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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1895)
STATE NEWS NOTES, CULLED FROM MANY SKUSCUO briefly PARAGRAPHED. Happenings of General Interest tc Georgia Readers. Colonel Mercer, of Savannah, is again after the Gate City Guard of At lanta. Ho has written another letter about tbo company, blit this time in stead of writing to the governor he lms written it to Colonel John S, Can dler. Within the next six months Athens is to havo a 10,000 spindle mill. The company has been formed and is to have a capital stock of $150,000, of vkick $30,000 has already been sub scribed and tbo remainder will be sub scribed in a short while. The Savannnli Bulletin says: Savah nali’s public building may yet be built of Georgia marble. Let every influ ence be brought to bear by our peo ple. Why not send a committee of three to Washington to work up the movement. The Bulletin believes the department would readily use Georgia marble. A change in the plans of the prose cution in the cases against those charged with murdering Henry Wor ley has been made. The eight men charged with tho crime have been be fore the United States court on a charge of conspiracy, Last week they were indicted in the superior court of Gilmer county on the charge of murder, and they will have to ap pear for trial. The work of demolishing the oldest theater in the United States was begun at Savannah a few days ago. It will be remodeled between now and next season at a cost of $25,000. This the ater was built by Amos Schudder in 1818. Schudder came to Savannah from New Jersey in an ox cart in 1817 and built many of the oldest buildings in the place. The exact cost of build ing the old theater, as shown by an old account book found a day or two ago, was $16,047.69J. It sold, to gether with the property on which it is built, for $50,000, to Henry Green wall, of New York. Next Tuesday the state military en campment will begin at Camp Northen ou the outskirts of Giffin. In spite of the fact that the state has appropri ated a much smaller amount this year for the encampment than last year and year before last, the officials in charge have gone about their task with as great a determination and as hearty zest as they ever did to make the annual encampment a greftt suc cess, and by the co-operation of the military forces that are to be in the drills they hope to make it a grander success than ever before. A deal has been closed between the directors of the Round Mountain Iron Company ancl the Gordon Chemical Company, of Cincinnati, for the pur chase of forty acres of land by the latter company at Round Mountain. The Gordon Chemical Company will put up a $100,000 plant for the manu facture of ulchohol from wood at that point. The process requires a plant similar to a charcoal establishment. There will be thirty ovens erected ami after the alchohol is precipitated from the vapor the charcoal remaining will de utilized iu the furnace of the iron Company, thus making the plant of double utility. The Round Mountian Iron Company is running full blast and has just elected W. C. Sibley, of Funkhouser, Augusta, as president, and Samuel of Rome, and J. C. Sib ley, of Birmingham, as directors. The alcohol plant is a brand new thing for this section of the country, but the projectors have unlimited faith in its success. The Fifth Regiment at Marietta. The annual field day of the Fifth Georgia regiment will take place at Marietta on June 12th and will be a notable event. The regiment num bers nearly 600 men, and is composed of five companies from Atlanta and one each from Griffin, LaGrauge, Conyers, Active Barnesville, Newnan and Marietta. preparations are being made for properly entertaining the regiment, and committees have been appointed and assigned to their various duties. All preparations are being made through the homo company, the Mari etta Rifles. The drilling and contests for prizes ^ill be at the old fair grounds, about one mile south of the public square. Drees parade will be on the square upon tho return of the companies from the fair grounds. Excursion rates will be given on the railroads, and from present indications immense crowds will come from railroad iioints and the country surrounding. Among the prizes offered will be one by Col. Candler, of forty overcoats, equlva ^nt “any to in $500, the regiment. to the best drilled com- Will Be An Attraction. The Georgia manufacturers’ build ing, to he erected ou the grounds ol the Cotton States and International exposition at Atlanta by the Georgia Association of Manufacturers, is going to he one of the most interesting fea tures of tho