The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-02-22
GEORGIA GLBANINGS.

A Clay county negro was fined
twenty five dollars and costs for cru
city to animals.
Peachblooms were noticed in San
dersville on Sunday last. We fear
there will be danger to the fruit crop |
from late frosts.
George Taylor sues Atlanta for
$1,000 damages for imprisonment in
the small pox bospitable when he
didn't have the small pox.
Two convicts are sueiug Atlanta
for So, 200 damages each because
they were "spanke by fellow con
victs when they reached the camps
and the guards did no, interfere.
A man named f. l.. Hancock, of
Morgan county, has deserted his
wife, leaving her penniless with five
children, and has gone to Texas with
bis wife's sister.
This matter of tramps, thieves
and pickpockets in the towns and
cities of Geogia is getting to be Sc"
rious. We learn that most of them
are from the large eastern cities.
A negro aged 1l2 years recently
died in Baker county. About forty
years ago a gin house fell down on
him and it is thought that the iniu'
ries sustained then we're the cause
of his early death.
A young politician explained the
tattered condition of his trousers to
his father by stating that he was
sitting under an apple tree enjoying
himself, when the farmers dog came
along and contested his seat.
Hon. Thomas W. Warren, of
Wilcox county, sold last week q
flock of one thousand sheep to
Messrs. R. A. Badgood, Thomas A.
Royal and Hardy Pitts, of nooly,
for 1900.
Last Saturday, near Ringgold,
party of little boys were going to
mprison with bis consent, Luke
Dunn, ten year old boy, under a
bed belonging to a wagon that had
been left by the side of the road,
partly capsized. Luke took his POI
sition on the ground, but as the bed
fell over the edge fell on his neck,
breaking it."
An old gentleman came to Atlanta
via the air line yesterday, who has
twenty FIVE grandchildren and six
great grand children. He came to
be treated for consumption.-Post
Appeal. There is some mistake in
that mans disease. II seems to be
case of over production, rather
than excessive consumption. Ma
con Telegraph.
Mr.. Andrew Dorsey, former clerk
of the city council, has brought suit
for 50 900 damages against MIR. T.
f. Lawrhe, editor of the Gainesville
Southron, because of publication 10
that journal concerning the books OF
the city council! that were in the
court house when the late fire oc>
Cured. There is good deal of bad
blood on the subject.
Last year the receipts in money
for watermelons shipped from Au-
gusta amounted to nearly 100000,
aud this year the business will be
largely increased. These melons
find a ready market in the North
and West, and can be exported to
Chicago at cost of about $50 per
car load.
Tony Perkins and Gibbs, two
young colored citizens of Walton
county, while playing a game of
cards one day last week, quarreIed
Tony pulled out his pistol, and de
liberateIy fred two shots at his OPP
ponent, both taking deadly effect
one in the forehead aud the other in
the breast, through the region of the
heart-Producing instant DEATH
The murderer effected his escape.
Some of our ministers have been
discussing the question of requests
ing the Georgia railroad to dlscon-
tinue Sunday trains on our branch
road Washington Gazette. If
Sunday trains we're discontinued it
would be great inconvenience to
preachers who have appointments
on the lines of railroads. Is it any
wore to ride on cars than to drive
horses on Sunday Some people
who think nothing of driving a score
of miles on Sunday are greatly
shocked at the thought of mans
riding on the cars on that day. 1t
is a case which "wisdom is justified
of her children" -MacOn Telegraph
w. D. Ellis, Esq, the Master in
Cbancery, appointed by Judge Hill
yer to hear the Citizens Bank case,
has just decided that the stockhold~
ers are Liable for their unpaid sub
scriptions. His decision creates
great excitement. The case stands
this way: When the bank was or
ganized 100000 was subscribed.
Only 100000 (Or so per cent }
was paid in, and the stockholders
then orderdd that paid up stock be
issued and no more paid. When the
bank failed, its creditors, represent
ed by Judge BeckIey and Hopkins