Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-04-17

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

WM. &. FISHER, aged 50, million
aire dry goods merchant of Denver,
Col, died, on the 7th, at the Gilscy
house in New York city, where he had
been stopping for several days.
HENRY ZIEGEynEIN (rep.) was elected
mayor of st. Louis at the election, on
the 9th, by a majority of 6, 1853 over two
opposing candidates in Il total vote OF
9l,217 The entire republican city ticket
was elected, including the full coun-
ell, and "a (and perhaps 25) out of a
possible 2s aldermen.
AN official denial was made, on the
9th, of the statement from CONSTANT
nople that the British minister at
Athens had been instructed to make
pacific overtures to Greece with the
view of enabling that country to extri-
cate itself from the present dilemma.
THE board of managers of the Joint
Traffic association met in New York
city, on the 9th, and fixed a rate of
Sl4t rs the Pacific coast tourist fare
from trunk line territory, going via
Washington and New Orleans, return
ing via Buffalo, etc, or vice versa.
The sundry civil and Indian appro-
priation bills were reported to the SEN
ate, on the 9th, by the committee on
appropriations. The only change of
importance made restores to the Indian
bill the provision for opening the I'M
compah gre reservation in Utah.
TWENTY persons were killed and
many others injured by an explosion
at Lisbon, on the 9th, in fireworks
factory.
THE statement of the condition of the
treasury, issued on the 18th, showed:
Available cash balance, S224, 933,O ,O9O;
gold reserve, S152, 4S4, 552.
THE governing committee OF the
New York stock exchange voted to
close the exchange on Good Friday,
the 10th.
THE king of Siam has started on a
visit to Europe and the United States
JOHN ST. PETER wanted in Pitts-
burgh, Pa, for embezzlement OF funds
belonging to the Window-Glass Work
ers' association, of which he was pre-
ceptor and treasurer was arrested IN
Oakland, Cal, on the Sth.
AN official dispatch from Manila, cap
ital of the Philippine islands, on the
7th. stated that 700 houses had been
destroyed at Touvo by fire which was
accidentally started.
THE foreign admirals, on the Sth'
sent war ship to Kissamo' with IN
structions to assist the Turks in evac-
uating that place, the latter having de-
clared il to be impossible to resist the
Crctan insurgents.
A BIG FouR freight train was ann
lated by an explosion at the Belt
junction, near indianapolis, Ind, on
the sth. The trouble probably origi-
mated in car loaded with WHISKY
which had hot box.
IT was reported in Havana, on the
7th. that band of insurgents had at-
tackled n train bearing Gen. Ruis Rivera
from San Cristobal to Havana and sue
ceeded in carrying off their wounded
chieftain.
ToRpEpo boat No. 8 returned to Bal
timore. Md, on the 9th, from a build
| ers' trial trip in Chesapeake bay IN .ile
course of which she demonstrated 'ha'
| she is the fastest boat in the world eX, *
cept the "Farragut." She can make 'O
ksots whenever called upon. :,
SECRETARY WILSON is giving all .ne
preference possible under the ciVil
service rules to Union veterans IN ap'
pointments and promotions in the agri'
cultural department Both the aoill'y
and the war records of the veterans are
duly considered, but they are put aneao
of other candidates wherever poss'oie'
John CANNON, a farmer near Ma
rietta. Ind. and his twin babies were
probably fatally burned, on the o,h
by the explosion OF an oil can ~ w.
hands OF Mrs. Cannon while niilne !
lamn and it burning. Mr. Cannon
| was holding his babies by the 'aoie
when the accident occurred. :
INFORMATION received from rre.orls
states that the British have secured IN
vack island, at the entrance 10 Deias ~ y
bav. and that squadron OF war ships
from Cape Town will proceed there q
take pdssession of the island ana pro
alaim IL British territory.