The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-18
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Ex-
changes.

The remains OF an unknown man
found dead in the Marshall House,
Savannah, Sunday morning, have
been Unidentified as the body ofY. O.
Buckan, of Manly, N. G.
The Georgia House passed bill
introduced by Mr.. Goodwin of Full
ton providing Tor the taxation of
railroads by municipal authorities
as is done now by the State and
counties.
Social Circle went wet last Thurs
day by % majority. The liquor
license has been fixed at $500.
Three parties have already made
arrangements to open barrooms, and
two or three others are speaking of
going into the business.
Itch on human aud horses and all ani>
mails cured in 80 minutes by Woolford' S
Sanitary Lotion. This never fails. Sold
by G. M. Crosby Il Co., Druggist, Mariet,
ia
Harvey Wyatt, the negro who was
tried at Atlanta Thursday for kill
ing another negro in Jail few
weeks ago, has just been sentenced
to serve five years. in the peniten.
tiary. He was charged with MUIR
der, but the jury found him guilty
of manslaughter.
On Tuesday night Of last week a
q horrible death occurred ON the
plantation Ut Mrs LeGuinn in the
northern part of Butts county.
Math Gum, an old negro man, who
has long lived on the place, was
alone in his little hut when the
house caught FIRE. The negro, being
very feeble and helpless, persisted
in the flames.
THE REV. GEO. Il. THAYER, OF
Bourbon, Ind, says: Both myself and
wife owe our lives to SHILOH'S CON-
SUMPTION CURE" For sale by C. M.
Crosby & Co.
Captain Swift, of the steamer
Pope Catlin, is on trial before the
United States authorities in Bruins
wick for not carrying his vessel out
recently, thereby delaying the mails
and violating the laws of the United
States regulating such matters in re-
gard to the sailing of vessels.
Mr.. A. E. Edmundson a promi-
nent citizen Of Newann, iedsudden-
ly Wednesday night. 1t is thought
death was the result of pistol
wound received several years ago in
difficulty, from which he never re-
covered, although he had been able
to look after his business affairs dur
ing most of the time.
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is positive cure. For sale by c. NJ.
Crosby & Co.
A prominent attorney of Bruins
wick sat on the stairs of his house
with his Winchester in his hand for
fullyIan hour Monday night, expect
ing every moment to get shet at
burglar, who seemed to be work
ing at the front door. He went down
to investigate finally and discovered
that it was only his setter dog try
ing to get in to the fire.
SHILOH's CATARRH REMEDY
positive cure for Catarrh, Diptheria and
Canker- Mouth. For sale by c. M. Crosby
& Co.
The lifeless form of Dock Blount
was toundswinging from the limb
of a tree In the upper part IF Daw-
son county near the Lumpkin coun-
ty line few days ago. The perpe.
traitors of this crime are supposed
to be ''moonshiners" as the young
man is said TO have been recently
engaged in reporting the illicit dis
filters of that section, yet suspicion
rests on no one particularly. 1t is
probable before hanging Mr.. Blount
he was whipped as he was hung
with hickory withe. Mr.. Blount
was young unmarried man.-Can-
ton Advance.
Edom Rodd worthy colored man,
lost forty dollars in a rather singu-
lar manner last Saturday. lie had
just sold bale of cotton, put the
money in his pocket and walked in
the store OF ]. r. High & Son,
While sfandirg in front of the fire
he pulled out bundle of old worth