Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

There has been too m;dch rain in south
ern Arkansas.
The grange win be factor in the
Texas gubernatorlal election.
Extensive archaeological discoveries
have been made near Wilmington, N. c.
Uuman bones of a forgotten race have been
eXhumed.
A loan of S2,7OO,0O0 having been eff
fected ON the bonds Of the Galveston, Col.
orado and Santa Pc railroad the building OF
the road will be at once pushed forward with
energy.
The manufacture OF wine is being in
dulged in byseveral gentlemen in the neigh
borhood Of Atlanta. They claim that as
good wine can be made in Georgia as in
almost any part OF America
North Texas produces, to the amaze
ment OF strangers as abundant crops 'ot
wheat, millet, rye and oats, as of corn and
cotton. Apples, peaches, figs and pome,,
granates are equally abundant when cared
for ana cultivated.
San Antonio Express We recently
met party recently from Chihulhua, NexN
leo, who reports that almost the entire state
was in perfect terror. The people a'e des'i
tute, food cen barely be purchased at any
price, watn- il scarce, and cattle aud horses,
and hundreds OF people are dying from
hunger. Il has not rained for about nlno
months, and the sun is parching everything
up.
A large class of the colored people ot
Albany, Ga, are setting their race good
| al
be infinitely better for them than dying OF
ship fever trying to get to Liberia, or oi
African or coast fever after their arrival.
The News of that city is glad to note the
fact that many of the cOlored inhabitants
are owners of comfortable little homes in
and around the city, and are each year adj
| ding many improvements, cuiuvaung ana
identifying their premises
Galveston News. Messrs. Heyck &
Helferich have Just received from Mexico
heavy shipment OF silver via San Antonio'
There were forty packages containing in the
aggregate $l1000oa a portion OF when was
in the shane of Mexican coin, but by lar the
greater bulk in solid silver bars, rms
precious shipment is now awaiting the arr,
val of the New York steamer to be carried
hence to England, where the same Will be
used in payment of merchandise rms is
system Of exchange that smacks strongly OF
ntiquity.
A man named William Blakely re-
oantlv killsd his SON. The Knoxville Chron.
icle saws of the tragedy: The boy, q LAD oil
about iw. I've or fifteen years, was out burn
inc brush under his fathers directions, but
tbe brush was wet and he could not succeed
a. n This reused the brutal rage in the So
called father to such an extent that, aiter
heaniur unnatural ard abusive eplthes on
him he took a club and dealt the boy Ter
,ihIe blow on the head, telling him TO the
crnund like beef The boy rose, exclalm'
ing, "Pa, you've killed me-" to whlch tne
inhuman wretch replied, "Well, III soon DO
shut of the id breed"
d.. Samuel Logan, of the Louisiana
Medical University, to Plcayune reporter )
Everybody, sir, knows that IN all large cl'les
the material for dissection IS procureu u oM
those who have no relatives,' no irlends,T "a anu
in fact nobody 10 take care OF them' ihey
are generally loafers, drunkards, etc. Here
in New q leans the bodies are collected late
in the fall The charity hospital furnishes
them. They are brought by subordinates,
and naid for by the dsmonstrator of anat-
o,nv To nv knowledge no graveyard mas
ever @ been Invaded here for that purpose;
= Sucb nrsctce would have been considered
anon sst us as n colossal audacity'
New Orleans Times: 1t will be remem-
bered thatsome years ago when Mrs. Gaines,
with judgtmptin her hand and niood III
her eve, was abc-4 to seize everything be
r longing 10 the elty-s sight and l.s1Hssn I'd
Gave the city faihers,J'houta rool uaGgsT gs,E
oh eb to deliberate for oo,sgellbe'ng, NV, IVY
II Wn io,io citpenscame to the heN,periled Guy y,
n ,sscne and went its security, hes luds@sH