The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-10-02
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from cur Ex.
changes.

The fall session of Mercer Univer-
sity has opened with 229 names on
the roll.
Mrs. W. B. BonnelI, a missionary
of China, has returned to Georgia
On visit.
The Governor has pardoned N.
NJ. Williams, sent up in 1887 from
Jasper county for FIVE years for en-
bezzlement.
Barlow county decided against
the issue Of bonds for building a
new court house by vote of more
than four to one.
John Dukes, a we'll to-do farmer
of Brooks county, took his first ride
on the train this week when he went
TO Valdosta. He is 50 years old.
Cases were made against thirty
five of the road commissioners of
Dekalb county at the last term Of
the superior court for not having
the roads in good order.
Sims, the burglar who was confn-
ed in the Polk county Jail at Cedar
town, and who set fire to the build
ing several days ago, has escaped by
filing the chains that bound him.
Dogs are on his trail.
Frank White, a well known young
man of Monroe, had his arm caught
in a gin and terribly lacerated.
Medical assistance was promptly
sought but the arm was so badly
cut up that amputation was necessa-
ry.
At Atlanta Thursday J. r Gala
han of Charlotte, N. c., fell over
dead while eating dinner at the
Central hotel. Hear: disease, ag-
gravated by the use of intoxicating
liquors and other drugs, is supposed
to have caused his sudden death.
Callahan was stranger in Atlanta.
An attempt to wreck a train on
the Chattanooga Southern was made
last Monday evening, just north of
Lisbon, Walker county, some six
miles from Chattanooga. Some
one had placed a lot of crossties on
the track,bu luckily, the engineer
saw them in time to stop the train.
Two Augusta ladies have been
thrown into commissions by the bite
of the buffalo worm, an insect which
viewed through a microscope, re-
sembles a buffalo, being heavy, and
in color having much the appear
ance of that animal. Its bite is in
ficted by pair of muscular incis-
ors, and the poison injected is of
extreme virulence.
John Vincent, an employe in the
picking room of Eagle and Phenix
mill No. 8, Columbus, had his arm
torn off near the elbow Thursday.
Mr.. Vincent's duty was to run ma
chine called an opener, and, in some
way, his arm became entangled in
the rollers and cylinder. He was
taken in hack to DR.. Walkers Of
fee, where his wounds were dress
ed.
At the meeting of the Burke eoun-
ty alliance at Munnerlyn Toursday.
quite a serious difficulty occurred
between DIR. William Chandler, the
the vice president of the county al
lance, Westley Bell, the president
of the Alexander su5alliance. MIR.
Bell, was dangerously cut about the
face and neck. Serious doubts are
entertained as to his discovery.
FOR DYSPEPSIA and Liver Complaint
you have printed guarantee on every
bottle Of Shiloh's Vitalizer. 1t never fails
to cure. For sale by C.. N. Crosby & Co.
W. W. Matthews, a Waterman at
the Central yard at Columbus had a
narrow escape from horrible death
Wednesday night. Mr.. Matthews
was standing on one of the tracks
counting the cars of freight train
as it passed through the yard.
While his attention was thus enga-
ged a switch engine backed freight
car against him, knocking him down
across the track. The car wheels
passed over his right leg, crushing
it SO badly that amputation was
necessary.
Rev. ]. w. Burke, who has just
returned to Macon from a northern
trip, was seriously hurt in New
York. While standing on the dock
in New York to take a steamer for
Norfolk, Mr.. Burke was struck on
the shoulder and knocked down by
a heavy loaded freight truck and
narrowly escaped being run over.
He Immediately sailed for Norfolk
without having his injuries attend
ed to and came direct to Macon.
While the injuries were painful
they were not serious.