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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
A MOTHERS DEVOTION.
Boston Journal.

A very peculiar case Of a mothers
devotion to her sou, maniac, has
just come to light. About eighteen
years ago family named Harring-
ton moved to Portsmouth, Rhode
island. Nearly four years after, q
son, William, then about two years
Of age, suddenly disappeared
About three weeks ago the mother
of the boy died. Some Of the peo.
pie a. her funeral heard strange
noise, and on going to small, dark
room in the attic, found there
young man, having scarcely any
clothing, covered with hair. The
husband of the woman told the fol,
lowing story: The young man, he
said, was his SOD, who had .mysteri-
ously disappeared so many years
ago. When about two years old the
boy became insane and soon was a
raving maniac. The mother refus-
ed to let him be taken from her, but
placed him 10 an attic room, where
at times she was compelled to tie
him. During all these years he had
been confined there, and the mother
was compelled to tie him. During
all these years he had been coohned
there, and the mother was the only
living person whom her soon had
seen. She was accustomed to visit
him aud feed him with her own
hand, and had jealousy guarded her
secret from the neigbbors, fearing
that steps would be taken to tear the
boy away from her. When she died
the father attempted to follow her
example, but was not equal to the
task. Young Harrington has been
removed to the Insane Asylum, at
Cranston, R. ].
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
A BsAcKMar11ae DODGE.
A Letter in Elberton News.

A little episode happened in Chat
tanooga can never forget Hav>
ing to lay over there for six hours, |
went to the hotel, engaged Va room
and took nap. With the usual
precaution of persons travelling in
strange place, | bought from home
in my valse medium sized Smith
& Wesson pistol. When | went to
bed | took it from my valise and
placed it, with my watch and some
money, under the pillow Of my bed
| went to sleep soundly, ADD only q
few minutes before my train was to
leave bid the waiter awake me. l
hardly had time to get ready. My
valse was locked, and not thinking
that | bad time to put my pistol
back in the valise, burriedIy put it
in my pocket. When l stopped at
the hotel Office to settle my bill, 10
taking out my purse threw the tail
Of my coat up so that to a person
looking the concealed weapon was
plainly visible At this hotel was
man who came up from Atlanta and
seemed very much inclined to be
friendly as we we're on the train to-
gether. Unfortunately he was look
ing at me whsn the pistol was ex-
posed, The contemplate tramp
stepped up and said
''Sir, do you know it is against
the law to carry concealed weaps
on Pal shall have 10 take charge Of
you" 30 aa
L. was astonished. Recovering
my self possession, and having
neither the time nor inclination to
be stopped over indefinitely on a
matter like this. told him to ste p
back ia my room and would con
vince him that what he had seen
was not wrong. | was confident he
wansed money, and / resolved to
give him few dollars to keep hush.
He stepped back with me, and just
as we got inside the room heard
the bell of the engine ringing on
on which 1 was to travel. II
quickly offered him $500. He
wanted $500. Putting my hand
in my pocket as if to get the money,
| drew the pistol, aud covering him
with it, told him that if he moved an
inch or uttered cry would shoot
him dead ON the spot. Backing to
the door | hastily locked him 10 the
room, pressed to the Office, threw the
key on the counter, told the clerk
there was crazy ulan in my room,
and not to venture there until he
had coupe Of ,policemen---know
ing thia3sseusa Do ssaaEtega natl !
could get away.
| caught the train just as the last
coach was passing the last switch,
and don't know till now what hss
become of my insane friend. But
one thing is certain, that hereafter
will always put my pistol 10 my va.
Iise, no matter how little time
have. was put to the last scratch
to get out of this scrape, and it
scared me badly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.

