Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-06-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

The state department has received
unofficial advices that President Sacasa
of Nicaragua, had resigned after sign,
ing terms of peace.
TIiE funeral train bearing the re,
mains of Jefferson Davis reached Rich.
mond, Va. on the 3lSt and the body
was laid to rest in Hollywood cemetery.
lliE new government of Nicaragua is
in operation.
IIE Presbyterian general assembly
at Washington has suspended DR.. Brigp.
from the ministry.
AT San Francisco ex-Minister Stevens
made lengthy speech on the Hawaiian
question, showing up the corruption OF
the monarchy and the desire of the best
classes for annexation.
Miss CARRIE SMITH, daughter If the
late confederate general, /, Nrby
sriith, mas been appointed postnhstrcss
at Sewance, Tenn.
PETER TARlMoRo, said to be 1870 years
old, died recently in Mexico.
THE name of Robert +. Lincoln is
already being prominently mentioned
in connection with the republican pres
idcntial nomination in 1896.
THE Rhode Island senate and house
are unable to agree and Gov Brown
has issued a proclamation proroguing
the legislature.
'FIIE French war minister's draft of
the budget for 1894 has been distributed
in the chamber. The total credits de-
Handed amount to 636, 10l $50 francs.
The budget provides for an increase of
1881 soldiers and 2l5 officers.
AMONG the distinguished visitors at
the worlds fair the other day was Mgr,
Satolli, the papal delegate.
THE French deputies have passed the
electoral bill amended so as to exclude
from the chamber all salaried public
officials and all clergymen.
THE honorary degree of doctor of
laws was conferred on Gov. Stone at
the Missouri state university.
Tnr president has called for the res.
ignation of Assistant Attorney-General
Maurey and it has been rendered.
THE British have proclaimed a protec-
torute over Uganda, Africa, and still
further extended the colonial posses
sions.
MrcH anxiety is felt for the Yazoo
Delta levees.
Brooks STOREY, the Mississippi out
law, has escaped again.
lT is suid that the German govern
ment favors an income tax
DR.. Econ, a leading Presbyterian
minister of Albany, n, Y. has publicly
withdrawn from the church on account
of the Briggs decision.
BARON voN JEITsCH. who has been
named as the first German ambassador
to the United States, is one of the lead
ing diplomats of his country.
THE United States has seized the
steamer s. pizzati, of the Oteri line, at
New Orleans, for violation of the neu-
trality laws during the Chilian revolu-
tion.
OK the night of the ith the physician
attending Edwin Booth stated that his
patient was past hope of recovery,
TuE company of revolutionistS who
made n demonstration near Pucntc la
Reina, Navarro, Spain, have been dis
pcrscd by the military. Two revolu
tionists were killed and two Others
wounded severely.
Ex-P srMASrER-GENERAL WANAMAK
ER wants the worlds fair boycotted fol
being open on Sunday,
REPUBLICAN holdovcr officials in Ok
lahoma have all resigned at the demant
of Gov. Renfrow, and democrats will be
appointed.
JUDGE ]. i. SHIELDS. Of Wichita
KAN, has been appointed to gooC
place in the treasury department.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has returned
to Washington from his Virginia fish
ing trip.