Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
oats were pretty well killed out by the hard
freezes last winter.

oats were pretty well killed out by the hard
freezes last winter.
The negro emigration movement from
Louisiana and Mississippi began March &
when ESQ negroes boarded the steamer Belle
OF Memphis, bound for st. Louis. Since
that time 2700 emigrants have left these two
states for Kansas. OF these only 400 paid
their own way, the other 1850 being helped
along by colored citizens of 81. Louis and
various charitable associations.
An Alabama paper gets off this one /:
John Hanna, who died here on March 20.
1879, was born February 12, 1743. He
served under Gen. Washington, during the
French war an captain. He was acquaint-
ed with Patrick Henry when q small boy.
de was hardly ever known to have any
sickness until few years ago. His eye>
sight was perfectly good until the time of
his DEATH
When the federal troops entered
South Carolina at the close OF the war, they
took possession of memorial Shaft which
, the state proposed to erecs to the memory
OF Gen. Stonewall Jackson, and il is now in
possession of the war department. In re.
sponse to letter from Representative Evins,
ot that state, the secretary of war writes
that he will make no objection to its return
to Gov. Simpson.
The Troy (Ala) Enquirer tells of an
insane woman, Miss Carrie Boatrite, aged
40 years, in the Andrews settlement, Pike
county, who left her brother and was lost
in the woods for twenty.one days, without
other food than the buds of trees. She was
found by friends and forced to return home.
brother. during her absence, was charged
with having murdered her, and a mob had
been formed to lynch him.
Richmond letter: There is much dis.
satisfaction among the liquor dealers on
account OF the amended Mofiett law. What
seems to be the most obnoxious feature ia
making the principal responsible for the |
acts OF his agent, although that has always |
been the case under the common law. The |
new law will go into effect May |, believe. |
When the new licenses are issued to the |
dealers under the amended law, no rebate is
allowed, and dealers have to pay for their
own registers
Savannah News: Mr., William Hughes,
sr, gentleman living near Johnson's sta
ton, Liberty county, sent us few days
since sample of tea grown and prepared
on his farm, II was drawn " in the usual
way, and the result was q most delicious
beverage. Those who want the unadulter.
ated tea should try the Georgia article, and
they will never afterward drink the indigo.
colored medicated leaf, as prepared in China
for the European and American
markets.
Nashville American: Twenty colored
adults aud ten children, from Robertson
county, left here yesterday for Kansas.
here seems to be disposition among the
more intelligent of the race to discourage
emigration to Kansas, for the reason that
he dissatisfied element can not better then
W leaving Tennessee. The
iverage wages paid to field hands in this
itate, with board, is $l0 snd without board
S15, II is thought by those who ought to
n Tennessee.
Jonesboro (Ga News: Oue of the
'ldest printing presses in America was
brought here from Fayetteville to be ship
BED west, and sold under attachment by the
)ailif in Jonesboro, Ca, last Friday, and
)ought by G. p Vaughn. Tradition says it
s the press that Benz min Franklin worked
n his day. Our old citizens first became
acquainted with it some sixty years ago.
arv h. F. Buchanan says when he was a
hild Mr.. Minor was working it at Deca.
ur, Ga. Mr.. R. E. Morrow, du'ing his
louthful days, had ckass printed with
his press at the moderate price OF about
;l5. This press is mainly wooden struct'
ire made of ash, hickory and mahogany,
Ieavily irone1, with marble slab for bed,
nd is worked by horizontal lever. The
'laten is made OF mahogany, with metal
ic block inserted in the center on which
he power acts. The press served a siege at
icDonough and also at Fayetteville, and
) said to have been the first to hoist the
anne of Gen. Jackson for president of the
United States.