Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-05-05
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Crop Prospects,.


Crop Prospects.
vicksburg. April 25.-rhe weather crop
bulletin of the Mississippi Weather Serv-
ice, for the week ending Tuesday, April
"a is as follows:
The temperature during the past week
has averaged slightly above the normal,
and sunshine has been deficient. Rain
has been general in the form of local
showers, which have been very uneyenly'
distributed. In many localities rainfall
has just been sufficient and what was
needed, while in others il has been in ex-
cess of what was wanted for crops, and
proved injurious. The majority of report
ers, however. report all conditions to have
been favorable. The heavy rain which
has been falling in the vicinity OF Nicks-
burg since the 23d will, if general over the
State. most likely prove very injurious.
The injury will be especially great in the
delta. where dry weather is most needed.
Reports show that despite local him
ORANGES farming operations have upon the
whole made good progress during the
week. Very little COTTON remains to be
planted in tkcs soathern portion of the
State. and in the middle portion nearly
half the crop has been put into the
ground. In the extreme northern portion
farmers continue to be backward, and
farming operations are about two weeks
late. The nights have been too cold for
the growth of tender vegetation. In the
southern portion of the State early plant
ed cotton is coming up to a good stand,
and in a few localities some "scraping'
has been done.
Corn is generally doing well. A few re-
port that owing to local causes some re-
planting will be necessary. Bud worms
have done considerable damage to corn on
uplands in a few localities in the south.
Gardens, pastures and meadows CON
tinue TO improve. Oats are not good IN the
| north. and only average in the middle por-
| ton of the State.
There has been considerable outcome in
| fruit in the southern portion of the State
since the cold in March, and reports from
the most southern tier of counties show
| that the Weld will be plentiful in that
| section. The second crop OF strawberrlcs
is being marketed in the lower counties,
and the yield is abundant.
| Miscellaneous.
The Attorney General has rendered an
| opinion holding that spoke factory
| is not entitled to ten years exemption al
| lowed factories, because spokes are not
finished article ready for the consumer 8
use, as contemplated by the act. He
| saws the article should be in finished
state and ready for use. The spoke is not
such an article, and its use Us only for
manufacture into Il wheel. and that again
into a wagon, which would be an article
in finished state for use.
Sam Neal, a muatto, living near Hous,
ton. has be N turning white for the past
two monte There is no abrasion or
shedding o. the skin, the dark brown pg-
ment disappearing gradually, leaving a
| clear complexion as that of any white
man. Has hair is black, soft and curly,
and as the white spots occur on the scalp
the hair turns perfectly white also. In
| the past Two months the color in his face
| has changed except the nose, and fully
one-half Of his entire body IS i'll like condi-
| Ion.
| II. s Stegal. manager of the Holly
| Grove plantation. near Oakwood, acci-
dentally shot and killed himself last week
While ttooping down to light a cigarette
at Replace, his pistol fell from itsscab.
bard and, striking the hammer on the
hearth, exploded. The bullet struck MI
StegIl just below and Il little to the back
of the left ear, coming out at the back
| nf ttn hnaI Eillinu him instantly. He
was native of Pontotoc county.
P,llhaven Colloye will he established in
Io,l,.on tho bond. having been sold ic
III, full amount rcuuired to complete the
bui,dinr.
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MAJ ~ o'''i' "' W 49, G..';,aI
LIGHT Guards. has bccn elected major OF
tb. Third Regiment of State National
Guards by unanimous vote of the of
ficers of the regiment. Maj. Porter is
said 10 he one of the most enthusiastic
military men in the State.
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ton is not of that class.
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tillng for number of years was LANDED
in Jail last week by United States Mar
shal Gardner at New Albany. Inc still
was loca'e' uhder the cel'ar OF ms nous
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John was sent 70 tbe nenitentinry last fal
for the same offense.