The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-01-21
STATE NEWS.
Called and Condensed from our Ex.
changes.

j. G. HARRIS has been appointed
postmaster at GAINESVILLE, Ga.
FREEMAN & CRANKsHAw, jewelers.
of Atlanta, have failed, liabilities
$4,000, and assets not so large.
The alliance store at bonneville,
Ca, has failed. The stockholders
report their loss at 33B per cent. on
stock.
ROME, West Point, Columbus,
Augusta and other cities are still
suffering the Inconvenience and
dangers of high water.
THERE are six tobacco and two
cigar factories in Northwest Georgia.
The revenue statistics report $4,000
pounds of tobacco grown in the state
against IS, 900 pounds manufactured.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAK-
Err has sent $40 check to Mrs.
William FL. Teasley, of Hartwell,
for the new Presbyterian church
there.
In Atlanta a rapidly-moviHg cleo
trio car smashed up a hack in fun
eral procession, threw out a dead
child and severely wounded several
persons.
DUNCAN GRAHAM Of Dodge coun-
ty recently killed large hog and
found imbedded in it's liver piece
of wire about 81 inches long. The
wire had the appearance of having
been there for some time.
RECENTLY, while Sam Lee of Syl-
vania was in the woods with his gun
it was accidentally discharged, shoot
ing both loads through his left hand.
The physicians who were called
found it necessary to amputate all
of the fingers, leaving only the
thumb.
ABE VIcKERs (colored), charged
with assault with intent to murder,
was tried in Pulaski superior court
last week and convicted. He was
sentenced to serve eight years in the
penitentiary. The verdict of the
jury came in just the nick OF time
to save Abe's neck, for it was bare>
ly announced when news came that
his victim had died from the effects
of the wounds inflicted.
WHAT we all need now is more
money and mutual confidence. A
little time and reciprocal trust will
tide over present troubles and usher
in better day for this section and
the south generally. Don't let US
be too hard on each other, but give
a fair chance for healthy trade, res
action and activity. There are evil
IDENTIFY better times just ahead.
AT Vienna Bill Jones (colored)
had his hand cut off just for fun on
Wednesday last. He works for
John Collier at his saw-milI, few
miles west of Vienna. Bill was
showing the other negroes, on Tues
day, how close he could put his
hand to where the saw would cut
through on log. He reached over
a little too far and the saw tore all
the flesh from his fingers near where
they join the palm of his hand. Drs.
Watts of Drayton and Whipple am
putated his hand.
REV. CASTOR, the promoter of the
African emigration scheme at At
lanta is in Washington, New York,
or perhaps Canada, with about 49,
600 in his possession. His 800 fol-
lowers are mostly in Atlanta, nurs-
ing with uncertain hope a certif-
cate for which they paid $50, emit
Ting them, according to the printed
contract on its face, to transporta>
ton to Liberia. Gaston's name
appears on the margin of the certif-
cate.
If the Georgia Alliance goes upon
the platform that to be an Alliances
man means to endorse the Third
Party, it will lose scme valuable
Democrats who are now working in
it's ranks. Not that they love the
Alliance less, but the Democratic
party more 1t will be an unfortu-
nate day for the Alliance when ii
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