A member of a railroad surveying
party, writing from Acambara, Mex
leo, to the Philadelphia Times, thus
describes au awful tragedy in their
camp. "Our party was composed
Filley, in charge of our
e''o,. aF'aater, who bad the traus>
aos eea }evel 4 Jones and
sof ygssphers, and Df.
,,ac6rlder, taking lures on the slopes
The doctor had been compelled 10
leave home and bis practice, being
the victim of certain prosecutions.
His troubles so worked on his mind
that he became crazy. He imagined
that we were in league with his enc
mics and were trying to ruin him. -
For some time past We all noticed
little things which made us agree
that he was slightly unbalanced
Our suspicious were confirmed in a
horrible way On Friday morning
| awoke at half past five, and the
frs, thing that saw WAS the doctor
with one of the largest pistols point
ed at aud within foot of Martio's
head. | heard him say /: where is
tina, diary of mine which you got
from the hacienda last eaening
"Msrtin seemed to grasp the sit
uation and said, All right. will get
it for you,' intending to got hold of
the pistol But he was not quick
enough. The doctor fired, and Mar
tin, who was on his knees, fell for.
ward, with his head all shattered. 49,
The docto, then turned to our side Of
the tent, going at the same time to-
ward the door. Before he reached
it he cooked his pistol, fred and fa,
tally wounded Jones, my bed-mate,
lying alongside of me, He then
ran out and ten feet from the tent
turned aud fred at me. Fortunate
-Iy tho bullet missed me making a
hole 10 the ten, just above my head.
The bullet that mortalIy wounded
Jones also made a hole through my
blue shirt. The doctor then fired a
fourth shot through the tent tor any
one it would bit One of our men
by this time had managed to get his
gun, and called oat, shoot him
shoot = He knelt down by the door
of the tent and shot the, mailman
through the heart" sos,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Foreign emigrants are landing at
New York at the rate of twenty five
thousand a week, aod many who are
skilled Iaborers and mechanics are
being engaged before they leave
their quarters at Castle Garden
The other day Pittsburg iron man
ufacturer took FIVE hundred skilled
iron workers, mostly Hungariaus, out
of the Castle and put them immedi-
ately to work. He is greatly pleas
ed with his bargain. Many of the
best classes of workmen are cow fee
ing from the high taxes aud military
CONSUMPTION of Europe, and they
will add immensely to the productive
powers of this country.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Three negroes of Locksburg, Ark,
were mistaken in supposing that a
traveller, whom they were ferrying
across the river, carried q large
amount of money, for, after murder
ing him, they found only 81 in his
pockets. But nobody lived within
several miles, and they felt no fear
of detection after throwing the
weighted remains into the stream
That was a second mistake, for q
freshet occurred suddenly, and the
remains were washed ashore by the
force of the current. A third mis-
take was in believing that no great
effort would be made to capture
them, their victim having no friends
in that region. A party Of mounted
lynchers chased them three days,
and hanged them without trial.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
THE LOST BOOKS OF THE BIBLE.

"A correspondent writes to the New
York Sun as follows Mr.. FL. w.
farmer says the appearance of thu
revised edition of the New Testa-s
imens reminds him. that he heard
long ago of lost gospel to the He-
brews. If Mr.. Turner will only
take the trouble to read the Bible,
over carefully be will find therein
proof that twenty-three books of it
have been lost, a few of which will
name for bis information
In the Book Of Numbers xxi, IA,
occurs the following reference -
Wherefore it is said in the Book Of
the Wars of the Lord Now, where
is that book Z Lost. 10 the third
Book Of Kings it lie recorded that
Solomon wrote 5000 proverbs. :
There are not more than 1900 10
the present Bible; the rest are lost.
10 the same Book it is mentioned
that he wrote l05 Canticles. There
is not the half that number in pres.
eut Bible. Then We fad an sIlus.
ion to the Book of Nathan the Proph
ct. There lie no such book; it is
lost. In Chronicles we read that
the acts of David are written in the
Book of Samuel, the Seer, aud Ma
than, the Prophet There is no
such book il ia lost. There was
an Epis,le of St Paul to the Colos-
slams; it is lost. St. Paul wrote
Eve Epistles to the Corinthians, we
have only two Of them the rest are
lost. Altogether, twenty>three Books
Of the Bible have BEEN lost-twenty
from the Old Testament and three
from the New
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

THIRTEEN CABLES. When Jay
Gould's American Cable Company
shall have completed the laying of
its two new cables, which have al
ready reached the middle of the At
lantic, there will be no less than
eleven cables from this country to
Europe. The New York Sun is OF
the opinion tina, the business is be-
ing overdoue and that there are no.
enough messages sent to support all
of these com panies Rates will Ger
tsinly fall still further. Eight years
ago the rate by cable was 81 80 a
word, and the daily receipts OF one
company $4,000. Since then the
messages have increased even,fold,
and yet the receipts of all the COM
pauies amount to only $l3,075.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

