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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

: An embezzling Philadelphia bank
cashier, who stole $4,000, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for
seven years. If he had opened a
store with crowbar and embezzled
ham of meat, he would have Jared
no worse.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

Accounts passed up and vouchers issued
Tor the following:
L Black & Son, lumber, SIC 40
W Sanges salary for February 20 0O
j VIM, sal for February 25 Oh
ID b Parks, JI., street boss Feb. % 80
ID b Parks, ST., sal sexton Gem 20 00
l. Davis sal lighting lamps, 20 0C
Henderson Il Son, lumber, rs IL
T W Glover K Co, street certificats, IS q
K II Northcutt & Co, book, SC
Marietta Fire Co No |, & 4
j " Sanges, boarding prisoners 3 81
Presbyterian Chur Oh Tor strip of land
for street % OC
Mans Frazier hauling fire engine, OC
Mayor and Connective the attorneys
employed to collect the $763,,20 due the city
from our former city clerk, John II
Cooper, make the following report We
sued out warrant for embezzling and Mr.
} H Cooper paid us 800 tor which we hoid
Treasures receipt and Mr. Cooper waived
committing trial and gave bond Tor bis APP
pearsnce to the Superior Court We also
have brought suit on Cooper's bond for
1868 20. r. N. HOLLAND,
j Z. MOzLEY,
Attorneys for City.
Rev K. Baber was unanimously elected
city auciioueer
Petition Of X. of l., No. 74O2 he tabled
until next meeting and that committee Of;
as many AS they see ht be invited to meet
with council at said meeting.
Petition OF Winters discussed. Vote
stood, Nays--Cumpsty, Motley and Austin
Yeas Holland, Dobbs and Leake Being
tie, Mayor Glover cast the. deciding
vote in favor Of granting the petition.
The street tax for 1883 WAS assessed at %
or days work
BY Aid Austin, That the Mayor appoint &
committee Of three TO enquire into the cost
revising and reprintiug city ordinances.
Mayor appointed Austin, Motley and Hol-
land
That the Journal be paid fifty dollars for
publishing council proceedings
That W L Granting be paid SIS for the
year 1885 tor attending to Engine
City tax fifas JOS Bisaner and d B Parks
be marked paid as they hold receipts
vAGRAHT LAW.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councii
Of the city Of Marietta, That from and after
the passage of this act, any person or per
sons who shall be found loafng on the
streets or in the city of Marietta for as much
as five days without some known or visible
means OF support, shall be deemed a va
grant aud shall upon conviction be fined
not exceeding $50 or Imprisonment in the
cal6boose or work on 1.-The streets not over
thirty days, in the discretion of the Mayor
Passed
Petition of L. n. Trsmmell referred to
street committee, to report at next meeting
Account Of Mrs Laura H Hughes refer
red to the Mayor
Messrs. Fletcher and Anderson were re
Quested to move wagons of the street.
Aid Holland moved that council adjourn
subject to call
T. W. GLOVER, Mayor.
II J. SCHoENTHAL. Clerk.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

Several counterfeit dollars and
half dollars have been found in cir
cnlation at Griffin.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

Give THE Journal your orders for job
printing We are doing first-class work at
bottom figures Then there is solid satsfac
ton in patroniziug home institution, you
know.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

Now is the time for the young men
of the North to seek homes in this
part of the South. Lands are cheap,
but they will not remain so long.
The demand for them is pushing the
price of them up. 1t will not be
long before they will command as
much as the lands of the truck farms
of New Jersey.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

Two Illinois farmers, living near
Tuscola, went to law over So pig
more than three years ago, and the
case was appealed until it reached
the Circuit Court. That court has
just decided that one Of the litigants
shall pay for the pig and the other
pay the costs. Altogether, in costs
and attorneys fees, the pig has cost
the two men $3.50.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

Rev. C. G. Leman, former rector
of ST.. James Church, Marietta, now
at New Albany, Ind, has quite re
Gently accepted call to the cathe
dral of St. John at Quincy, ILL.,, an
elegant edifce and wealthy congre
CATION, and | understand, lie h2s also
been appointed Assistant Bishop Of
Illinois at yearly salary OF $4,000.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

The Rome express train came very
near running over and killing a new
born babe last Thursday morMng at
a point just outside of Rome. As
the train was moving rapidly along
the engineer noticed bundle on the
track. He applied brakes to his
train, and upon slowing up found the
bundle to contain an infant, appa-
rently only few days of age. 1t
was given to family in the neigh
borhood to be cared for.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08
NOTICE. To DEBTORS 4 CREDITORS.

