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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
A STRANGE PEOPLE.

DR.. F.. r. Heath, in Il paper on "Pc-
ruyian Antiquities" describes a strange
people living in Il town called Etcn, in
I degrees south latitude, and about two
miles from the sea. They number
abont 1000 persons, and they speak be-
sides the Spanish, a language that
some of the recently brought over
Chinese understand, but there is no
other similarity between the two pco-
pies. They mtermarry uncles and
niccCs, brothers and sisters, nephcws
and aunts, that is promiscuously, and
with no apparent curse of c0nsanguin-
ity but they will not permit any inter
marriage with the outside world into
their number. They have laws, Gus
toms and dress Of their own, and live
by braiding hats and mats and weav-
ing cloths. They will give no account
Of the place whence they came or OF
the time they settled at Eten. Histo-
ry does not mention their existence
before the S%paniards arrived, nor does
it record their immigration since
Among them there are nc sick or de-
formed persons, their custom being TO
send a committee to each sick or old
person, and those who are reported
past recovery or past usefulness arc
promptly strangled by the public exc
cntioner. Eten orders ii, they say and
with Eten'S orders there is no interior.
ence.-New York Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
A BOLD LEAF.

On Thursday of last week, Mrs. c. Z.
Buntin, who lives four mites uorth Of
Starkvillc, was the heroine Ola most
remarkable adventure which isa bold
Illustration Of ofsfcmale courage and
maternal objection. The facts briefly
stated, Us related to us are as follows:
Mrs. ,Buntin'S littlc three year old
child was out in the yard playing and
finally Wont to the cistern and COM
menced playing with the water which
was about ten feet from the top of the
cistcrn. by throwing in stick to see il
ripple and wave. The baby leaned
too far ovcr and fell in. Mrs. b. dis
covered her child falling, and immcdi-
atcly ran, without thought Of her
own life, and leUpcd into the cistern to
rescue the little one
She gave several shricks, however,
before she was submerged in the wa
ter, which is said to have Il depth Of 25
feet. These cries alarmed the hands
who were a quarter of a mile off in the
field, and they ran at once to her res
cue. They found Mrs. b. in the els
tern with her head hardly above the
water, while she held the head of her
little child under M arm, just above
the level, and with the other tightly
grasped the bucket, which, for some
unaccountable purpose, had been left
suspended near the wafer. But for the
bucket being in the c~istcrn, and the
windlass being hard ty turn, the child
and mother would have sunk into a
watery grave.
The windlass was turned and the
woman, holding up her own weight
aud that Of her child, was drawn to
the top and the rescue Of both effected.
--StarkyilIe Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

The special session of Congress met
on last Tuesday to consider the appro-
priation bill which Was left over from
the regular session just adjourned a
few days ago. The Presidents mes
sage is short, and touches upon moth
mig but the appropriations; and We
suppose Congress will take into con-
sideratiou very little else than the pro-
viding OF fdcl for the different depart
mems Of the political machinery
But there is enc thing which ought to
be done, and if we can Judge, from the
SIGNS of the times, will be done that
is. the L. 5. Marshals and Supervisors
of elections should be prevented by
law from interfering in State elections.
HAYES has once vetoed Il bin With this
provision in it. and it Is now dctcrmin-
ed by the Democrats who have a ma
jority in both houses, to tack it on TO
the appropriation bin, 50 that if it Is
vetoed all the appropriations will 90
with it.
Hayes, representing the Republican
party. is 10th to do anything that
would lessen its chance, Of power, and
more especially viii he use all his pow
cr to retain a law which has not only
been Il useful party measure, but ha,
serve to seat Lin in the Presidential
chair by giving the opportunity for
the gigantic frauds pcrpclratcd.
Federal Supervisors of State clcc-
lions as understood and practiced in
South Carolina and Louisiana, is m
outrage not only upon the people of
the South, but, npon the principles of
this governmental relic of military
rulc-thc last clutch Of the "blooGy
shirt element upon political suprcm-
ary. No wonder that they maintain Il
desperate resistance to its abolition
There is Il direct Issue between the ma
iOrity in Congress and the President.
and it remains TO be seen if one man,
even the President himself, can defeat
the demand of a large majority Of the
people for an act Of justice. The Pres
ident has the right ofycto, but ifthe
Democrats in Congress stand firm in
their determination. he can be forced
either to approve the measure or put a
stop to the whole government ma him
cry. 1t is their intention to make the
abolition Of federal interference Il con
dition to the annual appropriations
and we hope that their tirmncSS may
accomplish the result desired. This
power Of Congress over the Executive
is one which should not be called into
exercise except on occasions OF vital
importance to the country, but this is
Just suchm OCCASION. When the
whole country demands a cessation Of
the fragrant outrages pcrpetralcI on
oar people, our Representative, should
not hesitate to use all legal means for
its accomplishment especially when the
man who opposes it wa, elevated to
his position by a trand upon the pco-
pie. the Constitution and the princi-
pies Of free government.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

