Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-10-23

forelinger of her left hand by large cot
ton-mouth snake. SO deeply did the venom
Gus reptile drive its poisonous fsngs into
the finger of the maiden, that it could not
withdraw them, but hung suspended and
wrlthing by its teeth until Miss Fenton
pulled it loose and flung it away with her
right hand. Knowing the poisonous nature
of the snake, Miss Fenton, with rare pres
ence of mind, seized an axe lying on the
ground nearby, laid her.wounded hand on a
block of wood, and at one blow chopped Of
the Sitten finger, She placed a bandage
around her wrist tight enough to stop the
circulation of the blood, and then telling
her mother, who had rushed from the house
to her assistance, to pour whisky down her
throat, tainted. Mrs Fenton dosed her suf-
fering daughter with whisky which she
fortunately had on hand, and the young
lady is now out of danger
A coLoRED glr! in naurens County,
South Carolila, bears this lovely name:
"Fair Hosy Beauty Spot Temptation Touch
Ne Not
\ TERRAPrN has been caught near Ma
pleton, Ga, inscribed "lsG5 10Th o.
Vol"
A Two-HEApuD, earless and eyeless pig
is muchtalked-of wonder of McHairy,
Tenn
A NEGRO woman stole some dresses in CO.
lumbus, Ga, and used one of them as her
baptismal robe.
A YOUNG drummer from st. Louis named
Jas. Murdaugh lost his mind very sudden
ly at Lenors, Tenn. the other night. He
jumped from the second history window of
his hotel after midnight, and wandering
to the Tennessee river, he plunged into the
water and swan down to the island and
from thence to the opposite bank, where he
was captured He Is now in charge Of tho
authorities.
X. +. SrEARNAN, a lawyer, shot and fa-
tally wounded W. b, Howard, editor of the
Chronicle, at Kingston, Tex, on account
of personalities printed in that paper
Both pulled their revolvers, but Spearman
got the drop on the editor
The President has granted a pardon to
Charles Thomas, colored man, now serv-
ing life sentence in the West Virginia
penitentiary for murder committed in
Arkansas ten years ago,
u. j, PRIcr head brakeman on tho
through Cincinnati Southern freight. was
run over at Boyce Station, four miles from
Chattanooga, Tenn. few mornings ago,
and killed. He was running behind an
engine to make coupling, when his foot
caught in a frog. He dropped to the track
and called to the engineer to reverse the
engine, but the engine was running too
fast to stop Price was compelled to await
impending death He spoke after the acci.
dent, but died within thirty minutes.
THE faith-cure believers of Georgia wers
in session at Milledgeyille recently. As a
result they claim one miraculous cure.
Mrs Sarah Ward, of Eatonton, aged scv.
enty, has not been able to walk Tor six
years. \ dozen brethren and sisters gath
cred around her when verses were read
from the Bible, and all knelt while Mrs.
Wootten prayed that a cure might be per-
fccted In minute Mrs Ward jumped up
and declared that she was cured. She
thereupon walked all about the house, and
later took walk of half a mile
Tnos. O, STEWART, Manager of the West.
ern Union Telegraph Office, at Mobile Ala,
has disappeared. He is Sl,40D short in his
accounts. He is forty four years old
MATT WASHINGTON, colored, was lynchcd
at Dyersburg, Tenn, for outragina Mrs,
Leach. The negro confessed
INVESTIGATION into the seismic disturb
ances in Edgelield County, $, C., giyes tho
following result The center of the
disturbed area is about four miles north Of
Nnety-six, South Carolina, and embraces
Cambridge lands From statements
made by Mr. McD. Kinard and Mr.. John
Williamson, a farmer both living in the
disturbed district also by DR.. I, s. Blake,
a local scientists, it appears that dull
booming noises have been heard of and on
in this 'locality for the past year. The
detonations, as Il rule, are dead sounds,
with little or no reverberation-- some Of
the shocks being followed by severe vibra-
tions of from few seconds to a half
minutes duration. Ten shocks occurred in
one night Sunday, October3 causing good
deal of alarm, A feature of these disturb
ances in that they are not preceded by the
roaring sound that was felt at Charleston.
There is much speculation as to these Edge
field County shocks, and in some scien-
tific circles they are believed to be of vol.
canic origin.
ARTICLES of association have been filed
in the Secretary of States office at Little
Rock, Ark, by the Arkansas and New Or
leans Railroad Company. The new road
begins at Arkansas Post and extends in
southerly direction through tho
counties of Arkansas, Desha Lin
coin, Drew and Ashley, to tho
south line of Arkansas, distance of sew.
enty miles; thence south in the State of
Louisiana, through the counties Of Ashley,
Morehouse and Ouchita TO Monroe, dis.
tancc of forty-five miles. The capital stock
is So, 2,000,0N. The directors are George NJ
Barber, George ID, Foster and James s.
Smith, of Beebe, Ark, and E.. I. Lewis and
NJ. j. Foster, of Chicago, ILL., The head
quarters will be located at Beebe Ark,
HENRY ARRwRiGur, of Marshall County,
w. Va, was blasting stumps from the
ground with dynamite cartridges, when he
was blown to pieces by a premature dis.
:harge.of blast.
A YOUNG girl named Matte Jones, who
had been turned from her home near Knox
vile, Tenn by her mother, took morphine
in that city aud died
NEAR Indian Mound, Tenn, VIM Russell
was seized by John and Maxey Terrell,
brothers, as he was leaving church John
held him while Maxey cut him in several
places, from which he died Russell and
Maxey Terrell were rivals in love affair.
TnE Nashville, Chattanooga and st
Louis road has bought the Tennessee, Coal
and Iron road for &5O0,o00.
SOME weeks ago Allen Holly, young
man of Bridgeport, Ala, disappeared from
home The other morning his dead body
was found hanging in the top of high
tree. Holly committed suicide, / now de-
velops, tie night he disappeared, and his
body has been hanging in the tree top since
and was nearly torn to pieces by buzzards.
AT Henderson, Ca, Matte Barren and
Lucy King were uuarrelipp abuut their