Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-04-10
SOUTHERN NEWS GlEANlNGS.


found q, lty of murder In the first degree
PosT-oFFICEs have been established at
Dryland, Morgan County, and at ThomP
son, Marsnall County, W. Va
81 Augusta, Ga, during a ball Tom Rice
cut W. T. ArEhe, seven times, seriously
wounding him, Returning tn the ball
room shots were exchanged without ef'
feet
JrDGE JoHN BAXTER, Of Knoxville, Tenn,
died at Hot Springs, Ark, after an illness
of only few hours. He was sixty-sevtp
years old. and was appointed by President
Hayes in ls17, TO succeed Judge H. Il. En-
mons.
THREE negro ciiilaren were burned in
cabin on the farm of A. Bedell, four miles
from Plano, Tex, during the absefce OF
their parents. 1t is supposed that bupd'e
of clothes near the fire became ignited and
set the building on fire
II Bell County, Tex, near Youngstown,
Tom rurl had been paying his addresses
for some time t. the daughter of man
named Iawler. He is accused OF leading
her astray. Purl and Lawler net at a
dance the other night. The men exchanged
shots and LaWier sAll dead.
A COLUMBIA, IS. c. lad y s-aps penny
box on her dnner-table, and when mern
bers of the family speak i'll Of any perS' n
she requires them to contribute to the box.
EMMA NORMAN. the country girl who
shot Henry Arnold, her betrayer, was ac-
quilted in Memphis court The legal
proceeding is severely criticised.
A WOMAN in Walton County, Ca, has
rolling-pin that has been In constant uss
for 40 years, and is still as good as new.
AT Henrietta, Tex. Valentine Sanford, a
| fourteen-year-old boy, ,sss found guilty Of
numbering his mother, and Will t.@ sept to
| the penitentiary for life.
that the fruit was not seriously affected by
the recent cold weather. Growers expect
an average yield, Cotton and compliant
| ing is progressing rapidly An increased
acreage is reported in cotton-gro"ing,
| 4 COMPANY with a capital Of $4,000 has
been organized at Wheeling for the pur-
pose of piping natural gas from Washing
| tbu NOuubNs a. pm oht -'i'' N'i' y
Ferry, " Va, and Bellairr, o, The work
is to be completed by August next.
An illicit distillory near GAINESVILLE, Ga,
which for six years has escaped detection,
| has been discovered and raided. The pro-
prietor damned a small creek, ostensiby
to make a fish pond and under the dam he
placed his distillery, with tunnels for in
gresS and egress. The smoke was convey
ed to his house. and passed out through the
kitchen chimney
\ LITTLE boy in Macon, Ga, has a beau
tiful white rabbit, the mate of which WAS
killed Tue rabbit has taken up with a
balt-groan kite and now they are in
separabla.
WASH WASHINGTON. colored, was hanged
at Martin, Texas, in the presence of five
thousand people for the murder Of Willie
burden He confessed his crime OH the
gallows. saying that he did it at the In
stance Of Epl Burden the murdered mans
brother. Eph was Immediately arrested
Al. BENNETT of Memphis. Tenn, agent
for a Cincinnati safe manutactory wa'
shot and killed by his mistress, Laura May
Porter. formerly Of Cincinnati. who also
fatally shot herself.
| GEORGE MARKS, fireman on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad was seriously hurt by
cars near Martinsburg, W Va.
NEAR Caperton. Fayette County. Wes
Virginia, lived w I. Oney, farmer, j
:. Haney and a daughter Of Oney were
engaged against the fathers wish. In at
tempting an elopement in buggy, they
had not gone far when Oney overlook them
Hanley got out of the buggy and Oney dis
mounted, picking up large rock and ad
rancing upon the former, who retreated
at the same time drawing pistol and tell
ing Oney no. to follow OF
he would shoot him. Oney
disregarded this and continued to ad
vance Hanley retreatel until he reached
a wall, when, raising his pistol he fired
the ball striking Oney in the forehead, pro
ducing wound from which he dice
three hours later. After the shooting
Hanley drove the girl home, summoned
medical assistance for her father and gav'
himself up. All the parties stand well II
the county.
GENERAL WADE HuMProS recently killed
on his lantation, in Washington County
Miss, a buck which when dressed weighed
265 pounds,
A FEW days ago, j. H. JuStis, trustee o
7 Granger County, Tenn, went to his house
about ten miles from Rut!edge, the county
seat, and left package containing 500
of public funds with his wife, saying tha
he would be absent from home scycra
days ON business and charg ng h.
not to allow any one to stay at the bous
VIII e he was away. About dusk a young
Irish pedier, who had been in the hab
of putting up at Justis' mansion. cam
along and Mrs. Justis, knowing him to b
trustworthy. extended him the usual hoSpi
talitv. About midnight the peddler wa
aroused by the presence of some one in TIA
house. In the moonlight he discerned tn
face of large, burly negro. He proceede
at once to drive the intruder out, and wa
finally compelled to shoot him in self-de
fence. The neighborhood was aroused an
il was discovered that tine dead man wa
none other than JustiS himself, in til
guise of negro, Justis was well knowr
and had the confidence of all his constitI
: ents. The affair has created genuine SCI
satiou.
Two large three-story brick dwellings o
Main street. Natchez, Miss. collapsed tb
other night, burying a number of person
| in the ruins ana killing several of then
The buildings are occupied as DWELLING
and all except the lower story were occt
pied There were altogether twenty thre
persons in the building at the time
A PAPER has been started in Henderson
S. C., with a woman at its head, and I
which the contributors are Southern ",
men only.
DANIEL GUTHRIE, prominent citizen {
Crockett County, Tenn, was murdered se'
eral days ago by Weakly Riddley and Tol
Williams, negroes, who were arrested an
lodged in Jail at Alamo. The crime excl
ed the greatest indignation. At an earl
hour the other morning mob, numberin
several hundred persons, appeared at th
, Jail and demanded the prisoners The jailC
demured, but was forced to give up tt
KEYS The mob entered the cell in whic
the negroes were kept, and taking thel
outside lyn"hed them without ceremon,
After the prisoners were pronounced dea
the mob quietly dispersed.
JosEpu ALFRED DufILHo New Orlear
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