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

Sitting Bull has settled down in Can
ada, where he is astonishing the natives by
exhibiting trophies of the Custer massacre
and telling of the yalor of Mr. Lo! in his
numerous conflicts with the troops, and the
Canucks "take it all in"
The Emery arcade, opened June IA,
at Cincinnati, is a novelty on this continent,
1t is four hundred feet long, connecting two
principal streets through the center of the
square, The arcade was brilliantly lighted
and decorated and was visited by forty
thousand people.
A telegram from Fort Clark to the
Galveston News says that detachment Of
Mexican government troops recently crossed
the Rio Grande, to this side in order 10
avoid a conflict with larger body of revo-
lutiOnary troops, who were fast closing in
on them. On the same night reyolu-
tonary body crossed the river and attacked
the government soldiers, killing several and
wOunding many, and then returned TO the
Mexican side. The United States military
authorities made captures of the Mexican
troops for violation of tho neutrality law
in crossing to the American side with arms,
and having battle thereon. There were
forty men in number, including one colonel,
three lleutenantcolonels and five captaius.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
MINCELLANEOUN.

There will be two hundred and ninety
nine new money.order Offices established on
the second of July, and one hundred and
sixty additional on the first Of October.
General @. N. Henningsen, we'll known
in years past in connection with the Walker
expedition to Nicaragua, died at Washing
ton, aged sixty.two years.
Several delegations from different parts
Of the south have visited the President and
have assured him of the hearty acquiescence
OF the people Of their respective sections in
the policy which they understand is guiding
the administration, in so far as relates to
the control Of offices in the southern states.
Mr. Linderman, the director of the
mint expresses the opinion that at the next
session a plan for the reissue Of the silver
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
The Coming Cotton Crop.

The committee on information and
statistics for the Savannah (Ga,) cotton
exchange make the following reports for
the month of May;
Georgia = one hundred and ninety re-
plies, from siXty-iour counties, show the
increased area in land planted to be two
and half per cent The weather has
been generally more favorable than last
year. There was too much rain in the
early spring the nights have been too
cool, and latterly the weather has been
teo dry. The stands are good, but the
crop is two weeks later than last year.
Labor is about the same in number, but
improved in efficiency. Complaints of
want OF rain are very general.
Florida. a.-FOrty replies from sixteen
counties state that there has been but a
slight increase in the area of land planted
in cotton. The weather has been less
favorable than last year, the nights being
too cool. The stands are generally good.
The crop is two weeks later than that of
last season. Labor is decidedly bettes
than heretofore. But little guano har
ever been used in this state. The plant
is very small, but has been well culti-
waited, There are complaints from some
sections OF Cutworms and lice.
South Carolina The Charleston ex-
change report, covering twenty-seven
counties in this state, says the area in
cotton planted has decreased three per
cent. Weather unfayorable; stand ip
most cases bad, and ten to twenty days
later than last year Fields clean, but
plant. small and backward and, from
want of rain and cool nights, max
ing slow growth. Labor abundant and
efficient Use of fertilizers decreased five
and one-half per cent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23

dollar will be ageed upon He rays that
all are agreed that it would be desirable to
issue the silver dollars, but nobody wants to
do so in way that would affect unfavorably
the price OF our bonds. lie thinks the plan
agreed upon will answer the demands of the
silver men, while it will not injure the value
Of the bonds. There will, therefore, be in
his opinion limit to the leCal-tender
character Of the silver dollar, but he believes
it will be liberal one.
Mr.. Wyman, treasurer of the United
States, and MIR. Mcpherson, superintendent
of the bureau of engraving and printing
who were appointed committee to prepare
report on the fractional currency, will
soon complete their report. It will show
the total amount in circulation in any one
year and the amount at present outstanding.
The total issues were in round numbers
$lS2,000OO0 This currency is coming in
for redemption at the rate Of about 100000
a month Years must elapsc before it will
cease to come in 1t is found that at least
$lO0O0,O00 of the whole amount, or more
than two per cent, has been lost or DESTROYED,
and the government is, therefore, gamer
by that amount.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
WARRINGTON.

