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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
The LeVeC Bill,

The Mississippi river Ievee bill, intro
duCed in the house by Mr.. Young, pro-
vides,
/. That so much of Illinois, Missouri,
Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and
Louisiana as are subject to overflow shall
he constituted a district known as the
levee district Of the Mississippi valley.
.. For the creation OF board of levee
commissioners three Of the army engineer
corps, one colonel and two captains and
two civilians appointed by the president
and confirmed by the senate, army officers
only to receive Tay allowed by law, and
civilians 81, 600 per annum; the board to
take charge of and continue the survey
being made of the Mississippi river ard
tributary streams for the purpose of de-
termning the proper method of reclaim.
ing alluvial lands OF the Mississippi valley
and the cost
8. The secretary of the treasury shall
issue thirty year bonds, bearing interest
at four per cent. per annum, to the
amount of $4,000, ,0O0, the proceeds to be
applied to the construction of such works
as may be recommended by the board, a
tax to be levied upon all lands reclaimed
from overflow, and upon tonnage of all
vessels navigating streams in the leyee
district, this tax to constitute a sinking
fund for payment of principal and interest
Of bonds, and cost and expenses of keeping
levees in repair, the bill not to take effect
until states in the levee district cede to
the government power and jurisdiction to
carry into effect the provisions of the bill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
A NATURAL CURIOSITY.
Description OF Wonderful Cave In Ian
NAater COMnIN, pM.

DTACfNNllOn Of WOhUerIuh NhVc In Ian
easter County, PA.
We have received from reliable
source information as to the existence in
our county of cave which rivals the
dazzling subterraneOus vaults of the
Arabian Knights. At first skeptical We
could not give the matter credcnce, until
We had obtained positive information.
We have not yet made up our minds TO
sacrifice q reporter to the cause of science,
but if the public demand it, an explora,
ton will be made. The particulars of
the discovery of this cave are as follows ;
Some days ago Mr.. John S. Harman,
living in Pequea township, was out hunt.
ing with several friends, on the farm OF
Christian Good, in Strassburg township,
The party came to the opening that
leads down into this marvellous unde e
ground palace, of which Mr.. Harman
had before heard, and which people
thought led to cave. Mr. Harman had
heard Mr.. Good himself speak of i, and
saw that he was afraid to explore the
depths below, so that the now sudden
coming upon the very spot aroused his
curiosity, and after much debating with
his friends, a long ladder was procured
and down, down he went into the chill
bosom of mother earth. The ladder which
he clung to was continually lowered with
ropes, untila depth OF fifty or sixty feet
was reached. Here a second terra tirma
was found, and by the dim struggling
! light that crept in, the adventurer, after
his eyes became accustomed TO the place,
took in the situation and the scenery,
| Overhead, hanging like dim, uncertain
clouds, frOwned down the huge rocks that
made the arch extending over the whole
place, and from which there was a con
slant dripping of water. The floor was
adamantine rock, for certain space,
but walking further away from the open
ing, a lake Of beautiful water, clear as
crystal and cold as lice, was discovered
By this time the gentlemen whom Mr.
Harman had left behind allowed theiI
curiosity to overcome their prudence,
and by the aid oil one or two farmers they
also made the descent. They found Mr.
Ha.man very cold, but all determined to
make further explorations. They sounded
the lake, but could not touch bottom
they tried 10 throw stones across it, but
could hear no noise of the missiles land
inc on the other side. Mr. Harman sav'
that, as near as he can judge, the bottom
of the cave is something more than one
hundred and fifty feet in ciioumference
The atmosphere was exceedingly cold
and the parties could remain down only
a short time. They all pronounce the
scenery sublime, and almost beyond de
scription. Mr.. Goods farm is situated
near the Green Tree inn, in close prox
unity to the Quarryville railroad. Lam
caster (Pa.) Express.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
MISCELLANEOUS

