Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-07-22
Miscellaneous,

LOUIS u. BARNES was StruCk anu
killed by ligh thing last week during
storm, five miles west of Crystal
Springs.
THE owners Of over1owed lands in
Warren County have called mass-meet-
ing for the first Monday in August,
when they will petition the supervisors
to reduce their taxes, as was done last
year. Their necessity is great, and no
doubt relief will be granted.
THE genuine cotton caterpiller has
been discovered in several fields in the
vicinity of Natchez, and number OF
specimens were brought into that town
last week. They have been at work
for several days in the young cotton
but their appearance was not noted TIL
within the last day or two. The crops
in that locality are backward and un-
promising, and the presence OF worms Is
depressing both planters and mer-
chants, who fear the yield will be ma
terially cut of.
w. J. MILLER, OF Batesville, has cap
tured negro named Lewis Riley, who
is charged with stealing horse and
woman both. He stole the horse from
Mr.. John Ford, near CofFeeville, last
week. From Riley's statement OF the
case, he did not intend to steal the
horse for good, but only took it so he
and Florence Smith, the woman, could
run off and get married. Their little
game is likely to get them both into
the pententiary.
THE live cotton worm has appeared
at Smiths Station, Kinds County, in
large numbers, also at Allen Station, in
Claiborne, and is reported at Brunswick
in Warren County. The weather lately
has been favorable to their develop
ment. The Kinds County worms arr
the second brood. Dry and hot weather
is hoped for to check their progress
which is causing some uneasiness
though forty to sixty days must elaps
before the destructive or third broo'
appears.
THE anti-Prohibitionists OF Coahom
County asked for and obtaineda manda
: mus forbidding the holding Of the loca
1 option election recently ordered by th
t Board of Supervisors OF that county,
0 be held on July 10th. The petitio
I alleged as fact that one-third OF tn
qualified voters OF the county had M
signed the petition, and that the electio
had not been ordered to be held With
:. forty days from the date the petite
J. asking the election was filed. The cal
~ was argued before Chancellor W.
!. Trigg, in Greenville, last week, IL
a Judge granting the mandamus. III
Probibitionists OF Coahoma, it is II
d slerstood, will secure another petite
" and make another effort to secure
n election.
Is Bo BELL, the negro that gave in tes
money to the last grand jury at Lii
erty, in Amite County, that resulted
re- the indictment and arrest of Ami
,v County's leading citizens for Whit
q Gaping, was shot from ambuse aft
"a the arrest OF the parties The neg
nd returned to the place Of e. L. SEQ
Oh and while at his plow was last we
n shot down by q mob; and, not conte
ed with killing the helpless negro, tn
he literally blew his head of. The be
re was found short time after by otl
re hands in the field. A more diaboli
'es crime was never committed in Il
ao county. The motive for disposing
nc she negro was undoubtedly to Prev
III his testifying against them at the nj
IN term Of court.
CONTRACTOR ]. J. HARTY, Of Gre
Vile, has completed the Wesson HI
'as School building and turned the sa
'on over to the Board Of Trustees at c
,Ss M of $4,000.
LAST week several small dwelli
~. were burned in q thickly settled !
|. ton Of Greenville, the FIRE or!ginat
in the house Of Dan Johns. The v
of Johns has been arrested, char
oo- with setting fire to her own house.
'le' had $500 insurance, which furnis
oeS the motive. 1t was only an accid
VI that number OF other buildings v
saved from the flames. The evide
n against the woman is very strong.
THREE hundred dollars reward
been offered by the Governor for
oan @ unknown murderer or murderers
IN. Thomas Touchstone, found dead I
,tch eunshot wounds on the public road,
has miles from Meridian, on July bth.
inn father Of the murdered man thinks
900 was killed for money, and says he
some 5000 on him when last seen al
8. B. FAIRcnILD 4 Co., large
Vel. owners and lumber dealers at Fo'
was made an assignment last week for
al benefit Of creditors naming II. Q.
ave child a. assignee. Liabilities are
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