Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-15


,.vi1Ie-Further Figures from the Tax
Dipests OF the Counties, rnd Other
News.
GEORGIA.
fstr l.. Reed. Jr., farmer Of Cobb county,
E.ecT0ver 4s inches high.
The BaruesviIle DAILY Gasetts's first num-
s.-f- exceedingly credltable.
N.A. YouughIood. an old resident Of At
ANITA. dropped dead "wednesday morning.
The Baptists Of Monroe have decided 10
uuilt wooden church TO cost between S4-vo1
amt s 900.
C,etb-emaue church, Laurens county, in the
care oh Rev. T. b. tory, has just added nity
new members 90 It's roll
W.D. eager. of Douglas county, has in
vertei steam road working machine, which,
q IS believed, VIII prove very valuable.
Tie third quarterly conference for the
1TqvrkIusviIIe and Cochran station viii be held
Ir UawkinsviIle tomorrow and Sunday.
Tue r.. .mOval o. the COlOred cemetery at
Newman. which Is located in the limits Of the
r..- and i- causing sickness, Is demanded.
Tie Indies of Gainesville have been invited
Judge Estes 10 attend the opening Of the
superior Court in the new Hall county court
muse.
Miss Rockwell, Of MiIledgeville. died on
Aug 4, and her father and her two brothers,
William and Charles, died on the same day
ot the month.
a 5-year old boy with baby. both eolored,
lt. into Little MucEalee creek. in sumter
euluty. Monday. and were very near drown
ct before being rescued
4 farmer in OcOnee county has found a
mine Of yellow mineral on his place that is
the color Of copper and comes in large blocks.
Iie Ls having It analyzed-
Ground was broken Wednesday for Bibb
c1uuty's new Jail. The excavation for the
cellar is now being made, and the bricklaying
VIII soon commence in earnest.
Capt. Z. A. Lock, who is i'm charge Of the
clearing boats for the OcOnee river, has writ
Ten to parties In Dublin 10 secure bonds to
begin work IL IS not known at what point
Le will begin operations.
last Macon Fire Company No. 6 has pre-
seuted the Old bell formerly used by them TO
fHs new East Macon school house. Their new
ieIi. presented 20 them by Capt. Dunlap, is
pronounced 10 be the finest engine house bell
tr Macon.
-upt Barnard. Of the Northeastern Road.
vii give free passes 70 the members of the
Georgia press who wish TO visit TalIulah Falls
IH rb- first saturday m October and quite q
rIrasaut little press excursion is being organ
lsa.i for the day.
Jerry Bryan. living on W. &. Bryan's place
rssr Florence, went 10 the latter place on
FRIDAY night last 20 "a negro meeting. Before
..avuE he locked two small children Of his in
tl. cabin. When he returned the distressed
Llher found his cabin burnt, together with
L.-tWO little children.
ON saturday night the residence OF Mrs.
Igrce. q widow lady living at Miner, was
entered by "a burglar, supposed TO be a negro
,rr.i had been working on the place ana a
rrHuk belonging 20 Miss Matte Tyrce was
broken open and 500 in gold taken from it,
Tie burglars capture Is probable.
AchfIj was born in Cobb county the other
.r.- with one knee bending forward and the
other bending backward Ii also has ball
ur flesh uu MS back The doctors think they
eau remedy the defective knee. The defOrmity
d. .thluEht 90 have been caused by the mother
wuI!e eucelnte, seeing her husbands arm
after 20 had been mangled by gin.
The grange store which has been conducted
t- Fl. J.. David for the past two years. in
TO- rrHHrH rr1fsfrs Il
.s-T rppUrt0f the officers showed quite q loss IN
ttc business. so much 50 that IL caused change
lu the administration. The new officers de
rrIed upon a removal from MaysvIllC 10 a
geiat Lu Banks county, about ten miles dis
Jlut.
AT Columbus q boy, in passing one Of the
eyes pt the Thomas street sewer Wednesday
morning was startled by q pl lslutIve appeal
from OBJ. -uhterrdueau depths for somci hing
t1elt He ran on and notified the police, who
II Ig-t accounts had not been able to solve the
f.v-tery. 10 is supposed some fugitive from
Justice Is secreted therein, but who no one
knows.
The camp meeting at villa Rica viii begin
frIdav night before the fifth SUNDAY i'm this
month. conducted by the pastor Of Villa Rica
auI DouElasyl.le stations. Rev. q. ".
Thomas. number Of dIstIngulshe minis
tiers nave been invited 90 assist, and are eN-
pccfed To attend The third quarterly meet
iUEOf these stations Will be held there on
saturday and sunday. 10 VIII continue till
jHc Wednesday evening following.
The Tax Receiver Of HARRISON county re-
turns the following statistics: White polls
LZg. cUl0red. 50: total, l,21S. increase from
last wear, Do; number Of acres of land, 80, $50,
vl Ied at o5-l2j; town property, SO2,l9j;
money aud debts, Sll0,954; merchandise, Ss.;.-
H.u. household aud kitchen furniture, SIO.644:
watches aud iewelry.S .495: live stock. S24 0il:
fuu.s. S3l.2l5; other property, S26.79j; total.
sI.1I5.5.u; iucrea-e over last year, S54 $50.
