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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

BoSTON, Feb. 1.-THE area of Roxbury
flooded by the overflow of Stoney brook is
constantly increasing. The water has risen
over foot since yesterday, and through
some streets the water rushes at the rate OF
ten miles an hour Two square miles of the
city are now under water from two to eight
feet. The section covered is nearly oblong in
shape, and is bounded by Norfolk House
hill on the southwest, Northampton street
on the northeast Shawmut avenue on the
southeast, and by the Boston and Provi-
dence railroad on the northwest, the two lat
ter constituting the sides of the oblong,
The source of the flood is the bursting OF
the confines of Stony brook, near Norfolk
hill From that point the flood has stead
ily progressed toward the center of the
CITY. 1t has passed Arnold street, the old
Roxbury boundary, and has just reached
Northampton street The cellars, and in
some instances the first floors in 946 houses,
are flooded. In many low sections houses
are almost entirely submerged. Over Loo
families are more or less affected, and
conservative estimate of the loss so far to
bindings and stock is S500000. The terri
tory drained by Stony brook comprises
many square miles in Jamaica plain
and Roxbury, and the snow and surface
water on this section must be added to the
flood At one point near Franklin PARK
there is a lot of fifty acres flooded with
water three feet deep, all of which must
flow off through Stony brook. The mayor
police commissioners and other city Off
cials are in constant activity establishing
depots of supplies and arranging for the
relief of the homeless and distressed A
large share of the inhabitants of the
flooded districts are still living in the up
per stories of their houses, waiting for the
floods to abate. They can only be reached
by boats or RATS Many narrow escapes
from drowning have occurred.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
A HoRRoR AvERrep
,ne iimeiy Awakening Of a Woman
VINO had Already Been Clothed In
Her Shroud For Burial.

hLhSNlLLE, o., Feb l4,-A remarkable
instance of suspended animation, with
narrow escape from horrible death, oc-
.u'leu lew days ago at Jetbro, q hamlet
III 'he eastern outskirts of this place,
'"o particulars of which were disclosed
to-day Two weeks ago n Mrs Raw.
n'o"i' OIL That place, while visiting her
u"uehter IN Allegheny City, was
stricken with what was supposed to be
paraiysls' After week of intense suf-
ie',hg sue improved sufficiently to allow
Oh her removal to her home at Jethro The
uay after arriving she was taken with re.
,opSe and continued to grow worse until
'oso Wednesday, when she died, as was
supposed, the doctors having pronounced
ilie extinct. Friends and relatives of the
iemilS were notified by telegraph of her
ueilise The services of an undertaken
were secured, the body was prepared for
burial wrapped in shroud and placed in
tne parlor 10 await the arrival of the coffin.
friend OF the woman who had arrived
from distance, had occasion to enter the
room where Mrs, Raymond had been laid
OUT ana approaching the body thought she
discovered traces of animation in the life
Tess form The astoniShed and overioyed
woman made more critical examination
ana discovered unmstakable evidences of
Vllallty The muscles of the face and eve
lIds occasionally twitched the eyes par
'lally opened and faint respiration was
hotlced' The woman instantly gave the
alarm and the room was soon filled with
lhcreduous friends, who discovered the
same indications of returning life. Phys
lclahS were at once summoned and
every known restorative applied in the
nope OF saving her life. After three hours
OF vigorous and unremitting attention the
lllelesS form was restored to consciousness
nhe slowly and languidly opened her eyes
III perfect ama2ement curiously surveyed
her surroundings, and in few minutes
leebly asked in scarcely audible voice
the cause for the unusual commotion,
aud inquired how she came in possess
| sion OF the unique garb in which she
was clothed, The situation was
explained to her, when she replied that
while in her comatOse state she imagined
She had fallen into deep, refreshing
sleep. Mrs Raymond is improving slowly
with fair chances for recovery. Her es-
| cape from the terrible fate of being buried
alive was very narrow. She had been in a
state of insensibility for two days, the body
was cold and clammy, and respiration had
to all appearances ceased entirely. In a
few hours more she would undoubtedly
have been buried.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
EASTERN FLOODS.
The Water is Abating and Damage Esu-
mates are Being Made.