exposition. The associa tion that has undertaken this import ant work was organized less than a month ago, and undertook as its first work the ereetiop of this building, wherein will be displayed a maguifi cent exhibit of the product of Geor "in’s mills and factories. It is th> first time that such u thing has been attempted, and the novelty of the plan will undoubtedly make the build ing and its contents one of the most attractive exhibits on the grounds. That a southern state should at tempt to make a seperate display of its manufacturers seemed, when the suggestion was first made a risky un dertaking, and many doubted not only its success, but the wisdom of agitat ing the question; thinking that the only result would be to prove the pov erty of tho state in manufacturing in dustries. The contrary has been the result, and every Georgian that goes into the building erected for the pur pose of spreading before the eyes of the world what is made within the bor ders of the state will have reason to feel proud of the evidence there given of Georgia’s progress in manufactur ing. What Will Georgia Do? Capt. W. P. McClatchy, of Chatta nooga, who was some time ago ap pointed chairman of a committee to ascertain, if possible, what was to be done by the state of Georgia in regard to an appropriation for the erection of monuments to the valor of its troops on the Chickamauga battlefields, re cently received a letter from O. W. Graj, representative in the lower house of the general assembly of Georgia, in which he stated that a committee had been appointed by that body at its last session to visit the park during the dedication and make a report upon their return home as to the amount of money advisable to ex pend on the work. The committee is composed of thir ty-eight members of the house and senate, including the presiding officer of each, and of course all the officers will be present on the occasion. The matter concerning the amount of the appropriation was to come up before the last sitting of the legislative body, but some of the members were oppos ed to the appropriation and so ex pressed themselves, and the gentlemen who were in favor of the project thought it best to hold off until the next session. It is thought that after the committee visits the handsome monuments erected by the other states the committee will return home aud recommend a large appropriation. Not Liable for Double Tax. Judge Newman, of the federal court at Atlanta, has decided that the West ern and Atlantic railroad is not liable for double tax. I he receiver for the road, however, must pay the yearly taxes due the state aud county, run ning back as far as 1890, the time when tho lease of the road expired. It will be remembered that suits against the receiver were filed several weeks ago by the state of Georgia aud the eity of Atlanta. It w r as on the issues drawn in these proceedings that the decision of Judge Newman was rendered. The following extracts are taken from Judge Newman’s written opinion: “Taxation is the rule, and immunity from taxation is the exception. It is tho policy of the government that all property should bear its just propor tion of the public burden. The fact that property is in the hands of a re ceiver of a court does not exempt it from taxation. * * * “The matter for determination is the liabiliiy of the Western and Atlantio property for taxation. The question raised by the demurer is that the Western and Atlantic Railroad Com pany, having been exempt from taxa tion except on the income, aud there having been no net income since the expiration of the lease and its charac ter, that these assets are not subject to taxation at all. It is urged that the state, having invited the lessees to take its property in charge and operate it, and having granted certain immu nities in connection with the contract of lease, will not now be allowed to subject it to taxation. “Applying the well settled rule, it is clear that the immunity granted in this instance ceased with the termina tion of the lease and the expiration of tho charter, It is said, however, that where the state undertakes to enter into a contract in reference to property that it descends from its po sition ns a sovereign aud must be treated as an indiuidual.” Afler stating his judicial reasons in full the decision closed as follows: “The conclusion is that the assets in the bands of these receivers are subject to taxation, but not to double taxation or penalty, and that the order of May 80 1893] will not be enforced as against these claims. The demurrer will be overruled except as to the claim of double tax.” The announcement of Judge New