Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-11-14
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANlN0S.

A WILLOW farm in Macon, Ga, produce
about a ton of switches to the acre, COM
manding, when dried, $500, and, as the
leaves and bark sell at twenty-five cents
pound baled, the enterprise pays better
than cotton.
THE working of Parkersburg's (W. Va.)
new water works is an entire success.
JUDGE RoBT JOHNSTON, of Harrison
burg, Va. is dead He was Auditor Of
State, and member of the Confederate
Congress,
JoHN KyELL and family, of Baltimore,
Md, were overcome by escaping gas. One
daughter is dead and another may die. The
others viii probably recover.
AT Montg gomery, Ala, a negro shot me-
gro girl who would not consent to marry
him. 10 tuen turned the pistol on himself
and fired four shots, one which, in the neck,
is probably fatal.
The Importance and value Of the tobacco
crop in Virginia is very clearly shown in
the statement Of the Lynchburg 1dcance
that Lynchburg pays more revenue into
the Unitei States Treasury, on the single
article Of tobacco, than any one of the
New England States pays on everything
it produces.
SINCE November - inst. was decided on
as the day for holding the proposed harbor
Improvement convention in Savannah, Ga,
the President Of the United States has
issued his proclamation appointing Thurs
day, the 10Th, as day Of general thanks
giving throughout the country. Fearing
that this might somewhat interfere with
the attendance, it has been decided to
change the day of holding the convention
from the 2jth to Tuesday, the 2ith inst, a
fact which delegates should bear in mind.
Mrs. MARY WILLIAMS, colored, has been
sentenced to be hanged on the l2th of Feb
ruary next, at YOrkville, s. c. She mar
ried a wiIower with three children early
in the spring. She grew tired Of the chill
dren, and in August fed them on Rough
on Rats" from which they died. The
husband also partook Of the poison, and
died the same day.
JENKINS WRIGHT was arrested in Law
louisville and lodged in Jail at Spartan
burg, $. c., for the murder Of his wife,
He first attacked her with a cudgel, beat
ing out her brains. He then built brush
fire and threw the dead woman's body
into it, reducing it to ashes.
DIR. 10 L. MCGEE, prominent citizen
and deacon in the Cumberland PresDyte-
rian Church, Superintendent Of the sun
iay-school, and dentist of Humboldt, four
teen miles north Of jackson, Tenn, com
mtted suicide by shooting himself in the
left breast with pistol. He had been in
bad health for a long time, and it is sup
posed he was suffering from temporary in
sanity. The weapon that he used was the
same tina. his father attempted to commit
suicde with several years ago
one hundred feet of the new retaining
wall Of the custom house grounds, Mem
phis, fell, causing a loss Of $500.
A BOILER on the Texas Plantation, Pla-
| quemine Parish, La, is reported exploded,
and Dr.. II, Courier killed.
ALErTER written in Galveston and ad.
dressed to a firm at Palestine, Tex" re-
Gently went all the way to the great Pales-
tine in Asia, and finally was returned from
Jerusalem.
THERE has been very little wlte-heatng
in Maryland since the whipping law
went into effect,
A MEMPHIS girl a few days ago horse
whipped her prospective fatuer.in law for
trying to induce his son to break up the
match.
| EDWARD HALEY, an old and respected
citizen Of Brownsville, Ala, was found
drowned in the Chattahoochie River the
other morning. 1t is supposed he fell IN
! the river.
INGRAM CHAMPION, an amateur bicyclist
of Georgia, carried off the prize for the
haf-mile dash at the Eufaula Fair the
other day. Time, 2:07. lie also took the
second prize for fancy riding.
Rev Nix. TENANT is dead at Evansville
Ark, aged ll5. He had preached forninetv
years.
THERE seems to be an impression that
during the past six months the delivery Of
! Southern pig-iron in the East has fallen
| Off. Investigation showed that during
! 1854 Southern furnaces sent over 10000.
tons north of the Potomac River, A sini-
lar inquiry brings out the fact that the
contracts of southern iron masters fer
Eastern delivery will make the amount
shipped East this year equal tothat of 1854.
OVER >ldo,U10 worth Of coalin barges was
swept off 10y sudden rise in the Kanawha
at Charleston, W. Va, the other day, and
points above. The bulk of the coal was des.
tined for Cincinnati.
The other day two coaches on a West.
bound train on the Texas q Pacific Rail.
way were thrown from the track near SIX
, Mile Crossing, La, owing to a broken rail
Both cars were turned upside down, Al.
though the coaches were filled with pas.
sengers, only two persons We're injured.
CALEB SIGINAN, Of Newton, n. c., re,
Gently undertook TO drink one gallon o
apple brandy, and died later in great
agony. For some moments after his death
pure brandy ran from his mouth and nos,
uIls. His last words were to call for more
liquor.
THE Superior Court Of Davies County, n
c., has established valuable precedent il
law. Lee Turner and Abraham Smith wer,
sent to the pententiary for two years eacl
for stealing watermelon. 1t is the frs
instance on record in the law annals of the
State.
Mss MARY LEE, daughter of Gen. Rober
Z. Lee, has been over a large part of tn,
world and contemplates further explora.
tion,
a BALTIMORE negro has literally worn tive
fingers off in many years of shoveling coal
The case is reported by physician as Gu,
riosity. There is no apparent disease, anC
no Inconvenience.
The other evening, while j. W. White, {
prominent planter, residing two miles from
Richmond, Tex, was seated at the supper
table, he was shot and instantly killed by
some unknown person who fired at hin
through the window. Blood hounds ar,
on the track of the murderer.
THOMAS JAMES, a colored man, residing
near Gainesville, Fla, has family o
fifty -four children, thirty-three of then
being now at home with their father. H
has had three wives, and the three were al
living at one time. Only one of them i
now living, and she claims nineteen of th
children.
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