The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-11-30
GEORGIA GLEANrNGs.

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islsture do not make very strong
color line,
Capt. Tom w. Garrett has been
appointed Master of transportation
of T.. 7. Va and Georgia Railroad.
A case of small pox has been de-
veloped in Rome. II is a negro man.
who has been removed to the pest
house.
A fire at Calhoun, Ga, on Satur.
day destroyed ten stores, nearly
every on in the place. Loss about
$4,000.
A prominent specialist of Atlan>
ia says half the cases of deafness he
treats come from the habitual use of
quinine.
The Walton News knows of sew
al colored farmers in that county
who are making money rapidly on
their farms.
The Swift Specific Company of
Atlanta will spend this year Sl00.>
! 600 for advertising, and $50, 600 to
the government for revenue and
stamps, Five years ago they spent
81 POO for advertising and thought
that an elegant outlay.
Spsrta IShmaelite: "The devil is
running at large 10 Hancock at
present. We learn that heavy tim
bers have been piled on the railroad
track in the deep cut between Spar.
ia and the residence of Col. H. A.
Clinch four times recently.
The Euhsrlee mills we're burned
to the ground last Sunday morning
The property was valued at $4,000 |
and insured for SO, 800 These mills
were recently purchased by Mr..
DAME! Lowry, of Polk county. 1t
is believed to be the work of an in-
ndiary.
A party of about sixty persons,
converts to the Mormon faith, pas
sed through Atlanta Thursday, en-
route to Utah Territory, VIII sre they !
will hereafter reside. They we're
led by a full hedgod Mormon apos-
tie, who gathered them together in
the Corolinas and Georgia.
It is understood that Hon. N. J.
Hammond, of the Atlanta District,
is serving in Congress at great per-
souel sacrifice. When first elected
he had fine law practice there,
probably about 100000 per year
and neatly all this is given up FIR a
salary of 5000 as Congressman.
From an eighth of an acre Mrs.
Kennedy, on her plantation near
Deep Cut bridge, Washington coun
ty, made sixtycfour gallons of supe-
rior syrup from the ribbon cane
This, at the rate of 90 cents per
gallon, would pay 1926 per acre.
Will anything pay better than the
culture of sugar caneS
Mr. Jennings Hulsey, of Panthers-
Vile Districi had the misfortune to
lose his barn by fire on the night of
10Th inst There were 500 bushels
of corn, 1000 lbs. of seed cotton,
100 bushels of rust proof oats and
large lot of hay and fodder, in all
worth $500 The cause of the fire
is unknown.-DeKdlb Nea0S.
A few days ago boy about thir~
teen years of age, living at No. IL
McDonough street, Savannah, acci
dentalIy stepped on a nail, which
penetrated his foot. Tetanus, or
Iockjaw set in, from which he died
early Saturday morning. The best
medical skill was procured, but not
withstanding all this, the case of the
young sufferer terminated fatally.
J. T. Furgerson and Cub Ingram,
the former white, the latter black,
are in iaiI in GreenvilIe, charged
with the robbery of Mrs, BIanden-
burg's house, on the 9th of this
month. Ferguson was arrested in
Gwinnett county. On being ar
rested, he confessed having com
mitted the crime, aided by the above
named negro. Of the 81, 100 stolen,
$500 were recovered.
Hon. w. j. Northern, of Han
cock, has, during seven months OF
the present year, MIXED on an aver
age seven cows, and has sold 1000
pounds OF butter, besides furnishing
his family beautifully. Four of his
COWS are half Jersey. He doesn't
feed on cotton seed, but on peas,
oats aud wheat bran ; cotton seed
makes butter tough.
The dead body of a man was
picked up 10 the Chattahooche riv-
er, at Franklin, a few days ago,
which had evidently been in the
water for several days, as the feet,
hands and head had been torn off
1t was impossible to tell whether it
was the body of white man or ne
gro. 1t is supposed he was the
victim of some foul play,
We have had splendid harvest,
but the cost of living has not been
reduced God is good, but man is
vile. We agree with the Cincin-
natl GaSettee that heavy addition
ia made TO the cost of commodities