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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-11
THE Sewers.

ia! what Is this in the heart OF the wood,
Where last year nothing but wild flowers
stood.
Delicate ferns and all sweet shy things,
Found only in forest wanderings;
These spiteful cookies, this burdock coarse,
That have crowded the wood blooms out by
force,
Who brought them here, and bade them in
trude
On the peace Of this sylvan solitude'
Come hither gooG comrade, and tell me true
Bay bonny Brown-Eyes could it be you'
But when bonny Brown.Eyes came back to me
From chasing chipmunk up tall tree,
He pushed his cold nose in my chidng hand
What is there that dog doesn't understandO
And gave me look from his honest eyes
That was half depreciation, ana half a sur
prise,
With CLINT of fun, as il he would say:
" Dear Mistress, you're hard on us both to-day
Remember, we're always together-we two
So if ii was why, then 1t was you!"
All, honny Brown. Eyes there's truth in your
claim,
And fear me much we are both to blame;
Unconscious sewers of noxious seeds,
Crowding out flowers and planting weeds.
Truly our deeds are made man fest
BY the presence here Of all things unblest,
Sprung from the eocsle Nhish hung to my
gowE,
ANA the psrr. hieh chung 70 goer coat 50
y I'll our path IS blaxef--and All inay read clear
That We walked amongssFii things, last year
Wide awake.
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Another Electric Light Victim.

ST.. LOUIS, Jan. S.-Frank Mahon, n
lincman, is employed by the Missouri
Electric Light Company, and was sent
to the engine house on Eleventh street
to repair line that was out of order.
He went to the top of the house and
soon after the fireman heard shout
and scream of agony. Looking up
they saw Mahon tangled in the wires.
He had been severely shocked but still
was able to struggle hard to free him
self from the deadly wires. Then his
whole body shook for n moment and
was hurled off the roof down to the
yard beneath. He alighted on a mass
of bricks and rubbish. The tiremcn
picked him up and took him to the dis
pensary. His injuries are fatal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-11

Mrs. Jesus Castro, an aged Mexican
lady who recently died at American
Flag, in the Santa Catalina mountains,
Arizona, was perhaps the only woman
in the world who ever cost her husband
her weight in gold. In the early gold
digging days of California she was a
resident of Sonora, Mex, in which
State she was born and grew to woman
hood. When about seventeen years Of
age paternal uncle but few years
her senior returned gold-laden from the
newly-discovered mines and scon fell
desperately in love with his niece. He
sought. her hand in marriage and was
accepted, but the church refused on ac-
coant of the near relationship OF the
pair to solemnize the marriage. Per-
suasion being in vain, he tried the
power Of gold to win the church his
way, and succeeded only by payment o.
her weight in gold. She at that time
weighed III pounds, and against her in
the scales the glittering dust was SHOW
eled. The husband still had sufficient
of this worlds goods to provide good
home. St. Louis Republic.
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CHEAP VERMONT LANDS,
Farms To lie Had There at From NJ to
SO Per Acre.

