The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1879-01-16
CONGRESSMAN SchIeieher, Ut Tex
as. died in Washington Friday.

AN indianapolis man, who IN 1850
made So, 900. and invested heavily
10 real estate, has jnst been cent to
the poor house.
DURING The recent cold spell cit
izen of Griffin cut and stored away
for use next summer 10000 pounds
of Southern ice.
MIR. Stephens seems to be again
coming gracefully out of serious
illness. All the bad air and all the
drafts in Washington do their worst
upon him in vain.
GOVERNOR Colquitt has ordered an
election TO fill the vacancy OCCASION
ed by the death of Hon. Julian Hart~
ridge, to be held on the 10th OF Feb
ruary next.
TIE Blaine>Teller Committee
Tuesday elected considerable evi
dence to show that the late elections
in Louisiana were fairly and quietly
conducted.
AN exchange facetiously remarks
that General Lorgstreet has accepts
ed the office of Postmaster at Gaines
Vile. Ga, and now ticks the docile
postage stamp instead Of the intrepid
Yankee.
THE latest sweet thing in verdicts
has been returned by coroner's Ju
nv at Tuubridge, Wis; "The child
was suf'ocatad, but there is no evi
dence to show that the suffocation
was before OF after death"
MISS DAISY HAMPTON, daughter
of the Governor, will soon visit
Washington. She is represented as
being tall slender and graceful, with
magnificent dark hair and remark
able conversational powers.
WHEN a young lady sits up till
two or three o'clock in the morning,
and is on. On the streets bright add
early after breakfast it assures 10
that the youth and freshness Of life
was not all in he day of our fathers.
A New York State man who was
turned out doors by bis wife saved
himself from freezing to death by
living between two hogs in the pen.
lie says it was better than wooden
blankets.
A GENTLEMAN of Augusta-one Ct
the universal Smith fsmily - adver-
tises that he will give one dollar to
the thief who stole two turkeys from
his coop on the night of the LIST inst,
if he will com, back and steal the
coop. Columbus Times.
Cork S refusal to give Gen. Grant
a 'proper rece ption" did not set him
back much. He hasn't taken any
cork in his for years. Long ago the
valiant General drew bis flashing
flask and threw the Cork away
Rome Courier.
ALFRED Ballard, negro, was con
verted to Methodism in Jackson,
Tenn. lie conceived that his mis-,
sion was to reform gamblers, and he
became insane on that subject.
Dashing into a faro room, he Shouts
ed: death to all gamblers y and
shot the dealer dead.
WE have received from the au
thor, Capt. NJ. Dwinell, of the Rome
Courier, a very interesting book of
travel, entitled Common Sense
Views of Foreign Lands expressed
in series of letters. The book con-
tains 402 pages and will be sent
postpaid for 81 80.
A BANKRUPT at Houghton, Mich,
was present when the final dividend
was declared from his estate which
was Just $40 short of yielding an
even per cent. 70 save the commits
sioner trouble the insolvent maguan>
imously paid the 81 70 from well
filled pocket book.
PRoFfssoR f II. Beck, of North
Georgia Agricultural College at Dab
louega, lately destroyed by FIRE. say
that The college will not be seriously
injured by the disaster which has
befallep it. and the trustees have de-
,ermined to rebuild as soon as posi-
BILE.
A GERMAN named William Henry
living in Washington, commenced to
commit suicide in the presence of his
wife, by hanging himself with
leather strap She let him hang On
til be BECAME black il the face, wheo
she called for help. William was
cut down a sadder and wiser man.
AN eagle, measuring eighty four
inches from up to up OF wings,
swoo ped down upon the flock OF
geese on the farm Of Samuel McCuue
near Zancsvi lie. o On Monday, and
a terrible combat ersued for twenty
Minutes. Feathers flew in all direc~
tions. the geese standing up heroi
cally to The work. The eagle sncs
ceeded in killing one and wounding
several others. but WAS Itself capture
ed by farmer in condition Of sore
distress. It's naked talons measured
two and one half inches.