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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
A Declined Challenge.

Col Scott, at one time Governor OF
Kentucky, was brave man and ac-
quired reputation in his adopted
State of skillful Indian fighter.
While he was Governor, some fellow
sent him challenge, on account of an
offense which he imagined Scott had
committed against his (the challenger'sJ
honor. The old soldier did not notice
it. The fellow, who had given public
notice of his intention to "call out" the
Governor, was much annoyed at his
silent contempt. After waiting several
days he sought the Governor for an
explanation, and the following CONVEX
sation took place:
"Gov. Scott, you receiveda challenge
from me9"
"Your challenge was delivered, sir"
"But have received neither an ac-
acknowledgement nor an acceptance OF it."
"I presume not, sir, as have sent
neither"
"But of course you intend to accepts'
"Of course I do not"
"Whatl Not accept my challenger
Is it possible that you, Gov. Scott,
brought up in the army, decline com
bat?"
II do, with you"
"Then have no means OF satisfac-
ton left but to post you coward"
'Post me coward" exclaimed the
Governor, bursting into a hearty laugh.
"Post away, and you'll only post your
self liar, and everybody else will say
So"
And that was the end Of it.
SAMUEL NUssBAUM murdered his
wife at Girardeau, Mo-, and was stopped
in an attempt to kill himself on the
spot; but he was determined to die, and
has finally accomplished his purpose.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
A Turning.POint In History.

In connection with James III. and the
revolution which drove him from his
throne, Mr.. Onslow, in his notes to
"Burnet's History" tells an anecdote
affording very curious illustration Of
the straws which sometimes turn his
torical currents. A Parliamentary di-
vision, he says, took place, just at the
supreme crisis in the struggle in which
James was worsted, ON motion to con-
slider the Kings speech before the
members should proceed to the supply,
when it was carried by one only against
the court. "The Earl of Middleton, Of
Scotland, then Secretary of State for
England and member OF the House Of
Commons, seeing many go out upon
the division against the Court who
were in the service of the Government,
went down to the bar, and, as they
were told in, reproached them to their
faces for voting as they did; and, q
Capt. Kendall being one of them, the
Edfl said to him: Sir, have not you
troop Of horse in his Majesty's servicer
Yes, my Lord, replies the other; but
my brother died last night, and has left
me G700 a year." That timely be-
quest seems to have impaired the neces-
sary independence to the gallant mem
ber, and secured hisvote, and, as Onslow
says, saved the nation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

z IT is absurd to vaccinate the polioa:
they never catch anything.
A sHoEMAEER has, perhaps, more in
terest in woman's rights -and lefts-
than anybody else. l'
The largest sum ever paid for q horse
in England was s72,0O0, given for Dom
caster by the Duke Of Westminster.
A GOOD name is rather to be chosen
than great riches, as the bookkeeper re-
marked when headopted his employers
autograph.
LITTLE boy at the opening Of the
proposed spelling-match- = Lets start
fair, grandmother; you take Nebuchad-
ezzar and I'll take cat"
AN old farmer, the first time he ate
an oyster stew, was asked how he liked
it. 4Well,' he answered, IL like the
soup well enough, but I wish they'd left
out them pollywogs."
my pleasure is two-fold,s said a
heartless young man who was courting
two girls at once. Two fooled, he
meant.-CincinnaH Saturday Night.
PEOPLE are sometimes apt TO say that
they don't call any one relation who
is more remote than second cousin at
furthest, but when the present Earl of
Breadalbane succeeded his twelfth
cousin In the possession Of Taymouth
Castle, the finest seat in Scotland, with
100000 year, he felt that relation
ship might be recognized even at that
distance. RH
BILLY THE BUTTER is Savannah me-
gro, SO called because Of his butting
capabilities. His common feat is to
break an inch board by running his
head against it. Therefore, when he
charged angrily at Mr.. Howard with his
head down, MIR. Howard naturally
thought his life was in danger, and
hastily fred with pistol. Probably
his fear was well founded, for the bullet
glanced off the negro's hard skull, sim
ply stunning him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

