Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-11

eighth mile post, and the town OF ClarkesviIIe
a distance OF seven miles. Profles and speci.
ncatlonS are In the Office Of Colonel e. !. Fore
acre, President, atlanta. The contract to be
let calls Tor the completion of the work nv fhe
first of November next The vorl- from
Clarkesville TO Tallulah Falls will be ready to
let within sixty days. Thus It win he seen
taat tne richmond and Danville are going right
eastern" -
Atlanta POstaAppedI: 'sThe attendance unon
the State Convention of the Young Mems Chris
tan ASSOCIATION IS very large Almost every
Iomn "a oeorgia Will pc represented. and among
prominent visitors from distance will be Dr
j. w. Munhall, State Secretary OF Indiana r
ID lngersol, Robert WeidensaII. z w Wat
EElns, OF the International Committee, G. 7.
GTeen; OF Cincinnati, N. L. Blandon. Of Nash
vile, j. M. Carson, OF RogersviIle. Tennessee
The wee me meeting was held in the Central
Presbyterian Church at o'clock The follow
Ing IVA. was the programme: Singing: Invocation;
read ng or Scripture by Dr. a T. Spaldine,:
prayer by DR.. Heidi; singing; address of wei
come by Rev. @. A. Evans, d. D. F.: response nv
Fred T. Lock OF Augusta: song by ]. W.
wallace. OF Augusta; short address by E. w
Wa kins. Secretary Of the International Com
mlttee for Commercial Travellers: singing.
oenedlction by Rev. ]. G. BerTien. All the adj.
dresses were brief and to the point The dav
sessions commence Friday morning at and
10 the afternoon at O'Clock and viii be held
in the First Methodist Church, on Peachtree
street."
AiOanF NeHS ana Advertiser: Tuesday
morning, while Mr.. H j. Cook was sitting iu a
barber chair, ready for his morning shave a
little negro boy, Henry Davis entered, and
presenting gold watch to fun vi W, offered to
sell IL Tor nifty cents. Henry aid that ne had
found theEwatch and had no use for it, Mr.
Cook stated the occurrence at the Barnes
House, and Mr. Cruise Barnes noticed that his
watch was miss ing. He .straightway looked
up Henry and demanded the watch. without
manifesIing any of that cuteness or sharp
practice which makes thief successful Hen-
ry went straightway to his mothers house
with Mr.. Barnes and informed him that he
had given the watch to her She produced it.
and, child-like, Henry acknowledged that he
had stolen IL from Mr.. Barnes room. He also
acknowledged that he stole pistol opera glass
and pair OF gold sleeve buttons The opera
glass was found at Weleh & Muses. store
(wEeTe it was left TO find an oWner) the cuff
buttons at the huckster stand on Westbrook's
corner. Henry stole the pistol and buttons
three or four weeks ago This young thief is
only ten years old, and il there ever was an
honest thief he seems to be one. He has not
been arres ed"
WarrentOn Clipper: Last Thursday morn
ing about $3.50 O'Clock. during heavy rain, a
stroke Ct lightning took effect upon the Iop Of
the chimney to the dining room of Hon. r 7.
BarkSdale's house in the northeastern portion
OF our town. Coming down afew feet it ranged
round the chimney. blasting OF some of the
lime from the opposite side, aud. dartiug in be-
tween the weatherbOardiBg and ceiling blowed
out the whole end Of the room between the
chimney and the corner. hurling the weather.
boarding to a distaLce of fifty or seventy five
yards from the house, and the ceiling, with
5ssle Of erOcksry, o,o dining i table. and and
windows furious storm OF debris
Fortunately no one was injured. Mr.
Barksd ale and his little daughter had just LETT
the dining room. A colored woman was churn-
ing in the hallway adjoining the wrecked ROOM
but suffered no injury. A kerosene lamp was
hurled from the mantle in the room, into the
sitting room and dashed to pieces, the oil spill.
inc arn TNnh IN ffax aFa nd he
crockery were utterly demolished. Although
a cloud Of smoke prevailed and sheet of fire
seemed 10 spread through the house, yet moth
ing caught. not even the oil"
Macon Telegraph, 9th Instant Tax A. fas.
were issued by the Comptroller General against
| the Southwestern Railroad Company for the
/ years 1876 and 1871 The company complained
| that the taxes assessed were not due and filed
a bill to enjoin their collection. The injunction
was granted. Subsequently the case was re-
| ferred to a master to ascertain what amount
/ Of taxes was really due. The master reported
that taxes u ere due on the branch roads from
| Fort Valley to Perry and from Albany to Ar
| hngtOn, and on that part of the road from
| Cuthbert to Eufaula. Exceptions were filed
| chiefly on the ground that he value placed by
the master on the road from Cuthbert to
| Eufaula was too low-is being S270, COO
| and on the further ground that the
master held that the company had paid
| to Albany-it having paid taxes on a
valuation OF 100000. The verdict of the jury
sustained these two exceptions made by the
/ State TO the masters report, finding that the
road from Cuthbert should be valued at S327.-
| 500, instead of $40 COZ, as found by the mas
| ter; and that the road from Americus to AL
| bany should be valued at $685., 600, instead OF
| 500, Geo, on which the company had paid taxes.
| Under this verdict the company owes taxes
amounting to 81. 157 so Qess $l61 already paid
| for each or the years 1870 and 1877 on the Cuth-
| bert and Eufaula branch. and ,467 so on the
road from Albany 20 AmericuS for each OF
said years, in addition to the amounts already
| paid-besides the taxes found to be que By the
Il master on the Perry and Arlington branches
| the jury having affirmed he masters report
/ as 70 these branches. The State was repre-
/ sented by Generals Anderson and Toomes, and
| the road by General Lawton and Lyon & Ores
! hau