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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Coal Oil Johnny, but whose real
name is Vim. McNulty. who %
years ago. got So 100000 for some
oil land in Pennsylvania, and then
squandered it by fas' living, abso>
lutely giving his money away, re-
ducing himself to poverty, went to
WilIiamsport, Pa, some months ago
and happened to be at the Crawford
House and heard somebody talking
about "packsge of money contain
ing $25, 600" left there by Coal Oil
Jahnny about 1865 to remain there
until called for. He went to the
Bank and succeeded in establishing
bis identity, and obtained the money
and sent it to his family He is now
trying to recover the Continental
Hotel, which be paid $400,000 for
in bis flush days.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A WOODSTOCK DUEL,--The At
Iao,a Constitution, 18th inst, says:
"Frank Cole and John Bentley, two
Cherokee county youths. who live
near Woodstock, are aspirants for
the smiles of the same fair damsel
Their rivalry was carried to such an
extent that they agreed that the
world was not large enough to hold
them both. They secured seconds
and selected bowie knives for the
weapons. Monday. July 9, was APP
pointed as the time, and he grave
yard of Mount Carmel church the
lonely spot where they were to shed
each others hearts blood On the
appointed day they both made their
appearance. The seconds, Benson
and Hughey, qusrrelled about some
arrangement and soon came to blows
and then settled down to a regular
fist and skull fight The principals
separated them, but before the regu'
lar duel could come off, Cole and his
adversary's second weEe. engaged ii
another isticuff. The whole party
then broke up in disorder, withou
fighting with the knives. 1t il
thought the duel will still come off.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
ILLEa1r1MATE BUSINESS.

Rufus Hatch is a philosopher al
we'll as a fnaucier, and the Uther
day be put pertinent truth into
pithy phrase, as follows, says the
Chicago Press:
IL owned last June a year ago
three times as much corn as there
was 10 the city of Chicago. | bought
other peoples imaginstions. If |
had held it thirty days longer l
would have made 100000 more
than did. 1t was as illegitimate as
could be. l bought what didn't
want, and the other man sold what
he didn't have
10 other words, both bet on the
price of corn at certain date, which
corn the one did not expect to re
ceive aud the other did not expect
to deliver, and which was not in ex
istepce, and Hatch won.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
The i'm preston now seems 10

The i'm pression now seems TO be
very strong that money was used to
corrupt the star route jury. Juror
Horrigau, who was the las, to vote
for acquittaI, says he has been told
by friend of one Of the defendants
that be (Horrigsn) could have made
$4,000 If he had not been so bard to
approach. Other curious facts be
mentions are that one of the Jurors
who is day laborer, neve known II
have sny money. has commenced tr
ouiid a honse for himself while o.hr'
jurors heretofore impecaniOu4, az,
taking trips to the watering places.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
RETURN OF THE LONG LOST BOY.

Bret Hsrte's story of the man
whose son abandoned him when
young and afterwards returned, as
the father supposed, and became
reconciled to the old man until the
real heir appeared, when the impos-
tor decamped, has recently had a
counterpart 10 real life down 10 Penn
sylvania. A wealthy farmer named
Snyder, whose wife several years
ago died of grief over the disappear
ancs of their son, was surprised a
few days ago by the appearance
of the "long lost boy" The
neighbors were suspicious, bat the
old man believed. A handsome, ele.
gantIy dressed woman shortly stter-
ward appeared, TO whom the young
man was very attentive, and whom
he introduced as friend from Phil
adelphia. But a moruing or two
since, the old farmer failing to appear
at breakfast, his room was burst
open and he was found gagged and
bound. He said that after talking
until nearly l o'clock with his son
he retired, but was awaked some
time during the night by being gag
ged and bound. Wnen The light was
turned up be recognized the face Of
his son end the stylish woman who
had stopped at the tavern. The
young man laughed quietly, and
taking the key out of the old mans
pocket deliberately opened the safe
The money they put in valise -
After they had taken everything, the
young man came up and laughingly
said, Good by, papa. III pay your
respects to your son when | get
back to Chicago. He wants to hear
from you, They then went out,
locking the door after them. The
next morning a detective from Chr
cago arrived looking for an old Chi
cago thief and confidence man,
known as "Fly Bill' and noted
from Chicago, The loss
20 the farmer is nearly $500 in
sreenbacks aud government bonds.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

