Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-02-10
NEWS SUMMARY.


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Several nickel counterieiters were ar
sted in New Orleans, Thursday, together
til the machinery for working up the base
lterial.
Capt, W. +, Lytc, who commanded
ockade-runncr between Texas and foreign
rts, during the late war, died;at Dallas ON
10 2sth. He was native of London, Eng,
ID, and had made number of voyages to
East Indies.
Howes' circus was sold by the sheriff
Augusta, the 30th ult., and everything was
ught by the claimants, the amount of the
i'm being bid, The den of tigers brought
600; the five elephants, Sl5,O 600; the hyenag
900, etc.
The number of ships in Charleston
rbOr had decreased to seyenty.liye on the
h, Of which four were steamships, six
ps, fifty barks, nine brigsa and four schoon.
=. OF these, fourteen were under the flag
the United States twenty-eight the flag
Great Britain, eleven of Spain, twelve Of
rway, two of Sweden, three of Germany
two of Russia, Sixteen were loading
Liverpool, three for IIavrc, four for the
tied Kingdom, six for the Continent, two
a port in Europe, one for Trieste. two for
'celona, and the remainder for uoastwise
It's, ready or waiting
Che clearanccs from Charleston ports
the week ending the 10Th, were three
gldred and thply.threc bags ot son island
ton, 2O,SS7 5acs OF upland cotton, 1,272
ces rice, Ais barrels resin, 1900 tons
sphate rocll, 2,2iO barrels flour Of
amount fity,one bags sea island cot
anH 9,549 bales of upland cotton were
Great Britain; forty bugs Of sea island
ton and 3,110 bales Of upland cotton were
France; 1913 bales of upland cotton
70 for the continent of Europe, $3.50 bar
resin to Rotterdam, 500 tons phosphate
k to various European ports, 2,270 barrels
If to MatanZas 3,lS9 bales of cotton, 1,272
ces rice, four hundred and City tons
.1sphate rock, l,27S barrels resin and sum
Is to coastwise ports,
The Plaquemines Observer, OF Janua.
20, says: Our sugar planters are highly
10, outraged by the splendid crop of last year
the high prices obtained therefor, and
open the planting campaign with re.
"a, red confidence and energy. Many sugar
nations heretofore planted in rice will
in resume the cultivation of cane, aud it
eported that many small rice planters in
upper portion of the parish will plant
hIr front lands in cane, the produce there
to be sold to the sugar planters or be
led to their mills and ground on shares,
ihe same system that prevails in Martin.
ard Guadaloupe, and which has been
a'I S' Dded with most brilliant results.
rrs.he Memphis Appeal thus headlines
local column "John B. Jones cuts the
pat of Pat. Conncll, fireman, and Alon.
fleming (cooredJ shoots at Susan Dale
ored) through a window; Walter Nelson
identally) shot and killed by Preston
es; attempt at murder near Central
Tnt; several shots fired; John Campbell
-l4!mlted by two negroes, has his skull
ihedi negro waylays a beated pedes
for the purpose of robbery; a mystic
Is shot on Gayoso street last night; a
tul list for one day, and one that calls
an effective remedy"
he Richmond dispatch, in speaking
he state debt of Virginia, humorously
,m5 The case is knotty one, and the
neiers will find it hard of solution. The
,.e will now rapidly improve, and the rev.
sources will be multiplied. But she
Brtl a remedy now at hand, She knows that
yyrndy-burnt or not--can save her. 4
tir tax can make the state easy now, and
II her in fine condition for inrther aid
future prosperity. Put all the drinkers
iquor at the wheels of government and
aaY will be promptly and triumphantly
I'd out OF the mirc. If the Gnancier,
uld succeed in finding out CHOW to dc
the state will be happy enough but if it
aid not find out this important secret, We
at least rally to the public support and
TX the state out Of embarrassment