The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-10
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

show a Decline in Tax Values.
a bridge building Gang strikes a
Bonanza-An Atlanta Man who
served in Three Wars-Hanvey's
Trial for the killing OF His Wife
Goes over TIL Fall.
GEORGIA.
The twenty-eighth annual convention
OF the grand lodge of Good Templars Of
the state is in progress at Social Circle.
There are twenty-three miles Of terrace.
eight feet wide. winding around Kenne-
saw mountain, in the center Of which ev-
eIy ten feet is an Elberta peach tree.
The election held at Dublin on Satur-
DAY to determine whether the county
would remain dry or return tC the wet
column, resulted in decided victory for
prohibition.
Both Mr.. Whitehead and Mr. Starr the
two men hurt by trains at Atlanta on
ably recover, although Mr.. Starr had a
piece of his backbone, which was broken,
removed by the surgeons.
The summer season at Indian Spring Is
81 fun blast. Guests from all parts OF the
state are focltng there Tor holiday en-
Joyment and sulphur water The Wigwam
is scene Of unusual gayety. Several large
germans will be held soon.
Rattlesnake's pilots seem to be pretty
plentiful at John Cams up i'm the Chesta-
Ice mountains. This season he has killed
nine-one in the house, another under il
and the others close by. He says he IL
actually afraid TO get out q bed during
the night.
There are now seven persons in Jail in
Jacksonville charged with killing old
man Mobiles in IWiggs county last week.
There are four Women-two of whom are
his wife and daughter; the rest are all
C0lOred. Judge Smith has called a spe-
cial term of court for next Tuesday for
the purpose of trying these parties.
Fort Valley has so far shipped ten solid
cars Of peaches to New York The Leader
says that these peaches are by no means
the best but they are being sold at a good
price. The best fruit will be shipped in
about week, and in large quantities The
size and color of the peaches of this years
crop are the finest ever known in that
section.
4 J. Brady Of Gibson was bitten by
moceasin recently, but succeeded in sub
DUNG the poison But Mat Jordan Of the
same place, on rising from his bed and
picking up his trousers 10 put them on,
discovered that something vas wrong
about them, as they We're heavier than
usual, SO he gave them a vigorous shake
and to his horror out fall q large snake.
The rate clerks of the Southern States
Passenger Association are in session at
Atlanta. They are compiling the quar-
terly rate sheet. But the most important
part of their work Will be the naming of
exposition rates or rather formulating
q table of rates to every point in the
country TO Atlanta. The basis of these
rates have already been published be-
fore.
The trial of DR.. Louis Harvey OF At
lanta for the murder of his wife will
not take.place- until-the- regular term of
court in October next This has been de-
cided AFTER conference between Judge
Lumpkin and Judge Clark. 1t was
thought. that an order would be issued
calling a special term for the purpose of
trying the case, but now it has been de-
cided that no special term will be called.
A little 5-year-old girl of George Adams.
residing in Chestatee district of Lumplin
county, was bitten by n rattlesnake's pilot
last Monday and is in a very dangerous
condition She was running down a path
when the snake struck al her and hanging
its fangs in one of her legs, coiled about
and bit twice more. Medicine was sent
for and at last accounts the child was
still alive but out of its Senses crying,
Snakes, snakes" continually.
Capt. L. B. Cox who is engaged in
Americus and Montgomery railway, struck
real bonanza while at work on Flint
river bridge. large box was seen float
ing down stream, which had the appear
ance of being heavily filled. A boat was
secured and the box brought achore, when
vas found to contain nearly 200 fine live
channel catfish. Mr. Cox and his force,
t. is needless to say, lived high so long az
the fish lasted The box belonged to u
professional fisherman, and had broken
loose from it's mornings several miles
above the bride.
The indications are that Georgia's tax
valuation will show another slump this
year. Inc QGSL TWO QlGeSlS 10 reach SNe
comptroller generals office show heavy
decreases over last years returns And
the returns n ade in 1894 were consider
ably below those made in 1898. The first
two counties to make reports to the con-
trOller general-the only two that had re-
ported up to Monday night-were Clinch
and Forsyth. Last year Clinch's return
was S909, 49. This year it is $SiS,177-a fall
ing off of S6l 800. Last year Forsyth re-
turned $l,354 los; this year the return IS
1928, S30-a slump Of $l14,275.'
1t has been disclosed since the recent
death of Charles Boeckh of Atlanta, that
ne was a veteran of three wars ana in
each of these be served with undoubted
courage and fidelity. He espoused the
cause of Hungary in 1919 and distinguish
ed himself as one of the patriots who
suffered with the renowned Kossuth
After this he participated IN the war be-
tween Italy and Austria. serving under
the flag of the latter kingdom. In 1862
ne came to this country, already in
VoVed in the horrors Of civil war, and
plunged into the strife with the ardor
and enthusiasm of a native. He served
in the union army until the close of
bostilities.
The examination of the large batch of
tax ii. ras. in the ordinary's office at Dab
lonega, which have accumulated there
since 1877. has developed a good many
Things that were not known heretofore.
As many as half dozen ii. fas. were found
against one certain person in LumDlCin
county who was never known to miss
voting in an election since reaching the
age OF q. The records also show that
another man represented Lumpkin county
II the legislature and at the same time a
H. IA. was lying in the ordinary's office
marked insolVent against him. More than
ms, this same man has since that time
neld another important office in another
county in Georgia.