We must remain as yet some little In
doubt as TO the methods employed by
OF old artists to perfect these miracles
OF taste. We have, however, the absolute
certainty that these ancient masters were
familiar with the diamond, and that their
best work was made by using this, the
hardest OF all substances, as tool. A
splintered fragment OF the diamond
served as scraping tool, and they were
well acquainted with the driI. Prehis-
toric man worked q drill at tine very
commencement OF his existence. A
Ph@nician gem-a lion attacking bull
shows how the drill Twas used. A num-
ber OF circular depressions are found in
the gem, which mark the extremities Of
the figures. THIS was done not only for
the sake of effect, but to show the artist
the limit Of his work as to depth. After
the holes were sunk the artist united
the various portions of his work by
scratching. Now, the use Of the dia-
mond point or splinter, fixed in an iron
socket, allowed certain fexibility Of
handling, which our modern processes
OF gem engraving do not permit. To-
day the work is done by means of a
minute rotating disk of copper, which
is whetted with oil and diamond dust.
On the least application of the sub
stance to be cut to the disk, it is the
disk which bites into the stone. The
difference in manipulation is, then, that
to-day it is the stone which goes to the
tool, and not, as in olden times, the tool
to the stone. 1t is more convenient,
then, in our day to bring the cart to the
horse. 1t can now be readily under
stood why, in modern work, time and
labor being spared (the art conception
not entering for the present into tho
subject), why this work of to-day is in
ferior to the art of the epast. 1t is purely
a mechanical process now, for rotating
disk will no more draw lines which have
feeling than will photographing pro-
cesses paint pictures. 1t has been stated
that we are not entirely acquainted with
the methods employed by the old glyp-
tic artists. This becomes quite evident
from this fact, that their best work
seems to have been both cut and pol
ished at the same time. To-day we have
no tool, no substance, which will ac-
complish this double feat. Mr.. King,
dwelling on the diamond point, says its
extensive use is the great distinction
between the antique and modern work.
-Haspe1's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
mrNEAL FACTS WILL OUT.


.,,v vouth of two-and-twenty,
.ohroken, my days glide smoothly by;
;.IsIoye, with money plenty,
~ E no cause for tear nor . sigh.
l.ane feel now would relent me;
IN girls weakness, maybe I'D cry;
y, with vengeance, and ne joking,
ssss secret leaks out II is provoking.
.,d Hove. ah damsel fair,
4 sheets like rose and eye like start
.ar took particular care,
saon beheld my conquest afar.
4. lasse won this could not bear
.grace Is so modest; In fact, we both are),
| 4 our wedding one word should we breathe
\, dsy garland was her head to wreathe.
,u,s,' said Oracle, I wish to surprise
( n Rumor, the Misses Andrus and Grays,
4 how could meet curious eyes
\ talr bride elect' as everyone says,
1 seddei will be when summer-time dies
| i,des gently into cool autumn daysp
Il should blush and feel rather queer.
|,r not q word, love; promise me, dear"
rne promised could refuse,
VI those bluc eyes so earnestly pleadedi
Irer. think that no one would choose
En- the fact known till II was needed;
Il the affair in quiet did muse,
Win our intent nearly succeeded,
lol some "hy" reporter cut the cute caper
fling tho news to stick in his paper.
Eculdnt like punch at his nose
|pOling his smeller where he'd no call;
n is one naught can propose
bout these reporters knowing IL all.
Iny secret las the paper we'll shows)
Ibe surprise, If any, but small;
IN, inst the same, we welded will be, ++
!, blamed "scribbler' there shall you seei
young men on the hymeneal strain,
ind outwit these newspaper fellows,
str an intent will quiet remain;
II these peers" of blacksmithB bellows
ind' Of fact they'll ablow" 1t to Spain;
II they'd wait till wedding it mellows.
be nuptials proclaim of the lover true,
mt would be more refreshing and new.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Buried Alive.