IL nc Iiau lhtTe MO u
$40 Per Acre.
ST.. ALBANs, VT, Jan. 6.-The State
Commissioner Of Agriculture and Man
ufacturing has published a map of Ver-
mont, showing the locations of towns in
which are improved farms and lands
unoccupied. The list includes sixty
towns. The Commissioner states that
good farms with fair buildings and
maple sugar orchards can be pur-
chased at from S3 to SIS per acre.
Others with better buildings and near
railroads or villages can be bought from
S. to $40 an acre. None OF these lands
are far from ready market and all are
adapted to dairy purposes. Farm labor
is in great demand at good wages. Al
ready several thousand letters have
been received from every section of the
United States making inquiries con-
cerning unoccupied lands in Vermont
Several sales of the lands in question
have been made to former Vermonters
now in the West and 10 citizens of the
State.
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TO welcome the idea OF Its endi, 4 lhaty
way. The bull seemed to know | was
worn out and grew more rapid and
fierce in his charges, but Just when /,
was going to sit down under the great
tree and let him do his worst, ! heard
the rattle OF horse among the rocks
above, and shout that sounded like the
voice Of an angel Then came the
barking of dog and the loud reports
OF stock whip, but the bull, with his
devilish eyes fixed on me, never moved.
Up came a horseman at full speed, and
crack fell the lash on the bulls black
hide, while the blood spurted out in
long streak. The animal turned savage
ly and charged the horseman, believing
with astonfshed rage and pain, but the
horse wheeled round just enough to
battle ,hip-no more-and again the
lash descended, cutting like long, fex-
ible razor; but the infuriated bull was
not to be beaten off with whip-he
charged again and again. But he had
met his match, for right and left, as
needed, the wiry Spanish mare turned,
sometimes on her hind, sometimes on
her fore legs. II was the most magnif-
cent exhibition ol eqnesirianisni ever
saw, and Isetuaily fc.s,ss Z g,v fatigue and
...-ta.,s4.,, sAW1NliASw Az
Ay robcnor nov shouted something,
leaped from his horse and strobe for
ward to meet the bull with an open
knife between his teeth. As the beast
lowered his head to charge he seemed to
catch him by the horns. There was
struggle, cloud of dust, a stamping like
two strong men wrestling. could not
see clearly, but the next moment the
bull was on his back with the blood
yelling from his throat and his limbs
quivering in death. The stranger, COW
cred with dust and blood, came up to me
then, saying, apparently as unconscious
of triumph as if he had been killing
calf in a slaughter-house: Hes dead
enough now, sir; he won't trouble any
body any more ] walked two or three
PAGES towards the dead beast, when my
senses failed me and tainted When
came to myself my horse was standing
near me tied to bush, and my strange
rescuer had withdrawn a few feet and
was watching me intently. went up to
him, and thanking him for the service
rendered me, inquired the name of him
to whom | owed my life. The man
laughed little, and then replied: Well,
/ don't mind telling you under the cir
cumstances. am - No, I'll leave
his name untold-he was an outlaw and
fugitive from justice, but he certainly
saved me from cruel death, and he was
the finest horseman ever saw
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PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

Seats 70 hear Gladstone sell at two
guineas apiece when the grand old mau-
speaks outside Of Parliament.
Edward Everett Hale thinks that
the open sale of lottery tickets is the
greatest injury that can be inflicted on
society.
Prof. Volckmann, the famous sur
geon, who recently died at Halle, Ger
many, introduced the antiseptic system
of treating wounds.
"A Santa Clara correspondent Of the
San Francisco Bulletin gives a list Of
eleven women in that county who run
and manage prune orchards, doing much
Of the work themselves.
1t is said the doctors partly attribute
the malady from which the King Of
Portugal suffered to his excessive smok-
ing. 1t was no uncommon thing for
him to smoke a hundred large green
Havana cigars in four days.
The Bishop of Chester, Eng, re-
Gently confessed before gathering OF
working people that his two. greatest
ambitions in life have been 10 write
good novel and TO run public nolass
son tbs best of prinei p les
proving his estates ana aals''.ss. y sssh Z y :
come which be reeeises from tsessss tsts
distilleries at Varzin, the dairies In
Schoenhausen aud the paper and street
pavement factories make him already
one of the greatest tradesmen in the
empire, and show his industrial and
business talents.
Mr.. Depews secret is out For many
years it has been a mystery whence
came his inexhaustible fund of stories.
His private secretary says in moment
of confidence: "He gets 'em by dozens
In the mail every day. His friends every
where will see something or hear new
story and say: 'Depew ought 60 have
that And he gets it,
Two of the daughters of Sir Henry
Aaron Isaacs, the new lord mayor OF
London, are deaf and dumb, but they
have been so admirably educated on the
oral system in Holland that they can by
lip-reading even understand what goes
on at theater. They have such bright
intelligent faces that no one could pos
sibly imagine them to be deprived Oh
two of the best senses.
Miss Eliza Jane Easter, very esti-
mable young lady of Boone County,
w. Va, and daughter of Michael Easter,
a Justice of the peace for Scott district,
owns saw and grist-mill on Camp
creek, which she operates in person,
conducting the business and running
the machinery in manner which would
put to shame many dusty miller OF
the sterner sex.
Mrs. Meredith, who is conspio lous
for her good work among the friendiess
criminals of England, has recently been
on a visit to this country. For thirey
years she has stood at the gates OF pris-
ons, and not only taken the DISCHARGED
prisoners by the hand, but clothed and
| fed them and found work for them 70 do.
Mrs. Meredith is about sixty-five years
of age, of large frame and commanding
presence. Her manners are as simpie a.
her dress, and yet one could not pass her
in the street without noticing her.
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a VALUABLE INVENTION.
One That May Largely Replace the Pres
ent Method of Telegraphy.

