The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-10-06
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Mr.. George I. Seney now steps
, forward with q subscription Of $780,
600 TO the King Mill At Augussa.
A negro preacher was arrested
near Athena for ste aling goods from
q store and peddling them out.
About two hundred and twenty
five persona have lately profassed
religion and joined the churches At
Watkinsville. MN
The Franklin Counsy News says
four prisoners escaped from jail in
tina, town last week, one sentenced
TO the penitentiary and three to tines
or chain gang
| Messrs David and John Brock, of
Douglass couoty, had difficulty
last week. the first throwing rock
at the latter and receiving 10 return,
several severe cuts with knife.
| Bessent, who robbed the mails Of
Registered letters at Sulphur Springs
about year ago, WAS sentenced to
Auburn peniten,iary for eighteen
months.
In DeKalb Superior Court, the
other day, Alexander Penn, paid
500 and costs for carrying secret
arms. The little pistol begins to
raise revenue.
James p. Smith was run over by
a freight car in Atlanta Thursday
and literally cut TO pieces. He was
not seen by Guy one unsil found hor>
ribly mutilated.
| Sparta Ishmaelite /: "One Of the
strongest objections TO farming on
the credit system is that it forces
farmers to sell their cotton as soon
as they get it into bales. Tbs man
who runs his own farm can select
his own time for selling"
Sparta Ishmaslite Scientific edi-
tors are Of the opinion thai black is
not a color; aud, for Ill that, the
African is to them "a colored person.
If black 10 not color, we are at
loss to see how black man can be
q 'colored man but, then, college
Presidents, and scientific editors will
have their way about such things"
Ths steamer Caddo Belle made
her fret trip to Columbus 90 Tues
day, coming up the river with a
large cargo, but with her flag at
half mast, out of respect to her I'M
fortunate commander, Captain Hen
ry Mccormick, who. about 10
o'clock the previous night suicided
by shooting himself in the head with
a pistol.
Hartwell Sun: The wet ticket
was elected 10 Elberton last Monday
by a small majority, so ''licker" will
be easy in that town for year, any~
how. The wet men gave the nes
groes a barbecue on Sunday, and
then locked them in a room until
Monday morning, when they were
marched to the polls guarded by
"wet" men. Nice state Of affairs
for a civilized community, to be
sure
Gainesville Southron: Friday
night, as Mr.. Robert Montgomery
was going home from the depot,
where he has worked for ten years,
some scoundrel jumped out from be-
bind a tree and attacked him with
knife, cutting bis clothing in several
places. Bob being muscular fell
low, and put upon his mettle, gave
the would-be assassin a sockdolager
in the mouth knocking him down. =
As soon as be could scratch up he
scsatched gravel
A horrible tragedy occurred on
the 28th in Burke county near
Green's Cut, arising from Magis.
trate's Court difficulty Tom Smith
and two sons, Arthur and Mike, on
one side, and Charles Walker and
Ed Palmer on the other. All shoot
ing ct same time, Palmer killed Ar
thur and old man Smith killed Wal
ker. Mike Smith was MORALLY
wsunded. Tom Smith and Palmer
have not been arrested. The affair
has created big sensation here.
Visitor County Videste: "A little
ten ear,old son Of Mr.. w. A. Rob.
erts, who was attending school ct
Centreville, about week ago aeci-
dentally stuck a nail in his foot
The wound seon ceased troubling MIN
materially, and be returned to school,
but on Thursday night the wound
began paining him again. Soon after
this be complained of violent pain 10
the back Of his neck, which soon
grew so alarming that . physician
Was called. He was next attacked
with lockjaw, and died in great
agony the next day, and before the
arrival Of his parents. The bereaved
parents have the symPathies Of the
entire community 10 their sad be-
reavement.' .
The following is told Of John r.
Randall, the editor Of the Augusta
(Gs.l Chronicle. lis. attended one
Iav a oolorod cI,urch in the country.