Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-16

TatluIah Falls-Where the Money to
-, Georgia Comes FrOm-A Bogus
r.1eqram Creates CONSERVATION in
ttoteI at Tanulah.
GEORGIA.
,..,,+-ron is now connected with the out
..ia world by the electric wire.
7.,5a WAS found IN the entrails OF q chick
r.5rutIy killed for cooking at IhOmasyille.
r.,,a- .Tarratt. of MilledgevilIe, carries a
i-sr-Luife that was given to him in Novem-
--,, li.ra-t shows an increase in the taxable
.-.-.srr, 0f Washington county of Sl3l.9l7 for
-he present year
An Augusta Frenchman is building a raft
80 lIr which 10 float down To Savannah. He
-.i1 hunt and fish on the route.
n smith. of OglethOrpe county. has re-
t5f ;autaIu Ivy from the charge Of his
s.ets and appointed Captain Rounds in his
Faee.
0,rtersville. with a population Of 5000, has
. 81. LAWYERS. u doctors and 10 preachers. The
-s,aHia property of the city shows an increase
afSl-3.3 .3ss over 1882.
There IS q man in Clarke county who mar
r-9f swOman nearly old enough for his grand
mother and strange 20 relate, the union has
ur5yeJ very happy one.
complaints of caterpillars are general. They
ave uiaviuE the mischief with the top crop.
gud ID is feared, viii reduce the crop of
Thomas county at least One-fOurth.
q y
Hawkiu-vile- attempted TO shoot his father
n-aw because his wife took refuge in the
I.-lI parent-' dOmicile. The ball flew WIDE
Of It's mark ahd Chance fled.
T. VarnedOe. Of ThOmasviIle. saws that he
.1ufd have shipped $50 bushels more of the Le-
larfe pear this season If he had had the fruit.
having received orders over and above his
rrou 10 that extent from various points.
Tie Board Of County Commissioners of
Thomas county have ordered that the several
Road Commissioners call out all hands sub
Ieer Oh road duty. and place all the roads in
good condition. as the law directs, by the first
1f september next
While fishing in the river opposite No ]
rock. go the foot Of St. Clair street. Column
Iu-. T. NJ AttaWay, fell forward in an epilep-
f. iIt into "a bowl of water i'm the rocS. and no
help being at hand he was drowned in a little
more than a gallon Of water.
Tie Athens water works tower will be
situated ON the fiat between DR.. W \. Carl
TOMS and Mr.. Charles Steru's residences. and
viii he made an ornament tp that portion of
the rItv. Thomas L. Stanley has been retained
by the company as their engineer
sunday evening wretch circulated "a bogus
telegram at the Tallulah Hotel. soon after the
guests had retired. announcing the whole busi-
ness portion Of Atlanta in ruins around the
kmball House. \ rumOr had reached the
place of the himbau House fire. and the eN-
element was intense.
The fOrty-fourth annual session of tile
stone Mountain Baptist Association will ls
lanta on Friday. August 81. There are thirty
live churches an the association. OF which one
fifth are In Atlanta. About scycuty-tiVe
delegates and As many visitors are expected
Miss Ellison. of Cincinnati. who Is guest
4t the cottage. had an adventure during last
week at Tallulah Falls, that thrilled the resi-
dents Of that fashionable resort. In looking
over the brink of Point Inspiration She LOST
her balance and was precipitated over H.
down % q terrible doom that awaited her. but
She was one of fortunes lav0rite- and was
landed almost unhurt ON ledge about TWEEN
tv feet below.
following. dated Nicksburg. Miss. August I8:
.-Three fine mules and one horse were stolen
from the Ashury camp ground, in the north
srn mart uf Monroe county. ga. duriu. the
camp meeting at that place. Four strangers
were seen ON the camp ground during the dav.
with pistols buckled ON their persons. and their
r1uaH appearance attracted attention 10
them. As soon as the stock were miS~p,f
posse was organized. prepared themselves
t,ith double barreled shotguns. and started
iu pursuit. The thiever were Overtakcn just
over the line. in Mississippi. and the stolen
property recovered. The posse did not state
what became Of the four thieves. but ID now
has leaked ont that they were hanged I'M the
woods
The Athens BanHfF- WG'c3m1n says: Gov
eruor Mcdaniel and Comptroller General
Wright have prepared the estimate Of the re-
reiufs and expenditures of the State. which
form the basis of the assessment Of taxes for
this wear. lne estimated Itttlllt- are tbI-
lows: Tax upon the property which is esti-
mated at 500, 100000. S15O.O00; tax on liquor
dealers 81. 5.g00: on billiard tables. $4,000: in
surance tax. $4,000; insurance fees, $1,000: in
-peetion of fertilizers, $4,000: railroad
tlNon income. $4,000. rental OF the Western
and Atlantic railroad, S30O. GOO; hire Of con-
Eicts. 81. 600: show tax. $1,000; tax on tele-
.rraph. express and other companies $500:
miscellaneous sources. $4,000. making total
of 81. l.240.0OO as the probable receipts for the
rear. The expenditures are estimated as fol-
lows. Civil establishment. sos. 600; public debt.
interest etc, S64l,000; school fund. S270.-
0U0- public institutions, S225.00O: special APP
uropriati0n. $4,000; legislative paw roll for
next fall. $4,000. The Governor has issued
The following. In pursuance of section 1 tax
actapprOved December 9, lNS2, which requires
the Governor. with the assistance of the
ComptrOller General, TO levy Il percentage on
the taxable property Of the state sufficient to
meet the financial requirements thereof.
which should not exceed two and one half
fpnths of I per cent. after estimating a.
nearly as practicable the amount In value of
she taxable property I'm the state. as shown 10y
the digest: To Is ordered that two and one
half tenths Of one per cent. be Assessed against
each taxpayer. and the value of an property
IN thisS State subject to taxation al valOrem.