Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-08
NUMBER "a.
SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANINGs.


the rigors of the cold months at the North.
But the woods are now secured every win
ter by visitors with shot-suns, and mocking-
birds and cardinals are becoming so scarce
that at jacksonville it is stated that this
spring there is not one bird to be found in
the city where there were ten year ago.
A GARDENER near Baltimore has sold his
goo seberry crop from thirteen acres, in
full bearing for 5000.
DR. BARRows figures it out that il the
entire population of the globe, estimated
at 00,00O00O, were.divided into families
of five, the State of Texas alone could give
each family half an acre of land to live
ubon.
The other morning while fishing near
Sewell W Va, John Arbaugh, who is en-
ployed at the Longdale Iron Works, was
drowned by having his boat drawn into the
rapids in New river. The river is very
dangerous where Arbaugh was drowned.
The two.year-old child of Caroline Liv-
ingston fell in the fire at Lenoir. n. G., ear
ly the other morning and burned to death.
ANDERSON SHROPSHIRE near Knoxville,
Tenn, was found in an old well, into
which be had fallen by the breaking OF
board and starved to death,
JAMES MCWAYNE, serving a five years.
| sentence in the Moundsyille (W. Va.) PEN
| itentiary for burglary died there a few
| days ago, and his remains were taken to-
Parkersburg for burial. He was desper-
| ate character, and had served three years
| of his sentence.
| J, $ HALDEgMAN, of Martinsburg, WA,
prominent lawyer and Republican poll
tican, died at Washington, d. G., very
suddenly, few days since.
! john PAsE, a miner at Dobbin W. Va,
was instantly killed the other night by be-
| ing caught between bank car and rib OF
| the mine.
| Albert aged six years, son of Matilda
O'Daniel, colored, of New Haven, KY,
| who had harrow tooth stuck in his head
| after two days OF intense suffering, died
the other morning. He attempted to climb
on wagon loaded with a harrow and
pulled it of on himself One tooth entered
| his bead just back Of the ear.
A FIRE In Baltimore, the other night,
starting in the store Of S. W. Floss & Co.,
burned out number OF firms, and caused
a loss estimated at s600,005
JCHN MCCLURE, laborer at work on
the gravel train near Benham, Tex, was
| run over and instantly killed.
THE old Moravan town of Salem, N. c.,
has not permitted any liquor to enter the
place for one hundred years.
THE Baltimore american has in its career
of 1l3 years been defendant in fifty-three
libel suits, and in only one has it ever suf-'
fered a verdict for damages, and in that
one case the damages were trifing,
ANDREW SANS was killed the other night
in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad yards
at Wheeling, W. Va, by being run over by
a switch engine Both legs and one arm
were cut Off.
The Mccormick Industrial University Of
De Funiak Springs, Fla, was dedicated
few daye ago, Bishop Mallen, of Louisi
ana Dr. A. II. Gillett, of Ohio; DR.. Nor
ton, and the Hon. John L. McKinnon, of
Florida, participated in the impressive
dsdicatory ceremonies of this important
Southern industrial institution.
( FIVE more Mormon Elders arrived at
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THE formal opening of the manual train
7 ing department Of the LeMayne Normal
; Institute Memphis, Tenn, (cooredl, oc-
Cured few days ago Colonel ). NJ
, keating, editor of the Memphis appeal de-
, llyered an address on the relatioh o' MAN
| =
ual training to human progress
On April % Robert Miller, who lived on
. what is known as Robins Fork, in Dodd.
= ridge County, W Va, shot and killed
Thomas True because the latter naa given
. Mrs Miller shelter one night "heu uri'en
from home by the cruelty oil her nusoanu'
: A mob at once started IN pursuit Vi .no
/. murderer, the memners swearing w MI.
i nm II they had TO follow MN nuhi'su
. miles 4 report was received at
4 burg, lew days ago that a uoHen vi 'uo
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. mountains fltty miles from tue scehe VI
: his crime, He was surrounded In the woous
!, and summoned to surrender. he reiusea
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