The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-03
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
TEE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

County's Tax Buualizers Make {
Large Increase in the Returns
Three Men Narrowly Escape AS
phyxistion.
GEORGIA.
A club consisting of about twelve Of Ma
cons prominent young men are considering
the matter OF ordering an elegant 5O-foo
naDhtha launch to be placed on the Ocmul'
gee az Macon.
N c. Lee OF Covington had bis residence
destroyed by fire few days since. Most OF
the household furniture was saved. The
cause of the fire is supposed TO have been
from defective flus IA the stove chimney
The loss is about 81 200; insurance $3.50.
II is reported that negro recently plowsd
up a small iron box near Waynesooro con-
tanning numerous Spanish gold coins and
relics. When the negro discovered the
treasure he left his mule and pillow in the
field, and has not been seen since. 1t is
not known how much money the box oon-
tanned.
The board Of equalization for Bib county
hos completed its work. The board
was in session thirty-six days. IL ex-
amined and passed upon 4, 964 tax returns.
OF this number 10 was reduced $21, 1850;
4.94S were increased S., 1924, 044, making a
total net increase in the county valuation of
S1,302. 294
One hundred Georgia school teachers are
taking q summer course at the old Rock
College. two miles from Athena. This lie
Georgia's first normal school. II was estab-
lished under an act of the last general as
sembly, which authorized the state to ac-
cept the Rock College as present from the
trustees of the state university.
The city council OF Augusta on Monday
transferred the jail property 90 the county
ha ~ nv uuhf oh ha ~
paid the city 5000 for the absolute sur
render of its Interest In the city hall and
jail. The city has no longer control of the
Jail, and it is now under the sole manage
ment of the county. and is under the charge
Of SheriR O'Connor.
r. n. Snead, a well-known shoe merchant
and leading citizen Of Athens, died Sun
day. Mr.. Snead was taken III about a week
ago with fever, but was not thought to be
dangerously i'll and his death was very I'M
expected. A telegram was sent to Mr..
Snead's brother at Newman TO which q re-
ply came that be was lying at deaths door
and could not come.
Four Cinnamon about leaving for the
celestial empire Charley Loo, Loo Yum,
Ching Kee and Sam Loo-called on Mayor
Hemphill Of Atlanta at his summer home,
"Wood Haven" Saturday and presented
him with beautiful china tea service, as
a testimonial of their appreciation of bis
official signature TO q certificate which
will enable them upon their return to enter
as citizens of the United States.
Saturday afternoon Rev. R s. Barrett
was sitting on the bank Of pond near At
lanta watching some children playing on
the other side, when he saw his little
daughter, years old, tumble in a very
deep place and disappear. He SWAN rapidly
across the lake, but when he reached the
point she was out of sight. Going down, he
found her and brought her up by the hair.
AS she opened her big eyes ali she said was:
FEATHER, that water Is cold"
A little over year ago an engineer on
the old Brunswick and Western road was
frightened by an apparition OF a woman in
white that frequently appeared at a lonely
station at night and made ghOstly signals
60 the engineer. Recently another woman
in white has appeared, aud on several ocoa-
81 ms has attempted to wave the trniu down.
Oae engineer reports that the woman was
seen standing on the track, just In front
of tue engine, which seemed TO pass over
her, and she was seen running toward
the woods as the train dashed by. Evidently
some crazy woman must bs at large In that
vicinity.
Returns Of taxes received by Controller
General Wright from ten counties on Fri
day and Saturday show the following to-
tails, with increases and decreases;
Banks sl,04S,56 decrease S27, O93 !;
Berrien S2,S7l,057 increase s75,937; Dade
Sl,21l ,053, decrease S3ll, 764; Dodge 81 ,S45,-
S01. increase 1SS 669; Glynn 81, SOC, 325. ds-
crease S57S, 26S; Hancock g, 500 ,ss7; de-
crease Sl48,753; McDudiieS 1,006.el0, ia
crease S52. POS; Pulaski 81, l9O,50S, increase
81 ,343; Union s656, 049, increase S35, 1856;
Warren 81, sos, 476, decrease SOL, 1876. The
decrease in Glynn. DAde, Hancock aud
Warren are unusually large. In the case
of Glynn the falling off Is e surprise, for
that county has shown a steady incre ease
heretofore for five years.
Three well-known citizens of Macon j.
Q. McMsster, Ingersoll Wade and K. e.
Butler-had a close call Sunday morning
from being overcome by gas. Messrs. Wade
and McMaster now look upon Mr.. Butler as
kind Of life preserver, as to the latter is
due their continued stay on this hemisphere.
The three above named gentlemen are all
boarderS of the Hotel Lanier and their re-
spectlve rooms are adjoining each other on
the fourth floor. Saturday night the trio
retired about midnight. Just across the
hall is the room Of Tracey Baxter. Some
one had LETT the gas turned on in his
room, filling the hall and adjoin-
ing rooms with the poisonous air.
About 3 o'clock in the morning very
fortunately Mr.. Butler was aroused from
his slumber in half-dazod condition
caused by the air. He did not recognise
for minute or two what was the cause OF
the suffocasing condition experienced, but
knew something was wrong or that be was
under the Influence of some horrible mig ht-
mare. He forthwith tried to arouse Mr. d.
Wade, who was almost unconscious from
the effects of the foul air. The windows
and doors we're thrown open and the night
clerk was summoned to the scene. When
the windows and doors were opened and a
breath OF fresh cir was obtained the situa-
ton was realized. The trouble was caused
by escaping gas. Supt. MoMaster was
aroused with some difficulty and was found
to be suffering from the same cause. A
plenteous drauRht of fresh air and a little
stimulent brought the three around. Messrs.
Wade and Butler, outside OF being littls
soro IN the lungs and siok headache, were on
the streets the next day but Mr.. McMaster
was rendered quite sick, and remained in
bed all day from the effects of the gas.
Brunswick Times: The oldest lnhabit-
ants we'll recolleot, and some OF them
played upon, an Indian mound north of
brunswick. Its elevation was six feet
from the surface, and in the center grew a
large oak 312 feet in diameter and on one
side pine one-half this size. The spot was
lonely one, and thousands Of guesses have
been made az to the contents of this knoll.
tits now known what il contained. 1t con-
tanned the badly decayed frames OF tive hu-
mans, supposed to have been Indians.
These bones were found standing erect,