The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-09

Journal will -oblige us by doing
SO, as we are in need of the money.
WILDLY, of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition has been afflicted with twins
| He has named them Rufe Lester and
| Gus Bacon.
Hon. Hiram P. Bell, of For
syth, has been nominated as the
democratic candidate Tor Congress
from the Ninth district Mr.. Emory
Speer is an independent candidate
The Dallas, Texas, flag has
been received at Atlanta, compli~
ment to the State Of Georgia .for
1 giving the largest democratic maj5f-
lily for Tilden and Hendricks.
The eldest son Of Senator E..
Howell, thirteen years DID,, fell ID
the elevator we'll Of the Atlanta Con
stitution Office, 40 feet, breaking his
left leg at the ankle, the bone pro
truding through the flesh.
1t is said Blacker visited Jones'
,house in Gilmer, when a row ensued
and the old man started to shoot
eBlacker. Blacker jumped out of
the way, and Lieut.. Mcintyre re-
ceived the load.
Col. Robert Maddox, of Attain
ia, has been rendered the position of
financial agent Of our Railroad. =
This is an absolute guarantee, says
the Constitution, that every dollar
will be expended right.
Augusta Constituencies 1t is
said one member Of Worth county
cost the State loo, by actual
-Fcoans, in sryiag to ssve $500 eleES
hire. OF such is the Georgia Leg
islature.
The Hollis, who were arrested
in Nashville few days ago and car
ried to Atlanta on suspicion Of being
connected with the murder of Lieut..
Mcintyre, in Gilmer county, have
been released. They were entirely
innocent. They left again for Tex
as.
The Douglassville Medium looks
into the future with hope undimmed
by the rascally acts of returning
boards. 1t says: "We will soon
have vegetables plenty, and then the
blackberry season will come in, and
we have no fear for the future, until
fall again"
"A citizen of Cherokee county,
who was taken to Atlanta the other
day and committed to Jail for viola
ting the revenue laws, was asked if
he had any word he wished to send
home. mo-" said he, "ouly wish
to send my wife word to have some
more malt ready by the time | re-
turn"
An Atlanta girl was being
courted by nice young man. lie
was generously inclined, and made
her presents of hair oil, purchased
from the store of the father of his
adored. After the twentieth bottle,
he discovered he was working in a
circle-she returned them to the
store as fast as he presented them,
thus making trade for the odd man.
Col. J. w. Wofford, in letter
to the Rome Courier, says: III ad
verified my intention to leave Geors
gia in the Cartersville Express be-
fore did so. My purpose was 9th
erwiss was open and notorious. My
desire to move to the West has been
known to my friends for two years.
| accounted to all my clients before
| left Georgia"
DIR. SWEET Cox, of Homer, in
North Georgia, committed suicide
recently by taking morphine and
strychnia. He had been absent
two days, and bis wife supposed he
was absent on professional business.
He was found in his Office, with his
nose and lips eaten by mice-sever~
al of which we're lying dead near
him. They were doubtless killed by
the poison on bis lips.
/ The following chapter Of acci-
dents, Of which Mr.. Robert Pickens,
Of DeKaib, was the victim, proves
the old saw that "trouble comes lin
battalious !" He had returned home
from ride oil horseback, and hitch>
ed his horse and went into the house,
when he came out his horse kicked
him in the breast with both feet.
His pistol was knocked from his
pocket and, striking the ground,
went off. His brother picked it uE
and handed it back to Mr.. P, when
it again exploded, the ball lodging
10 Mr.. Robert Piekers right shout.
: der, innictipg a painful though moi
fatal Wound.