Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-03-20

The rive- is booming We have nu
merous boats to visit us Tally, Hard
Cash, Minnie Lee and City of Colum-
bus.
Weare having some real March wealth.
or. Corn planting is general, gardens
arc looking we'll, fruit trees are in full
bloom. the forest is getting green, tur
keys are gob6ag and the hunters are
happy, 1t is said of some Of our hunters,
thst when they are not able to find wild
turkeys they kill the other kind There
are more turkeys this season than ther
have been for many years, 1t is one
bird bnt \ few negroes can kill.
Memphis had = little excitement to
kill the monotony a few days since. You
remember sam Connor, who caused SO
much trouble in your county - years
ago and who killed NEGRO not long since
near Brooksville. Well, we have the
veritahle man here. Sam came to Mr..
Phelps shop to settle a little busine IS
transaction and hot words ensucd. Sam,
$50 Phelps swore) drew his axe on him
Phelps stepped into his house to get his
gun and Sam stepped up the street to a
negroes house. Phelps followed, but
would not 30 in after him. Sam was
asked to leave; he did SO and started in
another direction. Phelps tried to cut
him off but did not succeed. Sam went
before 4 Justice and swore out warrants
for his arrest. Phelps went down, was
tried and convicted as charged and gave
bond to keep the peace and for his ap.
Psarance at court. 1t was q matter of
v&racity between Phelps and the negro.
All who knew sam were surprised at the
decision, for we all know Sam to be a
notorious, bad negro and there is no
white man that would not try and pro.
tect himself from such a character as he
is, for he is a dangerous negro in my
In any other community
Sam would have received what he so
deserved,
| see where Mr.. Sherman said to Wey-
ler-turn that nan ont, how quick Mr..
Scovile was a free man. Let us hope
he will give the Spaniards to un.
nerstand that they are not now dealing
with ''old Puss'' and Olney, that he
will give Gen, Lee and our own Walter
Barker. the proper backing for what
has he to fear, with 20, 900, 900 free peo-
pie at his back. A people that has held
ont so long against such odds and under
many difficulties, and against such a
superior force, deserve their freedom.
There is one thing that is a mystery to
me, The courts the preachers and every
fight whiskey. New why is it they
do not fight that awful and growing evil
'AS hoi piiiC maui, ~ Is VIC worse evil
Of the two. A man will get sober once
in a while, but from the effects Of NOR
never. know, of one neighbor-
hood, out of seventy five people eleven
are confirmed morphine takers and not
one drunkard. Now how is that as to
morphine and whisky. A person that
takes morphine will 80 to any length, do
any thing, tell any lie to get it. Now,
let the preacher proclaim the great evil
from the pulpit, for we know all classes
it, the high and the low, the rich
and the poor.
Every farmer is trying to get in all the
land he can to make four cent cotton to
a few and empoverish the poor
old planter. More weed land and more
land being cleared up this year than for
a long time Will they never see the
error Of their way? We have the finest
stock country in the south, grasses of
all kind grow to perfection, plenty of