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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
PROTEST.
Orrur PEOPLE OF WyANDorrE,
KAN, CoNcERNING THE Ne
r. IMMIGRATION.

To the People Of the United states:
Within the n t two weeks oVe u
thousand negroes, direct from tle
Snuth have been landed AT Wyandotte
Tone of them have money to carry
them further West, or 10 purchase the
wherewithal to supply their most nr-
cont necessities for food or shelter
Int few of them are sufficiently pro
tected from the ~inclcmency OF the
weather. and on account of exposure
want of proper food, care and lnedi-
cine, they suffer severely, and II TERRI
Bile mortality affects them. Large
numbers have died, and.at leas hve
per cent. of the whole number are
Sick with pneumonia and kindred com,
plants. In d word, over II thousand
paupers have within a brief space OF
time been thrown into a town OF aDou'
five thousand people, who are uhaDie
TO properly provide for their wants.
These people are possessed OF the
most visionary ideas concerning What
they must confront. by coming 10
Kansas. Their sole idea seems to be
to get West where government lands
can be occupied, but they are wholly
destitute ofmeans to improve it or TO
sustain themselves until they can cul-
tiyate a crop. Go where they VIII III
Kansas they must be provided and
cared for. or they will perish. we
have reliable information that thols-
ands more are coming. If so, the sit
uation will soon be Il very serious
for the deluded, helpless and ignorant
negroes who are thus blindly rushing
to Kansas, and a mighty burden will
be thrown upon our people. There is
not sufficient demand for farm b
to give employment to such II mass OF
people. They must become virtually
a public charge upon the communities
where they may happen to be cast,
Iu view of this state Of facts. We the
undersigned. citizens Of Wyandotte,
Kansas. denounce those who are
couraging these people to come to Kan
sas as really their worst enemies, what
ever their intentions may be, we call
upon humane and rejecting people
everywhere to use their best efforts to
check this most disastrous movement
on the part Of the negroe population
of the Southwest and to correct the ut
tarly baselcss and visionary ideas con-
corning what is before the negro I'M
migrant in Kansas, which seems to
have taken hold on the minds of the
thousands who are leaving their South
ern homes. We further say that the
sentiments of this protest and memori-
al are those Of the people Of Kansas
without regard to party and we re-
quest papers throughout the country
to publish this, our protest and war
ming.
(Signed.)
J. $. Stockton, Mayor o Wyandotte
and many other citizens.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

CuRE O TIE NEuRALGIA.-The
Alta Californian says, some time since
we published. at the request ofa friend
a rec D, to cure nturAlgi". Half a
drachll of %salmmmonia in an ounce of
camphor water. Half n dozen differ
emit persons have tried the re ''p', on
the Recommendation Of the Alta, and
in every ease I'm immediate cure was
effected. In one tass III sufferer. II
lady. had been subjected to very ac-
cute pains for more than a week; and
her physicians were unable to alleviate
her suiferings, when II tea-spoonfml OF
The solution of salammoniac in cam
phor water relieved her within Il coup
|, of minutes. Whether the recipe
will cure all attacks Of neuralgia, is IL
question which we cennot answer ;
that il will cure many we are well as
surcd.
We cannot vouch for the above but
most certainly if # is effective many of
our readers will not forget to clip it
out and place it convenient for use.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
RAILROAD BONDS.

We find the following in Il late Wash
ingto dispatch. We %sympathisc with
the people of Calhoun county in their
great calamity-a heavy bonded in
dcbtcdncss fastened on them, the mon
ey for which the bonds were sold all
gone, and not II foot of the railroad
built.
When viii tie people learn the me-
eessity ofa clause in the constitution
prohibiting the issue of county bonds
in aid of railroads.
The Board of supervisors of Cal
houn vs.. w. Il. Gilbreath, from the
United States District Court of Miss
issippi. The court holds that since the
irregularities on which the county re-
fuses TO pay its bonds were committed
by its own servants, it would be cstop-
ped from taking advantage of them
ever If the recital in the bonds them
selves ofthe conformity 70 the statute
were not alone conclusive. Judg-
ment is affirmed with cost and inter
est.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
A TRUE NEWSPAPER.