The six principal articles imporled by
Great Britain are grain and -four, about
S27OOOOOOO: raw cotton. S23j 0OO 600. wool
Sl25OOOOOO; sugar, S1l0O00o03 lumber
$75,0OO0 600, and tea, S7OONOO0o.
rho
States is said to have Travelled westward,
keeping curiously ne,r thirty.ninth parallel
OF latitude, never getting more than twenty
miles north, or two miles south of it. In
eighty years it has travelled only four huns
dred miles, and is still found nearly fifty
miles eastward of Cincinnati.
smanv nersons spnnoso that tbo ell.
var dnior nat raoi'abIo ~ ,i'"v tno
New Yor WnrId nn6iisho' tbo to' t.ou, ""o,vS, Ie
dor If wab,nn P2t'''rb So Lih ,I' neusui! oII
,yi, Toso it1T, ";i,on WIN c9til'iehues =,
IrnitoI S,otoo a1 ua tna sL',u' uoli", VI ne
,.,d" Joii 'riIi ;Ii ~, '" v"se HuoM Il ~ tl,e
If "G "V'n"' w.. W i',vI,ea loI payment
o,.o.n ~ "%'''' VII '''Poi'S W any ".Io"h' WHAT
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
Present State of Virginia Battle Fields.

The battlefelds around Richmond are
quite meadows now, reclaimed by nature,
with few signs of the days Of "blood and
iron" At Cold Harbor, Fair Oaks,
Seven Pines and Malvern Hill, one sees
little to remind him of the terrible scene
enacted there u and 10 years ago.
In the woods hillsides and river bluff,
in Peninsula, where no attempts has been
made to cultivate the land, slopine
earthworks are still to be seen, but
everywhere the entertainments have been
leve,led. Below Petersburg there are
few traces even of such formidable forti-
fications as Steadman, He'll and DImna.
ton. The Crater and the fields around
it are owned by Mr.. Griffiths, who was
born' close by, and was in Petersburg
when the mine was fired. lie has built
house near the Crater, and now has
his fathers farm under excellent cult.
vation. The Crater itself has been lett
almost untouched, and a thick under
brush of peach trees and sprouts has
sprung up from the pits thrown away by
the soldiers during the siege. The
ravine where the dead lay in great heaps
on that terrible morning has been brought
under the plow year after year, until
now only slight depression in the field
can be pointed out. The visitor has tn
pay 25 cents for glimpse of the Crater
and the interior Of shed stocked with
battle relies,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

Tubs aud barrels are left in the sun to
dry and fall apart.
Dried fruits are not taken care Of in
season and become wormy.
Rags, string and paper are thrown into
the fire.
Pork spoils for want of salt, and beef
because the brine wants scalding.
Bits of meat, vegetables, bread and
cold puddings are thrown away when
they might be warmed, steamed and
served as COED as new.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
CONGRESSI0NAL.--Extra Session.
THE SENATE.


In the senate, on the 8th, during the
morning houra number of bills were intro,
duced and referred ts appropriate commit.
tees, among them the following: By Mr..
Matthews, a bill supplementary to the act
entitled an act to provide for resumption Of
specie payment, approved January IA, 1875
The senate at 1925 went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened
the senate adjourned.
In the senate, on the 9th, among the
bills introduced were the following; BY
senator Beck, to authorize the payment oI
all customs duties in legal tender notes. Re
ferred to the committee on finance. BY
Senator Davis, IN relation to the jurisdiction
of the district court in the territory of Utah
in matters of divorce. Referred to the
committee on judiciary. The vice president
appointed Senator kirkwood a member o.
the committee on foreign relations, senator
ingalls, member of the committee on privi
leges and elections, and Senator Saunders a
member of the committee on railroads, t(
fill the vacancies on those committees occa
stoned by the death of Senator Morton. Thl
senate then went into executive session, ant
when the doors were reOpened adjourned
until Monday.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

