The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-06-19
GEORGIA NEWS.

nah laid out three fine mules at
Baxley.
The damage resulting from the
broken mill dam at Griffin, amounts
to $4,000 at least
A true bill has been found
against DIR. Bull tor murder by the
grand jury Of Bibb county.
= Governor Smith has been in
vited to be present a, the laying Of
the cornor stone Of st. Louis new
Chamber Of ommerce
The new gin house Of Mr.. Ed,
win Green four miles north Of Perry,
was burned by lightning one day
last week.
The wheat crop in North Geor-
eia is bountiful. From all sections
al Floyed, Chattooga and Polk coon-
ties reports are Of the most encourag-
ing character.
Fms Marietta Journal comes
t. as greatly improved. 1t is now
peat as pin, and friend Neal makes
/ it's locals short, spicy and sharp
Baynesgiite PotriOt.
The legal fight over tie Rome
city bond promises to be an exceed
ingly interesting one. All the legal
talen, OF the city has been employed.
The bondholders will be amply
represented The Augusta bond
holders will send up MIR. Hope Hull,
A party Of Gainesville people
visited Toccoa Falls under the pros
tecting egis of Mr.. Thompson,
who collected their money and was
to foot the bills. Upon attempting
to return the party had to make up
5000 deficit before The train could be
made to move.
"A negro in Franklin county,
near franklin Springs, last week,
while returning home from blowing
fell from the trace chain. With
characteristic animosity the mule
started on a run and banged the life
completely out of the poor fellow.
| The Atlanta Herald, in writing
up the gold mines and rivers of
| Georgia, mentions the Chestatee
river at Gainesville, which COM
pany Of Ohio farmers are diverting
from its course by cutting u canal
across bend. From the dry bed
they expect to get gold enough to
pay the whole debt of the State OF
Georgia, and Of every city in the
State Of Georgia.
One Of the editors Of the Macon
Star has paid visit to Milledgeville,
inspected the old capitol, and reports
the building very much dilapidated
and the furniture fast going to de
cay.
The Athens Waterman learns
..from letter received from geo.
.leman in Walton that four of the
convicts grading the railroad at
tempted to escape recently. One
was shot and killed by the guards,
one was wounded and two escaped, v
The Atlanta Constitution says
over one hundred and twenty Mill
tary companies in the State have
| elected officers who have been com
missioned, and about ten more have
been ordered to hold elections. 1t
adds that the State will probably re-
ceive enough arms to equip these
companies in about twenty years.
William Smithart, aged sixteen
| years, Of Dooly county raced to the
Alapaha river in company with other
boys for the purpose of bathing, and
as soon as he could get his clothes
off plunged in, but had only made
two strokes when he went to the
bottom and was drowned.
Green corn and ripe peaches
are on sale in the Montgomery
market.
From its exchanges generally,
the Montgomery Advertiser gathers
that bread supply will be made
this year in the State, and that at
least one.third less of cotton has been
planted.
Atlanta has closed q contract
with the State Agricultural Society,
of which the following are the essen
tial features. The city pays the
premium list offered by the society,
amounting 10 ten thousand dollars.
1t gives the society, besides, eight
thousand dollars. 1t then agrees to
advertise the State fair literally,
and carry oil expenses up to the
time of the opening of the fair
This win probably cost twenty five
hundred dollars. 1t then agrees to
put the grounds in first class order.
This will cost, say ten thousand
dollars. The total amount expended |
by the city will be near SS0,000.-
One thousand dollars worth of prizes |
will be offered for chickens during |