The Nashville American hasthrouyh-
" established itself as the truest and
best of Newspaper publications in the
Southern section Of the Union. Its
is always the freshest and most
entertaining that is to be obtained.
and its editorial columns are ALWAYS
Just to opponents, and severe to false
friends. 1t never dictates, but warns.
While it is fair in discussion. il is po.i-
i've III its views; and by ali is esteemed
true to its convictions. By its unsverv-
ing attachment to the rights and inter
ests Of the People, it has become DOW
er IN Tennessee which no other journal
ever attained; and its influence is only
surpassed by its popularity. not only in
tennessee, but in all the adjoining
States. 9"S
The readers of The Macon Beacon
VIII also find that the miscellaneous
columns of the AMERICAN embrace MI
that is interesting and useful. in tLo v"l
rlous helds or human enterprise; and
II can be safely commended, as a most
eXcellent n valuable paper in the
Household, the Workshop. the store
mousse and to all people in every yoco-
The Weekly edition is of mammotb
proportions, being l2pagcs, of ~ col
ulnns-and from two TO three times 49,
ftrge as any ofthe foreign Week.-Mrs. th"t
arc oflered at less price. Ifyou wnnt
rne pes', send for the AMERICAN, which
VILE ns 'lree editions. Daily, Semi
mGekiy, ana Weekly specimen copies of
of charge. 'pp'on iree
ierIms Are Per Annum, IN ADJ
y S"noccc| &C. = 10. go: Semi Weckly
p fI1yi weekly, 49,. 90, postage paid.
Auuress THE AMERICANS
Nashville Tnnn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
HOW THEY ROB TIE NEGROES,

The Topeka Kansas) Commonwealth
u Republican newspaper, dcn0unces rs
swindle Il circular whidh has been sent
out from hat city. %purporting to be
from the Office of the "Colorcd Coloni-
cation Society" and largely distribu-
red throughout certain Southern local
tiles. in which il is claimed that the
society. which "sympathises with
their colored brethren of the South,
has been organized by the govern
ment to provide land for each head of
n family which will be given i'll bodies
of 100 acres, in Kansas gratuitously.'-
The Commonwealth says the only
object in sending such Il document
South was to make money for the send
ers ont of their ignorant victims, and
learns that in st. Louis some of the
parties ingagedi in the scheme have al
ready succeeded in getting amounts
from the colorcd emigrants ms fees for
information and instructions rs to how
their claims against the government
for the promised farms should be pros
ccutcd.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
A COLORED MAN CONSTRUCTS
a MACHINE TO PRODUCE
POWER CHEAP.
cleveland Leadcr.l

cleveland LEADER
Mr.. j. II. Huntington. . colored
blacksmith of cleveland, Ohio, re-
ported by the Leader to have sought
10 solve the problem of perpetual mo-
iion,. has actually invented a cheap
motive power. The Leader says: On
arriving the reporter was ushered
into II side room in the middle 0fwhich
appeared to he Il ponderous wheel,
minus II felly, the spokes being large
and heavy looking. The axis is pro-
duccd, each side Of the upright bear
ings, before reaching which, however
the shaft Is. shaped into two cranks,
one on each side the aforesaid wheel
extending in opposite directions and
50 constructed rs to prevent the ma
chine coming to Il dead center. From
each of the cranks hangs a short piston
rod, which are to work inside of Il sta
tionary pipe or cylinder, which is eX-
tended down to the floor. then across
under the wheel and coming mp again
to meet tho other short piston rod
From these cranks also very heavy
weights are pendant which are fitted
with heavy rubber springs or bump
crs, which Tighten the weight and per-
init the wheel to pass the center. and
then assisted by the weight on the
other crank, continue the revolution.
The piston and cylinder before men
toned assist in the other work by at
mosphcric pressure. But to return to
the wheel. Some of the spokcs are
curved and others are very heavy
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
CONDITION or ENGLISH PEAS
ANTS.

The London Correspondent of the
Tribone, in speaking Of the English
peasant, says Of him: "llc and his
progeny do not live; they merely en-
list. Poets have sung and moralists
sentimcntally dcscant upon the British
peasant but strip him Of his romance
and look at him tr%uthfully. and sober
ly, and he presents u melancholy spec
tacle- He Is merely a beast of burdcn:
his condition is little better than that
of u scrf, if indeed il is as good. He
grovcls in poverty and Indebtedness
often with an insuficiency of food
And scarcely is he able To dream ofanv
more elevated state of existence, for
the social forces by which he is bcsct
almost entirely preclude him from
breaking through the bonds which
hold him. lie is a drudge; his life is
u life %ofdrudgery aud from his cradle
to his grave II would be difficult to see
where his existence could be illumincd
by a ray ofprospcrity or hope. Attic
lowest round of the ladder Of labor; he
is forced to remain in thraldom' both
intellectual and social. which the Gus
tom Of ages has imposed upon his
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