The Russians now have about 1870, ,0OC
men arourg Plena, and telcgraphlc wir,
connecting every position. Gsman has tn,
best soldiers Of the Turkish ariUyin western
Bulgaria with him in Plevna, and is outnum
bered in all directions, while the Russian,
have taken care to strengthen their eastern
| line so that no re-enfOrcements can come
from the LON or from south Of the Balkan,
to Pleyna, Chcvket Pasha has not force,
enough to break through the Russian Gordon
to relieve Osman, whose soldiers are already
deserting in anticipation Of surrender. Dur
ing the last few weeks the Russians have
been remarkably active and udieious in hur.
rying forward re-enforcementS. The only
chance 10. the Turks is for Sueman Pasha
to defeat the Clareyitchs army between the
Jantra and LON, east of Plevna, and he does
not seem disposed to make the effort. Gen,
Radetsky holds Shipka Pas, ana the line
from that point to Bjcla and Sistova is i'm
penetrObIe, Mehemet Ali seems only to be
acting on the defensive about Sofia, and the
situation suggests that the Turks will shortly
be checkmoted in Western Bulgaria.
The Russians are now almost in sight oi
the ancient city Of Erzeroum, and they will
have to fight the severest battle Of the
Aslatic campaign to quarter themselves there.
They have occupied Hasan Kaleh, strong
position on the road to Kars, about fifteen
or eighteen miles east of Erzcroum. Another
Russian detachment is coming down from
Ardahan to Olti to turn Mukhtar's hanks at
Deyiboyan, Deviboyan is on the crest of a
range rising 1000 feet above the plain of
Erzeroum, and is considered, with the use of
ordinary skill, almost impregnabe General
kohlman, a veteran Hungarian soldier with
Mukhtar, has fortified both Deviboyan and
Erzeroum, and they await the attack Of
Generals lleymann and Tergusakoiifrom the
enst while the Turkish General Hassan Bey
has gone to the Guirje Boghaz PASS to cheek
the Russian column advancing from OH,
The siege of Kars in the meantime goes on.
The garrison consists of about 10000 men,
and the sity is said to be abundantly provi>
stoned, so there is probably several months
work for the Russians there, Campaigning
in Armenia at this season of the year is no
joke. 1t is one of the coolest countries in
the world, the mountains and elevated pla.
teaux which the Russians have to cross being
eight or nine thous nd feet above the sea-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

n ihNAh Abi
Not drum was beard, nor q funeral note,
As his corpse to the outskirts they hurried
Not ranger discharged his farewell shot
O'er the grave wnere the stranger was buried.
They buried him darkly, at dead Of night
And without any Pomp or pageant
As they shoveled him n they said All right,
He was only lightniug-rof agent.
THERE il in Peru a tree which is q
fountain as well as tree. " At all times
it drip, moisture from its leaves and
branches, aud in some instances the
ground around it has become a swamp.
This property of the tree appears to in
crease in the dry season. The height of
the tree is stated as about fifty feet
diameter at base, somewhat over a yard"
DAYRuRY News: The tomato is what
may be called self made vegetable, and
in this particular deserves, perhaps, q
higher degree of respect than can be ac-
corded to any plant 1t came to this
country in the humblest circumstances,
being brought here as food for swine, but
through pure merit it has risen from an
obscure origin to the front rank in the
vegetable Kingdom. 1t merely shows us
what true worth will accomplish in the
most adverse circumstances
some of the features of our patentsys.
ten, such as the issue of periodical
containing particulars Of recent inyen-
tions, have been adopted by the German
authorities. In opening the new I'M
perial patent Office, circular has been
issued exp aiming the plan upon which
It's business is conducted, and soliciting
suggestions from other countries where
systems for the issue ofpatents have been
tested.
BASE BALL, of which this country was
once SO proud as a manly outdoor sport,
has sunk into the mire. The Louisville
club, TIE st. Louis cldb and the Chicago
club have come to the conclusion that
their salaried players have been selling
games. The deluded people who went
10 see these hippodroming games had
long agJ reached the conclusion that
there was no honesty in the league con-
tests They were a gambling transac-
ton pure and simple, Baseball games
between the professional Mines during
the last five or six years have been as un-
reliable as skin" trotting. Let ushope
that we have heard the last OF pro'es'
sional base ball. 1t has ruined nearly
every young man who has under eltaken to
make a living by it. Asa healthy out
door exercise for boys, BASEBALL cannot
be too highly commended as an EN-
rloyment for grown,up men, it sinks
below contempt, and, as we see, leads
those idlers who take part in it into
swindling,-Graphic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
Why Some People Are Poor.

