Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-17
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.
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VrohibitiOn In Worth County-Eduea-
tlon in COweta County-Disastrous Cot
ton Fire in Bainbridge-A CHASTITY
Find In Butts COunty-The Georgia
Pacifc-MacOn's Largest Taxpayer.
The value Of prohibition TO the industrial
lsb5r Of the country is thus succinctIy stated
De- Nr. d. X. Coleman. one OF the most expe-
rieuced aud successful turpentine men in the
state Of Georgia, whose large interests are
situated in Worth county. He says: Before
tbe sale Of liquor was abolished N Isabella my
Iat0r was badly demOralized. There was
alml-, nightly disturbance in my quarters.
and a number Of my hands lost valuable time
from work on account of drunkenness. since
prohibition has gone into effect the results
have been most beneficial. My hands put in
full time, there is no drunken rOwdvism in
ny quarters, and everything moves with the
rezularityo OF clock work. 1 have not the least
d.hculty IN controlling my labor, and it is
ample and reliahle.'
Tire financial condition Of Coweta county is
eycelent, and there is balance in the Treas
urv Of Ss,463 ..
The following is the condition Of the ednca
l9lal interests Of COweta county, as per re-
port Of the County School Commissioners to
the grand jury: school population. census
iss2, 5,S0I. Numbered schools, whites, 80: num-
Der Oi schools, cOlored, .; total, g. Attend
suce whites, l,I79; attendance. colored. 2Os9:
total, SS2s. Amount public school fund from
al sources, S5,9iT 81; expenditures. S5.62S %:
balance 10 credit Of fund. Ssl9 10.
1Irs. Mary Austin. Of Washington, who died
recently, was the mother Of forty-four chill
tren, including six sets Of triplets.
The Perry Zone Journal comes TO Ms this
week in a complete new SUIT and looking very
Young and bright, and we trust that the en-
srgy displayed by its energetic editor and pub
Lsasr win be rewarded as it deserves by q
largs addition to its subscription lists.
fine mule belonging to Mr.. Thomas Gallo
Tay, Of Ogiethorpe county, committed suicide
lz other night by hanging his feet in a crack
c. he stall and beating his skull 10 pieces
szaiu=t the wall
The Jail at Greensboro was broken open one
last week and all the prisoners liberated.
The 5uanO sales in Walton county have this
year doubled what they have ever been be-
fre.
cambridge was visited by disastrous fire
90 Wednesday night last. originating in
B5un-'- warehouse, in which was about i've
hundred bales Of cotton. The IRE department
rss promptly at the scene, and acted heroical-
Ly, succeeding in combining the flames TO
\ us building. The damage to the warehouse
\sestimated NJ 81, 600, and OF the cotton stored
Farein there were burned los bales, the re-
Nsiuder. about 400 bales. being saved in a
Naged condition.
70 Appling county there are 925 white and
% e0ored polls, making total Of l.8l9. The
a--regatc value of the whole property in the
cslntv Is 500 266, Of which Sl4.5l9 worth is re-
turned by the colored race. The wild lands
70 the county are estimated at SIS, ,396.
During the month OF February there were
81 uIermcuts IN the cemetery Of Columbus
= in the white and q in the cOlOred cemetery.
There is good deal Of cotton in Oglethorpe
county yet 70 sell. \ great MANY farmers
geaE Of running their farms on the cash sys-
leu.
There was more syrup made in Houston
county last year than st any time since the
var. y. %. Watson made l.500 gallons and
Henry Feagln. Jr., made 1000 gallons. Both
c- these gentlemen live in the same vicinity.
4 LaGrange letter to the Columbus fmes.
dated March Il. says: 1t is seriously feared
tllt lll the fruit IS killed. Night before last
there was heavy freeze-ice an inch thick
Nith smother SNAP Lass night the experts say
il4t there VIII De no fruit, but plenty OF
plum- and biackberries this YEAR,
Aessrs- T. 4. Marcrum and George Lapham
have returned TO Columbus from jefferson
vl-le Ind, where they contracted for the build
.H- OF new steamboat for the Merchants and
flauters line It Is to be completed hy the
lst Of July. She will be 25 by l8O, with -
staieI11ms, and will have a capacity Of about
$50 bales Of cotton She is TO be elegantly ar
ranged and viii compare favOrably with the
steamers now plying the river.