A system of telegraphy which prom
ises to replace in great measure that |
now in use has been invented byJ IL. |
Rogers, of Washington, who has already |
achieved fame by inventing the pan
electric telephone. The system is based |
on the synchronous revolution of two
wheels, one at the sending and the other
at the receiving station. This has been
attained before, but by such complicated
methods that no great commercial ben
etits have resulted. Mr. Rogers secures
the simultaneity of revolution by an ar
rangement for sending spark from one
wheel to the other. II the spark is not
at certain place on the wheel it is
known that the wheels are not turning
together, and measures are taken for
making them do so. The message is
printed on an ordinary typewriter,
which is connected with machine which
punctures series of holes, correspond
ing TO letters in slip of paper. The
slip is then run through the sending in
strument and the message is printed in
Roman letters at the receiving station
without any aid from an operator. An
other method of sending is by sort of
typewriter having only ten keys which
punches the slip directly. This can be
operated fast enough to take down ordi-
nary conversation. Only ten keys are
necessary, because any letter can be
formed in Roman type by combining
two or more Of ten marks.
Bv this system of telegraphy from
two hundred to five hundred words
minute can be transmitted, so that its
advantage over the Morse system, by
which only thirty words minute can
be sent, is apparent. The general
adoption of the new system would,
therefore, greatly decrease the number
of wires needed for telegraphing Be-
sides, in the synchronous system, ten
operators can send message over a
single wire at the same time, which is
two and one-half times more than is
possible under the old system. An
other improvement that is made posi-.
BILE by the invention of the device for
revolving two wheels at distance from
each other simultaneously is the rapid
transmission of fac-similes of mes.
sages, This has been done before, bu.
so slowly and at such an expense that
the invention could not be utilized for
business purposes
A number of competent electricians
have examined the invention and are
sure that it can be successfully oper-
ated at much less rates than the pres.
ent system. A trial of the new instru-
ment was recently made between this
city and Washington, and was satisfac-
tory in every respect. As the system
requires no skilled telegrapher, is so in
expensive in other respects, and is so
rapid and simple, its general adoption
seems certain.--N. Y. Tribune.
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Sang McGinty and Died.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6-David Sullivan, the
famous baseball umpire, died suddenly
last evening. Heart disease was the
cause He had just finished singing
"McGinty,' and was laughing heartily
with couple of friends when the fatal
moment came. Sullivan was thirty-four
years old. lie was a man of unusually
heavy frame, all bone and muscle.
Liquor never passed his lips and he was
apparently an athletic model.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-11
DYING OF LA GRIPPE.
-Four Deaths in New York City
Credited to It.
Three Also are Reported From Jersey City
Half the Mortality in New York
from Bronchial Dis
orders.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Evidence that the
prevailing epidemic of influenza has
become dangerous to the community was
furnished yesterday when go certif-
Gates of death were received at the Bu-
reau of Vital Statistics. So large
number of deaths has never been report
ed in one day, except in extremely hot
summer weather. An examination OF
the report showed that III Of
the 220 deaths had been caused
