The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-08-24
GEORGIA aLEANINGs.

tor the Senate from the twenty sew
enth Senatorial district.
Archy Campbell, favorite clown
10 John Robiuson's circus, died re,
Gently 10 California He was ma
tive of Marietta, Ga.
Forsyth has decided in favor of
fence as the result of the recent cleo.
ton shows, the vote standing Fence,
1855 no fence, 260.
Col. A p. Wofford received the
unanimous nomination for the Senate
at the Gainesville Senatorial Con-
vention on the 18th instant.
The Georgia Wine Company will
ferment the grape crop of Randolph
county, which will be double that of
any former year, aud will make 49,
900 gallons Of wine.
By a recent ordinance of the city
council of Albany it is made an of
fepse-punishable by fine and im>
prisoument-to sell cigars or keep
open a shaving establishment on
Sunday.
The people of Southwest Georgia
will gather the largest cotton crop
this year that has been produced in
many !; aud but few of them will
have to buy any corn next year.
Nearly oil of them have oats enough
to last until Christmas.
Rev. David Stripping, one of Car
roll county's pioneer ministers, died
at Shiloh's campmeeting on Satur-
day last at eleven o'clock. He ex-
horted at 8 o'clock, and it is sup>
posed 10 the effort ruptured blood
vessel, which csused his sudden
death.
Hswkinsville Ne.cS Mr.. S. b.
Coody, of Dodge county, brought
to our office, the other day, two
stalks of corn containing fifteen we'll
filled ears-eight on one stalk and
seven on the other. 1t is said that
Mr.. Coody has six acres in corn that
will make over two hundred bushels.
There are two opposing candi>
dates, both recognized Democrats,
for the Legislature from Spaulding
county, Mr.. w. E. H. Searcy, the
regular nominee, and representing
the prohibition element, aud DR.. N.
B. Drewry, VIII was nominated by
the opposition or whisky wing OF
the party.
At Summerville, near Rome,
rascal by the name of w. B. Bagby
obtained permission to spend the
plight with Mr.. j. W. Maddox
Bagby left early, taking with him
sixty. five dollars belonging to Mr..
Maddox. The scamp is in the
Rome Jail.
Fort Valley Mirror: The FAR
mers of Houston county are now in
better condition than they have been
since the war. Oats, wheat, corn,
potatoes, ground peas, and all other
crops except cotton and sugar cane,
may be considered made. The
prospect for a good crop is better
than it has been in many years and
the farmers are happy.
Col. T. Hardeman, the democrat
ic nominee for Congressman at
large, will address the people at the
following times aud places: Towns
des, at Valdos.a, Tuesday, August
22ud Brooks, at Quitmau, We'd
nesday, August 23d; Thomas, at
Townsville, Thursday, August
oath Mitchell, at Camilla, Friday,
August %,
John Shaw was killed instantly
on Monday last at Gum Creek,
Dooiy county, Ga, He had carried
a horse to a blacksmith shop to
have it shod, and walked up behind
the horse when it kicked back with
both feet striking him in the stom'
ach, killing him instantly. Shaw
was superintendent of A. Fl. Sim
mons' place in Dooly.
The Eagle goes into ecstacies over
Gamblers nomination in the follows
ing style: "Lumpkin will give The
nominee a rouser White will back
up the good work with an improve
ment on former Democratic MAORI
ties Jackson will give her old Sen
ator boom away up among the
hundreds Hall will snow under In
dependentism thousand votes high !
Clarke will roost lower by several
hundred limbs. Gwinnett will do
the handsome thing! Union and
Towns will hand down pair Of par>
ally zing returns ~
The National Greenback Labor
party met at Atlanta on the 18th
lost. and adopted platform, indors'
ed the candidacy of Gen. Gartrell
and nominated full ticket for state>
house officers. The following is the
ticket: For Governor, Hon. Lucius
J. GartreII for Congressman at
large, Hon. James S. Hook, Of Rich
mond county; for Secretary of
State, Charles Fl. Thomas, of Deca>
tur county; for attorney general,
Hon. Fred d. Dismuke, of Spalding
county; for comptroller general,
William f. Stark, of Jackson couo-
ty; for State treasurer, Charles 1.
D.Lor &c nouolao cnnnf0