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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1883-03-31
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V"HS people are always on the
wv lookout for chances tc
10A increase their earnings

wealthy those VINO 90 not improve their OPP
chance to make money. We want many men,
women, boys and girls to work for US right in
their own localities Any one can do the work
properly from the first start. The business will
pay more than ten times ordinary wages. Ex.
rensive outfit fu nished free. No one who en-
cages fails to make money rapidly. Yon can
devote your whole time to the work. or only
your spare moments. Full information and all
that is needed sent free. Address STTNsoN & Co,
Portland, Maine. marl7.ly
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Notice.

NOTICE is herby given that the
Tax Roll for the year 1882, has
been deposited in my Office, and
that the taxes assessed in said year
are set forth in the tax rolls on
file in my office, and in the mort.
gage Office Of said parish ; tina,
they are now due, and that they
will become delinquent on the 3lst
day of December 1882, and will
draw eight per cent per annum in
terest from that date until sold ID
accordance with article 210 of the
constitution.
'Sherif's office, Abbeville, La.
August 9Th 1882.
G.. B. SHAW.
Sheriff e. .Ta1-Collector.
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rally become wealthy, While those who
do not improve such chances remain in
poverty. We want many men, women.
boys and girls to work for us right in
their localities. Any M can do the
work properly from the start. The bn-
siness will pay more than ten times Or
binary wages. Expensive outfit fur
nisbed free. No II who engages fails
to make money rapidly. You a de
vote your whole time to the work, or
only your spare moments. Full infor-
nation and all that is needed sent free.
Address STINsoN & Co., Portland, Me.
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St, Charles College,
GR.AND COTEAU, Id.
Conducted by Fathers Of the Society
Of Jesus.

vi JcSUSs
LOCATION most healthy and
pleasant, on the Alexandria Branch
of the Morgan N. O. and Texas
R.R, II miles by rail from Yer
milionyille. Beautiful Fairgrounds
and avenues of oak trees Bull
DlNGS comfortable. CHURCH
new and magnificent, divine SER
vice impressive. FAREsubstantial
and wholesome. EDUCATION pa
ternal, c%ultivating the heart as
we'll as the Mind. Classical. Sci
entitc and Commercial Courses.
Special attention paid to Book
keeping and Pcnmanship. TERMS
moderate. Per Session Board,
Tuition. Wasing $3.50, BED & Bed.
ding $40, Medical Fees 10.--First
Entrance or matricuIation Fee 10.
-OPENING of Session lsSl-s2,
October 18th ~REFFRENCES:
Presihm Of st. Charles College
Jesuit Fathers, ~ O.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE.
Well Street News

Yes, sir, | believe the hand of
Providence is sometime 10 these mat.
ters of speculation" replied the old
ex-broker, as he tilted bis chair
back. Have you an instance 7"
"Yes, two of 'em. Seventeen years
ago put every dollar could raise
iuto a spec on cotton. If | lost |
would be beggar. If won |
vowed that would give the Metho-
dists 10 my town $500 to build a
steeple on their church. Gentlemen
| was hedged around and fenced in
with difficulties and disasters, but
the hand of Providence pulled me
through andI made S38, 000."
"Aod what was the other case n
"Well, | put about $4,000 into
wheat and corn, and | vowed tina! il
| won | would give $4,000 towards
Baptist church" Sand the hand
of Providence pulled you through,
eh 7" "No, sir. She scOOped me
stone blind | reckon she didn't fs
vor the Baptist religion"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

Atlanta Constitution: Charley
Preston, a nineteen year old boy who
works on the Western and Atlantic
track, received a bad injury yester"
day. He was working on the track
near the city limits and stepped from
the track to allow freight train to
pass. One of the cars of the train
was loaded with stone, and when this
car was passing Preston, one of the
stones fell from the car and struck
him on the head, ioAicting an ugly
scalp wound which bled profusely. -
The stone was very large one and
fell squarely upon Preston's head,
and his escape from death ID almost
wonderful. The track was being re
paired and the wheel of the car sunk
as it passed the joint, and this, it is
supposed, caused the stone to start
rolling.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

The Chicago Journal and some
other Republican organs are assail-
ing universal suffrage, and denounc-
ing it a very dangerous" thing
1t is matter of notoriety that
universal suffrage" was, for long
time, held as one of the most sacred
documents of the G. o. p. Ever
since the party leaders discovered
that the presentation Of the ballot tC
the Southern negro failed to give the
party permanet political ontlo over
the Southern States, they have been
going back on the sacred principles,
and now declare it 10 be danger
ous."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