New York, Feb. l5.--The Suns special
from Norwich, Conn, says: The flood that
swep through the Shetucket and Quinne-
baug river valleys since Friday morning,
is the most destructive in the history of
the State. The entire eastern end of the
State has been inundated and reports
come in constantly of deluged farms,
broken reservoirs, demolished bridges
and submerged farm-houses. One
quarter of this city was ten feet
under water for nearly twenty-four hours.
In the lower business streets all communi-
cation between stores, hotels saloons,
boarding and private houses was carried
on by means of boats at ten cents pasSen
ger. At Jewett City, twelve miles north,
the Ashland Company dam, two of the
Slater Mill dams, the Slater dye house and
machine-shop and two big iron rail
road bridges were swept away. The.
damage there is S200,0 900. The 100000 dam
at Greenville, two miles above the city,
went to pieces. score of mills will be
stopped until rebuilt, and thousands of
working people are out of employment,
The loss to the Norwich and Worcester and
New London Northern railroads in this
town will reach 100000. The total loss in
this part of the State will exceed 81 ,000, 900,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
A Notorious Confidence Man.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, Feb l4.-lt has been
discovered that the astounding confidence
game which was perpetrated here last
Thursday, by which George Brader, an old
business man, was beaten out of s5,oV', was
almost certainly done by the notorious Doc
Baggs, formerly of Denver and more re-
Gently of Chicago. Baggs was seen here
on Wednesday by railroad man
who knew him intimately for
wears in Colorado. He was stop
ping at the Ashley House. The railroad
man conversed with him nearly an hour.
Baggs was several times talking to gray
haired and whiskered man during Wednes-
day. Baggs' description, as given 10y the
man who talked to him, tallies exactly
with that given by Mrs. Davis of the ope-
rator who rented the room in her house IN
which the job was done
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Welded A CHILD.
a Salvation Army Leader Barely Escapes
Tar and Feathers.

CORNING, N Y, Feb, l6,-Major Fegley,
Salvation Army leader, arrived here
Sunday night having been driven out OF
Wellsville, Allegheny County, after mar
rowly escaping with his life. He was
the husband of woman whom he had
converted on Hog Island at Bradford,
Pa, until last Friday when he claims to
have secured a divorce. Yesterday he
married Miss Belle Plaine, one of his
Wellsviile converts, little girl less than
fourteen years Of age, OF slim figure and
doli ilke lace. When the report was circu'
lated that the burly salvationist had in
duced the child to marry him large crowd
OF men provided themselves with ropes,
tar and feathers, and went in search of the
man. Fegley was on the alert, however,
and with his baby bride covered his retreat
through back window of the barracks,
thence Se'ng to the Erie depot, where he
found Western bound train, which he
boarded and went to Belmont. The couple
here secured a seat in the Boston sleeper
on the Erie train as far as Corning, passing
through Wellsville without being found,
though the crowd searched all coaches OF
the train except the sleeper. The couple
were very much frightened, but Fegiey
showed a revolver which he said he would
have used if he had been otertakcn He
left on the Fall Brook train for Seneca
Fa a.ls where he formerly lived.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
PENSION FRAUDS.


SHELBYvILLE, lrL,, Feb. IA remarka-
bic pension fraud has just been brought to
light in this city. In 1852 Jacob Roellinger
deserted from the French army and came
to this country {and joined the Union
forces. Fearing fhat the French would aid
the Confederacy and that lie would be cap
tured and punished as dcserter, he de
serted his New York company and enlisted
under an assumed name in the Ohio
infantry, In the original command he
was still accounted for, and was finally
reported as taken prisoner In the mean
time he served out his time in the Buck
eye company, was discharged and came
to this city. About four years ago he ap-
piled for a pension, giving his name as
Carmon. The claim was pigeonholed until
IA few days ago, when a special agent
dropped in to investigate the case, and
made the following revelations; Fred
Roellinger, of New York, is drawing a
pension as the dependent father of Jacob
Roelinger, who it is alleged, died at
Andersonyille; another man claiming to
be Boellinger drew his back pay and houn-
ty and went to Europe while a third
named Cassidy is drawing pension on his
own name and Jacob Roellinger in another,
Still a fourth, representing himself to be
Roellinger made application, but was ap-
pretended and sent to the penitent airy,
while fifth applicant is now ON file at the
department for the alleged widow of the
soldier in question. Notwithstanding all
these complications, the case is now in
fair way to be cleared up, when the right
full soldier will receive his dues,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