The tax digest shows that the total value Of
iautls IN DuOsv county amounts TO SS65, COS. or
tui- amount the sum Of Slsa3Q is returned by
H4.HUraF UHFFifH Il nT whole
trtv Is-WhItes, 81 1872, l5@; coIOred, SOLID;
whites amt colored, Sl,553, ,2S6. The total
amount of taxable property for 1884 is 81 ,625,-
tdi. Increase IN value of land over lSS3,
Sz.7l5. Total increase over 1883. S3S,Oi5.
There are IN the county l,lSj white and 9lS
c0.0red polls, lawyers and doctors.
Marietta Journal: 4 rooster entered a
la.iv'= house the other day and seeing himself
reelected in a large, handsome mirror, deemed
% his bOuuden duty To 90 for the reflected in
trtlder and he forthwith threw himself
against the mirror, shaIteriug it all to pieces.
With the breaking of the glass, his shadow
appeared and he concluded he had de
-uoIished his supposed antagonist. The rOIse
brought the good lady into the house, when
She found her valuable mirror in ruins and
The rooster perched ON the marble slab crow
ing for victory.
Near Danielsville James Breckenridge was
40 work on the first section of the Daniels
willie and Athens Road, when All HAYNES,
with whom he had had some words hereto
i.rp. pa scd that way. The quarrel was re-
UeWed, when Breckenridge struck HAYNES on
tHe head with a stone, knocking hisi down.
then with another stone Haynes lip was ter
rUIy gashed and his teeth IN front knocked
out. DR.. L0ueIs dressed the wound. 4 war
rant was taken out. but Breckenridge Is not
% be found. having uneeremoniously severed
Lts connection with the road hands.
Seuoia correspondence Of the MORNISG
News. Aug. l2.-Upland corn Is the best ever
seen i'm Middle Georgia, where iI has been
properly cultivated, and especially by white
labor. Be tom land corn. as general thing,
is not So good. 10 has had too much rain in
some places. Cotton. a general thing, Is
sorry: the weed is small. II viii not work
more yhau half crop. Fruit Is very fine.
ECaghe= are rOtting very fast in some lOcali-
tie~. There has been ram plenty in most
places. Health was never better. The
weather is warm IN the day and cool at night.
H. l. Freeman, who lives near this place.
Fad some Of his hogs bitten last June ty amad
DU-. Last week two Of his hogs run mad and
llei. Freeman says ne doesn't know whether
auE more Of his hogs were bitten or not.
Walton EsJcs: Mr.. AmmOns has been sheriff
iur long time. and has made many arrests,
.-t not until last sunday morning little be-
fore day has It been his duty 10 arrest baby.
Lr. =. /. Allen, who married the Young
widow Of Mr.. Jesse Perkins, separated from
lIs wife recently. and on last Friday he car
Iied away from her by force their LITTLE infant
boy only months old Mrs. Allen came to
lJwn on saturday and employed Maj. Arnold
On get her child from her husband. writ Of
h41ras corpus was sued out, and upon an ad-
1Iti5Ual affidavit, made before Judge Giles,
that the child would likely be removed an or
ami bring him before the Court OF Ordinary
tg he disposed Of as the law directs. Mr.. Am
mons SAYS the little fellow was crying like its
lesrt would break when he reached Mr.. Al
lens but that he hushed CRYING rs soon as he
took 30 Iu his arms and started with 1t To its
mother about three-q quarters Of a mile away.
Tie mother seemed 10 be perfectly Clated
When her child was restored 10 her.
Townsville EnferHriss: Last Monday about
l-O.elock, while Rev. I. +. Tiller, Messrs. Nat
Turner and Bart hamilton were sitting to-
sVther IN tAt house OF the latter gentleman
i&lhlug, the alarm was given that little son
gl Mr. Hamilton had fallen into the well.
That gentleman immediately rushed To the
well. and. seiZug hold Of the rome slid down
tQ the water with such rapIditv as To burn All
tie skin from both hands. MesSrs Turner
and lIier sl5o ran 10 the well. and looking in
7aW Mr. Hamilton standing nearly up To his
Hsck IN the water aud holding up The little
Toy. At length strong rope was procured.
attached 10 a bucket and lowered. In thus
Tie boy was placed. Mr.. Hamilton grasning
lue bucket with his hands. After much labor
TIE father and son were both exIrieated by
Aessrs Tiller and Turner. and Mr.. Hamilton.
GA landing, was so exhausted by the strain,
1-th bodily and mental. through which he
Lao EAssed. that Tor few moments he was
unable 20 speak. The little boy received 10
sluFes- ami only gU5 thorough dueking.
1f- hamllt0u's hands are both badly drawn
Lp py the severe burning they received from
we rope passing 80 rapidly y through them. and
y VIII BE some time before he again RECEIVERS
tLeir use.
FLORIDA.
I. q. Davis is taking the census OF Orlando.