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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13
MACoN BEACON.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
.nr & ONO RAILROAD.
PUBLIC NOTICE

/. hereby given, that sealed pro.
.. - will be received at my Office
g lor 1Girty days from this date, the
lOF t .r, 10 be for four years, tor the
c 's.intcnanco and safe keeping OF
N, ,a1' prisoners committed to the
a all Jail, in accordance with an
e GO, Of rho Legislature entitled, can
az. "ct to reduce the Judiciary Cxpen-
&c. &c. IN in this State, approved March
'' Tho Board of Supervisors re,
.oryc the right to reject any and
.aIl bids. ~ ,,r D.TTv
CLERK.
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Selling

school fund, as pointed out in com
%mncation of this date, can and
should be corrected in making tho
July distribution as suggested by
you. Whenever a county has receiv-
ed less then it would have been ell
titled to on the basis Of dpportion-
ment prepared by the State Board
of Education, the defect should be
made good, and whenever a county
has received moore than it would
have been entitled to on that basis,
the extra amount so received should
be deducted from its share of the
July distribution.
Respectfully,
7. G. CaTcHINGs,
Attorney Genr'l,
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1581,GS
Respectfully submitted
Is. +. HOWELL.
Tax Collector.

Tax Collector.
The claims committee presented
the following elaimes which were Ill
lowed.
Borgess., Holman & McHaffee,
| months board of mule, $3.50
Geo. Jamison hauling brick on
street $500
B. +. Howell l months SALARY as
Marshall $500
b. +. Howell to 3 per cent com.
on $1578.43 of street tax. 47,35
The report of Committed appoint.
ed TO frame an ordnance to regulate
tho sale of merchandise by samples
were granted further time.
The committee appointed to have
the school house cistern &c. repaired,
reported that they had the cistcrn
put in good repair, and also tho. pill
lows Of the:'school house, and presen'
ted the following claims which were
approved by the claim committee.
r. J. Ellisnn for brick work, $4,000
Hauenstein & Bro l pump, $500
J. NJ. Haggins for laying platform
and work on cist3rn SG.97
On motion the resolutions of the
citizens as passed by their meeting
this day to request the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen to submit to
the voting ut the coming election,
whether the board shall levy a tax
for the purchas Of II site for .StatC
Agricultural Il Mechanical College
to be location at this place, was Ia
ken up and the following resolutions
were pddopted;
ReSoiuej, BY the Boar5 of Mayor
and Aldermen Of tho town of MAJ
con:
Ia. That the question of appro
priating a sum not exceeding Three
! Thousand Dollars to aid i'll the pur'
chas of a site for the State Agrlrul
tural and Mechanical College," if the
SHOULD be located in said town or it.
immediate vicinity, be submitted t.
Il vote OF the people ut the ensuing
election;
!: 2nd. That this QUESTION be submit
ted alone to the white people,, alt
the tax be levied alone upon theiI
property;
Sd. ri at those voting in favor o
said tax shall have on. their ballots
"For the 'rax." and those voting
acninst, shall have on their ballots
'agailst tie tax
Approved April 6, 1878.
At ct: Il. IT, D'HARD'
X. HAUENSTEN, Sec. Mayor
The following we're appointed
Managers and Clerks at thr comm!
election;
Jesse Blythe Lewis Berkeley
Richard Bush Z. A, Jordan.
CKERKs.
r. P. 7. Ferris, W. H. Boyle,
j. E. Madison
G.. W. Edwards, Special Police,
B. F. Howell Returning Officer
On motion the meeting adjourned
Attest: R. HAUENSTEIN,
Secretary.
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Lost

A Sheppard dog, Black with
white ring around tbs neck, and
tail tipped with white. Yho dog
site ~propcrty.ot Mr.. J. J. Gala
way who would bo pleased 10 hear
of its whereabouts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13
WEiE5E%BN
ProclafnatiOn

Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned, dealer i'll
Dry-Goods e. Groceries
Boots g. Shoes &c. &c.
E SPRINNS, MISS.
Has just made heavy addi-
tions to- his Mammoth stock,
end is now prepared to furnish,
in correction with the above,
Plantations Outfits add FitOutS.
In other words, Meat, Flour
Corn, Molasses and plantation
ct c6tefdS, lower than before.
EY No trouble to show goods
and q call from every one so
licited
D. B. SCARBOROUGH
meh 2 en-
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LETTER FRCII SMUQUALAK.

