The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF The TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Movement to Have Atlsnta's Board
of Tax Equalzsrs Abolished-An At
lauta Motor Company In g Receiver's
Hands-A Cobb County Doctor Falls
Into the Hands of Highwsymen.
GEORGIA.
The commission of Miller White as captain
of the Southern Cadets OF Macon has ar
rived.
RThe Gate City Guard of Atlanta is maxi
ing preparations for a northern ana wsstern
trip IN October.
Willie Bell, the boy murderer Of Macon,
will not be hanged to-day, his case having
been carried TO the supreme court.
Judge Miller has not yet decided the
water works case at Macon. The applica-
ton, It will be remem oered asked for fixture
the charter.
The Griffin Manufacturing Company is
about to change its mill to all colored goods.
II is now operating 5000 splndles and ITO
looms in the manufacture OF stripes, plaids,
ticking, sheeting and shifting. A recent
addition to this factory Is a 1-story brick
dye house, 40xlO0 feet, fitted up with new
and improved machinery for adopting the
long chain system Of dyeing.
J. D. Hustled Of Griffin thinks that::h has
discovered the one thing that the fruit
world has been In particular need OF, and
that is yellow peach, equal in size and
quality to the liberia, free stone, which
ripens at the beginning Of the season, at
the same time as the worthless Alexander.
He proposes TO form q stock company with
a capital of $50, 900 for the propagation Of
the new variety.
Sunday night while the services were at
their hight at the oolored Baptist church
at Griffin portion of the floor gave way
and a scene Of pandemoniHm ensued. the
like OF which has not been seen since the
earthquake, on the night Of Aug. 81, 1886,
when one or two we're killed, and a number
injured IN trying TO see who could get out
of this same church first. The Ehrieks Of
the congregation alarmed the residents for
many blocks away and the accident broke
up the balance of the services.
A personal altercation at EIlaville took
place in front Of the postofice, Monday be-
tween Robert Eason, q third party man,
and Hon. Thomas G. Hudson, democratic
candidate for the legislature. Friends inter-
posed and separated the combatants before
any serious damage was done on either side.
1t is said by eye witnesses that several
knives were drawn, but the row was nipped
in the bud before they were brought into
use. Excitement ran high for few min
utes, but everything soon quoted down.
The business Of the Clayton Motor Com
pany OF Atlanta is in the hands Of Percy
Adams as temporary receiver. The COM
pany for manufacturing these motors for
sewing machines was organized two years
ago, and did a good business, making a
most creditable display at the last exposi-
ton. A majority of the stock last June
was in the hands Of W. A. Haygood, and
soon after he was elected business manager,
at a salary Of $500 month. The business,
it seems, has been going down of late, and
yesterday Msyson q Hill and K. B. Black
burn, as attorneys for Capt. James Morrow,
Charles Loring, Judge A. A. Manning, and
DR.. K. G. Divine, filed petition asking for
the appointment Of a receiver. The bill
sets forth that the business of the company
has been mismanaged and many useless ex-
penses had been incurred by the manager.
Judge Clarke set Sept. 5 as the day for
heari why the receiver should not be
made permanent.
g. W. Collier of Atlanta wants the board
Of equalizers abolished. He claims that the
law authorizing 1t is unconstitutional and
should not be allowed to stand. He asks
any other taxpayers who feel like he does
to join hlm in his bill, and closes by asking
the courts TO enjoin Tax Receiver Armi-
stead from turning his taxes over to Tax
Collector Stewart at the figures put down
by the board and to enjoin
Tax Collector Stewart from collecting
the taxes at the figures OF the board de
says he gave in on oath what he considered
fair valuation Of his $50 acres of land on
Peachtree road, the value being given in at
Sol, 800. In addition TO this he gave in his
city property at S55, 900. He says the board
of equalizers, consisting Of G. A. Howell,
w. L. Halves, Jerry s. Gilbert, James A
Chapman and w. P. johnson, assumed TO
review bis returns and to overhaul them to
suit themselves. The board raised his as
sessment in the city from SIS, 600 to $75 900,
and on his land they made the raise from
$S1, 800 TO $965, 200.
AS DR.. Warren Dukes of Dunwoody,
Cobb county, was walking along the streets
of Atlanta Tuesday he was engaged in con-
versatlon by two strange men. They had
talked for some time when enc Of them re-
marked that the doctor had a very hand
some ring. The doctor pulled the ring off
and handed It TO one of the men. The man
did not return It and Dukes asked him for
it. The man denied receiving the ring aud
when Dukes insisted that they had received
IL they began cursing him. The men con-
tinued to abuse DR.. Dukes and finally one
Of them started to strike him. He begged
them to let him alone, but they refused and
advanced on him. he knocked one of them
down and then another man Joined the
crowd. The two remaining men knocked
the doctor down and cut him with knives L.
After doing this the men run and the doc
tor got up and staggered TO the police sta
ton where he told what bad happened.
Later in the evening Patrolmsn Miller ar
rested Luke Parker and Dan Daley on sus-
picion Of having committed the daring at
tack. DR.. Dukes identified Parker as one
of the men but could not Identify Daley.