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Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-03
A Reform in PosEomces.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Postmaster General Gresham is having all postohices whose ad- manifestations have been unsatisfactory exam ined. Where their administration cannot be improved in any other way he will replace the postmaster with better man. The Co., lumbus, Ga, office is the latest improved.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-03

The HnI Inqufry-A Report that will
 Compel the Architects Resignation.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-A member of the Treasury committee which recently investi- gated the affairs of Arckitect Hills office stated tonight that the report of the com mittee was ready to be submitted to Secre- tary Folger on his return. It isgenerally be- lieved that the report will state that while there is no evidence of criminality on the ua1t of Architect Hill the affairs of his office haze not been conducted on business princi- ples and that he has not paid sufficient atten- tion to his duties. MT. Hill intends to resign under such report as this, but if the com- rrittee had decided to recommend his remov al he would have held on and done all in his power to prevent 6 removal under cloud.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-03

N ADY AGENTS for the "Queen Protector,n N undergarment for ladies, made of soft, flexible rubber sure protection to the underwear when cessary to be retails for $2 as fast agents can show it large profits. Address, with stamp,
 LADIES' UNDERGARMENT MFG. OO.,
 Au2S m May Street. ChfcaRo
Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-03
8ed Gstats.
ROR RENT

TUX hENIe JeAa THE second and third noors in the Block 6I. sid poate the Fair Haven postofAce, suitable for ..l light manufacturing. Rent low. Inquire of
 L. Fl. BRADLEY, susO 12t+ 1Ss East Grand Street. Far Haven.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
A BLOODY AFFAIR.
Macon Telegraph

OCoNEE, Oct. pa bloody af,
fray occurred in the county near
here, the details of which have been
slow in coming to the surface. A
negro from Wilkinson, while hunting
in the Oeonee swamp, discovered q
negro named J E. Holder, butcher
ing hog, belonging to white man
named Clay. He promptly reported
the case to Mr.. Clay, who, taking q
double barrelled shot gun, started of
with the negro and two white men
in pursuit of the hog thief. On ar
irving at his house they found that
he had skipped. Clay questioned
his wife as to his whereabouts, but
received only insolent answers, and
in a fit of anger knocked her down
with stalk of sugar cane that be
happened to have in his hand. Clay
and his party then started for the
swamp.
After they had left, the woman
called in her two sons, an ex convict
named Dick Cooper and another me-
gro. They armed themselves with
doublebarreled shot>guns and started
in pursuit of Clay's party. On over
taking them they fired into the party,
killing the informer instantly. Clay's
party returned the fire, killing Dick
Cooper and wOunding the other two
negroes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
BLOODY ARRAY.
Macon Telegraph.

WAYNEsBoRo, GA, October 22.-
The bloodiest sffray that has GRIM
soned the annals of Burke occurred
Sunday afternoon, at the Mclean
Methodist Church, in this county
Rumors are numerous-facts are
scarce. / give the particulars as
obtained, without vouching for their
accuracy; Saturday, near Green's
cut, a game of base ball was played,
in which r. e. McNorville and Frank
and Duf Simms participated. Dur.
Jog the game McNorville criticised
Frank Simms's playing, intimating
that he played unfairly in not bait
ing the balls pitched. Mr.. Tom
Simms, the father of the brothers,
took up the quarrel and struck Nc
Norville, whereupon Mr.. Brit Rogers
reproved Mr.. Tom Simms for strik
iug mere youth. Mr.. Simms then
turned upon Rogers, who escaped. -
Here ended the opening scene.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Sinms, ac>
companied by bis two sons, sought
Rogers at the Bodsford Baptist
Church, but failing to find him re-
paired to the Mclean Methodist
Church, where Rogers was, with a
few friends. After Sunday school,
which was in session, Simms APP
preached Rogers and invited him to
settle the difficulty in a piece of
woods near by. Rogers accepted,
and as both crossed a fence 10 their
road, Frank Simms rose from the
bushes, pistol 10 hand, whereupOn
Rogers shot him down. Mr.. Tom
Simms then knocked Rogers down,
and while choking him was shot by
Rogers three times. At this point
Duf Simms came up and fred upon
Rogers, wounding him severely in
the face. As Duff Simms turned, he
was shot four times by j. K. Cox, q
friend and relative of Rogers. Mr.
Tom Simms, the father, is dead; Mr..
Frank Simms is at the point of deAth,
and Mr. Duf Simms hes four serious
wounds n he back. Rogers also is
critically hurt This is the best to
be obtained under the circumstarc es.
| send it merely as rumored &C.
count of what was undoubtedly q
most bloody rencountre.
J. s. r.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

