Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
To Prevent Overflow of the Delta.

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STATE NEWS ITEMS.
To Prevent OvelHow of the Delta.
r. r. Ivy. of Sceobo. Miss makes tb,
folo,ying su,,osticrs -, ,,t;aa. -,
,,.oa. ;.,..1 VI
7',", '"'p'i'"h1e ''''' HAS HOT pe'h osl'
'n'ea much recently;
There are yariCis theories as to the
pest method OF preventing t.e overflow OF
the mississippi river over thu Delta
lahds, ana controlling its water After
large expenditures of public money ii is
generally admitted that the levee system
Will never be a suecess to meet the dc.
mands and wishes of the public. | be.
lleVe 1t is generally conceded that tn
large volume of water entering the rivet
needs an outlet If this be true, it seem
that canal system is the most practic;
way OF solving the problem, connectin
the system with some other river to nj
IN conducting away the water, and Il
ever solved some suc1 plan no doubt wi
be adopted. AT least, it seems to be Il {
most reasonable. The same cause which
VIII produce an overflow in ditch, wi
affect large stream Likewise.
III mas been thought that an outlet
from the Mississippi river through the
SABINE would prevent IN overflow Of the
western delta. We are i.clincd to thinl,
ihe Riebee at Columbus Mia or Do,no,
oils, Ala, would be m;re practical
way,
ne u' ho' ,N'"K II uhp""lc Tor the
= nrahnh1l oa,;,, " navy a Su',es nau'' ana
the Feasibility of tho n,,r. os u'o nrhli' Ili
generally would be much ipt,rcsted in
such n scheme, and would approve of any
practical plan which would meet the exi.
sehcy OF 'he case at a reasonat.e cost
,iht "H" a L 'uipS VI ra Sucu'Hs' MANY 'eheh'S
sides tho nroyon,;nn af araur,m' g. Nv.
1t would add TO the commerce Of Ten.
phs foster new industries and = ter
prises in the course of time, and nj pres.
ent give large employment to the tnem'
p'os'", 'p' e''o' annual water 'rausl'
"Wo simnly c,ll ,t,.ntio, 70 ,h;s cal,
iect in a public way with tbc hone somr
more forcible and potential pcn than ours
will discuss the subject more fully. and
that some OF our congressman will agi
'"'e anu 'ii''s'is"'e 'he same.
A Brutal Murder.
A foul and hruto, nurdor ;pdr,oc -,
jealousy was committed inst optsidc
tho cornoroto limits of Meridian o,o
nlght last week. Nben the mother OF
LEVI Mc"enuoh went lnto lhe room
occupied ny MN ana iamliy' consisting
~ "i'e a"o 'hree chliufch' just before
u"S,'e"' '"c norripie spec'ac'e Oh 'he
i'ieiesS uo'y oil her uanghter-lh-law
iy'"s oh V"c oea III poor o' o'oou' win
hcr 'hro'V c"V lroui ear 10 ear ana 'te
'ho.nerl'Ss c"l'ureh weeping from leaf
anu grlci presented l'seit' III was
h,'o"ii 'n'' "'''c"uoh was Je"lous OIL
n'S WIG ANU '""V on 'n's account 'he'e
n"' ''eh i''q"e"' u's'uroa"ces oeV"oon
.ne'h curing 'ne past TWO years be
frequently whipping her' accordlng ~
inc accounts OF inc hcighDors, most
mnrdoror ,,sc,red On an o,rIv rorrir,
nortbbound Mobile & Ohio freight train.
as bloodhounds, which were carried to
the scene of the murder were unable tn
find any trail beyond the railroad track,
which is only few rods away.
'" u ~
Broohaven' April lL-Ihis community
was shocked BY the sudden death today
OF c. X, Harvey, one of tho towns sub
This morning he left here on his rail,
road velocipedo to fix the limo south Of
here, as was his duty. Just this sido OF
Hartman's switch there is a deep cut
and here he met his death, being struck
by train No. 81 tina. passed here 1 aSoa,
.unu ' Harrar allotted trom his car and
curve ii'' wy "''S ".'' ''o"' "is o''' ""'
n tru tn mnVp DiG off tho trapl
!" ''S'"s w ,"o'o "'' '"' va '"o wa.
he was '''"0N WIN '"',' io''o oh 'ne
ne"' DO w ''0"N "'' 'o'"'
Death of a Popular Young Man.
William G. Evans. eldest son Of Hon.
J. ]. Evans, State treasurer died n,
Jackson last week in his oath v.ig
after an illness of nine davs of 81 ear
suffering. No younp man in t,& grea
mnnitv stood HIGHER in the y'she com
Of the public than the e.H estimation
was without enemies arSr deceased. III
striking decree the lond possessed in
of all who knew hi'SS"e anu "neo',o
gre"' ior'i'uue 'hlS ,n.onso eufr.r;ro
anu V"i"'y ,e1e',% %d the announcement
'n"O Nv ""'' w A difficult oneratio
wa. ,oi pe, nn n, on him which no in
bowels. y ah oo'''"'''o '' w
In ri
M, ~, ~ avor OF n Primary.
tive comms bah County Democratic oxec'
mcmorialil littee has adopted resolutio
executive ping tho State Democratl
State pruj committee to provide for
State Oc ary election lee ion for selection 1.a n.
ynrQ tn hl hnld nOt IAter Ina