed in the United
'0r lhe mouth Of October, 1877,
n, !. a., polIbIe eagles, $5,4jI,S0O;
4 @,VVi quarter eagles, $4,000;
'In@Ee, a5,}laS00, Trade dollars,
'oIt Ialt dollars, 7 l,225; quarter
\ hg- ~, twenty cent pieces, SO;
'o'i total silver coinage, S..
I,yets Tt confirmed kentucky
|oro', ,uoIaNSon, Louisville; MIS-. Mary
l'SIlt : b. II; Carpenter, Shelby
I,,,ln a, L,nney, nanyiIle; Adolph il.
M raoHi D. R, Warren, Stanford ].
m NaySviIlc, Tennessee-R A.
,,s, ,S,eluPmS; VIM. =. Jones, Nash.
n lS'frS c', OF land otlice-Louis Don.
.Ghi IL, ), Stewart, Sheridan,
DrDl H., r. :, Hanna, Hays City, Kan,
H. '3yn' C',.' Evanston, Wy; Henry {.
sc.i.y, Gi.ly, cGlj N, W. Gibbs, Little
eNerS e. OF public monies-W.
y,n, u,snd Island, Ncb,; Edwin S.
4, 'I y own, Wy John Tonc, Nor.h
hcKow.N ~ Bond, Lincoln, Neb.;
In1a INgnOo, "a, Sheridan, Dakota; c. B.
sba NT =. SltH Col George W. Frost,
y w,n9.l INDIANS of The Grow agency,
V,11'ii,lbSlon Bird, agent for the
ban,, ,''n y, flyor agency, Montana !;
IA ,isn So VI ONO, secretary to the
N slsn !. land patents.
ori.,i Ts iolII, removing all restric
Rlo,o'31U IN regard TO the enlist.
/ y" o,' u citizens in any arm of the
:, coIo.n %n'y, provides that hereafter
EO5ioli Vi tl1IIn not be used to desig.
i ,; "i,;. III the United States army;
kqes 'o1e9S shall he entitled to slI
IN "a o,o, "ud rights Of any citizen to
ztino,;;nV VI the United States army,
gnma", ,,",' Shall hereafter be made,
sleyi"nnn' vn' OF soldiers on account OF
e"ni, UGS descent; that all arms Of
saaI adI'S'nscrs, sa., artillery, cavalry, in.
beD " opLP', II irrespective of color
cpt " ~ nm IN, 1t further authorizes
vent,! w. , NIL the Ninth and Tenth
enIl. % lItogrth and Tscnty,ffth in
Nan w n, 'ed men, without reference
in 5o.I W. color that he shall use his
Nm "seplng s.l, these regiments above
n f,ore, oreng'h required by law, as
bnn,oa' t"1'l the general recruiting and
pts, ,'Sa ~i,sice Service, as they are require irc
soyija@. Without y regard to color. i
klmsJ gp ,Ilat nothing in the act sha
hl Tu mat the Ninth and TentI
e nv nn%teny ! fourth and Twenty>fiftt
~ part OF the United States
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

Let lis have true understanding OF
what bearing the cross is. He after
whom Simon bore the cross is now far
above all woe and WEAKNESS and pain,
and needs no help Or comfort Of ours.
We cannot even follow him in person,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-10

Ntd the thousand gems Of promise
Studded c'r the ss red Page
One there is whose undimmcd luslre
Brightly CLEANS IRON age to age,
Like strain Of swet test music
In the Christians troubled mood
Come the words Of hope aud comfort,
All things work for good.
All things, whether JOY or sadness,
Health Or sickness, loss and gUiu,
Days Of gloom or days Of brightness,
Nights 0t we1IiHess and pain,
All are but the rough materials
IN the Ma te! workmau's hand
frd shHll form a glorious building
EyermoIe 10 Stand.
All that seems 10 thwart and hindcr
In the journey Of our life,
Swollen streams and rugge mountain
Foes 10 meet IN constant strife
Shall but make us stronger, braver,
II victorious through we rOme--
And however rough the pathway,
Still II leadeth home.
In q rich aud glowing paintin5,
Which aamirirgly we vi'w,
i iNcd with shades of brightest color
There are those of s0mber hue,
So wheneer the finished picture
OF our eiTthly course we sec,
We shall only find the shadow
We're twas best to be.
lis the beating of the tempest
Makes the oak 50 firmly stand
Then il strikes its roots more deeply,
Clinging closer to the land
And shall we, when sl0rm5 are raging
Murmur If the wintry blast
nto Him whose arms support us
Make tscleave more fast
'Ta this battle makes The sOldpr
More than peaceful times oi ease;
y is the storm that makes The sailor
More than calm, untroHbcd seas;
And II we, whtn sOrcIy tempted,
shall with courage still endure,
Victory, when we're next assaulted
viii De made more sure,
So when, like a ieetiug vision,
Ea.thly tbiI;gs hare pissed dTat,
Apd before the King Of tlory
We are met in glad array,
All that now seems painful mystery
VIII he clearly understood
And We shall with JOY acknowledge
All things worked for good,
Ii R'S1', " ToNdll Blpt.