The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1882-02-02

VIII 60 begging IN the c)minS eiec'
ton. Col RobG. Hardemsn will
contest with Col Speer tor Treas
uryship Several gentlemen desire
! 10 succeed Comptroller General
Wright and Gil Barnett's position
as Secretary of State is coveted by a
halidoaen aspirants.
j. IL Wilkins, Esq OF Louisville,
Ga, has failed. His liabilities are
said to be over SO 600 Mr. Wil>
kins was one Of tho largest planters
in his section, and also carried on
large mercantile business in Louis
vile. He is the Presiden, and the
largest stakeholder in the Louisville
and Wadley Railroad
A suit for $4,000 damages has
been entered against Officers Bag
by, Buchanan, Moon and Haynes, of
Atlanta, by K w. Taylor, for falae
Imprisonment, he having been ar
rested few days since on suspicion
of being one Carter who is wanted
in Florida, and for whom a reward
of 81 900 is offered,
Atlanta Post Appeal: Captain AL
drioge vscciuated himself under pc
cuIiar circumstances ard in an odd
place few days ago. He was a,
DR.. Cuwming'S office in the City
Hall, and abstractedy picking up a
toolhpick he ran it thi ough his teeth
making an abrasion of the gums
which have taken" beautifully
The quill used as toolhpick con
tanned vaccine.
Focr small white boys, each aged
about 10 years, have been arrested
10 Augusta charged with stealing
pocket knives from the store +. H
Rogers They confessed, and gave
up about forty>hve pocket knives
aud two pistols. They had sold
number Of knives, worth about So
apiece, for fifteen cente each. They
had effected an entrance into the
store through a side window They
took 10 all about 500 worth of pro-
perty, the greater portion of which
was recovered.
Work has been stopped on the en- i.
trance of the Atlanta and Rome
Railroad into the Gate City, owing
to a recent ordinance of Council re,
curing all railroads seeking to cross
the streets of the city to file 80 APP
plication and await official Inquiry
as to the effect of such procedure
upon the interests of the community.
Superintendent of construction, Nc,
Cracker exhibited a telegram to a
Constitution reporter telling him that
if be could not get into the city no
could stay out Meanwhile devel-
opements are awaited.
A Chattanooga special states that
during the past two weeks, two mys~
FERROUS attempts have been made to
assassinate DR. Simmons, one Of the
most prominent physicians in Walk
er county. The first time the bull
let's of the assassin were buried in
the wall, just above the head, and
the second time, while visiting a
patient, biz horse was stopped, and
the assassin took good aim, pulled
the trigger, but the gun missed fire,
and the doctor escaped by putting
spurs to bis horse. He does not
know why his life is sought. A
number of persons have been arres~
ted, bat no light has been thrown up
on the affair.
Bring your job printing to the Journal
office. Good work and low prices
Montezums Weeky: A good Doo>
ly farmer tells US that he intends to
pursue a different course this year
Doesn't intend to buy sack OF GU
ano, will plant only ten acres to the
mule, will not buy cents worth on
credit, even if be is compelled to
suffer for something to cat, and at
the end of the year will tell us Of
the result. at is better" be said
"to suffer for one year than . life
time, and if continue in the same
course |! have always been following,
it will be perpetual want with me-"
He is one of the few men who is
fully sane.
Covington Enterprise "We saw
a Newton county farmer last Mon
day, who told US he had just offered
a man five hundred pound bale Of
cotton for the rent of two mules to
make a crop with, promising to be
responsible for their safe return to
the owner in good order. The
m aIes would not have brought over
seventy FIVE dollars at public sale.
When asked why he did not buy the
mules, as be made over thirty bales
of cotton the past season, he replied
that after paying rent and settling a
portion of his Indebtedness, that his
cotton money had been exhausted,
and and he was left fiat again. This
farmer is not alone 10 his serious
condition, for many others are worse