James Russell Lowell has accepted
the Spanish mission and will soon sail for
his post.
The register Of the treasury recently
applied to the treasurer to subscribe in his
individual behalf for $1,000 bond of the
new four per cents, but was refused, under
the law, which provides that no person ap-
pointed TO the office OF secretary, first comp.
troller, first auditor of the treasury, or reg
lister, should be concerned in the purchase
or disposal of any public securities of the
United States. The statute makes it mis-.
demeanor for any clerk to carry on any
trade or business in funds of the United
States, The act in question is an old statute
of 1889, in the original organization Of the
treasury department, and has heretofore
either been disregarded or construed into
prosecution of business in state or United
States bonds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23

moment of awful silence as Saova stood
before the trembling Filing. Slowly she
raised the veil which had concealed her
features. Then presenting the youth to
his lovely bride, she screamed aloud
Elline Mccarthy, here present to
you Scanlan, the Chief of the Glen"
The youth instantly dropped the arm he
had erasped, Elline fell upon her knees,
and Lady Gromlaith stood motionless
with horror. A loud, fendish laugh
burst from SaOva as she exclaimed tri-
umphantly, Now, Chief of the Glen
where are your bOasted ramparts? Where
your good sword to defend you from the
vengeance of poor, weak woman
Why stand you all aghast? Why gaze
on me as if in fear? 'ris true | am pes
titerous and have inoculated with the
poison of death all those upon whom /
have breathed. Look on your bride
see how beautiful she is | was once as
fair, Now what am |? and who made
me what am ?"
Fiend-like she sprang upon the object
of her hate, clung to him like serpent,
and covered his face and lips with deadly
kisses During this horrible struggle
neither his mother nor Elline dared
approach to assist him. they saw him
writhing beneath the poisonous embraces
of the wretched woman, and could only
weep and call for help. At length the
vassals came; but at the sight of Saova
they stood petrifed and immovable, not
daring to approach beyond the threshold,
The frightiul contest was terminated by
Scanlan's plunging his sword into Saova's
bosom. For several days the young
life was despaired of. During
this time the Lady Gromlaith made
vow to bestOw a silver lamp upon the
blessed st. Finan Lobhra if her son re.
covered fIom his present danger She
also made gilt to monastery to defray
the expense of keeping the lamp con-
stantly burning before the altar, both by
day and night. The Chief of the Glen
recovered, but the legend says he never
afterwards had the use of his right arm,
which was the cause Of his having the ap.
pellation of Scanlan the Scathed," and .
that Elline fell victim 10 the dreadful /
pestilence which rayaged this fair island .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
Railway Bnilding In 1877.

The Railroad Gazette publishes some
valuable statistics of railroad construc-
tion for the first five months of this year,
with very sensible comments thereon.
Taking the period referred to for each OF
the last five years, which includes the
panic of 1873, we find that the total con,
struction was smaller this year than in
any except 1878, being 393 miles, against
542 miles last year, and 60niies in 1875.
In 1873 it was 9lS miles. OF the total
mileageIso far constructed, 81 per cent, is
narrow gauge, and is, of course, intended
only for local use or as feeders to the
main roads, Fifty-four per cent. of the
increase was in the two states of Texas
and California, while Ohio-chiefy in
narrow gauge roads was next. The
Gazette points out that there is now very
little work remaining to be done on
long roads, and that we may look forward
to comparatively small rate of increased
mileage for some time to come, and it
adds that this is "a return to something
like a normal activity in railroad con-
struction, not retrogression to un.
healthy stagnation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23

