Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-05-20
JOHN CARLISLE and Charles rr,tr.,,

lex, for the mnrder of w. T. Sharman.
hprh 2s, 1892. They belonged to a
gang OF which James Brown was lead.
er' Brown was the turfman killed at
'arfield park, Chicago, last year.
ALL enlisted men will be required
TINS year to participate in target prac,
tice. ''-s''. . ~ r,''O r.
THE drought of the last few weeks
mas caused great loss Of farm and
market garden products in the south OF
England. Grain, vegetable and fruit
crops are whitening throughout wide
strips of country.
The New York Herald charges that
there Is pool am~g the eight trunk
lines. F i&r N4N&
RUSSELL Sage has sued Henry s,
Ives, the Napoleon OF finance,n for
s27,44o balance on a promissory note
for 500, 1000. M II
d. = SPECIAL says . colored woman cut
9f the ears Of another colored woman
in Newbury county. s. C.. IN a jealou.
dispute. ,~,,. ~ e'',- ~ -
EARTHQUAKES continue to occur al.
most daily in Sicily. Near Palermo,
Trapapi and the island Of Ustica, of
the Sicilian coast, were shaken violent
~. Many buildings were injured and
are likely to fall should the shocks be
repeated.
THE Catholic Knights Of America have
decided to hold the next meeting in
Omaha. Ex-Treasurer O'Brien's offer
of compromise was rejected. ~
A LOCOMOTIVE exploded on the Leban-
on Valley road in Pennsylvania, kill
ing the engineer, Levi Yodum, OF Read
ing, Pa, and two other men, names
unknown. " ....
The United States grand jury at Lit
tie Rock has filed the report of its in
vestigation of the affairs Of the First
National bank, returning five true bills
against II. q. Allis, president, and Creed
Il. Walker.
THE four things which democratic
leaders have planned to accomplish in
the next congress are: Repeal of the
federal elections and Sherman laws;
repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state
banks; levying of an income tax and
general revision of the tariff,
HARVARD defeated Yale in the field
athletics at Cambridge, Mass.
The national committee on Sunday
closing is taking active steps to fight
the proposed opening of the world S
fair on Sunday, May 81.
The attendance at the worlds fair
thus far has far exceeded that for the
corresponding period at the centennial.
THERE was run on the Plankinton
bank, of Milwaukee, but il was soon
ended and confidence was restored.
In is said that James II. Keene won
100000 by the Cordagc crash at New
York.
BY the falling of a cage in the Calu-
met and llecla mines, at IIoughton,
Mich, ten men went down 5000 feet
and were dashed to pieces.
ADvIcEs from Nicaragua state the
revolutionists are gaining ground and
daily are becoming more aggressive.
OFF the Cornwall coast the ship
Countess Evelyn collded with steamer
in fog and went down with all on
| board l..a. .4a--a-- --.r--
By the wreck of ferryboat in Rus
sia large number of persons were
drowned.
ANOTHER break has occurred in the
Mississippi levees near Lakeport Ark.
The first complete illumination at
the worlds fair has been attempted
and the effect was beautiful beyond all
expectation.
IT is said that overtures have been
made looking to an open reconciliation
between Emperor William and Prince
| Bismarck.
THERE is bitter feeling among the
negroes of South Carolina over recent
lynching and they are discussing their
condition and future prospects in a
spirit they have never shown before
and which may work political revolu-
ton In the state. aN
THE old. time private car used by
President Lincoln will be rctitted and
exhibited at the worlds fair.
SEPTEMBER II has been named as sill
yer day at the fair by the committee
| appointed for that purpose.
SEVERAL other small banks con,
nected with the collapsed Columbia
National, of Chicago, have closed their
| doors.
THE Columbia and Snake rivers,
Oregon, have overnowed.