The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-12-13
GEORGIA GLEANINGS

The New York Sun is trying to
make US believe that the latest craze
is that fashionable women must be
thin. The SUI won't get anybody
to hug that deluSion.
The burglars who entered Julius
Pickett's storehouse at Eliay on the
night of tho 22d ult, have been ar
rested, tried and com United to jail
to await the action of the Superio:
Court, which convenes the third
Monday in May.
1t is possible that the first brick
of the pew KimbaI House at Allan
ia will be laid on Tuesday. Thurs
day two beds of burning Goals were
found during the process of excava-
ting the ruins. They had been
burning four months.
At Barlow, Jefferson county, on
the night of the Sd inst, Andy Wil~
cher cut Willis Kinyon's throat (both
colored), killing him instantly
Wicher was arrested and lodged in
Jail. No reason is known for the
killing. 1t seems to be unprOvoked
Thomas Dickson, of Newman, tells
of a popular tree which he worked
up into $40 feet of weather board
ing, 20 poste 4 by 6 inches and lO|
feet long, pailings for about 200 feet
of fence, and sold besides $l5 worth
of what remained.
The barn and contents belonging
to G. w. Lindsey, situated three
fourths of mile south of Cedartown,
has been destroyed by fire. There
is no clue as yet as to who fred it
All of the stock was removed except
one horse, which persisted 10 the
flames. The loss is about $780,
There is 20 insurance.
A. S. J. O'Shields was arrested in
Chattanooga for trying to sell Mr..
w. w. Thurman's watch. lie con-
fessed guilt, and also confessed that
in completely and CO operation with
VIM. Trip, Geo. COnnally and Joe.
Denman, he robbed Askew's safe
and go. the $500. All fonr are
under arrest The latter three de
nying guilt
Tuesday night William /. Der,
Harrison Walker and Lynne AIKEN
broke iail in Milton county ~ SAW
ing two bars of the iron cage ~ the
Jail in two The bars s,e ore-half
inch thick and two inches ~ide.
After getting out of ne cage they
passed out through an opsn window
in, the jail yard and took French
leave They were all in jail on
charges of burglary. There is 500
reward offered for their capture.
An act of the last Legislature re.
ouires that from and after January
| /, 1854, and annually thereafter,
each person or firm desiring to en-
gage 10 the sale Of spirituous liquors
or Intoxicating bitters, or in either
or all of them, 10 this State, shall,
before he or they commence the sale
of such spirituous or malt liquors or
intoxicating bitters, go before the
ordinary of the comfy in which he
or they propose to sell said spirit
nous or malt liquors or Intoxicating
bitters, and register his or their
names as such dealer.
The Athens Banner Waterman
says; "The day has passed when by
purchasing few negro leaders you
can control the ether voters Each
suffrage singer io now leader with
in himself and demands share of
the spoils. Last Wednesday, so we
learn, some negroes got as high as
$40 for their votes, while others sold
out at from 81 to 50 per head
When the plan of buying suffrage
was first started in Athens the lead
ers would string out their men and
sell them for so much bunch, like
spring onions or asparagus.
Near Blakely, yoke of oxen rem
away while the driver was standing
behind them, lighting his pipe
Dropping the match, he started 10
pursuit of the runaways. The pine
straw took fire, snd the fire spread
at tremendous rate, going ia
southern direction, sweeping all be-
fore it. Some farmers lost nearly all
their fencing, and Mr.. Davis, who
was sick in bed, lost, not only his
fencing, but every building on his
place except the dwelling, snd that
was saved with much difficulty
The sweep of the fire was terrific to
behold, and men had to flee before
its destructive progress.
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Another chapter to a sad story.
Mrs j. H, Covington, of Box
Springs, died of small pox at II
o'clock to day. Mrs. CovingtOn was
bride but a month since, and with
her husband took a wedding tour
north. Returning home the groom
was attacked with the most Iosth
some aud detestable disease which
the human flesh is heir to, small pox.
In a few days he died of the disease.
During his illness his bride was ever
at his bedside, miuistering to bis
wants. They lived for each other,
and, alas, died for each other,