A young Russian pobleman, having
squandered his fortune, appealed to his
sister to relieve his wants. This she re-
fused to do, and he thereupon deter.
mined to make away with her for the
sake of inheriting her property, and
found means to give her draught,
which was probably intended to kill,
but which only produced deep sleep.
The funeral was hurried forward, and
the service had been performed over the
body, when one of the lady's friends
stepped up to the coffin to impress
farewell kiss on the corpse's cheek
previous to the interment. Taking il
by the hand, she was surprised to find
some traces of vitality still remaining,
and begged that the interment might
be postponed, to try if her friend might
be recalled to life. The brother, OF
course, would not listen to this, but
treated her request with ridicule. She
then hurried off to the authorities and
stated the case, and proper persons were
appointed to return with her; but her
friend had been already buried, and so
great is the veneration for the dead in
Russia that for a long time her desire
TO have the body disinterred met with
most violent opposition. At length,
from some circumstances which trans
pired, the Commissioners of Inquiry
some suspicion of the case,
md determined on opening the grave,
when it was discovered that the lady
lad been buried alive, as her face was
much lacerated, and impressions OF her
nails were found on the coffin lid. The
brother was taken into custody, con-
'essed his crime, and underwent the
punishment he 80 richly deserved.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
A Witty ParSOn.

A Scotch clergyman by the name Of
Watty Morrison was a man of most ir-
repressible humor. Ou one occasion q
young officer scoffed at the idea that it
required so much time and study to
write a sermon as ministers pretend,
and offered bet that he would preach
half an hour on any passage in the Old
Testament without the slightest prepara-
ton. Mr. Morrison took the bet and he
gave for q text, "And the ass opened his
mouth and he spake." The parson won
the wager, the officer being rather dis
inclined to employ his eloquence upon
that text.
On another occasion Mr.. Morrison
entreated an officer to pardon poor
soldier for some offense he had COM
mhted. The officer agreed to do 80 il
he would in turn grant him the first
favor he should ask.
Mr.. Morrison agreed to this. In
day or two the officer demanded that
the ceremony of baptism should be
performed on apuppy. The clergyman
agreed to it; and party OF many gen
tlemen assembled to witness the novel
baptism.
Mr.. Morrison desired the officer to
hold up the puppy, as was customary
in the baptism Of children, and said:
"As am minister of the Church Of
Scotland, I must proceed according to
the ceremonies of the church"
Certainly" said the Major; Il
axnant oil the caramOnvn
"Well, then, Major; I begin by the
usual question, You acknowledge
yourself the father ofthis patppy2'"
A roar of laughter burst from the
crowd; the officer threw the candidate
for baptism away, and thus the witty
minister turned the laugh against the
infdel, who intended to deride the
sacred ordinance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Russia Under General state Of Siege.

Russia is at present under state Of
siege from st. Petersburg TO Moscow
and Warsaw, from Kieff TO Kharkoff and
Odessa, on account OF the plots and
conspiracies Of the Nihilists. An army
of porters, about $4,000 strong, must
watch the streets of the capital, day and
night, and policemen are set 10 watch
the watchers. Under Gen. Ghourko,
the crosser Of the Balkans, who is now
Vice Emperor, the last lines Of legality
have also been crossed-if the word
LEGALITY" applies at ali to Russian in
stitutions. He is invested with unlim-
tied powers, in the place Of the dis
heartened tyrant. The very Grand
Dukes are under his orders. Arrests
among officers of the army have been
tho immediate consequence Of Gen.
Ghourko's satrap rule. In several cases
compromising letters and prints we're
discovered, and executions both Of Off
GERS, like Lieut. Dubrovin, and OF pri-
Yates, have followed. The gallows are
in permanent activity. Butperhaps the
most significant feature @ promis-
ing ore, tools the order issued, under
court-martiai law, that in all the bar
racks list OF the soldiers arms Is 10 be
drawn up, and 10 be handed over TO the
policel This is the strongest sign Of .
suspicion against the army itself, and
on the army the whole power OF Czar-
dom reposes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

To REMOVE FREoKLEs.- Scrape horse
radish into cup of cold sour milk; let
it stand twelve hours; strain, and ap-
ply two or three times day. Or, mix
lemon juice, one ounce; pulverized
borax, one-quarter drachm; sugar, one
half drachm; keep few days in q glass
bottle, then apply occasionally.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
A Deadly Breakfast.

