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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1891)
GEORGIA BRIEFS. interesting’ Paragraphs from all Over the State. ency a of the weather, was a grand success. Western and Atlantic rental foi The Tb paid. It amounts to March has been day, $4‘.94 $35,000 ‘ Th s is $1,150.66 a minute—a hour an d eightv cents a an oocd income, $420,000 a year. pretty g 1 foot lo establish a telephoimhnc between Dalton aud Chat¬ tanooga, and efforts will »e made to get C hattanooga merchants interested m u. Tt is understood that it will run its wires to Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, Catoosa Springs and Dalton. Augusta is delighted at the fine pros nects of getting the state fair in October. If the efforts to get the fair are success¬ ful it will be held in connection with the exposition, which will make a double at¬ traction £ Augusta has made a fine offer get the fair, aud the chances of her getting it are good. A ne^ro peracher in Augusta says that 100 years ago the people were all Baptists, but since that time many have fallen, and that was the cause of the earthquakes, epidemics and murders. He also says that the white Baptist folks used to go down to the river to baptize, but now they are so good they baptize in the churches, where they can heat the water. The most important testimony in the McKee trial at Rome was that of Prof. White of Athens, who as a chemical ex¬ pert has few equals in the south. He said arsenic was found in the stomach, and his testimony was very clear and de¬ cisive on this point. Prof. "White s tes¬ timony created a sensation, for, although it has been known that he analyzed the stomach of the poisoned woman, the re¬ sult of the analysis has never before been made public. The citizens of Molena are considerably agitated over the owenership of the real estate upon which the town of Molena is situated. The Richards heirs are about to revolutionize things. Some little doubt has existed all along as to the ability of those in possession to make legal titles, but the matter was said to have been sat¬ isfactorily arranged some time ago and improvement went on. The attorney of the orphans gives notice that they expect to push their claim. The claim involves 750 acres of land, embracing the entire business portion of the town. A change has taken place in the de¬ partment of the principal physician Miller, of the penitentiary. Dr. H. Y. M. who was appointed by Governor Gordon, stepped down and out. Dr. W. O’Dan¬ iel, his successor, appointed by office. Governor Dr. Northen, took charge of the Miller, it goes without saying, has made ficer, a thorough going and highly efficient given of¬ and his administration has complete satisfaction. Dr. O’Daniel is a prominent Allianceman, a physician of acknowledged less position, and will doubt¬ prove an efficient officer. This is the last of the state house officers affected by the last election. Sunday was an important day in Epis¬ copal circles throughout Georgia, it officers being the day of elections for the parish and fi;r ilcYmtrs to 1 ho dic.cesnn conven- on the grounds. Over $ '.00,000 huve already been appropriated.” A Question of Tax. An authority on the handling of cot¬ ton gives out an iuteres iug fact regard¬ ing the giving in of taxes on held-over cotton, the importance of which has not been generally appreciated, ‘ ‘There never was in Georgia before,” said lie, “near so much cotton left on the 1st ol April in the hands of the farme>s. It’s being in their hands on the 1st of April makes them pay the taxes on it, Yu are going to see a kick all over the state wlieo they come to give in their property or taxation. They have been advised to hold their cotton, as much as possible, and they have acted in c mcert m tnat direction. It wouldn’t help matters if every bale in the slate was sold on the 2d of April—it is in the hands of the fann ers on the 1st of April, and they pay the taxes on it. The state and county taxes will foot up, in the aggregate, a very large sum to come from the farmers. This is in the nature of an additional tax upon them—something in excess of what they usually pay, for they never before back adopted a general policy of holding their cotton until the 1st of April. Not long ago the list of questions to be pro¬ pounded by the tax collector were changed in the legislature, and this point about held-over cotton is covered now. The great difference this year, though, is iu the amount of cotton held as compared with the average. Where a man pays $1 tax on cotton ordinarily, he will pay $10 this year, and in the aggregate this amounts to a great deal. Further Instructions. An important order has been issued by Governor Northen relative to the pen¬ sions for Confederate widows, and is as follows : “Whereas, The act of the recent gen¬ eral assembly, providing pensions for the widows of Confederate soldiers, stipu¬ lates that each widow, entitled under its provisions, shall. receive $100, an 1 ,, e general appropriation act sets apar $60,000 to cover this expenditure, “And whereas, There officia _ . is now .in formation in this department, several .urms ie by the ordinaries of the eoun les, T ki g rm° “ 0W m0r ° 4 “And whereas, It will be impossible, establish