A horrible plot to kill workmen
was discovered in the Chicago Stove
Works few nights ago Just as
two moulders, named Fleure and
Sessions, were about to pour molten
iron into one of the moulds, one of
them saw that it had been tempered
Nth, aud an examination showed
that two pounds of gunpowder were
hidden in the mould. Had it not
been discovered the fiery metal
would have been blown over all the
mon 10 the foundry. The crime is
attributed to striking moulders who
have been hanging about the foun'
dry.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Many Republican newspapers in
the North have spoken favorably of
the Re adjusters nominations 10 Vir~
einia, aud have advised the Virginia
Republicans to support the ticket.
Among the journals that have COM
misted themselves to the cause reps
resented by Senator Malone. and
his followers, may be mentioned the
the New York Times and Tribune,
the Philadelphia Press, the Boston
Transcript, Traveller and Herald, the
Hartford Coutran!, the Providence
Star and the Buffalo Advertiser.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Spanish history says that ship
sent to South America in 1900 to
collect tribute from the colonies of
Spain was sunk near the mouth of
the Rio de la Plata, with nine million
dollars aboard. The money is sup
posed to lie to-day at the bottom of
ocean in strong iron safe. An ex
petition has just sailed from Phila'
delphia to recover this treasure
The leader is Captain Charles A.
Jones, who has already made q for
tune in the South American wreck
ing business. He goes in an iron
steamship, supplied with apparatus
for removing the deep mud suPpos-
ed to cover the dollars.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

It is said that Zeb Vance was
waited on by committee, not long
since, ard asked to address prohi>
bition meeting. He declined, and
asked the committee to say to the
convention that ''bis heart was with
them, but his stomach was against
them, and that his stomach was the
biggest"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

A number of the largest cotton
houses of Memphis, Tenn, have
formed company for the purpose of
building and operating a compress,
elevator ard warehouses for cotton
storage, and to that end have pur-
chased sixty acres Of land lying
along the river front. These houses
represent three hundred thousand
bales of this years crop, and fnan-
cially are equal to any amount nec-
essary to carry out their object. The
enterprise is expected to be of COO
siderable advantage to Memphis,
which is resching out for the cotton
product of the Southwest.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

A LONG SEssGoN.--After FIVE
months session the Illinois Legisla>
tuse has just adjourned. The cost Of
the session was about $3.50. 600, but
nothing Of importance was accom-
piished, an extra session will have to
be held next winter to pass an APP
porsionment bill.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

A tree was recently brought from
Australia to Nevada, which had been
in the habit at night of going to roost
like the chickens. The leaves fold
together, and the ends of the tender
twigs coil themselves up like The tail
of we'll conditioned pig. After one
of the twigs has been stroked or ham
died, the leaves move uneasily, and
are in a sort of mild comnotion for a
minute or more. Indignant at hav>
ing been transplanted, the other day,
it had hardly been placed in it's new
quarters before the leaves began to
stand up like the hair on the tail of
angry cat, and soon the whole plant
was in a culver 1t gave out most
pungent odor, which filled the house
and was SO sickening that it was
found necessary to open the doors
and windows. 1t was fully an hour
before the plant Gained down and
folded its leaves in peace. 1t would
probably not hAve given up the fight
evea then, haA i y,cr ba'
time for going to roost naa
The whole household now stand 10
awe of that plant
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

They are going to make good,
pious boys of the Wes9-kp ONT cadets
DOW, since Gen. Howard is their
commandant. and Secretary Lincoln
has issued an order prohibiting the
use of tobacco by the young SOL
diers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

The heirs of man six month,
dead, in North Attleboro, Mass un>
able to find the papers containing
the records Of his property, dug up
his body and found them and $50 in
money 10 the pocket Of the moalaer-
Jog coat 10 which he had been
buried.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

J Clara Folz, the San Francisco
woman lawyer, being told by the
opposing counsel in court that wo
mans proper place was at home
raising children, retorted ga wo-
man had better be engaged in almost
any business than raising such men
as you are, sir"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Seven thousand wild pigeons from
the Indian Territory artp 10 the
coops at Jersey City, and 5000 more
are to arrive. The birds are for
the use Of the New York. State
Sportmen's AssociatioT tournament
which will be held at Coney Island
this week.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

