The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-03-09
GEORGIA GLEANINGs.

agItkte0 over an adOitlOnai TAX oi w"
half per cent. proposed by the City
Council to increase the water supply.
Morgan county voted Tuesday
upon the question of "fence" or no
fence and mo fence carried the day
by 200 majority.
The Quitman Free Press wants
Editor Ben. E. Russell for Congress
man at large, and w. E Smith for
Governor.
Quantities of Boston beans are
being shipped to Georgia, The
Telegraph and Messenger suggests
they are intended to swell the popu
lation.
The Georgia wine company, at
Cuthbert, is in prosperous condi-
ton, and has increased its capital
stock to $4,000.
The largest peach orchard 10 the
world is near Griffin, and belongs to
Mr.. j. ID. Cunningham. 1t con-
taius $50 acres and 10000 bearing
trees.
An Americas girl got vaccinsted
with virus from her sweethearts arm
and now she swears, chews tobacco,
smokes cigaretts and sits cross-leg"
ged. 1t stock" a7 napa
Charles Jones, of Stone Mountain,
entered his uncle's barn on Sunday
night with lighted pipe. A spark
dropped among some fodder and
pretty soon the barn and its contents
were in ashes. 'Ta 7"a 'n rf7~4
The taxable property of Atlanta,
real and personal, amounts to about
S22, 100000. The amount raised
by the city government from taxes,
fines, etc is $450,000 annually.
A poor wretch 10 Griffin vent off
the other day and pawned bis fsmi-
Iy Bible for drink OF whiskey. No
more striking illustration could be
given OF the nature of the iron bonds
age in which the whiskey habit
holds its victims. i8 s j
1t is a mistake to imagine that all
danger of smalI-pox is over. The
Chattanooga Times makes the 40
nouncemeut that there are now three
cases in that city, and that over
twenty persons weresexposed to one
of the persons who had broken out
with the disease. This paper says
it will be q miracle If more cases are
not developed.
Newran Herald: The escape of
Mr.. T. b Parks from serious injuries
on Thursdav last, was rather miracu
lous, and will be warning, no doubt,
for all time to come. While pre-
pairing compost heap, the carboy
containing very eaustic acid was
broken, spiIling much of !: upon his
clothing AS this acid eats up all
kinds of cloth and flesh like strong
I've will feather, no realized in a
second the great danger. and, like a
terror stricken woman with her dress
on fire ran at rapid rate for the
house, about one huOdred yards off
But the acid had so corroded all bis
clothing, save the vest, body and
sleeves of the shirt, that before he
had gone half the distance they fell
from him "Iike autumn leaves in
wintry weather." His excited looks
while alfred in that Adamits toilet
such a cold, winday day, Can be i'm
agined but not described We join
in the thanks for bis escape with only
two burns on the feet, and 10 the
loud peaIs of rejoicing, heard after he
put on more clothing.
WHEN the State is redistricted it
will have to be divided 40 as TO make
ten of an average population OF 100,
900 instead of nine, as it is now. 1t
will have to be done sooner or later,
and the only question is whether it
shall be done by a call session of the
legislature or wait until the regular
session. 1t is claimed that called
session would be an extra expense
to the state. This 10 a mistake, as
the same time would be occupied in
doing it whether it is done at called
session or at regular one and the
only extra expense would DE the
mileage of members 1t ought not
to be considered a question of exe
pense to the state so much es one of
expediency. 1t is regarded by US as
q matter of 40 much Importance to
the people and the state that it should
be redis,rcted before the next elec>
ton, that we advise mourning the
expense. We urge it to prevent the
scramble for the member to be elec>
ted by the state at large if the dis
tricts are not constructed. = otttn-
bus Enquirer. /
A dispatch from Boston says that
the Fall River cotton manufacturers