Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-02-03

They are having horse racing on the
yiyers I'D in New England. The horses
don't swim they irot on the Ice.
Jas, r. Wilson, living near Wood
vile in this state killed his father Jan
30. with a piece of wood. Deceased
left a wife and seven children and III
their testimony tried to shield The son.
Gov. Stone extended the session oil
the Legislature ton days from January
8lst. We wish he had it in his power
10 let the bottom drop out OF the eau
cus.
Admiral Beuham in commando of the
American squadron in Brazilian wa
tiers has protected American ships TO
the extent of using force, DaGama
made o slight resistance. Now all the
foreign Admirals are following Ben
ham's example.
The tariff bill passed the House, Feb
/. by a msjority OF sixty.foni, Seven
teen Democrats voted against II,
among them four sugar Democrats
from Louisiana.
Messrs Goudbar & Co., of Memphis,
Teun, are preparing to build a shoe
factory in that city, 1t will soon be
in operation,
Some of the papers say that Senator
George is writing a history of our
civil war from a constitutional stand
point,
Mr.. Jas Evans, of Muldon, was mar.
ried last Tuesday to Miss Emma
Young, daughter OF Capt. jas. Young,
OF Waver'y.
Mr.. Walter Smith has Withdrawn
from tho Ripley Southern Sentinel,
and Col. G. W. Dadley of Friars Point,
takes his place. The Col. has long
been in cdito.ia harness, and is recog.
nized as a wheel horse in journalism.
Springfield. Mo. April 2nd, 1898
Messrs. Lippman Bros. Savannah. Ga
Gentlemen:-I commenced taking
PIP (Prickly Ash Poke Root and
Potassium last tall Tor erysipelas,
my face was completely covered with
the disease, | took a short course OF
PPP and it Don disappeared. This
spring [ became very much dlbili,atcd
and again took another course AMI |
am now iu good condition. | consid.
or T p p Que of the best blood prepa.
rations on the market, aud for those
who are needing Il general tonic for
bulldog up the system improving the
APPETITE | consider 1T has no equal.
Will say ancon results, and therefore
chceriully recommend It.
Arthur Wood.
Springfield. Mo.
Fifteen millions of gold, in ten and
twenty dollar pieces, are ordered
coined by the Philadelphia mint by
March LIST. The amount of gold bul
lion III store thcrc-parl of the reserve
= is tw enty five millions.
Congress las just published two
books of great value 10 stock breeders
ia the South and West, "Sheep ln.
dus'ry," and Diseases of Cattle and
Cattle Feeding" The supply at the
disposal of each Congressman is small,
hence it will be well 10 write for them
ut once,
The British India government has
been forced to officially announce that
1t docs not intend to nut an import
duty Oh importatious Of silver 10 as.
sist iu the execution of is financial
policy, in order to allaY the excite.
mcnt aud depression that has resulted
from the suspension OF free coinage III
India Examiner.
Hon. II. d. Money of our State has
been assigned to committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House OF Representa-.
tives, TO succeed Mr.. Fitch Of New
York, who resigned his seat to accept
an office 10 which he was elected at
home. This assignment will give
general salts action. and 10 quito a
compliment to oul distinguished fel.
low Mississippian.
Hon. JEFF TntGitSsson, of Kansas, in his
speech last week iav6Esng the Wilson
Tariff, said, among other things; "The
gentleman who preceded me opposed
the bill 10 the interest of the American
working men," but it would seem from
the tenor of his speech that there were
no American workmen except those
on the rolls of the mills of New Eng
land. II would seem from the pleas Of
these gentlemen as though there we're
no working men In the South or West.
Hudson 10 right-the advocates of
fhe protective tariff never tako into
account the farmer and agricultural
laborer. but seem 10 think 1t fair and
right that they should be made pack.
horses for tho factory pcople.-Ex.
Secretary Carlisle expresses the
opinion that the bids for bonds will
aggregate two hundred millions OF
dollars. though the call 10 for only ono
fourth of that amount. One of the
first offers was for $4,000 at &l.1S. or
nearly Quo per cent, moro than the
Official minimum. What q STARTLING
surprise this must be to tho loan beg.
ging nations of Europe that believe
from the howlings that reach them
from this country that the United
6iates 10 about to Ego broke,"-Ex.
On Thursday of last week Secretary
Carlisle issued his call for bids for an
issue Of fifty millions of dollar. wor,l,
Of bonds 10 DO isaued under the an.
ihoritv OF the resumption act, nomi.
naily at five pc. cent interest but Ia
be sold for such q premium rs would
virtually reduce tie interest 20 three
per cent.
A hale old man, Mr.. jas. Wilson. ri
AliunR SDrimva lll mio Il o,o. az