Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-09
Summary of Dis ,sters.
FIRES, AID GRIMES.

Flames Cause d Big Increase IN Losses
Over Those of 1890 -Embezziements,
Hangings, Iynchlngs. suicides and MUIR
ders.
The total fire losses for the year
where the loss in each case was under
100000 amount to $40, ,75S $50 which,
added to the larger losses, make
grand total of Sl66, O41, 600, as compared
with SlOs, AZ, ,694 in 1880 Sl43, 9O2, GO in
1889, 500, 900, 600 in 1883, $3.50, ,000, 600 in
1887 and Sll5, 1000 900 in 1856.
A Record of Dishonesty.
The total amount of embezzlements
during 1891 is Slo,720, 29i, as compared
with Ss,622, ,95G last year. Pennsylvania
leads with S7,O55,3l New York comes
second with S5,5lS, ,G59, Massachusetts
third with Sl,577, 493, and Illinois
fourth with S610,S14. The states eX-
empt are Florida, Idaho, North Dako-
ia, Oregon and Vermont.
Work of the uangman.
The number OF legal executions dur
ing the year was l23, as compared with
1O2 in 1890, and is larger than in any OF
the ten previous years. The
executions in the several states
and territories were as follows:
Alabama. 3; Arkansas. 5; Cali
fornia, :; Colorado, 8; Connecticut, /;
Delaware, 4; Georgia, IS; Illinois, >;
Kentucky, 2; Louisiana, 0; Maryland. ?:
Minnesota, 2; Mississippi, S; Missouri,
S; Nebraska, A; New York, 4; North
Carolina, .; Ohio, .; Pennsyl-
vania 4 South Carolina, s; Tennes-
see, 9; Texas, II; Virginia, s; West
Virginia, /; Arizona, 2; Indian terri
tory, 5. OF the total number 81 were
whites, S. negroes, Mexican, 4 In
diaus and Japanese. Ninety-six exc
cutions were in the south and q in the
north.
victims of the Mob.
Judge Lynch has executed during
the year l95 victims, lS9 men and 9
women, an increase over last year of
6s, and the largest mum Der ever lynched
in one year in this country before.
The lynchings in the various states and
territories were as follows: Alabama,
26; Arkansas. II; California, /; Col
orado, 9; Florida, 10; Georgia, II; Hi
nois, /; Indiana, 3; Kentucky, II; Lou
isiana. 20; Maryland, 1; Michigan, q;
Mississippi, %; Missouri, :; Montana,
5; Nebraska, .; North Carolina, :;
Ohio, /; Oregon, s; South Caro-
lima, 1; South Dakota, $; Tennessee,
IS; Texas, IL: Virginia, 3; West Nir-
ginia, ,; Wisconsin. l.: Washington, 81
Wyoming, l. Indian territory, .. There
were 12l negroes, 90 whites, Indians
. Chinese and Mexican
Suicide>.
The number of persons who have
committed suicide in the United States
during the year. as gathered from
telegraph and mail reports is
1881, as compared with 26iO las
year and 2.2ai IN 1880. The total Il
larger than that of any of the ten pre-
ceding years. OF this number e,6i'
were males and 69l females, The mum
Der of men MS compared with womcr
is also larger in proportion than at an,
time during the same period. Th'
causes of suicide were as follows:
Dependency .....l, l49I Liquor. ,...,v;,.. q
iTnknown ....... SOllDisappoiutcl love IN
INSANITY, ,....... Ils III health, ,..,.,.. ~,
Domestic infeicity aaNIl,usiness losses... o
In these cases of self-murder leo
shot themselves 96l took poison, 40
hanged themselves, 30S drowned them
selves, a26 cut their throats, Is burne'
J themselves, SO threw themselves be
fore locomotives, 81 stabbed them
selves, 30 jumped from windows,
starved themselves, scaldcd then
: selves, 3 killed themselves with bomb
and victim threw himself upon ell
,, cular saw.
Murders.
The total numbers of murders con
!. mitted in this country, as reported b
mail and telegraph during the yea
was 5.o)6, II, compared with 4s9o
= lso) and ,, So In 1881 The list of mui
!, ders during the last ten years shows
;, steady increase The causes OF thes
q murders may be classified AS follows
D ,....r.i. gkQulka,istiug arrest. I