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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12

The Grand Army, according to its
commander John S. Kountz. is grow
ing rapidly in numbers and Importance.
There are now 5000 posts, having a to-
tai membership Of 275, 900. Pennsyl-
vania has a larger number than any
other state. There are million men
living who fought for the Union, and it
IS thought that the membership of the
Grand Army viii reach half million.
There is much larger number of
Grand Army posts in the South than
one might expect to find. All Of the
larger cities of the South have one or
more posts. New Orleans has three.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12
PROCEEDINGS on CONGRESS-.

SENATE-The Pacific railroad bill was eonsid-
cred and then the Interstate commerce bills
came up. The senate, by a vote of % to 33, de-
clined to strike from the house bill the clause
relating to equal facilities and accommodations
Of passengers. Mr. Mcmillan spoke against the
house. or Reagan, bin.
MR.. MMIILAN
said the Reagan bill would very seriously affect
the interests of the Mississippi valley. The
people of that region wanted 70 get their conn
modities to the seaboard, either eastward or
westward, and IL the Reagan bill became law
the railroads would be obliged to regulate their
charges for through freights according to rates
for local freights VERY soon there would be a
transeontinental line through the British terri
tory, the Canadian Pacific, over which the United
States would have no control. In view OF this
feet, with the Reagan bill adopted by both
houses of congress aud signed by the president.
the West would find itself at irretrievable dis
advantage.
The senate Judiciary committee yesterday re-
ported favorably the Poland bill, which provides
that appeals from the supreme courts of the
District of Columbia and territories to the
United States supreme court shall only be
allowed in cases where the matter in dispute
exceeds So. 900 exclusive of costs. Exception is
made in cases involving the validity OF patents,
copyrights or of any treaty or statute of or au-
thority exercised under laws Of the United
States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12

a state prohibition convention is called al
Minneapolis Feb. -
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12


SENATE.-Mr. Cullum moved to amend the
house bill by substituting for it the senate, or
commission bill Agreed to-yeas g. nays Is.
The Democrats voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Colquitt, Hampton, Jonas, McPher-
son, Morgan and Pugh The only republicans
who voted in the negative were Messrs Ed
most of the session. In executive session the
following nominations were received: Gus
tavus A. Wetter, register of the land office,
Yankton, Oak. f. Z. Champln, receiver Of
public moneys, Rapid City Oak Joshua II.
Smith, Mississippi, consul at Ascension, Para
quay Postmasters-C Charles A. Spencer,
Sheboygan Falls WIS Sylvester w. Osborne,
Darlington, Wis. Miss Elite l. Peet, Upton,
Iowa; Daniel b. Johns, Groton, Oak; John T..
Yeo Dillon, Mont; Hattie DenniSon, Vancou-
yer, Washington Territory.
HousE-T bill regulating the forms OF
bills of lading and duties and liabilities Of
shipowners passed, The river and har-
Dor bill was debated at much length
The Eads Galveston scheme was given damag-
ing blows by Reed of Maine, Price of Wiscon-
sin, and Washburn of Minnesota Mr. Wash
burns speech was specially effective against
this clause of tie bill He said no was in fav-
or of liberal river and harbor appropri atoms.
Even the bill produced by the first session of
the Forty seventh congress- which was de-
nounced as being largely to improve trout
streams and macadamize dry runs. were not too
large for the just needs of the country
Minnesota was especially interested in
liberal appropriations for river and har-
Dor improvements. 81 tuated at the head of
the two great water arms of the country
She wanted to see both improved. TO expefi-
diture ON these MINES ota owes in measure,
her rapid growth. Besides cheap water
freights she had en- joyed the cheap railroad
transit that accomp anies the improvement of
water WAYS, and ould continue in the future
unless neutralized by such unnatural legisa-
ton as that of the Reagan bill, which declares
that railroads sha II be foreclosed from compe-
tition with water ways.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12

preparation bill provides for the appointment
by the speaker of committee OF five members
OF the Forty ninth congress to consider sys-
tenn of Indian education and manner of ex-
pending the appropriation for that purpose,
and the best means of utilizing the Yellowstone
Park for the benz fl of the public The com
mitteo is required to report to the next con
gresS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-02-12