CELERY AS A REMEDY For RHEU-
MATIsM.-New discoverics-or what
claim to be discoveries-of the healing
virtues of plants are continually ma
king. One of the latest is that celery
is II cure for rheumatism; indeed, it is
asserted that the disease is impossible
if the vegetable be cooked and freely
eaten. The fact that ii is almost al
ways put Oh the table raw prevents its
known. The celery should be cut in
to bits, boiled in water until soft, and
the water drank by the patient. Put
new milk, with alittle flour and nut
meg, into the saucepan with the boil
ed celery, serve it warm with pieces of
toast, eat it with potatoes, and the
painful ailmcnt will soon yield. Such
is the declaration of Il physician who
has again and again tried the expert
ment, and with uniform success. He
adds that cold or damp never produ-
ces' but simply develops the disease,
ofwhich acid blood is the primary and
sustaining cause, and that while the
blood is alkaline, there can be neither
rheumatism nor govt. English statis-
ties show that in II year O876) 1910
persons died of rheumatism, and eve
ry case, it is claimed, have been cured
by the adoption Of the remedy men
toned. AT least two-thirds of the ca
ses named heart-discase are ascribed
to rheumatism and its agonizlng ally,
govt. Smallpox, so much dreaded, is
not half so destructive us rheumatism.
which it is maintained by many ply
s%;cians, can be prevented by obeying
natures laws in diet, But if you have
incurred it, boiled celery is pronounce
ed mnhesitatingly to bca spccific.-N.
Y. Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
PORTER'S MURDERER.

A Meeting of actors was held in N.
York, Thursday, to devise means for
raising a fund to be expended in pros
ecating James Currie, who murdered
the actor, Benjamin G. Porter, in Mar
shall, Texas, u short time ago. The
fund is also to be used in dcfravino
the expenses of Mr.. Barrymore and
Miss Cummings, members ofthe dram
attic profession who witnessed the
shooting of Porter, and who are 60
ing to Texas as witnesses in the case.
They will also be remunerated out of
the fund, for the time they will spend
in Texas away from their business.-
Mr.. w liam Il Astor sent a check for
$500, John r. Raymond one for 800.
and The names of several prominent
actors were pledged for various sums,
50 that VI least over $1,000 will be rails
ell to help the prosecution
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
NO PENSIONS TO SURVIVING
MEXICAN WAR SOLDIERS.

We sec the following going the
rounds olsthrsprcSs:
Many persons understand that Con
gress has sspasscd II law placing the
names of The surviving soldiers OF the
Mexican war on the pension roll. 1t
is a mistake. Under the law Of July
10. 1913, all soldiers engaged in the
military service Of the United States
in Mexico who were honorably dis
charged were granted three months
extra pay, and Congress made an APP
preparation 20 pay such us had not
done so. This is the only legislation
enacted on the subject OF the soldiers
of the Mexican war.
The pension bill passed was for ar
rears OF pay to Union soldiers.
Very truly,
II, q. MILLS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

Lightning struck the Hill City
twice yesterday. Several of her citi-
zens drew II quarter Of the capital prize
of IL million dollars in the Havana
lottery, and another one, Capt. T. IL.
Dickson, secretary Of the cotton ex-
change, was nominated for postmaster
by tho President, and will doubtless
be confirmed. Pease would have been
acceptable to a large ueinber of onr
citizens. the appointment of Mr.. Dick
son will prove NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
burg Commercial.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

The Mayor Of Wyandottc prohibits
Negro immigration into that town.
Cincinnati. April 20.-The Mayor OF
Wyandottc City Kansas has issued II
proclamation, intended to check color
ed immigration to that place. lie
warns all concerned that the city of
Wyandotte will hold all the boats, Off
rers, agents, or any other persons who
AMY be concerned in importing desti-
t,te persons. to the strictest legal con-
S%cvucnces and penalties of the law at
taching to snch oflenscs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
accination.

Rule 13.-Every schild should be
vaccinatcd before two years of age
and this Board recommends that all
persons be rcv~accinated rs often as
once in five years.
Rule 14.-All incorporated manu-
featuring companies within the iuris-
diction of this Board shall cause each
new employee to be vaccinated on en-
trance. unless proof is furnished OF
p evious successful vaccination.
Rule 15.-No person shall become
u member of any public school within
the Jurisdiction Of this Board until
vaccinatcd. or furnishing II certificate
from some physician that he or she
has been successfully vaccinated.
RESTRICTION AND DESTRUCTION or
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS
MATTER.
Rule l6.---Any scbolder in
..sl,.. .IsA.IIt.... t1A,. .I..l1 .a,.,,. 4,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
A Priceless Jewel.

is health, and if you are without it you can
neither beg, borrow, buy nor steal it; but
you can obtain it by using SELLERS LIVER
Pills. They tone up the stomach and keep
the bowels in good order by relieving cos
~tiveness and constipation. They produce Il
healthy action in the liver, promote digestion
ana impart vigor to the whole system.
Price % cents.
r. T.. SELLERS& co. Prop'rs P%ittsburg, Pa.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
.E%IkS0lVcnlt Notice.

