The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-08-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

Sheriff Mitchell, OF Douglass
county, brought prisoner to the
Marietta Jail last week, and on his
way to town on Powder Springs
road, he espied the huge alligator,
belonging to Mr.. r. NJ. Goodman,
lying in the branch near the public
road. Mr.. Mitchell dismounted and
began a vigorous assault upon the
alligator with a fence rail. Mr.
Thomas Mcclellan came riding along
and told him that the alligator was
the property of Mr.. Goodman and
not to kill it. Mitchell replied that
"no such a d-n varmint as that
should live in this country" When
Mitchell comes up this way again,
he will be arrested for "assault and
battery" and as man too danger
Gus to run at large.
-TME State Convention has ad-
Ijourned, and Pierce Young still has
possession of the floor" Bah
ON Tuesday night in Atlanta,
Colquitt's delegates held a caucus.
Col. Geo. N. Lester acted as Chairs
man. Upon calling the counties,
Colquitt's strength was developed to
such magnitude, that. further OPP.
position seemed futile, and conse>
quently, Mr.. TwiSgs, of Richmond,
announced that ex>Gov. Johnson'G
name was authoritatively withdrawn.
In the meantime, the Johnson dele>
| gates held a meeting, saw the game
was up, and agreed to support Col
quit.
--Losr-On Friday AfterEGql,
July 2Sth, in the Federal Cemetary
or between the Cemetary and Mrs
Curtis residence, a pair of gold
spectacles with a name engraved
upon them. A reward will be paid
en- their return to Mrs. Curtis.
-PROf. Charles Lane, one of the
efficient teachers of the Marietta Fe-
male College, while visiting our of
fee, the other day, observed that our
malet had "seen its best days." and
on Wednesday, to our agreeable sur
prise, he presented us with a new
one, suitably adapted to our bust
ness, which be made himself. The
workmanship is very crsditable.-
We tender him our undivided
thanks.
IT is just as natural for Radicals
to steal, as it is for sparks to fly up
wards. You all remember that lie
loving carpet-bagger, A. D. Rock
afelIow, who honey-fuggled the
negroes in Atlanta, and sometimes 10
Marietta Well, he has been ar.
rested in Washington for various
thieving and swindling operations
So they go. Bryant, NOrcross and
Clark, will no doubt call this a ku>
klux outrage.
-NEw "sweetened Eaters" in the
market at 81 per buShel.
The Monroe AdUertiSer says it
has found, in Forsyth, a man who
captured Gov. Hayes, during the
war; aud the Marietta JOURNAL has
discovered that cousin Of Gov. Hen
bricks carries the mail between Cam
ton and Marietta. We warn the
papers now, that if this thing is not
stopped, we'll rustic around the back
woods of Troup till we find Uncle
Sam Tilden's great grandmother
splitting rails, or something of that
sort and when we trot the old lady
out before the gaze of the admiring
nation, we'll make those fellows
ashamed of themselves. La Grange
Reporter.
The editor of the Reporter owes it
to his country, his family and the
cause of wOman's rights to "trot her
out" But we had thought Troup
the last county in the State where
the chivalry Of the people would suf-
fer an aged old woman to "split
rails" Yes, we are ashamed, but it
is not of ourselves.
He was very common looking
old man 10 a very common looking
light wagon, drawn by very COM
mon looking horse; but when a
young chap, who trusted to appears
ances, came along in stylish livery
rig and tried to pass him, the CON-
mon looking horse, at word from
his master, just twisted his mouth
into smile of easy confidence and
in forty seconds was out of the as
tonished young chaps sight going
as light and free and easy SIS
Light Running Domestic sewing
machine.