Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-04-24
SOUTHERN NEWS 6LEANlNGS.

A TRIANGULAR duel on horseback took
place near Eastland, Tex, the other day,
in which one man was killed and two
others seriously wounded one of whom
will die The scene was the open prairie,
about mile south of town, John and Tom
Ellison on the one hand and ", g. Hardin
on the other Tom Ellison was shot through
the breast by a bullet from Hardin's pistol
He expired in few minutes. John Ellison
and Hardin perforated each other with
bullets Hardin can not live, and John
Ellison is seriously wounded.
THE cars of the Capital City street rail-
road, Montgomery Ala, commenced run
ming the other day by electricity The
trips are regularly made, and every thing
works perfectly
Ar his residence, in Hearne, Tex, DR..
Bassett became involved in quarrel with
a man named Hughes The latter grabbed
the Doctors pistol with the intention OF
shooting him Mrs. Bassett seeing her
husbands danger hastily secured a rife |
and commanded Hughes to drop the pistol
Hughes refused to obey the command and
continued to advance threateninsly upon |
Dr.. Bassett, whereupon Mrs. Basset fired, |
mortally wounditg him.
II. V. BEAzLEY, of Charlottesville, Ga,
| has killed over 1900 partr.dges during the
| last season,
MAJOR BALLARD, of Madison, Ga killed
| a white crow amid a flock of black mates.
1t vas perfectly white, with the exception
of its head. which was as black as those
| of the other crows
| Yf Nag huil
| Tenn, caught strange bird near that city
! the other day which is supposed to I've
| species Of Wild guinea hen. Its body Is
gray, and its head is jet black, Its feet
are partly webbed, and it has long ivory
coored bill with jet black tip.
THE execution Of Morris, at ClarksviIle
Ga set for the 10th, was postponed, ne
having made application for new trial
GovFRHoR BArEs, of Tennessee, has ap-
pointed Hon. W. c. Whitthorne to succeed
Howell 4. Jackson ms United States Sena-
tor
JonN CALDWELL is in jail at Wilkesboro,
n. C., charged with the ruin OF his own
daughter and the murder of her child. The
girl is but fourteen, and at last accounts
was said to be dying.
A NEGRO, residing in the vicinity or
Faulkner's Gap, White County, Ark, went
TO the house of Thomas Aldrch and, find
ing a little tweve.year-old son Of that gen.
tleman at home captured the boy and TOOK
D him into the kitchen, where hot nre was
= burning. and toasted the boy alive over the
flames. The child's piteUfs cries caused
. the dogs in the yard to set up howl, and
e the man dropped his victim and left. lhs
!, boy is reported as being in critical condi-
/ ton the flesh on his body and legs being
s cooked to a crisp,
: Tpr old Moravian town of Salem, n. c ,
r has not permitted any quor to enter the
t place for ote hundred years. 1t is the ban
u ner temperance town of the country.
$ A GEORGIA gentleman, who makes liv'
4 ing poisoning rats and tanning dogs hides,
q adyertises for a wife He frankly describes
his charms as consisting principally OF a
n bald head and a cork leg. As he has an in
come of only from 50 to S. per week, he
n must be student of Edward Atkinson
IT system of domestic economics.
n An Atlanta COW fell into deep well a
- few DAYS ago and her owner was unable to
n. hoist her out. so he brought many loads OF
5 shaeings from neighboring planning mill
,l and dumped them into the well. As fast
:. as they fell the COW tramped them under
a. her feet and thus came to the surface and
"a walked away,
SUITS have been begun at Raleigh, y. {,
ns against the Governor and Auditor o
~ ~ State. with the object of forcing and levy
n. ing collection of the special taxes i'm
a posed in several acts of the North Caro-
Rvo lima Assembly of 1860. under which tn
ry special tax bonds of North Carolina wer
81 issued These bonds aggregate sll ,WV,W
d: and the special taxes imposed were sun
IS. cient to meet the annual interest SubSe
= ouent legislation forbade the state officer
he TO collect these special taxes, and al
ng amendment to the Constitution forbds tn
M. M. Legislature to pay any thing, either on tn
M interest or principal, without submlttln
T. the matter to the people. Before this SUIT
pn pn have been brought in the Federal court
so without avail to enforce the rights of th
lss auditors.
u uu Is connection with the visit of Jetferso
I'd Davis TO Montgomery the fact is recale
that in the Capitol at Montgomery, Ala
y; religiously preserved large Bible printe
,'. sa. bv the American Bible Society in 1851, an
he bearing upon the fy-leaf this sentence
er ,The oath Of office, as first President of tf
nv Provisional Government of the Confede
,cr ate States of America was administered
IN jefferson Davis upon this Bible by Howe
70 Cobb, President of the Provisional Co
re gress, at the front portico of the Capitol
ies iies Montgomery on the 18th day of Februar
MS \. H. lS6ln The book, il may be added
to still used in swearing in governors of d
M State.
he MORGAN COUNTY, Ca, was anxious
nd have an election on prohibition, but the
md appears to be a hitch in the way. In t
lie enumeration of counties in the registI
OF ton bill the name OF Morgan is omitte
i've i've though it appears in the head notes 7
ors comptroller general has replied to enqu
orr les to the effect that there is no registrati
rs, RS law for Morgan. As registration is nee
vas sary in an election under the local opti
'ss' bill, the county will have to remain "
until relieved by legislative action,
ON the Elberton road, eighteen mi
hat from Washington Ca. lies the magnitiCt
Iisi, farm Of Mr. Henry j, Hill, which conta
her o.5O0 acres, 1900 upland and 600 river b
an toms 1890 acres of this is under culti'
ton this year This farm is cultivated
the 10 hands both on the tenant and wage :
Ella tenn The product last year was: Cott'
: IN lgS bales, corn, 800 bushels; wheat,
red bushels: oats, 5000 bushels; peas, 800 bu
ent els: ground peas, $50 bushels, sweet q
or Irish potatoes, 80 bushels; provender of
leiy kinds, 10000 pounds.
CHARLES GRAY was found insensible fr
loss of blood on the street, at Troy. A
my my with several fatal knife-thrusts in his boz
m ."N Before he died he placed the assassinat
,I 'L' on Alexander Thompson. Thompson
- fed
'"' GEORGE FRAsnER was Telling tree
.'F West Virginia, just above Catlettsbu
- Kv.. when a limb struck him on the bacl
the head killing him. He leaves a v
vo- and one child
mt Mr.. JouNsoN's peach orchards in Cla
the County, ia, consisting of several thous
.hot trees, have been badly damaged by the
nyh frosts.
20 FRos1s have damaged the gardens
fruit crops badly in the vicinity of Ell
ton, Ga.
'.eu GAINESVILLE, Ga, has building be
'uu- 0 fully up to the western limit. The str
mo | .. l;,nl ,,.ith lunhar brick and inn