man’s decision in this important case will be read with very g 'eat interest all over the state. SCHLEY COUNTY NEWS. JUDGE HARMON APPOINTED AS ATTORNEY-GEN. REAL BY THE PRESIDENT, While Mr. Olney is Promoted to Mr. Gresham’s Old Place. The president sprung a big surprise late Friday afternoon when he an nounced the appointment of Judson Harmon, of Cincinnati, as attorney general. Tho transfer of Attorney General Olney to the state department has beeu a foregone conclusion for sev eral days, but Harmon’s name had not even been mentioned in the gossip. Mr. Cleveland offered the portfolio of justice to several eminent lawyers, no tably to James C. Carter, of New York, who acted as government coun- aud sel at the .Behring Sea arbitration, who helped in the defense of the in come tax cases for tho government, hut they promptly declined with thanks. Harmon’s name was brought forward by ex-Goveruor Campbell,of Ohio, and backed by ex-Governor Hoadly, whose partner Harmon is, Senator Brice and others. Secretary Carlisle,who knows Harmon well, also supported him. Af ter the cabinet meeting the president wired Mr. Hurmon a final tender cf the portfolio, and as soon as he re ceived a favorable reply, announced both appointmnents. Harmon has been an active democrat in Ohio for mauv years, but has never held polit ical office before, save to be judge of the court of common pleas. He has been on the side of good government in Cincinnati, and was one of Camp bell’s warmest supporters during the latter’s fight with the “ring” there several years ago. He was also one of Campbell’s attorneys when Foraker tried to convince the people of Ohio that Campbell, Sherman, Butterworth and other leading men of both parties were in the famous ballot box scheme. He is one of the ablest lawyers in southern Ohio. He is a corporation attorney, being now attorney for the Cincinnati, Hamilton aud Dayton railroad, and is in accord with the ad ministration on the financial issue. Bis Personal History. Judge Judson Harmon is the senior member of the firm of Harmon, Cols ton, Goldsmith <fc Hoadley, who prob ably have the most lucrative law prac tice in Cincinnati. He is one of the “young men” of the city, though forty nine years of age. He is about six feet three inches in height, athletic in ap pearance, and well preserved, though his hair is slightly tinged with gray. In any assembly, he would be attract ive. He is regarded by the bench and bar of Hamilton county as an able, broad and learned maD, whose appoint ment is taken by all as a compliment to the gtate and bar> aB well a8 being a ^ recognition of the worth of one of j be soun( j e8 j; lawyers in the state, Personally, Judge Harmon is a charm j n g man. Democratic to the core, he ba8 .Q ever bad the slightest patience w ith anything or anybody in the smali e6 t, de g ree tainted with “foppery,” Judge Harmon comes of old New York stock, and members of his branch s jjjj bve j n aromK ] Jefferson county - n state. Others more remote liye at Suffield) Conn. The father of the new attorney general, the Rev. B. F. Harmon, moved to Ohio in the earlp ’40s. Judson was born in this (Hamilton) county February 3, 1846. Ho attended the schools of this county, then went to Dennison university, a Baptist school, at Granville, O. In 1866 he w r as graduated from there, and three years later was graduated from the Cincinnati law school. He then formed a partnership with R. T. Durrell aud practiced law till 1876, when he was elected judge of the com mon pleas court. He served on the bench for four months, when he was unseated in favor of Judge Cox by the Ohio senate, before which a contest was made. He returned to his prac tice, forming a partnership with Judge S. N. Maxwell. In 1878 he was elected a judge of the superior court of Cincinnati, and in 1883 was re flected. In March, '888, he resigned, cad with ex-Governor Hoadley and Jxdge Edgar M. Johnson went to New York and formed the firm of Harmon, Cob",on, Goldsmith k Hoadley, as suc cessor to Hoadley, Johnson – Col ston. Iu June, 1870, he was married to Miss Olive Scobev, daughter of Dr. W. H. Soobey, of Hamilton county. He has two children. FAILED TO IMPEACH. Mayor of New Orleans Wins a Decided Victory. At New Orleans Monday morning the court of appeals read its decision in the case of the state against Mayor John Fitzpatrick, of New Orleans. It will be remembered that Mayor Fitz patrick was tried on charges prefered by the citizens’ committee and that he was acquitted by Judge King. The citizens’ committee appealed the case to the court of appeals, That court sustains Judge King’s decision in every point. Gross nature takes great