The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-04

Lowndes County's Tax DiRest-The
Demented Young Woman Who Ran
Away from Alexander City Found
Convicts Released.
GEORGIA.
City Sexton Abram Odom OF Columbus died
"Wednesday.
Quintard Peters OF Atlanta. who died Of
typhoid fever, was buried yesterday.
The Echeconnee camp meeting in Houston
county will begin Friday evening, Aug. IT.
The wife Of Hutchings Coker Of East
Athens has an infant months OF age that
only weighs six pounds.
Carr Glover viii open dry goods business
in one OF the Haml stores in the Arteslan
block at Americas Sept. /.
John Russell Of kirkland has been MONT
mated BY the democracy Of Coffee county for
representative 20 the general assembly.
There are now in the Georgia peuitentiary
. white women, II negro women. ZIG white
men and 2,lbi negro men. Total number
2,372
The democrats OF Webster county viii as
semole Ia mass meeting IN Preston Friday
Aug. 10. for the purpose OF nominating rep
resentative.
The Hartwell cotton mills have within the
last few days made shipments OF sheeJinRs TO
New York, Philadelphia. ana TO points in
Massachusetts and Nebraska.
A-primary election will be held at each vot-
ing precinct IN the county of Baker on Aug.
10 for the purpose Of nominating candidate
for the Second congressional district, the
candidate TO be voted for direct.
Cochran can now boast of a champion
walker. ". W. Bush carries the honor. On
MONDAY morning Mr.. Bush made the trip on
foot TO Hawkinsvlle, a distance of ten miles,
in one hour and twenty eight minutes
Some time ago J. ". Price found an Indian
stone tomahawk in the vicinity Of ToccOa. OF
which Mr.. Schaefer became the fortunate
pOsseSsOr. II is as perfect as when u came
tro1nthe hands Of the copper colored maker
The democratic primary in Butts county re
suited as follows Representative, 1. J.
Dempsey; clerk Of the superior court John
Creari sheriff, J. O. Beauchamp; treasurer
Tore Williams. tax receiver, ). H Ham: tax
Hector. w. j. Porter; coroner Jesse NOEL
roy; surveyor b. J. Jinks Ro5ert Whitfield
carried the county by one or two majority
over Judge Bartlett for congress
At the meeting OF the city council Of An
gusta Wednesday night il was decided to al
low Chief Roulett leave Of absence o. one
month TO attend the Fire Chief Contention
at Montreal The city fathers also apprO-
prtated 800 for his expenses. The mayor
was authorized TO prepare resolution 70 be
given Chief ROulett extending an Invitation
TO the fire chiefs to meet In Augusta next
year.
Mrs. w. r. Davis. the demented young
woman VINO ran away from her home
at Alexander CITY Monday and went 70 co
lumbus, was found by her husband and ia
Their wednesday. The POOR woman had taken
retuge at the home OF Il prominent gentle
man. The gentleman read he sad story in
the Enquirer-SUn and Immediately notified
the police ana the womans relatives Of her
presence at his home. The woman has about
s2oOOO In her own right, but was trying TO get
work az the factories here. She claimed that
her husband was unktnd to her. This story
Is denied by her husband and her father.
They claim that il Is a fancy.
There was serious fire in GraniteviIle
across, the river from Augusta Wednesday
night. The loss is between g. go and ~ 900
81 md FNa FFag nH Is
Zacharay. The loss on the stock is about
$500 that on the building which was not
owned 10y the tenant is probably II 90. Mrs
Zacharay carried insurance OF g 600. II Is
not known whether there was insurance on
the building. Next adjoining the store
proper was a store house IN which were
stored a portion Of the heavy groceries car
rled by the house. portion Of this stock
was gotten out, but the store house itself was
burned The stock OF the store consisted OF
groceries. general merchandise millinery
dry goods. clothing, etc.
Valdosta Telescope. Rev. f. r. C. Ellis
the tax receiver, finished up his books Mon
day morning and forwarded them to the state
department. The returns show falling IA
in the county taxes of nearly yl5OUOO the frst
time shortage has been shown in twenty
years, IN spite OF the fact that aldOsta and
LoWnoes county are more prosperous nov
than at any time In years. The falling OF is
accounted for by the fact that the taxpayers
have not been as liberal IN making returns as
they have been In the past Lake Park is Tho
only precinct in the county that has lncretseC
It's taxable values during the year. The city
returns will be watched with interest Ttt
amount given from the county for this wear /,
a. SOY ols. and for the Six Hundred ana sixty
third district, in which Naldosta is located Il
is s., 1903
G. ID. Woodland, who operates a turpcutinf
still about twelve miles from Cochran he
came involved In a dispute with a negro las
week, and had narrow escape from sertou,
injury. The negro struck Mr. Woodland win
his INST, and threathened TO brain him win
one OF the tools used in tapp ing the trees fol
sap, called a cutter. Mr.. Woodland sWore on
warrant for the negro arrest ana haltf
Immediately went 10 the scene to make me
arrest. The of1cer approached the negH
with pistol in his hand and called upot
him 20 surrender Instead of complying viii
the command, the negro suddenly snatchet
the weapon from the hailin and fed Sey
eral negroes were concerned in the difficulty
and all Of them have disaT paared Efforts Il
arrest any Of the fugtiyes have thus 70
proved Unsuccessful