The cambridge Democrat am
uounces the capture of an alligator
that measured eleven feet and six
inches from tip of nose to end of tail,
and six feet and four inches from
end to end of four feet across the
back, and would have weighed
probably eight hundred pounds.
Sixty five of his teeth and tusks
weigeed one and half pounds. His
stomach cantained part of the res
mains of one or more large hogs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Laredo possesses a curiosity in
the person of blind Mexican, TWEEN
ty years OF age, who lost bis sight
when one year old by small pox,
which completely destroyed the pu-
pills of both eyes, leaving him totally
blind. To-day he is used by many
Who know him as a messenger boy,
being able to go to most any house
in the city without assistance, even
of a wslking>stick, and is recogniz-
ed as one of the best riders 10 town
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
IN EVERY TOWN.

Every community, we suppose
has its quota of q class of gentr,
known as "croakers" You can re
form a drunkard, a gambler or {
thief, but you might as we'll attemp
to domesticate an African hyena a
to stop the croskings of professional
croakers. Il is an incursble disease
with them, and you need not feel
when they croak mournfully 10 your
ears: This town is going down
every day, and | wish | could sell
out aud go where there is some
life When, bless their Innocent
souls, were they placed in Paradise
to-day, they would swear the place
was going down and seek the first
opportunity to kick out. The
croaker family is a very ancient
one they date back to the building
of the ark. They laughed at old
father Noah, and declared his sold
craft would be failure" They
rallied against Moses, and pronounce
ed the Promised Land a delusion.
They ridiculed Columbus, and de-
nounced him as a crazy foreigner
They met Fulton on every street
corner to laugh at bis folly. They
ieered at Prof. Morse and called him
lunatic, and have thus attempted
to discourage and thwart every en-
terprise since the beginning of the
world, and when the day of the 6ual
resurrection shall come, Mr. "Crosk-
err" or bis representative will be
there swearing solemuly that the
thing will be a failure sure -
[ AmericaS Republican.
The best way to kill town is to
run it down, and that is what these
croakers are good for. They are
like slanderers of character, they
seek to damage and pull down, rath
err than encourage and build up.
When a man goes to sell horse he
doesn't say that the horse is worn
out, diseased and going to die in a
few weeks; on the contrary he
praises his excellent qualities and
bis ability to do good work. Then
how unwise to speak dsmagingly of
the town in which you live. You
cannot thereby expect to inspire
confidence 10 strangers, induce trade
and sell goods or your property to
advantage. If a town is said to
be "goipg down" people don't waot
to go there to live or do their trad
ing, because they are afraid they
can't do as we'll as they can where
it is said town is a live, enterpris-
ing place. We believe Marietta to
be 10 as good commercial cOndi-
ton as any place of it's size in the
State, while we know its natural ad-
vantages are far superior to most all
of them. Then talk up your town,
push it forward in the good opinion
of the people, and if you can't say a
good, word for it, don't say bad
one. 1t is destined to be here as
live, thrifty place, long after the
croaker's body has crumbled to dust,
then why not do what you can to ad-
vance it and not retard its growth 7
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

In cowpit on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, near
where the old Augusta road crosses
it, are a number of peculiar fish or
creatures. They have the shape of
fish, but the tail lies fiat on the
water, instead of having side mo
ton. In place of fms they have little
feet, which are used as paddles -
The eyes bulge out, and gives the
head frightfuI appearance.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A young lady just graduated was
asked how she was going to use her
Il arning. She said she would use it
in getting married. She deserves a
good husband for so terseIy express
Jog the truth, and no doubt she will
get one, for it takes a smart woman
to get good husband.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A boy in Wilmington N. G., was
bitten by rattesuake a few dsys
ago, the fang of the serpent entering
the end of one Of his fingers, when
be seized Ratchet which happened
to be near at hand, and cut off bis
finger before the poison had time tc
spread through bis system.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