a SvrorALAK, Miss, Apr. l. 1873
"a Dear Beacon The big auction
~ Of dry goods, etc, took place here
last week and continued three days.
here were a good many IN atten,
dance and the bidding Was very cx.
citing at times. II was the largest
"a sale OF goods we have ever had IN
our town. Every thing went very
Iowa great many good Bargains
we're sold. The sales amounted to
$500.
Car friend DR.. j. A. Campbell
has rctprned from the State Medi-
cal Association which was held al
ackaon, Mss. He said the attcn
danNc WIS large, and the profession
kGilt' represented than on any
prcvioUN .occorson. Moro interest
WAS taken ,han heretofore in medi-
cal subjects. Pablo opinion, in
ibis enlightened, 18Th century, rs
very cXacting, cspccia' y so in re.
4 gard to medicine, The day has
asst when mrdic'He VAS Ia the
lanes the driesthood, and al
surgical operations were performed
by BARRIERS, lite is too precious
to be tr'Nptrcd with by the igno
rant and pretending.
Tho people ought to feel under
ia>tipg'obttgations TO the mcdica
~ptuGossiou for their efforts in get
Ing Up the Safe Board Of Ii ealth
and fJr their labors in hygeni'
measures generally. No class o
people deserve more credit for t
benefit OF the public than tbs ply
siciaIn.
AErcat many important and sci
cntitir questions We're discussed il
the Association in an able ant
teamed manner. We are please,
t%olearn that the Association meet
in Aberdeen next year.
Twas in your town a few day
ago and | saw q great maav will
the blue ribbon which indicate
temperance. From observation
whilst there, | judge, that tn
cause of temperance is dom.
great good in your town. W
hope soon to have the temperate
movement in our town. Happi
ness IL the fruit that tempeaanc
confers upon it's followers it pre-
serves the powers Of tho body a
gainst disease gives health
strength and q long life. Plan
the banner of temperance in you
town! Unfurl it to the breeze an
say it shall stand, come what will
| would advise. all, old and youn!
TO- join the temperance movemen
and live up TO its principles an
Prcccpts practice thom throng
lite and you have nothing TO tea
It will mako the mornsng of you
llte, calm, bright and beautiful
the distant glorios OF an uncloude
Sun resting on tho verge OF IN
western horizon
have seen many q noble yout
with the faircst prospects, and b
Dung mind expanding with tt
bright glow of intellect, bow
humbIo submission to this mo
fearful and fatal monster, whiskey
many u fond mother has wept II
blttcr tears OF grief and had b.
heart broken with agony over Il
Misfortune of q favorite son, cause
from whiskey; many a kind al
loving wife has had all her earth
Joys and peace of mind DESTROY
by the dissipation OF her husba'
who was once the pride aud orn
ment Of her life.
The flowing bowl though rich and brig
Its rubios fash upon the sight,
An adder coils its depths beneath.
Whose bite is voc, whose sting.is deS
FIDEs.
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Not a Dollar Delinquent.

Marshal Howell made a clean
.shuching of the town, and reports
every dollar OF tax collected.
As will be seen by referring to
tho proceedings of the Council,
there is at present, in the Treasu-
nv. S4,345.76.
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G. M. BILLIARD.

We have been waiting for a chance
to talk about this gentleman but we
Rillrsatisiy ourselves by simply refer
ing to his Advertisement. Next week
we will have something to say. 4.
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G.. W. BILLIARD.
Carriage md Wagon !s'tHy
ESTABLISHED 1852

Will hercainer, in addition, carry on all
the different branches of trade herein
mentioned, and guarantee satisfaction;
lst'-Carrage and Wagon Making in all
branches.
2nd-Manufacture of Flows and other
Farming Implements
! 3rd-IIouso Painting and Paper Hang
ing,
3th-Harness..a and Saddle Work,
5th.-Rcpsiring of Furniture, and Var
nishing,
9th -Biacksmithing IN general, Horse
Shooting Il Specially.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13


We have had pleasant balmy weth-
er and there are no fears of u killing
frost; vegetation is much farther ad-
vanced than usual, and the prospects
of a fruit cropis very Encouraging.
Mr.. Frank Redwood showed us a fig
the, first week in March, as big as a
birds-egg.
The Vicksburg Herald publishes
extracts from the diary Of an old res
ident of Warren county, that men
tons q number of late frosts.
On the 18th and Goth of April
l849, were heavy frosts that kill corn,
Irish potatoes and other vegetables,
to the ground. Corn was then two
feet high.
In lS47 there was a killing frost
on the 9Th of April. April 23rd OF
of the same year there was a heavy
frost, and frost oyere morning for
nearly a week.
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Died.