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5oinn LIaaI, m.o,l. tLa n,s r,aE
w. Jo nat ro,nnnhar oror 70 Laro
ho.rJ rso monv hnmicidos i, 60 .hort
n.,,,o of,n,o s;n,,lo double anJ
trinIo n,rrdnrs on.nr 5,f,. ar onornr
.nd wLat n,los !, ,noro dorlnrohlo
i. ,nat Y.r~n ro.iori,T of fLom orcnr
~ ~" Sant6 anJ a,norr tho hottor
,I,,..roo M,.n onuouoJ - tboso tr,a
i. aa;rs oro onnn mo, wbo s,o,l tLo
biohost in thcir r~o.nortiro
,iny TL,, ana invor;oLl,. i f,t,1 -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
A BOLD ESCAPE.

Last Tuesday night, While the city
marshal of Grenada wa proceeding
to Jackson with Il prisoner charged
with murder, the latter jumped from
the cars through the window, while
the train was speeding along at the
rate oftwcnty miles per hour. The
prisoner was handcufled but succeed
ed in getting out of the window be-
fore his keeper had time TO capture
him. The train was stopped and run
back 70 the point of escape, but moth
ing ofthe missing negro was discover
ed All this happened near Ways
Bluff The city marshal returned to
Grenada a dfscOnsolatc man, and mi
nus three hundred dollars-the amount
ola reward offered for the apprehen-
sion Of The prisoner.-Canton Mail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION
OF MIR. TlIOS. ;. WOOD
OF STARkNiLLE.

William Gilmcr, trol.l of StarNville,
a SON fJim Gihmcr. the boot maker
ortAis place. on Monday night last at
tempted to as,as,inutc Mr., Wood, a
promising Young lawyer of SOarkvlIic.
Mr.. Wood after supper stepped cut OF
house aud immnd atcly received the
contents Of both barrels Of Shot gun.
one hitting in The face and the other
in the shoulder, the slssassin bcin" be-
tween him and his house he ran over
to his nearest neighbor. The Ia
test dispatches say that il is very fear
ful the wounds will prove fatal. Mr.
Wood recognized Gilmcr as the man
who shot him. II seems that a few
DAYS previous. Gilmor attempted to get
Il cook Off Mr.. Woods lot and sh2 was
unwilling to go. Gilmcr in the alb
scnce of Mr.. Wood canc upon the
lot and raised a considerable difficulty.
nourishing his pistol and swearing he
would have her Off or Kill somebody.
Mrs. Wood sent for Mr.. Wood and
when he came Gilmer had gone. liz
aftcrward, met Gilmcr upon TIC
street and cave hima thrashing. on,
mermadc threats that he wonld XII
him for it. and attempted last Mon
dav night 10 execute it with inc
above result $. There is Il large body
ofmen in pursuit of Gilmcr who mad'
his escapr.-Wcst Aoint Echo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

Little things.-Springs are little
things, but they are sources of large
streams II helm isa little thing. butit
governs the course of a ship bride
is 4 little thing, but we knowits use and
power; nails and pegs are liatlc thinrs
but they hold the parts of a large buil1.
lh@ together; word. a look, u smile, a
Lr0Wh' are all little things, but power
fll for good evil. Think of this. and
mind the little things, Ply that LITTLE
debt. Fit is a promise, redeem II. If
it is a shilling, hand tower. You know
not what important events NAV honr
upon it. Keep your word sarrc5
Keep it TO the children. Tbey riII
mark il sooner than any one else. "nd
the effect will probably be as l[astim"
as life, Mind littlo things. '"''"s
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
MACON FEMALE SEMINARY

The Session of the Seminary will
close the Sd. week inJunc.
The examination and closing exer-
riseS will take place on Tuesday.
wednesday, Thursday and FRIDAY
the 18Th, 18th, Goth, and Dist. of June.
Mich. ID. 2t, }, II. Buck. Principal.
We give this notice early in order to
avoid conflicting with the like exercises
OF any other school. Iup
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
FAILURE OF TIE POLITICAL
PROSECUTION IN LOUISIANA.

