The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-12-22

married lady in Athens weighs over
$50 pounds net" And the Savan-
nah News wants to know how much
does a single lady of that city weight
w. II Woodhouse, a colored mag
istrate in Savannah, has been couvic
ted Of malpractice and removed from
office His sentence was a fine OF
Sl0O and six months imprisonment.
Jesse Williams was sentenced IN
Savannah to be hung on the 10th
day of January, 1882, for the muir
der Of Toby Locke, on the 10th of
July last, in that city.
Judge Eve, of Augusta, has put
his ban upon the use of toy as we'll
as all other kinds of pistols. He is
determined to break up the practice
of carrying concealed weapons Of
all kinds.
Sparta Islmaelte Up to last
Wednesday 100000 pounds Of cot
ton seed have been shipped from the
Sparta depot. How are next years
crops to be MANFRED 7 1t ia q ruin,
Gus business.
In Atlanta, Mr.. Frank Harris, of
Richmond Va, was robbed at the
car shed OF $500. The money was
10 purse which Mr., Harris carried
in bis right hand pants pocket and
was distracted by the thief when
the crowd was pressing tightly
around bis victim.
Last Wednesday, Wm B. Hig-
ginbotham, one of the oldest, weal>
thiest and most Influential colored
men Of Georgia, died in Rome. Tie
was prominent leader of the Re-
publican party in Floyd county, and
stood high in the estimation Of bis
race
The Herald says that at the muni-
cipaI election in Newman on Satur-
day last money flowed freely, and
votes were openly bought and sold
prices ranging as high as ten dol
lars each. 1t we'll says that such
proceedings are "a disgrace to our
institutions, and doubly grading
to our manhood"
The Conyers Weekly states that
few nights since mare ard COW,
on the place of Mr. Copeland, who
lives in Rockdale county, gave birth
the same evening, one to q colt and
the other to calf. That night the
cow and colt died, whereupon the
mare adopted the calf as her off
spring, snd has been nursing it ever
since.
The Republican says that Hon. J
Fl. Black, of Sumter county, will
mako four or five hundred dollars
this year from two acres of land. 1t
was not planted in cotton, but it was
put down iu sugar cane, which has
yielded sweetness to the amount of
sbout twenty five barrels Of syrup,
The two acres in cotton would have
probably made, the past season, near
!y bale, which would have brought
f1ity five or fifty doller5.
Coffee drinkers should read the advertisement
in another column headed Good Coffee
The Rome Courier of Monday says
young couple came in from the
country to do little shopping, and
While at Rosenberg's store Judge
Wardlaw got after them for not get
ting married. They replied that they
we're willing 20 get married, SO a
license as procured. Justice Lump
kin sen, for. aod then and there they
were united in the holy bonds of
wediock. The bride was named Miss
Perkins and the groom Mr.. Gaines.
Griffin Ne,oS Last Friday seems
to have been lively day with the
thieves. Near Hampton, on the
Central road, thief who had been
shadowing a gentleman from Angus
ia with, valuable bonds ADD money
aggregkipg 100000 in a valise
while thsAowner was looking out of
the win +, quietly slipped the va>
lise from s..is side and boldly walked
up and pulled the danger signal.
t pping the. train, and stepped off
arc took up.'h track at rapid pace
! he alarm vas given and pursuit
made, and finding himself so closely
pressed, berg in a long cut. the
h'ef dropped the valise and made
his escape.
Faded or Gray Hair gradually RECEIVERS its
yoa'liiul color aud luetre by the use Of Parkrr's
Hair ia sam has taken the first rank rs an ele
giant and reliable lIAiI restorative.