Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-30

ing the net profits Sl54.sIO so. OF this amount
SS,s5z had been applied TO the payment of
interest and SS0,O93 to the payment of divi-
uends, making total of these expenditures
9I m SI94,Oz9, ana leaving a surplus of x7S5 So
The salaries paid the officers of the road are
a follows; President 50, 900, General Manager
5000 Secretary and Treasurer $4,000.
Ihe following gives the number of polls and
the value ofJohnsOn county property. as given
IN by It's citizens: White polls 7O3; negro polls
ZoZ. Total number of acres of land owned bv
whites, lb5.639; aggregate value, 306, ,S73; ag-
gregate value Of town property owned by
whites, S3,I7S; value of stock owned by them,
lz9.OS4. Total number of acres owned by ne
grOes. AGA; aggregate value, $3.50: value of
town property owned by them, $500: aggregate
Nalue OF STOCK owned by them, S9,465. Total
number Of acres Of wild land. l3,lS5: aggre-
gate value Of it, 81, ls0. Total amount Of prop
-erty, S697,5S3.
The Columbus Sun says: ''There are few
men IN the country who have not heard Of
Colonel King, the cattle king of Texas. Many
years ago he was a striker pilot on the Chat
tahoOchee river, and lived in this CITY,
lie was then very poor man, and decided to
90 West and grow up with the country. Texas
was then republic, and he engaged in the
stock business. From a small beginning his
stock Of cattle, as well as money, increased
until his ranch embraced an area enclosed by
sixty miles Of fencing. His ranch was located
near san Antonio, and a few days ago he sold 1t
10 an English syndicate for 81, 100000. This
ranch Is said to be the largest in the world
Colonel King is one man that it has certainly
paid 70 grow up with the country"
Khe 2Ol,l ,ll6 acres of land in Cobb county are
valued at $l,657, AS. The Marietta sT0uY.naL
also gives the following additional interesting
statistical Information concerning Cobb
county: Value of city property, $685., 34l !;
money, notes and accounts, $3.50, $50: merchan-
disc, worth $685. ,07S; stocks and bonds 81, 800;
cotton manufactures, $235,4l7; capital in
kitchen furniture, $l6O, 736; watches, jewelry,
guns, pistols, Sl4,562; live stock of all kind,
S2jl,9 plantation tools, Sls,9S2; cotton and
corn for sale April lst, S4,419; value Of all
other property, $l0l,l7l: total returns of
whites. S3,9lS, 16S. Total returns of cOlOred,
S63,47S; wild land returns, $3.50; white de-
faulters. property doubled, $40 l4O; colored
defaulters, property doubled, $l2,7 $50; total
amount of taxes for 1883, s.. .044. 500. Less one
half double tax of defaulters, S29,460; net
worth Cobb county for lsS3 $4,0l5,346. Net
worth Cobb county for 1882, 50, 1S5, 775; net in
crease of tax for 1888, S229,5I2.
The recent murder Of W. J. y. Ham by
Charles Wright. at UuiOnvillc, Is pronounced
entirely unjustifable, and every effort will be
made TO bring the fugitive assassin to JUS
tice. Later details show that the tragedy
had its origin in an accidental collision of
the buggies Of Wright and Capers Ham, a
younger brother of the deceased. Wright
had drawn a revolver as if to shoot Capers,
when the brother jumped from the buggy to
prevent the tragedy. In an in
stant Wright changed his aim and
fired three shots at close range, the first pass
ing through Hams hat, the second hitting
his head and the third striking his
breast. where a mortal wound was inflicted.
I Wright then jumped from his buggy and fled.
His younger brother also ran back up the
road, and meeting Lem Alexander told him
that his brother Charles had killed man and
passed on. Upon the arrival of Mr.. AleXan-
der Ham was dead. His body was carried to
the adjacent dwelling of Mrs Thornton by
Alexander and Capers Ham. There were no
immediate witnesses except Ethe younger
brothers of Wright and Ham. The collision
occurred Tuesday night, and the murder was
Ierpetrated on the following morning as the
Messrs. Ham were taking their buggy to a
wagon shop for repair. The COrOner's jury
advanced the opinion that it was a case of
murder.