The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-05-28
STATE NEWS.
CGlled and Condensed from our Elk.
changes.

plowed up and replanted 200 acres
of cotton.
Rev. J. C. Newman, of Palmetto.
has acceEteda call to the first Bap>
list Oh at Tallapoosa. ~
Be- onambers, colored, was hang
ed at Waycross last Friday fer muir
dering Samuel Strother, colored.
William Spencer, of Gainesville,
ex-mayor Of Ellijay, speaks of put
ting in $4,000 tannery at Ellijay.
Congressman. elect Thomas E.
Watson will speak at the Alliance
rally at Flat Rock, near Douglas
vile, May 80.
Tully Bros, in renoyating a teath-
er bed in Albany, Ca, found tour
live rattlesnakes in the bed. How
they got there is mystery.
In accordance with the wishes of
Governor Northen, Adjutant Gener-
al Kell issued an order making June
Is, at noon, for the first day Of the
encampment Of State troops at Chic
amauga.
A few days ago, during . thunder
storm near Gordon, buzzard which
was attempting to soar above the
clouds was struck by lightning and
tell dead to the ground, an apparent
distance of three or four hundred
yards. The body of the bird was
found to be badly burned and its
feathers singed.
The large dry goods firm of Julius
Cohen & Co., Of Athens, has been
placed in the hands of temporary
receiver. Mr.. G. W. Baldwin, of
Athens, is the receiver. This is done
at the instance of the Bank of the
University, which holds first mort
gage on the stock for $4,000. The
assets of the firm amount to $45,-
600. The liabilities are about the
same. 1t is believed they can pay
dollar tor dollar.
James Little, of Banks county,
was convicted of perjury last week
in the federal court in Atlanta, and
sentenced to serve in the Ohio ma
tioual penitentiary for two years
and pay a fine of $500. Little is the
third man to be convicted ofperjury
in the federal court since the begin
ming of the present term. All were
ignorant moonshine witnesses, who,
without principle enough to keep
them from lying, lacked the shrewd-
ness to prevent them swearing two
ways. The men were all practically
self-convicted.
Eastman Times: W. +. Paul
showed us Tuesday last one of the
fore-paws of q huge otter caught by
him on Saturday before in Sugar
creek swamp. The foot was pecul-
iarly webbed and fearfully armed
with hooked nails. Dogs usually
have a serious time when they at
tack these animals, as the hide is
tough and very thickly covered with
fur; besides, the otter is an expert
in the use of both teeth and nails.
Mr.. Paul was forced to relieve his
dog in this instance by stunning the
aquatic animal with a hoe. The
otter was found hiding in a hollow
cypress gum, and was three and a
half feet long,
James Padgett of Columbus re-
ceived a telegram from Atlanta Sun
day morning stating that his wife,
who was in Atlanta under treat
ment, was not expected to live. He
went to the depot Sunday morning
TO take the l o'clock train for that
city. On arriving at the depot he
discovered casket in the depot
which had arrived at u o'clock via
the Georgia Midland, labeled Miss
A. Nj. Padgett. Thinking some
thing was wrong, ne had the coffin
opened: He did not recognize the
body, and proceeded on to Atlanta.
His mother, hearing of the corpse
at the depot, went down, and at
once recognized her, and telegraph
ed him at Griffin, and he returned
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