The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-25
GAiHEsvnLa GLEANINGs.
Florlda's Tax Rate for the Coming
Year-An Alliancs Rally.

F4OIiu4 Tax Rats for the Coming
Tear-An Alliance Rally.
eAINEsVILLE, FLA, Sept. 24-In as
Hucn, according to DR.. johnson, as death
and taxes are two things that a man cam
not avoid, and the latter being more IN
tereshng TO man while in life, it is best
probably that taxes be mentioned first. The
EIorlua rate for next year is as follows:
otate TAX major, 4 mills: state schools,
MN board OF health, 4 mill; county tax. 9
mills; county school tax, 5 mills; roads. IL
iniils; add to this mills for city and We
nave the sum of 81 mills for the coming
year. Let those comment who have the
bills to pay.
, On Oct; there is TO be a grand rally of
the Florida alliancemeu at Nawnansville.
II. r. rogers, president of the state alliance
VII certainly be on hand with speech, aud
Gol. L. +. Livingston of Georgia is conf
oently expected to address them.
Samuel Abbott will begin TO ship the fruit
from bis Warburg lake grove next week.
This grove produces the earliest fruit from
thIs section, owing. probably, to its fue
water protection. Northern buyers do not
seem willing TO close sales az paying prices.
enu the growers are equally careless, SEEM
Ing to scare but little at the large apple
crop In the north and west. Floridians are
men OF nerve. They will hold phosphate,
frult or land in the face Of all adverse re-
ports.
A crate of new cueumbers from New.
nansvllle consigned TO Mer liant &
Daughtry sold readily yesterday at 25 cent q
per dozen but strange to say not a sweet
potato was for sale ct any store i'll the city
REGULATING THE SALOONS.
1t is rumored that our next legislature
ba l.,
regard to regulating the saloon business. In
ADDITION to compelling the saloons to
operate In the business part OF the city and
aoollshing screens and stained glass win
dows our solons will require that there
shall be but one bar for serving
board for all classes to drink at and that
there shall be no tables, billiards. pool or
deal, no chairs, stools, sofas, lounges, divans
or seats or any kind. That there shall be
no organs, c,boxes or other musical
Instruments used to attract crowds, nor any
quartette or concert singer allowed to sing
therein. That the mere finding of a deck of
cards IN the saloon shall be prtma facia evil
dence that gaming is allowed, and the pnr.
ties may be arrested thereupon for keeping
gambling house. This applies also to
dice, domino, roulette, faro boxes. and other
known gaming device. This would seem 60
be squelcher. viii the saloon men be
aDIe TO meet the situation!
The men who are producing rain at will
In various parts OF the country will have to
look to their laurels, as we have tree ir
the northwestern part of the city which
regularly, between II and l o'clock during
the day, turns loose its machinery and
sprlnkles the soil underneath its branches
with gentle shower. The phenomenon
has not been accounted for.
AN OLD DEED.
One Of the papers made, few days ago,
much ado about the age Of q deed dated
1915. The writer saw this morning two
pieces OF paper money, the first ever printed
on this continent. They were Issued as
cording to resolution of the provincial
congress, assembled at Charles Town the
first day Of June, 1775." They are respect
lively OF e20 and ESQ, face value, and are
Endorsed by John Edward', John Lewis
Gervias, John Poyas, Peter Bacot, John
Neufvile, Jas. Love, John d. N. Dassant, Jr.,
H. Prioleau, win Gibbes, Aaron Lovcock.
Thomas Corbett and White w. Parker,
The backs Of the notes are ornsmented with
the pen work very curiously and skillfully
done. the ink is as black as when the
work was executed. Two other notes bear
ing date Feb. 8, ITO for GS1 and Glib 5
respectively were also shown the writer.
Both are in splendid condition. One is or
namented en- the back with a clumsy pict-
ure of Hercules and the other with a pict-
ure of Prometheuse bound to the rock, with
huge vulture, with outspread wings, tearing
out his liver.
A continental bill Of 1776 for seven Span
isn milled dollars, with the ugly legend,
death to counterfeit" mure legible than
the promise to pay. Most interesting of all
Yves bill Of sale given by Isaac DaCosta,
Jr.. of Charles Town, merchant to DR..
Reuben Flanagan Of one negro man
named Chatham and one negro wench
named Charlotte. "Given on the 9Th day of
February, in the thirteenth year OF his
msjesty's reign, A. D. IT'S" The print aud
penmanship is as plain as when first done.