The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-09-13
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

dered Mr.. Petty, the Greensboro bar
tender, has been captured.
The retail grocery men of Rom,
are going to organize mutual pro
lection society, and keep "blacl
list" to register the names of thos'
who will not pay their biIls.
No one can oppose the negroe
getting snch education as he pay
for. But when the white people ar
called on to pay for it, it becomes
very different matter
Seventeen thousand dollars hs
been subscribed in Savannah for thu
national prize drill organization, ant
a permanent organization will b
effected
A valuable black lead mine hsI
been discovered near town, and thu
m tai is being shipped to the Eagle
Lead Pencil Company, to be mad
into pencils --GinesvilIu Eagle.
Capt P. E. Boyd, of Lesry, fount
5000 10 bank bills in al old ledger
of 1879, supposed to have been lef
there by himself in the hurry of cot
ton buying four years ago.
Andrew Walker, a well to-do far
mer, residing a few miles from
Blackshear, has lost bis barn auC
contents and one horse by fire. A
spark from Mr.. Walkers pipe start
ed the fire.
HawkinsviIle had received | 087
oales Of cotton up to Tuesday night,
Sep ember 4. Wednesday the
market was quoted as follows: Good
middlipgs, Sc; middliugs, SIC low
middlings, 83c.; good ordinary, So.
HawkinsvilIe is to have another
artesian we'll, the tax payers haviug
so voted. will cost So 900, 81 SOC
OF which is to be paid in machinery,
which the town has on hand. The
flow will be 30 gallons per minute.
Rev J. T Pryor, a Baptist minis
ter, living in Morgan county, near
the city of Madison, has been dis
missed by his congregation, charged
with making too familiar with the
f. male members of the flock.
Frank Fountain, the second negro
implicated 10 the recent attempted
rape at Colquitt, was found on We'd
nesday last 90 the western side Of
Miller county lying 10 Chattshoocbee
river, bis head cut entirely from his
body and gone.
The way they make zebrss in
Macon, as told by the Telegr aph ;
Some body got hold of black and
tan dog yesterday and painted white
stripes all over his body. He was
then turned loose 90 the streets, and
created quite sensation.
The Governor has signed the Cap
i.ol bill spd appointed the following
Commission to superinteud the work;
E. P Alexander, of Augusta, B E
Crane. of Atlanta, A. l. Miller of
Perry, John Screven, of Savannah,
and w. w. Thomas, of Athens.
A few nights ego an engineer OF
the Western and Atlantic railroad,
while overlooking the machinery of
his engine preparatory to starting
on his run, discovered a small white
boy asleep on the cross piece under
the engine pilot. The lad was hsul-
ed out Just before the train started.
Mr. Gus Warren of Dodge county,
is the proud owner of bird which
bles a partridge 1t moves
like a partridge and is shaped like a
partridge. 1t is thought to be a
cross between chicken and part
ridge. Mr.. Warren has been Offer
ed five dollars for his strange pet
The Chiuaman' who recently mar
ried a white girl in Augusta went to
merchant and asked the latter to
divorce him, which be agreed to do,
and went through mock ceremony.
The Cbinaman went away satisfied
that he was legally free from his
white bride Three Cinnamon in
Augusta are married to white wom'
en-.
Foster Thomas furnished the pris'
ouers in the Bsxley jail with inssru
ments to break jail. The prisoners
failed in the attempt, aud one turned
States evidence against Foster, anC
he was committed to jail, for the of
Tense. There are eleven prisoner
10 the Jail, and one in the Savannah
Jail. awaiting trial at the next tern
Of the Superior Court. All OF then
arelcoIored, and three murderers.
The Constitution reports this cast
of horse stealing: "Mr. Howard
Grooms, a Newton county farmer
was in the city yesterday searching
70, a horse which was stolen from
bis place Monday night. For som,
time past a negro known as All
Baker, has been working for Mr.
Grooms. On Tuesday morning las
Baker was absent and one of MIR
Groom's horses was gone. Wlthou
much trouble Mr.. Groom's succeed
ed 10 tracing the negro and horse tt
Atlanta"
The Savannsh News reports a
length the outrages of a band o