Silver spoons are used to scrape ket-
ties
Coffee, tea, pepper and spices are left
to stand open and lose their strength.
Potatoes in tie cellar grow, and
sprouts are not removed until the pota'
toes become worthless.
Brooms are never hung up and are
soon spoiled.
Nicahandled knives are thrown into
hot water.
The flour is sifted in wasteful man
ner, and the bread. pan is lett with the
dough sticking to it.
Clothes are left on the line to whip tC
pieces in the wind.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
DARLINGTON.


-...ra lenI EeSsel mas Dcen placed
t.t' alapQs ol lhe city OF New Orleans
49, '"'"c VI '"1 ''''oor 'nere,
,s.r,o,0 5lQI4iRfy ol war has ordered Mai
- ia 2 femoye the raft in Red river
LEto nj T'hIeEspOrt aud keeps the river open.
LIN y v hdass Committee on postOftices and
E. ta.0' ii ls WiIf recommend an oppronriation
II 7I5THHsll aale.belum southern mail con.
-r# q ks|fsor rpprpsenta.iyeS tho balance.
4anaa.brtation Of mails nm to tbo 2fSt
sr..s 1851
Hst ...s.h,
alsss i'a' n,!' coHlIiineu lhe nomlna-
sad ninis,or ,Jor;mot:! f;m,o! tNla"oI ;
L kNTTh III nominaiion ,ras U's",'",s 70
u AAAL iaS..rr roIationS ""o iePoiteS'
. B., -lan kniss.E ro,o,an,a,l,t;nn ,i IN "
,,,,ru, n NIibont Iahata or J;"s'. i;'"' ~ pc
MhGhT '''' VI N'''e"'in6
~, ,.,.
or-g,r,Ia seltsklye Baker, of Indiana, has
. Nah if4aH.# aHH NlI introduce in the house
-r.. ssNopportunltv a bill to prevent
At HoUght against farmers and
Fho purchase for their own
.. nl.Nfnt or article which lnfringes
t&aI pn.eSs the purchaser of such
artcIc knows at the time of
.- Ieht patent night is nfringed.
." 8t|if deht has beep roduced dur
sSl s little moro thar fomr n,iliio,,
'IIaf7o( which about two ,,iIi;ao" ,ii'i',U
Il eeountcd for hv thc retirsmenf i',,,r,o,,1
||atth of leraI.tcnder notes Tho
nee nthc treasury ogainet wLiob
'YFe t1s1 Is Abilities md yyLich 10 thoro.
vF' al la for purposes of rr,nmn,ion
folS 'T''a'' z|1ly.f6ur million dollaTs I'M
ssrs 'sf Ni IS lAk6louth nearly tweIyo ,nill;or
SCn0DI n 81 lhe rold baiancc nondad ,,i''n, 10
~ wv Yo aIfeady been secured ~
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FL ks :n,a V"'. ''ie l"'"i couIse st, t pe
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GsPs6 siFels 5'% @.o 5't to PS3i'f sci i@51s nPSs
e,s=si ,u sa.tld0 tinu mo' ,llInerol It. Wheh
~. -4a' NJ ~. s't'!eileh1 De!o5e puulic
>eoa ~ IN " law law M ge enacted ., proylI-
n" Itu.o CUSTODY n'y M o. timber lahas
flEs 'z,''s ,'s.oie, 4Hu iDr lne sr3uual
81. II ,,n Snu -, ~, si,e s!ou"oi s4'e
Il .9a,- oto Re'Petuu''on ,1l. o. the
~ .',,,oa on 81 Iutm t,h anus; Ieglsla'l3h
l|ss..s 49,, VI ',n'Ier .%l cut liom luo-
lyTEDH also rocomn'oJ co ,'vou,Jns process Th
,,n ~ LoI ieoo.i'n'ehutu' to. me
+ II II; 't'o, bos aoi.a1 aoi we Is so4Ine'll 'I m ulS
+ n thn las Sen1Su S,.1S IN Inree c?uh>
/. Az" ritol ;nv Su,t S'a ol MeNlco' ia Il
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

