Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-02-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The remains of George w. Childs
were deposited in the Drexel mauso-
leum, Woodlawn cemetery, Philadel-
phia, beside those of the friend of his
lifetime, on the 9th, after funeral serv-
ices in st. James Episcopal church, con-
Quoted by Bishops Potter, Scarborough
and Whitaker, Rev. DIR. Blanchard and
Rev. DIR. Bodine. In addition to the
large concoursc of people OF all condi-
tions, the employees of the Public Led
ger attended in body.
The New York anarchists are MAX
ing strong effort to secure the re-
lease of Alexander Berkman, the
would-be assassin OF H. c. Frick, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
A TERRIBLE explosion of natural gas
occurred ut No. 900 Madison avenue,
indianapolis, on the morning of the
7th. The house, q two-story tenement,
was blown to pieces, the noise being
heard mile or more away. Six ,peo-
pie or more were buried in the ruins.
THE international sanitary confer
ence opened in Paris on the nth.
The Paris police have removed from
Vaillant's grave, in the "turnip field"
in Ivry cemetery, a quantity OF palm
lcayes, pot of flowers, and pumber
OF pamphlets glorifying the dead an
archist, and promising that his execu-
tion will be avenged.
The London market for bar silver
appears to be completely demoralized.
The tone, on the Sth, was fiat, and
prices showed considerable decline
from those of the Tth, when the QUOTA
tion was 30 1916 pence per ounce. At
a:3O p. M. of the sth the price had fallen
off 7-lG, the quotation being 299s pence.
The executive committee of the Ma
tional Editorial association met in an
nual winter session Mt the Southern
hotel in st. Louis, on the sth, Presi-
dent Walter Williams, of the Column
bia tMo) Herald, in the chair.
THE will of George w. Childs was ad-
mitted to probate on the sth. The
document is very short, and bequeaths
his entire estate to his widow abso-
lutely.
The next convention of the Ma
tional Editorial association will meet
at Asbury Park, n. j., July 2 next.
The Cooley Publishing Co. of New
York, publishing Godey's Magazine
and various books and periodicals, as
signed ON the sth.
ZIMm DwIeaINs eluded the officers
who went to Chicago from Benton
county, Ind, with requisition papers
for his arrest and took train for Fow-
Ter, Ind, where, on the 9th, he SUR
rendered himself to the sheriff and
gave bond for his appearance in court
to answer each indictment against
him.
MAXINE pU CAMP, the well-lnown
French author, died in Paris on the
9th. lie was member OF the French
academy, having been elected in 1880
TO I'll the vacancy caused by the death
OF M. Rene-Taillandier His
works are very numerous.
The post Office department is taking
energetic measures to prevent the
Louisiana lottery from operating ip
this country. Special Agent Thomas
says that everything in the power OF
the ucpar'ncn. ~ pe'ng "onc 10 ore"N
up the company
EN-orArn WORKSHOP INSPECTOR MO
DONALD, of Ohio, who is under indict-
ment az 'oiumpus on ~ counts Tor
en- oezziing STATE money mad upto tne
Vtn' pecn unable 10 secure BOND MS
trial IS set Tor TINS term OF court
IHE British steamer Primrose strucl.
on a rock IN the iog on the coast OF
Cornwall, on the stn, ana was wrecked.
Her crew was saved IN small boats.
THs German steamer Adclph Woer,
mann OF l,soi tons burden, which sailed