The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-13
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THR NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


GEORGIA.
There are now thirty-two prisoners in
the Dougherty county jail.
The cotton receipts at Albany Saturday
are expected TO run considerably over 500
bales.
Albany is the home of more musical
talent and genius than any city Of its size In
the couatry.
The Chieftain's League Of the Red Men is
In session at Atlanta. The great council
will meet to-day.
R. s. Middleton has practically demon
gtrated the fact that tobacco eau be sue
cessfully grown in Dooly county.
Two cotton buyers from distance are
In Lumpkin and will spend portion Of the
season, at least there. They are Mr.. Wilt
ford OF Eufaula and MIR. Hall Of Savannah.
The Putnam county fair was postponed
. week at meeting Of the directors last
Tuesday. 1t will be held Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday. Oct. IL. II, Is
and IA.
Farmers around Lumpkin are complain
ing that it takes two pounds Of cotton 90
buy one pound Of meat Some farmers
don't buy meat and these are not making
any fuss about the price OF it.
Col. Don Harris OF Watkinsville has an
old French coin that was taken from the
COEuoE btOu6 OL Tue Olu COuIb ububc III W az
kinsville after it was burned. The coin has
1883 marked on 1t. Col. Harris thinks of
sending il to the worlds fair.
There will be a mass meeting held in
Morgan, 10 Calhoun county, Sept. 81. Gov.
Northen, Capt. B. E. Russell and other
prominent speakers are expected to be
there. Every voter of all political parties
is cordially invited to be present.
There was a contest Wednesday for the
site Of the county seat of Calhoun and the
two places voted on were Arlington and
Morgan. Between these two towns ex-
listed strong rivalry as TO which should be
the seat Of the county, and Wednesdays
election left Morgan In full sway.
Bottsfords church In Burke, one of the
Oldest IN the land, has recently had a great
revival in which thirty-one members were
added TO its rolls. Revs Shackelford and
Wilkinson conducted the services and on
Sunday baptized twenty eight candidates.
Bottsford celebrated its centennial some
years ago.
The county commissioners met Wednes-
day and fixed the county tax rate for Brooks
county for this year at rs per cent. on the
state tax. The state tax Is 81 IS on the
$1,000 and rs per cent. Of this Is s. 63Sz.
This makes the total state and county tax
IS 4S9< on the 81 900, some what higher than
IL was last year, last years tax, state and
county. being 81 II.
Lumpkln Independent: A few days ago
Sheriff Holder received a letter from
Quincy, Fla. stating that Ike Dalton was
there and inquirinR IL there was any re ward |
offered for bis arrest. Mr. Holder replied |
that no reward had been offered, but that |
he would pay out Of his own pocket $25 for |
the capture Of the negro. On Thursday he
received telegram stating that Ike had |
been captured, and on Thursday afternoon |
be left for Quincy.
Albany Herald: Deputy Sheriff Good |
win went down to AGREE yesterday and ar |
rested negro named Cam Jefferson and |
brought him TO jail. There are two war |
rants against Cam-oDe charging him with
cruelty to animals and the other with SELL
ing mertgaged property, j. r. Hill being
che prosecutor. In addition to this, Mr..
Hill foreclosed a mortgage on the Negroes
crop Verify, the day Of Cams "srial and
tribulation is at hand"
Albany Herald: The water works pumps
are here. They arrived over the Columbus
Southern road yesterday and can be I'M
loaded whenever the building which is to
hold them is completed. They are powerful
pumps and well calculated 80 do the work
that Is expected Of them. They will proba-
bly, be put in position before Got /, as will
the boilers. The work Of laying the water
mains has been completed. In fact, all the
mains are now laid, and only few connec-
tons and hydrants are to be put In. This
work has been completed twenty days
ahead OF the time allotted 70 IL in the orig
tnal calculation. The other work is pro-
crossing very satisfactorily and everything
is being well done. The brick work OF the
great reservoir is finished and is now ready
Tor the roof, and the pump and boiler house
is well on the way. This building will be
really handsome structure and is being
constructed on a substantial plan, with
uNrNIa tkrrE ev- a
pump room whenever the growth of the
city may demand an extension of the
present system of water works.
Albany Herald; Il was stated In the
papers day or two ago that Dougherty
was among the counties which had not yet
sent in their tax returns to the controller
general. The delay was occasioned by the
board of equalizers for the county who did
not complete their work until Aug. 20, con-
secuently the digest Is late in being made
out by the tax receiver who could not enter
on his work until the work of the board of
equalizers had been completed. The work
on the tax digests is now almost complete.
and Dougherty's returns will certainly be
sent IN on Monday. j w. Armstrong who
has charge Of tine work. has been busy all
day to-day getting the digest ready to be
forwarded. The county tax returns for the
year make a good showing, and, while the
increase in property value is not large. ID ia
@ steady one, and holds from year TO year
The amount Of taxable property for the is-
cal year ending in 1891 was 50, $50. 1854. This
represents the total amount of real and
personal In Dougherty county. This year
the digest shows real aud personal property
70 the amount of 1894, s04, an increase
over last year Of S54 $50. This is a fair in-
crease considering it is a constant one The
number OF professional men in the county
Is $50 and was the same in 1891. The num-
Der OF polls returned, white and colored. Is
2,123. Altogether, the county makes a good
showing, and the tax receivers books show
that property valuations are undergoing a
steady increase
While engaged hunting eggs under the old
barn on the old Lloyd place, just across the
creek from Oglethorpe, Kenlock Martin
found double-barreled gun hidden sway
under there. Both barrels of the gun were
empty. and had the appearance OF having
been in good order when put there. but the
rust and dust OF many years had accumu-
lated about the locks and barrels. There is
some hidden mystery about this old gun.
Inc finding OF 1t calls 20 mind one of the
most sensational tragedies that ever occurred
In Macon county. Col Fish, one of the
most prominent citizens Of the county,
father of Judge Fish, while
passing the court house late one night on
his way home, after getting OFF tho