The house, on the 4th, passed, under
suspension of the rules, Glands bill for the
recoinage OF silver 1t provides that there
shall be coined at the several mints of the
United States, silver dollars of the weight OF
four hundred and twelve and one.half grains
troy, OF standard silver as provided in the
act of January Is. 1857, on which there shall
be devices and superscriptions provided by
said act, which coins, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the United
States, of like weight and fneness shall be
legal tender, at their nominal value, for all
debts and dues, public and private, except
where otherwise provided by contract; and
any owner of silver bullion may deposit the
same at any United States, coinage mint OF
ASSAY Office to be coined to such dollars fol
his benefit, upon the same terms and condl
tions as gold bullion is deposited for coinage
under the existing law. Section provides
that all acts, or parts of acts, inconsistent
with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed, Mr.. Phillips introduced a bill
to create postal savings bank. The house
then adjourned, on motion OF Mr.. Calkins, IN
respect to the memory of Senator Morton.
In the house, on the 5th, the following
hills were introduced and referred BY Mr.
FRYE To amend the bankrupt law; also tC
make persons charged with crimes and
ofienses competent witnesses nUnitedStates
courts. BY Mr.. Hewitt; Supplementary tc
the act carrying into effect the conven
tion between the United States and China
TO give the court of claims jurisdiction IL
certain cases. By Mr. Ward: AuthnriziuG
the directors of national banks to declare
quarterly dividends, By Mr.. Hunton; Fol
the rccomputation of accounts between The
United States growing out OF MONIES ex
nended by them in the war of 1872 also, tol
the construction of bridge across the Poto
mac river BY Mr.. Campbell To reduce th'
tax ON manufactured tobacco. BY Mr. Scales
For the transfer of the office of ladian affair
from the interior to the war department. Is.
Mr.. Shelley: Appropriate cotton tax To-
school purposes. BY Mr.. Hooker: Authoriz
inr the election of delegate from the Indian
territory. BY MIR. Ellis: Defining the man
ner in which certain land scrip may b'
located, and providing for the issue Of patetn
in name and location, BY Mr.. Sayler; lie
latino to the execution of customhous'
hondS. Also to secure the rights OF Homestead
TO settlers on public lands. BY Mr.. Hatcher
Raclaiming tbe alluvial lands OF the Missls
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17
WE LAY Us DOWN To SLEEP.


We lay us down to sleep,
And leave TO tod the rest;
Whether 10 wake or weep,
Or wake no more be best
Why veX our souls with Care2
The grave is cool and low,
HIVE We found life 50 fair
That we should dread 10 90?
We've kissed loves sweet red lips,
And LEFT them sweet and r0I,
The rose the wild bee SIPS
Blooms on when he is dead.
some faithful friends we ya found,
But th Sc who love us bosl,
When weUre under ground
viii laugh on with the rest,
No task have we begun
But other hands can take;
Nor work beneath the sun
For which we need to wake.
Then hold us fast, yeet death.
II sU 1t snGmeth best
To him who gave us breath
That we should 60 to rest.
We lay us down TO sleep,
Our weary eyes to close,
Whether to wake and weep,
OI wake no more, lie knows,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

