Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-06

rate Encounter with Two vicious DOEs
one Child Kills Another Near G Gsines-
,me-Augusta's Financial Condition
Laid Before the Council.
GEORGIA.
P-rfsrIr Neely. OF Augusta, Is ROme's new
srrerluteuIeut Of schools.
Burke county hopes to make 10000 bale
cotton crop. A good corn crop Is assured.
Tf5masviIIe has shipped 1865 crates OF
LeCauIe pears this season. Prices range LIoh
3zt0 j4 per crate.
A Hve-vear-oId negro ehi'ifeu from a ience
near Harris brickyari. Macon on SATURDAY
evening and broke iis neck
0uftman's Tax Receiver reports the in
crease Of taxable property over last year 10
fas..Ul. The numbered male adults regis
fsref for Issi I- $50, besides few deiaulters,
against 79J for last ycar-
Toe Barry. OF Athens, has entered a slander
anti against Charlie Cooper, livery stable
man. for $4,000 damages, and employed HOke
-ufrh 90 Atlanta. Mr.. Cooper accused Barry
6f collecting money belonging 70 the livery
Stable. while bis bOokkeeper, and not turning
tEe same over.
ArViIs Eica. q fine jersey cow. belonging
t-. e. Gambler, died Saturday morning with
afr. The cows mother died with lit. and
not long ago this ones calf died with a fit.
An Atlanta man offered SI5 for her two weeks
z-H she was only 3 years old and gave 81
pounds milk day, making on an average
i ipHuud- butter
1t D,ue.assville, Drs. P. 5. verdery and T.
r. whitley were attending prOiracted meet
ir- Dr. Whitley had carried with him case
0f medicine in which was some atrOpia, much
stronger than that ordinarily used by physi-
clans Dr. Nerder1 took for a dose the usual
quantity. not knowing its strength. The one
dose was sufficient for forty doses Emetics
were at once given DR.. Nerdrrv. but hC is IN q
rerg dangerous condition and his recovery is
departed Of.
G. orgctOwn Echo: Mr.. Martin. who lives
OH Maj Reeves place i'm this county. keeps in
aHN n rH HflzH fHa
% them caught hog and for while 10 looked
- u here would be one ''pOrker'' less When
h p. Martin attempted TO whip the dog OF he
was himself tackled and the other dog hear
uz the noise, and thinking, probably il
was au intruder on the premises. Joined in the
attack. and Mr.. Martin found himself engaged
fr O. desperate combat with his own dogs.
HIS wife came TO his assistance, and taking
hold 0f the block on one dog dragged him OF,
while Mr.. Martin gathered the other by The
throat and dashed him to the ground. But aS
F. started In the house the brute followed
f-r. ari he hardly had time to get his gun
and shoot him down before being again at
tackled. His hands and one arm were badly
Ieerlte'- aud gives him much pain.
Atlanta C71stitHti0B: 4 meeting of the
stockholders Of the Fulton Copying
auI Manufacturing Company was held
aE rue superior Court Capt. Evan =. Howell
was elected President. e. II. Strong Vice
President. George =. Forbes Secretary and
Treasurer and lllO RamsdelI General Suuer-
Frrarffur. The following gentlemen were
treer.I "a Board of Directors: 4. T.. Wood
warI. W. r. Hammond. W. 4. Hay good
Tbs JHe company that has been organized
CD push Dir. Eam-uelIs new invention for
trl. -ferrIuE pictures or printed impressions
dr luk drawings 10 stone without etching.
Tile process is almost instantaneous. The
finest steel engraving can be trans erred to
Stone IE1 made ready for the press in mo-
uer,'- time. a printed newspaper page or a
sketch Iu Iuk can he treated in like manner.
Mr. Eau-IElIs patent viii bc granted in "a
D. a mop
cent. of which has already been paid in.
A -H1ekmE homicide occurred a mile from
tr4.HU-vIlI- "a -uriav. The victim was q child
Is months 0ld. Faiu. its father. and worth
less one. ru1. married Peeler. and last sat
ur.aE old Mrs. Pee er went over to his house
% give him piece of her mind. Mrs. Peeler's
zeu. 30 years Of age. went with her and car
rft u.- shotgun. as he intended 10 hunt. Mrs.
Plt.rT and Fam got into "a quarrel. and final
Iv Eau ordered her out Of his house. The
Har then took hIs mothers part and said he
would shoot taIH. and raissi his gun to carry
his threat INTO execution Mrs Peeler, who
had taken her little ErJudchild in her arms,
caught the muZzle Of the gun I'M one hand %
stop Der boy 's rash act. and held tie child i'm
tle other arm. The boy. though. pulled the
trigger ami the load of shot struck the back
0i the ChIlds head scattering its brains all
over the house. OF course the child was
k0Iet instantly. Mrs ieeler and her SON
were arrested and lodged iu jall TO await the
preliminary trial. such are the facts In this
sad affair.
