Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-18
Miscellaneous.


TIE Attorney-Gener has caused ex-
ccution to be issued against the bonds
men of ex-State Treasurer Hemingway
to compel payment of balance due by
said bondsmen. Their original liability
was $50, 900 all OF which has been salts
fed but SIS. 000 The bondsmen, who
are protec ted by large amount, OF prop
erty turned over by Hemingway to
@. j. Waite, trustee, have hesitated
about selling the property at a forced
sale, desiring, OF course, that it should
bring as much as possible. The bonds
men have rct been pushed before for
the balance on account of the financial
depression. Over and above the trust
property, the bondsmen are easily worth
$3.50, 900.
JOIN MoNErr, Dennis Murphy and a
negro were tried before Justice sp'nks
at Meridian last week on charge OF
selling liauor without license and were
convicted and fined 500 and cost each.
THE calaboose at Shannon, eight
miles south of Tupelo, was burned last
week. Jap Price, incarcerated for dis.
posing of mortgaged property, conceived
the plan of burning his way out, but
paid the penalty of death for his deed
his body being burned to crisp.
A TERRIBLE and fatal hand to hant
fight with pistol took place on the leVe'
on DIR. Klger's plantation near Green
Vile last week. w. ID. Hill, an ol(
citizen of Washington County, at ON
time very wealthy, who has a levee con
, tract, shot three times and killed hi
, nephew, young man named Eowlel
| From all accounts, Fowler was tn
: arpressor, and shot Mr.. Hill first, SER
e ously wounding him. after which hil
: drew his gun with above given result.
GEORGE JOHNSTON, Of Washingto
4 County,, who is o member of the famou
a Swan Lake Gun Club OF Washlngto
e County, says he has the best OF reason
r ,r- believing that President Clevelan
e will accent the invitation extended Il
o the club to spend week with it as til
a guest of the club. He says game OF a
u kinds with which that section aboun(
y ;s plentiful, such as bear, turkey
= ducks, squirrels etc. Mr.. johston sa,
,r the club looks forward with pleasure
le the anticipated visit of the great sport
IS man, and has everything fixed to gl'
H. him royal reception, and all the IL
ID he can stand in the way of sport
'r THE city council of Columbus has d
- cided to contest the payment OF u
IS SlOO, 900 in bonds which the city vot
m to the Georgia Pacific Railway.
l THE penitentiary board of control b
g. given notice that it will relet the CO
IN yicts on the first Monday in Decem bt
ne For meritorious conduct, consisting
J., preventing the escape of convicts' W
e1 liam Glover, Jim Washington a
ke George Stanford were given their Il
on erty. The two former were servl
cd life sentences, and the latter &c
W. tence of five years.
10 THE grand jury OF Carroll County h
Nv returned an Indictment against NlIli;
' Us Coldwell, charging him wish murder
rnr - the killing Of Allen Phillips, color'
all There were six white men indicted Q
he wear ago by the grand jury for TAXI
Ike Allen Phillips out and severely wh
nd ping him. lie was the only witn
WI against them. One night recently so
lid one entered the house Of Allen Phil
az and shot him, from the effects OF VIII
''n he died. and his wife identified Coldw
ha m as the party who did the shooting.
me A BAD hcad-end collision occur
last week near Warrenton, on the '
ter lev road. Both engines and sevent'
ard cars we're wrecked and Brakeman )
1ey Parker instantly killed.