The best tonic medicine-one that
is not composed mostly of alcohol or
whisky-is Browns Iron Bitters.
It is guaranteed to be non -intoxica-
ting and will absolutely kiA all desire
for whisky and other intoxicsnts. 1t
has been thoroughly tested and
proven itself in every instance a
uever failing cure for dyspepsia, in
digestion, biIliousness, weakness, de-
oilt7 overwnrk. rheumslism, neue
lalsis, cOnsumpiiVe disease, liver
complaints, kidney troubles, etc.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A Florida botel-keeper was charg~
ing a western traveller three prices
for bad accommodations. What
will you do when you have killed the
goose that lays the golden eggs,
said the grumbIing traveller. wait
for another goose = said the hard
faced landloard.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A Pennsylvania firm is now erect
ing at johnson City, Tenn, what is
said will be the largest tsnuery in
the world. The building will cover
several acres, and the watts will be on
an extensive scale. The supply OF
oak bark is said to be almost mex
haus.ible 10 that section of East Ten
nessee
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A Los Angeles rancher has raised
pumpkin so large that his two
children use half each for a cradle
This may seem very wonderful in
the rural districts, but in this city
three or four full grown policemen
have been found asleep on a single
beat.-New York News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A poet sends US poem beginn-
ing: 4 gaze at the moon in the sky.
That's right, young man, that's
where to gaze at it. Don't try to
gaze at it under the bed or in the
coal~cellsr. Stick to the sky.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Frank Hess, who had tolIed bell
for the dead 10 St. Louis Church
for twenty five years, may be almost
said to have tolIed his own knell, for
he died while tolling.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A Cincinnati invention to prevent
accidents to carriages and 66ggies,
is simple yet practical attachment
which enables any one in the vehicle
to detach the horses and stop the
carriage at the same time by simply
pulling a strap.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

An exchange is responsible for the
statement that a colored laundress,
calling at the house of a new en-
ployer said IF you ia de white
oman wet !ives~here, Lm de cullu1
lady watts come to do yer wasbin'.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Major Byrd, of Polk county, says
that on his farm the same Irish pota
toes have been used in planting for
forty years, and that SO far from de
generating, they never fail to yield
an abundant and delicious crop.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

How to manage useless husband
is going the rounds. The easiest
way is for the wife to keep him in
pocket money to pay bis cigar and
whisky bills.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Mrs Ii G. Butler, Ways Station,
Ca, says: 81 used Browns Iron
Bitters for malaria, nervous prostra-
tion and debility with great benefit.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

William Mortimer, a one handed
compositor 10 the office of the Curbon
Advocate pa fastens his stick di-
agonally across the st" box, and
sets, corrects, and distributes eight
thousand ems of solid minion each
dau
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A French lion tanner quarrelled
with his wife, powerful virsgo, add
was chased by her all around his
tent. % being sorely pressed, he
took refuge in the cage among the
lions. "Oh, you contemplate cow
ard - she shouted, ''cOme out it you
dare.l"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
Legal Blanks on Hand.

Criminal Warrants Land and Mort
gage Deeds, Justice Fiias and Summonses,
Waiver Notes, Summons Of Garnishment
Garrishment Affidavit and Bond, Affidavit
Bond and Attachment, Writ Declaration Of
Notes and Accounts and other Legal Blanks
lOr sale ct the Journal office.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Regulation No l Of the B. and w.
Railroad reads thus: Employees Of
this company using Intoxicating Ii
quors as beverage will not be re>
tanned in the service"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Mr.. D G. Robbins, Savannah, Ga .
ssys: L vsys cured of annoyiH g
symptoms u dyspepsia BY using
Browns Bltters."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

When is a man like a brick ?
When be is hard pressed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

Blessed are the piece MAKERS
said the hired girl when she iropped
a fine French china dish on the
brick pavement.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
There are l,l00 blacks and lis
whites in the Georgia penitentisry.

