The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-04-25
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Elk.
changes.

R. Duke place near Jefferson few
days since, turned up II, 1878 in gold
coins OF the stamp of 1852.
AT Rome in the superior court
Wednesday, the case Of Mary E.
Jones VS.. the Chattanooga, Rome &
Columbus Railroad Company was
tried. Mrs. Jones was badly hurt
in wreck that occurred in October,
1887. The jury returned a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff for $4,000.
A case was tried in Justice Bells
court at Jefferson last week that
bids fair to become famous. R. J.
Roberts, substantial farmer, sued
Mr.. Lanier tor the sum of SO for
ginning three bales of cotton. The
case has been in court some time,
and has cost the parties nearly 500.
It was decided in favor of Lanier,
and will be appealed.
The jackson building at north
east corner Of Pryor and Alabama
streets, in Atlanta, was destroyed
by fire on last Sunday. Messrs.
Wellhouse & Sons, manufacturers
of paper bags, boxes, &c., occupied
part of the building, also Dunn's
commercial agency. Loss $4,000,
insurance $4,000. st. Phillips rec
tory also caught fire and was burn
ed.
General William Phillips, who was
Assistant District Attorney for the
Northern Distric of Georgia, under
the late administration has received
the appointment of Clerk to Mr.. OAR
nell, the present District Attorney.
The position pays $4,000 year and
the General is to be congratulated
upcn his good fortu4e.-New
South.
James Dawson of Atchison, re-
Gently from Nebraska, has been a
pioneer in railroad and town site
business for many years. A few
years ago he gained considerable
fame and created a great Juror
among settlers by blowing single
turrow distance of over 100 miles
through Scott, Greedy and Wichita
counties, Kansas, andint Colorado.
He said nothing, but kept on plow-
ing, and the people imagining that
he was locating railroad, began to
take up claims along the furrow.
Afterward Jay Gould came along
and bought the Dawson right, and
the D., M. and A. branch of the
Missouri Pacific was built on the
famous furrow.
During the progress of the Stew
art will case, the other day, the fact
was brought out that Mrs. Stewart,
after her husbands death, was fire.
quently in need of small sums of
money, which she could not get. A
witness testified that at one time,
when he called upon her, he found
her in great distress. She said she
hadn't cent, and she wanted $50
with which to pay a bill. Being
asked why she did not make out a
check for that amount, she said she
did not know what check was, and
had never signed one. Judge Hill
ton was out of the city at the time,
and she waited until he returned
before getting the $50.
LAST Monday night a couple of
chicken thieves did up Cora, Rock
dale county, and the surrounding
neighborhood. They barely missed
house. 1t is supposed they coop
ed something like 200 chickens.
The men had two-horse wagon to
carry their game in. In their com
pany was large yellow dog, sup
posed to be along to entertain the
yard dogs while the thieves did
their plundering. After loading up
satisfactorily they lett. After some
hours party was made up and eff
forts put forth to effect their cap
ture, but all to no purpose. A
wagon and dog corresponding pretty
we'll to the description was seen to
pass through Lithonia early Tuesday
morning. 1t is supposed they were
en- route to Atlanta with their stol-