. EUkUIA At VbN ' ONNI
All persons having demands against the
estate Of W. T Banks, late Of said county,
deceased are hereby notified 10 render in
their demands to the undersigned. accord
ing law. and all persons indebted TO said
estate GEe requested 70 make immediate
payment, March y 1928
J z. FOSTER,
Admir-. of W. 4. Banks, decd.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MAHIErT4, March 5th, 1888

Regular meeting OF Council. Present 7.
W. Glover, Mayor, and full board of Alder.
men Minutes OF last meeting read and ap-
proved
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

The insurance companies of Hart
ford, Conn, own 100000 of West
ern farm mortgages, and the loan
companies of Boston own S76,000,000
of them. 1t is not strange that the
West is calling for reform in taxes
that will enable the farmers to get
more for their produce and buy their
goods cheaper. In ten Western
States the aggregate of farm mortga-
ges is 50, 422, 100000
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08

The New York elevated railroads
are involved in more than their
share of litigation. Over 5000 suits
for damages to real estate have been
brought against them to date, and
these suits involve not less than $780,
100000. Nearly every New York
lawyer of prominence has several
Of them. The elevated roads are a
boon to lawyers. 1t is believed that
tie real estate owners i'll in major
ity of cases gain their suits.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-03-08
GEORcIA-COBR COUNTY

GEoRcIA-COBB COUNTY
To all whom il may rcncun. parilen,e
kifkTNiIirk. ua'd sr Ct PpttcV Rhherds
son. has IN due ;orm applied 81 iho unders
signed tor leave 70 sell the lands belonging
10 'hr estate ct said Barlow ttchardsop.
aud said srrl'cat'on y in h. hard ~ he
Il st Monday IN April next This Fehuiaiv
30, 1888. II. N IIAMMETT ord,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
Cable Flashes.

HERR KRuPp has subscribed $l2, 900 to
the Lmin Boy relief exposition.
THE latest reports from Afghanistan
announces tne defeat of the Amer S
army In battle with the rebels.
MANY persons have been drowned and
much property destroyed by Hoods In
Venice and Lombardy provinces, Italy.
MEASURES are demanded for the sup
preston of gambling in coffee by uneon-
scienaolo spectators at Europern trade
oenters.
BrR11N.--A dispatch to the National
Zsituug 81 10 that Zanzibar is becoming
quiet, and that the Sultan has orderered
the withdrawal of the troops.
The Papal authorities ere reported to
be seriously contemplating the advis-
ability of transferring the Pope's head
quarters from Rome to Belgium in GER
tam possible contingencies.
QUEEN NArrLE declares she will plead
her own cause la the coming trial, and If
prevented from attending will not accept
verdict pronounced in her absence.
The gambling in coffee in Hamburg is
likely to have q serious result. The
chamber OF commerce is now considering
the matter.
TANa1ER.-The Portuguese gun boat,
BenRo, has arrived here, to support
Portugal's claim against the sultan.
PANS Eight persons have been killed
and Eve injured by the explosion OF
threshiug machine at Oirop, department
Of Indre.
EXTENSIVE damage was done at Vas
tizz4 on the Corinthisn Gulf, by two
shocks ot earthquake. Tents and pro
Visions have been called for.
.THn Allan line steamer, Prussia, from
Philadelphia, while GA the way 70 Gia5'
gov, IN the Clyde, Thursday night, ca ne
in collision with and suuS the British
steamer Memhng. The NemiinG wa
almost cut in two. Tho Prussia waa
beaehed.
TuE African hikes expedition. under the
command of Captain Lugard, had fight
with Arab slave dealers in the Nyssa DIS
trict about jane is. A European attached
TO the expedition and several black allies
were killed Captain LuSard was wound
ed The Arab losses are unknown. lt ID
believed the Arabs retained their posi-
tiOn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
Criminal

Arr attempt has been made TO steal the
remains of Maxwell, the st. Louie muir
derer.
w. II. LYoss of Minneapolis, il is re-
ported has swindled real estate people
out of $4,000 worth Of property by forg
ing transfer deeds.
Two professional counterfeiters of
silver dollars. having their headquarters
at Mt. Carol, ILL.,, we're captured ny the
authorities, together with their outfit.
They will be held to await the action Of
the grand jury.
New YORK is flooded with counterfeit
So and 81 silver certificates. The quan-
tity of these bills circulated leads to the
belief that an expert gang of counter
feiters are at work, and that they are has
tily showing the queer" to get rid Of as
much of it as possible before detection.
The fineness of the work shows THAI they
are no novices
PREsooTr, Ari T.--The west bound ex-
press train was stopped by three men at
Parker's Mills Sunday night. They did
not get anything. A reward of $1,000
has been offered for their capture. and
Wells, Fargo g. Co. will increase the
amount
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
ELECTRIC SPARKS
Fires And Casualties.

