The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-02-17
GEoRGIA GLEANINGS.

In Walton county, Mr.. Harrison
Upshaw found two legged rat in
his corn crib. The animal seems
never to have had bat two legs,
and Mr. Upshaw keeps him and ID
tanning him.
Recorder--"You are very young
to be stealing for living. Are you
going to make that your profession y
Eyes, sir; my father wants me to
learn the rudiments thoroughly be-
fore | run for office"
The dividend declared by the
lessees of the Western & Atlantic
railroad at their recent meeting was
five thousand for each share. On
twenty shares they paid out one
hundred thousand dollars.
The Augusta railroad bridge at
Macon, which was but recently re-
built, washed away again on the
9th. This is the third time in four
years that the bridge at this point
has been swept away.
The Reporter says the license for
selling liquor in LaGrange is fifteen
thousand dollars. Many towns in
Georgia have advanced licenses,
but none are higher than LaGrauge
The Covington Enterprise says
that the farmers of Newton have
paid up more promptly than they
did few years ago. Several PLAN
tiers reports that times are getting
easier.
The Albany News and Advertiser
mentions a novel swap in that city
by a young merchant a few days
ago. He exchanged mule for a
donkey, dog aud So cash, with an
Italian peddler.
The contest which has been going
on for some time over the Sheriffalty
of Richmond county, between CapN
tain Pritchsrd and Colonel Daniel,
was decided on Friday last in favor
of the latter gentleman.
A suit for $4,000 damages has
been brought agains: 5 K. Johnson.
of Macon county, for selling Mr..
Cook morphine Instead of quiuine,
by which she poisoned and killed her
children.
Mr.. VIM. Scandret was drowned
in Prince creek, about two miles from
Griffin. He had been on visi. to
his son..iu law and was returning
home when his buggy was overturn
ed with the above result. His body
1t is estimated that it will only
take about twenty years to consume
the original pine forest of Georgia,
and it is thought to be time for the
adoption of some effective measure
of protection. The Macon Telegraph
and Messenger estimates the con-
sumption during 1880 of little over
100000 acres.
The Gwinnett Herald mentions
narrow escape from terrible death,
as follows: "During the recen,
cold weather, Mr.. James Duran,
who lives near Centreville, in this
county, had been out hunting, and,
returned home, was building FIRE
il his residence. He had an old
fashioned powder horn containing
about half pound Of powder. By
some means, the stopper had come
out and as he bent over to put the
wood on the fire, the powder com
menced pouring out into the blaze
The powder caught at once and rap
idly run up to the horn, exploding
it, badly burning him and one or two
Of bis children. 1t was very for;u-
nate that the explosion did no more
damage"
The Dalton Citizen tells the fol>
lowing good legal story: ''Two
Whitfield lawyers we're driving
along a quiet country lane in top
buggy-the lawyers were in the
buggy, not the Iane-when they
met hardy tilIer of the soil driving
a load of the Aeecy to market. At
tackled to the wagon were three
horses, the leader fat and glossy,
while the ones following were look
ing the worse on account of hard
work and little provender. Lawyers
are naturally inquisitive, and our
heroes in top buggy were no excep-
ton, so they refined in their melted
charger, accosted the agricultural
gentleman with good morning. and
then inquired why one of his horses
was so much fatter than the others.
Perhaps the man guessed as to their
profession, for he loosely remarked
that the fiat one was lawyer and
the others his clients The disciples
of Blackstone hurried on"