An astute man who understands
the machinery of success without heinrg
able to enter into the impulsive or the
sentimental side of life is not rightly
termed II person of tact; one. on the
ether hand, whose sympathies are
sensitive, but who, from carelessness
or rash good nature, seldom looks be-
fore he leaps, should equally be denied
this designation. 1t is just because the
two elements that tact unites are so
rarely found adequately developed to-
gether that tact is, in truth, something
which q man can wear or discard at
will; it requires an effort for its exhibi-
ton, and, if the effort be withdrawn. it
also disappears.--N Y. Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANiNGS

THE body of Alexander Mauldin, thirteen
wears old. was found on the streets OF Toe
Goa, Ga, the other morning partially eaten
by hogs. He had been murdered during
the night. There is no clue to the MUIR
derer
A DECoMpos body found in room OF
the Florentine Hotel, Chattanooga, proved
to be that of George McHenry, formerly OF
Philadelphia, but for the last nine years OF
Chattanooga He had been on aprotracted
spree. and had taken sulphate OF ammonis
and morphine.
THE exposure of the remains OF soldiers
buried in the sands of Ship Island, during
the war, caused the Government, some
time ago to send an agent to collect and
remove them to Chalmette Cemetery. he-
cent visitors to the Island now report thas
the late storms have uncovered mucn
larger quantity of bones than was exposed
before.
/ THE New York Street Railroad Journal
saws this Of Macon, Ga "The Macon City
and Suburban Street Railway is belt
| line built in 1886. 1t is now extending
tracts to East Macon, and contemplates
running to Southwest Macon, The small
Texas horses and mules are being replaced
with larger ones. The entire road is being
very much improved. Macon has doubled
its population in six years, has increased
s. per cent in the last four years"
ACCORDING to the report Of Mr.. James
Swang on the statistics of pig iron produc"
ton in lsS5 the Southern manufacture
records marked and gratifying pro-
gress In the several Southern States tho
production in 1885 over the figures for 1854
amounted to 55,236 tons. The progress OF
the interest since the census year will be
understood from the following table:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

URBANA, o., Feb. IA very strange in
cident is reported from North Lewisburg,
this county. About two years ago Mr..
Charles Hill was troubled with rheuma-
tism and was told by carrying raw po-
tato in his pocket he would suffer no fur
ther pain from that disease. He had no
ia ith in the cure, but being urged to try
the experiment did So Strange to say,
however, he has not been bothered with
rheumatism since, and stranger still is the
fact that the potato, after whitening down
to less than half its original size, petrified
and is now a solid stone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
A Fifteen-Thousand Dollar Verdict.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb l5-A jury in
Judge Pierce's Court to-day gave to John
Kerber in his suit against the Philadelphia
Traction Company and the Union Passen
ger Railroad Company, the largest verdict
given in any such case in this county in re-
cent years. kerber was crushed between
a car and the wall of the companyS depot
at Twenty-fourth and Columbia avenue,
incurably injured in the abdominal region.
The jury gave him n verdict of $4,000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

prrrr. Nj. T., Feb. H,-Richard Norton,
notient in the Sisters Hospital, escaped
IN n dementcd condition from his room
iast night and wandered into the foot hills
II was storming, and search was made. lie
,ros found near the Balm mine, deserted
nronerty On the approach of the search
lrs Norton ran, burst into the shaft house
and descended the old dark shaft by a lad
snr a The rescuers followed with lanterns
ue, h an exciting chase took place along the
,,nr,oms anu o leads. lt'was only after hours OF
varlouh, 'hat Norton was cornered In the lower
time }IsTsl and and captured, but on the way up 10 20
broke rottcr tom AZ the shaft, thirty.fivs Neh
..Snss,sipins .ns y probably fatal ln3urisa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Amatillian Earthquakes.

PANAMA, Feb. 1.-THE earthquakes at
Amatillian continue, and the few houses
that escaped ruin by the first heavy shock
are now quite shattered and uninhabitable.
The shocks now felt are accompanied by
very strong winds, The distress among
the people is heartrending, and President
Barrlat and his Cabinet have started a
subscription for their relief. The cold pre-
vailing at Qnezaltenango is considered phe-
romenal, the mercury having fallen to 4
degrees below zero, and the water in the
wells being frozen, something unusual in
this latitude.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
MURDEROUS INCENDIARISM.
An Entire Family Burned in Their Beds
at Greenbush, Wis.

