Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-28
iesign of Father ]. L. Hugon. of Talla-

design Of Father J. l.. Hugon. OF ITALIA
hassee.
A young fellow stopping at LAGRANGE,
by the name Of Morgan, accidentally shot
himself, while out in the woods cunning
last Thursday. lie had laid his gun
down leaning it on log when It slipped
down to the ground, the trigger catching
something at the same time and firing
the gun. The discharge of buckshot en-
tered the back OF the right hand, shatter-
ing IL completely, necessitatiug amputa-
ton. Two Of the shot lodged in the neck
and one just grazed the eye, causing the
loss of the vision.
Commodore Alexander A. Semmes, who
died Tuesday at Hamilton, Landour coun-
ty, Va, during the late war commanded
the steamer gunboat TohOma, and attack
ed the batteries of Tampa, Fla. in April.
1868, and attacked the same batteries as
ruse while dispatching a party OF sailors
to capture some blockade runners. While
in command of light draught steamer,
with detachment from various vessels
OF the East Gulf squadron, he made a
demonstration on BaypOrt, Fla, which
resulted in the destruction OF an English
blockade runner and the warehouse con-
tanning her cargo.
Thursday an attempt was made by j..
G. w God, who represents Mr.. Mcmillan,
l.
len street wharf, near the shore line, for
the purpose OF allowing the waters OF the
the bay to pass through. The trench or
ditch was to have been bridged over
to permit the passage of vehicles. The
municipal authorities, constituting this ac-
ton in the light of an effort TO sever the
wharf property from the city, and thereby
avoid taxation, put stop TO the work by
arresting all parties concerned. The
l.,
bond, and appeared before the President
to show cause, but the case was cOntin-
ued until tomorrow, when the matter,
probably, will be argued pro and con.
The census returns make the following
showing for Escambia county: Total
population 1860, being gain OF 4,S94
since 1880, acres OF land assessed 3l5,0S0,
acres OF land improved or cultivated 666,
value of real property excluding city and
town $S4S,S2T, value OF city and town
realty $l,506, 457, total value OF real prop
erty $2,355,2S4, horses and mules 7l5,
neat and stock cattle 1896, sheep
ana goats S,5l2, swine 1856,
value Of all animals $ll0,-
o33, value Of all other personal property
81, 009 1878. aggregate value Of all personal
property SLIGO, 26S, aggregate value of
real and personal property $3,475.552,
State tax on the dollars worth of prop
erUE mills, county tax on the dollar y
mills. There are counties with the same
tax, IL counties with higher tax and 10
with a lower--the highest being II mills,
and the lowest 81 mills on the dollar.
IdIkdhdSSeedn: "Out of a total area of
/ 81. $50, 240 acres of land In Florida, only
II, 103, iS2 acres appear on the tax books
of the State--less than one-halt the area
Of the State. 1t is estimated that the
lakes, rivers, and other bOeies OF water
not assessed, cover a total area Of 2,24l $40
acres, and that there is yet remaining in
the southern extremity of the state about
S,000,000 acres that have not been survey
ed. Add to this about 100000 acres
that belong TO the State, the Inter
nal Improvement Fund, and to the
! General Government, that has not yet
been decided away to the railroads, etc,
and it still leaves a balance OF j,6l0,51S
acres not exempt from taxation that we
know of, and still not on the text books.
VIII some one who knows explain why
this is thus? Out of an area of $4,000
acres contained in Leon county, only $751;
1877 acres appear on the tax books. There
is very little state land In this county,
still there is in the county 1SS,S33 acres of
land on which there is no tax paid. This
matter is worth looking after"