Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-02
j. 81. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR

by the Federal army. Besides sixty thousand
bales Of cotton. or factories, many Of the
business houses and some Of the resi-
the city was left with S1,50i550 worth Of real
estate, but within one years time it had in
creased to S3370.2lO. BY Southern money,
pluck and brains the city has climbed the hill
{ f prosperity, until now the property aggre-
gates over S 00O,0-O. Parties from abroad de-
string homes have settled among US and are
prosperous. happy and cOntented During the
past year there have been many new buildings
erected, and great improvements made on the
old ones. This, Of course, helps 70 swell the
amount and makes the asse ssmeDt larger than
it was last year. The total value Of real estate.
as assessed, is S'274 435 against IS ,1C3 422 The
year before. showing an increase OF 5 ,Ol3.
The nOn-taxable property last year was
81 O33, $50, while this year it is placed at $685.,
e5l"
Reidsville Enterprise: "a few days ago a
dirty. con;emptible vagabOnd, who claimed to
be from Alabama, and gave his name Rs j. A.
Grumpy, came to the house of one of The citi-
zeBS OF our cOui ty almost destitute OF clothing,
and claimed to b. hunting for work. He was
employed, and as soon as he became familiar
with the surroundings OF the house the innate
demon in his composition disclosed itself, and
at the dead hour OF night he entered the most
sacred precinct Of the household (the sleeping
apartment Of one of the females), bent on a
he lish design. but wss detected and his plan
thwarted. The guilty u reich made his escape
through a window and departed. The next
morning the irate father was Jined by few
friends and search commenced for the scOun-
drel In the afternoon they came upon him,
arrested him, brought him to Reidsville-turn-
ed him loose. Why they liberated him We do
not know"
Augusta Chronicle: M. P. Carroll. ESQ.,. and
Mr. r. J Morrison were robbed of their cloth
ing, watches and money in WaVnesboro last
Friday night. Mr.. Carroll. waiting for the
train. was reading and fell asleep He awoke
and found his clothing gone. He then saw that
the window was open, and looking down On
the ground he saw the prints OF two feet. He
was then satisfied that his clothing had been
stolen bv some one y no had entered the room
through the window. Besides his clothes, he
Lost his watch, valuable papers, a check on
NeS York, a scarf pin and some money. Mr..
morrisOn's pants and vest, watch and money
had also been taken by the thieves. Borrow
ing suit OF clothes, Mr. Carroll. in company
with Mr. McCathern, began a search which
continued all day"
Mscon Telegraph. 1st inst "At meeting OF
the City Council last night Alderman DanGen
burg offered a resolution that shows very
plainly that there is nothing small about Ma
con. 10 comparison with the recent action of
the At anita City Council, the resolution dis.
plays a temper so sunny ana welcome SO
genuine that il seems as if Macon is on q
| boom Of enterprise that will carry her right
| Ong. The vote in adoption was unanimous
Whereas, il appears from certain cOmbina
| tions which have lately tram pired that the
| last Tennes. ee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
/ may have to ab andOn the locality heretofore
1 selected by L0em Tor Inelr principal ma
cnine and car shops; and, whereas, this Coun
/ Gil full appreciate the benefit that mechan
/ ical population Is to any city. aud the adVant-
/ age iJ would be TO the city Of Macon 20 have
the principal shops Of the East Tennessee Vir-
| giniR and Georgia Railroad located in this city
| therefore be iJ resolved. That the Mayor bC
| authorized TO tender, free OF cost, to the East
| Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia Railroad sufh
/ cient grounds anywhere on the city commons
| adjacent to the line Of the East Tennessee Vir
ginia and Georgia Railroad, to build their prin
| eipal shops upon Resolved further, Th-t the
| Mayor be requested TO have tine proper auI hOri
i ties Of the East Tennessee, Virginia and GeOr
/ gia Railroad notified Of the action of this COun
/ Gil at once
Augusta Chronicle, 1st inst. 1.-THE fraternity
of burglars seems to have a strong force OF
i duty in Augusta, Monday night four store.
we're robbed IN very much the same manner
/ ahe money drawer il Mr.. Schauffele's store
/ corner Of Ellis and Sixth streets. was carried
/ of with about S75 in money. Mr. Schauffel,
thinks the thief managed to secrete himself il
/ the store before II wss closed for the night
/ Mrs. ROulett's store, on upper Broad, was
entered, but the burglars were frightened
1 OF, ana did not succeed in getting anything
| The store OF J. B. Vaughn, on the NORTH
/ side Of Broad, near Thirteenth, was burglar
/ lied, and the mo1ey drawer with "a so and a
/ lJt Of papers carried of. The drawer and pa
| pers were afterwards found in yard some
an entrance by prizI & open the front 6OOr
| The mODey drawer and q pair OF shoes were
/ stolen from rs Neish'S sore. ON uppeI
/ Broad, near Thrice nth The thieves only OBJ
/ tanned twenty five GEMS from the drawer II
/ is thought that In this case some one was Sc
/ cretsd IN the store EefOIe the doors were
| closed"
| Macon Telegraph 1st inst About O'CLOCK
/ last night information was rec i've at the City
| Hat that a man had been run over ~ the
/ I ain at the old court house square. Officeu
/ FOllendOre and James were Immediately dis
| atched to the square, taking a hack with
/ them Thy found man lying near the track
/ groaniDg piteously. He could give no account
/ of himself, begging those around him not tC
! ask him any q4esUiOns as he was suffering toe
| much to answer them He was taken up 81
tenderly as possible by the officers and carriet
/ 10 the City Hall and e physician ordered. Tn'
/ Offic rs gave him every atseht on at the bar
/ racks. place was made for him in the watch
| mans Cffice, and on examination of HI
| injuries, it Was found that his foo
was terribly maDgIed, the bone being badll
/ crushed. He gave his name as Andrew CroS,
| man, and said his home was in West BrinfOrd
! Mess. where his ia her, Stephen CrOssman
/ still lives. and he has not been home in six
1 years. He was IN Macon without money, anC
| was trying to get TO Savannah, where he tx
/ pected 10 get work. at The or. sSing, near tn,
Il old court house square, he saw the fregh
| train for Savannah and tried to get on the cal
! car The ground being muddy, one foot slip
4 ped and he fell, his left foot going under th'
| car and tie two rear wheels passing over it
/ The young man is about twenty-one or TIVE
| years old. He is evidently tramp and sough
/ 10 steal a ride on the cars. but was certainly
/ au object Of pity and sympathy DR.. Black
| shear administered morphine and sent him t