The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-11-03
STATE NEWS.
CULLED AND CONDENSED FROM
OUR EXCHANGES.

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with $4,000 hotel.
THE Peoples Economist, of Thou
asville has suspended publication.
JACKSON HOWELL sold some home
raised pecans last Saturdayin Blake
ly at the rate of SIS per bushel.
SENATOR REUBEN F. JONES, of
Baker county, representing the 9th
Senatorial district, fell dead in Att
lanta on last Monday.
QuITMAN county is said to have
twenry>seven colored petit jurors,
five of whom have been drawn to
serve at the next term of the Supe-
rior Court.
BEN GRIFFIN, who had his hand
cnt off last week by a saw at the
mill of the Beaver Dam Lumber
Companyin Burke county, has died
from the effect of his wound.
ROBERT BRADLEY S residence, eight
miles from Washington on the
Bakers ferry road, was burned to
the ground last Tuesday night, en-
failing loss Of not less thar 81, 900,
against which there was not dolr
lars insurance.
The doorkeepers Of the House and
OF the Senate are both named Will
son. Senator Wilson is president
pro. tenn. of the Senate. There are
two Senators named Wilson and
two Wilson's in the House. The
student of condolences may find
something interesting in this.
Why not elect our sheriffs, tax
receivers and collectors, clerks and
coroDers every four years as we'll as
our ordinaries :? Can any reasona
BILE man give reasonable reason
for electing the ordiraries for four
years and other county. oficera for
only two ?-Cuthbert Liberal.
THERE is potato at the Office OF
the Townsville Times Enterprise
that would take first premium at an
agricultural fair. 1t weighs tours
teen pounds, and measures BOB
inches in circumference and is Z
inches thick. 1t was grown by w.
j. Green, thirteen miles from town.
MEREDITH BETHUNE, who lives IN
the western part of Spalding county,
went to Brooks Station on Wednes>
day and sold nine bales of cotton,
and late in the afternoon returned
home in company with Mr., Noon,
neighbor. When in the midst of
one Of the swamps, which are mum
erous in that region, and while the
shades of night were falling, they
we're stopped by several men, and
Mr.. Bethune was relieved of $342,
while Mr.. Moons pockets were turn.
ed wrong side out for 25 cents.
They could not recognize the rob-
bers.
CoLTEN REDDIcK, negro, leaped
to his death Thursday night. He
was being taken to Townsville a
prisoner from Boston, Officer I. B.
Hardy having him in charge. He
had been arrested for assault with
intent to murder. When the train
was just entering the suburbs Of
Townsville, Red1ick leaped from
the train. He was mistaken in his
bearings aad went down between the
cars. Handcuffed as he was, Red.
dick was unable to attempt to save
himself and fell helplessly on the
rails. The coach and cab passed
over him. Death was instantaneous.
He was fearfully mangled, being
literally cut half in two and disem.
boweled.
DURING the thickest of the battle
at Sharpsburg a fnely.wrought
sword, captured from federal officer,
came into the possession of General
Dales. He presented it to Ensign
James F. Murphy, now of Atlanta,
who has kept it ever since. A few
days ago Mr.. Murphy, refecting
upon the fact that age was creeping
upon bin and that he had neither
wife nor child to inherit his trophy
selected Miss Mary, the u year-old
daughter of Maj. Wallace ]. Barnard
of M O riatko m ha +ho o,,o&oJ.ou ii