The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-08-18
GEORGIA GLEANINGs.


10 Muscogee county to the value OF
$751; BOA.
There are. $50 men working on
the Gainesville, Jefferson and South
ern Railroad.
A white girl was burned 10 death
near Rome while trying to kindle q
Ere with Kerosene.
Madison county is going TO issue
$50, 900 worth of bonds with which
to build a railroad from Harmony
Grove via Dauielsville to Broad riv
er.
A colored barber named Tom
Mitchell, was found dead 10 the
streets of Atlanta the other Inight
Whisky did the work.
The Dublin Post says so per cent
more gusno was used il Laurens
county this year than last, and there
is so per cent less cotton to pay for
it with.
Mr.. w. B. Scott has discovered
some rare chickens in Wilcox coun-
ty, owned by Mr.. David h. Smiths
hart. They are said to be without
feathers, but are covered with down.
OF course they cannot fly.
The Perry Home Journal says
Mr.. w. H. O'Pry brought to that
office on Tuesday the foot of q large
black bear, killed by Messrs. Sam
Arnold and James Jones, in the DC
muIgee swamps. The animal
weighed about four hundred rounds.
When discovered he was enjoying a
feast of green corn. af p 4ssa
Oglethorpe Echo says: Mr.. Luke
Goolby tells US that there is peach>
tree on his place that for years bore
free stone peaches, but of late the
fruit has changed to the cling stone
variety. He expects next freak of
this tree will be to bear a crop Of
apples or black berries.
The Walton News puts the follow
ing question When the stock law
goes into effect in Rockdale county,
on the 4th of January, what is to
become of the stock in Walton near
the line of the two counties? Will
fence between the two counties
have to be built 7 If SO, who is to
build itP We do not see how the
county liners are to get along.
Newman Herald: "Mr. j. G.
shannon met with a very painful ac
cident last night, caused by piercing
the instep of bis foot with the prong
of large iron fork, such as is used
for cooking purposes. He had pla
ced the handle of the fork under
door to fasten it, and kicking the
prong with bis heel to make it tight
err, his foot slipped and the prong
was driven clear through the instep."
The Butler Herald relates the
circumstances attending an attempt
ed outrage upon the person of a
respectable married lady in that
county on Wednesday morning last
by a muIatto sconndrel named Mar
ion McCauts, in the husbands EN-
p!oy. The latter was absent when
the negro entered the house, from
which the brave lady drove him by
Selling a pistol and threatening to
shoot him. He has been arrested
and is held for trial. 'of ~- '
Macon Telegraph says: The army
worm, the farmers 'bete noir,' at
tackled the park night before last,
coming apparently from the swamp,
and by dark last evening had ira
versed the race track enclosure from
the swamp, and by dark last even
ing had traversed the race track en>
closure from end to end, destroying
almost entirely the German millet
crop of Mansfield. The damage to
this crop alone is from $500 to $500,
and By this morning the worm will
be 10 the park enclosure proper
Nothing escapes them, Like vast
army they come, devouring every
thing in reach. Their name is le-
gion. .. a.-. l-
From the Elbertou Gazette we
learo that few days ago, near that
place. difficulty occurred between
Mr., David Lewis aud negro named
Governor, during which Lewis
struck Governor on the head with
the eye. ola hoe, from which he died
immediately Thsy belonged to
a corps of hands working on the road,
and those present arrested Lewis
While under guard crowd of ue-
groes attempted to lynch him, but
we're driven off by the guard, one
of them firing double barrelIed gun
into the crowd and peppering them
with small shot. The negroes fol,
lowed the guard and prisoner to
house nese by, still psrsisting in
their design, but were finally disper.
sed by threats from the guard.
David Carroll, millionaire msn-
ifacturer of Baltimore left the bulk |
Of bis property to bic children, but,
y clause, put aside 100000 to
defend his will against litigstion.--
l. l. a. II H. 90 sc