The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-07-13

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Rev. R. d. Mallory, for six years
president of Shorter Female College
10 Rome, has resigned to take the
presidency Of a female college at
Shelby, N. G.
For seven dollars Geo. Graham of
Rome, climbed flag pole. one hun
dred feet and adjusted the rope by
which the flag is managed. A peri
lous undertaking for 80 trifipg a
sum.
Rev. G. f. Howard, pastor Of the
Baptist Church of Forsyth, has bad
a call to Jackson, Tenn, as profess
or of metaphysics and modern Ian
gusges in the university in that
place.
Hall county voted on the fence
question on Friday. Imperfect re-
turns indicate a majority of four or
FIVE hundred votes in the county for
"fence."
Mr.. Jesse B. Wright, foreman of
the Columbus Enquirer Sun, who
was shot by negroes several days
ago, was still alive on Saturday, and
hopes, but very faint ones, we're en-
tertained of bis recovery.
Senator Joe Brown is the largest
taxpayer in the city of Atlanta. He
pays taxes on $263, 400 worth Of
real estate and $66, 100 worth of per-
sonal property, making total of
taxable property in the city of $685.
5000.
A negro prisoner confined 10 Jail
at Tbomoon made bis escape one
day last week. He was carrying
out bucket of slop, and when he
reached the steps outside of the Jail,
be threw bucket and slop into the
face of Sheriff Foster and escaped.
A valuable gold mine has been
discovered four miles from Athens,
on the property of Mr.. j. H. Reaves.
The indications in the strata point
to large deposits of the precious
stuff.
DIR. Bettertou, of Rome, who has
created some excitement In that
city by threatening demonstrations
upon the lives of the citizens and of
ficers of the police force, has been
declared a lunatic by the Court of
Ordinary, and will be sent to the
asylum.
Jefferson Davis, son of Mr.. John
Davis, of Miller county, was killed
by lightning on Friday last, while
ploughing in the field. He was in
the act of uuhitching his team when
the fatal bolt struck him, killing him
instantly. His horse was uninjured
OglethOrpe Echo Last Wednes
day a negro, whose name we did not
learn, living near Glade, while stan.
ding under tree eating an apple,
was struck by lightning and instsut
" killed. 1t is said that while the
skin was not scratched, every bone
in his body was broken.
On Thursday last dirt was broken
for the new cotton seed oil mill at
Columbus. The work will be push
ed ahead as rapidly as possible, and
the probability is that the works
will be ready for the present cotton
crop.
The train from Kingston to At
lanta ran so fast on last Thursday
that passengers got off at Marietta
and others had their eyes stretched
as big as saucers. And yet the road
is safe, fast and reliable. Rome
Tribune.
Marietta is the right place to get
off at.
Two negroes named Gus White
head and Anthony Murphy got into
a difficulty on the Columbus and
Rome Railroad train while it was
running. Wednesday afternoon near
Whitesville crossing, Muscogee coun-
ty. The latter pushing the former
from the cars, aud the train passed
over him, killing him INSTANTLY
Murphy jumped the train and es
capped.
The Carroll County Times reports
that Marion Adcock jumped from a
spring board into Bush mill pond,
few evenings since, and SIS he sp-
peared to swim with some difficulty
after rising to the surface, be was
assisted by another bsther to reach
the bank, but be died in few min
utes afterwards. 1t is supposed that
be ruptured e blood vessel.
The following is dispatch of Sat
urday from Atlanta to the Augusta
Evening News: "Dr. Wright, Sena
tor Hills attending surgeon, says his
patient is much better now than be
was when he left Philadelphia. He
eats better and weighs more, al
though the terrible wound shows no
signs of healing, but is spreading
slowly"