BY virtue of ali order of the court of Ordi-
nary of Cobb county. Ga will be sold before
the court house door in Marietta on the first
Tuesday in December next. during the legal
hours Of sale, the following lands, tO>wit Lot
of land Nurqber One hundred and sixty eight
(l6S), and four acres of One hundred and six
tv-seveu, making in the aggregate l64 acres
more or less, and known as the home place OF
Thomas F. Summers. deceased. Also lot of
land Number one hundred and seventy six
Q7G), containing one hundred and sixty acres
more or less-al in the 20 district and ID sec
tin of Cobb county the latter lot has tene-
uIent house on it, with about 90 acres as origin
al forest, and about ten acres of branch bottom
balance open land. The first named lot is well
improved and about 40 or 80 acres of original
torest--they will be sold separately and sold as
the properly of Thomas F Summers, deceased,
for the benefit OF the heirs Of said deceased
Terms. one halt cash balance II months with
interest. bond given for title. This October
%. 1883. A H. SUMMERS, Adm'r.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
For the Marietta journal
THE SLATER GIFT.

1t is stated that the Slater gift Of
a million dollars for the benefit of
negro education in the South, is to be
used to "assist worthy young colored
men in paying their expenses in col
lege." The motive of the gift was
admirable and the amount of it mu
nifcent, but this use of it will do
harm. Tho negro now is too ready
to be assisted. He is beggar by
nature. All his habits and training
lead him to the acceptance of un
earned gifts. From the christmas
gift" cry of one year around to lis
repetition the next, the whole race
seem to be searching for white peo-
pie to be deluded, or cajoled, or flat
tered, or entreated into giving them
something. If any one doubts this
let him experiment. Offer to hun
dred white persons, young men and
young ladies or old persons or those
of middle age, any given amount
from five cents to five dollars, and
note the reception of his offer-if he
is not shot before he reaches hun
dred; and then make the same offer
to a hundred negroes. The experi~
ment, if fully carried out, would be
costly but convincing. The proposed
use of the Slater gift would be to
foster and encourage this fraiIty to
an untold degree, and that among
the better class of negroes, who are
beginning to aspire to something bet
ter. Any great upward movement
of the negroes must be worked out
by them themselves. The true way
to help them is by providing means
whereby they may help themselves.
To educate a negro does him no
good, but if way be provided by
which he may educate himself, then
the whole race is helped so much
To look around the South and pick
out promising young colored men or
boys, and furnish them with board
and clothing free for a series of years
upon condition that they shall learn
lessons and recite them, is to educate
them in dependence, When turned
out of the mill they ere but trained
consumers instead of trained pro-
ducers. Education in itself is good
thing, but when given in this way
an evil thing is given with it which
more than counterbslances the good.
1t might be possible to establish a
large farm, to be worked by negro
students, which farm should be made
to support the school and pay the
expenses of the students. Work shops
| might be added to teach various
trades. Young men entering such
a school would earn their education
and would receive double training,
not only the knowledge of books,
bat the mastery of trade or of the
science of agriculture, and above all
habit and a spirit of Independence.
Self respect needs to be taught to the
colored people more than perhaps
any thing else; not vanity, of which
they have a superebundance, but
the nature of true manhood. This
will never be accomplished by pay
ing their expenses for them; and if
the Slater gift is to be used in fur
nishing free board and clothing, then
it is a misfortune and not benefit
to the South and to the negro race.
ANXIOUS.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