RYMo"TH, WIS, Feb. 16,-James Ehle,
wife father and three children and Mrs.
Kinney perished by the burning of the
Ehle residence, in the west
ern par of the town of Greenbush, at an
early hour this morning. As a hired man
vicious character it is thought that the fire
and great loss of life are the result Of re.
vengeful incendiarism. The remains OF
some members of the family have been
taken from the ruins
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Wannina's Mysterious Prisoner.

HARTFORD, CT, Feb. 16.-Agent Thrall
of the Humane Society, has partly invcsti.
gated the case ofthe forty-year-old woman
who has been shut up in one room for
twenty years in Mapping, Conn. He is not
yet satisfied that she is not an idiot, kept
closely confined for her own good, but
it is n fact that the treatment she has
received was in pursuance of her fathers
orders, twenty years ago, because she in
sisted on loving man he did not like. The
father has been dead ten years, and the
victim has been in the house ever since
with her mother, who has not changed the
order. A further investigation will be had.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Opium eaters appear to be unfor
tunate in their attempts to find royal
road out of their habit. Those who
sought painless cure in cocaine found
the cocaine habit worse than the opium,
and quite recently case is reported in
Paris of a man suffering from "the
paraldehyde habit" which he acquired
while subduing his mania for morphine.
Paraldehyde was introduced, into medi-
cine in 1888. Chicago Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
A Determined Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. Ia. Rhey Boyd and
Miss Lucy Matson Grimes, the Kentucky
poetess, eloped from Paducah four months
ago, He is the youngest son OF the Ken
lucky Congressman and lawyer. She
was a noted beauty and eighteen years
old. The couple located at st. Louis.
Boyd had been on protracted spree
since his marriage. The entreaties of his
young wife were vain. Wednesday he sent
her dollar, and wrote that he was about
to desert her. That night she took laud-
anum, but survived. Yesterday morning
she was found dead in bed, her throat cut
from ear to ear. She had used her hus-
bands razor. Boyd fled.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
A Land Experiment in England

LONDON, Feb. 15.-The genuineness of the
laborers' demand for land to cultivate is
being put to a practical test in Kent. A
number of landlords in that county are
letting hali-acre lots to laborers at nom
inal rental. The experiment will be
watched with interest by the friends and
opponents of Mr.. Ceilings scheme for re-
lieying the distress Of the poor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Do,,h Of Ex.Goycrnor Seymour.

UTICA N. Y, Feb. 2,-Ex-Governor Sey
mour died at 10 o'clock tonight at the resi-
dence of his sister, Mrs. Roscoe Conkling'
He began to fail perceptibly at O'Clock
this afternoon Shortly alterward he ral-
lied little, but soon relapsod into to'a'
unconsciousness. During his illness he eN'
perienced little if any physical suiierins'
and to-day he was wholly without pam,
Mrs. Seymour, who is very i'll, sat win her ne,
husband during the afternoon. Most ot the
time the Ex-Governor rested peacefully
and his condition could only be disIln,
guished from natural sleep by the nshel
pallor of his countenance and his iaDoreu
hrna tlinU
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
REBUILDING OUR NAVY.
Secretary whitney and Admiral Porte'
Give Their Views ON 1t.

