Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-03-09
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

There are ten miles Of decayed Nichol-
son pavement in Memphis
Knoxville, Tenn, Chronicle: The
whipplncpost law was naugurated at Brs.
tol, on the Virginia side, last week, by the
legal casiCation Of a colored offender BY the
officer. Thirty lashes were administered.
The oflense was stealing basket.
Galveston News Another consiCn-
ment Of bat manure from one OF the caves in
Llano county reached this city this morning,
and was Slipped per one Of the Morgan
steamers. So far there has been received
about forty tons of this manure, which is
pronounced by those who have chemically
examined its properties to be the equal Of
the best gunnO ever imported into this cpun.
try In appearance il looks somewhat like
coffee groundg, ntemingled with steel i'll
ings and parched rich beans Il comes to
this place in barrels, and is beginning 10
form feature in the commerce Of the port.
The Clarksville, Tenn, Chronicle
wants the Red river made nayigabe 1t says
few hundred dollars iudicously spent
would make it naylgabie, in ordinary tides,
as safe to Port Royal as the same distance on
.no ""'Do Mo m ,""I o or,n ""T f fnt, n tnSV, ~ -,
T paSo...,, tto, oro
@T" %Io'i Iii, ''0 to""s ', , roads 49,, r W.
passahle, and the tariff on the railroad so
great that shipments of corn and tobacco are
almost prohibited. There are 10 mill-dams
in the way The stream is open to the cross.
ing of the Southeastern railroad.
Iynchburr Nirginian: West Virginia
has had remarkable financial history.
Though not vet fifteen years old, dciauItng
sherihs owe the state the enormous sum Of
five hundred thousand dollars, This does
not include what they owe to the counties
and districts, \ 'eW years aso o.. one o. 4 tng 5
GoiIsc'lns "Iuttis !" VIZ, n",,ie ,'"'i' .la "l
Jefferson uelaV.eu ioi .m' nIJ "npiV h y, do ,5o
scnoot ~ an" @S 'ou'ri? aoIo. iaV,,,
ouV Vi nam W 'r'o ,-a. a., -
was maui upon t.'e '"N .nt ~ ,I',t eUV"
ms ueIau'' pTt 'N '''! "uV.S S'ovJ Ta ''
stolen lto'u ou Slnt' IT, - ,aG5 ,v'
that klsplolhalIa SuouIt % oe ellu',,. ,'i''oi'5
the correcting oiH'ers " '''' ne" S'''e'
Nashville American: The movement
for the Improvement of the Mississippi is
about to assume immense proportions, and
the diversion of trade complained of by
| Chicago il not to be prevented 1t has
ocourred in advance Of the improvement of
the Mississippi. With that it aanno; fail to
increase MS prices of transportation decrease.
The Mississippi, as 1t is, natural highway,
unimproyed, except 8t the mouth, shows
already a largely increasing. trade, which
must continue to grow Ihe important iac' ;,,
that all the "esG anu "Hi.n"'s , ni,I s +his
mediately arouhI ihe ianep' vs." ,.oart nuu ,,,.'
the cheapest ana oesI ,ls',ns ". iatS
renders the iulute n1Gr ~ oei ,am IIc, "h to
lnevlaoly ties u'e Miss.s9iGpr AZ
gether-commerGlali!' hn""''"'''' iHu"'''''
ally and politically
Polk county correspondence OF the
Florida Patriot; In this section-Peace Creek
-splendd crops are the rule this year,
nIeptv and 10 spare, of corn, cane, potatoes
and cotton. with fine orange crop. | have
ma lie this wear with two mules between 500
and 600 bushels of corn, about 1000 bushels
~ nntatoes | don't know vet how much
! ootton Int If is as fine as ever saw and
have, have n GOOD crop of oranges en- my trees.
We have self.sustaining country. We
roise in addition to the articles already
mentioned. rye, oats, peas, tobacco and most
of the varieties OF garden Vegetaoles. 1heeP
do Tel and from al that ,& can can see see, h0Fiss
can be proftably raised; we Keep our snohe Nc
house at home hogs DONG wen atora ol enT rIm tbem
and taking but little corn 70 transform f 'hea nt
into tirstclass pork men we nav IaV us.i ,'d
ten months in the year and chickens ana
eggs until you cant rest
Herscbel e. Johnson's home in GeorN
u;o ooonrdirc to n correspondent: There
ga, sOnotSinS about the grand old residence
waS sGta'Oo ;ta ooIs and walks, and hedges, and
aHsmhhsrv %,.n lSs Which yery much impressed me,
snIuIpei5, IN IDEAS associated with de,
anu Sa.intnUs GrUsS ! had read Of old manor houses
scrlPu"ns r.soats @ in England and elsewhere.
NV T%u VJ JweiiirC too, consisting of central
dn~o inT ""p around which runs corridor, with