7, Macon, at the rcsidenc o Of DR..
|,,anArick, on the 9th, of April,
MARIA NJ. HAYNES, aged Co.
| rho immediate catSc of her
.I.,,b was desedso of the heart, but
sbo suffered a long time from q com
|clIcation of diseases.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

On tho evening of the 27th inst.
,t n Andrews Church, by the Rev
JoserL I. Tucker, Mr.. WooDsoN H.
TrxIoy, of Columbus, to Miss SAL
IL yolor, of this city. -J'cIse"
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

You have no idea what a good
thing it is to havaabout the house
We mean the Flexible Cement, sold
by Hauenstein & Bro.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

Attention is called t. the Shingle
~flctory Of Monsieur Philippe; he
turns out from one to a million for
the cash
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13
D~IstrlbutiOn Of the Common School
Fund.
OFFICE STATE SUPER'T
PUBLIC EDUC'N. 7
JACKSON, April 3. 1878.

J. ODLlC AADCS We
JACKSON, April 9.1S7S.
Hon. T, C. GatcAings, Att0rnsy Gen.
SIR In view of the fact that
the January distribution Of the
State School Fund for the present
year was made by the Auditor on
Tho basis of two educable children
for each assessed poll, as fixed by
section So of tho general school
law, under the belief of that otticer
that such was the law under which
the distribution was to DO made;
and in view of tho further fact that
YOU have since decided that the dis
tribuLion should have been made
on the basis of apportionmont pro-
noscd by the State Board of Edu-
cation, as directed bv tho Act oil
March I, 1878; and inasmuch as
grcat injustice was thereby done
many OF tho counties, | respectfully
ask Your official opinion as to
whether in making the July distri'
button Of this fund, the error can
not be corrected so that each coun'
ty shall receive for the year the q
mount to which it may DO justly
entitled under the law.
Respectfully,
J. A. SMITH,
State Sup't Public I'D.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
Jackson, Miss, April 9, 1878
Hon. J.. A. Smith, State Supere"ke"'
OF PCJlic EdNcGtlon:
Sir-The error committed IN max
ing the January distribution Of the
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NOTICE
TAXPAYERS !

For the purpose of receiving list
IF taxable property from the sever
al Election Districts of the County,
| will be present at the following
times end nloccs ~
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To The Public.
W. +. EILAND.
PTTETFTER.

A Pump and purifier combined. Al
parties wishing any thing in this line
would be benefited By corresponding with
him. He is prepared to furnish ,Individ'
uals with (he same OF to lease Territory BY
County or otherwise ut reasonable rates
BROWNING WARNER & Co
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

Proceedings Of the Town Council.

MacOn, Miss, April 9Th. 1878.
The beard met ut the Gull of the
Mayor.
Present his Honor Mayor billiard.
Aldermen Allen, Hauenstein, Klaus.
Williams and Marshal Howell;
Absent, Alderman Holman.
Minutes of meeting of March 9th.
were read and approved.
The finance Committee presented
the report of the Marshal, Treasurer
and Taxi Collector.
The MOfshals Report was read
and approved and ordered filed
showing S 60.95 fines and Jail fees
collected during the month.
The Treasurers Report was read
showing $ll96.52 received and $50.
II expended during the month leav-
ng a balance of $4345.76 on hand.
The report received and ordered
filed.
The Tax Collectors report was re-
ceived and filed, and published as
follows.
B. F. Howell Tax Collector
To Macon, Corporation DR..
To Taxes Real and personal proper
ty foI 1877 $lt79,1S
Additional assessment go,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

We learn MIR. ]. II. Ford is ~
inc ut the point of death.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13
Municipal Election.