The dead and buried town of
Murrysville, reported by Gainesville
Eagle: The oldest inbabitant can
remember when town of great i'm
portance, called Murrysville, was
situated in the upper part Of this
county, near where is now the pre-
sent postoffice of Baker. 1t was on
the stage line between Athens and
Daholnega, before Gainesville was a
town, and was, with the exception
of Dablonega, which then contained
over two thousand inhabitants, the
largest and busiest place in the State.
The largest hotel outsi e city ever
bull, in Georgia, was there, and a
number of houses that did an i'm
mense business. Our Informant
states circus never visited Georgia
withou! going to that town, and it
was a place of great resort during
the sumner. But now the town has
disappeared, not even cabin marks
the spot where it once existed. The
town is dead, but remembrance of
it still lives 10 the minds of some OF
cur oldest citizen.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

THE REV. GEO. H. THAYER, Of Bourbon
Ind, says. Both myself and wife owe cul
lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure"
ARE YOU MADE miserable by Indigestion
consumption, dizziness. loss OF appetite, vel
low skinl Sh!loh's Vitazer is guarantee
as positive cure.
WHY WILL YOU cough when Slilohs Cure
will give immediate relief. Price Toe, soc, ST.
SHMoHs CATARRAH REMEDY, a positive
cure tor cAtarrah, diphiheria and canker
mouth.
"Hackmeack," a lasting and fragrant per
fume Price % and so cents.
sHtLoHs CURE WILL Immediately relieve
Group, whipping cough and bronchitis.
For DYSPEPSIA and liver complaint, you
have a printed guarantee on every bottle Of
Shiloh's Vitaizer, 1t never fails to cure.
A NASAL INJECTOR free with each bottle OF
Shiloh's CataTah Remedy. Price 30 cents.
All the above medicines for sale by Nm.
Root druggist.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

William G. Kingsley, who first
suggested the idea of having bridge
between New York and Brook 20
twenty seven years ago, will on
Thursday, the oath of May, hand
over the completed structure, which
has cost S15,O00,000, to the rep>
resentatives of the two cities. The
President and Cabinet, United States
Senators and Representatives,, and
Governors of States have been invi-
ted to witness the ceremony. Viii
liam NJ Evsrts and DIR. Storrs will
be the orators. The bridge weighs
"a, 900 tons, and itslheight is 1875 feet
above the East river at bigh water.
Its length between termini is / !
miles. The towers at each end are
higher than Trinity Church steepIe.
There are about 100000 miles of
wire in the bridge supports.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
COLOR LINE IN NEW JERSEY.

Miss Susie b. Hopper. young
colored girl, was recently graduated
from the High School at Patterson,
N j., being the first of her race to
finish the course in that institution.
She has since been a member of the
training class for teachers. On Moo
day one of the teachers 10 public
school No. IL was sick, and word
was sent to the rooms Of the board of
education asking for a substitute. -
Miss Hopper, being next 10 the line
of promotion, was detailed to teach
the class of the sick teacher. Her
appearance at the teachers desk was
the signal for a stampede, some OF
the scholars running away, and those
who remained becoming uDmsnage-
able. School Commissioner Holt
was waited upon by an angry dele
cation of parents, who demanded that
the colored teacher be removed -
The commissioner complied and gave
the necessary orders, but through q
misunderstanding Miss Hopper went
to the school again on Tuesday and
was assigned to another class as
mporary teacher There was an
other uproar and more waiting upon
school commissioners by indignant
parents. The consequence was tha
Miss Hopper was told that her servi
ces as substitute were not further
required.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
AN OBSTACLE TO IMPROVEMENT

Editors Jomnal One of the
greatest obstacles to the improves
ment of this region seems to me to
be the unjust stock and fence law,
which places the man who wishes 10
improve bis farm, at the mercy eff
bis neighbor who has no such Wish,
and who allows his stock to run at
large.
The following extract from that
enterprisiug paper the Florida Dis
match, shows how the same law is
regarded in that State: we want
the law so changed that owners Of
stock shall build fences and keep
their stock on their own land instead
of their neighbors. We want it SC
that no stock can escape from any
enclosure, and if any does escape,
the owner shall be compelled to pay
all damages and costs, and a heavy
fine. We want a law which wi
protect our settlers instead of these
blasted hogs Also we want a Law
making those who set fire to suy
land not belonging to them, compell'
ed to pay fine and damages, and
those who set fire on their own landf
to coufne the fire to their own pro
perty, uuder like penalties.
To this would add. that wher
these good things are accomplished
perhaps we may hope for tax or
dogs, SO that thousands Of ours being
taxed out of existence, sheep farm
ing may become possible in uppeI
Georgia. s. &. q
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
THE COUNTERFEIT SILVER DOL
LAR