will be at the following places at the times
specified for the purpose Of collecting the State
and County Taxes for the year 1853.
Marietta Precinct, Sept Oct. 2 Nov 6.
Lemons Precinct " 3, morn. Oct. 3, morn.
November /, morning,
Smyrna Precinct, Sept, 3, eve, Oct, ), evening,
November l. evening.
J. Y. Alexanders Precinct, Sept 5, morning,
Oct 4, morn Nov ., morn.
Merritt's Precinct, Sept 3, eve, Oct. 4, even
ing November ,, evening,
Roswell Precinct, Sept G. Oct, 5, Nov. 3,
Post Oak Precinct. Sept 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 3.
Critter Precinct, Sept 3. Oct g. Nov, 6,
Big Shanty Precnt, Sept. 10, Oct. TO- Nov. Z.
Acworth Precinct, Sept. II, Oct IL, Nov. 8.
Red Rock Precinct Sept, u Oct II, Nov 9.
Oregon Precinct, Sept. -, Oct. 10, Nov. 10.
Powder Springs Precinct, Sept. IA, Oct. 10,
November %.
Cox's Precinct, Sept IS, Oct Y, Nov. q.
Acworth Precinct, November Both.
Marietta from November II to "a inclusive.
and November % and %.
The law req Tires me to settle with the Comp
troller General by the goth day of December,
and in order to do 80 | will be compelled TO
close my books early in December therefore
request that you be prompt and settle your
Taxes at your earliest convenience. Defaulters
have been returned and taxed according to
law. ?. K, FLEMING,
Tax Collector.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
TANNING HUMAN HIDES.

Boston, Msss., Oct. 10 GoV'
Buffers much disputed statements
"a to the tanning of human hides re-
ceived strong confirmation from an
unexpected quarter to day, At the
session of the Senate Committee on
Education and Labor Charles L.
Chase, a SomervilIe tanner was ex-
amined. He said.
81 have seen human hides tanned.
The business has been increasing
for some years until lately Three
or four months ago it was stopped,
| have seen several whole hides OF
women that bad been tanned. Ihey
we're perfect, and looked as natural
as life."
Senator Blair-Where did you
see these Al don't know as
ought to say; as it might injure me-
Senator BIair-I will take the res
sponsibiIity for that.
Witness-I have seen them al
MuIler's tannery in Cambridge
the last one about year ago.
Senator Blair For what purpose
ale these hides tanned Al don't
know.
Senator Blair-Do you know any
one else who saw these things A.
Yes. Don McDermott of Som.
merville cut small piece off and
carried it 10 his pocket.
Senator Blair-Is this business
done anywhere else y A.-Yes. Ii
is done in Woburn.
Senator Blair-Did you ever take
part in tanning one of these hides
A.-No, sir
Senator Blair-Did the proprie,
tors know that this was going on
Why, yes; they must have
The men told me that the proprie'
tors did most of the work on these
hides with their own hands There
are plenty of men who could tell all
about this, but they don't dare to.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
HOW TO LIVE EASILY.
Family Herald.

The art of living easily as to money
is to pitch your scales of living one
degree below your means. Guard
against the notion that, because
pleasure can be purchased with
money, therefore money cannot be
spent without enjoyment. What a
thing costs man is no true measure
of what it is worth to him ; and yet
how often is his appreciation gov
erned by no other standard, as il
there was a pleasure in expenditure
per see Feel a want before you
provide against it. You are more
assured that it is a real want, and il
is worth while to feel it little in
order to feel the relief from.it.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
A SUGGESTION AS TO OATS.

A SUGGESTION AS TO OATS.
This has not been favorable fall
for sowing oats, but this need not
keep farmers from sowing at all.
In this latitude, the first open wealth
err in January and February is as
good time as any for putting in
this excellent crop Indeed many
successful farmers prefer those
months, since they have more time
at that season to prepare the land
and get ready the manure. 1t will
pay just as we'll to prepare :land
thoroughly for oats and manure it
abundantly, as will for cotton or any
other crop. The ground should first
be broken up with two horse pillow
then scatter the manure and turn in
the seed with double or four-footed
cultivator or light pillow. Where the
land is prepared in this way, the oat
crop is surer than corn, and better,
if cut and cured in the dough state,
for both horses and cattle. 1t is also
better for the land, and requires
much less labor. Iffollowed by peas,
second crop may be secured and
the land greatly benefited.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
TWoNew Music Books.
Songs for All.

