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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

"A Milledgeville man who found
dusty finger-nail in cud of tobac>
co which he was cndeavoring TO mas
tcate now chews calamus.
"A snake ten feet long was kill
ed in Oglethorpe county the other
day. He was a venerable cosch'
whip
A Long Branch beauty was re-
Gently weighed in her promenade
costume, and turned the scales at
100 pounds. In her bathing dress
she weighed l05 pounds.
j. a. Findley, Deputy United
States Marshal was shot through
both legs and had his horse killed
under him by Illicit dioiiIers near
DahIonega on the I'd.
There is a man in Atlanta who
can lasso a little niger while The lat
ter is going at full speed The man
has been hired by the police to lie
in wait Tor Wiley Redding. This
will save bloodshcd.
WARDEN Howard, Of Indiana,
won't let any newspapers come into
his penitentiary. And he is right.
Let the conyicts have newspapers to
read every day, and they would soon
know more than the Warden.
DALLAS, Texas, telegram Wheat
is on the market, and prices ranging
from zoe to 81. We have the heav
lest crop ever known in North Texas.
/ Corn is in fine condition. Cotton
backward and not promising.
A Sweet potato item in the Noun
tain Echo from its tunefuI Tyre in
Knox county: John Chapel, who
lives on Greasy, in Harlan county,
has a sweet potato weighing sixteen
pounds. He keeps it buried, and
! has taken slips from it for seven
years, and says it grows larger every
year. He calls i; old mother potato.
"WHLAM," observed a Danbury
woman to her husband, "NIrs. llol-
comb feels pretty badly since the
loss of her child, and | wish you
would drop over there and see her.
You might say that all flesh is grass
that we've all got to 60 the same
way ard see if she is going to use
her dripping pan this afternoon. =
[Danbury News.
GanzaIes (Texas) Inquirer There
seems to be strong disposition
among animals generally to run mad.
A gentleman vino arrived in Coma
les few days since from Nueces,
says that in several countieS west Of
the San Antonio river quite a hum,
Der of wolves had gone mad, and in
some instances they had bitten cat
lie which had also run mad. Our
informant states that in one county
half dozen cows had died fLom the
effects of the disease. We see from
our exchanges that numerous mad
dogs have been killed in different
parts Of the State.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
COBB SHERIFF'S SALES.

u-u1.,i5 l.e,re n,e Court Uouse
! ~ i,,, ia IN. ,itv If Marietta. Cobb coun.
I'oi III ,,'g wy ,i ~ L'' 1 ~, ,h.
! ~, Tn.sJay in Aupust next the following pro
,..t,. ,o.,,it.
/ 49, and parts Of Lots As follows: Nos. 512
/ H0-vast half ct 497. commencing 20 rods
I t.',, H.. North east corner OF said lot, ON tia
/ Norlb line and running through said Lot within
/ "a ,,,l. ftla Southeast corner Also ! acres
,,,,.re -, las, If the Southwest corner of lot
/ ~, io- l..c,ibel a. follows: Commencing ia
n. sauit., west corner of said Lot aud running
| NORTH 81 rods thence east ~ rods, thence
straight line South 20 the original line, 81 rods
ON the Fast->ide OF the Bells Ferry road, thence
West 36 rods to. the beginning The Wlole
containing one (l50) hundred and ttly acres.
NOR, on less. with the appurtenauces thereto
bslon.,ing. all IL the 10th District and 2nd see
ton cobb County Ga Levied ou as the pro.
perty OF james 5. Morris, to satisfy fila from
Cobb Superior Com, in favor Of Georgia W.
HsrEs trustee. -. James y Morris, for the
nurchasp money Of the above described property
aud notice is hereby given that besides salts
fyiur this execution, under which the above pro-
nerly is sold the said properly will also be held
liable and subject for the sum Of one thousand
dolla,s. the balance oC the purchase money. on
,,t,. mad. hv the said James : Morris dated
,L. 9ptb dav If September, ISL. with interest
fr..u, tha tiist day Of January, l~72. Notice
given TO tenant in possession.
e''''' PRINTERS fee slo co.
,,...,.,,... sor,e linn, and uia,s Lots land
~ -tI u, SD in The 10Th District and 2ud
i.lH C.n,,v Ga levied ON a., the
s'''''" ~ n,,,, Inv ,i,t.e IF I'll,
t fa, I,.,i..s Court -97ti District. G NJ.
n favor Of Elisha h n, P"" s vs. 1%., P~
80 ~ ; ~ ana .i.Lf,.SiN cents with in.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
SPECIMEN OUTRAGE.