Lsziness is good deal like money
the more a man has of it the more
he seems to want.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
Chr sNarietta 9onrual.

G MARIETTA, Ga, Thursday, July 10, 1888
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19

A son will hardly ever do what bis
father wishes. Senator Mahone's
son is good Democrat, and doesn't
train with the old gentleman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-19
Schedule NJ. ( n. Ga. Rail Road
IN EFFECT MAY 1, 1882
No. z
Arrive

W. X. POWER, Gsn1 Pas. Agt
Mohave County miner., 1883-08-19

tact witL the "slimes" and floating mineral in tna water. Those two latter substances have batf1ed tue efforts ot mill men in times past to successfully work them. At the end of the sluice box is arranged a res ervcir. copper lIned. into which all the pulp $ empted. In the center of the reservoir a gate is placed that prevents any pulp from running of into the waste pipe until it has been charmed and brought Tn contact with the metal lining, which gives the apparatus still another chance to seize what mineral may have avoided con. tact above. Mir Taylor is making test of th invention on tailings al the Centennial mill, and a number of mining and milling men who have witnessed its operation have higl opinions of it's merits and speak con
 ndently of its success.-Inter Mount ain, Butte, Nj, T)
Mohave County miner., 1883-08-19
An Electric SlGaive Box.

We witnessed this morning the operation of a new style of sluice box. to be used on mill tailings and in washing gravel. The appliance is a new enc, the patent on which has been applied for by c. H. Wetzel and F. J. Taylor. The sluic8 box
 used IS the ordinary shape and sIze, in tn. bottom of which are arranged wedge-shaped rifles, two abreast. but with the ends reversed in every
 set. The rifles are each about foot long, and all are covered with a sheet of zine and copper, the copper being next to the wood. The copper plate has the zinc fastened to it SO that the zine Is not allowed to toucb
 either the rifles or the side of the box
 In this way 1t is claimed that al electric current Is gen9ratad tn tt
 p1ecipitate5 and catches all mineral in solution passing eff in the tailings. and at the same time stronger affinity is created between the min eral in its natural state and the plates. The reversed motion given the water and pulp in its passage through the sluice box, by means of the alternate wedge-shaped rifles, will, 1t is cOntended, bring every particle of mineral in transit in d1- rect contact with plates; which, being charged with both electricity and quicksilver. will Seize and hold the same. There Is also suspended in the sluice box small wheel with copper arms that ara also charged. The current of water passing underneath this wheel revolves it, thus again bringing g charged surface in con-
Mohave County miner., 1883-08-19

LIE RICHAUS GOLDEN BALGAM No. 1 Cures Chanores, fist and second sta ees; sores on the legs and b Idy; Svp rilitir Cat ,rrl: Diseased Sillp and ali primary forms if the dise lss. Price $500 per bottle. LE RIoHAU5' Go4nEN BALsAW No. 2 Cures Tertiary. Mercuri l. SyphilitiG Rheum . tism. T 'ins Il tine Bones, Liberated Thro { SyphIlitiG RlSh, LumI'. etc.. and era . O1t s II q satlaS fri Il the stem. ct r nSed bv b si tre ttmant ar :,b1Se of n IT. Gurv Ie wing tln bl0 Il plre and he .ltay. Price $ D J3c l5tle,
 LE R5CHAUd' GOLDEN SPtN-5J ANT10oTE for the anre of c n IrrhG !. G.35t, etc. Price ssS2 50 par bottle.
 LIE RIcHAUs' GoLDrN SpANTsg INJECTION. B wish fpr c1re f Glaet Strictures. Disease of t3e Urethcl and Bladder, etc. Price, $1.50 per bottle.
 LF RIoH tuG' GOLDEN OINTMENT for the eff fe i've lealing If Syphilitio Sores an6 EruptiunS. Price. 2I 00 per bottle. Also Acents for LE RycHtus' Go1.DvN PLUS fo~ weakness. lnss of physia I powers. ano all diseHSeS nriSinC fr ,nl ahuse and excess or overw 'rk Price $:.O)pe box. Sent evarvvhare. q. o, D, securely pa cke6 par Express.
 C.F RICHARDS sE co. A@ents.
 427 & 449 S'nsn nue st -eet cor. Clay,
 San Francisco, Gal.
Mohave County miner., 1883-08-19
Ir0n Mining ss Africa.

