Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-07-27
SOUTHERN GLEANlN0S.
A Narrow Escape.

Narrow Escape.
"si- Murdaugh had thrilling eA'
oerience with rattlesnake near par
low. Fla. He and two companions
were riding on their bicycles, when
saw a monster rattler IN
front of him. He drove his bicycle
over the snake, but the reptile man
oed to twine itself about the spokes
of the rear wheel, and proceeded 10
strike Murdaugh in the back WIN
every revolution of the wheel. Muir.
daugh's Mortified companions screamed
to him. and the rider, shrieking II am
bitten.' tumbled off the wheel
in faint. His companions
came up and found that the
snake had been striking the broad
leather belt which Murdaugh wore
about his body. The snakes last
stroke had been so powerful that IL
could not withdraw its fangs from the
belt and the reptile was found thrash
| ing its tail about Murdaughs legs.
The snake was killed and Muroaugh
revived, but he was deathly sick from
fright for several hours. Inc SNAKE
was six feet in length ana nao
sixteen rattles and the usual ou1toh'
Its fangs were nearly an inch long,
Geore,a Convict shoots Himself.
Porter Stocks. a convict in the penn
tentiary camp at Mineola, Ga, walked
in the room of the camp physician the
other night picked up a pistol ana
shot himself, inflicting fatal wound
Stocks was prominent young Atian-
tanian and went to the penitentiary
for five wears in 1892 for killing All.
Gassou. his intimate friend. just be-
fore shooting himself Stocks handed
, his watch to DR.. Howell, the camp
physician. "Good-by," said Stocks.
4 lie walked out on the porch and fired
at his own heart. His father says that
r he had petition ready to present 10
r the governor asking for his sons par
e don. Some of the strongest influences
# in the state were behind the appiica,
It ton for pardon. No cause is assigned
4 for his desire to suicide. stocks
= father was once the wealthest coal
= dealer in Atlanta, but spent all he hao
, to save his sons life.
". Carved His Antagonist.
y. The other night, during an excursion
4. on steam launch, made on the Mooile
,e river by number OF society people
d. from Mobile, two young men, Roman
-e Boyd and r. L Heusts, had a dispute
in as to the attentions Boyd was paying
one of the young ladies of the party.
Is Heusts slapped Boyd's face. On the
st return to the city the matter was
ed taken up again, and a fight ensued'
of Bovd used his penknife, cutting Huests
in the face, neck, arm, abdomen ana
Ir thigh. in all twelve wounds two OF
ed which are serious The young men
.rv are all well connected, and much IN
,ed terest is taken in the affair.
mo Hammond wiltshire.
Judge E. s. Hammond, OF the unltet
vas States district court, western dlstrlc
/. ofTennessee, was marriedat st. Mary
Episcopal church, Memphis, Tenn, t.
Mrs. Margaret Wiltshire. The cere
ant mopy was performed by Rt. Rev. !.
Gailor, assistant bishop Of TENNESSEE
,ev. United States District Judge Charlie
,as. D. Clark, of Chattanooga, acted
inc best man, and the bride was give
awav by Senator Walthall, of Missl
,ant sippi. The bride is handsome, on II
mt. sunny side of 40, and has achieved
pro- reputation as teacher OF elocu''o
bers Hanged by Robbers.
Near bermuda, a little town in Mo
vol roe county, Ala, John W. Moore,
mpa old bachelor, was awakened at nlg
the bv two men, who tied a rope arouI
here his neck and demanned his treasul
&c in He insisted he had none, whereup
bers they took him into the yard and hang
the him to tree. They then went ba
and searched the house and only fou
rs no $50, which they took. Before leavi
lack thev cut Moore down and left him
v has dead He recovered, however. and
pen. ported the facts. saying his assallal
not were two young white men.
,port ,,,o tho Far soutt,
pen Official announcement is made OF
extension of the Jacksonville, st.
orh eustine & Indian River railroad fr
the it's present terminus at West "a
70 en- Beach to Miami, Fla, distance OF
oloier miles. This will be the southern
vices point of any railroad in the Uni
adal. States. 1t will give all-rail commt
lid of 80, ,,,;+h;, ,ao ,r;las Of Kew w
i 'he and about 140 miles from the Baha
'por" islands. A steamship line betw
these points is an early probabli
An entirely new section of cour
Points will be opened
Chloroformed and Robbed.
e was William e. Cough and family,
IS su- and two sons, living miles eas
Satur- Owensboro. KY, were chlorofor
o-day. while sleeping and the house ransat
tional from top to bottom. The family
he old tired early and did not wake up
feated afternoon. when it was found some
course had entered the house, chlorotor
nds. the inmates and had stolen about
start in cash. the proceeds of part OF
,6:O5. wheat crop, and about $50 wor
[; Vigil valuable articles.
on the Alexander Carr Declared Sane.
Is Alexander Carr, who shot and
IL Nig' Capt. II. 0. King in the streets 0
on INC lanta. Ga. because of debt, was
IS nounced sane by jury summon
igilant mass mon his mental condition,
he las1 means that Carr must hang, unles
governor interferes,
30; Wig
.;,,,o IN Death of Albert Roberts.
, and II Hon. Albert Roberts, at one TIN
itor of the Nashville tTenn') X
angular lican Banner and Nashville Anne
20. The and consul to Hamilton, Ont,
scotland the first Cleveland administrators
few days ago, after short iiln
struck by Lightning.
lPOS w. I. Wood, who resided on
river, Rutherford county, Tenn
"'"'' =" struck by lightning and killed
wife and son had narrow escapes
Purchased an Alabam* Colo ="
killed in Chattanooga Tenn. and easter
a. italists have purchased small
concen in the gold fields of northeaster