The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-05
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


The House of Rev. Lansing Burrows
of Augusta Invaded by a THETA
Question as to the Legality OF Part
OF the Work OF the Tax Appraisers
of Fulton County.
GEORGIA.
The union depot In Albany will soon be
lighted with electric lamps.
W. A Lawrence and A. L. King have
leased the electric light plant at Washing
ton at s., 900 year.
The NetCs and Advertiser looks for greater
developments in Albany in the next twelve
months than ever before.
On Aug. 10 Cartersvile will have a big
celebration in honor OF the completion OF
her new water works aud electric light sys-
tenn.
Chief Justice Bleokly OF Atlanta has gone
to Sewanee, Tenn, where he will deliver
an address TO the students Of the University
Of the South.
B. Il. Hill, Jr., was married at Atlanta
Tuesday, at the residence of Mrs L. J. Hill,
to Miss jamie May Hill, grand dsughter
Of the hon. Meriwether Hill. The groom
is q son Of the late BENZ amin 81. Hill, and II
well known throughout the state.
The Ocean hotel at Brunswick Is TO
II has been leased by Judge @. w.
D. Cook TO E. w. Roberts Of Bowersville,
Ca, and that gentleman will be there next
week to assume charge OF the hostelry.
C. l. Walker chief clerk OF the Central
railroad at Macon has an old bill in his pos
session. 1t is $40 note Of the state OF North
Carolina, printed in ITS. On one side is
the inscription, Persecution the Ruin of
Empires." On the other end appear the
xvoris uDaath n CouDkarfafkara -
c. ID. Seeley of Crescent City, Fla, has
bought the Cliff Mansfield dwelling next to
the Methodist church at Marietta for 81 500.
He has also bought from }. X. Winters the
lot on Cherokee street, on which the house
was burned few weeks ago. He paid 81, 200
for 1t. He will build a brick residence
thereon and his family will reside there.
Col. W. A. Broughton of Madison re-
ports the crops IN Morgan county very fine,
aud the outlook encouraging for the farmers
In that section. Col Broughton Is one Of
the largest and most successful formers In
the state. He s prominently mentioned as
successor to lion. r. J. Powell, late
treasurer Of the state agricultural society,
Charles Myers entered the house OF Mrs.
NJ NJ. Meriwether at Atlanta Wednesday
afternoon THROUGH the rear He was de-
tected by Maj. w. F. Slaton, who imme-
diately telephoned to police headquarters.
III GEo 6llltL ecu ny Lue LTOnb uOOEt huu was
caught, after desperate struggle, by Maj.
Slaton and Col. Reuben Arnold, who had
kept guard. He had pistol, but instead OF
using IL tried to throw the weapon away.
About o'clock Monday Mr.. Davis ar
rived in Townsville and reported TO Sheriff
Doss that horse had been stolen from the
Carter plantation, near Wakeena, Fla. The
thief had been tracked in the direction of
Thomasville and assistance was asked TO
rob for thu THAI A1avandar Tittia
suspected. Deputy Singletary and Mr..
DAVIS left for Little's home, twelve miles
from town. They had hard time spotting
their man, and not until Tuesday morning
was Little discovered. He was asleep at his
mothers home. The latter tainted at the
arrest Of her boy. aud neighbors had to be
called in. Little did not deny the charge.
WheA asked why he committed the crime
he said he did not know" The horse had
been recovered before the prisoner was
found. He had cold the animal to Willis
& Brinson. who live near Big creek, for
shotgun aud 81 80. Both gun and money
were recovered and returned.
At Augusta w ednesdsy morning a rough
looking negro called at Rev. Lansing Bur-
rows house under the pretense of seeking
work. When told that there was no en-
ployment there for him, in turning to leave
the negro spied a hand sachel and he
snatched it and ran Off There was $40
inside the sachel. Policeman Mike Kelly
on the Broad street beat was at once noti-
fed Of the theft. Shortly artery ward George
Colbert, small negro boy, went up to
Officer Kelly aud showed him a sachel he
had just bought from negro for 5 cents.
The officer and the boy went out In search
OF the thief and soon after Charles Collier
was arrested, but he proved to be the wrong
man. The search was continued and Ed
Smith, the right man, was picked up on the
streets and carried in. He had Mrs. Bur-
rows pocket book in his pocket, which was
subsequently, identified by Mrs. Burrows as
her purse and she also recognized Smith as
the man who had stolen the saohel and
money. Only IS so OF the $50 was recov-
cred. Smith had disposed Of the balance
before he was captured.
Atlanta Herald: A portion of the work
done by the county appraisers may be de-
clared illegal, and some of the taxpayers
may be able to avoid paying the increased
taxation imposed by this body. At the
meeting OF the county commissioners
Wednesday bill was presented by the
seven gentlemen who compose the board
Tor ten DAYS extra pay. The law under
which the county appraisers are appointed
distinctly says that the work of tax
assessing must be completed In thirty days,
and fixes the compensation at 80 a day for
that length of time. When the bill for the
nesday the county attorney advised the
beard not to pay il. Acting under this adj
vice the bill was not approved. and the
gentlemen will be paid for only thirty days
service. The question that now arises is,
If the county has no authority to pay the
extra amount because OF the limitation of
the law, what right had the appraisers to
continue their work, and if they did do so,
is that portion Of it done after the expira
ton of the thirty days valid. County At
torney Thompson stated TO the commits
sioners that he had informed some OF the
members of the board of appraisers that the
bill could not be paid before 1t was sent up
to the county.
FLORIDA.
The Duval county commissioners have
voted $4,000 toward having Florida repre-
sented at the worlds fair.
The negro who fatally stabbed a woman