The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-09-03
GEORGIA NEWS

home lateSt squash "elDt Or
pounds
More house robberies in Allan
ia.
There are six hundred lunatics
in the asylum at MiIledgevilIe.
Rome wants the Baptist Female
College, soon to be established, lo>
Gated in that town.
IT is said that the firm of Duncan,
sherman q Co., is broke full hand
ed. Sich is life.
The St. Mary's jail has within
its walls seven murderers, and most
OF them negroes.
-Ogletborpe county has citizen
who has not voted since the act Of
secession was passed. A self ,sacri>
icing patriot truly.
The Wilkinson Appeal wants
heavy police force organized in
every militia district in that county,
to put down hostile demonstrations
in future.
Crop prospects around Camilla
are not very encouraging-some ex-
pecting to realize only one>third,
while others think one half to two
thirds Of a crop may be gathered.
"A negro woman was found in
Burke county recently with her
throat cut from ear to ear. 1t is
thought the deed IVES committed by
a coIored preacher.
-Governor Smith has pardoned
the young negro, Harris, convicted
Of homicide in Augusta some time
ago, and sentenced to a term in the
penitentisry.
The crops of Decatur look alarm
ing aud diaster threatens on every
side. The corn is represented as
not more than half Of last years yield,
while the cotton crop is almost ruined
with rust.
The Columbus Enquirer learns
from a gentleman of that city that
Judge Gordon, Of CatooSa county,
will make 10000, bushels Of corn
this ear. Aoother formidable can
didate for Governor.
Dan Williams, a colored hand,
attempted to jump off the gravel
train at Cochran on Friday night
last, aud fell between the cars. Both
legs were cut off, aud death relieved
the poor fellow of his sufferings.
The sheriff in trying to arrest
some of the instruction negroes in
Laurens county, in Rocky Creek
section, was resisted by a body Of
armed negroes. One OF the negroes
placed the muzzle of gun to the
sheriff. breast and snapped twice
This caused the sheriff posse to
fire upon the negroes, killing two.
Hamilton is excited over
chicken which we must allow the
Ttsitoy to describe: "Scab Webster
brought to town last week chicken
head with two distinct bills and
tongues and three eyes-one on
either side and one between tho bills
the latter eye having two sights.
1t can be seen at DR.. Mitchell's
office.
"A darkey shot in watermelon
field, thus explains his presence
there He said that religion had
greatly affected him that as he was
passing that field the Lord had call
ed on him to pray in private, and he
climbed the fence SO as to be by him.
self. He was praying, and had no
thought of melon. He accounted for
the fact that it was pulled from the
vine by the sudden jerk up the shot
gave him. He was allowed to 60,
but he can't sit down in a chair yet.
DRIED PEACHES The trade in
them is immense. One Columbus
firm paid out last season for them
$4,000, which at ten cents will pur-
chase 100000 pounds or about lG,
800 bushels. Other parties were all
so buying them. 1t is asserted that
twice as many have been brought in
this year as reached the market du-
ring the last. The supply this sea-
son will be in the neighborhood Of a
million pounds. As soon as a car
is obtained they are sent North.
The largest shipments this season
have been sent to the great North>
west and fair profits realized.
AT Dalton it is said Governor
Brown remarked tina; any Of the can
didatcs for governor who would Sc
cure his Influence must go to Chatta-
nooga on he excursion. Governor
Smith leisurely got on board, Gen
eral Colquitt paused in the midst Of
an Argument on direct trade, and,
re lighting his cigar got on. j. y.
Carmichael quietly slipped in. Tom
Hardeman caught hold of the plat
form aud swung in, while John II
James mounted the smoke stack.