The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-05-07
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.


Fred White had his trial in Allan
ia last week for killing Eugene Rob
inson and was acquitted.
The II. |. Kimball House has been
finished and is now turned over to
the lessees by the contractors.
A Columbus fisherman, Friday,
caught 300 pound sturgeon in the
river near that city.
Brooks county people-many of
them church members have spent
$500 in the Louisiana State Lottery
during the past year.
Senator Carlton says that bill APP
pointing property assessors in every
county in Georgia has already pass
ed the Senate and will doubtless 90
through the House at the July SEES
sion.
"You bachelors ought to be tax
ed, said a lady to a resolute evader
Of the matrimonial moose. II agree
with you perfectly, madam, was the
reply, ''for bachelorism is a luxury,
A Western and Atlantic railroad
conductor says that the crops along
the line Of that road are finer and
the farms in better state of cultiva-
ton than he has ever seen them, and he
has been running on the line for
nineteen years.
The Southern Baptist Association
met in Augusta, Ga, on the 9th Of
May. DIR. }. l.. NJ. Curry, preached
the annual sermon and DIR. J. l.. Bur-
rows delivered the historical address.
The convention will embrace most of
the leading ministers of the Baptist
church in the Southern States.
DIR. l.. 5. Ledbetter, while on his
recent New Orleans trip took a ride
by boat to some important point near
the city. While paying his passage
a breeze blew from his fingers mum
Der of greenback bills amounting to
seyenty-fve dollars, which he never
recovered. - edWtoum advertiser.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Sibley Mills Augusta,
president Sibley reported loss in
manufacturing for the last year of
S27 600 of which he attributes $10,-
600 to the stoppage on account of fire.
President Sibley and the old board of
directors were reelected. Manufac-
turing in this city and section was
Improbable during the past year, all
the mills having lost money. AS
remedy for this president Hickman,
of the Graniteville Mills, in his report
recently published, suggested shut
ting down for few months during the
summer, but there is no prospect Of
shut down among the mills at pres
ent.
Mr.. Crenshaw, the new collector
OF internal revenue, has selected his
deputies and gaugers for the several
collectiog districts ofthe State. The
following are the selections for this
section
First division-Dade, Catoosa,
Walker, Chattooga, Whitfield, Muir
ray and Gordon counties, NJ. A. b.
Tatqm, Trenton.
Second division annin, Union.
Towns and Rabun counties. W. L.
Gambler, Blairsville.
Third division-Floyd, Barlow,
Polk, Paulding, HARRISON, Cobb and
Douglas counties. a. W. Fite, Car
tersville.
Fourth Division Gilmer, Lump
kin, Pickens, Dawson and Cherokee,
counties. W. II. McAfee, Dahlone-
ga.
James O'Farrel is general deputy
for this whole State, with headquar
terS at Athens
Saturday two men stopped at ne
gro cabin about a mile from Ander-
sonville and asked for drink of wa
ter, which was given them. The |
older man asked permission to sit
down and rest. He was coughing
when he sat down, and was very weak. |
lie grew weaker and was unable to |
go farther that night. His compan-
ion remained with him until he died |
Sunday morning about I O'Clock.
The negro woman in the cabin saws |
the young man then took all the |
money the old man had and left, say
ing he was going to get coffin and |
have him buried. He never went
back, and has not since been seem
The two men, it seems from the evil
dence before the Coroner, were sell
ing medicine, roots, herbs and such
like. They travelled on foot, and
seemed to have little money. The
young man had crippled hand, but
definite description of him cannot
be given. The old man was about 80
years Of age and had a grey beard.
The Coroner was unable to ascertain
the name Of the dead man. The jury
rendered n vardic+ tbo+ Lo oo,,,.,