The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-11
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGR Apis.

Old MncOn Construction Company
FIght-A Comparative Statement
About Assessment VaIuations-POs-
tai Telegraph Company Sued For
$4,000 ON Account of "A suicide.
GEORGIA.
Augusta will have a festival week some
time this spring.
Hon. James NJ. Veach OF Adairsville died
Of Brghts disease Monday night.
Lee T. Scott. member of
the firm of Scott Bros. OF West Point died
Monday night after prouracted illness
from typhoid fever.
]. A. Cook. a prominent citizen of Tai
bottom, and a member of the county
board Of education. died Sunday at his
home in Geneva from pneumonia after a
short Illness.
w. S. White, a prominent citizen of
Franklin county, committed suicide Mon
day by cutting his throat with a razor.
He was about - years OF age, and con-
federate veteran.
Gov. Atkinson has offered reward of
500 for the arrest and delivery of William
Leonard to the sheriff Of Talbot county.
Leonard killed his wife and mother-in-laW
in December last and made his escape.
merchant tried 70 hire him TO burn a
dwelling now says the story was untrue.
and was told while under the influence
of whisky TO avenge an Imaginary wrong
Prominent business men Of Atlanta
have just organized new patent medicine
company under the name Of the Africana
Company. They start of with a capital
OF $1,000: DR.. J. T Hutchinson Is preSi-
dent of the concern. The medicine is call
ed blood puriher.
Carrie Bouknight has brought suit
against the Central railroad for s.. 900. In
her petition she says that she had a ticket
10 Morrow Station and that the conductor
forced her OF at Hapeville. She had 20
walk from there to Morrow alton at
night. She says the fright OF night travel
10 worth the above sum.
Hon. William Page. ordinary for John
son county, died at MS home at Wrights-
VILE Sunday night. At the fan election
he was elected on the populist ticket as
ordinary. About two weeks after ne
took charge of the office he was stricken
with the grip. which subsequently devel-
oped into pneumonia. Mr.. Page was
about 70 years old.
Alexander Dugas. the l3-year-old son of
Mrs. b. p. Dugas, lies at his home on
North avenue. at Atlanta Seriously Ill
from the result of a knife wound inflicted
by 13-year-old Freeman Iverson, the son
OF Mrs. Fannie Freeman Iverson of l35
East North avenue DR.. ". p. Nichol-
son, the attending physician, says that the
wound is a seriou one, and that he cannot
foretell what viii be the outcome The
wound was inflicted while the boys were
lighting.
Commissioner Of Pensions Richard John
son has received information from Gwin-
nett county that W. c. Cole, who has been
drawing pensions from the state as a dis
abled soldier, is not incapacitated 10 work
10 Gf al in
craving money on that account. Cole
has already drawn two pensions from the
state amounting 70 $50 each, and il Il is
proven that he has defrauded the state he
VIII md himself in a serious situation. as
charges Of perjury viii be preferred
Mr. johnson has called attention of the
Gwinnett grand jury to the charges and
lhey viii take immediate action in the
premises.
Townsville Correspondent Morning
News: On Sunday night Jim Howard
caught Jim Bell in his CHoward's) house
ana attacked him with a knife. AS Bell
.fied 10 escape HoWard's knife was plunged
INTO ms neck and arm. Bell was attended
Dy DE- p. A. Mcintosh and may recover
coward IS IN Jail. Both are colored. Miss
Nina Lunt of Chicago is spending tbs
winter in Thomasville, the cues OF Mrs.
Peabody. Miss Lunt is regent OF the Ev-
anston chapter of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution and one of the
founders of the Kings Daughters She is
connected with nearly all of the charitable
associations OF Chicago In some capacity
Edmond r. Derry, administrator for w.
Wesley Bennett, formerly doing an lnsur-
ance business in Augusta, has filed suit
against the Postal Telegraph Company Of
Atlanta for the sum of SIS 600 DAMAGES The
petition says that some time in Septem-
Der, 1895, telegram was sent over the Pos
tal Telegraph Companys line from At
idhta 10 Hartford, Conn, by Bennett to
headquarters of the insurance company
with which he was employed and that
tne telegram should read in the first line.
Mailed report to-day with check" but in
stead the company made IL read: MAILED
report to-day without check" From this
error, Il Is alleged, Bennett lost his lob on
account OF his bondsmen refusing to fur
tner stand his security. Also that the
mater weighed so heavily upon Bennett 5
inlnd, ne become temporarily insane and
ended his life.
Augusta Herald: The assessed valuation
Of realty in Augusta in 1888 was Sl52A. 45o
In 1896 1t was SIS. 9a0,el2. The increase in
the eight years was Hl9 1872. The assessed
sss ssa ae1 &c OF realty in Atlanta in 1883 was
Inc increase i'm eight years was 81 9S2 i.
1oo-1. me assessed realty In Savannah
a a ~ MAS MA. ~ 154.Ol5 In 1896 It was s24
assessed property In Nashville In 1888 was
S5o,62o $50 In 1896 IL was S35 e65. 800. The
~, :, ess was - W SO The assessed real
$50 Il was 81, So, 709 The decrease was
Si,bSS,6il. But the rate in Charleston went
up as the assessments came down. In 1885
~ was 20. Now IL Is 20 The rate in
Nashville Is 80 and in Savannah ID Is $50
augusta rate Is 10. Prior to 1888 Angus
"a rate was 80. In eight years we lind
charleston with 81, 10000 decreased ASSESS
ments, with the rate Increased from pa 10
IiV. Atlanta in eight years has Increased
assessments 81. 932, 286 Savannah in eight
years has increased assessments So 596 37g
nashville In eight years has Increased as
sessments 1895, $50 Augusta in eight
Years mas Increased assessments $7l9,i62
Inc rate In Atlanta is l25. The rate in
NASHVILLE Is 100. The rate in Savannah Is
10. The rate in Charleston is 20
Judge w. r. Hammond has died
Two interesting briefs in the
state supreme court at At
lanta that revives the story Of the
downfall Of the Macon Construction Com
pany. one brief Is in the case of the PIE
deity and Deposit Company of Baltimore
against the Eehange Bank Of Macon, in
xolving the $4,000 salary allowed w. b.
sparks as receiver Of the Georgia Southern
ana Florida railroad. When the United
states court allowed the money 10 Sparks
ne Immediately assigned il 10 the EN-
change Bank for a debt due that instf-
tutlon. The Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany OF Baltimore, who held an old judg-
nent against Sparks, garnisheed the mon
NJ 40 a.