Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-01-19
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE special agent of the agricultural
department who has been investigat-
ing the American dressed meat trade
with Germany, has made his report to
Secretary Morton. 1t shows, as a re-
suit Of careful inquiry on the part of
the consignees, butchers and even some
of the veterinarians themselves, that
both the dressed beef and the cattle re-
ceived from this country were Of ex-
ceptionally good quality.
SEVERAL big German societies and
many of Pittsburgh pa leading Ger
mans are mourning the disappearance
of Bruno Wall, who, for "A year or more,
has been editor of the Freiheits Freund,
the best German paper of the city.
Wall seems to have improved his time,
as when he disappeared he left the
town several thousands poorer.
president STEvENsoN's family
are all at Ashcville, n. c., at the bed
side of Miss Stevenson, except the son,
| Lewis q. Stevenson, who is unable to
leave the bedside of his wife, also dan
gerously Ill, in Bloomington, ILL.,, and
whose recovery has been despaired of,
THE Carlisle substitute currency bill
was given II decidedly knockout blow
in the house, on the 9th, when that
body refused to adopt rule to bring
the asure to vote. There was Il
majority of five against the rule.
WILLIAM GROSS CLEMENTS, the IA
vear-old son of Cortland c. Clements, a
wcll.known citizen of Washington
city, was almost instantly killed, on
the 9th, by the accidental discharge OF
a revolver. The casualty happened in
the boys room at Judge Clements resi-
dence.
TnEhouse committee on public build
ings and grounds, on the 10th, ordered
favorably reported bill appropriatlng
Sa65, 900 for the purchase of site for Il
government printing office at WASH
ington, d. c.
Gov. UPHAM's message was delivered
and read in both houses of the WIS
consin legislature on the 10th. IL con
tains about 1000 words, and is conslo-
cred an able and business-like docu-
ment.
A CONCURRENT resolution was intro
duced in the Kansas house of repre-
sentatiyes, on the 10th, giving to the
IMPOVERISHED settlers of western Kan
sas all of the surplus coal at the state
mines at Lansing.
For the first time in fifteen years the
United States patent office finds i.'
work completed up to date Inns
means that in all of its thirty-three eX
amininr divisions the work is in sucl
n condition that new application hle'
TODAY will be acted upon on its mer''
within three days and an amendmen
to-day will receive attention wi'hi'
two weeks.
RopERr HENRY, the negro who trle'
to wreck the train on which senate
Hill was returning to Washington IRON
the south in December last, was arreS'
ed Mt Jacksonville, Fla, on the 'th
The attempt at train wrecking wa
!, made near Florence, s. 9. -,
M. CHAILEMEL LAcoUI was on 'h
, 10th. reelected president OF the frehcl
senate.
THE South Dakota house and senate
ON the 10th. suspended the rules an n
passed joint resolution offering ~
Tor the arrest and delivery OF the ue
j faulting treasurer, W. ". Taylor ~
! Is about 8 feet s inches in heigh'
! weighs 200 pounds, has brown nan n
small mustache, blue or gray eyes an
florid complexion. He was last near
, of in New York. A.
FAILURES for the week ended on tn
j nth, as reported by R. G. Dun " 20 .e,
: were, for the United States 81. ss'
against 474 for the corresponding ~,s. WEE
! Of last year, andfW canads ~ aga'a'
AZ last year,