Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-02-18

PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The steamer st. Louis. sailing from
New York. on the Sth, took out $4,000
ounces of silver.
The statement of the condition Of
the treasury issued on the 9th showed
Available cash balance. S273,2233, ,629;
gold reserve. $221,7l6,Oo3.
1t is reported that many cattle on
the western ranges are suffering from
frozen hoofs. This usually proves
fatal
An earthquake with pronounced
vibrations was reported from Mays
vile, Ky, early on the morning of the
9th.
The Delaware & Hudson depot
Sweeny's hotel, the Saratoga Co.'S am
| mex and Schaetfer's cafe in Saratoga.
| n. v, were burned, on the 9th, and
| DIVERS saloon. the Sheridan house,
| the Spencer house and Rourke's alley
were damaged.
The peach and apricot crops of Yer
non and Cedar counties, Mo-. are re-
ported killed. The loss is estimated
at more than 100000.
The United States gunboat Nash
vile. bearing the body of Gen. CaliXto
Garcia, arrived at Havana, on the 9th,
| the guns of MORO castle and the
American squadron saluting her.
Everywhere householders and ship.
| lowered their flags to half mast, and
| black streamers soon surmounted the
Caban banners.
BY order of the secretary of war all
soldiers now at home on furlough OF
in hospitals, whose regiments are do
ing foreign duty, will be at once dis
charged from the service. This order
will let out about 200 members of thf
Fourth and the Ninth Illinois now al
their homes throughout southern llll'
nois.
Henry =. Rhodes, ex-assistant uni'
ed States district attorney, died a'
Denver. Col. on the 9th, from wounds
inflicted by himself with razor. H'
was 81 years old. The same nigh
Mrs. Lavinius,a young Russian widow
said TO have been the fiancec o.
Rhodes, killed her little son and her
self at the Arno hotel.
With the thermometer at 20 degree
below zero. at nine o'clock at night, o
the 10th, one lady and two men wer'
hcptised by Rev. Wharton, of tn
hristian church at Coal Run, o., OF
re Muskingum river. A hole was Gu
IN the ice. and the candidates for bap
...sm were immersed.
Il A silver loving cup was presented OF
the 9th. to Mrs. Sampson by the fiee
captains serving under her husband
Rcar-Admiral w, Il. Sampson. Tn
ceremony took place on the cruise
New York, at anchor off Tompkins
, Vile, n. Y. There were present be
sides naval officers a number OF III
vitcd guests. =.
Gen. Miles has made use OF M
, prerogative as commanding genera' .
, the army and issued sweeping orde
TO the commanding general OF ever
department in the service prohibi'ln
the use of canned meats of any sor
, in the future. This is the first Inn
. that Gen. Miles has taken matters II
= to his own hands. lie directed ms o.
ficers not receive canned beef, but !
use beef on the hoof entirely.
5 A peculiar phase of the taking
!. Caloocan was the fact that the Amer
v lean flag was run up on the house
: nm Enrlishman. His was the only Oh
!. which had flag pole upon IT, ana
# the American colors were ho's'e
!. there was great cheering all aloh
Il the line. u
i Turgusos. inhabiting the l'm'
\ peninsula, north Siberia, recently u
formed the Russian police chief OF u
district that on January mst' D
y tween Komo and Pit, in the provin'
y Of Yeneiseisk, they found caoi
t. constructed of cloth and cordage y
I parently belonging to balloon. ''o -
Is Nv were the bodies of three men, U
u hsnd Of one badly crushed. Aroui
Or them were number OF instfume.'
1T the uses Of which were not u'"e
.. stood by the Turgusos. .,,,
III The London Spectator says
y. Americans underrate their own
(. pacity for producing men whom , vi y
q cun trust to govern we'll Why' =
" whole continent Of Europe is a'tea'
J. !. declaring that the reserve iofee !,
- - the Union is too great fos 'nc ,"'" ',
., :, security .ot Tho Esma'naer 01 v