LAR.
ST. ecial 10 Courier JournaD
- WASHINGTON, April 2G.-The
couuterteiters seem to be unusually
active. A great deal has been heard
lately of wonderful counterfeit dol
lar, VIII oh it is said, cDnnot be de
tected by its weight or ring The
reason i, cannot be so detected has
not been announced by the secret
service officials of the government,
but it lie very simple. 1t is merely
because the dollar is just as good as
the one made by the government.
It's weight is the same, and it's fne~
ness is identical with that of the
standard piece. 1t is understood
that the standard dollar is being
circulated in vast numbers, being
isaued by private parties. The rea-
son for its uterance is simply because
the standard dollar contains eighty
six to eighty eight cents of silver
only, upon which the Government
puts it's stamp and calls it one hun.
dred cents. There is, therefore, a
margin of from twelve to fourteen
cents profit in their manufacture.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
Cobb ShGrif's Sales for June.

WILL be sold before court house door in the
city of Marietta, Cobb county. Ga during the
legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in june
1853, the following properly to-wit:
One House and Lot in the city OF Marietta,
Cobb county Ga, bounded as follows: North
by The property of Mrs Tippins, south by the
property OF Anderson Nichols, COL, west by
the properly of DIR n. Nj Cook, east by Cher
okee street containing about one acre more or
less Levied upon as the property OF K. 4
Cason TO satisfy mortgage tita issued from
Cobb Superior Court In favor OF Mrs. T. f H.
Peck VS. r. +. Cssou. Notice given to tenants
in possession.
Also at tn same time and place. Lots OF
land Nos. 1868 and 500 in the 10th district and
ID section of Cdbb county, Ga, said lots con
tanning 50 acres more or less Levied on as
the property of q Chastein to satisfy two
fifas issued from Cobb Superior Court one in
favor of W. 2 Il II. 5. Anderson vs. G. b.
Chastain, and one in favor OF Il. Fl Carrie, ct
al. VS. G b Chastaiu. Property pointed out
By plaintiff attorney and notice given to ten
ants in possession.
Also at the same time and place 20 cIes of
land o. the north half Of lot No. 4t3 in the 18th
district and ID section of Cobb county, Ga.
Levied on the property Of Clara h Cole
nan 10 satisfy fila issued from Cobb SUPERB
or Court in favor Of A. J Cheney ~ Clara f.
coleman Notice given to tenants in possess
ion
Also at the same time and place, One lot in
Tie town of Powder Springs on Wat Street
No. SOB, in the 18th district and 2d section of
Cobb county, Ga, bounded as fIllows North
by John Benefits aud n. l.. ChuIch, south by
d T Millers. west by Walton sir-er, and east
bg Stoyall y Campbris containing Of an
acre more or Jess Levied The property
OF w n. Pace Tor the purchase money to salts
fy fifa Issued from the Justice Court Of The
I292d district g VI of Cobb eoud,y Georgia.
ia favor OF X ii Marcitm4n " ". n Pace.
Levy made aud returned TO me by 7. w.
Wallace L c
Also at the same time and place, pari7 OF lots
ut land Nos 293 and 294 in the 20Ih district
and I'd section OF Cobb county. Ga. containing
40 acres more or less Levied on a. the prop
erty of Davy Greer 10 satisfy tifa issued from
the Justice Court If The l0I7th district NJ,
Of Cobb county, in favor Of Winters II Legg
VS. said Dayy Greer. Notice gwen 10 defend
aIn evv mad- I'D r-'Uiu'd =" M t'y I W.
v i.acr, J.. {.
A. +. COkYELL, sAeilG.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

1t has been noticed 10 Georgia that
the disappearance of fish frUm the
streams follows the destruction of
forests. Rains cause enormous wash :
ings from the bills, coloriDg the wa
ter, and all of the fnny tribe except
catfish end suckers emigrate. -.
Doubtless other sections of the coun>
try are losing their fish for the same
reason. 10 more than oue way,
therefore, we are paying dearly for
the reckless denudiug of timber
lands. Cincinnati Times Star.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

The Paulding New Era stakes its
reputation on the following: Thirty
dollars worth of first class lumber
from one long leaf pine tree looks
fabulous, but this is the way of it:
The tree furnished two stocks 25 feet
each, four stocks 16 feet each, one
stock "A feet, and four short stocks
not less than 10 feet each, in all
eleven stocks aggregating in length
one hundred and thirty feet, and the
smallest stock measured about twelve
inches in diameter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

In Pike county, the other day, two
negroes, named Austin Jackson and
Daniel Trice, eyed respectively
twenty and nineteen, became in
volved in an alteration over a bag
of cotton seed, when Jackson com
menced beating Trice over the head
with a stick Trice stopped down
slightly to avoid the blows, and plung
ed bis knife directly up into Jack
sons heart, killing him instantly
A trial was held ou Sunday and Trice
acquitted, ii being a clear case of
iustifiable homicide.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