The State of Mississippi, | ch.,orr ronr.
NoXubee County. ' N0"''
The Estate
Toll of
Clement MARI.
Whereas, at the April Term, A. D., 1879,
of the said Chancery Court, Il decree was
rendered, declaring said estate insolvent;
Now therefore, all creditors of said estate
are hereby notified to come forward and
have their claims duly probated and regis
tered in the register kept by the clerk, by
the 10Th day of July. A. D., 1879, or they
will be forever barred.
II. HAUENSTEIN,
apla6-4t Administrator
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

Whenever the time comes that Grant
Is the only man who can save this
country, il will be time for ~48,000,000
of people to take down their sign, put
up their sltaltcrs and retire from the
business or self-government.-Cinciu
nuti Commercial.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
VV
GAME cnIcEEN

have the following '"' LAM
my stock will shortly BE- la'''
best walks in the co'ln'r' =,
one full, thorough.Oreu. Cd q
fine Claiborne and Chpps ,,hr|
Hens-Irish Grey llC ',' : I
and Derby, Claiborne , W.
Manchester, Bacon anu .',',',oI
Dominique, all win ps I'M, 4
Young, large and ns', "'s,dI
for sale aud WARRANTED q \
Address
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

'aI' W n -.
yer. dlphtleria or smallpox. shall I'M
medintelv notify the Board of Health
of the same, AMI. until instructions are
received from the n1prd. shall not per-
nit any clothing or other properly
that may have been exposed 10 lhlec'
ton to be removed from the house
nor shall any occupant take up resi-
dcnce elsewhere without the consent
of The Board.
Rulc17. Any physician who may
be called TO u case of any OF the uiseas-
cs specified in the foregoing rule sinai,
at once, report such case to this Board
and receive instructions III regard
thereto. and whenever there shall
come under The observation OF any!
physician such number of cases OF
measles, typhoid fever, ,~dysentry;
whOoping-ceugh, or cerebro-splnai
meningitis as in his opinion to JUSTIFY
the belief that a considerable epidem-
ic thereof exists, ne shall at once re-
port the same to the Board, with s'cll
suggeotions, in regard thereto, rs may
seem to him best. =.
Rule 18.-No person or article ma
Bile to propagate dangerous disease
shall be brought within sthe jurisdic-
ton of this Board without thc..'pecial
consent and direction of the Board:
and .wh never it shall come to the
knowledge of any person that sucn
person or article has been brought
within such limits, he shall immedl-
ately give notice thereof to this Board,
ii. ..,..l, tln 1A.ntinn fhnrnnt
Rule 19.-No person sick with any
of the diseases specified in Rule 10.
shall be removed at any time except
by permission and under the direction
of the Board.
Rule 2O.-Persons affected with dis
eases specified in Rule IS, and all ar
ticles infected by the same, shall be
Immediately separated from all per-
sons liable TO contract or communicate
the disease. and none but physicians,
nurses and the clergyman of the faini-
" shall be allowed acces to persons
sick with these diseases.
Rule 21.-Persons recovering from
anv of the diseases specified in the pre-
ceding rules, and their nurses, shall
no leave the premises till they have
been thoroughly bathed, and their
co hing -disinfectcd by washing in
b ling water, or heating to 250 de-
grccs Fab.
Rnle 22.-All vessels used by such
patients shall be disinsccted by s0lu-
t on of carbolic acid, copperas, chic
ride of lime, then emptied, their cou-
tents buried in earth, and the vessels
cleanscd in boilidg water.
Rule 23.-All personal clothing.
bedding, towels, etc, and all articles
in contact with or used by the patient
shall be washed in boiling water, or
exposed to u temperature of 250 de-
grees Fab.
Rule 24.-Infected feather beds.
pillows. and hair mattresses shall have
tle'r contents removed and disinfect-
ed by thoroughly exposing them to
the fumc o%fburning sutpher, and their
irks washed in boiling water; but no
Article shall be burned without the di-
rectiou of the Board. Infected traw
beds and moss mattresses shall have
their contents removed and burned,
and their tick4 washed in boiling wa
ter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
A CALL FOR RELIEF.
Cincinnati Enqnircrl

