The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-03-30
GEORGIA GLEANINas.
Mud cat fish will destroy carp.

brated New England poet, died at
bis home or the oath inst.
Col. w. T. Thompson, editor Of
the Savannah News, died on the oath
iost.
The State Medical Association will
meet in Atlanta on the 18th Of April
next.
A Dooly county negro recently
escaped from Jail, stole hat c
banjo, and two horses, and rode to q
coiored campmeeting and got relig-
ion, all in one night.
John w. FolIensbee, who married
Miss Mary Hunter in DeKalb county,
and was Immediately arrested
charged with bigamy, has had bis
trial and acquitted.
Courier: "a party of fifty per-
sons leave Rome this morning for the
west. They are from Floyd ADD
Polk counties, and have recently
mbrsced the Mormon religion.
Fred Ksylor, who killed Webb
MulIens, in Forsyth county, few
weeks ago was arrested in Lumpkin
county, by Deputy Marshal James
Robinson and Deputy Collector Witt.
They will get a reward of $500
On Thursday the old rolling mill
property at Atlanta was sold by
Messrs. Thomson and Foreacre'to
Mr. Johnson, Vice President of the
Richmond and Dauville extension
company, for $4,000, equivalent
cost.
The residence Of Mrs. A. j. How
ell, one.half mile from Duluth, was
consumed by fire on Wednesday will
all that was in it. Loss about 81,
900; small insurance Mrs. Howell
was away from home at the lime i
occurred.
In the gizzard of chicken killet
in Athens last week was found fif
teen pima, a piece of corset steel,
piece of hoop~skirt, ten hooks ant
eyes, brass garter fastening, ant
the heel of a gsiter. The lady
name is unk nOwn.
| 1t is stated that a monument is 4
be erected over the grave of the lat
Bishop Wightman, of the Methods
Church South. DIR. H. Baer, O
Charleston, has consented to act a
treasurer, and the friends and admi
rers OF the late bishop can send thei
contributions to DR.. Baer.
In Lawrenceville last week, Mis
Collins took out warrant agains
Mr.. Cox for seduction. Mr.. Co,
then married the injured young lad.
and after the ceremony stepped GA
to see friend. At last accounts h
is still stepping" and his brid
will probably never see him again.
w. S. Maury, who ives'about tw
miles below Buford, in Randolph
comfy, lost his dwelling and emok
house, with all hisFiprovisions, by fir
on. last Sunday, Mfr. Maury ha
been to church, and on returnin
home found his house in flames.
is thought to be the work of an in
cendiary to cover up robbery.
A Thomasville correspondent
writes that~the weather is hot an
dry, and that there are fears Of
drouth this summer. Farmers ar
pushing forward their work, an
corn is looking well. An unprece
dented yield of pears is foreshadow
ed. Messrs. McKoy and Black shea
are shipping 500 quarts of straw
berries daily,
! A Hawkinsville gentleman, who
has recently travelled over the coun
ties of Pulaski, Dooly and Wilcox
reports that the acreage of oats il
those counties is larger than for {
number of years past, and that the
crop is in fine condition. He alsc
reports a third more corn planted
and a thine less cotton than last year
The wheat crop in the counties
named is a failure.
VIM. G. Gregory, a young car.
penier of Atlanta, was shot and kill
ed in bar room on Peters street in
that city on Wednesday night. The
| shooting occurred in back room
and though there were several per-
sons in the front room, no one coulC
swear positively who fred the shot
The Coroner's jury found verdict
to the effect that the killing was
murder, and was done by William
Davis.
Both the Griffin and the Milledge'
Vile papers mention rather curious
receptions to be practiced on gran
gers or good farmers. AT Griffin q
brag patch supposed to be wheat il
heading out as rye and at Milledge.
vile fine field of what was planted
for oats turns out to be rye. The
owners are said to be indignant, and
the Milledgeville man speaks Of sue
ing the party that sold him the seed.
But isn't it curious that they couldn't
tell the difference between wheat
and oats and rye before they planted
the seed =?
Warrenton Clipper: Farmers are
being forced to sell their cotton to