senate on the 18th inst 1t is all about pic
ture. The recent president of the senate, Sir
David Macpherson, got a painting taken of
himself, as is the custom. for the purpose of
hanging up with other speakers IN the corri-
doris of the senate chamber The legislature
allowed S# o for this, but Sir David, paying
the difference out OF his own pocket obtained
picture three tunes the SIZE Of The others for
s2eV. going to England to sit to a artist
Senator Alexander is now on the path af-
ter Sir David He has placed Z notation on the
order paper to the effect latowiug to the enor-
nifty OF the size of the picture and it. uuuni-
forInity with the others, he viii move for its
removal as it tends to bring public derision up
on that branch of the legislature.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
THE OOLITIC TESTED.

The Capitol commission on last
Saturday in Atlanta made fire and
water test of Georgia marble, Geor-
gia granite and the oolitic limestone,
and we regret to learn that the result
OF the test was unfavorable to the
Georgia material. The Georgia mar
bic and granite after an hours heat
in furnace crumbled. but the oolitic
became harder. OF course. we all
have more or less Georgia pride in
this matter, but Georgia Representa-
tlves should act for the State in all
such Transactions with the fidelity and
caretulness as they would prudential
ly exercise in their private business.
The work under the contract for
oolitic limestone has progressed con
siderably, and to change that CON
tract now would saddle an additional
cost of 5000 600, and if the test of the
different stones was fair and accurate,
then that sum is too large for the tax
payers of Georgia to have to pay in
order to crafty a sentiment.
Let the'contract proceed as begun
and confine the contractors within
the limit of the appropriation made
and the terms agreed upon, and let
us have no more lobbying over the
matter. The prospect is that an adj
ditional tax will have to be levied
anyway to defray the expenses of
the construction of the capitol. The
bill appropriated 100000 annually
for five years "out of any surplus
funds in the treasury" but as there
is no surplus and not likely to be,
the States honor will have to be pro
tected by increased taxation.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
DALTON'S MASKED REGULATORS.

Fifty masked men entered Dalton
the other night and proceeded to
take the management of the munich
pal affairs into their own hands.
They whipped several negroes Of dis
reputable character, gave notice to
others to leave town, broke up hous-
es OF i'll fame and finally shot and
killed negro man, who resisted with
an axe their felonious depredations.
\ press dispatch says the mob came
from Murray county. This is hardly
probable, because it does not stand
to reason. The citizens of Murray
county are not likely to be SO zeal
Gus IN regulating the society Of Il
town in another county, just for the
fun Of being classed in the category
of outlaws themselves. 1t is too risky
and dangerous, and besides these
Daltonites did not encroach upon
their interests. 1t is more than like
" the maskers were residents not far
from the corporate limits of Dalton.
To say the least of it, it was very
unfortunate and disgracetul affair,
and is source of regret to all right
thinking people
While this mob was shooting,
whipping and rioting in the town,
where were the town officers that
they did not summon a posse of cit
izenS and protect the good order of
their town by suppressing such un-
lawful proceedings? Certainly the
the outrages perpetrated are not to
the credit of Dalton; for when a city
becomes SO badly infested with
thieves, burglars, Migrants and soil
ed doves that the civil authorities
are powerless us a corrective body, ii
reflects badly on the ineiliciencv of
the town officers and the laxity OF
law. We trust Georgia will not have
her reputation again blurred by mob
rule. Heated passion and excited
impulse are poor substitutes for doing
equal justice to all men in the pro
lection of life, liberty and property.
When this mob started out TO
whip and brighten few worthless
characters, they had little idea that
they would commit murder before
Their self-appointed mission ended,
yet they dispersed to their homes
with their hands dripping in the
blood Of a human being who had ac-
ted only on the defensive. The Gov
ernor should see to it that these
maskers are felTeted out and punish
ed. The severity with which they
administered punishment. should by
the law be administered to them.
The only surprise is that the Cover
nor has been 50 dilatory in the mat
ter.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
HORRIBLE TRADEGY,

\ special to the Advertiser from
Talladega says, that in that county J..
II. McGowan killed and dressed pig
for barbecue last Friday. His
three children, aged Ii, 8 and 4, saw
the process Of butchering the pig.
The next day McGowan left home.
and the children agreed to repeat the
process Of the day before. Having
no pig, the two oldest children
proceeded to butcher the youngest.
They cut its throat and hung it up
BY the heels, as the pig had hung,
and were proceeding to dlsembowel
it when its mother discovered the hor-
rible tragedy.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
THREE BROTHERS KILLED.
All Meet Accidental Deaths Within
Twelve Hours.

