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

There are twenty-six active gold mines
in Georgia.
Only two life insurance companies are
authorized to take risks in Texas.
Memphis contains fiity-eight churches,
twenty.four of which belong to the colOred
people.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and
three per cent
The widow of Gen. John Morgan is
now the wife Of Judge Williamson, of Leb-
anon, Tenn.
The New Orleans cotton exchange has
determined to be properly represented at
the Paris expos ton.
A petri6ed bacon ham has been found
in Prince Edward county, Va, and forwards
ed to the university museum.
Two old women were recently hOgged
in the public plaza OF Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,
on a charge Of being witches.
Capt. Eads is of the opinion that he
can obtain twenty.four feet of water on the
bar of the st. Johns river, Florida.
1t is proposed by the South Carolina
agricultural society to plant the low coast
islands in wheat, as the rice crop is failure
there. -.. -......
Two United States soldiers are in jail
at Baton Rouge, serving out sentence by
the mayors court for disturbing the peace Of
the city.
Major Sidney Pitts, who was killed
in Eastville, Va, the 29th ult, by Alfred
Thorn, was nephew of senator Dennis, of
Maryland.
New Orleans Picayune: A Mississippi
law fOrbids the sale of pistols to minors.
That local regulation makes small boys send
to New Orleans for their deadly weapons
Henrietta TEX Journal: As frequent
as murders were committed in Texas lats
wear. only two men expiated their 0tfense
upon hegallows in 1877 by order Of court.
| South Carolina supplies nearly hall
the rice produced in the country Georgia
is next, or seven million pounds ahead of
Louisiana. Nearly all the rice comes from
these three states.
In order to relieve Vicksburg of some
of her Indebtedness, sixteen citizens have
stepped forward and loaned her two thou.
sand dollars each. They are guaranteed IL
per cent. interest," ..
A few years ago, in Comanche county,
Texas, u number of domestic chickens, de-
serted by their owner, took to the brush, and
the woods are full of wild chickens They
are numbered by the thousand, fly like
hawks, and are numbered as game.
There is prospect of large emigra-
ton of English people, discouraged by stag
nation in business, resulting from strikes,
etc, to the mineral and agricultural lands of
Alabama, following the Investment Of Eng
lish capital in the railroads Of that state.
San Antonio correspondence Galveston
News: Tomorrow $4,000 pounds Of copper
will arrive here on train from Las Cruces,
New Mexico. II goes to Baltimore, the great
oopper mart Of the United States, via Gal.
weston. This is the first consignment OF the
kind since thewar f-
+ Rev. Mr.. Rankin, of the American
bible society, proposes that II every man in
Texas who carries a pistol or other deadly
weapon will lay them aside, he will replace
them with bibles free of charge. He guar
antees that the change will put an end to the
J fearful crime Of murder. ....
A Pennsylvania capitalist recently
Nurchased twenty thousand dollars worth
al Georgia railroad bonds, whereuPon the
AuOusta Chronicle remarks: This is an
, Indication Of the scarcity Of good securities
AZ the north, and shows that northern capiN
7 tal Il seeking Investment in this section.
e Reidsville IN. o. Times: A young
/ man the other day had his arm badly hurt