The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1886-10-07
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
Charly Rose has escaped from
Dade Coal Mines.
Over $4,000 chickens are sold an
nually in GAINESVILLE.
Luther Ellison has been sentenced
to life Imprisonment for killing Bart
Wall in Atlanta.
Ed. Sutton. negro brakeman, was
killed at Montezuma last Friday
night while coupling freight train.
A negro woman stole some dresses
in Columbus and used one of them as
her baptismal robe.
Every indication points to sue
cessful business season, but the boom
will not get under Roadway until af-
ter frost
The strike at Augusta still con-
tinues, but new hands are coming in
and taking the place Of the strikers.
Strikes and boycotts are not panning
out well in any part Of the country.
Addie Fulton, negro school
teacher, has been arrested in Buena
Vista, Ga, for raising money order
for $3.50 to $3.50. She made Sc
mi-crcular mark on the figure one
and presented it to the postmaster.
but he detected the forgery.
A party of ten surveyors from
Washington, y. C., are now in North
Georgia, making a geological survey
of the country. A general survey
of the State is being taken, and in
about two years biologists viii DO
sent out to locate the different miner
al beds and give the whole geological
formation
The Americas Recorder says A
few evenings ago some negroes were
shrouding a dead man, when sill in
the floor gave way, which SO Tighten
ed the live darkies that they dropped
the dead one, and one OF them Jumped
out through the window, while the
others tumbol over each other
through the door. Nothing cou,
induce them to return, as they
tho ught spirits were about.
There is not much gold mining
now going on il Nacoochee valley.
The Lumsden mine that few gears
ago yielded such rich nuggets as to
give Georgia the gold fever, has been
apparently exhausted. That English
company, which was to invest its
millions there. has passed into II
dream bnt there are few persons who
still look to the coming Of these cap
italists with a faith most touching
and child-like. Messrs. Childs 4
Nickersou's mine is in successful
operation
About ten months ago Eserctt
Farmer, a negro from Irwin county,
Ca, was sent to the penitentiary at
Albany, y. y, for perjury. Friday
EfcI.i, made his appearance i'll Ma
con, returning . mll-hedged shoe
maker having been Taught :l.e trade
during his Imprisonment. lie says
he had most comfortable quarters,
more food than he could eat, big
dinner now and then, theatre, mus
ic and other amusements, and above
all an opportunity Qf learning a good
trade; and then when the term of
sentence has expired the convict gets
suit Of clothes, 81 and a ticket
home. lie gives a rosy view of the
prison life, and says he is glad he
vent.
A bloody cutting ARRAY occurred
at the Coyington and Macon commits
sary Thursday. The commssary is
located about one anG a half miles
from Roberts Station. Thursday a
negro ana a white man who were at
work on the .a.., lad some words
.Gi"lvn the dag. Flo ueg.o used
| some insulting words to the white
man, and the latter left him and
walked away At dinner time, when
de hands Knocked off, the white man
walked up tc tbs negro. and after
some words he plunged long knife
into the negros side, wrenched it
out through the flesh and stabbed
him ia The back Of the neck, nearly
cutting his head of. lie then shut
up his knife, put it in his pocket and
walked OF down the road. 1t is
thought the negro will die Neither
purty's hamts could be asctftafaed.