The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-05-13
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

citizens of Gainesville, Is dead.
Lightning killed ten hogs for Mr.
Marion Mosely, of Henry county.
Southwest Georgia is having
roasting ears.
A pistol accidentally discharged
in Savannah, sent ball against
negro's head, which ball rebounded,
Georgia has G,S64 acres Of wild
land returned for taxation The
average price is % cents per acre.
Mr.. Stephen Coleman's little
daughter was burned to death at
Hawkinsville last week.
Mack Hall colored man, propo-
ses to represent Dodge county in the
next Legislature.
A Floyd county negro is in Jail for
an attempted outrage on thirteen
year old white girl.
Toccoa boasts of broom factory
in full blast, which turns out as good
brooms as those manufactured North
or West.
In Hall county the prospects for a
good wheat and oat crop has not
been better for forty years past than
at present.
Last Tuesday morning the work
of rebuilding the college at Dahlone-
ga, which was destroyed by fire some
time since, was begun.
Ed. Cox, the slayer of Aston, has
been sent to the Dade coal mines by
the principal keeper of the peniten-
tiary.
A horse was stung 10 the mouth
by bee, near Americas, and died
10 commissions from the effect OF the
sting in a short time.
Correspondents say Gov. Colquitt
denies he lost $4,000 by railroad
speculations. 1t Was only another
SANDER from an irresponsible penny
liner.
The revival meeting at the Gains
Vile Methodist church still continues.
Rev. g. G. Smith, SO we'll and fa>
vorably known is conducting the
meeting.
The white voters in Georgia have
majority of about $4,000 over the
colored voters. The white Republi-
cans do not number more than 5000.
Forty of the 1877 counties, however,
have colored majorities.
THE last grand jury in Telfair
county recommend that their next
Representative and Senator use their
Influence in securing the passage of
bill by the Legislature fixing the
liquor license in that county at five
thousand dollars year.
Robert Ruffin has been convicted
in Augusta of the murder jof Jerry
O'Hara in 1873. The jury recom>
mended that the prisoner be impris
oned for life. Rdffin shot O'Hara,
while the latter was asleep in Sd
loon.
MI, Jno. W, Griffin, of Eastman
publishes, a communication in the
Haakiusville Dispatch charging r.
H. Daniels, of Americas, c. M. Dod~
son, of Campbell county, and O. d.
Britt, with forging land deeds and
swindling the people. Mr.. Griffins
attention is called to the Governors
proclamation in this issue.
A party from Americas were fshA
ing, DR.. 81 Hawkins being one of
the party. A lady of the party
threw in her hook, baited and fish
seized it, and at the same instant one
bit at the doctors. Both drew up,
and the two hooks were hooked in
the mouth of the same fish. The
lady of course had the title to the
fish-at least should have had.
E. D. Daniels, colored, near Dub
lin, Laurens county, made last year
$50 bushels of corn, three bales of
cotton, weighing 500 pounds each,
together with peas, potatoes and
syrup plenty to do him. He owns
400 acres of land for which he paid
ST, $50 cash, also 20 head Of cattle,
80 head of sheep, three horses and 10
entirely out of debt.
Col. John P. Brooks, of Cherokee
county, Ca, and wife, are both IS
years old, there being but four days
difference between their ages. They
have eleven children living and two
dead. The oldest one, Mr.. W. c
Brooks, who is 6G years old, lives 10
Barlow county. The progeny of
this old couple foot up to 209 chill
dren, grand and great grand chill
dren, and reat-great-grand child
Mr. John P. Brooks, the patriarch,
has filled every civil Office from COZ.
table to legislator.