Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-11-10
Miscellaneous.

Edward Wooderson, coloreo Iarulet
living near Mound Bayou, left home
with his hounds on a deer hunt last
week, and his wife went away to pick
cotton, leaving their little child at
home. Upon their return the child was
found at the gate burned to death.
There was desperate attempt made
one night last weeA 10 gain access e
the Tate County a,ank nbsenstobfa, bul
by sne eoarsga Sni proinpt scti3F ai
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it was prevented Ioung Mcbadof"as
preparing to close the bank aDoat e;'N
o'clock. He went to the back door with
lamp in his hand, and as he stepped
out to lock the door negro attempted
to brain him with an AK. The blow
missed McDade, and struck and broke
the lamp he held, thus leaving him in
the dark. lie Immediately called for
help, ran back, got his pistol and fired
at the fleeing form, but owing to the
darkness missed the robber, who es-
caped. No clew to who it was.
A number of prominent gentlemen,
among them Senator J. u. George, State
Auditor Stone, Gen. Stephen D. Lee,
president OF the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical College, and 5. NJ.
Tracy, manager of the government sta
tion at Starkville. met at Greenville
last week with citizens of the Delta to
discuss the means necessary to secure
the establishment of an experiment
station in Greenville. A resolution was
adopted which asked for small appro-
priations from the various counties Oh
the Delta for the establishment and
maintenance of the station.
, In the Chancery Court at Greenvilla
! last week, Judge Longino decided in
l the case of L. & n. Wilzinski, firm
, which sold out in 1892, with liabilities
. of sioO, 900, that the appointment oi
!. receiver was nulity and ordered tht
assets in his hands turned over to thu
: court and appointed W. c. Yerger. trns
: tee. In the important case OF }. Y
= Whitney of New Orleans against TIN
i, Bank of Greenyille, which was forced t.
y the wall in December, 1891, with liza
= bilities OF nearly 81, 100000, the appoint
!. ment of Capt. W. A. Pollock as receive
of the banks assets was also declared
nulity and the result is that Mr.. Whl'
ney will receive, by virtue OF othersuit
Is filed, the principal assets OF the bani
re- while the other creditors will get pra'
n tically nothing.
# Gov. Stone has appointed the follow
n. ing delegates to represent MISSISSIPPI
IL In the convention Of cotton raisers
'e- be held at Montgomery, Ala, on Tue
:. an dav. Novembhr 18TH, Hon. John
's Cameron, j. II. Askew. Ed II. Green
Nv ]. Y. George, w. e.. Morgan, A.
phelps. j. G. Spencer, w. W. Stone,
"' l Crawford, w. II. Stovall, N. b. Cra
"a ford, Charles Scott, Rosedale.
W. In regard to the poll lax law Attorn'
General Johnston says the tax collect
can assess all unassessed polls at al
BY time. and that it is his duty to ma
such assessments whenever 1t comes
NJ his knowledge that any one has escape
to The Legislature may amend the prese
In revenue laws SO as to make them NC
ing effective in this respect. As the II
fks now stands the tax assessor is requir
'ho to assess all polls. II he fails the boa
'raa r'a Of supervisors must appoint q suita'
'plo person to do the work. Then, when
o noll is returned, the board Of superv
~, ors should add all omissions to the.ro
ne and assess any unassessed polls
Meridian was infested last week W
pickpockets and quite number o. r
berries were committed on the u
'e'' grounds. The police arrested and jai
Ave suspicious characters who are 8
- nosed TO have some connection With
- nc several robberies. They are all yot
/ of men and give their names as Alec Moo
ih;s Max Nathan and julius Forest,
and Evansville, Ind, James Riley, q
der Louis, and Cnariess .BEsnilst, q laai
nm anolis. Ind. Those from EvaHsv
,tar slaim 4o,bspedd dlers of specaaelse "
~ Riley clsinfs 70 be--e = =. !. I
"e Dran,let chair varnisher and nnie
'he and q ''hap-hasard' man,