Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-02-02

lE post Office department, on tho
<'th, issued Il fraud order against the
ladies Monthly Gem, published at
cleveland, O., for fraudulent use of the
mails.
'EN ERE storms prevailed all over the
coasts OF Great Britain, France and
.iolland "n the 18th. In Scotland the
Iali OF snow was particularly heavy.
u nShlhg boat belonging to Dunbar.
win II crew of seven on board. was
lost and off Port Raath, Cornwall. n
vessel with a crew of fourteen men
went down.
oN The eth Marshal Canrobert of
france was reported seriously i'll with
Inflammation of the veins.
HING ALEXANDER of Servia arrived in
Paris on the 27th.
AT Muskegou, Mich, Albert IIcilinp,
who swallowed an ls-inch sword, on
Ihe night of the 18th, died in terrible
agony on the 27th. His intense suffer.
lngs turned his hair in a few hours
from a dark brow to a light gray.
IliE associated banks of New York
city held S45, ,45O in excess of the
requirements OF the e5.per-cent. rule
on the 26th.
HE statement of the associated
banks OF New York city for the week
ended the Goth showed the following
changes: Reserve, increase. stl5 375:
loans, decrease, $l6l,3O0; specie, in.
crease, $3.50, 200; legal tenders, de.
crease, S3,502, 600: deposits decrease
S?,T9O,5OO; circulation, decrease, SOL
100
In the United States of Colombia a
rebellion has broken out, which is of
such Importance that the agents of
New York merchants in that country
have tclegraphed orders to stop ship
mcnts of gold, and cancelled all orders
for the present, The revolution is the
result of a long-premeditated scheme
against the government, which first
assumed definite form on the death of
President Nunez.
JOHN A. LOGAN PosT, g. A. R., of La
fayette, Ind, has adopted resolutions
calling upon the Legislature for law
giving the members of the c. A. r. the
right to bear arms and to supply each
post with the necessary arms 1t is
claimed that such law will meet the
requirements of the state and very
largely do away with the necessity OF
supporting a state militia.
On the 2Gth the Field Columbian mu-
scum at jackson park, Chicago, was
robbed of Egyptian gold necklaces val,
ued at $1,000. Two men were locked
up in Hyde park station on suspicion.
WHILE experimenting the prepara,
tlcns for receiving the cruiser Olympia
at Vallejo, Cal, on the 10Th, Naval Con.
Structor W. w. Armistead was struck
on the head by hawscr. which parted
without warning, and received injuries
which caused death on the nth
On the 97th 200 miners families were
reported to be starving in East Green
vile, O., a quarter from which hclT
had not hitherto been sought. Mayor
Schott of Massillon issued u specially
urgent appeal in their sehalf
The London Times thinks the En-
glish banks are not likely TO be larg,
purchasers of new American loan, a.
they are large holders of the recent
one. 1t adds that loans would be read
lily taken here on per cent. basis, i
repayment ia gold phould DO guaran n
teed. but that that condition is not like
ly to be accepted by congress in it
present temper.
THE immediate cause of the death
on the night OF the Goth, of NJ. de Giers
Russian minister of foreign affairs
was angina pectoris, complicated will
inflammation of the lungs. His las
hours were peaceful lie fell into 4;
deep sleep early in the evening an'
passed away almost imperceptibly.
MIToN B. MATsoN, arrested at Lo
Gatos, Cal, charged with issuing bogu
checks, proves to be Il woman, and sh'
admits that she has masqueradcd an,
done business as Il man for siXteel
years. She, however, denies having
committed any crime.
THERE is one lone survivor from th
steamer Chicora, which foundercd re
Gently in Lake Michigan. 1t is tram
dog who had made himself at home ol
the company's vessels for severa
months. and was known TO have gon
with the Chicora. The animal mad
his way to shore at Pottawatomic Park
eight miles north of Benton Harbnr.