Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-02-29

THE remains Of Ambassador Runyon,
which arrived on the Havel, on the
2lst, win rest temporarily in "a vault al
Newark, N. J., and will be finally In.
TERED when Mrs. Runyon and family
return from Europe.
FAmUREs throughout the United
States for the week ended on the s1st,
ns reported by r. G. Dun & Co., were
$50, as against 3Os for the corresponds
ing week last year. For Canada tho
failures were 90, againt 30 last year.
THE treasury gold reserve became
intact, on the slst, for the first time
since September last, standing at
| S105, ,002, ,643.
on the 21st the associated banks OF
New York city held 82s,627, 1850 in ex.
cess Of the requirement Of the 25-per-
cent. rule.
IVAN KovLEr, Russian ex-convict,
who escaped from the penal settlement
on Saghalien island three years ago.
was hanged at Folsom prison, Col, for
| the murder of r. Z. H. Webber and
Mrs. Webber, at Sacramento, Decem.
Iber 30, 1894 ls N IA. & & 81 s
.A1 Ga close of All exditios mselin7
IN New York city, ON the 21st, Balling-
ton Booth was dismissed from the Sal
walton army by Col. Nicols, Gen. Booths
representative from England, for in
subordination.
SENATOR SQUIRE will report from the
committee on coast defense his bill for
Notifications. 1t appropriates Ss7, ,0O0,-
600, the whole or any part to be imme-
diately available on order of the presi-
dent.
FOLLOWING Immediately the news of
the death of her son, Christopher O.
Waite, at Columbus, o., on the slst, the
widow of the late Chief-Justice Waite
died at Washington, aged 7e years.
Hon. GEORGE DAVIS died at Whining
ton, N. c. on the 23d. aged 76 He once
represented North Carolina in the con-
federate senate, and was also attorney
general for the confederate states. He
was one of the most prominent law
yers OF the state, famed for his ora
tory and universally beloved.
A DISPATCH from Madrid, on the e3d,
said that advices from LAS Palmas,
Grand Canary, showed that terrific
floods had occurred in that island de-
stroying houses and crops, and causing
much misery among the inhabitants.
The damage is estimated at $35O,OOO.
THE state of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, has
entered into a contract to import 1OO,-
900 European emigrants, excluding
Italians.
Ii HUNG CHANG, the famous Chinese
statesman, and for many years vice.
roy, who has been appointed to repre-
sent the emperor at the coronation of
the car and czarina of Russia, at Mos
COW, in May, will, upon the invitation
of Hon. John w. Foster, return to
China by way of the United States, his
visit to this country occurring some
time during the summer.
The Campania Trans-Atlantica Es-
pamela purpose founding in the city of
Montevideo, at an early date, an inn
portant institution, with capital of
0,O00, 900 gold. to operate on grand
scale and facilitate commercial trans
actions between the River Plata and |
the northern Spanish provinces Pub |
lie opinion is opposed to it.
The Colombian government will put |
up at public sale in the month of July |
next the monopoly for the sale of
cigarettes The concession is to be |
for five years, and the following are
the upset prices: First year, $360,O
second year, $500, 900; third year, $780,
600; fourth year, $3.50, 1000 and fifth year.
$500, 900.
BY the burning of the palatial resi-
dence of James R. Armiger, of North
Nd, on the 23d, seven per-
sons, members of the family, servants
and guest, were either suffocated
and burned in the building or killed by
jumping from the windows. The head
of the family was himself among the
victims.
EDGAR w. NYE, the talented humor-
GUS writer, better known as "Bill"
Nye, died at his home at Buck Shoals,
near Asheville, N. c., on the 22d, as
the result of stroke of apoplexy.
Miss CLARA BARTON and the mem
bers of her party have relinquished
their intention of going to Zeitoun ow-
ing to the refusal of the porte to
grant them permission to do SO.
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