1t is exceeding gratifying to all low
crs Unconstitutional liberty to know
that the goy'rnment signlly failed in the
prosecution of the Natchitoches politi-
cal prisoners, whose trial has been go
ing on in the Federal Courts at New
Orleans, for the past month. The
prisoners, forty-cight in number, com
posed of the very best citizens of the
Parish. who were indicted upon the
perturcd testimony of a half dozen or
more NEGRO and white Radicals, were
acquitted on Friday last, the jury
bringing in a verdict, not gully, as 70
all of them. The verdict had hardly
been delivered in Court, before the
clad tidings were announced to the
people of New Orleans by a salute OF
fiftv guns in honor of the event by
the 9th Company OolGanS artillery
Upon the same day one hundred guns
were fired by the Washington artillcr-
v. On the following day the cx-priso-
ncrS were escorted by a large CON
course ofcitizcns of New Orleans head
ed by Il brass band to the steamboat
upon which they were to return home.
There yet remains a large number Of
Louisianans from other parishes, under
indictments for the same offense.-
Whether or not the government will
continue their prosecution after the
signal failure in the above mentioned
cases, or MOL PROS the indictments, re
mains to be scen.-Clarion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
JEFFRSON DAVIS AND ZACH
CHANDLER.

The Rochester ~, VI Union thus
diSposcs of lack Chambers four
o'c'ck- TRADE against
Hon. Jefferson Dayss,
"Of cou. Sc all this talk about Jcil
Davis or any one else engaged in the
rebellion is mere driycL The rebel
lion was treason up to the poiut
where the rcqels were accorded bcllig-
crent RIGHTS by our government: but
when it reached that point it became
war. and the '~trcuson'Was condoncd
wiped out rs lift never existed. If
the theory of the malignant Chand-
lcrs be correct, then succeeding Repub-
lican administrations are to be con
dcmned for not prosecuting and pun
ishing traitors The fact is, that
as jeff Davis and /ack Chandler
stand before the laws of their country
to-day. the latter i, more tainted with
treason thal the former. jeff Davis
committed the one branch Of treason
by lcyying war but purgcd himself
of the oflcnse by fighting his way to
recognition as 4 belligcrcnl Zach
Chandler committed the other branch
Of treason by giving aid and COM
fort to jeff Davis in cgging on the re-
bcllion in 1871 by the public declnra-
ton that this Union wouldn't be
worth a d-n without a little blood
letting but did not even paIliate his
otlensc by going within range of fire
afterthe blood-lctting c~ommtnccd.'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
GAME CHICKENS.

! have the following chickens on hand and
my stock will shortly be increased from the
best walks in the country:
One full, Thoroughbred Callan, and one
fine Claiborne and Clipper Cock.
Hens-lrish Grey, Heathwood, Mad Cap
n Derby, Claiborne aud Clipper, North
Manchester, Bacon aud Virginia Grey, Irish
Dominique, all with pedigree.
Young, large and healthy chickens. Eggs
Tor sale and warranted genuine.
Address DIR. q. A. PLACE,
mchh Macon. Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
MACON BEACON.
COUNTY COMMITTEES.
JACKSON. MISS. Mch. Is, 1879.

- NE'.Ns hAF's A'll A's A''S"
The State Executive Committee Of
thC Dcmpcratic-Consrrvatiyc party
having been requested to designate Il
plau for ascertaining the will Of the
party in the several Judicinl Districts
on the subject Of holding Conventions
to nominate Il candidate for District
Attorney in each District, and appoint-
Hg delegates to said Conventions in
case it is decided to hold them-would
respectfully refer the matter to the
County Executive Committees for
such action as will secure the attention
of the members Of the party when as
scmblcd in their primary meetings.
l.. BARkSDAIE.
ATTEST: Chairman.
MARION SMITH. Secretary
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
R~ECONClLING ANGELICA.