by bronchial troubles. Pneumonia
had caused fifty-one deaths, phthisis
forty-one and bronchitis fifteen, while
four deaths were described by the physi-
clans as having been caused by "epidem-
ic influenza" DR.. Tracy, Register OF
Vital Statistics, said that most of the
deaths from. pneumonia, phthijs apa
bronchit q -probabiy had brsSne fastRr ed
by the influenza also. He said the
mortality for the week probably
would reach LILO. The aver
age number of deaths week
in this city is below 700. The weather
on Thursday favored spread OF the dls'
ease, while Friday it Yves expected to be a
check to the progress of influenza. Re-
ports received by Superintendent Murray
showed that 357 of tho 3,4l6 policemen
in the city were on the sick list. Cap
tain Meakin and five Sergeants are
among the sufferers. Influenza has
found ont the New York defaultino
banker, Jno. c. Emo, in Quebec.
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. Thirty
policemen, twenty eight firemen, thirty
sugar refinery employees, forty-two horse
railroad employees, fifteen compositors
in the Jersey City News Office, twenty
employees at the Erie railroad shops,
eighteen butchers at the abattoir at the
foot OF Sixth street and fifteen zinc
workers have got the grip. The deaths
Of three victims of the disease have been
reported
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FIFTY.FIRST CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-SENATE Numerous
petitions were presented and bills Introduced
among them one for a subsidy to American
steamships and another proposing corstltu.
tional amendment TO punish murdcrcrs and
other felonies in States where the laws are not
enforced, bill was passed increasing the
pension Of solers and sailors totally heples,
to seventy.two dollars n month. At $40 p. m.
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE-A resolution was adopted to swear
in Mcssrs. Randall Pa), Wilbur On ", and
Whitthorne tTcnn) at their homes, all three
being too i'll to appear, Unter the cill OF
States a number OF bills wcrs introduced.
Congressman Butterworth was appointed one
Of the three regents OF the Smithsonian lnsttu-
tion-Lodge (Massl and Wheeler CAla.) the
other two Al 2:5 p m. the House adjourned.
WASHINGToH. Jan. 7.--SENATE-Among the
bills presented and referred was one by Mr..
Faulkner, TO provide for Words Exposition
at the National Capitol, in lSal. Mr.. Harris, in
the absence OF Mr. Beck, and in his name, intro
duced a bill to suspend the operation Of the
sinking fund laws until further order OF Con.
gress. Referred TO the Finance Committee,
Voorhees, resolution calling for the correspond
cnee in the Dudley case, went over. Mr. Nor
gan proceeded to address the Senate on tho
subject OF the bill heretofore intro ,uced by AIR
Butler 10 provide for the emigration OF persons
of color from the Southern States message
from the President in relation to the claim OF
the widow OF John II. Paul, a German subject,
arising out Of his death in Wilmington, c.,
and recommending an appropriation OF - 900,
was presented to the Senate and referred.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
lourncd
HOUsE-There was an unusually small num-
Der OF members present when the House ;
called TO order at noon and the prayer OF the
Chaplain for Divine protection of the sick Repre-
sentatyes was listened to with unwonted in
tercst On motion Of Mr.. Carlisle Oiy),
acting under instructions from the Committee
on Rules, resolution was adopted provid,r,
for the appointment Of two additional members
on the Committee on Commerce, The speaker
stated to the House that dn accordance with
the authority vested in him Yesterday he had
administered the oath VI Office to samuel J.
hill
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A Mountain Scourgs,