pecIed match caused great enthusiasm in the
state, and this sudden unlooked.for break
up causes much outspoken disgust.
Another report of meat shower comes
from Franklin, Tenn. A scientist says,
have placed the substance under a fair mi
crOscope and find it an organism, a loricated
infusOria. From the average seen in one
drop the number must have been immense
indeed. The inclosng jelly is perfectly
transparent, except little coal dust and
paint from the roof Each animalcule is
inclosed in case or shell of silica and all
are alike, of the same family One drop
contains about fifty or sixty, and they have
plenty of room to float around. They are
about one fourhundredth of an inch long.
Where they came from cannot say posi-
bly, from the decaying heaps of kelp in the
Gulf Of Mexico, or as the winds have been,
from the north for some time, they may
have come from the lakes
The state debt of South Carolina is
gwen as follows by the Christian News and
Courier: "When the entire fundable debt
of the state shall have been converted into
consolidated bonds and stocks, the state
debt will amount to $5,G69l7. This result
is obtained by the reputation by the repub.
licans in 1873 of the $6,OOO,COO of spurious
conversion bonds, and by the scaling of the
remainder Of the debt to 50 cents on the
dollar. The actual bonded debt of the state
Oct, 81, 1861 principal and interest, was $5,-
522, $40. To this must be added the bonds
issued to redeem the bills receivable issued
under Gov. Orr's administration, making the
ante.reconstruction debt $5,OO7,576, or $780,
$50 more than the debt under the consoida.
ton act"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
Beauty UnadOrned.

The principal of young ladies semi
nary in Tennessee, ito repress the
inclination of expensive dress" lately
issued the following cruel orders regula-
ting the garments which his pupils were
to wear during the exercises OF com
mencement day: The young ladies are to
dress in white, and the material to be
muslin, tarletan or its equiyelant. Ne
trimmings to be permitted, except when
made of the same material as the dress.
Lace, silk and satin expressly forbidden.
No satin nor silk sashes, and no train OF
over ten inches in length. No sleeves
shorter than the elbow. No low neck
or low square neck dresses. No lace ex-
cept for sleeves and neck. No flowers
except brooch bouquet and as dressing
for the hair. No jewelry except ear
rings; and any young lady disregarding
these regulations shall not be permitted
to appear at the commencement. This
is a tyranny worse than Torquenada's'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
NUMBER 40.


The bTavest girl in Australia is Grace
Vernon Bussell The steamer Georgette
was wrecked off the west coast, near
Perth; a small boat had been capsized
in the surf, and women and children
were struggling in the water On the
crest of precipitous cliff appeared the
figure OF a young lady on horseback. To
the sailors on the stranded vessel it
seemed utterly impossible that horse
and its rider should be able to descend
that precipice. But the young lady
never faltered. She plunged down at
full speed, and reaching the shore,
spurred her horse into the boiling surf.
There were two lines of roaring breakers.
With her splendid pluck she dashed
through them and reached the boat, to
which the affrighted woman and children
were clingiDg. Her horse stumbled over
a hawser which stretched between the
wreck and the small boat but she clung
to the saddle and brought the women
and children to land. There was still
man left on board the boat. She plunged
into the breakers again and brought him
safe to the shore While those whom
she had saved were rescuing those who
on the wreck, the heroic girl,
drenched with the sea foam and half
tainting with fatigue, galloped a dozen
miles home to have relief sent to the
halEdrowDed, halfnecked folks whom
she had left on the beach, Her sister,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23

The first number of the new monthly
Statistical Bulletin of the French min>
istry of finance contains some interesting
tables showing the annual consumption
OF salt in France from 1916 to 1876,
The lamentations seems to have been
due principally to changes in duty, al>
though the tendency has all the time
been toward a gradual increase OF con-
sumption. In 1916 the amount of salt
consumed in France was II s pounds per
head of the population. After that it
increased slowly, and between 1878 and
lS4S it never fell below 1872 pounds per
head, but never reached Is pounds,
these being the extreme limits. In lS49,
owing to a reduction of the duty, the
average amount consumed rose to 206
pounds per head, and in 1878 to 21S
pounds. The average amount consumed
in 1876 was 1874 pounds,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
Remarkable Fatalities.

