Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-25
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL.
Meeting of the Railroad Commits
sioners-FuIton's Tax Digest.

Meeting of the Railroad Commits
sioners-FuIton's Tax Digest.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 24.-The report
last night of meeting OF prominent pro-
hibitionlsts and ants proved substanti-
ally correct. A resolution Of secrecy was
adopted, and those present still decline
to talk of what was done. 1t is proposed
to hold further meetings on the same
line, looking to some kind of compro-
mise on the whisky question, but the
present indications are that but little will
be accomplished on the line proposed.
The Railroad Commission in session to-
day considered complaint from Dalton,
made by W. B. Farrar Il Co., claiming
overcharges by the East Tennessee, VIZ
ginia and Georgia from Augusta, of over
charge in switching cars from the depot
to the mills, came up again, but no further
action was reached. The commission
agreed upon certain minor charges in the
classification rates, which Will be tabu-
lated at the session tomorrow.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.
The committee appointed at the manu-
facturers' mass meeting Friday night to
prepare a plan of organization met to-
night at the Chamber of Commerce and
adopted pream BILE and resolutions which
will be submitted Friday night. The
organization is to be called the
Atlanta Manufacturers Association, with
the object of sustaining the present manu-
featuring enterprises and encourage the
establishment of new ones. The idea
seems to be that Atlanta is greatly in
need of boom.
The State Department to-day completed
blanks for the October elections, which
will be forwarded TO the Ordinaries in
few days.
The County Commissioners to-day COM
pleted their estimate of the income and
expenditures and reduced the county tax
from 40c. ION the $500 sto 3Oc., as 1T was
found the latter would be ample.
FULToN's TAX DIGEST.
The Comptroller General has returned
the Fulton county tax digest to the Tax
Receiver for correction. 1t is claimed
that the digest was sent in during the
sickness of the Receiver before it was
complete.
There has been some controversy be-
tween the Comptroller and the President
of the Augusta. Gibson and SandersVille
railroad. The latter claimed that the as
sessment was fixed too high and threat
ened to litigate. The road has notified
the Comptroller that the road is willing
TO submit to arbitration.
At 5 O'Clock this morning the police
found wandering on the street white
woman 80 years old. She gave several
names and told different stories. She
came from Newman and before that from
Griffin. She was carried to the police
station and her case will be investigated.
The Executive Committee Of the Con-
servative Citizens Association met to-
night and discussed at some length the
plan of the approaching legislative and
municipal campaign. No details of the
meeting are reported.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
are here in annual convention. Delegates
from twenty-seven chapters are in attend
ance. The session will continue three
days.
The escape is reported tonight of Jas.
Watson White. trusty at the Chatta-
hoochee camp. He was sent up from
Forsy th county Tor two years for forgery.