HuRRIoAsE at Havana, Cuba, Tuesday
did an immense amount of damage, both
on sea and land.
TIE Grand opera house and adjacent
property at Syracuse, N. T., we're destroy
ed by Gre. Loss, $2GS000.
THE establishment OF Secom5, Kehoa
d Sons Boston, was damaged by FIRE 10
the extent OF from $4,000 to $4,000.
HEAVY frosts occurred Thursday night
in eastern New York and parts of New
England. The mercury fell to "a degrees
above.
FIRE at Dalles, Col, a village on the
Denver and Rio Grande Rrailroad, de-
stroyed the larger portion of the town
Loss, $4,000.
NJ. E. EDDs, cooper at Pekin, ILL.,,
assigned with liabilities OF $21 ,000, -Rich
& Woodbury., shoe manufacturers at
Salem, Mass, failed, with liabilities of
$4,000.
In consequence of heavy rain, parts of
Augusta, Ga, are submerged, and the
river is ut the highest point ever record
ed aud still raising. All the mills are
stopped on account of the high water.
FEE in San Francisco Sunday after
noon destroyed property valued at 81
10000. The burned district embraces
two whole blocks which were entirely
consumed and three blocks which are
almost q total loss.
FoREsT fires in the vicinity of Bay City,
Mich. are beyond control and are doing
great damage. Buildings pine timber
and other property have already suc-
cumbed. Two families are believed to
have persisted.
In the ave weeks senoe yellow fever
broke out at Jacksonville, 434 persons
have been stricken down, 90 of whom
have died. Efforts TO depopulate the city
have failed because the people airs I'm
willing 60 leave and there is no law to
force them.
THE Grow, Sioux, Pigon, and Gros
Ventres Indians are preparing for war.
party of Sioux have left the Poplar
river agency on raid to the Grow
agency. General Ruger has despatched
to troop OF cavalry in pursuit.
A FIRE destroyed the antire business
portion of the town of Harper, Keokuk
county, Iowa. Loss, $4,000 Prairie
fires are raging in the vicinity of Bis
marck, d. 4. The grass there Is consider
ably higher and drier at this time OF year
than ever before known.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
News IN I$rieY,

MAJOR RENO, of Custer fame, has been
arrested for not supporting his wife.
TRERE we're forty-niue new cases of
yellow fever in Jacksonyllle, Fla, Sunday.
Tux California grape crop has been
seriously injured by hot weather
The Icelaudio movement into Manitoba
continues. party Of Icelsnders have
lately arrived in the county.
A Kansas City Judge has decided that
women can wear mems clothes IN the state
Of Missouri II they want to.
No rEAs or apprehension is felt in New
York regarding The fatal case Of yellow
fever.
MEMPHIS has quurantined against
Deca ur, $50 mites east owing to sup
posed case of yellow fever, and a second
ease has developed.
ms iron ore shipments from Esoarsba
for the season to date aggresatipg 3l2-
7O9 ous.
Pnor. r A. PnocroR, died Of black
yomir, at New York, or Wednesday eve
ming.
Vur condition of Mrs. Harriet Beeoher
Stowe is crlucgl, but not considered hope
less,
FrNrnAb services over the remains Of
the late Lester Wallace were hello 10 New
rors Monday. The funeral took place IN
Noodlava cemetery.
TusEa Sas freezing weather in Mani
to5a ana northern Minnesota recently,
ANA rain ana snow ia the Lake Superior
region.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
wAsHBURN's HEAVY LOSS,