10 the last four months, twenty
one million bushels of grain have
been shipped from New York. OF
the six hundred vessels used in the
transportation not single one fys
the American flag.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Thirty two ships, weterlogged or
otherwise disabled and abandoned
by their officers and crews, were re-
ported as floating about the ocean
10 the month of January alone 1t
would appear that many ships are
abandoned when there is DO real ne,
cessity for it. Is it from the cow
ardice of the crew or from a desire
TO get the insurance money 7
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

The Montezuma WI s.S,hrs alieg as
that last week a gentleman brought
to its office a mouthless sucker
which was caught in a 6sh basket
by a neighboring fshersasn
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

To the suit of Brown against the
Western Union Telegraph Company
at Fort Worth, Texas, for nom
delivery of message, Brown re-
covered 5000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Every man has a skeleton 10 his
closet and a private and personal
Tombstone on which ia inscribed the
epitsph, "Sacred to the memory of
wasted time and lost opportunity"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Thomas County boasts of a mule
20 years old, which has done steady
work for DR.. John T Harpiu for rs
years, aud still keeps az with the
procession. u, @@--g'st sf'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Christopher Mould, Of, Montgom
cry, New York, is raving of hydro
phobia, caused by a mad dog bite
nine months ago. -
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

LIZ you want any kind of JOB Printing
done, such as Letter Heads, Note Heads,
Bill Heads, Cards, Circulars. Handbills.
Pamphlets, Tax Receipts, &c, We will
guarantee to do the work as cheap as Allan
ia. Bring your work to the Journal Office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

Mr.. Psrnell, of West Point, real
ICED $40 bushel on his first ships
men. Of peaches to New York this
season.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
One hundred and twentl childrl

Oue hundred and twenty children
have died ecently 9ddlngto'
Michigas, Of diphtW
population of the plach 10 4,oOO. -
The schools are closed and police
are stationed at houses where sicK~
ness exists to prevent ingrees and
egress.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

: Georgia bonds are aoW worth
1123. Very good for State that is
10 the South.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23

LADIES who appreciate elegance ard purity
are using Parker's Hair Balsam. 1t is the best
article sold for restoring gray har.to its original
color and beauty.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-06-23
Che st}arletta guaraal.

Marietta, Ga. Thursday, June 80 1881.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-23

They bad son. IN only son.
Ineiy hope ana happiness and pride;
with LIES ifst hon0rs nobly won.
A. mnnhood's golden gate ne died.
And year BY year. wIsh backward rave,
From that great light reccding slDw.
o~s y Lonely ss M nnd tos.me ways
She keeps the memory like shrine.
"A, ,n nee &C.. Of heart and Up;
She never yields companionship.
The pictured face that lights the wall,
whose gnrlands never kn v decay;
The books FROM weary hands let fail,
The garments never laid away
"A thousand signs win tender tone
Isll how the fond heart cheats IL pain
with somblnncc OF u life not gone,
That any hour may come again.
She loves the green earth where DO lies,
And stars the sod with snowy bloom,
And fingers, ~ IN son Q sweet gulse
rne met him ~ A open tomb.
Heryear II full OF sacred days,
Each with its special Joy In him:
She treasures up his words and ways
Like jewels that no time can dim.
Her life keeps young with al he loved;
With strange new pride her heart Is moved.
ene reeds On mamma not Of earth.
The mourner az her aide a dumb
A. IN dr. am he secs and hears:
10 him all arts OF solacc come
Like music 70 unanswering ears.
The poor msmosials sir him not:
TO never meets the pictured eyes;
II happy comes the theme unsonRhf,
ne turns away with vague replies.
In quiet. accomplishing frame
lie walks bis dai v duty's round:
I4I = In
Ills thought and purpose seem 10 bound.
But daily grows be grave ana sim.
More bowel with care, more touched with
No past delights his present All.
Nofutuc plans his thoughts engage.
His eyes have learned faroff look:
His head Is bowed when none are BY;
lie uftcner relds the Holy hook.
or muses. lone and silently
Whatc'er he feels. no moan Is made;
The secret burden none may know.
Nor tcnderest pity dare Invade
That patient dignity 81 woe.
For every pain her eyes are dim.
Shc mourns with every heart bcreft:
"A calm endurance nils for him
The measure 81 the life that's left.
A childless mother ne'cr she feels
In every child she sccs her own:
No word nor look IN him reveals
Inc father who has had 4 son.
One wears the sorrow like q crown.
NOT any life could live apart
And one IT. anguish smOthcrs down
And hides Il IN hidden heart.
Which grief i sadder. who shalt seek?
Or which more beautiful to see
The love for which all words are weak.
or that Or which no word can Der
-.h"' ~ a. busghdm. N n. 4. Independent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-23