-
1T is not possible to convey to YOU
the trials of Il progressive man whose
fortune it is to have takcl for better or
worse. Il non-progrcsSiye y oman.
Night before last | had been spend
inga social hour, more or les -probo-
bly, more-with some friends. We had
a few games Of seven up. with Il bottle.
of tiptop old Bourbon and songs and
stories, and breaking-up time found
us pretty full and in the best othumor
with ourselves ind witt ach other;
but the change from the y.sH. cosy
room to the sharp air without, had il
chilling effect uponmy spirits, and be-
fore | had zone two blocks I stopped
whistling, came bracE from the ",1Wcct
Bv-and-By," to wonder if il wazn'tia,c
and whether Angelica could be UP
waiting for ne.
PRAYING dcvoUtly thai She might b,
in the arms Of Morpheus. opened he
hall-door carefully as | could-thu
lock bothcrel orthc k"y-tip-tocd ten
DERBY up the crcaky stairs IAd opened
the door.
The little strength hld went ont
| of my knees and Won could have blown
me over with A breath. There sat An
grlino Grim rs n statue of fate. SHE
Gave me surh a look rs one supposcs
Mrs. Socrates would have bestowedu up
on the philosopher under the same
circumstances a look that frozc tn
marrow in my bones and started the
sweat from every pore in my skin, but
never a word ,paEe She.
"Angelica, my own darling"
"Shut up your mouth, YOU tipsy old
blundcrbuss."
"Angelina, nv angel, listen
81 tell you to shut up. | don't want
to hear a word from YOU: you bald
headed. squint-eyed, miserable old"
"Yes, my love; but if YOU would on
ly let me tell YOU whore | have been
and what have been doing"
"H-m you wouldn't tell me-yor
have been to Tom Smiths again, play,
ing cards and drinking whiskey, and
my own precious one, you are mis-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

Mrs. Lunsford, wdosc husband and
Children persisted recently in the fire
which consumed their home in Nelson
vile. o., Gan account of which was civ
en- in our Hast paper died of grief on
the Sth inst. No Woulcr. Ofthe fam
lily Of nine persons. all retiring in good
health on the evening of Feb. 9th,
last, only one, a babe. now remains
Belle Fontainc( CO., Examiner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

"Fellow-citizcns,' said a local candi-
date, there are three topics ilat now
agltate the State grebnbacks, taxes and
penitintiary. shall pass over the first
two very briefly, as my sentiments are
well known, and come to the pcniten-
tiary, where ! shall dwell for somr
Sea Shore Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

We are reliably informed that all
tide necessary arrangements for work
on the Ship Island railroad has been
completed, and that active operations
will be commenced on The first Of
April, or about that time. 1t is the
intention of the contractors to push
the work rapidly, and have the road
completed across Big Black in time 10
remove tbe neXu crop.-Nicksburg
Commercial
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
A VaIHaT
CHATPIII v

The above inyeaa
ary ilth 1872. +! al
old VA, pump
che e S' simple. d l,Dl
friction, never l ~
n m'd'i viii ncycr, We VI
" l,,'C M valve; q v
made N from the the
feet punlp,
ttbbousand feet or
rIT"'r' use in the aSI
In MINING, FA'S
MACHINERY
MILLS, Mt' auld
everybody sl' SC
to be seen to u to
large r%ortq nI.s q a
viii purchase MIN
county and 'nu,'
For terms n"a
the inventor
Mch. u 10
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

Mr.. Henry c. Worthirgton died in
this city at he residence of his aunt
Mrs. F. f, Worthington, at . o'clock
on wednesday morning, the 18th inst.
Mr.. Worthington was born in Bruins
wick county, Nr., and was the SON of
DR.. WIN. IL. Worthington,' who, du-
aing his life, was a leading physician
in that section. His aged mother. a
brother and three sisters survive him.
lie came to Columbus iii March. 1919,
resided here every since, except two
wears; during which he held Il clerk
ship in Washington, and the period OF
the war, when he served in the C0nfcd-
crate army.
Kind Of heart, genial and sociablc
in disposition, he had many warm
friends and never an enemy. His flu
neral, AT which Roy. &. r. StainbacG,
otiicialed, took place from the resi-
dcnce of Mrs. Worthington on We'd
nesday eycniny.-Calumbus Democrat,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

