The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-07-16

ty, Thursday, Calvin Gordan was
shot and instantly killed by saloon
keeper named Henry Crawford. An
old grudge led to the shooting.
DIR. Felton's bill to establish
house of refcrmatOry for convicts,
has been referred to committee of
nine.
Miss Nellie Butner, social belle,
and Mr.. A. F. Brimberry, of Macon,
came to Atlanta and were married,
thus defeating the opposition of pa
rents.
AT Dalton two negro prisoners
overpowered a.deputy sheriff when he
entered the Jail to feed them. After
a hot chase one of them was recaptur-
ed but the other escaped.
At Chauncy, Ga, r. NJ. Peacock
and Charles Thompson, both of North
Carolina, renewed an old quarrel,
drew pistols and commenced firing.
Both were instantly killed, and a
stray bullet killed a negro.
The heirs of the late John Il. New
ton of LaGrange, have brought suit
against the Atlanta and West Point
railroad for $4,000. Mr.. Newton
was killed by passenger locomotive
at the steam mill crossingin LaGrange
May 30.
A colored woman living in Appling
county, near Graham, locked her four
children in the house and left them.
When she returned she found the
house with all its contents and the
children burned up.
Gainesville American: | heard
Colonel Trammell, of Dalton, say not
long ago that his political platform
now consisted of only three planks,
to-wit: "No whisky, no fence, and
dog tax" He wanted to quit max
ing drunkards, quit cutting trees for
rails, and quit raising sheep to feed
to ''yaller" dogs.
Lydia Cox, small girl years old,
entered the school of Miss Lula Nor
gan at Rhodes school house, in Doc
ly county, and learned the alphabet
and advanced so fast that in the short
space of five weeks, she was enabled to
spell $50 words out of 40, which
were given out to her by her teach
er.
Recently man was removing some
poles on Henry JohnsOn's place at
Americas, and uncovered two nests
of the large-stripped lizard, common
ly called scorpions" one containing
IA and the other IL eggs. Return
ing to the place soon afterwards he
detected one mother lizard in the
act Of removing her eggs to less ex-
posed locality. She had removed all
but two, and was carrying off one
of those in her mouth when discover
ed.
Henry Grady, in the Constitution,
says: in the Southern Base Ball
League there are lbs players, mana
gers and umpires, engaged at aggre-
gate salaries Of perhaps $4,000 a
month or 800 each. OF the clubs it
is believed that Atlanta, Nashville,
Macon and Augusta are playing pro-
titable seasons in the order named,
and the other clubs losing. In Biz
mlngham last Saturday Sl,700 was
raised in three hours to replenish the
club treasury. The Atlanta directors
have passed a resolution donating to
their manager and players rs per
cent. Of the profits of the season. 1t
is estimated that the profits will net
above $4,000.
There is a curious case now before
the governor for consideration. On
Christmas night two negroes had
quarrel and scufilei in cabin, which
was the home of one of them. Later,
the quarrel, which was about as much
a Christmas frolic as quarrel, was
renewed in the yard, The visiting
negro struck at the other with stick.
The lick miscarried in the dark and
struck a baby which the other negro
had in his arms. The child died
from the effect of the lick. The evil
dence was clear that the assailant
did not see the child and did not know
that there was any child near. But
the law being that whoever kills an
other in the performance of an n
lawful act is guilty of murder, the
negro was convicted of murder and is
now in the penitentiary for life. If
he had hit the negro he aimed at, the
most punishment would have been
few days sentence. He hit the child
he did not see, and he is a murderer.