The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
GEORGIA GLEANINGs.

GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
Col. c. NJ. Pennington, of Rome, is
dead.
DIR. Joseph Thompson, of Atlanta,
is dead.
Senator j. F. Croft, representative
of the 3lst district, died at EIartwell
on the 23d inst, of consumption.
Ex-Representative c. B. Collins
committed suicide at Camilla, Ga,
on the 22d inst, by taking an over
dose of morphine.
Barlow Lyle was almost decapita-
ted while working in a mine near
Villa Rica, Thursday, by a cave in of
rock and gravel. He will die.
Mrs. + II Eddleman committed
suicide at her home in Atlanta on
last Thursday morning, by hanging
herself with bed-sheet.
Mr.. Ed. Cooper committed suicide
by stabbing himself with knife in
Atlanta on last Monday. He leaves
a wife and child.
Mr. Percy Magill, formerly of At
lanta, was drowned on st. Johns,
river, Florida, in trying to rescue a
passenger who had fallen overheard
the Steamer, Chattahoochie.
At Harmony Grove Jimmie John
son, while on his way to school, stuck
thorn in his hand, causing very
serious injury. 1t is thought his arm
will have to be amputated.
In Polk county negro, 90 years
old, has recently cut full set of teeth,
upper and lower, and is in good
health for one of his advanced years.
This makes the third set of natural
teeth that he has had.
The Georgia cities that will enjoy
the 10 cents special messenger privi-
leges of letter delivery will be Athens,
Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon,
and Savannah.
Mrs. Davidson, wife Off. J. David
son, merchant in Macon, attempted
suicide Friday night by taking two
bottles Of laudanum A physician
was summoned and the lady life was
saved.
On the night of the 10Th inst, Dal-
ton was visited by masked mob who
visited several disreputable houses,
whipped several Of the inmates, and
in the melee killed a negro named
Tom Tarver. Thieves and Migrants
were notified to leave town.
Some ten years ago lobe Cooper
lived in Rome, and was tried for his
life, charged with the murder of Mar
shall Mooney. The testimony was
strong against him, and his able
counsel only succeeded in saving his
neck by impeaching one of the States
most important witnesses. And
though cleared, lobe Cooper was
from that day changed man. The
free light-hearted Indifference that
characterized his life disappeared
and he became morose and reckless
by turns. Friday he was adjudged
lunatic by the authorities of Polk
county and sent to Milledgeyille.
In Floyd county, Thursday, vii
liam Gaines, of Cassvlle, was seri-
ously shot. He had been out hunt
ing, and was returning home late in
the afternoon. As he was crossing
the road near home he met one of
his neighbors and stopped for "A So
cial chat lie sat his gun down on
the ground and placed both his hands
on top of the muzzle to rest himself.
Suddenly and without any apparent
cause the gun went off, putting the
load of shot through both his bands,
and mutilating them in the most
painful manner. Several of his fin
gers were torn off and one of his
hands will be rendered useless.
A white man named Gid Herring,
hailing from North Carolina, after
falling to borrow SIS, procureda gun,
and in the presence of several work
men at Shaw x Buffers turpentine
still, near Darien, placed the gun be-
fore him, the butt ON the ground,
and leaned his body on the muzzIe.
He had in his hand stick with a
fork in the end. Some one asked
what he was going to do, and he re-
piled, placing the forked stick on the
trigger, this is the way to Kill Gid
Herring" or some words to that eff
feet, and pushing the stick discharg-
ed the gun into his body, killing him
self instantly.