Kendall shot Webbcr near the depot
at Grenada. 1t was thought the wound
would prove fatal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

VIM Cavanaugh was taken out to Ar
Tesla by Deputy Lee Lincoln on the
-#eF4++H4=7 +trrttiiH There hc was turned
over to an off Ger from jackson who
who took him in charge en- rontc up
the road for other convicts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
Amount on hand

ne above Is a true and correct statement Of the rccchts, md hursou,ort nj, ,o,ouutI
limo nmrmM,n"l "mmm mmNh on the books of the Secretary and Treasurer Tor the
Town. N"F"N WIN N'mh ~ OF M. thaftcr OF sad
BJ. ALLEN,
j. G. WILLIAMS.
Committee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-03-22

Balance on hand
SANITARY FUND.
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Cash received from Marshal, yioIationo of quarantine ordinance .-...-
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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-08

If you wish to keep sweet potatoes until
spring in large quantities, house especially
adapted TO them and which may be kept Of
an uniform temperature must be built.
Sweet potatoes if kept much above 80 de-
grees will sprout, and if much below this
temperature they will rot. What is essen
tial is absolute dryness, and a heat such as
we have indicated. In houses built for the
purpose they are packed in dry, sand, reg
ularly in bins Thus served they may be
kept for six or eight months.
For family use, the potatoes should be
dug'when the weather is dry. Let the po>
tatoes become dry after digging, carry care
fully without brusing, to u room that is
airy and that will not freeze. Pack nicely
in barrels, and run the barrel full of air
dried sand, or pack in buckwheat hulls
The principal is exclusion Of air, and dry
ness. They may stand thus until the
nights become pretty cold Of until the Their
mometer sinks in the room at night to As
degrees. Then remove them to closet or
place where the heat may be governed as
before directed, and use as wanted. 1t
should be unnecessary to state that if the
vines have been killed by frost and the po-
tatoes remain in the hills, they will not
keep. In case the vines are touched with
frost they should be cut early the same
next the ground and spade full
of earth thrown oyer the top of the hill.
They may then remain safely so long as cold
nights do not intervene. Potatoes for long
keeping should be ripe, and be dug without
the vines having been frosted. Prairie
Farmer.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-08

Crawford's late, when grown to perfec-
ton is really superb yellow peach, very
roundish suture, shallow, distinct. Its
surface is yellow, with broad, dark red
cheek, the flesh is red at the stone, rich,
juicy vinous, though not considered as
choice as the early Crawford. This peach
originated in New Jersey, and ripens quite
late, say in September. Its flowers are
small Tn aome localities the common Red
Cheek Melocoton peach is cultivated under
this name 1t is not remarkable as bear
en- The cultivation of late varieties of
fruit, as we'll as berries and vegetables,
hands of growers. The scramble. to force
produce into market at the earliest posi-
BILE date, to secure the advantages of high
prices and quick sales, has defeated its own
object, and it frequently happens that early
varieties of fruit, produced at extra cost
fail of as good a market as attend later
arrivals. Now that remarkable progress
has been made in getting frnit and berries
several weeks in advance of the harvest
years ago, is there not an inviting field in
the direction of extending the season
peaches straw berries aud other fruits,
which can be marketed in times of CONS
scarcity and without that excess
sive competition which attends the influx
Of the early arrivals? Certain it is that
late varieties of the peach will command
better prices this season than those which
have already come to market. American
Outiyator'
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-08
Fruit as Food.

In the economy of the table, the various
fruits are generally accounted Injuries, and
nothing more but they are of great value
in facilitating DIGESTION keeping the body
Sin tone.' Says German authority
"The importance of apples as a food has
not hitherto been sufficiently estimated or
understood. Besides contributing large
proportion of sugar, mulicagc and other
nutritiye compounds in the form of food,
they contain such fine combination of
vegetable acids, extractve substances and
aromatic principles, with nutritive matter,
as to act powerfully in the capacity of re-
frigerants, tonics, antiseptics, and when
freely used at the season of ripeness, by
rural laborers and others, they prevent de-
bility, strengthen digestion, correct the
putrefactive tendencies of the nitrogen-
GUS foot, aver scurvy, and probably main
tain and strengthen the power of produc-
tive labor