Speaking Of Southern outrsges,
how is this? The Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Mississippi is negro, Da>
Wis by name. Another negro by
the name Of Barrantine was confined
in the penitentiary for the crime OF
numbering a woman, who, helpless
and unprotected, was seized by Bar
rantine and another negro, dragged
from her house, with her two babes
cIingine to her skirts, outraged and
then shot dead. Ga the 2 LIST Of May
last. Davis asked Governor Ames to
pardon this wretch Ames refused.
Some time afterwards Ames went to
Massachusetts, leaving the Guberna-
torial office in charge Of the Lieuien-
ant Governor, Davis. The first
Gubernatorial act Of Davis was to
pardon Barrantne. Subsequently
some Of the other miscreants con-
nected with the State administration
Of Mississippi quarreled with Davis,
probably over division of sPoilH,
the result Of which, among other
charges, is che to the effect that Da.
viz received the sum Of $1,000 for
releasing Barrantine from the pcni-
Tertiary. His pardon, under the
circumstances, was an outrage itself.
If Davis received bribe for doing
it as alleged, the affair is one which
cannot be adequately characterized.
But when an impartial history Of
reconstruction is written this outrage
will be only one in a long catalogue
of It's kind.-SL LouS RcpuJlican.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

A CANDID CoNFESSIoN.- The Al
bany EJpjcsS, a leading New York
Republican journal, says; The
Republican party never could have
been successful if it had, at the time
of its organization, stopped to inquire
too closely after the antecedent OF
those who attached themselves to it
OF course not. The worse the
antecedeuts the better the Radical.
The Forty Thieves were no doubt
organized on the same liberal prin-
ciples.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
City Property:

One Large flame House, s rooms, 81 acres
Good orchard.
,. One large frame House, l / rooms acre.
3. One Brick House, rooms, acres.
4. Ont Cottage, 4 rooms, acre
, One superior and convenient House 3
rooms, new, 20 acres,
6. One Brick house rooms, all necessary
oulhouses, 80 acres, acre orchard.
Z. One room frame house, acres.
:. One house and outbuildings, | acre.
9. One House and laIge lot, acre.
10. One City Lot no Improvements,
IL. One frame house rooms, acre.
II. One large room frame house, acres.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

Wmu population Of 10000 souls
Augusta can boast of twenty five
prosperous manufacturing establish
ments, the largest Of which gives
constant work to seven hundred
hands.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
Georgia Cherokee County

Whereas William Chsnlee, Administrator
de bons non Of John Pu4h. represents to the
Court in his petition, duly filed and uttered
on record, tn, lie has fully Administered John
Pughs estate. Ibis is. therefore, to cite all per
Sons concerned kindred and creditors, to show
cause. If any they can why said Administrator
should not be Discharged from bis Adminstra-
lion, and receive letters Of di,mrsion. on the
first Monday IN October next This July lst.
l-75.
c. NJ. MCCLURE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

THE sheep raiscrs of New Mexico
employ goats as leaders to their
herds Of sheep because they under
stand a persons voice SO well and
will come wherever they are called.
The goats have to be trained, and
the sheep will always fnIIow them.
When a stream has to be passed this
is very important. Raising goats is
quite business with the Mexicaus.
Thev will breed twice a year. The
Mexicans eat them and also sell them
TO those " no raise Sleeps Fran
cisco Chronicle. a
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

Con. 4. \. Clarke of the Atlanta
Constitution, and Col K. A. Aston
Of the Herald, went over into Ala
bama, near West Point, to fight a
duel They didn't fight. The Off
GERS of the law got after them and
they kept out OF the way Of each
other. Small and Darlington, the
seconds, came back to Atlanta and
fired the usual paper bullets in the
way Of explanations. This all haP>
pened last week.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