A New HAMPSHIRE girl wrete to a
Michigan farmer to send specimen
potato bug. He sent his son, and happy
marriage has resulted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

THE present product ortha oil country
is estimated at over 10000 barrels per
day.
Ar San Antonio, Texas, the citizens
have requested the mayor to allow bull
fighting.
SOME woman says: A brilliant man
is always less brilliant with his wife Than
with anybody else. "
TIE population of the City of Mexico
has remained almost stationary since the
fall Of Macmillan. ..
OFa block Of forty-eight stores on
Diyision street, New York, forty-four are
occupied by milliners.
A TEXAS woman who was bitten By a
rattesnake was cured by an external
application Of saltpetre
IF you give love to others thew will
return it with interest, and if YOU give
hate you will be paid in the same coin.
Four little daughters Of a resident Of
Robson county, North Carolina, died of
diphtheria and were buried in one grave.
New YORK ladies are wearing white
vests and neckties in imitation of the
gentlemen, and some of the dresses this
rail- have regular claw-hammer coat tails.
THE law makes a witness swear that
he will tell the whole truth, 80 help him,
and then it imposes rules of evidence by
which he is not permitted to tell it.
PHoToGRAPHER-'N Now, sir, il you'll
look little less as though you had a bill
to meet, little more as though you'd
been left legacy, you'll get picture"
The passing years drink portion of
the light from our eyes, and leave their
traces on our cheeks, as birds that drink
at lakes leave their footprints at the
margin.
Iris a bad plan to divide a sermon into
too many heads, for the reason, that there
may be considerable difficulty on the
part of the congregation in finding ears
for all of them.
The problem Of buying a ten dollar
Christmas present with seyenty-fve cents
available cash will present itself for the
elucidation of the brave youDg-man-who-
goes.to.sec-his.girl.
Seek not to know to-morUs's DOOM
That is not ours which is to come,
The present moments all our sl0ie:
The tSt, should heaven allow,
Then this will be no more
So all our life ia but one instant now
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

ef Henry Meiggs, the
6er, of Lima, Peru, was an
TWO hundred coaches and
people were in the process.
as carried by the populact
wsuit now about Cleo.
the casSion will lie in the
rreol until the matter i.
mer which picked up the
Blscay demands a higher
p the contractor can af
is not unlikely that the
antain of the towing ship
his charge at the Grst ap
ed danger, will result il
( away from England fol
In sending it TO the bot
harbor in the next heavy
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

ROME has twelve Egyptian obelisks,
chiefly captured and donated by twelv9
C@s ,r3 and their successors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

s telegraphs to the sui.
holding Erleroum, and
9aenis. He was reporte /
have fallen back upon
bezonde. 1t is probable
tterod army did retreat
khtar now claims to have
! attack, II he receives
may be able to hold
nme, but the Russians
ts following, and it i,
pwn, which is not very
llI fall as it did in iS9f
.yanced as LEHMAN is nov
Is on the western Eu
red miles above the Juno
and one hundred mile
the Black sea. 1t has ,
ana It's possession rem
'rol OF Armenia possibl,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

A QUEER mournCr at a boy funeral in
Orangeburg, Ky, the other day, was a
small pet pig, 1t followed its little mas
ter's remains to the grave, trotting along
under the hearse some seven miles to the
battle-ground.
THE Burlington Hawkeye asks;
What is the singular of mumps?"
Well all we can say is, that the most
singular thing about mumps is the swell.
In fact, we never saw frst-class mump
unaccompanied by swell.
A wHALER set sail from New York the
other day that has adopteda new method
of securing whales. Instead of the old
fashioned lance, a shaft provided with a
loaded bombshell is used, which, when it
enters the the body Of the whale explodes
and causes instant death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-17

The present product ortha oil country
Is estimated at over 10000 barrels per