Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-05-01
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SOUTHERN NEWS GLEANIN0S.

burg. Va, resulted in favor of granting
licenses by 2l0 majority
AT New Orleans, William c. Nessen, .
Jealous husband, fatally wounded his wife
and blew out his brains.
THOMAS W ELLIS publisher of a sensa-
tional weekly paper at Brmi CHAM, Ala,
shot and killed Clara Ross, inmate of
house of bad repute.
OUT of l37 counties in Georgia Prohibit
ton operates in one way or another in
over lis counties Washington County,
one of the largest in the State, has voted
the dry ticket by majority of 242.
a gREokER placed a cross-tie on the East
Tennessee track, near Silver Greek, Ca,
aud then stepping back in the dark night
watched an approaching freight train
strike it and roll down a ten-foot bank.
The fireman was instantly killed, and the
engineer fatally injured.
JoHN BOYD (colored) WAS arrested at
Hopkinsville, KY, charged with stealing
$4,000 from T j Fuller, wealthy farmer
near jacksonville, Tenn. During the war
Fuller buried $4,000 in gold in his front
yard. He has allowed it to remain there
ever since for safekeeping. During the
night his yard was plowed up and tho
money was stolen Boyd was suspected
and followed to Hopkinsvile, where he
had deposited several thousand dollars in
bank
EPPs PETrUs, a colored farmer, living in
the vicinity Of Vicksburg Miss, was at
tackled some days ago by mad dog and
in attempting to kill the animal was se-
verely bitten in many places, his wounds
being so extensive as to confine him to his
bed Symptoms of hydrophobia appeared
and his attendants were forced to chain
him, After suffering horrible agony two
days he died
KENNEL on a large scale is to be started
in Nashville Tenn, by business men Of that
city, 1t is intended to breed all sorts Of
fancy animals, A speciality will be made
of mastifs
ONE of the horses of J. L. Kennedy, Of
GAINESVILLE, Ga which had been suffering
for some time with what was supposed to
/ be distemper in violent fit of coughing
the other day coughed up silver quarter
of dollar and has been all right ever
since.
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fa,,aI CIV iI,,y !u.y az AusUln' lex mas
H. l. 'eainsV JAMES rhii-
! lt,i = I'm "i'n having hur-
tha.ai. r'G MY, va I"'O ~nils'nias eve IN
sl'"V o.sS' in's ID ohe VI 'ne Two Hlysteri-
Gus wife murders committed on that night
which caused a wide sensation at the time.
! Phillips was found living in bed insensihle
t1,' t,oii az az %siS "ounu III Tue mead while the
- u MS Wis was found IN the back
H.. p.
oo',N hLArN, one Vi the ieadlns cotton
- - 'n0 'ou'u' uleu al we" or-
enV' "s0'
CHARLES MITCHELL was arrested at Mem
phis, Tenn, and taken to Columbus, Miss,
charged with passing q counterfeit ffty-
doilar OIL on lady named Mrs. Bond
john THOMPSON. a workman atToomis g.
Hart's mills Chattanooga Tenn wss
caught in the cutoff saw and both lacs
were nearly sawed off Tber viii ha ,n,
putated and Thomson will nrobab,r al,
a :, 'i''' 'aSe VI Duase turning wit
nv ms ""9 '''uiieu III Echois County, va.
i!.T "n' -" sun Pehulh8 ihVoiving land
u'le' Doeu parties were innocent pur-
onaee'9' Dun CualiS Oh uties ran back to
common deed MADE nearly fifty years
"eo aen ouuse iiansell examined both
chain: Gentlemen. here ara the genuir.
deeds to this land. was a young lawver
in those davs. and drew this ti,ia uvsaI,
for the grantor, This other titre nrr.
porting to have been made nv him ;s .
forgery.
ONE of tba greotes, rb,.sioalo
the ape has bean fonnd ~ - Ca''. "
G Tho fact tbat I,n,- ,,o,,' So. 80
vears of ace still wears dro.sas has lon,,ax
cited the curiosity of tho Dar,ab Co.,,
munitv in Laurens rountv III. naran,s
explained this bv saving tba+ bo ,a, 40
formed and could moi ,vaar ordinar,
trovSars The how rurs ord ;,,,,,,s i
as other children and ,bo,vs No ,irr,
of daformitv Tho ,,,.star,. Las tea.
solved nv n nbvsici,, v,bo ro,..,,+l,- o,.o,,5
ed him while he had fever He saws TIM,
the hoy's back bone is prolonged into n tai
about eight inches in length and that IL !,
covered with a thick growth of hair The
tan "agS Just ike dogs. his parents
maze several attempts TO make the boy
wear tro">els' out whenever the cauda
appendage Is bent to one side 1t pains him
Inc ooE Is active and in perfect health.
TuFRr lives near Birninqbar, Ala NJ,
Nancy Brown who il airbty t,o roars -
, age. She has lived in tbat vicirity .ir,,.
one wears She bos raver heen 70 Tho "a,
and only knows four nar.ons =, ,ho Ia,
t She knits and spius Her sninning whes
has made her fortune She win not ysa
. a garment She does no, mako ber>eIf sh
i says she has never spent hut t,ve,tv- Il,
! cents foolshly in her lifa ,bicb va. :,
, have her picture taken She can sea n
+ straat cars mass ba. daors ,,,,,.,. ar,
!. ,,i,u,as Sba saws. ~ ,.o,,ta not rida a.
o one of them tbipps if vop was 10 yiv. :, !,
; me- some time AGO ir I p InnIio ,,o,,
/. ont tn sec ber Who, bo o,,.raa hor ro,r
Q She said Where ara vopr saddla-hag, !
L He had discarded tbem several vaars .r
/. rrocaadad IN ,yrite be,, . ,,ras,riy,,in, ~,
e tore il mn and said ~ viii NOT tai. an
q of vnur medicine unless vou will giva IL,
d me here. believe in the old style."
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