Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-09-29
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

santa re ROAD, near Gorin, Mo-, at
o'clock on the morning of the 18th.
Their movements had been known to
the officers of the road and they were
met and repulsed by an armed guard,
two OF their number being subsequent
ly captured Is miles from the scene of
the hold-up. One of the captiycs was
severely wounded.
CHARLES 7. PHILLIPS, a Wall-street
banker, was arrested, on the 18th, on a
warrant from Philadelphia charging
him with having embezzled and appro-
priated to his own use a large sum of
money in Philadelphia seven years ago,
when Phillips was president of the Co.
lumbia So, ngs bank there.
The third member OF dangerous
gang of counterfeiters who have been
flooding southern Oregon and northern
California with spurious coin, was ar
rested, on the 10th, at Scott Valley,
Cal, by Detective Harris. There were
fifteen members of the gang, and they
dealt in quarters, halves and dollars.
LAFE PRINCE, farmer, living two
miles from Nottingham Center, o., al
most chopped his wife to pieces on the
10Th, and then cut his own throat with
razor. The woman died in a few
minutes, and the man cannot live.
On the 10th Supervising Architect
O'Rourle of the treasury department
rendered his resignation to Secretary
Carlisle, as requested by the latter. 1t
was promptly accepted.
The Ohio democratic state conven
tion adopted platform declaring pro-
lection a fraud, favoring the coinage
of silver at a ratio of 16 to /, denounc-
ing Gov. McKinley's administration
and "Mckinleyism," declared in favor
of the election of United States sena-
tors by the people, favoring liberal pen
sions and denouncing the a. F. A, No
candidate for senator was nominated,
LOUISIANA sugar planters have ap-
piled for a mandamus TO compel Secre-
tary of the Treasury Carlisle TO con-
tinue inspection as under the bounty
law.
PERRY Cook, the notorious crook
who was captured near Lincoln, Okla,
on the l7th, with several stolen horses
in his possession, was lynched, on the
10th, by committee of farmers.
The eighth annual convention of the
United Typothetie met in Philadelphia
on the 18th. One hundred delegates
were in attendance.
BLAKELY DURANT, familiarly known
as "Old Shady" died at Grand Forks,
n. D., on the 10th. He was the body
servant of Gen. Sherman during the
rebellion and was feelingly mentioned
in the latter's memoirs. He was the
"Old Shady" of the familiar war
melody.
MAJ. Pnrrs, in charge of expert
ments with dynamite guns, has re-
ported to the government that the
dynamite gun is Il success.
TIE cavalry troop at Fort Bowie.
Ariz., which has been ordered to Fort
Logan, near Denver, will march the en-
tire distance, 720 miles. About forty
DAYS will be allowed for the march,
which will be the longest made by
cavalrymen since the opening of rail
roads.
MATTHIAS BEowNER, JR., and llippen
Drake, wood-sawyers of Valparaiso,
ind, have received 100000 each as a
settlement for claims against Sl4,-
000 900 estate.
MANY casualties are reported in a
fight between 100 police and 1900
miners near Matherwell, Scotland, on
the 10Th.
A LARGE number of women clerks
have been dismissed from the treasury
department lately. 1t is said to mark
new policy in treasury appointments
in the future.
EDWARD 7. BARTLETT. justice of the
New York court of appeals, who de
fcated Isaac II. Maynard last fall. was
married, on the 10th, at the home o.
the brides mother in New York city
to Miss Annie Platt. The bride is q
daughter of the late Banker William
II. Platt
DIR. NETTLEsuIP, the oculist, has re
Gently made another examination, a
Iawarden. of Mr. Gladstones eyes
and expressed himself as well satisfied
. with the condition of the eX-prim'
minister and gave ground for hope
that no further operation will be nee
, essary.
I The question of the establishment o
a direct steamship service betwee'
Canada and Cape Colony is being care
F., fully considered and it is believed tina
, before many weeks some delnlt
!, scheme will have been prepared TO
l submission to parliament
+ TIE treasure captured by the Jap
anese at Ping Yang amounted to S3
S 000,000
4 THE Dutch budget shows deficit o
5000, 900 florins. A loan will be issue'
Immediately.
JAMES NJ. WHgrE, a well-known mem
E Der of the New York cotton exchange
0 died, on the goth, at his home in Brook
1 lyn. The cause of death was consumE
e ton, combined with gastric fever
. THE federal grand jury at Birlnng
e ham, Ala, on the Goth, returned III
: dictments against four ex-postmaster
on the charge of embezzlement OF pos
. office funds.
4 OFFICER PETER DILLON, of the Ale
gheny Pa.) police force, was instant
killed, on the goth, at 2:30 n. M D
catching hold of live wire when
heavy windstorm had blown down.
II POSTMASTER HARRY MARIETTA an
four other Connellsville Pa.) citizen
/ who were recently convicted OF unlaw
full assemblage in connection withrio'
:, in the coke region, We're called up io
sentence, on the Goth, before Judg
= Ewing. Marietta was sentenced I
pay q fine of $500 and costs OF prosec'
tion. The other defendants were hne
: in proportion to their ability to pay,
: GEORGE ScHMoUsE, who murdered n
y wife and children in order to obtain IN
!, insurance on their lives, was execute
y in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the Goth
EDMoNIA ANDERSON and Irene "asi
"a inpton, two beautiful octoroons
q Swift, Ala, fell out on account OF riv'
claims to the affections of Ben olson'
"a Swedish sailor, and fought VII
- knives, on the 9lst, until the Washing
:. ton woman fell to the ground fatali
,onnded. when the other stabbed hel