At Lexington, Va, James johnson,
well-known negro, made bet at the
breakfast-table that he could eat more
fruit than any one present. Silas Jones
and Peter Lindsay took up the bet; and
all three set to work eating peaches,
apples, watermelons, and grapes. john
son won his bet, having eaten whole
watermelon and half, one dozen
peaches, twelve punches Of grapes, and
four large apples. He was taken sick an
hour after and died the same evening.
The parks present an unusually
bright and charming appearance for the
time of the year. The grass is as fresh
and green as in summer, forming g.
cheerful contrast to the thousand hues
of the autumnal leaves. They are well
worth o visit. "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
A Novel Cure for Brighrs Disease.

n NONci CuTo IOT Diisuts DNchsos
About twenty years ago daughter,
of mine-then about 8 years old-was
given up to die by the family physician,
who said that the disease was incura-
BILE, and that it was never known to be
cured, either in Europe or America
The physician, on giving the case up,
told my wife to give the child anything
that she wanted, and to make her as
comfortable as possible while she lived.
The child constantly called for beans.
so my wife cooked some as quickly as
possible, not stopping to parboil them,
as is usually done, but boiled beans,
pork and potatoes together in the first
wnter, and when cooked she gave them
to the child to eat The child then
went to sleep, and from that time began
to improve. She is now the mother Of
two children. She is not troubled with
the disease unless she takes severe
cold, and when that happens she at
once uses her old remedy, and it is al
ways effectual.
The physician who attended hercalled
a few days after the bean experiment,
and was surprised to see the change in
the child He inquired what my wife
had done for her, and, upon hearing,
his surprise was increased, and he re-
quested an exact description OF the
manner in which the food was cooked.
After considerable thought about the
matter he said that tho only cause for
such an effect was perhaps that the
beans we're cooked in the first water.
The physician is now dead or would
refer to him to verify the facts Cor.
NetD York Eue71i,lG Post.
IA xApiD penman can write thirty
words minute. To do this he must
draw his quill through the space of
rod-sixteen feet and half. In forty
minutes his pen travels furlong, and
in five hours and third, q mile. We
make on an average sixteen curves or
turns of the pen in writing each word.
Writing thirty words minute we must
make 1888 to each second; in an hour,
28,800; in day Of only five hours,
IA, 900, and in year Of 300 days, 49,
100000. The man who made 100000
strokes with pen month was not at
all remarkable. Many men, newspaper
men for instance, make 100000. Here
we have, in the aggregate, mark 800
miles long to be traced on paper by
zach writer in year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

Texas has more mineral wells and
mineral springs than any other State in
the Union.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15
Hard to Please.

"My DEAR" said Mrs. Joblink last
evening, when can / go?"
The lady referred to visit to Cali
fornia which she had been contemplat-
ing for months.
How soon do You want to go2" in
quired Mr.. Joblink, looking mp from
the Chronicle, and benevolently gazing
through his spectacles upon the partner
of his wallet.
"Just as soon as ever can," replied
the lady, eagerly.
Lets see" said Joblink, pulling on
his pencil and proceeding to figure.
"Mebbe in three weeks, Mariar-mebbe
four" and he continued TO figure.
-Four weeksl" murmured Mrs. j., in
disappointed undertone.
"Ahi ! know whatu fix il, Mariar,"
suddenly exclaimed the old gentleman,
tossing aside his paper and pencil. @I'li
sell my Belcher. I'm tired of paying
assessments. You can start day after
tomorrow"
Mrs. Jcblink burst into tears.
"Lord bless me I" cried the bewildered
Joblink. "What on earth's the matter
Mariarp"
"You-you-oo-oo-o me to
go away, you old brutel Hoo-oo-ool"
An hour later an elderly gentleman
might have been. seen in O leading sa-
loon, with his hat jammed on the back
of his head, and his cravat united, in
viting all hands up to Virgipia
City (Neu.) Chronicle.
"That's Johns Guni"
At the battle of Blue Licks, in 1852,
the Kentuckians were defeated, with
great slaughter, by the Indians. Among
their captives was citizen Of Mercer
county, husband and father. he and
eleven others were painted black, q sign
that they were devoted to torture and
death. Ranging them in row on
log, the Indians slaughtered the eleven
one by one. When they came 10 the
husband they paused, and, after great
pow-wow, spared his life.
For year he remained o captive,
mourned by his friends as dead. But
his wife insisted that he was alive and
would yet return to her. A lover wooed
her. Her relatives aided his wooing.
She consented to marry him, but from
time to time postponed the wedding
day. She could not, she said, rid her
self OF the belief that her husband was
living and would yet return.
At last, the pleadings Of her lover and
the expostulations of her friends won
from her O reluctant consent to be mar
IL n.& o.
just before daylight, she heard the
crack of rife.
"That's Johns gunl" she cried; and,
running from her cabin, in q moment
was clasped in ber husbands arms. But
the romance did not end with the hus-
bands return. Nine years after he fell
in "St. Clair's defeat" The disappoint-
ed lover renewed his suit, and the widow,
at last, became his wife.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