Who the Losers Are and What They suffered.
ASHLAND, Sept IA fire WHICH start
cd ia a barn st Washburn just ecross the
Boy, at 2:l0 O'Clock this morning destroy
cd 200 buildings, al IN one block. The
total losa in $l.6,300 as follows: Anae
4 Obefdy, opera house block, Sl5 600;
insurance, $4,000. d. Corning, stock of
groceries, S7,C00; insurance, SO 000 W. II.
Duunigau. news stand; $500, no insur-
surance. M. Ducabe, building occupied
boy Daaohue d O'Rnurse: So 0GO, no in
sufuuCu. Douohue a. O'ROurke, liquor and
saloon fixtures; $1,000, no insurance.
Charles Furlott, barber shop and fixtures,
81 900, no insurance. NJ. Ducabe, vacant
building, $1,000, no insurance; Charles
Flynn, saloon and fixtures, $4,000; lnsur-
ance, 81 900. John A. Jacobs, confeo .iOn-
airy, $4,000; insurance, $1,000 5. A..
Yates, iewetry, IS 600; no insurance.
Fred, I. Yates, proprietor Wsshburn
News, 81 200; no insurance. Northwestern
Fuel Co, $500; no insurance. x. Green
wood, butcher shop, & 500; no insurance..
VIM. Burns, saloon, 50 2u0; 30 Insurance..
Am srioan Express com pany, $500; no in
surauce. Peter Nelson, Nelson block,
$4,000; hard gsre stock, $4,000; total
loss, 90 NbNs us VI etNSf NAsNN's 50
NJ. Warden. law Office, $500; no
insurance. Lundberg 8 johnson,
millinery, $500 insurance. +. J. Meehan,
clothing, IS .Oao; insurance $4,000. james
Hickey, Odd Fellows block, S25,0nOi no
insurance A. Iverson, boarding house,
81 600; no insurance. \. n. Hanson,
boarding house and saloon, $500 in
surauce 81 900. Johnson Bros, hlssk.
smith shop and building, $1,000; Bsr
ager Bros, proprietors of The Wash
burn Itemizsr, printing outfit, 1000; no
insurance Sam Lee Lang, Chinese lsun-
dry, $3.50; no Insurance. John Starr,
boarding house, $24o0; ~ insurance.
Wm. Ferguson, hole! ana saloon, $4,000;
insuraroe, $4,000. ". A. FItzpatrick,
blacksmith shop and building $500; no
insurance. J Dickson & Rasgles, build
inf, &rDn. no insurance.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
Solving the cheap Fo5a Problem.

Five cent meals have been often dream
ed of, bat one that could be eaten q
never been known, in this country
least. Everybody knows that there
enough good meal wasted IN Chicas
10 feed ali the people that 80 often I
hungry, but the tronble is to use
When we called attention to the his
prices prevailing, the butchers at ona
replied that the trouble was every bo1
wanted porter-house steak and noa
would use tho other pieces that we're peg
fectly good, but not so easily cooked
Bat II. NJ. Kinslep, the well known u
taurant man, thinks he sees a Eay
which ae can benefit himself aud .oaI
roorr people a. the same time ol1
beef as he uses ia his restaurant costs !
csnts pound. Au entire oafc4.- CVs
80 cents a pound all through. b'!I
bv the carcass instead OF by the JON
figpres that he can save the ste2Ss au
roasts for the restaurants, and tnen' v
good cooking, make the rest ot 'ns =.
ngla. able. aud thus sell who'us0Ilt ~
to the poor at nominal co. a.l
Hls Schem IS 20 estHDtiod 'e'@
en- la the poorer district in the cI1y' -
be says he can furnlsh good soup =
bread enough ;oc four for ~ ceh's' I r.
can feed a family of six for half oo ~
Nothing but the best OF materisl ls a "
used, nothing that is left over from ~ ~
meals. but sim ply meat that Is not 'ei' en-.
in the restaurant. The scaeme = az ~.
VI srH
charitable one" said Mr. hnsie!' ~,
wholly and purely busineSs pfoPo, ~.
bat. if at the same time CAP ~ <,
good. cheap food to poor peoPl.' -. y.
that is lit for their children 20 esH .s ~,
as much that they nov use IS not . an
[ will be doing a good thing al vac In
time. such plsos will have Illn'-
by winter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20

Mich, which discharged 400 men four
months ago, is now looking for miners,
who are rathe- scarce.
The parade of the Grand Army OF the
Republic, whose annual national encamp D.
ment opened at Columbus, Chic, on
Tuesday, was one Of the most Imposing
in the post war history of the orgen;za
ton.
cided that under 10 State Prohibitory
Law, person ca aot legally manufact.
ure cider for his L family use, and de-
clares it the duty the Grand Jury to
indiot any person ling so.
MB. ASHER, tho eat dancing master OF
Philadelphia, who las just returned from
a European trip, says that everywhere
Americans are considered the best and
most graceful dancers in the world.
CALIFORNIA has over produced III wine,
but feels an assurance of future compeu-
sation in the fact that the consumption
OF wine in the United States last year in
creased 100000 gallons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
rao G3ational Capital,

THE public debt was reduced about
$s,0O0,0OO during August.
THE president has approved the naval
appropriation bill.
Ex-CoSoREssMAE j. Randolph Tucker of
Virginia, is spoken of as probable minis
ter to Spain to Succeed j, l.. M. Curry,
recently resigned. A report that Daniel
Lockwood, of Buffalo, is to succeed Curry
is denied at the white house.
WAsHINGToN.-T oonfsrees on the
Fertilization appropriation bill ha7
reached an agreement and except 10
report it Monday. The aggregate amount
OF the bill rs it comes from the confer
ence, is 600, which is $247 900 more
than the houae bill, exc 10000 less than
ns il nAssnd tho aEnAta
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
IN GENERAL.
TO BLEED THE FARMERS.