A Martins Valley PENN tele-
gram says: The violent deaths of
John, Wyman, and Jason TRULY,
three brothers, which occurred be-
tween IL o'clock on Friday night
and IL o clock on Saturday morning
has created Il profound sensation in
this village. The three men were
sons of a widow living here.
John was thirty-tour years of age,
and was a Aagman on the East Branch
railroad. On Friday night about II
0 clock he was sent to change a
switch on the road, and in running
along the track he fell in cattle
guard. He struck on his head, break
ing his neck and crushing his skull.
Jason TRULY, aged thirty-six years,
worked in the slate quarries four
miles from the village. The recent
rains had filled several deep cavities
in the quarry with water. Early OIL
Saturday morning Jason went to
work. \ narrow hemlock board had
been laid across one of the pits full
of water, and he was walking over it
when it tipped with him and threw
him in the water. His head came in
contact with the edge of the stones,
stunning him, and he was drowned
before aid could reach him.
Wyman TRULY, thirty-eight years
old was a miller. He worked near his
mothers house About 1920 o'clock
on Saturday morning he was at work
in the mill, when the flooring of IA
a grain bin in the room above him
gave way, and he was buried beneath
hundreds of bushels of wheat. A
boy who was in the mill ran out and
gave the alarm. and several men hur-
ried in and made efforts to extricate
TRULY, but the work could not be
done in time. When he was taken
out he had been dead some time.
James Whitaker was sent to carry
the news of John Truby's death to
his relatives, and William Jackson
started from the slate quarry at the
same time 70 bean the news of Jason 5
death. Both Whitaker and Jack
son went on their errands and reach
ed the mill together to break the
news to Wyman just as they were
carrying his dead body out. The ter
rible news of the death of her three
sons Frustrated Mrs. TRULY 50 that
she is not expected to live. Nine
years ago her son William was killed
in New York, where he was employ
ed in grocery store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Atlanta has oyergrown herself
and things are disposed to settle back
a little. This tendency may be seen
in the number Of empty stores and
houses. Atlanta Constitution.
This is the first stab We ever knew
the Constitution to give Atlanta.
But then is better to tell an un-
pleasant truth than to misguide some
body by falsehood. There is enough
pluck in Atlanta to push her forward,
and She viii not remain idle. More
houses have been built than the
growth in population warranted.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

regard all attempts to forestall
the popular choice Of our next Gov
ernor, fourteen months in advance OF
the election, as the work of politi-
clans who have some personal inter
est or expectation in the success of
the aspirants whom they favor. The
people generally are taking no inter
est in the question as yet, and they
may safely be advised to look with
suspicion upon the movements which
are being made to select a candidate
for them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
CYCLONE.

Charleston, s. c., was struck by a
cyclone Tuesday morning and one
fourth of the houses in the city were
unrooted. Church spires were de
molishcd and wharyes and warehous-
eS damaged. \ number of houses
at Sullivan Island were blown away.
The Casino Hotel fell with a great
crash. Steamers were aground and
vessels wrecked. Loss about one
million dollars. No lives lost. The
storm touched Savannah, Jackson
Vile and other places.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
THE LEGISLATURE.

