The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-04-09

IL the latner OF CWenCy-HVes cnilur0n.-
A railroad man estimates that
there have been 10000 tourists in
Florida this year.
Mcintosh county through its or
binary has paid the State $1,000 for
the lease Of certain oyster beds.
The Times and Recorder Of Amer
icus have been consolidated. Meth
er Of the papers made any money,
in fact the Times has lost heavily
Montezuma Record.
A Carroll county man, while cut
ting piece of hard timber the 9th
err day, released three live frogs,
which jumped away apparently de-
lighted with getting out again.
A member of the Augusta city
council has been convicted of keep
inga gambling house, and sentenced
to pay a fine OF 5000, or serve eight
months on the public works,
Calvin Brown. of Dodge county,
since Jan. 1 has killed and. sold to
Putzel of Macon $3.50 worth of birds.
He has sold enough to other parties
to run the amount up to at least
5000. ~f
Mrs. Matte Bsrnett is sueing the
Rome Railroad for 100000 damages
for killing her husband. Barnett
was piling lumber near the defend
ants track when he was killed. 1t
is claimed that the engineer saw
him between the lumber pile and
the track but did not stop.
Capt. A. H. Ramsey, of Toccoa,
owns mule As years OF age. The
muleis white, about half the size of
ordinary mules, and sports the name
Of Jesse. He is as sprightly as a
spring chicken, can unlatch a gate,
lay down fence and dismount the
best of riders.
Mr.. Thomas Gadsden, cashier of
the Merchants National Rank OF
Savannah, shot himself dead on his
daughters grave last Friday. An
examination of his books revealed
an embezzlement of one hundred
thousand dollars. He had been the
trusted cashier of the bank for %
years. He lost the money in specu
lation.
A strange story, in which a cat is
pathetic character, has come to
light at Paoli. A little boy of that
village owned cat that was a great
petin the family. But the cat would
have nothing to do with anyone ex-
cept the boy. The latter died, and
for two weeks the cat would come as
usual every morning to the door,
and, going in the room, would cry
very. mournfully and walk over the
child's bed hunting for its lost
friend. Finally the cat disappeared
only returning occasionally. At last
one of the child's sisters saw the cat
in the graveyard, where it remains,
only returning occasionally for food.
1t keeps guard at the boys grave,
and can be heard at night crying
pititully.
Monday the marshal locked up a
white man named Thos. Reagan as
a suspect. He was BACKED up and
attempted to appear disguised as a
negro, but white spot behind one
ear gave him away. He had diary
in his pocket which gave his home
at Santa Clara, California. When
arrested he broke down and cried
.telling the officer that he expected
to be caught sooner or later for the
crime of theft. He stole and sold
quite number OF horses, amounting
to over $4,000, put the money il his
pocket and made quick time to the
east. Since January he has been
in Florida and Cuba. He says he
had a big time in Cuba and likes the
country very much. When cooped
he was dead-broke, having spent all
of his ill-gotten gains in reckless
living. He had on a good suit of
clothes and is above the average in
intelligence. He will be held until
something is heard from California.
MoLo1upoo Roonrd