Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-07-20
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


Ind, on. the night OF the sth, One
named Harry jackson, a noted Cbica.
60 crook. was killed, and another
named Arch Agar, was fatally wound
cd. He was from Terre IIaute A
third man, named Ed Barker, made his
escape.
Two BOMBS were exploded near the
police barracks at Monopoli Italy. on
the night of the lst. No one was hurt
and very little damage was done.
THE first section of an excursion
train on the Grand Trunk railway
from Sherbroolse, Que, CARRYING nil.
grims to the famous shrine of Ste
Anne de Baupre, stopped at Craig's
road crossing, at 3:45 a. m. on the 9th,
when it was run into by the second
section. causing frightful wreck in
which thirteen persons were killed
and twice that number injured
By the collapse of platform upon
which 1000 persons had gathered to
participate in the Elk festivities in
the Inlet Casino at Atlantic City, n.
D., on the evening of the 10th, 100 of
their number were precipitated to the
floor below, distance of % feet, all of
whom sustained more or less serious
injuries, while some, it was thought,
would die
Mrs. GEORGE MONTGOMERY, of JEFF
fersonville, Ind, was taken suddenly
ill., on the 10th, with what the attend
ing physicians declared to be a well de-
veloped and hopeless case OF cholera.
SETH RICHARDS, Iowa's wcalthiest
landowner and pioneer, died at Oak
land, Cal, on the 10th, aged S. His
wealth is estimated at 100000.
Ten stores, comprising most OF the
business portion of Wauwatosa, a sub
urb of Milwaukee, were burned on
the 10th; loss, $50, 900,
GEN. +. NJ. DRAKE received the re.
publican nomination as gubernatorial
candidate at Des Moines, Ia, on the
10th.
NICOLAS PIERoLA, leader of the rev.
olutionary party in Peru, has been
elected president, and Mr.. Billing
hurst, vice president The election
was quiet.
SENATOR VEST of Missouri, sailed
from New York on the Westernland
for Antwerp on the 10th. lie will re-
main abroad for his health for several
months.
The committee of the city council of
Richmond. Va, which had been inves-
tigating the affairs of the gas works,
reported, on the llth. that in the ad.
ministration of nine years of the late
VIM. Adams, a shortage of over S25, 900
was found
The face of an unknown negro was
found in Waycross, Ga, on the night
Of the 10th. 1t had been severed from
the head. and the body coulj not be
found. The face wore n smile and
the peculiar fate OF its owner is mys-
terry.
THE Cornell men at Henley, En-
gland, held meeting, on the 10th, and
resolved, subject to the approval of
the University of Ithaca, to send two
crews to Henley in 1896. The neces-
sary funds were arranged for.
The steamer Kite, with the Peary
expedition on board, sailed from st.
Johns, N. f., for Greenland at day
light on the l1th. The weather was
clear and pleasant and the wind from
a most favora bic point.
Mrs. j. COLEMAN DRAYToN has gone
to Europe, and, it is hinted a recon-
ciliation with her husband may be con-
fidently looked for.
Hon. A. r. Anglers, Canadian minis
ter of agriculture, resigned from the
cabinet, on the llth, as a result of dit
ferences with his colleagues on the
Manitoba school question.
THE governor of Pennsylvania, on
the l1th, respited Albert W. Woodley,
the Allegheny county murderer, until
October 90. lie was sentenced to be
hanged on the 18th.
The secretary of the interior on the
llth, approved two school-indemnity
lists in the Sacramento CALI land DIS
trict, embracing 1882 acres
MAJ. II. Z. ALvoRD, chief OF the
dairying division Of the department OF
agriculture, left Washington. on the
11th, for Denver, Col, to preside over
the agricultural congress of western
farmers, which meets in that city.
On the llth Deputy Sheriff Thomp-
son levied an attachment on the slo'-
600 that Fitzsimmons, the pugilist'
had put in the hands of "Phif Dwyer'
of Brooklyn. as forfeit money TOR ms
coming fight with Corbett. The at
tachment was granted by Justice $40
yer on behalf of James II. Tooker, who
recently got a Judgment Tor s5'os'
against Fitzsimmons.
THE American steam yacht lampa,
belonging to Chester W. Chaplin cap
sized in the drydock in Fays yard al
Southampton, on the 18th, and was
completely wrecked. The yacht was
lust about to he launched, all prepara-
tions having been made, when sne
suddenly fell over with great crash.
Several men were injured, two OF
them, employees at Fays yard, fatally
A REPORT was received, on the l2th,
of a f;pht in Jackson's Hole, south OF
the Yellowstone park, between set
tiers of the region and a party OF Ban
rocL Indians who were unlawfully
killing game. One Indian was k'lieo
and fifteen captured,
The newspapers have been busy nam
ING the new Cleveland baby. QUITE
grist of suggestions have been GROUND
out, but if report received from puA.
Yards Bay, on the 18th, is correct, lnere !,
will be no further need for outside aiu'
This Tip" is to the effect that mrs
Cleveland has decided to name he'
little girl Gladys. -
THE Cincinnati, Hamilton u Dayton
Cincinnati, Dayton g. lronton' ana 'ne
Cincinnati, Dayton & Michigan, ran
road companies have been consolio".eu
into one company, to be known as SUM .ne
Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Dayton ha'i'
way Co. -. ,,h.
TIE vacancy in the Dominion can
met caused by the resignation OF MI
Anrsrs will not be filed by the gov.
.rnment until after the prorogatlon OF
parliament .,r.od A.
MUCH excitement was eau'.. ,r.s