Med BuntlIne II. &c. Jndson>
lives In the little town OF STANDARD n
the Catsklll Mountains. IA 4 sbo,s
sixty years old, short and fak walks
with limp and cane. and wears blue
clothes and brass buttons.
Walt Whitman does not love -
:ure's walks - well g those IL the CITY.
ne says: ~ can no more got along
without houses. civilization agereo;s
tlons q humanity. meetings, hotels.
theaters' than can get along without
james Gordon Bennett y said -
pe very unassuming, pIeasure-palle
youngish.iookin2 man. whose only 90
cupatlon Il 70 kill time. In everything
ne does he shows most extraordinary
consideration for the pleasure and profit
Of others.
The memoir Of Bryant. upon which
Mr.. Parke Goodwin Is engaged. win
contain several poems that have never
appeared in print. The work will NOT
be very lengthy. Is there are but few
incidents in Bryant's life that are worth
relating.
The late George Borrow. the we'll
known writer on gypsy life, was an 90
ceomplished pugilist. Lamenting. when
ne was verging toward sixty. that he
was childless, he said very mournfully:
F" ! shall soon not be able 70 knock
man down, and ! have no son TO do L
for me-"
Rose Terry COOKS home il i'm
Wlnstco, Conn. 10 Is an old-fashjoned
country house, with antique furniture
riiled from many garnet; everything
extremely simple, but full Of COW
comfort. She not only writes poetry
about her garden, but she gets no be-
fole sunrise to work In it. Her roses
are her especial pride; but she takes
almost the entire care Of all the flowers,
and they repay her richly. She is .
famous cook.
The retirement Of Mrs. Maxwell
(Aliss Braddon) from woodworking. il
order to devote herself to the drama
has been announced. after writing forty
successful novels, some Of them verv
Lady Audley's Secret and
:. Aurora Floyd" for example. Mr..
Maxwell has resolved 70 turn her atten-
ION exclusively to writing for the STAGE.
{ Is Mr.. Maxwell's boast that his vie
'ealized handsomer fortune BY writing
lotion than any living novelist.
Mr.. Carlyle. it Is known, had no
king for the youth Of the time, and has
wen mentioned modern young men as
the climax Of detestability." One
lay last year m accomplished and we'll
'reu young literary man from Vienna
allied upon the Chelsea sage with :
leasant letter Of introduction from Mr..
'ennyson. Mr.. Carlyle did not ask his
isitor TO be seated; he read the letter
landing, and then in his harshest tones
sked: well, what do you want?''
he young V;ennese. somewhat aghast
this sort Of reception. made court
Gus response about his desire to pay his
omage 70 the master mind. etc.
Ughw grunted the old gentleman.
you'd better be doing something
4@(Is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-09-23

Engllsb war vessel which h.d been seeo
In the 0iling, and which saIled awav ~.
fore daylight On the niyht 81 Tom Az.
appearance. His parents earoestly
hoped that this was the case. az X
would be much better u have had thar
son taken prisoner than n have hsJ
him drowned
Tom soon heard the reason wbv "a
could not find the " Amelia" A Man
living on the island opposite the town
had discovered the British vessel. and.
while Tom was spending the evening
with his parents. had rowed over u the
Amelia = TO tell the Captain or the
danger which awaited him outside the
harbor. The 4 Amelia" Immediately
weighed anchor. and, there being 4 "a
voraDle breeze. she sailed past the town
70 point where she would be tolerably
safe from an attack BY the enemy's
boats. The town was greatly excited
BY the news. and Jacob HOPKINS. SIM
n T7'IF T'~-I'