Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-04-13
NUMBER 2l.
SOUTHERN 'oLeANINoS.
wiped out BY Fire.

e. s''T wiped Out by Fire. Hei iFe '''s
: The handsome Phelps building at
Greenvilie. Miss, was totally destroyed
by fire, few nights ago, which, ap-
pareptly originated in the working
room Of Mr.. j. c. Covert, photographer,
who occupies several of the second
story rooms.H Mrs. 1nge occupied two
upstairs rooms as millinery estab7
lishment, and lost everything, while
the other rooms on the second floor
were used as Offices of Lahin d Yerger,
attorneys. Tneylost q valuable libra
Ery, their accounts, etc. The Southern
Express occupied one OF the handsome
store rooms on the ground floor, and
Messrs. Torran & Nelnls. dealers in
ladies' fine goods, the other. The South
ern Express saved almost. everything,
while much of the stock Of Torran &
Nelms was saved. Fhs r'af'
Her Neck was isroken. {.
The people Of vanceburg, KY, are
wrought up over a brutal murder COM
mitted in Lewis county. recently. Mrs.
Mary Carnes. wife of John Carnes, died
Of heart disease, il was alleged. and
was buried, subsequently, the body
was exhuIned by the coroner and an
inquest was held. 1t was found that
the woman's neck had been broken.
Carnes and his mother, I'll Harriett Carnes,
aged 76 years, were arrested and
charged with murder. No one, save
the two people arrested and two small
children were present when the womai,
died. 'f e. t0 hlt 's@gfh iFAa
Florida Murderer Lynched. a'5.
William Rawles, colored, was found
guilty at Jacksonville by coroner's
jury of the murder of Mr.. Kaul,
small shopkeeper The prisoner was
guarded while awaiting the train for
Gainesville, where the regular trial
should have taken place. A mob soon
gathered, overpowered the guards and
lynched Rawles The presumption is
that Rawles murdered Kaul for
small amount Of money that the latter
was carrying home after the days
business. f7''a7 q
tas In Behalf Of the Daughters.
John Dozier and others have entered
suit for half interest in the Houston
& East Texas road, which runs from
Houston, Tex, to Logansport, La. The
suit is entered for the daughters Of
Paul Bremond. the claim being that
the road was built with money belong
ing to their mother. e. L. Jemisop, OF
New York, is president of the road.
The Union Trust Co. of New York is
made party to the suit. The road is
worth several million dollars.
A Small Woman.
There appeared at Key West Fla,
for the first time the other day very
small woman. She is Miss Isabella
Pinder, of Spanish Wells, in the Ba-
hama islands. She is S5 years old, &c
inches tall and weighs less than 50
pounds. Her physical development is
perfect. She is on visit to cousin
here, Gen" Abe Sawyer, who is 81
years old, Al inches tall and weighs S.
pounds
Found Dead After Long Search.
The dead body of John Phillips, the
5-year-old son of James Phillips, was
found in Fall creek, near Blountville.
Tenn, a few days since, after con.
tinuous search of two weeks. The boy
was drowned March 81 and from the
hour he was missing up to the time his
body was found the entire community
was engaged in the search.
Ohio Colony In Georgia. -
The Ohio colony which has located
at Slatham, small town few miles
from Athens, Ca, is rapidly growing.
Mr.. o. S. Hayes, an old G. A. R. man,
the chief mover of the project, says
that the town is to be controlled by ex
Union soldiers, and that building for
a &. A. R. post will be erected soon. A
number Of large orchards and vine.
yards have been set out.
Assault to Murder Charged.
The grand jury at Nashville, Tenn,
has returned an indictment against
Frank Smith, state superintendent Of
public instruction, charging him with
an assault with intent to commit mur-
der upon State Senator r. R. Butler.
Smith assaulted Senator Butler a few
weeks ago with a hickory stick, in
aicting severe injuries.
On Historic Ground.
On the historic site of the old capitol
of Georgia in Atlanta, Venable Bros.
the great granite firm that owns Stone
mountain, will erect within the fiv!
months intervening before the openin;,
! of the Cotton States exposition mag
nificent granite hotel, ten stories high.
This is one of the finest sites in the city.
-..f Made Her Debut.
Miss Florence Lillian Wickes, young.
est daughter of Vice-President Wickes
Of the Pullman Palace Car Co., made
her debut on the stage at Memphis,
Tenn, with Wilson Barrett's company
, in the new play 'The Sign Of the
Cross"
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as Found Dead In Her Room.
, Mrs. Rosa Smith, of Hopkinsville,
KY, who had been ill for several days,
4 was found sitting alone in her room
/, lead few evenings since. But few
! minutes before she had been talking te
: friends. She was -55 years old.
9 Lookout Mountain Railway.
p Another incline Will be- built ur
7 Lookout mountain. Wm. Steere, oi
3 Boston; A. d. Storey and 4. Watkins
! Of Chattanooga, Tenn, Will apply foi
I a charter for the st. Elmo & Lookout
8 Mountain railway.
II Murder Over Woman.
William Shipp killed Sam Brown al
Lexington, KY, over woman.
Constable Killed by Negro.
James Foster, constable at Rodg-
: .rsville, Ala, was shot and instantly
=. killed the other night, by will Brown
. ,olorcd, whom he was trying to arrest