Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-04-13

win cyanide OF potash; he was having
| negative H,t taken OF his sweetheart on his arm
Inc skln got scratched in some way and the
PotaSh struck In, and his arm began swelling
as II from a snake bite. He made narrow
escape. ~ ""''o"
The wholesale dealers and manuiac.
turers oi tobacco in the city of Richmond
nave issued circular in which they urge
upon the planters the necessity, in order to
auS"nce the prices OF tobacco, to grow less
and better grades. They say the tobacco
mar ket is crowded with tobacco of inferior
grades, and in order to reduce the quantity
advise the planters to raise none at all this
year, especially Of inferior qualities, Fine
graoes are always scarce, and will command
high prices in spite of the depression the
trade is suffering so materially from, Verv
common grades will hardly pay freight ami
commission, much less cost Of production.
In the United States circuit court in
Lynchburg, Virginia, Judge Bond has issued
peremptory order that in the future no
persons who personally requested to be
placed on juries, or who were recommended
by friends for such service, should be sum,
moned or permitted to serve in his court
under any circumstances.
Chattanooga Times: Yesterday after
noon Mormon preacher from Salt Lake
City, accompanied by missionary sister of
the same faith, went down the Western and
Atlantic railroad to labor for converts in
southern Georgia and Florida. The gallant
orator told this reporter that over fifty were
there awaiting his arrival to be escorted to
the home OF the latter day saints.
Dallas (Texas) Herald: The San
Antonio Express estimates the spring cattle
drive, in round numbers, at two hundred and
elghty.three thousand nine hundred head,
No bad business for Texas at that. This, at
the low estimate of ten dollars head, would
give us nearly three millions of dollars for
cattle alone, driven to Kansas, not computing
those shipped out by rail and steamship.
Senator Lamar sent this sentiment to
Augusta, Georgia, on st. Patrick's day: "The
typical lrlshman- His home, the world his
friends, all the people his faith, his own; no
cline to him so cold as will not produce a
shamrock; no soil so barren as will not grow
shlllelah. Foremost at fight, frolic. or
funeral, his generous nature finds blow
for the bad, a smile for the glad, or tear
for the sad"
The city council of Macon, Ga, has
adopted resolutions favOring the Texas Pa.
citic railroad. One section of the preamble
reads: "The north has already received
immense grants of lands and money for
transcontinental line to which the south
contributed its full proportion without re.
ceiving any benefit therefrom, and which
has become grinding monopoly both upon
the government and people.
The Mississippi legislature, which re-
Gently adjourned, passed resolution thank
ing the colored members " for their uniform
courtesy and manly, dignifedy devotion to
public duty during the session, and congrat.
ulated the people of the state upon the se>
lection of representatives $50 worthy from
that race, and upon the arrival of that happv
epoch when race prejudice and bitterness of
feeling exist in our borders no longer"
Savannah News; Commodore Root,
formerly of Cohoes, N. Y, but now at Palat,
ka, had fearful fight at Rice creek lately
with two large alligators. In the conflict
his boat was capsized; bat with the assist,
ance of some fishermen at Bellows point he
was rescued, receiving no other injury than
that of shock, which, under the circum-
stances, was enough to paralyze the senses of
the most daring. 1t may be well enough to
remind visitors that alligator hunting at this |
season may be attended with serious conse.
quences, especially on the Ocklawaha river
where they are very large and ferocious.
The Oglethropc (Ga) Echo tells of a
most unfortunate man, resident of Murray
county, who, since the war; has accidentally |
killed five men, The first was slain by an
ak slipping from his hand and striking the |
inNt Hal h., 4 4
by snagging and sinking boat in which the |
pair were crossing stream; the third was
accidentally shot through the brain, being
mistaken for turkey; the fourth was killed |
by tree that had been feled by the unfor.
tunate man; and the fifth was killed by him
accidentally at log-rolling. He was put on
trial for his life on several occasions, but
each time was exonerated from all blame |
He is a peaceful, law-aDiding individual and
is simply the victim of chain of unhappy
circumstances.