SrEAKlNG Of the disagreement Of
the jury ON the Beccher trial the
Savannah News says: "Such an
amount of lewdness and lying, by
pocrisY and deception, intrigue and
dupiiciiy, pusiilsuimity and coward
ice, brazen et'routery ard pitable
weakness was never before brought
to view. All parties stand piIloried
in disgrace, and will share according
as they desire the iniamy Of this re-
voting episode in brooklyn free
love life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

A CHARLESTON correspondent
writes as follows:
Chamberlain is losing ground very
rapidly here. TIE letter which he
addressed to Kimpton, and which
appeared in the New York SHn some
weeks since, showing his conspiracy
to steal the entire railroad system OF
the State, has satisfied the better
class of Conservatives that Chamber
lain is only pretending to reform so
as to gain a new lease OF power,
when schemes of public plumber will
be brought forward, and our poor
people robbed as never before
Chambeclain's negro Treasurer, Car
dozo, has just completed the erection
of a paIatial mansion on Sullivan $
Island, at a cost of $4,000. 1t con-
tains twenty.nine rooms, with all
modern appliances His wine cell
lar is stocked with the vintage of
l84G, and although preacher, he
rejcices in the possession of stud
of ten horses. Cardozo has been in
office about three years, on a salary
$1,000 per anuum, yet in some way
he has managed to accumulate a
princely fortune. In his troubles
with the negro Legislature last wins
ter, he expended large sums Of mon,
cy, and on the night Of the trial
greenbac<s were as plenty as pins in
the pockets of the members. One
item Of high expenditure was ST.
600 paid to his counsel, Messrs. Mel
ton and Porter,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

COLUMBUS has a shirt factory in
which thirty>fve females give prac-
teal rendition of Hoods celebrated
song. She is to have a clothes fac
tory in which seventy-iive more te
males will find bread.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

TnE Republicans are being organ
lied throughout the State Of Ohio in
to a secret society, known as the Pa
triotic Sons of America. Its cardi-
nal principles are exclusion from Of
fee Of all foreign,born citizens and
all who are Catholics in religion
Negroes are eligible under its ccnsti>
tuition, but white European Protes>
tants and native American Catholics
are put under the ban Of exclusion.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
Georgia Cherokee County ::

Whereas William Chamlep Administrator Of
Nancy Pugh, represents to the Court in his
peti,ou duly filed and entered on record, that
he has fully Administered Nancy Pugh's estate
This is therefore, to ute all persons concerned
kindred and creditors, 10 show cauee ifany they
can why said Administrator should not be dis
charged from his Administration, and receive
lelte,s Of dsmissio., on the hr-t Monday in
October next. This July lst., 1873.
c. VI. MCCLURE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

THE Patrons Of IluSbandry in Sa-
line county, Missouri, propose to
start bank at Marshall, with a caps
ital of 100000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

II is now very evident that the
Federal treasury will fall short this
year by over twenty million dollars
of meeting its expenditures, including
the sinking fund.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

The latest evidences from the
Black Hills country confirm the most
enthusiastic reports Of the quantity
Of gold being uuearthed by prospect
ing parties in that region. Silver IS
also being found 1t is thought the
Hills will pan out almost equal to
California, though the gold is said to
be coarser than in the Golden State
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
New Advertisements.
DANCENG SCHOOL.

a PROF. NICHOLS WILL COMMENCE
~ his Glass on Thursday afternoon, July
l-E 18Th, 1875, at 4 p. NJ, for Ladies, Misses
and Masters Night class for Gents, at - =.
NJ at the new Opera Hall. Afternoon class on
Thursday and Saturdays. Night class ON
Thursday and Friday Evenings.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

THURMAN who owes seven thousand
dollars and is despairing Of ever be
ing able to pay it, should cheer up
and lool, atPhiladelPhia. That town
owes sixty three million, four hun.
bred and ninety-thrco thousand dol
lars.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