Macon l..HIFfUN ana -ItFssfl lIfF. ant. *. j.
Anderson. Tax Receiver of Bihb county, has
comp .ei his digest The aggregate v2luc
20 laud iu tue county is Sl,7Z6.53O. The gVgre-
gate value 0f city and real estate is S5.3ST. .25O.
being lu iurrca. q of S7O99I4 over that Of last
Tear. The aggregate value of shares in State
and national bank Is S6.u.ggO. The aggregate
value of shares IN building and loan assOcIa-
tons Is Sti.l~5. Amount of money invested in
notes and accounts Is $500, ,4Si.
The amount of money in merchandise Is
s-s>.~55. Value Of slCcks and bonds Is $751;.
-H. Cotton manufactures. Slll.jGO. One
large mlll is exempt from taxation. Capital
uv sled iH iron works IS $i7.500. Value of
household and kitchen furniture rs S34I, ,5l1.
Value Ol watches auJ jewelFy D. Sji,jlS. Value
Ut H1r-ts and mules and stock Of all kinds
S->.s@i. Value Of all other property not
enumerated is Sl0l.aS6. y Ndiue of plantations
aul D autatIou tools. etc. Is SSS.lsO. AgErc-
The increase over the total value of last year
Sgl15-6. The bulk of this increase comes
tr9E The rise IN city real estate, which Is
S-l5,94.
Canton correspondence NEWS. Aug. 4: The
wheat Iu Cherokee county is all gathered, and
the result rs quite satisfactory To the planters
The corn crop all through North Georgia is as
good as these productive lands can bring. We
are having plenty of raIn--A mad dog was
Cla $ed through Canton last Friday bv crowd
intent upon his death. The dog at last ran
into g.. F. Edges store and the Marshal dis
patched him with two or three pistol shots.
Several dogs IN town We're bitten by him.
Ar >ummerlin. Of this county, has ralr OF
over 30 wears. Mrs. y. y. Edge has hair
pins which she has had in constant use thirty
one years. The pins are the Old style rubber
variety. A Mr. self. of this community. has
-0urd that VIII hold three bushels.-The
WgrEmeu have commenced work on the brick
academy iu CautOn.-Tnc Cherokee County
Sgutay school Association met at "Ball
GtUtut' ten miles north OF Canton, last
Wednesday. The meeting was largely at
tended. more than 500 boarded the train at
Canton depot. r. B. Holland was elected
Z. uH.. % Hn.-
reelected Secretary. The sunday school in
terest Iu this county Is on a huge
HoHm- speeches were made on Wednesday
Hy Col. HOLLAND, Of Marietta, Hon. james X.
Brown. 0i Canton. and others. in the interest
Ci tle A--UciatIon--Our people are taking
quite AN interest IN national and county poll
Urs-
Alderman James Tobin, Chairman Of the
committee appointed i'm June To investigate
Jae ruaucIa. condition Of Augusta. reported
o. tle Council Monday night The commit
ter t-lIUrlci the city resources for this year
81 ss--..uI -. and estimate the expenditures
uis year 40 S5i6.52i -. showing an excess OF
expenditures over the resources equ-l u S53.-
81 20. lut report shows about S-d-Vtv que
lHr IarlIamiZng the streets for lSS2 and
t>>a, aut the floating debt of the CITY out
etah iU- uumaturcu of S15.3u0. Deductng
lfsm these debts a cash balance left from the
za.e gi Guy bonds leaves the city IN debt TINS
year S-LIf IS. Aldermen Platt and Null
Aer ar-eJ with Chairman TObiu, and the
commit, say they estimated the resources
u iu.i and the expenditures moderate. They
snow That Tie city viii I'm wear be over S2l.-
~ iu debt. and this without any provision for
sA-r-or1lnary expenses that may arise
ller show that Augusta viii have Sj6.Ci5 26
lt-s income UeNt year. By spending the cash
balances now on hand. and adding this 10 the
le1t a-reary mentioned. viii make a deficit
i4 next years income. rs compared with this
year s. 40 $U.1NS "a. or nearly One-haH per
telt- ON the assessed value of the city's tax
aN.e property. In view Of these facts the
committee say It uehOOves the Council to use
eAtIalFlIuHry caution less the city become
a--.u involved lu debt which. under the cN-
,slus laws. would be difficult TO cancel.
Aalgr May says this has been the hardest
year he has ever kuown. and the extraordinary
SAueuses OF the city are very heavy. All
OILS nave been paid up To date. and he hopes
lL4t with economy and the measures to be pro-
Lsel uy MN, 10 bring the city finances
through an right.
FLORIDA.
Dauesville's new hotel will cost S40,01o.
1Wolce factories are in operation at Tampa.
Iampa's new school buil.ing will cost $500.
GAINESVILLE Republicans have organized a
eaup4iE IN club.
Itl Perry with other sneakers. will ad-