The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA
The postofflce building at Americas is
nearing completion.
Ike Taylor, colored boy of Athens, was
fatally injured by train while sleeping on
the track Tuesday.
Up. Williams of Savannah has invested
in real estate at Abbeville and will soon
erect several nice residences on his property.
Corbett. the prize fighter, will stop in At
ianta awhile before going to New Orleans
TO meet Sullivan. He wants to get accli-
mated.
The question Of a new election at Athens
on issuing water works bonds will be dis
cussed next Monday afternoon at a meeting
of the council called for that special pur-
pose.
Wednesday afternoon lightning struck
the city stockade at Atlanta. The front
portion of the building was torn out, and
several women who are prisoners there were
badly shocked.
At meeting of the stockholders Of the
Augusta Real Estate and Improvement
Company, Tuesday night, the officers re-
ported cash surplus of 81, 900 and an actual
excess Of assets over liabilities Of S49,654
The owners OF the Americus street rail-
way, who have recently bought the tract Of
land known as the Lection park land, which
hdb bcSu laAu OL ouu pAakhC0 nhb OphgoAho
about 700 suburban lots are offering the
whole for $50 900 in five installments, $4,000
cash, the balance In yearly payments.
Jim Stewart, the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern baggagemaster who was attacked
by train robbers In his car near Athens on
Monday evening, is still in critical condi-
ton at the Grady hospital, Atlanta. No
clew has as yet been obtained as to who the
robbers were. Wednesday Stewart had
not reUainad consciousness Tha railroad
authorities will exhaust every means in
their power TO catch the parties who com.
mitted the crime.
A young man named Baldwin, who works
at Bullock, Bush az Co.'S, near Seville, was
shot by a negro last Saturday, two balls
taking effect one in the breast and the
other IN the arm. They had a quarrel that
morning, when the negro drew bis revolver
on Baldwin, who went and got bis own re-
volver and returned, but let the negro get
the first shot. The negro had not been ar
rested at last accounts. Baldwin was not
fatally wounded, though the wounds are se-
rious.
Although the state fair will not be held
until Oct. 25, K. w. Jemson, who is ever
jealous of the interests Of the fair, set to
work TO devlse some means of advertising
the fair TO the best advantage. In this be
was ably assisted by Walter Mallary. These
two gentlemen have just had printed the
prospectus OF paper to be published in the
Interests of the fair and the merchants Of
Macon. The first issue, which is only in
tended as prospectus, was printed yester-
day and copies were sent to the agricultural
society at Griffin for its ind 1rsement The
first complete issue will be printed about
Oct /, and daily during the fair. Mr.. Jem-
ison intends printing %, 1000 copies OF the pa
per and will distribute them gratis
Tax Receiver Putnam of Cobb county has
finished his digest. Polls of whites, 2,44O;
c,lored polls. 796; total polls, 8, 1856; total
mum; er of acres of land, 1881 Total
value Of land, 81 1854, 455; increase value of
land 81 $40 aggregate value Of city property,
Sl,274, 46G; increase value Of city property,
$i41 ,5SS; merchandise, 1921 ,7S0; stocks and
bond, $44, 800; cotton manufactures, $229,-
709; iron work and foundries, 81, 700; value
of household aud kitchen furniture, $685.
302; watches, silver plate aud jewelry,
S23 ,S29; horses, mules, hogs, sheep, cattle,
ETC., S2S5, 499; plantation and mechanical
tools, SIS, 935: cotton, corn and provisions,
SIS, ll9; value of property not enumerated
S77, IA; grand total, IS, III, 532. Total in
crease over 1891, sos, ITO.
Canton was crowded Wednesday WITH
confederate veterans, surviving members
of the famous legions OF Phillips and Cobb.
The reunion was joint one between the
two gallant commands Patriotism was
for the lost cause and its defenders knew no
bounds. The widow of the gallant Gen. r.
X. X. Cobb was in attendance and every
man, woman and child in the county were
eager to do her honor. Gen. Phillips spoke
on the life Of Gen. T. R. R. Cobb. This
was responded TO by T. r. r. Cobb, a grand
sou OF the gallant general OF the same name.
The handsome young orator captured all of
his heare and held his auditors spellbound
during the whole course of his remarks.
There were at least 5000 people present.
Two young ladies were in the waiting
room at the depot at Townsville Wednes-
day, expecting to leave on No. 81 They
we're in no hurry to take the train, as the
conductors usually announce ''all aboard +"
The ladies did not hear the signal, however,
and the train started off. One OF the young
ladies jumped on, despite the efforts of some
gentlemen, who realized the risk she was
running, to warn her. All would have
been we'll, but seeing that her companion
had left, she attempted to jump Off again.
The train by this time had gone some dis
lance, and she was thrown betH cen the
cars and the platform. Her position was
one of extreme danger, and strong men
turned away. She was extrioated, how
ever, just in time and beyond a severe
fright, was all right.
Two million dollars increase In taxable
values in one year is something not accom-
D1 u1OE6 VDhU Two COQnL6s IN the
state, and that but once. This year there
will hardly be county in Georgia that will
come forward with such a remarkable
showing as old Bib. The tax receivers
books show the total value OF all property
in Bib county to be SIS, 1884 OILS. Last year
it was S17, 554, 100, or an increase Of 81, S29,-
S55. 1t is generally conceded that the board
Of equalizers are in large measure respon-
sible for the very Aattering increase, and
their work will put into the county and
states Golfers a considerable sum Of tax
revenues which without them would have
been missed. The equaLzers are In a large
measure responsible for it, but the rapid
growth Of the county is the chief cause.
The digest shows the total number of white
polls in the county TO be 1851 and colored
III, making total OF 6,79S polls for the
county. There are 70 lawyers in the county
and So physicians, two Of whom are col
ored, and there are 10 dentists. The total
number Of acres Of land owned by whites in
the county is 1895 1920 acres. The
colored people own 4, 1863 1924 acres, which,
added to the above, is 1874, 1856 14-1I5 acres.
There are 1854 acres of wild land In the
county, making complete total of 165, 019
1920, and the acreage has increased 4, 67IA
acres over the total Of last years.
figures The aggregate value of this land
is s., 49,, 995 for the whites; $452 $50 for the
colored and 81 $40 for the wild lands max
ing the total value of land in the county
just s., 939, AIS. This is an increase of