A saloon keeper 10 Louisiana has
just been compelled to pay 81, 200
damages to a woman for selling liquor
to her husband.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

A YOUNG, handsome clerk in Jer-
sey City, was brave enough to pro
pose to Bessie Turner, and she accept
ed him, and the orange flowers will
bloom for Bessie in October.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

THE locomotive On the State Road,
which, during BuIlock's administra
ton, was named Foster Blodgett, has
been rechristened Thos Ilardeman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

You've women looking up picnic
costumes should try to find something
that will look swectly artless and
won't wrinkle. a woman returning
from one of those expeditions is the
ugiicst creature known TO civilization.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

TIE Nashville Union calls the at
tcntjou of its readers to the fact that
while Tennessee bonds are selling
Down in the forties, those of Georgia,
a State which was in the hands of
the carpet,baggers long after our
emancipation, are quoted as strong
in Wall street, recent sales having
been made al 1904
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

THE recent conduct of certain col~
ored persons in various portions OF
the South leads the Richmond Wing
to say: Every white lady in the
South owes it to herself to accustom
herself TO the use of firearms ; never
to leave the house withou, pistol,
end always to have one at hand in
doors
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

A HARD BARGMN.-The suspend
ed st. Louis Times was sold ycster>
day for Sl3,l50. BY a balance
sheet that paper was shown to have
lost SiO.0 900 in the last five months
of its existence, and was something
upwards of enc hundred thousand
dollars behind hand.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

FARMERS throughout middle Geof-
gia have had copious rains, and are
in fourishing condition.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
City Of Marietta,
Mining and Timber Lands

Contiguous to Rail Roads and practical " alter
Courses, Maps and Abstracts Of titles furnish
ed. llIles examined and lands sold. CoIIec
lions speciality remIttahcts promptly sent.
Property rented, Rents cOilecieu-aud all tie
business OF tilst class Real Estate Agency at
tended to wiki commissions at living rates
which ON enquiry viii prove favorable.
among lie List now on their slster may be
toLnd he following
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

SWEET The Baltimore Sun says
one business firm in that city does a
business of forty millions year in
sugar and molasses
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
Georgia Cherokee County

Whereas, W. W BaeweH and Stephen Rich
ards. Executors of William Richards, repre-.
sent TO the court ia their petijition, Guly filed
and entered on record, hat they have tally
discharged the duties require! of them a. ex
ecutor- This l., therefore TO cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors. 10 show
cause, If any they can, why said executors
should moi b,. Discharged aud receive letters of
dsmi-sion ou the first Monday in August
next. april 50 l975.
c VI. MCCLURE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
Georgia Cherokee County :

Notice il hereby given that l shall apply for
leave TO- sell the land belonging to the estate OF
John Furz deceased, at the hist term OF The
Ordinary Court after * pratiou Of thirty days
pub LEGATION Of this notice This July lst 1913.
I'M. BURTZ Administrator.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

Mr.. JAMES SHAY. a Detroit tug
engineer, has fallen into bic thing
not the lake, but a fortune Of
ST, eco, coo in Philadelphia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

Now thai the Beecher jury dis
agreed on a verdict, suppose they
declare Beecher infalibIe.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

Wherea. Laura NJ Smith Exccutrix of tie
last will and testament of james NJ. Smith de-
ceased represents to the Court il her petition
duly filed and Of record that she has fully Ad
ministrred said estate This is therefore to cite
all persons concerned kindred and creditors to
show cause if any they can why said ExecuniX
should not be discharged from her Executor
shin and receive lettets Of dismssion on the
first Mond,y in Juue next.
Ii. NJ. HAMMETT, Ordinary.
Printers fee s. co
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
W1l& Lands.

On our Register we have $50 Wild Land
Lots principally located in North Gt orgia-.
Astounding III fine Timber, Mineral advantage :
ETC., with pelIect filIes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE COUNTIES
Cobb, Cherokee, and Piokens.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
IN s y :. E IT e z .

