Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-12-29
Miscellaneous.

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John Hughes, young student Of Mis-
sissippi College, was burned to death
one night last week in the residence OF
DR.. w. 5. Webb, ex-president OF the
college, at Clinton. His absence was
not discovered till it was too late to
save him.
During three days Of last week tho
Greenvilio oil works shipped two SOLID
train loads of cotton seed meal-over
sixty cars and total Of 1,2OO tons-by
the Valley railroad to Southport for ex-
port: while during the same time the
Planters oil mill, also Of Greenville,
shipped three solid cars Of cotton seed
oil to Northern markets over the same
road.
Ex-Governor and Ex-senator ]. L. Al
corn died at his home, Eagle Nest, Goa
homa County, last week. He was 7S
years Of age. His life had been an
eventful one, and he had been COM
manding figure in the history Of Missis-
sippi. His death was quite unexpected,
though be had been ailing for several
months. Not long ago he had stroke
of paralysis, and it was supposed that
he was recovering, but his advanced
age and exhausted vitality were not
able to stand up under the strain, anti
SO the end came.
In response to an inquiry from the
Governor, whether under Section 1873
Of the constitution a sheriff or county
officer elected or appointed for an unex-
pired term is eligible to Immediately
succeed himself or each other in office"
the judges of the Supreme Court unani
mously agree that the constitution de-
claring the ineligibility of the officers
named has reference to the officer and
office an. not to the term the Office has
been held, nor to the method by which
an officer has been selected, and that
they therefore answer the question in
the negative.
There was large meeting Of farmers
held at Canton recently and an organi-
cation perfected known as the Farmers
Union. The object OF the organiza ation
is to appeal to the railroads to reduce
freights on cotton and farm products,
to memorialize the supervisors to reduce
taxes and expenses in the county, and
the legislature to reduce the salaries OF
State officers and taxes and expenses Of
the State. The meeting was composed
OF representative men throughout the
county, and they seemed earnest and
determined in their efforts
Newberger Brothers, Of Oxford. sued
the Illinois Central Railroad Company
for excessive charges representing ex-
cess charged on carrying cotton from
points shorter than more distant points
over the same road, in the same direc-
tion and to sane points in similar con-
ditions. The court excluded the proof
ofplaintitf and gave peremptory charge
for defendant. The court was of opinion
that because in buying Newberger esti-
mated what the freight and insurance
would be, therefore, for that reason,
concluded plaintiff could not recover,
and hence dismissed the case.
Here tofore, owing to adverse decisions
of the Supreme Court, the office OF State
revenue agent has been rendered prac-
tically imperative. The last Legislature
undertook to cure all the defects. In
the case Of the Revenue Agent vs.. Caro-.
line Kuhn, appealed from the Circui,
Court OF Warren County, the Supreme
Court decided that the office had beer
rendered constitutional and could b
operated under the code charter. 1
also decided the agent could appea
from decisions Of boards OF supervisor
without giving bond, be being practi
cally the State in such cases. Thi
right was denied him by the Circui
Court Of Warren County.
State Revenue Agent Adams ha
brought suit against the Yazoo 4
Mississippi Valley Railroad for sl2o, ,ooC
alleged to beduo the State for ta1es TO
1884.
| A thorough investigation Of the book
of the Mississippi levee board will b,
secured at last in accordance with tn,
! demands Of the taxpayers at the meet
ing held in August after the alleged
} shortage Of $40, 900 Of ex-Secretary ani
Treasurer Ferguson was made public
Frank W. Anderson, deputy Stats
, revenue agent, has been employed at {
, salary OF 81 per day TO examine thu
, books.
A. Vi.den, the Oldest and larges
Wholesale and retail merchant in Jack
son, has gone TO the wall. He has beel
in business in. jackson 80 years. Hi
assets are put down at SIS, 900; liabilit
not stated, but thought to b heavy.
The action Of the interior department
, in allowing the claims Of the Gulf Z
, Ship Island Railroad to 100 sections o
land. on account Of preliminary work
will result in the early complstion q
The road 70 Hattiesburg, n this State.
The land Is TO be sold under decree cl
the Federal Court aud No proceeds sp
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