352 PAGES IN ROUND AND SEVEN
shaped notation, general variety of Music for
Churches Sabbath Schools Singing Schools,
Choirs and Conventions. Price s. 80 per doz
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tanning a choice selection of Sabbath School,
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mailed to any point on receipt of dozen rates.
Endorsed and b ing used by many authors,
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author Of Last Words, or Spirit Whispers"
says: The mechanical execution is :tanltess
the binding superb. the type bold and clear and
the paper excellent, the rudimental lessons
strike me with much force.
Songs for AL" Seven Musical conventions
ia Georgia. have adopted this work = as a stan
dard text book for their teachers and ladies'
and it ha- been adopted by many teachers in
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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

Will be sold at the late residence of Thomas
F. Summers (decessed). one mile from Big
Slanty, Cobb county, Ga, the following per-
ishabe property of said deceased, on the 10Th
dav of October, consisting of one Horse and
Saddle, one set Blacksmith Tools one set
Wagon makers and Carpenters Tools, season
ed Wagon Hubs, Spokes, Wagon Material and
Lumber, Coal and Iron, Corn and Fodder,
Household and Kitchen Furniture Feather
Beds, Bureaus Chairs, Tables, and various
other articles Sale to continue from day to day
until all sold. Terms-sums up to five dollars
cash on delivery, over that note with two ap
proved Securities, payable the 4th December
uext-and if not punctualy paid per cent.
from day Of sale Those owing the Estate will
please settle on day of sale and obge,
a H. SUMMERS, Admir-.
Oct Attn. 1883.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
EXECUTORS SALE.

Will be sold before the Court House door in
Marietta on the first Tuesday in December next
at public sale, (if not sold privately before that
time), the following lands to-wit: Numbers one
thousand and eighty-two (l082), One thousand
and seventy two (1o72), One thousand and
forty nine (1049) One thousand and eighty
(O50), and parts of one thousand and eighty
three (1093). and one thousand and eighty-tour
1084), all lying and being in the 18th District
and I'd Section of Cobb County and containing
in the aggregate One Hundred and Sixty Acres
more or less, and to be sold as the property OF
Sarah j. Scribner, late of said county deceased
Terms to suit purchaser on a cash basis. Mr..
Joseph H. Mckenzie who resides near this land
ON the Chattahoochie river will take pleasure in
showing it to any one desiring to buy. This
Oct ID, 1883
JOHN NJ. GREEN, Executor Of
Sarah j Scribnrr.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
GEORGIA. Cobb County

Notice is hereby given to all persons con
cerned that whereas james N. Nichols the ad
ministrator of Anna S. Fraser, deceased, hav-
ing departed this life, and left said Anna S
Fraser's estate unrepresented, and no person
has applied for the administration on said es
tate. This is therefore to cite all persons inter
ested that administration will lie vested in the
Clerk of the Superior Court or some Other
fit and proper person on the first Monday il
November next, unless valid objection is made
to his appointment. Oct 4tb. 1888
H. NJ. HAMMETT, Ordy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

The Illinois negroes don't propose
to stick by the Republican party in
the future They estimate thst they
have 10000 votes in that State
enough to throw the election either
way. At a representative negro
convention in Springfield, the capital,
last Wednesday, resolutions were
passed denouncing the bosses of the
Republican party and advising the
negroes of the State to vote only for
those who promised to do the most
for their race, whether Democrats or
Republicans. The negro vote cans
not any longer be counted on as sol
idly Republican.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

A few days ago, as the Western
and Atlantic passenger train was
passing through deep cut, a few
miles above Dalton, a negro man
fred a shot into the gentlemen's car.
The glass was shattered and scatter
ed ali over the car, and several per-
sons were slightly cut. The bullet
was fired from a large rifle and the
ball was buried in the back of seat
but a few inches from a gentleman's
shoulder. The train was running
very rapidly at the time, and, before
the train could be stopped, the scOun
drel had escaped.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