Mr. Pinto gives the following in teresting description of the early method of mining iron ore as practic- ed in Africa. He states that during the coldeet months-the miners leave thelr homes aud take up their abode in extensive encampments near the iron mines, which are abundant ln the country. In order to extract the ore they dig circular holes or shafts from ten to thirteen feet in diameter but not more than six to seven feet deep, this arising, most probably. from their want of suitable means to raise the ore to greater elevations. MT. Pluto examined several of these shafts, and found them all of slmi' lar character. As soon as enough ore for the work of the year has been extracted, the operation of separat ing the iron is commenced. This IS done ill holes of DO great depth, the ore being mixed with charcoal, and the temperature being raised by means 0f primitive bellows, consist ing of two wooden cylinders abou' one foot in diameter, hollowed oGi to a depth of four inches. and cover ed with two tanned goat skins, to which are fixed two handles twenty inches long and half inch thick. By a rapid movement of these handles, d current of air is produced which plays on the charcoal through two hollow wooden tubes attached to the cylinder, and furnished with clay mnzzles. Dr .4ccssant labor, kep: up nIGat and day, the whol@ of the metal becomes ransf0rme l by ordi nary processes into spades, axes, war hatchets, arrow heads, nails, knives. and bullets for firearms, and even firearms themselves, the iron being tempered with OK grease and sat Mr. Pinto remarks that be has seen a good many of these guns carry as well as those made of cast steel Trade List.
Mohave County miner., 1883-08-19

down an counted 1t en' turned 1t ober in my 'ioyment. Oar it was; all silver. l won'ered eff was dreamin'. but l heard a bird singing in a tree an saw de leaves tremhlin' in de air. Den l knowed I was awake an l rej'iced wid q loud mouf. I wen up town to der man what owns my cabin an bought 1t ob him an went to the clerk an had him write 1t down in der big book. I was mighty hap py, an' hougth big catfish an' a monst'ous cabbage. I come home an was 'gratulatin' myself when all ob a suddenment my wife yells out: 'Yer's a ole liar, fur yer ain't bought dis cabin. Yer'd better get outen dat bed an chop some wood or yeI won't get no breakfas' to-day? 1 got outen bed mighty sheepish, kas9 I'd been talkin' in my sleep. Now wid dis quarter Tse gwinter satisfy my
 self dat I ain't dreanin' for I 'gratu
 lates myself" anl az sin h9 damned
 his head against the wall,
Mohave County miner., 1883-08-19
A FE0Rting Coffin.

The Unitel States steamer Pinta proves no exception 10 tue genera.
 worthlessness of our ships. A dis
 patch states that she has returned to the Norfolk Navy Yard to undergo repairs to her machinery The Pinta has become notorious from the facl that the officials at the Norfolk yard expended over $IO0,000 in repairs on her and that her oris cost waS only Sl28,00). As matter of course. no such amount as $100,G00 has
 actually gone into the vessel, the greater portion having been expend- ei with an eye to the late political campaign in Virginia A recent Board of naval officers reported that the PInta was UDsuiIed to go around the Horn" 10 Alaskan waters, bul another Board took the opposite view. It would now appear from the results reported in the dispatch that the report of the first Board should have been accepted as cor rect and final, and it is to be hoped that the Plnta will remain where she Is. Her hull IS of iron and does not even have double bottom, and a vessel of that kind Is entirely un suited for cruising in the unsurveyed waters of Alaska Taa money ex pended in the alleged repaIrs of tbr Pluta would have built suitable wooden vessel at Mare Island which woa,d bs less likely to sink If it shou d strike oae of the thousands of the submerged rocks on the coast of Alaska and among the Aleutian IL Is bad enough to waste the money in repairing iron-kettles but 1t is criminal to send officers and men around the II lrnp in the depth of winter in a craft that Is nothing less than floating coffin.