Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-06-19
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGS.

physician Of the University OF Havana
and y gentleman of great accomplishments
in his profession, who has Travelled extern
sively in the tropical countries and made a
careful study of all malignant %fevers, is to
open a Bureau of incubation in New Or
leans, where he will practice the method
of incubation for yellow fever advocated
by DR., Carmona, of Mexico. He expects
to keep on hand enough microbes to inocu-
late ten thousand persons.
AT Gainesville, Ga, the sixteen-year-old
son of Jacob Sherman was blowing with a
mule when a storm came up. The mule
became unruly and threw the lad, who be-
came |entanglcd in the pillow gear. Tho
wild an mai ran, dragging the unfortunate
boy behind it, the poor fellow striking
every stump or rock that anne in the way.
As the mu fuuYIaed a fence tie boys head
was dashed against the rails, bursting out
his brains, The boys mother was an eye
witness to the tragedy.
A SINGULAR suicide occurred at Cleye-
and, Tenn, the other night. As a freight
train was running rapidly through the
switch yard John O'Leary, of Chattanooga,
deliberately laid down in front of the train
and was ground to atoms, sixteen cars
passing over his body. O'Lcary was TWEEN
t five years old. No cause is known for
the act.
- Oconee, Ga, a man, elghty-siX years
old, split 925 rails in one day.
Miss IHENE HANCOCK, Of Barlow, Fla,
killed a blacksnake seven feet long, and is
having its skin made into a pair of slip
pers.
A,BERRY LANE, of Clay County, Ga,
killed a rattlesnake which bad fourteen
| %rattles and Il button on its tail and u whole
rabbit inside.
THE Louisiana Senate passed the Sunday
law as it came from the House, with few
minor amendments. The law prohibits
| the opening on Sunday of any place of
business whatever, except newspaper and
| printing-ollices, boob stores, drug stores,
apothccary shops, public and private mar
ketS, bakeries, livery stables, railroads,
| whether steam or horse; hotels, diaries,
boarding houses, steamboats, and other
vessels warehouses for receiving and for
| 'lllH lltlEut61 it0idAl anus tl'Stt Iil
Offices and theaters or any place of amuse-
ment, providing no intoxicating liquors
are sold on the premises.
The Alabama Democratic State Cunven-
ton nominated Thos. Seay for Governor,
| and reuominated all the present officials,
SAN WiLLAMsoN, a citizen of Greenville
County, 5. c.. is III good luck. During the
war a Charlestoniau an gedbachelor and
a refugee to Greenville, bought a small
farm three miles from there, lived on ! il
some time and died there. His body was
buried on the place. 1t was known that he
had money. He is said to have told per
sons in the ~neighborhood that he had his
money buried Williamson found IT the
other day, the sum being over $1,000, con
tanned in an iron pot.
Ar Fort Gaines, Ga, Willis Hudson was
sentenced to be hanged on the 10Th of July.
and his accomplish, Isabella Roney, was
sentenced TO the penitentiary for life.
WHILE Attorney General Washington
and his bride were at breakfast in the Max
well House, Nashville, Tenn, an officer o
the Criminal Court appeared with a bcncl
warrant from Judge Allen, and, arrestinl
Mr.. Washington, marched him to court
where he was charged with contempt o.
court for not being on hand when the court
opened. An important murder ease wa
up for trial, which Judge Allen continue,
until next term charging tue Atiu'h''
General with WlIliuI neglect OF uu'S' Mr
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+ CompbclL we're thrown into Clinch rive
{ from a buggy, in Hawkins County, Tenn
! and drowned.
rur c,mmissioper of apricultprc f,
Georgia gives the condition of GROWN
d crops in that State for June as much belo
{, the average for the season; the only ere
: above the average being lrisl potatoes,
TIM vnlnge NJ RavIev Sn,ings. Va. ~,
almost comnletely DESTROYED by fire II
o,b.r m,rring An fine ,la,es of rrsnI
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