William hodges, Jr-. who lives Henry
Barnes plantation, in Butts county. discOv-
tre.i O chastity find the other day. While he
ali h- -a1orers were engaged burning OF a
Le.I the suaell Of burning wool attracted their
Attention. and 10 was discovered that a bIap-
Eft, which had been rolled up and placed in
p .HgV nu hey
elr, uur1iied 1t, and found the bones of what
EslpF1sed 60 be very young infant. How
il1g tfey had been there. or who put them
.lefe, .- mystery. and cannot be accounted
Miss Nancy Gentry, who lives with her faith
erq1 the Alabama side Of the river. Just north
Of tde Columbus and Western Railroad. at
ieupieI suicide, by jumping lHthe river. We'd
les'iay afternoon about four o'clock. She was
coming 20 Columbus, accompanied by two or
urtt -l.tle children. when she was attacked
gatt tg which she is subject. When the fit
i5i, Eer. She got up from the ground, ran TO the
rVrr ald jumped In. and would, doubtless.
llle been drowned had il not been that she
ta- seen 1y two men, who went to the water
It pulled her out.
Tie Georgia Pacific Railroad has been COM
Fetet from Atlanta ta Admission. distance
e -0t u5ile-, and the first train left Atlanta
h' Aaui-ton ON Thursday at O'Clock and
reached Admission five minutes past !. There
are alrfal s thirty-One miles of track laid from
greeuvlile toward Atlanta. The places are
% NiFe'l line and the road viii he truly an
--i--lc. The road Is now built and operated
rlm 6recuvllle 10 JOhnsOnville. with a branch
running uuI twenty-five miles through a very
itril1 country. Prom JOhns0nville TO Column
ll5 there Is . gap. but from Columbus sixty
--i-- lfack k are LAID, and before the end OF the
present week SIX miles more viii be added. This |
Wal carry the road 20 the coal fields. From
Srfe JOB birmingham there viii still be gap.
bl, ile line from Atlanta to Birmingham viii /
Ne0mp.etet by the first Of November. and we |
.ll nave daily fast connection with that ris- I
Ns Guy. The work from Admission 10 Biz
--as ..am is being pushed right along. When
: dome the gaps between that point and the /
--.-l1.u5 extension. and between Columbus |
--i 5ollsonYiiie vii be filled a. fast as pos
Macon Grrphic: .eThe total value Of taxable /
Nolefi- In Macon tins year is S. 295, IL. Last
s1ai l- as Sa,suS-sls. showing an increase |
.-e. last wear Of S4s6,399. which is most |
1rliale showing, and indicates the rapid !
.--.tt--- growth OF the city Strange 10 say.
s-s slalsest amount OF taxes paid by any one /
.--l' iuQdl or organization Is paddy cOrpO- /
.lgon That has been greatly abusedin the past.
---ioF many years was a bone Of GontentlOn |
y oif municipal government. We allude to
As -tltiai Railroad. it pays taxes on prop
~ DO tEis city valued at S3oS. 100, divided as
i9-0Ws; savannah di vision. $iI 200: Atlanta /
lisol.Sllg 200: Macon and Augusta division,
.-s-j southwestern Railroad division. S54
~, eliclr az tax OF u per cent, represents
49, @@.y $500 annually paid into the
tfssslry of the city, irrespective OF
ile lrauity Of 5000 this road is required to
ga7,he city FOR the privilege Of crossing on
.le bridge over the river. Here then is the !
s-l OF S9,Qo0 yearly paid by this corporation
ll laNe= and vet il has not been until qaite /
ieeeltly that the people OF Macon have been
loqghl 20 realize the fact that the Central
A-lrC2d is q friend to Macon, and her inter-
s'ii are It's interests. her welfare IS its well
lic. and whatever benefits Macon adds
talgr-iaual benefit to the Central
Railroad. Then why should it. be an
aElIstie u Macon's veal. Such is
/ lslly not the case. 2sm0ve from Macon the
I1ps0f the Central Railr0ad. and withdraw
IN her population the thousand. of work
-il engaged in these shops, together with
ger families, aud consider whether or not
-lr1l would receive fnsncial injury. II
ri cripple her 70 an alarming extent
4 va. Kind OF q railroad point would Macon
I DO was not for the Central Railroad anu
.-eonuecti0ns Instead Of il being the great
s-lEay centre OF Georgia, rs it now is, Macon
e-ll4 become nothing else than local sta
~ The Central Railroad IS a grand nucleus
eelaq which Macon can cOntiEue 10 grow
- - tas 4Hce in material progress and pros
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