Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-02-01

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

JUDGE e. L. BURTON, considered one
Of the ablest jurists in the northwest,
died. on the 22d, at Ottumwa, Ia, aged
80 years.
GEORGE l.. WELLINGTON, republican,
was elected United States senator from
Maryland, on the 2ad, to succeed Sena-
tor Gibson.
The Franklin county grand jury at
Columbus, o., on the 2ad, returned in
dictments against several members of
the last legislature for bribery, and, it
was reported, would find many more
similar bills. The indicted belong to
both political parties.
WM. L. BRocKwAY, the noted coun-
terfeiter and forger, and Abbie L.
Smith and VIM. t. Wagner, two of the
Gang connected with him, and all of
whom were arrested with several
others in West Hobolzen last fall, were
arraigned in the federal court at Tren-
ton, N. j., on the ED, and committed
to Jail in default of SIS, 900 bail.
COMMANDER CONVERSE of the torpedo
station at Newport, r. l., was called
to Washington, on the 93d, to consider
the details of placing torpedo tubes on
the new battleships of the Kearsarge
type below the water line. This will
be new feature in our war ships.
AT the mouth of Fishing creek, which
empties into the Ohio river at New
Martinsville, W. Va, on the ed, NJ. B.
Potts and two assistants cast a seine,
and upon Withdrawing it found the
most remarkable catch of fish on
record. There were in the seine 100
fish, of which all but about 300 were
large enough to be marketable.
Miss CLARA BARTON and her staff
members of the National Red Cross So
ciety sailed, on the ed, on the steam
ship New York. Those who accom-
panied Miss Barton were DIR. J. i.
Hubbell, field fgcnt; Miss Lucy
Greaves, stenographer and typewriter;
Ernest Mason, interpreter and linguist,
and George II. Pullman, secretary to
Miss Barton.
AT the closing session OF their con-
vention in Chicago, on the 23d, the
National Association of Manufacturers
Of the United States passed resolu-
ton, among Others, asking the estab-
lishment by the government of a de-
partment of manufactures under a
secretary of equal rank with the sec
retary Of agriculture.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN TURNER, who, dur
ing his four terms in congress many
years ago, earned the soubriquet Of
"The Outlaw" by his fearless and in
dependent course, died at Louisville,
Ky, on the 2od, ageds5.
The twenty-eighth annual conven-
tion of the National Woman Suffrage
association met in Washington, on the
s3d, with 100 delegates in attendance,
including the most prominent leaders
in the movement from nearly every
state in the Union.
OK the cad the porte gave out the
improbable story that two Armenians,
believed to be members of the Armen-
ian revolutionary committee, had muir
dered the Armenian bishop Of Doghos
bills have been introduced in the
supreme council OF bombay abolish
ing all duties on yarns, and reducing
to 81 per cent. the duties on woven
goods.
In opening the New York state as
sembly at Albany with prayer, on the
23d, Rev. X. NJ Kcrwin asked for the
success OF the Cuban revolution and
the maintenance OF the Monroe doc
trinc.
In the senate, on the 23d. Mr.eMcMil-
lin made n favorable report on the bill
providing for additional revenue cut
ters: two for the great lakes, two for
the Pacific coast, and one each for the
gulf and New York.
THE silver conference held in Wash
ington, on the cad, issued call for
national convention Of silver men TO
meet In ST. Louis, July 20 next.
WILLIAM W. UproN. who was APP
pointed justice Of the supreme court Of
Oregon in 1867, and subsequently be-
came chief justice, died at his residence
in Washington. D. c., on the 23d. aged
rs years. A widow and Eve sons sur
vive him.
THE postmaster general has decided
10 establish house-to-house collections
OF mail in cities having the free deliv-
cry system. beginning will be made
with % OF .hc larger cities.
SECRETARY or WAR HERBERT, on the
24tb, accepted tho torpedo boat Erica
sen. lie deducted for delays $4,000
from the contract price $4,000.