The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-01-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

tain rights over them. To which
the Atlanta News Gays, what these
are, the paper does not state
Judging from what has been exer-
cised thus far, we must conclude
that tho right of plundering us is
meant. Having robbed us of pretty
much all we had, we are of opinion
that the right has expired by limi-
tation.
LOVE is often but solitary leaf,
but neither storm nor blight can
fade it. Like tho perfume that a
dead flower sends forth, it is sweet
when all the gay sunshine has de-
parted; when all its bloom is past,
it has the fragrance of memory; it
is the last lingering beam that CLOVIS
long after sun and stars have set--a
refuge from the tempestuous and be-
reaving storms of life.
AT Milan, Tennessee, q few days
since, young lady picked up her
brothers pistol, and unconscious
that it was loaded, thought to amuse
herself by swapping a cap. She
pulled the trigger while the muzzle
was in close proximity to her Sis
ter's temple. The bullet penetrated
the brain of the unfortunate young
lady, and she died instantly.
A MoRsEL FOR Mr.. STEPHENS
The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
"Either from cowardice, or from
party recklessness, or from a desire
to establish an arbitrary despotiSm,
there are men so lost to their duty
as to be apologists of Grant and
Sheridan. From such parties we
may safely anticipate an approval Of
everything which Grant might do,
however monstrous."
B. II. HILL FOR CoNGREsS.-We
speak for Georgia, for, the bleeding
South, for the whole country, for
constitutional government and for
the liberties of the people, in this
earnest appeal to the people of the
Ninth District to make all personal
sacrifices, and invite Mr.. Hill to
serve them and the country.-At-
bany News.
THE corn crop of 1874 is only a
little over eight hundred millions
bushels--one hundred and twenty
millions less than it was the year be
fore.
You have not fulfilled every duty
unless you have fulfilled that of be-
ing pleasant.
Out of fifteen dailies and seven
weekly papers in Philadelphia, only
two back Grant in his Louisiana
monstrosity.
Amendments Of the code and new
bills Dy the score are oaiIy oHereu
in the Legislature.
AT Judge O'Brien's City Court,
in Clarksville, Tenn, the other day,
negro was sentenced to Jail for
petit larceny. A darkey accosted
him as he left under care of an Off
Ger for the dark abode, in the fol>
lowing manner: "Yaw! yaw! yaw !
You's bound for the sibbil rights no
tel dis time, sure. No distinction
male down dare on account Oh race,
color, or prebious condition. Nary
time. Yaw! yaw yaw !"
JACK Brown, who ran for Con-
gress on the grounding schedule,
writes a letter to some Radical in
Congress, saying that ''no man hav-
ing any Republican procliyities or
sentiments can hold any social po-
sition." Alas, poor Yorick i! 1t is
too bad. Poor grounding Jack,
your lying is too apparent.
THERE are several cases of small
pox in Clark county, Ga.
GEN. John Gordon is receiving
the praise of the entire democratic
press of the country, as an orator
and statesman equal to any in Con-
gress.
Isaac Hooper, colored, will sus-
pend in Augusta on the 18th Of Feb
ruary.
THERE is much distress among
the poor of Columbus.
| DIR. FELTON, is down on govern
ment aid TO corporations for internal
improvements.
THE invention for making paper
barrels was patented about six
months ago, and there are two fac
tories now working, one at Winons,
Wis, and one at DEBORAH, Iowa, the
latter turning out 1000 barrels per
day. Their strength is said to be
greater by four times than wooden
barrels, and of only half the weight,
costing 20 per cent. less.
THE original Confederate priva-
teer and blockade runner, Georgia,
an iron steamer, $50 feet long, has
been elegantly fitted up as a passen-
gers boat and is now plying between
Halifax and Portland.
A YOUNG friend wants a family
sewing machine. If she is not 3
''little' singer, he will take her any
1huw(el"