Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-09-23
Miscellaneous,

CART, Jony II. CuEATmAM, one OF the
oldest residents Of Canton, died las,
week ut the ripe age of 50 years.
The regular army worm is reported
to be playing havoc on the Yalobusha
and Tallahatchie rivers vest Of Grenada.
II. c. NATURES has been appointed
postmaster at Newton to take the place
OF s. Il. Dantzler, the present incum'
bent.
THE late rains did great damage to
the cotton crop OF Montgomery County
The damage is estimated at from 10 tc
90 per cent, but in the counties of Web
stcr, Calhoun and Choctaw the damage
was much greater.
W. II. GIBBS, eX-postmaster Of Jack
son, was arrested last week on charge
of embezzling s3,99n5S Of the United
States funds. He waived examination,
and was placed under bond of sl,50C
to appear before the next term OF the
United States court
JACKSON has had its first case OF
whitecapism, One night last week
some parties went to tho woodward OF
George s. Green, took his engine all to
pieces and posted notices that If he en-
ployed any more negro labor they would
blow his plant up with dynamite.
Cot. j. l.. RooT, who was appointed
chief deputy for the Northern District
Of Mississippi by Marshal McNeilly,
has resigned to accept tho position OF
United States timber inspector recently
rendered him by the Interior Depart
ment,
IN Monroe County last week Mahala
Jackson, Lou Carter and Rufus Broughs,
colored, we're lynched for completely in
poisoning the Woodrough family by
putting Rough on Rats" in the well,
by which three members Of the family
died, Ben jackson, the husband OF Ma
hala, was lynched two weeks ago. Tho
two women confessed knowledge OF
Ben's intentions, and were acquitted by
the coroner's jury. Broughs furnished
the money to buy the poison. All three
were taken by the mob and hanged to
the same limb.
CAPT. SrAynorE PoSEr died at Yazoo
City last week after long and painful
illness. Capt. Posey had been a resi-
dent of Yazoo City for seventeen years
from Wilkinson County, where
ho went out in 1861 as adiutant OF the
Sixteenth Mississippi Volunteers, serv-
ing with conspicuous bravery all through
the war. IIo was son of Gen. Carnot
Posey. who gave up his life for the Con
federacy at the battle OF Malvern liiii'
r. w. TEpADwELL, alias Copeland
alias Townsend, charged with stealing
, horse from Miss Hickman on June H.
was tried at Canton last week and bound
over to the Circuit Court. II Will be
that Treadwell was ar
rested at Jackson about the lst OF
August at the instigation OF Miss Hlck-
nan. who was on the train at the time
md recognized Treadwell as he came
into the car.
JUSTICE LEWIS, of Kinds County, has
adopted new plan for the punishment
,f culprits guilty of minor crimes Last
week he had before him negro BOY
who was promptly convicted OF some
minor ofrense. lie referred the case to
;he boys mother, who was present, ana
agreed II she would take him into tho
,ounty Jail yard and give him gooa
whipping in the presence OF the court
ne would forego any further punish
nent This she readily consented 10
10, and taking tho boy under her ieit
,rm she piled him vigorously Win
hickory withes until all present were
,atisfied.
PRor. J. NJ. BARNARD, OF the Missouri
State Normal College. at Cape Girar.
leau, has been elected to the chair OF
pedagogy Of the State University by the
board OF trustees.
TuE Sheriff and the Treasurer OF
Wayne County have sold to Maj H. W.
,Iillsaps, president of Capital state
Rank Of Jackson. $4,000 OF Wayne
county per cent bonds. The same
we're issued for the purpose oil erec.ins
|. new courthouse, tho old one having
,een burned by an incendiary row
months since. Tho bonds aro TO i9n
.wcnty years, but can hc redeemed ~
I've years ~ the option Of sfe county