Secretary whitney and Admiral Porter
Give Their Views ON 1t.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-Before the Naval
Committee of the House to-day Secretary
Whitney and Admiral Porter gave their
views at length upon the subject of naval
reconstruction. Secretary Whitney be-
lieyed that this Government could imme-
dately begin the construction OF haf
dozen steel cruisers, somewhat larger IN
size than the Chicago He thought the
work could be done more economically at
private yards, but regarded it as necessary
that provision be made for equipplng the
navy-yards with modern plants Adlhlrai
Porter dwelt upon the advantages OF COM
peting the construction of the monitors
and submitted plans for vessel OF hls own
design to have a speed of twenty knots per
laur
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Horatio Seymour was born in pompey
Onondaga County, N. T., May 81, $50. He
went to Utica with his parents When he was
nine years old. His education was acquired
at the academies of oxford and Geneva. New
York, and at Partrdges military scho0
in Middleton, Conn. In Isl! he was admit
ted to the bar. From 1875 to 1892 he served
on the mil tary staff of Governor Mar
cy. In lS4l he was elected to the state
Assembly as Democrat, was reelected three
times and in 1S+5 chosen Speaker. While he
was still member, in lSi2, he was elected
mayor of Utica Tor one year. He supported
Lewis Cass Tor the Presidency In lss. In
1850 he was the Democratic nominee toi
fented by Hunt, Wing, by plurality of 2t.
votes. In 1852 he was elected Gov.
ernor by plurality of 1855 over the same
competitor. In 1854 he vetoed prohih tory
lQuor law on the ground that IL was I'M
constitutional. In 1884 he was renomi'
mated aud the liquor question, compli.
Gated by the Know-Nothing issue and
anti-slavery agitation, entered into the
canvass. There were four candidates in the
held, and Myron II. Clark, Whig and Prohlbl.
tionst was elected by plurality OF 3N votes
over Governor seymour In 1862 Mr. sey-
mour was aga II elected Governor over Gen,
erai James 5. Wadsworth, by n majority OF
1882 votes In 1853. in his inaugural he took
strong grounds against sece>s on.
On june IL President Lincoln telegraphed
Governor seymour asking if he could raise
.0U0J militia 10 repel the threatened invas on
of Maryland and Pennsylvania by Lee In
three DAYS l2CkN sold diers were on their way 10
New York and Harrisburg. During the wal
Governor Sey mour commissioned more than
l3,Uu officers in the volunteer serv ce of the
Tn ted states
In August, 1864, he was president of the
Democratic National Convention in Ch cago
which nominated General Mcclellan for the
Presidency. He was also president OF the
Democratic National Convent on VIII ch met
in New York III lSjs. The candidate,
tsr nomination were Pendleton, Johnson
Hendricks ana Hancock. Governor Seymour
positively refused to allow mis- paine TO be
used as II candidate, but on the twenty->ec
oud ballot the Ohio delegation, to forestal
q threatened movement in favor OF Sal
mon 7 Chase, cast their solid vote tol
SeS mour, Wisconsin seconded his nomination
and every State changing its vote 10 Mr.. Sey
nour he was declared the unanimous choice
of the convention. General Frank p Blair
of Missouri, was nominated for Vice Presl
dent Al the election seymour and Blair re
ce we'd 2,iU3,tU0 votes against 3Ol3,lS vote
for Grant and ColtaX.
MIR. Scy mour was mentioned us probabl,
candidate for the Presidency in 1876 and il
1850. He has lived on his well cultivated farm
at Deerteld near Utica, abstaining from par
tiCipaton in politics, although his counse
has always been sought 10y his party and hi
utterauccs received with the greatest consid
Grafton. His life has been free from blem sh
and in his retiraci he was hOnored BY men o
every political shade
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

NEW YORK Feb 14,-General Winfield s.
Hancock was buried Saturday in the fam
ilv vault at Norristown, Pa. The funeral
ceremonies were held in Trinity Church.
New York, and the remains conveyed to
Norristown via. Philadelphia by special
train accompanied by military guard of
honor, Mrs. Hancock was too unwell to
a attend the funeral and burial.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

NEW YORK, Feb. l3.-Frank j Bowman,
II st. Louis lawyer, who is stopping at
Wizards Hotel, in Washington, entered
the Pennsylvania railroad depot few min
utes before midnight on Wednesday, intend
ing to take the owl train for Washington.
He sat small vaiise on seat
in the middle OF the waiting-room, and
went to the Pullman ear window, where he
got ticket for berth in II sleeping-car.
When he returned to the seat the valise
was gone. 1t contained one hundred thou
sand dollars in telephone stock and bonds.
There were only few persons in the wait
ing.roNm when the Valise WAS stolen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Dnuhlc TraNcdY in MISSOURI.

WINDSOR, Mo-, Feb. l2.-Yesterday morn
ing John Evans saturated with coal OH 'n1
clothing of Rolla Banks, his nephew, an'
laid open his head with an axe. WINE
doing so his own clothes caught IRE ne
jumped into q well to extinguis,h them, aln,, anu
lived but half nn hour after beng takea
out. Banks may live. Both were coloreu
and had auarreled over property
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. l2.-Charles her'
mann, the wife murderer, was hanged ps .n,s
morning. Hermann was natiVe ., nr"1
sia and forty-two years OF age. no Rnf'
falo nine wears ago. He claimed that q
man named Christ Ziegler is the cause OF Oh
all his trouble, and that until Heg,er
"came along" his wife and he lived my
pilv torather U3i