We are prepared to take Fire Risks in Six
Sterling Companies, viz:
Atlas, of Hartford, Conn.
Manhattan, of New York.
Equitable, of Nashville, Tenn.
Virginia Home, Of Richmond, Va.
Texas Banking & Insurance Co,
Galveston.
Union Marine & Fire Insurance
Co., Galveston, Texas.
At Rates that will prove Satisfactory On iu-
vestigaiun.
- For further information send for circular.
NICHOLS & HAMMEPH.
P. o Lock Box 63. Marietta Ca
jars. 1e75.-1v
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09

Marietta, Ca Friday, July 9, 1875.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-09
Georgia Cobb County

Printers fee ST.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-15

The OLD GARREF. is a realm of
darkness and thick dust, and shroud like
cobwebs and dead things they wrap in
their grey folds. For garnet is like a
sea-shOre, where wrecks are thrown up
and slowly go to pieces. There is a
cradle which the old man you just rem
ember WAS rocked in there Is the ruin
of the Oedstead he died on that ugly
slanting continuance used to be put under
his pillow IN days when breath came hard;
there Is his old chair, both arms gone,
symbol of the desolate time whenh had
nothing earthly left to lean on there is
the large wooden reel which the black
eyed old deacon sent to the minister's
lady, who thanked aim graciously, and
tvirling 1t sinihngIy, and in fitting rea-
son bowed it out decently to the limbo of
troublesome conveniences. Aud there
are old leather portmanteaus, like s5ran
ded PROPOSES, their mouths gaping il
gaunt hunger for food with which they
used to be gorged into bullying repetition
and old brass andirous, waiting until
time shall revenge them on their paltry
substitutes, and they shall have their
own again, and bring them with the fore
stick and back log of ancient days, and
the empty churn and its idle dasher,
which the Nancys and Phoebes. who have
left their comfortable places to the Bird
gets and Norahs, used to handle to good
purpose. and the brown, shalzy old spin
ning-wheel, which was running, it may
be, III the days when they were hanging
the Salem witches.-O. ". Holmes.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-15
HEROISM OF A MISSISSIPPI BOAT
NAN.

Il s'Boatman" sends the following to
the ST. Louis Democrat: ''John John
ston was only a keel-boatman, born in
Giles county, Tenn. Poverty and m
clination drove him to keel-boating.
During the spring of 1878 he and the
writer of this sketch were engaged LII
keel boating on the Big Black river.
About the last OF May the boating sea-
son ended, and we were preparing to
start for Tennessee river, when the
steamer Ben Sherrod came down and
landed at Grand Gulf. We went on her
as we knew all hands, and she was to re-
turn TO the Tennessee. While we were
In New Orleans we hired as deck-hands
on her. We had but one trunk In COM
mon, in which were deposited our earn
ings, some $500, and our clothing.
The Ben Sherrod left New Orleans, with
over 400 passengers, and proceeded on
her trip. Wooding In Raccounsee bend,
we took on forty cords of dry willow
wood. This was piled III the usual way,
alongside and close to the boilers.
Johnston and [ went off watch at II
o'clock at night, and lay out on the
guard, as the inside of the boat was very
warm. About 1 o'clock we were aroused
by the cry of fire, and found the smoke
suffocatIng. In q few seconds the after
guards were crowded with deck passen-
gers, and In few minutes the flames
burst through the roof, and we saw the
had pilot lost all control of the boat and
she was circling around. Occasionally as
the boat swung round near the shore,
passengers would jump overheard, and
very soon the lower guard was compare
lively empty. A passenger on the upper
guard swung two children, about four
and six years old, down by the arms,
and begged Cor some one to take them
while he went back for his wife and
youngest child. Johnston took them.
The father went back, and never return
ed. 1 began to consider that it was
about time to get away, and said to
Johnston, Let us get our trunk away
and save it. His answer was, Save the
devil! If we save anything, it must be
the children replied / did not be-
Eeve we could, but thought it might be
fatal to us. He said with an oath, sit
viii be glorious death to die a trying.
We did try, and succeeded. Since then
I have seen, heard, and read of heroes,
but never of any more genuine act of
heroism than that performed by John
Johnston on the night of the burning of
the Ben. Sherrod. Over $50 lives were
lost.