A very quite election was held
in Macon last "Wednesday. There
was very little interett takou in 1t.
One ticket was annonccd Saturday
and the other Tuesday proceeding
the election. 243 votes were cast
of which the old Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen received the follow
ing +:
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Spring HATS.
2 LATEST STYLES 2
Mrs. J, ]. THORNToN's

MY Lady friends are invited to call
M early and examine my Hats. They
have been selected with great care and eX
%ccllent judgment. Prices very moderate
RIs~ Old hats renovated and trimmed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13
OhanOory COart.

This Court, Hon. Lcxly Bramo
presiding was in session this week
until to-day, when it adjourned to
Mr.. Charming Sclden's for rocrea-
ton &c. Mr.. S. has a fine fish
pond and gives good dinners
We wish His Honor and the bar in
attendance mnch JOY. We think
The Hon. Bev. Mathews is tho only
distinguished foreigner present:
and he is the only ono we have
seen at this session of tho court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

DR.. Hill attended the State Med.
ical Association, and also the meet
ing of the Board OF Health as the
member from the End District.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

The LADIES have takon advan.
tago of the fine weather this week
to call at Mrs. Byrne and Davis's
Millinery Establishment, and fur
nish themselves with a spring and
summer outfit, The stock is very
large, fine and stylish. Tho pro-
p~rietresses have a long experience
in the business, and our lady friends
can suit themselves just as we'll
ere aS els owhere.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13
SHINGLES /!

The best quality at the lowesI
prices, sold ut the Sweet Gum Cor
ner by.
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$159l,6S

CT,
By amount paid to r, Hauenstein.
Treasurer 157S,43
Erroneous assessment,
stubs No, 10 and II. 3,25
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MURPHEY WAGONS.

To arrive shortly our FIFTH car load, this season, of two
and four horse wagons. The popularity Of these wagons is
fully established, and every wagon is guaranteed.
We were the largest buyers in Macon last
In season, and will pay the highest market price
this year, net only for cotton, but fer all otner country produce
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

TN THE COGBURN BUILDING.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-17

The doors of the ancient Egyptians were
made of wood like those of the present
day, and stained in the same way to imi-
tate foreign and rare woods. They turned
On pins of metal, and were secured inside
by bar or bolts. Some exactly resembled
the front folding door of an old inn, the
"Red House," at Benwell, pulled down a
few years ago, having bolts above and be-
low, and bar placed across from one
wall to the other; but in many instances
wooden locks secured them like it by
passing over the centre at the junction of
the two folds. One of the most striking
differences between ancient doors and our
own was that those of the Greeks opened
outwards to the street, so that they were
obliged to strike on the inside before they
opened it, to warn persons passing to keep
at distance. Those of the Egyptians and
the Romans, both inner doors of rooms
and street doors opened inwardly like our
doors, and they were forbidden to open a
street door outwardly except by special
permission.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-17
SCOTCH WRITER'S.

Two points strike US as being worthy of
notice. The first is the number of Scotch
men of late years who have risen from the
ranks; and the second is the multitude
of Scotch bards who, at an early age, took
to whisky. Burns, as is well known fol-
lowed the plow, and composed some of the
most beautiful and lasting of his sonnets
at the plow-tail. Hcgg wrote his poetry
herding sheep on the hills of Etrick. Hugh
Miller was a stone-ma Sir James
Simpson was the son of baker, and was
apprenticed to the same trade. Alexander
Smith, the author of "a Life Drama" was
trained as a pattern maker. DR.. Robert
Lee, the founder of the modern Broad
school of Scotch theology, being of hum
BILE parentage, was trained as boat
builder. Dr. Robert Chambers, the au-
thor of "The Domestic Annals of Scotland, D
was the son Of small shopkeeper at
PEBBLES. The names of other less known
Scotchmen are mentioned as springing
from the humblest stock. 1t is no new
thing for men to rise in Scotland from
small beginnings to positions of wealth and
eminence. But it is rare to find so many
illustrations of this characteristic of Scotch
life compressed, unconsciously, into so
small space.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-17
FROM rfIE PLAYHOUSE TO SIZE
ARMY.