We think the Legislature is fast
losing public confidence and respect,
as well as doing the people great in
jury. 1t was in session in November
and December, and might then easily
have attended to AL the public bust
ness requiringattention, and adjourn
ed sine die. 1t reassembled early in
July however, and will soon have
been in session for two months.
There are no indications of adjourn
ment before the first of October, and
it Is thought by some that frost will
find the body still in Atlanta. In
other words, it looks now as if the
Legislature will remain in session
altogether at least five months. in
stead of the little over five weeks
specified in the State constitution.
This all wrong. A man who would
manage his own private affairs after
the fashion set by the Legislature
with regard to the public business,
would soon find himself a bankrupt.
lie would also forfeit the respect of
his neighbors, if not of his own family.
Wedo not hesitate to say, that the
member who seeks to further prolong
the session, or who labcrs to prevent
the earliest possible adjournment,
clearly forfeits public support, and
should not be reelected. The peo-
pie are too poor to longer pay taxes
to keep in position men who trihe
with the public interests. Go home,
gentlemen, go quickly-and do not
stand on the order Of your going.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate in the third reading,
a bill to change the time of holding
the Supreme Courts of Paulding
county, was passed.
A bill to prohibit the sales of spir-
itous liquors in Douglas county.
Passed.
The Athens Banner Waterman hay
ing characterized Mr.. Cornell as ''the
little joker Of the Legislature" also
said, "The people had rather see him
elected end man of "a tenth class min
strel show than to the halls of Legis-
lation." Mr.. Cornell arose to ques-
ton of privilege and denounced the
editor OF the Waterman as liar,
scoundrel and thief, and said he
would never get his deserts until his
neck was well stretched with new
hemp rope.
The Legislature convened for its
summer session on the 9Th day of
July, and this is the 22d day of Au-
gust. The body has been in session
10 days altogether, of which it has
worked 80 days, leaving 8 days of
Sabbath rest and holiday. The mem
bers get pay for every day. If the
daily expenses Of the Legislature is
81 800, then 8 days pay of homework
would be S13, 800 and 36 days of work
would be So, 1000, or an aggregate of
S67 200 already incurred. | do not
think the daily expenses is over ST.
200, which would give sd, 000as the
expense so far. OF course, as this is
the summer session, the second of
this Legislature, the people are natur-
ally inpatient, and there will necessa-
rily be sharp meteorological
Chronicle.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
Money to Loan to Farmers !
Plenty Of it on Long Time
TT costs nothing to find out all about it
Apply to
ENOCH FAW,
Attorney at Law. Marietta Ga.
SALE OF
Valuable Lots of Land.
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY:

{ GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY:
Under and in pursuance Of the powtl
vested in me by the Last Win and rest,
ment Of James Lamb late Of Charleston
S. c..
I,rW sell ut pUJiic artery between lcgal
hours of sale on TUESDAY OCTOBER 6. 1888
and from day to day until completion OF
sale before ,he Court House in DAHIoNE
GA, GA, the following Lots OF Land in
Cobb CoHatY, Ge0Fgm.
Number -Four Hundred and Ninety two.
(492), Number Seven Hundred and Seven
ty six, (71G), ali in the 18th District and
% section Of originally Cherokee, each lot
containing Forty (40) acres Soil as the
property of the estate of j. James Lamb,
deceased, Tor the purposes Of administers
ton The Titles came directly TO him
from the original Grants " hsh will be
turned over to purchaser with the other
deeds All title papers and the will can be
examined up to day of sale at the office of
II II. Perry Gainesville, Geor@ia Terms
of sale, Cash. 4 S. JOHNSTON.
EXT Last viii and Testament of J.
James Lamb, deceased
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
Model Stock Farm for Sale.

cilcr for sale NV farm of 960 acres at
foot ol Lost Mountain, five miles from Pow
der Springs Cobb county, Ga known as
the pr Aston farm Good dwelling and
tenant houses, barns, stables Gin house,
all wooden improvements for the housing
81 grain and stock Place ,cll watered.
Land dark rod, well adapted to growing
grain and grasses Address me at SMYRNA,
Ga, for terms &c H. s LOVE.
August 10th, 1888.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Mr.. Goodloe Yaneey, of Athens,
Ga, has a large herd of Jersey cattle.
lie has one COW, "Alice Jones" that
has made under test thirty-two
pounds Of butter in seven days. Jer-
seys will become in time the dairy
strain Of America. The Holsteins,
with their large yield of milk, are
now their only competitors.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

