The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-11-07
STATE NEWS.
Called ana Condensed from esr Ex.
~N changes.


1000, liabilities half million.
Sergeant B. A. White has been
elected Junior second lieutenant of
the Brunswick rifemen.
Henry Collins, Pike county, had
his hand caught in gin Monday,
and SO badly injured that he had to
have three fingers amputsted.
A syndicate has bought the Kirk
patrick property between Decatur
and Atlanta, and near Edgewood.
The tract contains AIS acres and the
price paid was $4,000. b
JOHN Fox, the badly wanted
bigamist, was caught at his home
in Pelicanville Thursday night about
II o'clock, brought to Brunswick
and jailed. a'o"
Thaddeus Murphy, of GAINESVILLE,
recently moved to Macon. He had
his cat securely boxed and carried it
with him, but the next day after he
left the cat was in GAINESVILLE. How
the cat knew the way back or what
induced it to come back is mystery.
At Atlanta Thursday while Mrs.
Comanche Bin was shooting glass
balls held in her husbands hand,
the bullet struck the peg, and,
glancing, hit Comanche Bills thumb
and fingers, producing painful but
not serious wound.
George Truitt of LAGRANGE ex-
hibited, in his collection at Pied
mont park, ''money jug" 800 years
ola and salt cellar which has done
duty for two centuries. Maj. Jones
showed a gourd which has been in
use for 100 years.
The state tax is to be increased.
Judge Harrell, of Webster, chair
man of the ways aud means commit
tee, introduced the bill. 1t passed
house Tuesday. 1t is, from its cap.
ton, to be can act to amend the tax
act for the year 1889 and 1890"
The bill provides that the taxes for
1890 shall be increased three-tenths
of one mill. The original bill pro-
vided that the trxes for 1890 should
be two and four. tenths of one per
cent. AS amended the taxes Will
now be two and -tenths of one
cent. This bill is to meet a deficit
in the treasury The appropriation
of this season of the general assem-
bly, will exceed the funds in the
treasury about sl75,OOO. The above
bill will raise about 100000, leav-
ing residue of the deficit to be sup
piled from other sources, viz: The
sale of the old capitol, etc.
Mr.. J. T. SPIvEY, of Eatonton,
threw the whole town into the
greatest excitement by third
attempt to end his life. Mr..
Spivey married the belle of the
town about two years ago. A few
mornings ago Mr.. Spivey went to
his room, carrying his razor with
him, prepared the bed for a dying
man, also placing the basin by the
bed to catch the blood to follow.
Mr.. Spivey took his razor and tried
to sever his hand from the arm,
holding his arm over the basin. The
cut bled freely, but death did not
come quick as he desired, and he
arose, after bleeding for few min
utes, and crossed the room, the
dripping blood marked his way, and
got his revolver from his bureau
drawer. He returned to his bed
and, after laying down, shot him
self as he thought in the heart but
being weak from the loss of blood
from the cut, his hand quivered and
the ball ranged along rib and
lodged in the back. Mr.. Spivey is
certainly a lucky man. He has
drank two bottles Of laudanum
twice and did not succeed in ending
his lie. His wife is a noble woman
and has the sympathy of the town
and community.