Was there ever a more petulent
or silly utterance than that of Fred
Douglass, that the Supreme Court
decision on the civil rights cases
"puts the colored people outside of
the law, and places them at the mer
cy of any white rufian who may
choose to insult them"f Instead of
doing this, it will have the effect of
separating the races in places of
public accommodation or amusement
and thus preventing conflicts which
have heretofore occurred in such
places. Rome Courier.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

The civil rights decision knocks
"social equality into a legal cooked
hat. The negroes can get no com
fort from the highest Judiciary
The decision ard regulation of all
such questions belong to the States
themselves. SO the Democrats have
always held and insisted. 1t was
nothing but partisan meanness that
ever took the matter from the States.
But the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States makes
progress in the right direction and
shows a return to principle when
cases are decided upon their merits
and not according to the demands
and exigencieS of party.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
GEORGIA, Cobb County !:

Notice is hereby given to all persons con,
cerned that on the-day of July 1883. Mollie
Harris late of Cobb County, departed this life
intestate, and no person has applied for Ad-
ministration on the estate of said Moilie Har.
rs, that administration will be vested in the
Clerk of Superior Court or some other fit and
proper person after the publication Of this
citation for four weeks, unless valid objection
is made to his appointment, This Oct. 1883.
II, NJ. HAMMETT, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
VIII be sold before the Court House door in
said county on the first Tuesday in November
next. within the lawful hours of sale. lots Of
land Nos 123S and 1879, containing 40 acres,
more or lea each, and - acres OF lot No. 1872.
all in the 10Th District and "a Section of said
county. Lot No. -, containing 40 acres more
or less, and the following lots in the town Of
Austrl. No in block , No 4 in block /, Nos
and in block - and No l in block 9, in the
18th District and % Section Of said county
Sold IS the property OF Miranda Cox, deceased.
for benefit OF creditors and heirs. Terms cash.
This Oct 4.h, 1888.
HENRY BROWN. A..
JAMES w. cox. AuNi' .
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

There is some talk of appointing
a committee TO find what became of
the $4,000 that was raised by the
association that was formed in 1867
to erect a monument to Abraham
Lincoln. In about ten years there
will probably be talk of a similar
committee to discover what became
of the money raised for the Garfield
monument
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

Governor Butler, it is said, framed
the civil rights act which was de-
clared unconstitutional and void -
He was Chairman of the Judiciary
committee of the House at the time.
Butler was one of the directing minds
10 the reconstruction legislation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

A son of John +. Andrew, the
great war governor of Massachusetts,
was married last Thursday to Miss
Harriet Thayer, who is reported to
be worth IS, 100000. An item has
been brought the rounds lately stat
ing that the groom has been earning
living By climbing telegraph poles
as g repsirer for one of the telephone
companies. He won't have to hustle
to pay board bills hereafter"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

Some politicians advise young men
never to have anything to do with
politics, yet they hold on to the pub
lie teat with a vengeance. For one
to practice what he breaches, makes
one believe that the preacher is sim
cara
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

Martin Colley, w. J. Gross and
W. f. Chambers, three white men
of White county, are reported by the
Constitution as having been sentence
ed "to FIVE years in the penitentiary
at Buffalo, for rObbing postoffice
in Dawson county"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

Margaret Harris, coIored, who
poisoned Leila Lewis was hanged at
Calhoun, Ca, on last Friday. On
the came day at Monroe, Walton
county, Ga, Taylor Bryant, cOlored,
who raped Mrs Elizabeth V. Swords,
q highly respectable widow, was
hanged until he was dead.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25
GEORGIA-COB COUNTY

Notice is hereby given to all persons concern
ed that on the-day of April 1882 Mrs F.
tate and no person has applied for Administra-
ton on the estate of said DuPree in said State
that Administration will vested in the Clerk of
Superior Court, Or some other fit and proper
person on the first Monday in November next,
unless valid objection is made to his appoint
ment. This Oct l 1883
H. NJ. HAMMETT.
Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-10-25

The civil rights bill was dead
letter at the South, but gave some
trouble at the North, and forthwith
the Supreme Court nullifed it.
Chief Justice Bradley who delivered
the decision is a republican,