A Baptist church in Dakota has
devised a new scheme to raise money.
A liberal member gave a large tract
Of land, and the people held plough
ing bee. Next season the church
will have several thousand bushels of
wheat, if the weather is propitious.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Kansas is in happy condition.
She groans with a prospective wheat
crop of only ten million bushels, but
she has grand corn crop Of 200,-
100000 bushels in sight. And Kan
sas is but a child among the states.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Rev. Sam Jones think that clergy
men should puncture their sermons
as railroad conductors do tickets, and
not use them again. HmtweH SIM.
Mr., Jones doubtless is missrepre-
scented in the above, fvY hc IS using
the same sermons at different places.
And why shouldn't he? They are
worth repeating.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

President Cleyeland's eye never
wanders, but looks steadily in the
face of any one to whom he speaks. IT
Exchange What does he do with
his other eyer
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

tits asserted that the cholera has
never become epidemic in sections or
the United States where the people
have wells or springs Of freestone wa
ter. The rayages Of the disease where
the people used limestone, cisten Of
hydrant water was in frequent instan-
ces terrible.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

The mob that invaded Dalton the
other night would have been in bet
ter business if they had visited At
lanta and dispersed the Georgia Leg
islature.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Forth Worth, Texas, is greatly ex-
cited over the disclosure showing that
John Nichols, vice president of the
City National Bank, who died recent
ly, is defaulter to the amount of
$4,000. The Bank has been closed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Mrs Mary Perry Beneman, OF Rus
siayillc, Ind, is 1lG years old, and
has lived under every president Of
the United States. She knew Wash
ington personally.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

A lady in Richmond, Va, has a 90
months-old boy who cannot speak a
word, but whistles and sings all airs
he hears.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

The Ohio democratic convention
renominated Hoadley for Governor,
and J. G. Warwick for Lieutenant
Governor.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
NOTICE.
Sale Of Unclaimed Freight

MARIETTA. Ga, Aug 4, 1885.
The following articles having remained
uncallcd for In the Depot OF the NJ. IL n.
G. r. r. Co Tor six months, unclaimed.
will be sold for freight and charges. on the
depot of the ~ & n g Il. r. Co n
Marietta, Cobb county, Ga, on the first
Tuesday in September next, within the le.
gal hours of sale, at public outcry to the
highest bidder;
r Meager, Lebanon, Pulley.
A Cross, Holly Spliass, olsting.
NJ benning. Canton, / BOX
B. Il. Jones. Canton, l Package
J G. Pots. Canton. / Package
H. f. Block, Elliny BOX
G Sharplcy, Elhjay | Package.
G. Smith, Ellijey, Box
J. T Temple, Ellijay. Paak.ea
j G B irwin. raigipg Rock Bundles
vi Hoes
A. w Blalock Jasper Pix Wood.
j. w Henley, Jasper Bdl Casting.
j " Henley Jasper Bill Casting.
Lizzie Harvey, Elliiiy i Package
w. r. Brown, Eliiiay. Blk
! G. Hill Jasper Box Tools
W G.. Carriers, Cant n. l Package.
Is W. 'irkle Canton / Pacta. {
!. ? Harrison jasper. PartS. r section.
+ 3 CHANDLER, Aet.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

Legislator Mcconnell, of Decatur
county, seems to be a regular "willo-
pus wallapus."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27
An End to Bone scrapino.

Edward Shepherd, Of Harrisburg, ILL.,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bittcrs, I feel it my duty tc
ct suffering humanity know it. Have had
a running sore on my leg for eight years:
my doctors told me would have to have
the bone scraped or leg amputated used
instead three bottles of Electric Bitters and
seven boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
my leg is now sound and well
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a
bottle and Bucklen's Arnica Salve % cts
per box by r. H. Northcutt.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-08-27

hAKIksrN ia. Aug -. 1888
y. r Till has applied for exemption OF
personally and VIII pnss upon The same
AT 10 o.cl. ck m on the 9TH day Of sep
temher lSs5 AZ my flee,
IT, NJ. HAMMETT, Ordinary.