An atrocious crime was commit
ted nine miles from Houston, Texas,
Brickhouse Gully A negro boy,
named Adams, aged twelve years,
under the impression that the boys
in the neighborhood were going to
fog him, while playing with Quincy
Nelson, aged eleven years, whom he
suspected as one of the party, tied a
rope around Nelson's waist, and,
mounting horse, tied the other end
to the pommel of the saddle and
rode rapidly eff, dragging Nelson
through the prsilie until dead. He
had taken a train for Houston when
captured.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

The spiritual "mediums" who pro-
fess TO bring messages from The dead
to their living friends must hereafter
in Ohio pay $500 for license to 10,
dulge in that sort of a show. This
is as i; should be. Spiritualism as a
religion and spiriiualism as a show
are widely different, aud the latter
can safely be taxed out Of exis,
tence. - Columbus Enquirer.
Here is another item 10 engage
the profound attention Of the Mari
eta spirilualist aud the Atlanta
Light Thinker
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

The latest report received from
the sections of the Mississippi visited
by the cyclone of Sunday week show
that eighty three persons were killed
and about three hundred wounded
many dangerously. The losses of
propert, is unprecedented,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

A spiritual medium delivered wha
he said was a message from a CIR
who has lately died at Michigan City
Ind., and which declared that her
death was the result of wrong doc
toring. The wrsthful physician who
had attended her rseWhipped the
medium -Ne'c Yorh SIN.
The Atlanta Light for Thinkers, u
should Immediately write on to
Michigan, Indiana, demand the Doc
tors name and publish the "impos'
tori
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
Gsoreia. Cobb County :

Whereas John T. Lindey Administrator 0
Elisha II. Lndley represents to the Court il
his petition duly filed aud entered on record
that he has fully administered + H Lindey'
estate This is therefore to cite al persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to show caus'
if any can. why said Administrator should no
be discharged from his adm nistration, aud re
ceive letters of dismission on the first Monday
in August, 1883.
II NJ HAMMErT Ord'v
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
Georgia. Cobb County:

Whereas, f. c. S,ansell, Administrator of
Joseph Chastain represents to the Court ia his
petition. duly filed and entered On record. that
he has fully administered Joseph Chssiain' :
estate. This is therefore TO cite all persons
concerned. kindred and creditors 10 show cause
if any they can. why said Administrator should
not 5e discharged from his administration, and
receive letters of dismission on the first Monday
in August, 1883.
M HAMMETT. Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

lis a season of strikes. The iron
workers are out at Springfield, ILL.,,
the brick layers at Chicago, the
shoemakers, painters and carpenters
in New York, the tanners at Pitts
burg, the cigar packers and gilder'
in Cincinnati, and coal miners al
various points
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

"Who are those two men ?" in
quired Deacon Gliding Of Squire
McGill, the other evening. "Ob,
those are the men who come to work
in Joralum's place. lie has moved
20 Binghsmton. "To work in Jora-
lum's I Why be was the LATEST
man in Marathon 81 know it, and
that's the reason there's two of them.
Ii takes both of them to be as lazy
as be was
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

Last Friday Hon. Phil. B Thomp-
son, Congressman from the 9Th Ken
lucky District, shot and killed Wal
ter Davis in a railway car near
Harrisburg Junction The homicide
was caused be grievous domestic
wrong in which Dovis was the Of
fender,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
New Advertisements.
Georgia, Cobb County :

To all whom it may concern. James X.
Brumby Of said county having applied to me
for letters of Administration, deboHis- non on the
estate of James NJ. Smith Of sid county This
Is therefore 10 cite all aud singular the heirs
and creditors of James NJ. Smith, to be and az
pear al the June Term, l--3 Of said Court and
show cause. if any they can. why letters If
Administration deJoHis nan should not he gran
ted on said estate This May LIT. l--a
H. 81 HAMMETT, Ord'y.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03

a special from Florence, Ala,
says an immense crowd there Satur.
Gay overpowered the jailor and hung
Geo. Ware, who murdered boy
named Robert Betbune, at Muscle
Shoals, last week. Before his hang
ing Ware confessed that be murder
ed the boy for s. and plug of to-
bacco and threw the body into the
river,
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-05-03
COTTON FACTORY

Mr.. H. II. Clark, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, With whom committee of Ce.
dartown, Ga have been 10 correspon,
deuce, with view to obtain infor-
nation relative to the enterprise, and
eifecting an understanding with him
in regard to building and running a
cotton factory, submitted estimate of
the cost Of 1000 spindle mill and
the cost of labor, etc, to run the same
per week, as follows