MoRGANTowN, W. Va, Jan. S.-Phy-
sicians sent by the county into the
mountain districts along Cheat river in
which diphtheria was reported to be cpl.
demic, tell horrible stories of suffering.
The people are now suffering from cpl
denies of two diseases, diphtheria and
the more dreaded ''black tongue" The
latter has broken out in the last two
weeks, and about thirty deaths have oc-
CURED. the patients presenting terrible
experience.
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OGDEN, Utah, Jan. ct has been
showing here for three days. There is
more snow on the Wasatch and Sierra
ranges than for ten years. In the noun
tains the snow is ten to fifteen feet deep.
There is no wind or drifting, and the
mercury is only few degrees below
freezing. In this valley there has been
more snow than for twenty-five years.
The storm extends all along the line of
the Central Pacific to California.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-11
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
An Immense Naphtha Still Bursts
at Lima, 0.
A Number Of workmen Buried Under shs
Debris, and Several Very Ser.
iously Hurt.

LIMA, o., Jan. 7.--Yesterday Afternoon
one of the large thousand-barrel stlls
of the naphtha works at the Standards
Solar Refinery exploded with teri ic
force that was felt all over the city. Tho
still was located in the naphtha wo 4
at the east end of the grounds. '1he
shock shook all the houses in the so, Vi.
ern part of the city. At the So tn
school building it nearly cause a
panic among the children. he
still was No. 8, and it was be ng
emptied, when in some way, not yet X
planned it exploded, tearing away
a portion of the roof. A number Of
men who were working near were soy-
cred with debris. The oil immedi,
ately caught fire, causing cor sid
cradle excitement. The pels
,4ssyseybs - sf4.<~ part af ira ~
ssfDa gushing 10 the rescue, and asb
work Of removing the injured waa ia.
mediately commenced. VIM 1ul es.
fireman, was found insensible .und K i
pile OF brick, with bad cash in the
head and his face burned. Peter
Devine, brickmason, had his right
leg broken in two places, and
was badly bruised and burned.
Their injuries we're serious and may
prove fatal, J. F. Deman, face and
hands badly burned. VIM. Murphy, j..
i. Caller L. E. Helser, Walter Evans,
Frank White and John Sullivan were
bruised and burned, but are not thought
to be seriously injured. Charles Land
hammer was thrown quite distance
into tank of water, and came very near
drowning. The company Immediately
sent for Drs. Vail, Hover and Metzgar
to minister to the wounded, who are re-
ceiving the best of care. The fire was
extinguished without any great loss OF
property.
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Significant Announc ements.

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The Cologne Gazette
states that the Russian Government has
ordered the manufacture of 1,500, 900
rifles in France, the delivery
of the weapons to be made as speedily
as possible The German War Depart
ment has ordered that on April the
force of Uhlans at the various garrisons
in the vicinity of the French frontier
shall advance and take positions nearer
to the border.
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News From Rio.

LONDON, Jan. 6.--The Times Lisbon
correspondent says that Brazilian pa
per reports that the Government at Rio
Janoiro intends to expel the Russian En-
voy in consequence of Russia's refusal to
recognize the Republic. Private letters
from Rio de Janeiro say that intensely
hot weather prevails there, and that yell
low fever of the most malignant type
has appeared in the city.
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NOT WELCOME.
Decided Rejection of a Motion To Invite
Victoria to Visit Dublin.

LONDON, Jan. 7.--At regular meet.
ing of the Dublin Corporation yesterday
a Protestant Alderman introduced a
resolution inviting the Queen to pay a
visit to Dublin. Immediately half-a-
dozen Nationalists were on their feet
seeking the recognition of the chair
that they might denounce the resolution
and it's author, and it was some minutes
before order was sufficiently restored
to enable the observance of parlia.
mentary usage. Several vehement
speeches were made against the resolu-
tion and vote was finally taken, with
the result of rejecting the motion by an
overwhelming majority. The grounds
upon which the resolution was rejected
were declared to be that the Irish de-
tested the present government, and
would not stultify themselves by in
dorsement of sycophantic invitation
to one whose presence in Dublin in the
existing circumstances would be most
unwelcome.
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PUEBLO, Col, Jan. 7.-CarsOn Parker
was found dead in a South Side saloon
yesterday. 1t was the striking ending
of remarkable life. For years one of
the most eminent preachers in the
Methodist Church in New York State,
he became a drunkard and outcast,
wandered to Pueblo, reformed and again
Joined the church. His reformation
lasted year, during which time he did
editorial work and demonstrated rare
ability. His last fall was complete, all
efforts of friends proving useless. He
leaves family in Indiana.