A Cornell student, named O S, Kratz,
was drowned at Fall creek, near the
university, on Sunday last. What makes
the matter remarkable is that Cornell
has lost student by drowning at the
same place and about the same time
annually during the last three years.
Charles 5. Emerson was drowned in
Fall creek on the afternoon of decoration
day, 1875; Frank Youngs was drowned
in the same place on the afternoon Of
June 90, 1876, and again on June 8,
1877, a similar casualty has occurred.
Each was drowned about six p. M, and
was a member Of the sophomore class.
Each was an editor elect OF the Cornell
Review, and all were members of the
University Christian association.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
THE CoLoRr:D SISTERS cmorCe.'


a,n one Of the co]or'd sisterin,
Aud cant tell whar I'm gwine,
For rs troubled bout my gous faith
And don't krow what chluch to jno
Try on, try on, this poor old heart says try
For | want TO be an angel white
With the good Lord when die
Elch tells ne theirn's the only church,
And theirn's the christian baud
lhat'll take me STRAIT TO heben's gate,
And 10 the promised land,
Try on, try on, this poor old heart says try.
blrs de Meiodist- - like their shout,
But the sprinklin will not do,
But they lubs we sisters mighty well
And our good fried chicken too.
Try on, try on, this poor old heart says try.
Oars de Piscopals- says they is ri1ht
And they all seem mighty intent,
And tells me will 60 to heben
II ! only die in lent
Try on, try on this poor old heart says try,
But then, they says-for forty days,
Dis Niger must fast aud pray,
SO I'll give them up as a hard Old case
Aud try heben an udder way.
Try on, try on, this poor old heart says try,
Vow de Pres terans-ls de stocracy church,
And they are mighty quiet and still
They mout let me iine their little band
For don't live on "The Hill -
Try on, try on, this poor old heart says try.
De Hardshel Baptist they comes next,
The best people ever born,
They will wash dis humble nigger's feet,
Aud let her take a horn.
Try on, try on, this poor old heart says Try.
But thCv is OpnOsr6 ia thp nissiou rqusa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
THE EAST,

Senator Conklin, of New York, sailed
for Europe on June II, to be absent during
the summer.
The centennial of the adoption of the
United States flag was celebrated at New
York, June IA, by the raising of the banner
over the national and city buildings, In
Washington many business establishments
united with the government in commemo-
rating the event, while in Boston there was
a general display of the "Stars and stripes"
and firing of salutes on the common.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
q, How Hot,

The doors of the church stood wide
OPEN the house was crowded, and the
sinners must have felt considerably
worked up, who were seated in the pews,
broke out in sweat all over, and listen
ing to the minister telling how hot hell
was. Just about the time they felt
their clothes scorching and they smelled
birthstone, a man showing little cart
came along, stopped in front, and, after
giving several blasts through an old horn,
yelled, "ice cream! !" and the sinners
breathed free as they wiped the perspira'
tion from their anxious brows. The
minister switched off, and took the
side-track on a cooler subject, and lett
the impression among the "iretlul' that
old Gabriel had started cut in the ice
cream business, and was going about
through the streets Sunday morning,
yelling "ice-cream - to encourage EN-.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
FOREIGN.

The neutrality of England in the
present war in Europe has assumed such a
shape that the foreign office has decided
that any British officer in the service of a
power which enters into hostilities against
another power with which England is at
peace, must resign either his foreign ap.
pointment or his commission in the British
service.
Reports from Erzeroum say that the
Russians continue to make determined at
tacks on Kars. Continued fighting at that
place for three days resulted in the repulse
of the MuScovite troops with great slaugh-
ter. The Sukumkaleh rising in Caucasus,
which had been languishing, has suddenly
immensely revived.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23

There seems to be a race out west as to
whichof the two parties will be the first to
get on the silver platform. 1t is clear
now that the democrats will be the first
in the field, and are determined to pre-
sent the silver issue as the controlling
one in the fall elections. 1t is notable,
however, that the leading republican
organs Of the west, the Cincinnati Com
mercial and the Chicago Tribune, are
strongly committed to the old silver dol
lar, and it is an open secret that PTesl-
dent Hayes is profoundly convinced OF
the unwisdom Of paying the public DEBT
in dearer currency than that in whlchlt
was contracted. Senator Thurman, OF
Ohio, one of the most high-minded and
conservative democrats in the country,
mas come out in a strong argument IN
favor OF this old silver dollar" 1t is
as certain as any event OF the future,
that when congress meets, there will be
scarcely any effective opposition to silver
as well as gold, being recognized as a
legal tender for all debts, public as well
as private.-N NJ Grophic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23

