Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

A long dronth Is embarrassing tb
, planters around NatcheE.
The Texas legislature has appropr;
ated 100000 to frontier protection.
There were more divorces than mar
nages In Houston, Texas, last week.
Chattanooga is about to fund her cit,
debt, which only amounts to $50
There are 100000 acres of land |,
Alabama subject to entry or homestead,
Charleston is shipping daily by ex
York. ''' " Ae'
The whale driven on the North Caro-.
lima coast is said to be worth not less thar
$500. '''' 'N''l
Commissioner Killebrew, of Tennessee
reports wheat In fine condition and corr
backward.
The cold snap caused great deal OF
corn and cotton, even as far south as Florida,
TO be plowed up and planted over.
In Louisiana negro had dog killed
by train, and in revenge he ditched q
freight train and wrecked eleven cars.
Jake Sommerville gets ninety-pine
= Js
der OF Chs. Roberts, three years ago.
Robbers entered the house of J.,
Fisher. stockman, near Dayton, Texas, put
pistols to his wife's head, and made her
hand over $4,000.
The New York holders of Tennessee
bonds have agreed TO accept the compro.
muse OF fifty cents on the dollar and four
per cent. interest.
In Florida there are seventy cigar
factories, The largest is that of Sidenberg
u Co., at Key West, where 10,708 40 cigars
were made in 1873.
Courier-J Journal: In Memphis, last
Monday, eight widows took out licenses to
marry as manv widowers. Yellow fever makes
strange bedfellowp.
During the war an old bachelor named
McKissick was killed near Waco, Texas, and
the other gay, while tearing down his
shanty, negro found $S.065 in gold.
The Lane cotton mill in New Orleans
was established in 1857. now runs 6S looms
and 2707 spindles, employees S5 operatives,
and makes 1000 yards Osnaburgs day.
The crops in North Carolina have
been somewhat retarded by drouth ard cold.
The open weather has been favorable for
work, however, and the farms are in fine
condition in the main.
The Herald says it hailed in Dallas
Wednesday for one hour and half. Birds
were killed, fruit knocked of the trees, and
other damage done. Crops are too back.
ward to be much hurt.
The tornado that destroyed Walter
boro, s. c., killed three white and three col
ored persons outright, and wounded three
whites severely and three colored persons
mortally. Seven churches we're destroyed.
The Fort Worth Democrat thinks
that should Currie's lawyers get the cow
ardiy murderer of on the plea of insanity, |
here will be a general regret throughout |
the state that there is no law in Texas to |
hang lawyers.
The ladies of Columbus have got the |
soldiers monument after fourteen years of |
work. 1t will be unveiled on the 26th. Gov. |
Colquitt, of Georgia, will deliver the ad- |
lress, and Gov. Cobb and Ex.Gov, Watts. of |
Alabama, will be present.
Among the articles placed in the cor
ler stone Of the Columbus confederate mon.
nment was piece Of the bloody battle flag |
II the 18th Georgia regiment, In carrying
which seven men were killed in the battle |
- Ph"i fooNANJ "hu oVNOAuA OthCic WOunuSus
Under a new enactment of the Texas
legislature, physicians, not permanent, are
axed $50; each horse entered for less than |
/ quarter race, $25; over a quarter, $40;
zach bull-fght, etc, $500; life. insurance
$1,000. The state tax on BARRIERS
vas stricken out. q
The Savannah city council have re-
olved that the board of education be noti>
led that there are no funds now in the city |
reasury to meet the appropriation OF $10,-
90 to the board OF education, and that |
here is no prospect of there being any
uring the present year.
Virginia's amended Mofett liquor
aw win 60 into effect on the LIST Of May. 1t
GEMS TO be understood that BARKER ers
ill reduce the price of spirituous liquors
rom fifteen TO ten cents after that time, and
o drawbacks or checks for ~ cents, as is
he case now, will be given.
Fifty.eieht persons Joined the differ
mt churches Of Salisbury, N. c., last Sun
ay-a part of the fruits OF Miss Painters
evival. Over one hundred have made a
rofession oil faith during the meeting, and
large number are still at the altar, with
oily and nightly accessions.
The rice fields on the Cape Fear river,
ear Wilmington, which have lain idle and
rown up with weeds since the war, have
cen reclaimed and planted this season by
everal energetic parties, who expect to
aise at least two hundred thousand bushels
1 rice in the next five years.
Galveston News: The proclamation |
y the governor Of quarantine against GER"
ain ports from whence danger is to be ap.
reheuded during the summer will probably
10 issued In few days, and arrangements
Yill be nads for the accommodation Of pas
engers who may be 60 unfortunate as to be
etained at the quarantine station
Vicksburg Herald Be 1t enacted, that
my citizen OF Mississippi who makes oath
hat he carries concealed weapon because
le fears an attack upon his life, shall be fur>
Iished with guard armed with musket,
o protect said citizen, etc, and that any
tizen found with concealed weapon, who
loes not make oath that he fears an attack,
md who is not entitled to carry one, shall
70 imprisoned in the county jail thirty days.
Georgia sends out of the state annu-
lily three and halt million dollars for
,uanos, and DR.. Pratt, the distinguished
Georgia chemist Is endeavoriug to form
took company for the manufacture OF fer
ilizsrs in Atlanta. He says that within the
limits OF Georgia are 10 be found all the
Ingredients for hratsclasa fertilizers - phos'