Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-15


GEORGIA.
The timber business is booming at
Dsrien.
Several ourglsries were perpetrated at
Cochran Sunday night, but the losses
were light.
At Americas the Ordinary has declared
the fence election for the Americas dis.
trict in favor of the fence men as against
the contestants.
Albert Query, for several years an
artist In Atlanta, is now one OF the nota-
Die figures at the national capital. Re-
Gently he has completed life-size oil
portrait OF President Cleveland and one
Of his wife.
Mr.. Harrell, OF Webster, has financial
scheme which ne has embodied in the
shape Of bill. 1t provides for the retire
ment of all the bonds of the State, run
ming through a period OF seventy years.
Mr.. Earrell will offer his bill as substI-
tute for the sinking fund bill.
Saturday morning about 800 negro emf
grants arrived at Toccoa on the Elberton
road bound for Arkansas. When they ar
rived the passenger agent who was TO
meet them at ToccOa failed To show up,
and they, having little or no money, were
compelled TO stay at Toccoa and are still
in the city.
At Marsnallville the grocery store Of 2.
c. Afiek has been destroyed by fire. The
building, owned by l.. o. Miles, was not
insured. Mr.. Afflek had 81, 600 insurance
on the goods. The origin of the fire Is not
known. But for the favorable blowing Of
the wind number of other stores would
have been burned.
The digest Of taxable property in San
dersyille, upon basis of value Oct. l, has
been examined and approved by Council.
The aggregate sum is S4440 900 in round
numbers, as against S425.000 last year,
and $3.50 in 1884 rhe rate levied is
$40 OF per cent. the same as 1885. when
1t was reduced from q Of per cent. to
$40.
W. B. Whipple, a prominent citizen and
capitalist OF Cochran, was uperintending
some work on a tenement house Monday
when the scshOldIng fell and pTecipitated
him 10 the ground. The fall to the ground
crushed his lett ankle to such an extent
that it was necessary 10 amputate the
lower part OF his leg. he is doing we'll
aud will recover.
The five days given by the Governor to
Tax Collector Wilson, of Fulton county,
in which to show cause why he should
not be removed from office. expired Mon.
dsy. Mr.. Wilson during the time had an
interview with tae Governor, but inquiry
at the exective Office Monday evening
elected the information that there has
been no disposition OF tue matter.
Macon has an old blind woman who
lmaglnes aud maintains that she can see
by shaking piece of tin in the direction
OF Objects she wants to loox at. She has a
fragment OF old tin rOo6Hs which she
lwsys carries, and thus she sees. Peo-
pie who know her say that she can
readily recognize her neighp0r by
p4n rs tn L1gr
There died in Macon a few months age
a man who was the SUBJECT OF two
funerals. Three or four years ago he was
reported dead. and his friends made every
arrangement tor the funeral, but he raj led
from his dying condition and the funeral
was abandoned. When his friends were
again called upon to arrange for putting
MIN away, trusted messenger was sent
out to find out positively that lite had
left the body.
At Waycress the municipal election,
which comes off on Jan. l. Is creating
considerable excitement. The Knights
OF Labor have put out W. j. Smith, a
leading merchant. while meeting of the
other citizens placed in the race DIR. f.
z. Folks, prominent and popular young
physician, for the office OF Mayor The
race will be close, and 1t is impossible to
predict the result. The election for c0un-
ty off1eers is drawing near at hand, and
the interest in IL is increasing.
At Atlanta Monday, while J. NJ. Cool
edge, the stenographer OF the Superior
court, was seated at bis desk taking
down testimony, be suddenly keeled over
and would have fallen 10 the floor had not
Deputy Clerk Walter Venable and an
other man standing near caught him.
Ire trouble Was rush OF blood to the
mead, caused by an attack OF vertigo
superlnduced, it is believed, by overwork
Dr- Knott, who happened TO be in the
court room, attended to Mr.. COOLIDGE.
VINO Was himself again in about half an
hour. TIE patient went home, and Will
discontinue his labors until after the no l.
DAYS.
One of the old timers was telling at Ma
con the Of her day OF the tricks OF gam
pliers OF bis day. There was one mau,
since reformed and who now stands well.
Who came down from Atlanta about once
month aud cleaned up the Macon boys
al poker. This was many years ago, and
when Atlanta was bar village. As
might be expected the Macon boys used
every effort 10 prevent him. One RAINY
night the Atlanta man came down, ar d
alter supper was seated at table up-
stairs in building on Mulberry street
which has long since lost it's reputation
as gambling house. But the boys had
DXed Tor Elm. A small hole had been
bored IN the ceiling just over the table.
ana Wire run through the ceiling and
down the side and floor OF the room until
IL reached the side OF The table op-
pesite the dreaded poker player. Here
the wire was fastened to a piece OF
wood against which the sitter Kept his
foot. In this way it was intended that thu
man above the ceiling could see the At
santa mans hand and communicate
pointers by slight jerks Of the wire. That
night the Atlanta sport lost heavily. At
FIRST ne thought his luck was bad. but the
cards were good, aud be mentally con-
cluded that something besides bad luck
was causing bis money TO get on the other
side oi The table by the hundreds. The
Macon boys WHO were in the secret were
In high Rles at tbe victory. Finally the
Atlanta man caught on. as the saving is
now, and, reaching down by his side,
picked up his umbrella, deliberately and
without word hosted and raises H. above
him. Tue umbrella shnt of the view OF
the man above the ceiling, ard in a short
while the Atlanta sport had won back his
money and cleaned up the Macon boys.as
usual. IL was years sfterward before he
ever mentioned the matter, and you MAJ
be sure the Macon boys kept il quiet.
FLORIDA.
The city tax AZ st. Augustine this year
js per cent. The poor tax is one-eighth