The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-03-26

11OH. NUN n. OOOptT, vi OdTIeTS-
vile, died at his home 18th inst.
Pneumonia is carrying off a good |
many people near Eufaula, Ala.
Major John Tompkins, of Sumter
county, Ala, is dead.
Rebuilding has begun on the block |
that was burned outin Atlanta in the |
fire wednesday morning.
James II. Berry has been chosen |
to succeed Mr.. Garland, of Arkansas,
in the United States Senate.
People are reported in starving
condition near Harrisville, West Vir-
ginia.
A mystersous phantom light near
Harrison's bluff, on the Tennessee
river, is exciting that region.
There are six lawyers in Mr.. Chve-
lands Cabinet. Mr.. Manning is
newspaper man. The rest represent
the law and he represents the gospel.
Augusta had big fire on last Thurs
day. Five stores burned out in two
hours. A good estimate of the prop
erty involved in the fire, puts it's val
ne at about s75, 900.
Secretary MANNING has ordered a
general investigation and overhaul
ing of the Treasury Department.
We shall soon know whether that big
surplus is really in the vaults.
An old man by the name of Ga
briel, aged "a, from Coweta county,
came over to Carroll not long since
and married lady by the name of
Garrett, aged 35.
The case of assault, with intent to
murder in Banks county, against J.
]. Patterson, who cut his wife's throat
several years ago, was continued, on
the ground of sickness of the defend
ant.
The last spike was driven for the
Chattanooga Belt Railroad on Satur-
day. The line completely encircles
Chattanooga. 1t is seven miles in
length, and was built at a cost of
nearly 100000.
Harvey johnson has been arrested
at DeSOto, Mo. In October last he
cut his wife's throat and set fire to
the house, at Little Rock, Ark. The
fire was extinguished and the woman's
life was saved.
The voters of Gwinnett county will
vote on the prohibition question on
April 10th. The prohibitionists up
to the present time are not very well
organized, and the whisky men are
doing everything in their power to
win the race.
Mr.. John Minis, who lived near the
line of Houston and Dooly counties,
was killed Tuesday by his wagon run
ming over him. He had been to
Hawkinsville and was returning home
with loaded wagon, and while there
he imbibed too freely of whisky which
caused him to fall from the vehicle.
The New York Sun, abiding to
the missionaries who recently went
from New England to Africa, informs
Christian workers, eager and anxious
for missionary labors, that they can
find heather in abundance in that
city.
President Cleveland's forty-eighth
birthday occurred on the 18th inst.
He celebrated it very quietly. In
deed, the president almost forgot the
anniversary tillreminded oft by Sec
rotary Lamount, with whom he took
a drive of couple of hours, but did
not otherwise celebrate the occasion.
A would-be suicide who was found
hanging and apparently dead in
Rhode Island the other day, was re-
suscitated after being unconscious
for eight hours. This suggests re-
newal of the cid discussion about the
possibility of restoring criminals to
life who have suffered the extreme
penalty of the law.
Mr.. J. S. Adair, of Paulding, kill
ed fying-squirrel, last Sunday, and
gave it to his cat, which ate it. The
squirrel had two young ones, which
he caught and placed with his cat,
which has litter of young kittens.
Strange to say, that instead of eating
the young squirrels, the cat adopted
them, and seems to thing more of
them than of her kittens. The little
strangers are getting along very well |
under the protection of their step
mother.
The large six story building of
James bank block, on the corner of |
Alabama and Whitehall streets, was
laid in,ashes.on Wednesday.lSth inst, |
by a destructive fire. All the oc
cupants escaped except one man, |
named Garfield, who was burned to |
death. Many of the escapse were mar
row, and several of the parties were |
seriously injured. Mr.. Ed. Mercer, |
who Sustained seyeral hnrns md y