The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-11-24
GEORGIA GLEANIEGS.

on Tuesday found q lady's kid glove,
in which there was large gold ring.
The Rev. William Hendricks, of
Floyd county, died last Moudry
night from the effects Of poisoning
by hair dye.
A transfer of S44, 900 of real ca
tate in Mclean county, Illinois,
represents the loasos of the former
owner in two weeks of heavy play
at poker,
Mr., Lloyd, Of the Chicago Tri-
bune, who is at the Atlanta Exposi-
ton says tina, the moro he sees OF
Georgia and the South the better he
likes it.
The case of w. II. Henderson VS..
tho Central railroad, & suit for $40, =
600 damages, was tried last Tues>
day at Sylvsnia ard verdict of
SO 900 was given.
Among other specimens exhibited
at the Cotton Exposition by Captain
G.. G. Dent were wines aud pure
olive oil, products of GIynu and
Mcintosh counties The olives tree
were grown in those counties.
The Gainesville Free Press says
that Hon. A. IL. Stephens lost by
bad management 100000 in the
publication of the Atlanta Sun,
which efFectually Disguised hin with
newspaper life
The pickpockets are putting in
their work In Atlanta. One man on
his way to Texas when he felt for
bis pocket book to buy a ticket miss
ed it and 100000. On Tuesday a
Mr.. G. w Forrest had his pants
cut and $500 stolen as ho got eft the
train ut the car shed
A citizen of Griffin has adopted
new system of planting peas. The
News says that last Friday negro
named Taylor Stegers went into the
store of Mr.. A. S. Clark, and raked
in pile of mackerel, which he placed
10 special spot in the rear of the
store, intending to make haul of
something else before leaving Mr.
Dan Holman, however, saw Stegers
and his trick, and resolved to get
even with him Loading a big piss
toll with heavy charge of peas, he
awaited the negroes further scheme,
and when the latter at last went for
tho fish, Dan let drive at him, and
peppered hin, all over with the peas
The negro yelled lust ly, aud got off
without his salt water haul from tho
meckerel barrel.
Speaking Of the advance in cotton
goods 10 Columbus the Enquirer Sun
Of that city says that the demand for
cotton goods of the various styles
manufactured 10 Columbus was never
so heavy. With no attempt at a
"boom' or to create any excitement,
in legitimate way the trade has
taken every thiog as fast as made
1t believes every mill is sold up or
sold ahead The hardening prices 10
cotton and the advance 10 dyes has,
with the steady demand for all sea-
sonabIe goods, made general ad"
vance in all colored goods. Plaids
have advanced quarter of a cent,
and other goods propOrtionately.-
Stocks we're never in better shape,
nor the demand stronger or Of a
more legitimate character.
An editor in Atlanta ordered a
new pair of trousers from the tailor.
On trying them on they proved to
be several inches too long. 1t being
late Oh Saturday night, the tailor
shop was closed, and the editor took
the trousers to bis wife, and asked
her to cut them and hem them over
| The good lady, whose cucumber o.
melon had perhaps disagreed will
her, brufquely refused The same
result followed an application to the
wife's sister and the eldest daughter
But before bedtime the wife, re-
pentiDg, took the pants, and, cutting
off six inches from the legs hemmed
hem nicely, and restored them to
the closet. Half an hour later the
daughter, taken with compunction
for unfilial conduct took the trousers
and, cutting eff six inches, hemmed
and replaced them Finally the
sis,er>ip- law felt he paugs of con-
science, and she, too, performed an
additional surgical operation on the
garment. When the editor appear
ed at breakfast on Sunday, the
family thought highland chieftain
had arrived, for the trousers reached
only to the middle OF his thigh.