A oNE-ARMED man drew $2,780 from
Philadelphia bank, and was counting
the money at desk. A thief dropped
81 at his feet, and said, "See, you have
dropped bill" The one-armed man
stopped to pick up the 81, and when he
Strengthened up again the thief had
gone off with the $2.7S0.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-15

A BROKEN perseverance suggests the
Chinese language, because it is a jar
gone.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
COURT CULLINGS,
DISTRICT DOINGS.

The three temples of justice in Minneapolis
run a big grist Through the municipal ma
chine yesterday. In the district court, before
Judge Vanderburg, was transacted the follow
ing business:
The case Of D. W. Mari VS.. the Lyndale rail-
way company and William McCrory, was con-
t,rued.
Doo Levi. the notorious burglar, was found
guilty, and was remanded to custody to await
sentence.
Geo. W. jerks, the self-constituted detec-
tive, was being tried, yesterday, upon the in
dictment Of false imprisonment. Other
indictments are awaiting the developments in
this case.
Before Judge Young, yesterday, tho follow
ing:
In the case OF Frank W. Hanscom vs. Henry
Q: Brackett, judgment was ordered for plain
tiff for $4O0.
The case of A. g. Flanders Va. J. L. sprague
was continued.
Ebenezer Allen VS.. James q. Dean aud Mary
A. Dean, continued to January 9th.
The case of Thomas Lowry VS.. J. d. Dean
and Mary A. Dean was also continued to jan
nary 5th.
The calendar for to-day is rs follows:
James Rafter VS.. VIM. M. Kimball and J. A.
Wolverton,
E. P. Fl. Thompson and Emma Thompson vs.
VIM. P. Morgan, B. L. Taylor ct al.
PROBATE P1cKINos.
In the matter of the estate of William Pott-
smith, deceased. Petition filed for letters Of
administration to issue to Henrietta Pott-
smith. Hearing set for January 18th.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
James Powers. stole W. P. Benefits robe and
got ninety days for it.
Ella Polk and Oracle Williams paid $l2 for
L
John Burns stole coat from the Boston One
Price Clothing store and goes up for ninety
days.
Dan sarg can't was disorderly, bnt being a
mere lad, was discharged with reprimand.
Michael Buhgak got drunk and will hammer
rocks for his board for the next four days.
Martin Brown carried away bride belong
ing in the Bellevue house stable. Twenty day.
at hard labor polishing rocks with sledge is
his portion.
Pat Hardiman stole robe and got ninety
days in the Jail, as also did FL. Rogera for like
offense.
Civil business was as follows at the general
term held yesterday:
W. Z. Hale VS.. W. H. Gasln. Dismissed.
Wilson & Lawrence VS.. Anton Hoffner. Dis
missed.
R. s. Innis vs.. o. r. Green, defendant, and
The Chicago, Milwaukee st. Paul Railway
Company, garnishee. Settled.
Geo. Okeson VS.. G. j. Odell. defendant, and
W. W. Ellison, garnishee. Dismissed
John Grady VS.. P. Fleming, defendant, and
The st. Paul. Minneapolis l. Manitoba Railway
Company, garnishee.
Judgments were ordered in the following
cases:
Chas. A. Gray VS. Mrs. NJ. q. Hartwell, gar
nishee Of Geo. s. Winter, defendant, and J. G..
Wilcox, intervenor; for plaintiff.
Chas. A. Gray vs.. Henry Phelps, garnishee of
Geo. =. Winter, defendant, and J. G. Wilcox,
intervenor; for plaintiff.
Harriet & E. Mead VS.. B. A. and r. s, Lee
Answer by Saturday next.