Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-18
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9l,79o,Uoo, IN increase OF $66, I04. In 1888
it was ISL JS0,46O. an increase OF 1922. 402.
In 1854 1t vas 81, 650, 0G9, anincrease OF $49,-
049. In 1880, the present wear. the aggre-
gate value OF taxable property returned
in the county is $l,68S. 322, showing an in
crease over last year Of $S,303. There are
2,OUO voters in the county. of whom 1903
are negroes. There is decrease IN the
white polls OF 81 and an Increase il the
cOlored polls OF As.
An old negro of Liberty Hill got mar
Ted to his second wife. He went to the
Ordinary's office of Pike and secured his
license in the usual way. The appointed
time arrived, and Squire Sims was to
perform the ceremony. When the Squire
got one-half of the knot tied up pretty
close 10 where 1t says, 'Wil you take
this woman for your wife? do you prom
ise to be 10 her a good ana faithful hus-
band as long as ye both shall live?' the
old negro said: Hold on dar, boss; as
long az she treats me all right and tends
to her own business | will. If she don't
l quits her. Go ahead, boss" So the
Squire proceeded and tied the other half
OF the knot. They are living together yet.
AT Fairburn day or two ago B. f.
Harper sold TO Thomas Longino his house
and lots situated in the eastern portion of
town, consisting OF four houses, with an
acre OF ground to each, for the sum of
$4,000, or an average Of $3.50 for each
place. This transaction shows that prop
erty in Fairburn is not to he had for a
song. This property, even at the above
figures, viii pay handsome dividend: in
fact, 1t is now paying 10per cent. on SO, $50,
Notwithstanding the fact that it is on the
outer edge of town. There is not vacant
house IN town, and the probability is that
this property will continue to pay the
same dividend it has been and is now
paying.
John W. Bohannon, Tax Receiver of
Dodge county, has completed his ASSESS
ment for the present year, and furnishes
the following figures as compared with
last years tax returns. For 1884: White
polls SOL, cOlored polls 1,O07, total polls
1858; property of whites SLOT ,S12, col
Ored S3l,627, wild lands SIl5.7Sl total
property S1,2l9. $40. For 1885: White polls
SS5, cOiored SSS, total polls l, 773; property
Of whites S1,074,307, colored $50, 406, wild
lands $lO6, lis, total properly $1,212, 1871.
AS will be seen there is a slight falling of,
In the aggregate, both in property and
polls from last year; the first is charge
able to the decrease in the valuation on
wild lands, and the latter to the decrease
in the colored polls.
Mr.. Gamewell, the proprietor of the
Gamewell electric fire alarm system, is in
Columbus for the purpose OF adjusting the
difference which has arisen between his
agent and the city in reference to the sys-
TEN put up in Columbus. The committee
of the Council aud tiremen refused to &C
cept the system because the city's con-
tract calls for non-interferenee station
boxes, while different boxes have been put
up. MIR. Gamewell SAYS the boxes which
the city demands will cost $50 each more
than those put up, and VIII increase the
cost 500 more than be expected. There
seems to have been some misunderstand-
ing, and be was 10 meet the committee
yesterday morning for the purpose OF con-
sidering the matter.
Gainesville has been UNNECESSARILY ben
Gifted by the closing Of the barrooms. Bust
ness is just as good, perhaps better, than
before. A drunken man is rarely ever
seen on the streets; the young men keep
sober; the poor people save their money;
the calabOOse is seldom occupied; every
thing is peaceful, and everybody is con-
tented. Comparatively few people have
any desire to see whisky reinstated.
Some of the men who were lOudest in
their opposition to closing the bars are
now the strongest supporters of the move
ment. Numerous instances could be
given of men who were then habituallv
drunk that are now sober and industr-
GUS. There is no truth in the report that
the city authorities will soon license the
opening Of q saloon.
There is a curious case now before the
Governor for consideration. On Christ
mas night two negroes had a quarrel
and scu1ile in cabin, which was the
home of one of them. Later the quarrel,
which was about as much Christmas
irOlic as a quarrel, was renewed in the
ward. The visiting negro struck at the
other with a stick. The lick miscaTried
in the dark and struck a baby which the
other negro had in his arms. the child
died from the effect of the lick. The
evidence was clear that the aSsailant did
not see the child and did not know that
there was any child near. But the law
being that whoever kills another in the
performance of an unlawful act is guilty
of murder. The negro was convicted Of
murder, and is now in the penitentlary
tor life. II he had hit the negro ne aimed
at the only punishment would have been
few days sentence.
The celebrated action in eiectment
brought by William +. Dodge, OF New
York, against about seventv-iVe different
landhOlders of Dodge county, this state,
was the subject OF argument before Judge
Speer in the United States Court at At
lanta yesterday. Mr.. Dodge claims pos
session OF several thousand Of acres OF
land-nearly all of Dodge county, in fact
alleging that he has the titles 10 the
property, and that the present occupants
are merely ''squatters," or, legally speak
ing, trespassers. The property in htiga-
ton is nearly all fine land, exceedingly
valuable for lumber and turpentne. Many
of The men who find themselves about to be
Ousted from their homes bought the lands
they occupy in perfect good faith from
parties representing themselves to be the
legal owners. The action brought by Mr.
Dodge was first entered in the United
States Court Of the Southern district OF
Georgia, where Mr.. Dodge filed Dill IN
equity, and got an Injunction restraining
all persons from cutting timber or making
turpentine upon the vast tracts OF lands
involved. Counsel for the defendants en-
tered demurrer TO the bill Of Mr.. Dodge
and have filed "A motion TO dissolve the IN
junction. 10 was this motion that Judge
Speer heard yesterday. The injunction
was granted some time ago by one OF
Judge Speer's predecessors.
Mrs. W. r. simmons, accompanied by
Mrs. TURNKEY, returned 20 LawrenceNllle
Thursday with Mrs. Pringle from MAJ.
James +. Me Elraney's residence, ana u
was soon ascertained that the object oi
the visit was to see Mrs. McElraney, who
il seems, has been on an inyalid's bed Tor
quite twelve months. Mrs. McElraney
wrote several letters to Mrs. Prlngle 10
visit her before she left the county. Mrs
Pringle had been attending the holiness