Money Kings 'Scheming to Corner the Wheat
Markets.
FARaO, Dak.-A gigantic wheat trust,
backed by Unlimited millions ia being
formed in the northwest, the field
of its operations being Minnesota aud
Dakota, and only the higher grades OF
this cereal are taken. The plan of this
combination is to purchass as near AS
possible all wheat delivered for storage
at any elevator on Il railroad. The or
ganization com prises some of the leading
money ed7men of ST. PAM, MINNEAPOLIS,
Brainerd, Duluth, Fargo aud Grand
Forks. All together thirty capitalists are
Ia the pool, individual amounts ranging
from $40, 900 TO $l,00000o. Prices ara
paid at q slight advance on the market
quotations for present or future de
livery.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20

think you will enjoy the fonogia
littia story, with the characters in Wild
am acquainted, says a writer in Il
Philadelphia Times:
Bessie is the one little tot in an 9th 4
wise grown.up family, and consequent
great pet, and accustome to much atteI
ton. Her older sister, Margaret, vi
about to be married and the family vel
all occupied in preparations for Il
wedding. Bessie came one day bearu
tenderly in her arms naked and forlori
looking rag doll, and asked her sister
dress it for her.
$50 away, Bessie" said her moths
"Margaret is busy. Bessie, she Is going
be married and go away, 50 she san nj
dress any more dolls for you"
The evening OF the marriage arrived al
Bessie was seated in the iront pew
church with her parents. :
Presently the minister asked if auyor
in the church had cause TO forbid d
marriage. To the utter CONSERVATION
ell the people, Bessie got up on the sea
raised herself to dignity of her full heig1
and said distinctly:
"Me does. Tause nae wants Margaret
tay at home and dwess my dolly" The
the bravely sat DOM. and the ceremosle
proceeded amid the smiles of the Bird
party and guess. day or two after Il
wedding Bessie received by express fro
her new brother Il most beautiful dUl az
with it came an elaborate wardrobe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20

pm providing boards of s,h;,.
settle differences between inta o'' -.h
roads and their employees 1non STATE !t e
Ten application of either Da. .oe VI
controversy. Providing ps at1y TO !
violation of the quarantine -o., I
Inc senate then adjourned pntils ~
Houss.-A dozen privats IN; @ona'
egreed in the committee and U Da y
the house. Mr. Former. az A., pissed
United A conference report on ,bas' g
civil bill. Mr.. Payson, of TIiin lug -nnt
estly opposed its adoption I bas cay
antagonism upon the clause m Da1'ng
appropriation for the new librae aS'9g
ing. Finding it impossible h y oal
tion on the report to-day, M P
withdrew 1t. The house then ~ ON
cess, the evening session 10 ~ US
consideration OF private pensio. 'o[
The horss at its evening session ol'
thirty two private pension BIN ~
1920 adjourned until Mondar sua
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
SHIPS LOST AT SEA
Dozens Of Vessels Crippled or Srng e..
HnrricAne of Iasf NJ

Dozens OF Vessels Crippled or Sunk in /
Hurricane Of Last Neft
NORFOLK, Va.-The damage do.
shipping along the southern coos tI s
hurricane thai has ragged for ~
week IN that vicinity is be,io-fup
manifest itself as yessels 49,
caught IN it arrive in port. Tia -.
Ethelbald, from Jamaica. bopn5 ]
Philadelphia, reports that on S.
while of Castle island, she enoopnfs.' ,
terrific gale blowing from north ~.
west, lasting ten hours, during vbias /
vessel was hove to. The seas sno.
her steering gear, stove in Asr 5o
houses, carried away her boats and
jured several of the crew. Tbe i
Nora Virgins was blown ashore az So
and ia total loss, with a portion of +,
crew missing. The brig C. S. Psobs
sank at her wharf at the same place h.
ing the hurricane. the crew barely bayi,
time to escape with their lives II
vessel and cargo will prove total Ia
Another large, three.masted sehoon
went to pieces on Frying Pan shea
Her name is unknown. The sohoor
Esk, from Naracaibo for New York h
gons ashore near Watchapreague a,
broken up, aud her cargo ia scatter,
along ihe cogst. The reports a. prsss,
are meager, as those most injured j
sailing vessels, and il will be some in
before they reach port. The loss
present is impossible TO estimate, bu; N
probably reach 81 100000