The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-11-10
STATE NEWS.
CULLED AND CONDENSED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.

OUR EXCHANGES.
The second year of the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College for
girls begins most tavorably. There
are over three hundred and odd pu-
pills in attendance.
Mr.. Jas. Swan, of Inman, Swan &
Co., estimates the cotton crop at T.
100000 bales and looks tor higher
prices The higher prices will, most
likely, come when the planters have
disposed OF their crop.
The Hawkinsville dispatch and
News says: 'There is a growing
sentiment among the people of
Georgia against the election OF
judges of the superior courts and
solicitor generals by the legislature.
Ebert Head, venerable and phil.
anthropic colored man Of Americas.
died recently, and had the largest
funeral ever seen in southwest
Georgia. He was universally re.
spected. He was worth about $685.
600 and bequeathed $500 to his old
master.
A GENTLEMAN>living in this coun-
ty, whose name we failed to learn,
while in his field, one day last week,
in company with his 3-year-old
daughter, was badly scaredat the
sight of the child coming toward
him with live snake in its hand.
He was busy gathering potatoes
when the little girl, who had not
been noticed, exclaimed: ''Papa,
look what pretty I found" hold
ing what proved to be a ground rat>
tlesnake about 20 inche9 long in its
hand. Fortunately the child was
not bitten by the reptile.-Cumming
Clarion.
E. G. THORNTON, railroad en-
gineer, employed as an extra on the
East Tennessee, committed suicide
in Atlanta by cutting his throat
with razor. The deed was done
almost before the eyes of his wife,
who had quilted the room in which
it occurred only few moments, re-
turning to find her husband lying
across the bed bathed in his life
blood. Thornton, who had a large
tamily-eight children-had been
in bad health for long period, and
took his life in fit Of dependency.
He came to Atlanta from Union
Point three years ago, and resided
at 80 Mcdaniel street.
It was thought the warrants
against W. w. and n. II. Benson
had been dismissed by their agree
ment to sign retra ction of the Of
fensive language used, but N. H.
Benson refused to append his name
to the papers and the agreement
was thereupon set at naught. Upon
the request of mutual friends, Capt.
McAtee waited about two weeks
before reopening the case, but last
Wednesday he again had Sheriff
Kitchen to serve the warrants upon
W. W. and N. H. Benson, who
waived trial and gave bond for their
appearance at the Supreme court in
February. Walter Benson signed
the retraction sometime ago and he
and others were anxious for COM
promise, so we are informed, but
Newt, Benson did lot care to take
back anything he had said, and 50
ne may yet regret not having done
so. We are sorry the first compro-
mise did not stick and end the case.
Canton Advance.
1t is said that one OF the disguised
men in the clan of kuklux that visi-
ted Dalton recently, was injured in
the disturbance at Jack Wilson's
house, and that he afterward died
and was spirited away by his con-
federates and secretly buried. 1t is
reported by some who saw Che mask
ed mob leave Wilson's house that
one OF the number was being half
carried in the arms OF two OF his com
rades as though hadlv hurt in Soma