delight in insulting those who are seemingly weak. m– £bj ro r V J L__ , 3 L) \J — Tartan silk parasols are displayed, Capes for dressy wear arc elaborate in the extreme. In England, so fashion papers state, the sailor hat for woman has had itfi day. Golden brown, palo fawn color, tan and green are tho favorite shades in cloth. A bit of quaint ness is added to the summer frock bv the revival of the fichu. Princess Henry of Prussia has just patented her invention of a now parlor broom. Queen Victoria writes with her own pen many short articles for the Court Circular. The pompadour lias suddenly sprung into favor. Parisian women havo adopted it. A black and white striped silk makes a useful costume if combined with green or lilac. Many muslin gowns havo fichus to match aud are worn as a sort of a mantle or wrap. One of the most useful garments that a womnn can have is a shirt-waist of white wash silk. Although black and white veils lead, colored varieties, to matoh the straw of the hat, are worn. The fine colored linens so popular this year may be used eflectively for every-day bureau covers. There are said to be 536 woman physicians practising medicine in the cities of the United States. Striped flannelette for wrappers, underskirts, nightgowns aud dressiug jackets is having a good sale. Double-breasted traveling capes when opened and thrown back reveal revers of velvet or corded silk. Beatrice Harraden, the novelist, begs neckties from her male friends and makes them into crazy quilts. Modistes in Paris are making short and elbow sleeves for evening of a n>ass of frills sewn to a padded balloon. Blonds are out of fashion. Black hair is the vogue. Titan red is per missible, but glossy blue-black is most in favor. Among the many shades of green that are in vogue this year the pale silver tints and those in golden green are most sougnt after. In Paris the fashionable dressmak ers are using for berthas and in other bodice adornments Venetian point lace set with brilliants. Picture hats are finished about the brim with great waving frills of crust colored chiffon, piped along the edge with a little roll of black velvet. For a brunette nothing more becom ing could be imagined thau a rustio straw hat trimmed with pale ecru silk, guipure lace and rich Jacque roses. Miss Rockefeller, daughter of John D. Rockefeller, the richest man iu tlie United States, plays not only the violin, but the ’cello, with great skill. Cornflower blue will be worn throughout the summer in all woolen and fancy materials, and will prob ably take the place of the lilacs and violets of spring. The new divided skirts are very at tractive made of fine sheer lawn, three yards around each division, and trimmed with numerous rows of lace insertion and lace at the bottom. A dainty satin slipper, with minia ture silver buckles, which may be re placed by those made of gold, set off with many tiny brilliants, is worn by swell society women of New York on special occasious. Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris adheres to the fashion of hair dressing which prevailed when she was a young girl— the style which banged the hair across the forehad as men did in Florence in Raphael’s time. Pale rose-colored and delicate wil low-green Swiss muslins dotted with pin dots of black and trimmed with many rows of narrow black thread lace make picturesque and effective summer afternoon gowns. A great many summer gowns are being made with bodice fitting to just beneath the bust line. The skirt worn attaches itself to the bodice at this point, and is gored to fit the figure as precisely as a bodice might from this point down to below the hips. Belva A. Lockwood applied for per mission to practice before the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, and the court refused to grant it. She was surprised and disappointed, as she is allowed to practice before some County and Circuit Courts of Vir ginia. Miss Jane Addams, who has just been appointed garbage inspector of a big ward in Chicago, is one of the most energetic reformers of the West. She is a small woman physically, but is full of nervous energy. Through out her section of the city she is known by all in a thousand ways as a good angel. She has organized socie ties for the improvement of the work ing people, and is very vigilant lor their welfare. WAR BETWEEN THE CHIEFS. Collector Trammell and Agent Chap man at Outs. I Tlih discharge of a deputy collector of the .hi tor uul revenue department, which occurred six months ago, has brought, on a bitter war hetweon Tn p rual Revenue Agent W. H. Chsp man and Internal Revenue Collector ! Raul Trammell. Although both