The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-06-12
GEORGIA aLxANrNGs.

ton House, Chattanooga.
Robert Morgan sold his gold mine
in Olethorpe county, last week to a
Chicsgo firm for $1,000.
The citizens of Rome will petition
Congress for more appropriations to
remove distractions in Coosa river.
| Carpenters can now send bids to
the Ordinary at Canton to build Q
bridge over Etowah river.
Dir. j NJ. Bryan, baggage mas
ter on the Southwestern road, fell
dead in car coach in Macon, last
Saturday.
Bib County Commissioners have
granted the Board of Education Sl5-
700 to run the public schools nine
months.
ON Saturday a colored girl was
burned to death 10 Macon. while try
ing to kindle q FIRE with kerosene
oil.
The time for the military encamp-
ment at Rome has been postponed.
1t will begin July lst and continue
till the 18th.
The Sumter Republican learns
that Hon. V. A. Clegg, of Lee coun
ty, has harvested this year niue huu-
dred bushels of wheat.
There are now 1900 convicts at
work for the State. Fourteen, ag-
gregating sixty -ons years, have re-
Gently been received.
The only warehouse in Thomas
ton was burned last Saturday night
by an incendiary. About seven
tons of gusno were destroyed.
The Dalton Headlight learns that
sub operator employed in the tele-
graph office at Ringgold, got away
with S10S in funds of the Express
Company, last week.
A man named VIM. Spell, alias
VIM. Thomas, confined in Hawkins
vile for wife murder, broke out last
week. The murder was committed
/ Nh Ho.ol.nn
The proprietors of the Kimball
House have engaged the Fifth Ar
tillery band for every evening dur
ing the session Of the legislature, and
propose to keep the ball rolling
every night.
Mr.. John Jones gives notice that
he will apply TO the Legislature to
relieve him of the judgment recently
rendered against him and bis secur
tiles in Fulton Superior Court.
Dr.. Morse, of Forsyth, Monroe
county, has threshed measured
acre Of oats, and it melted 1879
bushels Of clean oats. Besides this
it is estimated that 20 or 30 bushels
were wasted on the ground in conse>
quence Of the oats falling.
VIM. Hurst, of Screven county,
charged with the brutal murder Of
Mr.. Quinton Stevens, of Wadley, in
December last, was last week found
guilty in Jefferson Superior Court,
and the jury recommended him to
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
life.
A farmer of Wilkes county about
fifty years old, recently dreamed
that he found in low, marshy spot
on bis farm, a sum of silver money ..
Though having no faith in dreams,
his vision was so vivid that, out of
curiosity, he went to the spot indi
Gated in the morning, and, after dig
giog down three feet, unearthed-
nothing.
The wool traffic this season has
been very heavy in Southwest Geor
gia. AT last accounts the price was
thirty cents a pound 10 the Hawk
insville market, With no indications
of decline. The Albany News
says that last Saturday the Central
Railroad Bank, in that city, paid out
$40 600, which amount was used to
move the staple.
A mammoth sea turtle weighing
three hundred and seventy nine
pounds, and with his back covered
with sea moss, was sent by the Bum
swick brass band to the Hawkins
Vile brass band last Sunday night.
1t was received Monday morning by
the latter, who turned out with their
instruments ana gave the strange
"insect" quite musical selcome.--
The HawkinsviIlisus revelled in
turtle soup and steaks that day.
Rome Daily: Capt. Ed. Murphy
of Atlanta, passed through the city
Friday afternoon with Gus Cobb
charged with arson at Senoia, Ca,
last year. He arrested him under q
requisition from Gov. ColqOitt at
Talladega, Ala. At Oxford. Ala,
some of Cobb's friends met him and
gave him lot of clothing, In which
was hidden loaded six-shooter.-
Capt. Murphy was, however, too
sharp for him and found the pistol.
Nix Aft Simmons, of Gwinnett,
will never more be bondsman for a