Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-09-28
SHUQUALAK LETTER.
SHUouALAK, Mss, Sept 2Sth rs.

are dull as VIC receive no mails an
get but little general news.
Crops in this section Of III
county are not good +; the worm
have destroyed about ono third q
the cotton. Tho corn crop is Gu
off about one fourth owing to ia.
much rain On the bottom lands.
We have had more sicknes, NJ
to this time than we have had fo
many years, mostly malariaI fever
OF different types. There are yer,
few families That have escaped IL,
disease. The doctors have beer
very busy here for the last tive
months, both night and day. Their,
have been several deaths in oul
community the past week. Mrs
Theresa Ethridgo, wife of Mari
Ethridgo, died near old Brook.
Ign, Tuesday night Oath, inst
Died, suddenly, of congestion
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. ]. Hampton's lit.
tie girl, Friday the Goth, aged
months. Miss Martha Kirkland
died near Wahalak Station, at the
residence OF Mr.. II. A. Ward, q
short time ago, Eight colorcd per.
sons have died the week ending
Sept. 2Sth. Daphne Hudson, col,
orcd, died last Saturday, aged 12O
years, the oldest person in the
State at the Time of her death.
This place has sent off several
hundred dollars TO the yellow ie.
yer sufferers at different points.
The Rev. Mr.. Stone, of Gains.
vile and Rev. Mr.. Pace Of Summer.
villo, held Il protracted meeting at
the Baptist church here last week,
Two wero added to the church,
Mr.. Robt. Jones and Mr.. Diony-
sius Wright.
Some improvements going on in
our town. Mr.. Y. A. Slaughter
is putting up a large store house ;
DR., Campbell Is building an Office
and Mr.. Jackson is finishing his
handsome and connections dwell
ling. There are several other
buildings to so up soon.
Col. I. } Hampton is receiving
a large lot Of groceries, plenty OF
bacon, etc.
Mr. Yarctzsky is receiving Il lot
of groceries, dry goods and gcner.
al merchandise. Mr.. Y. is doing
Il thriving buineSs and inyitec eve
ny body and the balance Of man
kind to give him a call rs he Will
give good bargains.
There has been considerable cX-
element here about the yellow ie.
yer, but tho fears of the nervous
are at rest and they can begin to
draw Il long breath since the mail
trains have stopped. Some have
predicted that yellow Jack would
come ; others said not. But we
say nobody knows. yellow Jack
is a sttfron huod devil OF doubtful
lineage, and there is a mystery a
bout his movements which Is yet
to be solved. He enters a place
and under the bancful poison Of
his breath old faces disappear and
young and beautiful faces grow
pale, haggard solemn and fearful ;
he laughs at our devices to coun-
and chcckmate him, Com
merce crouches before him while
men, women and children flee
to fad the cities of refuge few, and
the closed gates many. He is ter
riblc because he is IuvinclbIe the
victim can feel the blow but car
not ace the weapon. There arc
gu Wds but they arc blind guaSds ;
there are deiences, but they are
IuIl OF breaches. The physician
strikes at him cOnfusedly and harm
but he only chucklcs and
butts the harder. He makes the
hard hearted.
ave are imprisoned a toIo-
graph correspondent from Grena
da says, Grains will not stop here
but pass mt full speed. We have
been deserted to die
Jack Frost, clear-headod, bright.
eyed, h%caIthiuI, is his only match,
but he may lingor long ere he
down the gauntlet for bat
tie. lie rests far up in the snow
mountains and waits until
days, heavy with death,
shall have dragged their slow
along, mingIing sickness and
sufeaing, pain and silence, with
the flowers and the fruits in their
offerings.
Tho South is in sack cloth and
ashes, bright no longer but look
ing forward with sullen eyes and
fovored brow to the morrow which
may be tho end, to many, of all
earthly.
OuI friend, Capt. A. G. Doty,
took unto himself partner Of his
Joys and sorrows Thursday even
lag, Goth inst, in the person OF Miss
l.. Campbell, a most anna
bic and charming young lady OF
our town. The ceremony was per.
by Rev, DR., Hines at DR..
J. A. Campbell's, the brides father,
the presence Of many friends
and acquaintance. We wish the
Capt. and his fair bride "much
long welded life of I'M
interrupted prosperity.
AMERICUs.
We trust our people will see the