Everything concerning Russia Is at this
moment of interest extract from the
"Histoirettes ct Souvenirs dun Homme de
Theatre" of NJ. Hippolyte Hostein the fol-
lowing curious anecdote, which, he states,
was told him by Vedel, formerly caissier
and administrator of the Comedie Fran
caise. At the period when the French
army, under Napoleon, entered Moscow,
the performances of the French company
at the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburg
were continued in obedience to direct Or
ders of the Czar. Vedel was at that time
playing the premier roles, the leading lady
being the celebrated Mile. Mars. Much
apprehension was naturally aroused in the
mind of the actress by the increasing hatred
of France that had been begotten by the
onward march of the SO far victorious
army. She held, however, to her post
until one day she was informed that bands
of mouiiks, armed with sticks, were sur-
rounding the theatre and endeavoring to
force an entrance. Yielding at last to the
persuasons of her companion she started
for the theatre, passing in the carriage
provided by the government, through a
menacing crowd. Once in the house she
was instructed by the Superintendent
General of the theatre to fear nothing,
whatever might occur Upon appearing
on the stage she found the house crowded
in all parts with bearded moujiks, who had
swarmed into those places usually assigned
to the Russian nobility. At this sight the
courage of Mile. Mars failed her, and she
dropped swooning into the arms of Vedel,
who hastily tried to lead her off the stage.
Her weakness seemed to embolden the
audience, who rose, threatening the CON-
pany with their sticks, while some of the
| boldest commenced to Chamber from the
pit on to the stage. In a moment the
Superintendent General, the Count de
Narischkine, sprang from his private box
on to the stage, followed by some officers.
He gave q signal. The doors of the
orchestra, the balconies, the galleries were
thrown open and detachments of the regi-
ment of Preobaje jenski showed themselves
with fixed bayonets at every door. The
moujiks, seeing themselves surrounded,
became tranquil. A table was then brought,
and book; and M. de Narschkine, ad-
dressing the crowd, now quiet and atten-
tive, said :-'My brave fellows, what is
the use of insulting and killing few in
offensive comedians who are your guests?
I have nobler revenge for you. You will
one and all come to me in turn and be in
scribed in this book as soldiers, and I will
then send you to the advanced posts, where
you can best prove your fidelity to holy
Russia and our glorious and respected
Emperor" Nothing was left the moujiks
but to obey Gentleman's Magazine.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-17
The adoption of bronze steel, prepared

The adoption of bronze steel, prepared
by the now well-known Uchatius method,
as the material for the manufacture both
of field pieces and siege guns in Austria,
has been attended with such satisfactory
results that experiments are now being
made with rifles constructed of similar
compound. A carbine, with the barrel of
bronze steel and rifed on the Werndl sys-
TEN, has been manufactured, and tested
with great success. Three hundred rounds
were in the first place fired from the bronze
steel carbine, without she slightest de-
terioration of the weapon becoming per-
ceptible, and without any of the interior
dimensions being in any way altered. Five
hundred more rounds were then immedi-
ately firel from the same car bine, the bar
rel being cleaned and examined after every
twenty five rounds. Ten split or torn car
tridges were fired during the 500 rounds,
but the bore of the carbine was not dam
aged in any appreciable degree: the edges
of the grooves remained sharp and clean,
proving that the metal possesses the neces-
sary hardness, while the whole of the in
terror of the bore remained free from lead,
and could be readily cleaned. The only
drawback is, that with this metal the
weight of the arm is somewhat increased.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-17

AN improved machine for producing
sugar in the form of small cubes has lately
been invented, and is decidedly ingenious
in its operation. It takes the sugar from
an upper story, Immediately after leaving
the centrifugal" through box, at the
bottom of which is revolving shaft with
pins. This shaft carries the sugar down
npon iron plates, which pass under the
feed box, where an adjustable scraper reg
ulates the thickness of the deposit, and, as
these plates are covered to the proper
depth, thy are drawn along on an endless
chain to the knife. This knife is a series
of blades forming 1913 squares, the size of
each of the cubes; inside of each of these
squares is presser or plunger, which,
after the squares are cut, comes down with
a pressure of three tons, pressing the cubes
to the perfect size of three-quarters of an
inch. As the sugar on the plate is cut, it
is carried along by the endless chain, and
received by an operative, who takes the
plate with its contents to the drying room.
each plate contains about ten pounds of
sugar, and the machine will cut up bar
rel of sugar in three minutes.