Cincinnati Enquircrl
The follywing paper is being circu-
lated among the members of The
House:
THE people of the United States,
hurdcncd with enormous debts and
oppressed by Il system Of taxation and
finance which has Frustrated all in
dosiries. and is rapidly coniiscating
the property Of the masses and tend
ing TO general bankruptcy, have. with
u view to their relief, placed the pow
or of Federal legislation, for the first
time in nearly twenty years. in the
hands of the Democratic party. That
some efficient measures of relief may
be speedily inaugurated. the under
signed ask our colleagues in the SEN
ate and House of Representatives to
unite with MS in responding 10 the de-
munds Of our constituents by appro-
priatelegislation at the present session
OF congress- Let Us show to the OPP
pressed producers, wage men, bust
ness men. tax payers and debtors that
we are alive TO their grievances and
prompt TO relieve them. BY u fortu-
nate circumstance we have il in our
power nine months earlier than we
had expected TO show the people that
they made no mistake in placing their
trust in the hands of the grand
old party which was organized by
jefferson as the friend Of equal rights
and the foe of all forms Of monopoly.
flvoritism and oppression, The pub
lie credit must hc Kept mviolatc, but
itcan be best maintained by II strict
adherence to publict contracts, by u
system .-of currency which viii pro-
mote instead of destroying the indus
tries OF the people and by methods of
revenue which will as far rs practical
make all who enjoy the blessings of
tlie government bear, according to
their means, an equal share ofits bur-
dens.
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j G Blackburn, Ky, e. Ellis. La.
Edw ) Brag, A II Manning, Mi,
Casey Young. Tenn, w b Myers, Ind.
O Williams, Tex. Geo N Ladd. Me,
Emery Spear, Ga. RI Taylor, Tenn.
w II FELTON,, Ga. a II Stevens, Ga.
J NJ Bright, rom. II j. Smith N. i.
Thos Turner, Ky. VIC hitthOne, L.
Il Hooker, miss, OF Singleton. mis-.
Il j lIinklc, Md. R0bt Alec. N c.
~ C%rayens, Ark. ID culberson r.
Illos Ewing, Q. G. W Geddcs, 0.
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NV Towsend, III. NJ u wise, Penn.
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
r'cc' nnh regular Liver size, M each.
Large body Pad, rubber h,,c,. mo go.
'ohD BY DRUGGISTS GENERALLY.

nr,,m'm n"hnmck, Stevenson a. 10. Vvho1c.o,.
l.flcf. r..s. .mlcnn". supply the trade ~ man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26

As II general thing, we hear very
good r'psrts Of the crop prospect.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-26
-FoR THE
LIVER, luYeS, STOMACH, SPLEEN.
BACK AND KIDNEYS.

rF" NM
ar i"pRnvEp APPLIANCE for 81 70 10 Prevent
'e'evs and Cure tho following diseases.
cNEua ana Fever, Duinb Ags,e, Chius, Liver
1o,nruhint, BiliOusness, Jaundice, TorpIJitv.
enlargement OF the Liver, Lnssitude. I~nsIiw,s.
snWn, dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Dspr,,sslou
" Spiri,s, Duliuess, Want OF App~tite. MA
.triM Diseasea, Enla cement of the hul,,,I,.
nsue wake, rheumatism, Neuralgia. Lam.
oago, sciatica, Pains In the Side, Rack IIones
anu Muscles For the RELIEF on Asthma. IN.
GC.,rrrnn;,. I,ronctiiis- Diphtheria, Whoo,inr
tLa."gn, weak Lungs; also, u Great HeIIef m
, weakness and Irr-gNlarity.
inc One Doiinr Pads arr within M. ,ss.A nj,
ss..,,Iy SUFFERER, Rich or Poor. r,Il sixe. hiahi, na.dii
IVA uontnlning the bost known absorbent lnrredi.nt.
md ~ prove a boon, to all, Old and Ynurn. III ME
cirop,n.,n.n.e' Van be worn ut all tia.s and under Mi
mani ns III without Interfering with Internal treat.
You saws ~ \ wsarinE this pad over tho pit Of your stomach
trs, I stn uoctor,s bills, avoid taking nnussous drurr' cor.
noss ~ ston9oh, i~nvigorate tho liver, preveni Eilioys.
dla \, anSotD from tho system malnrinl and oontnai"ns
wa can send them. " """' oo'uhohtos'
rice mh regular Liver size, nj encb.
large body Pad, rnbber buck, ne .mch.
we send them by post. pr.,.,d. -
nrn.n", inr and near. If not found NJ vnyr
u~."rEist.s, fake NO OTHER. INT incIcs.
~. ult 70 us, and you Will rrceIvc ritI,.s
or"cred by return mall. Address
GA COOK g. co., Chicago.
Sole Agents for u. y. ana CnnRdna.