The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-12-04
STATE NEWS.
Culled and Condensed from our Elk.
changes.

N~~SO
preme Court has decided that tax
on brokers dealing in cotton futures
is constitutional.
There is movement in Newman
to establish a new bank with paid
up capital of $4,000. The money
has nearly all been pledged.
The annual session of the Metho-
dist South Georgia conference will
commence on December 18th, in the
city OF Macon. Bishop Haygood will
preside.
A reward of 81, 900 is offered for
the capture ola negro Rich Herring
alias Lowrey, charged with the as
sassination of Captain Forsyth, in
Dodge county, last month.
A few nights ago in Monroe, Mrs.
Galloway, the wife of physician,
was rubbing the head of Jane
Moore, an old servant, who COM
planned of headache, when the lat
ter dropped dead.
THAT HACKING COUGH can be so
quickly cured by Shiloh's cure. We guar>
antee it. For sale by G. NJ. Crosby & Co.
A young man named Carroll, en-
ployed by the Covington and Macon
railroad, was killed at the depot of
that road in Macon Tuesday night
while trying to couple two box cars
The Greensboro Herald Journal
asks the gentlemen OF the General
Assembly if they can't pay their re-
spects to the rowing ours of the
country.
Ed Poppell, a well known farmer
and stock raiser living near John
son, was found dead in the Altama-
ha river swamp, near his home,
Monday night. His neck was brck-
en-, and there were several bruisers
about his head. There is no clue as
to the manner of his death.
In county adjoining Clarke a
country merchant became very in
dignant because a wholesale firm
with which he dealt sent him let
ter written on type writer. He
thought it was done On the idea that
he couldn't read "writin' :" The
house had to send a drummer to ex-
plain the occurrence.
Henry Purifoy is an industrious,
sober, saving colored man who lives
near GAINESVILLE. He owns good
plantation, mules, horses and cattle.
He is out of debt and is worth about
$500. He has good credit in Bar
nesville, Thomaston, Culloden and
Yatesyille, and the white people of
the community are all his friends.
This beats loafing in town and run
ming after politics.
WILL YOU SUFFER with dyspepsia
and liver complaint? Shiloh's Vitalizer is
guaranteed to cure you. For sale by C.
d. Crosby & Go,
In Chatham county, Saturday
night, at camp fire where a num-
Der of railroad hands had assembled
Charles Cummings, negro of bad
character, .held the crowd in terror
with pistol. He ran one. molten
sive negro from the place and
then attacked another, David Will
l liams who lett to avoid difficulty.
Ashe was leaving Cummings shot
him in the back twice, killing him
almost instantly. The others pres
ent were afraid to modest Cummings
and he had no difficulty in escap-
ing Every effort is being made by
the authorities to capture him.
SBEEPLESS NIGHTS made miserable
by that terrible cough Shiloh's Cure is
the remedy for you. For sale by G. M.
Crosby & Co.
Louis Cody, living two miles from
Hawkinsville, was accidentally shot
by Milton Barnes Thursday. The
two had been squirrel shooting and
had returned to Mr.. Cody's house
and were sitting in the yard, each
on bale of cotton some feet apart.
Mr.. Barnes, in getting up, canghr
the gun hammer in the cotton bag
glng, discharging the load and hit
ting Mr.. Cody in the forehead with
part OF the birdshot charge. Mr..
Cody is in critical condition and
Tears are entertained that he will
not recover. One Of his eyes was
{ shot out.