Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-02
Miscellaneous,

SrAEKyILLE was visited by a dc.
structiye fire last week, which devas,
tated a large number OF business house,
on Main street.
THE firm of A. L. Sale & Co., doing
business in Leland, the largest hous,
in tho town, has made a general assign
ment for the benefit Of creditors. Liza
bilities, $50, 900, with assets of S35,O 0C
THE Lincoln County Circuit Court ad
journed last week, having lacked ono
day OF consuming the legal limit OF
three weeks. The grand jury in its report
states that upon close investigation, it
found that no whitecap crimes had been
ommitted in the county since last Cir
:uit Court, and expresses the opinion
that the whitecap organization is COM
pletely broken up and disorganized ir
the county. Three persons were sen.
fenced to the penitentiary during the
term.
THE Mississippi levee board met at
G~reenville in special session last week
and passed an order requesting the Gov.
ernor OF the State to include in his call
for the special session Of the legislature
to convene in January a special clause
asking that the legislature consider the
question of authorizing the levee board
to issue $500, 900 in bonds, The bill will
be prepared and published three weeks,
as required by the constitution, before
being introduced in the legislature.
A DESPERATE and probably fatal
cutting ARRAY took place at Meridian
last week between Herbert A. Rhodes
and William Wilson. A few moments he.
fore the difficulty occurred Wilson met
Rhodes and accidentally and uninten.
%tionally brushed against his hat
Rhodes took offense at this and had
Wilson arrested. Bond was furnished,
and Wilson meeting Rhodes the Quarrel
was renewed, when Wilson knocked
Rhodes down and was in turn Gu,
several times in the loft side and abdo.
men. Wilson in the meantime opencd
his knife with his teeth and used i,
freely on his antagonist, cutting hin
under the shoulder and on tho arm
back and hand.
Gov. STONE has appointed II. @. Mosby
justice OF the peace for the third dis
trict Of Tate County.
For years there has been much t,,l
In the Confederate veterans mcetinos
and elsewhere of building a home for
deserving Confederate soldiers and thei,
widows unable to support themselves
At last the enterprise has assumsd
definite shape. The scheme has boor
incorporated by some OF the leadipo
citizens OF the State and a mee,irr
called in Jackson. on December 1oth
The plan Is to buy the former residence
OF Jefferson Davis on the coast and con
vert itjnto a home.
NUMEROUS protests have been laid ho,
fore the railroad commission relative :,
Ike schedule recently put in opera,ior
on the Canton, Aberdeen & Nash vim,
railroad. The officials Of the road b,v,
been cited to appear at the next MAJ,
ing relative TO a revision OF tho samo
The taxpayers of G~reenyille ma, ,,.,
week and adopted the report Of n rom
mittee on retrenchment and reform T.,
the city's affairs, which reduces tho On,
aries OF the officials nearly opo.h.I,
There Is no fight on tho present ,d''II
istration. 1t Is understood that ALL m aan
didates for Office will abide tho ua. oan
OF tho taxpayers meeting. ''''c'
AT jackson last week tho bodvo,
newborn baby was found in n soan 49,
tho same having been partially covo.a.
with earth. Evidences sbowed ri.,.''
That II had been buried only a iew hon y
before. II was neatly dressed. Tb..,
} Is doubt as to It's color, i"e''