Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-04-07

VINO mas long Deen suspected OF DelnR
participant in numerous robberies in
Holly Springs. He confessed participa.
ticn in the robbery Of L. A. Rather's
store, but denied completely in the other
burglarics Williams got some valu.
able information from him as to his
partners in the Rather robbery, and
hopes before many hours to have them
behind the bars.
Miscellaneous.
Col. C. P. Nelson, brave officer o:
the Confederate army, brilliant
lawyer, able statesman and noble citi.
zen, died at Greenville last week at the
age of 65 years. The remains were
taken to Woodville, his old home, 70,
interment.
NJ. c. Elliott, prominent citizen OF
Okolona, one of the charter members o!
Eva Clare Lodge No. 3, Knights Of
Pythias, and for number OF years
grand keeper Of records and seals Of the
grand lodge Of Mississippi, died at his
home last week.
A terrible explosion occurred at Can
ton one night last week in the drug
store OF Alexander & Co. A coal oil
lamp was overturned, and took fire, and
the flames coming in contact with two
cans Of gunpowder, when the crash oc.
cured. Mr.. Alexander, in attempting
to extinguish the fire, was badly burned.
Mr.. Campbell the engineer Of the COM
press, who was in the store at the time,
barely escaped with his life. The whole
front of the store was blown out, the
ceiling was raised several inches, and
the south wall OF the store was blown
back about two feet. All the mirrors
and furniture in the barber shop ad.
joining the drug store were broken te
pieces, and the glass in the doors OF
Martzs confectionery were shattered.
Congressman only are elected in Mis-
sissippi this year. In 1898 all State and
county officers arc to be elected.
BY late act OF the Legislature, State
and county officials can make their bonds
through surety companies.
Alex Austin, who was in Jail at Friar.
Point charged with murder, broke Jail
one night last week. Austin is des'
perate character.
There are 1900 teachers and 6,O0e
schools in Mississippi
The directors of the Batesville can.
ming factory have determined to operate
their factory this year provided they
can secure the planting of 200 acres Of
tomatoes and 100 acres of sweet potatoes
by the farmers Of that vicinity. They
agree to give 90 cents bushel for toma'
toes and half cent pound for sweet
potatoes.
The State law requires every elector
| TO be registered four months before he
can vote, and no one can legally be
elected to Office who has not been regis.
tered four months before an election.
In addition to the county registration,
a town registration is required before
any one can 70 in town election.
Prof. T. ]. Newell, president Of the
Grenada collegiate institute, has re.
signed Prof. Newell was the founder
of the school, and presided over it sue.
cessfully for twelve years.
The handsome Episcopal church at
Lexington was destroyed by fire last
week. There was no insurance. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
a defective fue, as services were held
in the church that night
Work has begun on the new court.
house for Holmes County, and the work
will be pushed as rapidly as is consist
ent with good workmanship until its
completion.
Mrs. Harriet White, Of Burnsville, an
old lady 20 years old, was burned to
death last week. Her clothes caugh,
from the fireplace, and as her husband
was absent at the time, she was CON.
pletely helpless. She ran about the
house, crying for help until exhausted.
She threw herself across Che bed, which
caught in fame. Capt. Blakney, who
happened to pass, discovered smoke, and
upon entering the house, found her
about lifeless.
Quite serious wreck occurred on tht
Illinois Central railroad, about two
miles north Of Oxford, one night las
week. Two through trains collided
with tremendous force, completely de
molishing both.
Fire at Hattiesburg last week de
stroyed the Wiscasset planning mill, dye
house, and about 100000 feekof lum
ber. Loss $50, 1000; partly insured.
Jack Marlborough, one Of the gang O
negro desperadoes who killed J. c
Davis in the Hopewell neighborhood il
Copiah County and was implicated il
several other murders and robberies
has been arrested in the Indian Terri
tory. Sheriff Matheny has secured
requisition papers for his return. Min,
of the gang have been either hanged o
sentenced to Imprisonment for life
Marlborough and JEFF Gibbs being tn,
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