The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1881-05-12
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY.

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office at Bay City, Mich, was blown
open by burglars recently, but only
$40 secured. ! q
Some excitement has been caused
in Auburn, New York by the APP
pointment of colored policeman,
and the chief Of the force and one
policeman have resigned
The customs officers at the Inier>
national bridge, Ootario, seized six
teen revolvers and forty-two watches
that had been been struggled across
by an organ grinder in his organ.
A dispatch from Denison, Texas,
says: SAT Fort Gibson, Indian Ter-
ritory, Thursday morning Marshal
Frank Smith shot and killed a horse
thief and whiskey peddler named
Sam Rily."
Bridget Delany, aged so years,
being insane from grief at the death
of her two sons, committed suicide at
Shenandoah, Pa, by saturating her
clothes with coal oil and setting them
on fire.
The Talbotton Branch Railroad
has been completed, and trains are
now running through that town to
Bostic Station.
Treasurer Speer has received from
the Sheriff of Floyd county, $4,000.
50, the net balance of the amount
received from the saletof tta real
estate and banking house furniture
of the broken ROME IAnk Eieht
Thousand collars more usH bee real
lied on the assets of the bank and is
row in the hands Of the assignee, -
This coming to the State as pre-
ferred creditor will reduce the in
debtness more than $4,000. The
assignee is confident that the assets
of the bank will make the State S
claim good.
The Sparta Ishmaelite says: Pro-
hioiiion is going to sweep the State Of
Georgia, and there need be no doubts
entertained on the subject.
Frank Dorsey, a worthy colored
boy was boiled alive 10 the boiler of
the Bibb Manufacturing Company.
Mr. A. A. Skinner, one of Carriers
vil!e's oldest and best citizens, died
Saturday last, after an illness of sew
eral weeks.
Elk Mayor Huff is suing the City
of Macon in the sum OF $50,304 -,
for money borrowed by him for the
city prior to the funding Of its debt
No other civilized4-seaatry in the
world, with the exception perhaps of
Russia, has been the victim of so
much official corruption during the
past twenty years as the United
States. Hundreds Of millions have
been stolen, and the thieves, save
those Of the whiskey ring at st
Louis, hava gone fcee Of punish
ment.
Leading business men of Stanton,
Va are discussing the feasibility OF
establishing there rolling mill, nail
factory, machine shops and carr
wheel factory. A meeting will be
held at an early day to effect pre-
liminary organization, with a view
to asking for a charter of incorpora-
ton, the msximum capital stock to
be 500, 900, but the ioitiatory ope
rations to commence as soon as sutfi-
cient stock has been subscribed to
justify the undertaking.
Four pocr Philadelphia house wives
Joined in the purchase of a whole
barrel of -four, and found it conSid
erably cheaper than their previous
practice Of buying few pounds at a
time. They extended the plan to
other supplies, and then 70 additional
members Next they hired room
ard a woman to euperintend the pur
chases and distribution. Fifty FAM
lies now get ali their groceries
through this association at the lowest
Wholesale prices.
There was a double marriage in a
circus side show at Galveston. The
giant weaden the fat woman, and
the living skeleton became the hus'
band Of & Circassian girl.
Augusta News From all sections
of the State come the cheering &C.
counts Of the finest prospects for
a long time. Not only grain, but an
abundance Of fruit, is reported,
while cotton is growing off 10 an I'M
precedentedly rapid and healthy
manner.