of these gentlemen deny thut the changes which havo re cently taken place in their offices have any meaning, the indications are that they are fighting each other, that the fight is bitter,and that euch has sharp ened axes for the other. Mr. Trammell is the collector of in ternal revenue. He also has charge of tho appointment of deputy collec tors. He is a staunch democrat. Colonel Chapman is the internal revenue agent and his duties are to watch the frauds perpetrated through out Georgia, Alabama and Florida, and to prevent them as far as possible. Tho men under him are appointed, with the approval of the head of tho department, by Col. Trammell. Col. Chapman is a republican aud is on® of the hold-over officers- from the last re publican administration. He has held the pluce a number of years. FAVORS THE RECEIVER. Injunction of the Whisky Trust Com . niittee Refused. Judge Showalter, in the United States court at Chicago Monday, ren dered a decision in the demurrer of the reorganization committee of the whisky trust to the bill of injunction of the Central Loan and Trust com pany for an injunction under the bond mortgage. The court held that property in tho hands of the receiver was being conserved and that it was subject to the mortgage lien, and that there was no allegation that the receiver would not conserve the property. The court, therefore, refused the injunction prayed for. The court also refused to appoint a separate receiver for the bondholders as requested, his grouud for refusal being that the present receiver is taking good care of tho property and should not be interfered with. RATES ON FRUIT Were Not Materially Changed by tto® Rate Committee. The rate committee of the Southern Railway and Steamship Association ad journed at Atlanta after considering the various subjects which were pre sented to it. Perhaps the most im portant features of tho proceedings was the settlement of the fruit lates. The fruit crops will shortly be ready for shipment and a committee of the fruit men waited on the rate men. While the rate granted will not be made public until the issuance of a circular by Commissioner Stahlman, it is understood that no great conces sion was granted the fruit growers, md that the rates will remain practi ally the same this vear as last. FIGHT IN OKLAHOMA. Two Men Killed and One Man Severe ly Wounded. News has reached Guthrie, Okla., of a desperate battle between the Miller and McElroy factions in the Creek reservation. Dr.Biaud and George Mc Elroy, leader of the McElroy side, were killed and Jim Miller wounded. There has been trouble between these factions for half a dozen years aud eight or ten men have been Idled dur ing that time. Bruce Miller was as sassinated in an Ingalls saloon two weeks ago. ATLANTA MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY. Groceries. Roasted coffee 21.60 iw 100 th cases. Green —Choice'. 1; fair prime 18)^c. Huger— Standard graimlu'e.i 4%e;oif granu at d 4*/®; New Orleans white 4^£c; do. yellow mixed 4%;. Syrup—New Orleans 0(3611 kettle 25<g30c; 12 l 4@20 ; sugsrhuuse 20@35c. Teas—B ack 30(5)63c: green :.0@5' c, Rioe— IL ad 6e; clioico 5V«c. Sdt—da ire, sucks, $1.40; da bb s. $2.25; icc cream $1; common 70c. Cheese— Full cream 12c. Matcnon—0.5s 50c; $1.3’@$1.75; 300s $2.75. Soda—Boxes 0®; kogs 3c. Crackers—Soda 5}gc: cream 8' ic; ginger snap* 8 l ^c. Cindy—Common stick fi; fancy 12@'.2 Powder—Kegs 1 ^. Ovsters $3.3 -F. W Shot—$..25, $1.70; L. W. $1.25. -. Flour, Grain and Meal. Flour, first pa'enf, $5.00: voml pitent $4.75: straight $4.50; fancy $4 40; extra fami ly $4 25 Corn, wir.te 66;; mixed 65;. Oats, white 48'; mixed 42c. Bye, Georgia 75c. Barley, Gei rg'arai ed 8'c. Hay. No. 1 timo'hy, larg“ b ile-» 90o: small biles 85c; No. 2 timothy, small bales 80o. Meal, i hui 63c; bolted (50;. Wheat bran, large sacks 90c ; small sacks 92%;. Shore $1. S'ock Meal, ’‘•l Cotton Seed Meal 9>c per 100 lbs. Hulls, $5. per ton. Peas. 75c p>r hu. Gri s $3 60. Country Produce. ?0@2'J%o; Eggs 11^@T2‘/, Tennesse Butter-W 15@l8c. * ern cli Or;amerr, >ic 12% fancy < poultry—Tur- 1 Georgia 10@12V£c. Liv. keys 10c $2 !t>; bens 25@27 Dressed ^c; ki> og chick ii 8,15 c25c. ducks 18@ 0c. p ni - tty—Turneys 16@18c; ducks 1 14: chickens i0@12Vie Irish po'a'oe- — Burbank $3.0043 25 $ bb' : $1.10' # bn. Tennessee bu 65@75c. Honey—8'ra’nod Sweet S.itlOc; p uaioee iu 75@80c $ bn. 12%c. Onions $1.00 a$1.25 $1 ha the comb lO/r bbls #3 00 Cabbage S@4;. Provisions. .... . .... . ^ Sugar-cured lmm< '0jb@12V v c; California 7%c. Brakfast bacon n?. v Lard—Best quality 7j5£i:j stoond quality 7e lupouud 5*^o. Cotton. Local market closed r.o:n ; \ ; middling 6%-
