Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-27

MN, eHo sage OF Essex"
an abolitionist, and one of the found.
ers OF the republican party, died at
beverly, Mass, on the 10th, at the age
OF % years. He was born in Beverly,
August 10, 1912, and always lived there.
a DISPATCH from Key West, Fla, Of
the 18th, said: Private information
mas been received in this city Of the
whereabouts of Gen. Gomez. He has
succeeded in slipping by Gen. Weyler
ana Is now between him and Havana.
The break came In the senatorship
deadlock at Pierre, s. D., on the 18th,
when Senator Kyle was reelected, the
republicans Of the house voting solidly
Tor him, having dropped Pickler.
PREsIDENT-EIEoT MCKINLEY has ended
his search for the New York member Of
his cabinet He has definitely settled
upon Col. John j. McCook for attorney.
general
THE Spanish government has agreed
to release Julio Sanguilly, the Ameri.
can citizen who was arrested In Cuba
two years ago.
The last day of the first session of
the national convention of mothers, at
washington, was marked by so mnny
diversified topics to be discussed and
such pronounced manifestations Of gen.
eral interests that the congress had to
divide itself into three or four separate
conventions.
FIRE in the Everett school at the
corner Of Northampton and fremont
streets, Boston, on the 10th, caused a
stampede among the pupils, and in the
rush to leave the building ten or twelve
children were crushed or bruised, but
not seriously injured.
ALI Of the officers and men of the
French navy who were absent on leave
from Brest station were, on the 10th,
ordered to rejoin their vessels without
delay.
On the 10th the president pardoned
Thomas Prindiville, sentenced to ten
months Imprisonment in California for
contempt Of court.
THE Black Diamond breaker oper-
ated by the Delaware & Hudson Coal
Co., located at the east end of Wilkes
barre, Pa, was destroyed by fire, on
the Goth, at loss of fully $50, 900. Six
hundred men and boys were thrown out
Of employment.
THE four hundredth anniversary OF
the discovery Of North America by
John Cabot is to be celebrated at Bris-
tol, England, in June. Americans re-
siding In London are making arrange
ments for participation in the celebra-
ton.
A DIAMOND badge has been made by a
firm Of jewelers. of Detroit, Mich, to
be presented by Postmaster-General
Wilson to President-elect Mckinley on
the evening Of March 8, on behalf of
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, OF
which Mr.. Mckinley is an active mem
ber.
THERE has been great surprise at
Berlin in the discovery that Berlin
pork, duly inspected and stamped by a
government officer as free from trichi.
nae, has, nevertheless, been found to
be infected in several cases lately in
Berlin and Spanda.
REV. PETER WALLACE, d. D., an early
associate of Lincoln in the famous
Springfield Lyceum bureau, prominent.
ly known in Methodist, grand army and
masonic circles, died at his home in
Chicago, on the 2lst, aged 81 years.
The murder of DR.. Ruiz, an American
citizen, by the Spanish, In Cuba, has
aroused Consul-General Lee, who de-
clares that il the administration does
not back him up in defending the rights
of American citizens, he will resign.
OVER 10000 persons participated in 9
demonstration in University square
Athens, on the 2lst, in favor of the
union of Crete with Greece. The great
est enthusiasm prevailed.
FRANK A. VANDERBILT, OF Chicago, as
sociate editor of the Economist, has ac
cepted the position of secretary tC
Lyman j. Gage, the coming secretary
of the treasury.
GEN. BENJAMIN HARRISON is the ia
ther of little girl, who arrived at the
Delaware street mansion In Indianap
oils at five o'clock on the morning ol
| the 21st.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SMYTHE of Ne
braska has rendered his opinion declar
ing the curfew law, in existence in {
number of Nebraska cities and towns
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