For seven years the most curious OBJ
iect in the museum of the Tennessee
historical society has been the Egyptian
mummy. 1t has very singular history
In 1860 Col. jeremiah George
Harris was a purser on a United States
man-of war in the Egyptian waters
He went on shore, and was at once
ushered into the august pres nee of the
khedive and his numerous household
He was walking one day with member
of the bhedive's staff, when the latter
was set upon by rufians. Col. Harris,
who is man of great strength, inter
posed, and the rufiians were yanquished.
" What can | do, asked the Egyptian
officer, to show adequate appreciation
of the services you have rendered me ?"
"Give me a mummy" laughiDgly
suggested Col. Harris.
"A mummy " repeated the officer,
holding his breath and pondering, "Did
you know, sir, that our laws prohibit
the removal of mummies, under penalty
of death? But, never mind your re.
quest shall be fulfilled. Just before
your vessel leaves the harbor boat will
come alongside. 1t will contain that
for which you have asked
Col. Harris had dismissed the subject
from his mind. but Just before the hour
for the departure of the ship three ma,
tives were seen pulling toward the vessel.
The boat contained bundle directed to
Col. Harris. The bundle was not
opened until the arrival OF the ship at
Boston, when it was discovered that
there were six mummies instead of one,
They were unwrapped, and the best one
forwarded to the Tennessee Historical
society, of which Col, Harris was and is
still a member.
When Prof. Huxley was here he eX-
amined the mummy with great deal of
interest and said that he believed it to
be the best-preserved specimen either in
America or in Europe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
How Virginia's Whisky Law Works.

1t may interest some to know just how
a late law enacted by the Virginia legis-
lature regulating the sale of liquor in
har-rooms operates What is called
registering apparatus was provided for in
the act, and is described as follows by the
Lynchburg Virginian "On one side is a
crank, and on another dials like those of
a gas meter. The bar-keeper turns the
crank round at every sale Of a drink, a
bell strikes, and the dial registers ere.
The object of the device is to determine
the amount of tax to be collected, at the
rate of one cent on every drink. AL.
though heavy fine may be imposed for
neglect to use these machines properly,
or for tampering with them in any way
and there are officers whose duty it is
to detect such otlenses-the belief is that
they will not answer the purpose, because
drinkers will generally connive at viola.
tions of the law.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
Ages of the EurOpeon Soyereigns.

Queen Victoria has just attained her
fifty-eighth birthday Only twelve
others Of the reigning soveleigns of
Christendom (out of thirty. eight in ALI
have attained to this age. The Oldest on
the list is the Pope, who was eighty.fve
on May l3. OF temporal princes the
German emperor has seen the greatest
number of years, his eightieth birthday
having been reached a few years ago.
The car is older than the queen by
about year, having been born on the
29th of April 1878, The king of Italy is
some ten months younger than the queen,
the date of his birth being March II,
1920. The emperor Francis joseph is
not yet forty seven. He was born in the
year of revolutions, 1890, and ascended
the throne in the year of revolutions,
1913 The youngest reigning sovereign
is Alphonso MI, of Spain, who IS not
yet twenty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
Subterranean Lakes.

Not long since while a party of men
we're boring for coal at Coe, Ia. When
they had penetrated seventy feet they
heard heavy rumbling noise, which
was Immediately followed by rush of
water, filling the six-inch tube, which
raised the drilling-machine, weighing
some seven hundred pounds, many feet.
On moving the drilling apparatus a
volumn of water was thrown into the
air twenty feet, and still continued TO
raise seven or eight feet, when it spread
out into Jets, like an artificial fountain.
1t is estimated that it discharges bar
rel a minute. The water is pure and
cold. A stone thrown into the tube is
hurled back into the air, as is, also, a
rail, when forced down into it.