under existimr circumstances, to any rules by which the money appropri ated may be judiciously aud properly distributed until all the applications shall be filed in this office and passed upon It is under the provisions of the law. therefore Ordered That payments of pensions to the widows of confederate soldiers will not begin until ample time has been given to rfeceive and pass upon all appli cations. Of this, due notice will be given through the papers and the ordi naries of the several counties. The ordi naries are respectfully instructed to ex plain the provisions of this order and in struct every applicant to send her proofs of to this department and await notice readiness to begin the payments.” jud^e Calhoun, of Atlanta, announces that application blanks, setting forth the requirements in the affidavit made by the widow applying, are now ready. In fill ing out these blanks the widow must swear that she is the widow of a soldier, whose name must be given, with liis com pany, regiment and time of his enlist RRENDERS. SOUTHERN BRIEFS DAILY OCCURRENCES IN THE SUNNY SOUTHLAND Curtailed into Interesting and Newsy Paragraphs. A break iu the levee south of Green¬ ville, Miss., is reported. The cotton receipts to date in Augusta, Ga , amount to 200,557 bales. The superintendent of the census places the population of California at 1,208,130. The confederate veterans of Richmond, Va., have decided to erect a monument to General A. P, Hill At a meeting of the citizens of Rich mond, Thursday night, resolutions w 7 ere passed upon the death of General John ston. Falk & Bentschner, retail clothiers, at Charleston. S. C., made an assignment Saturday. Liabilities $50,000; assets, $40,000. The governor of Tennessee has applied to the secretary of the treasury for the refunding of the direct tax collected in that state, amounting to $392,005. Two-thirds of the town of Gretna,La., has been submerged by water from the Ames crevasse. Many of the people from the overflowed section are moving to New Orleans. The North Carolina ... legislature imposed a tax of twenty-five cents per share on the stock of the Ralpigh and Gaston rail way. It is now discovered that by an error in . engrossing the bill, the tax levied is only twenty cents per share. Lexington, N. C., is terribly wrought up over the appearance of smallpox. Sev oral cases in the worst stages of the dis eage bave developed there in the last few days. Some of the citizens are leaving, The c jty an d town are iu a state of in tense excitement. Octavius Coke of Raleigh has been a ST __ 0 j nte( CokeS j secretary of state (VilHamfburg, bv the gover born at Y a ‘fJH t ^’°a e 1Ie served the Thirty-Second Virgmia, . was wounded Sharps burg and Five Forks. In 18i8 he madeEdenton, N. C., his home. ! The Louisville leaf tobacco market has been featureless the past week. Sales have been moderately large, consisting j chiefly of tobacco of an inferior hogshead, quality, ' with now and then a first-class All colorv and clean red hurley are very strong, in fact slightly higher than last i week. j Peter M. Dox died at Huntsville, Ala., Thursday night, iu his 78th year. He born in Geneva, N. Y., and f served j n the legislature of that state. He moved to Alabama in 1855. In 1865 he represented Madison in the revisional constitutional convention. *He repre j sented the eighth Alabama district in the j forty-first and forty-second congresses. The gt Augustine, Fla., gas works were burned Monday morning. The fire was cause d by the giving way of a sealed door in a tank holding decomposed -water, w-hile it was being charged with illuminating power from kerosene. The ent j re p] an t, except the oil and charging tanks and gas meter and generator, was destroyed The loss is estimated at $65,- DUN’S REPORT Of the Condition of Business for the Past Week. It. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: '1 he actual condition of bus¬ iness does not improve, however hopeful the anticipations warranted. Unfavor h.le weather has prevailed trade over and making a wide area, affecting local difficult. Labor country roads still more troubles are becoming an important factor, strikes having begun at many localities in the building trades, and the great strike having resulted iu riots and the calling out of troops. Money is temporarily closer at some points on account of April settlements, but at nearly all interior markets quiet and comparatively easy. Philadelphia notes slow collections in most lines; wool trade quiet, with liquors, tobacco and jewelry; in chemicals fair, but in paints 1 dght, and in shoes troubled by slow col lections, though the prospects are con¬ sidered good. Pittsburg notes no im¬ portant change, and Cleveland only a i fair trade, with Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Kansas City in the same condition. Chicago observes an increase over last year in the receipts of grain and , c beese, and 50 per cent in wool, no change iu cured meats and hides, aud a decrease in flour, lard, butter, and 50 per ceut iu dressed beef. REPORTS FROM THE CITIES. Merchandise moves more slowly than a few weeks ago, on account of bad roads, i Memphis finds trade not yet near normal, but at Atlanta it is improving, and at Orleans sugar is active at lower prices, rice scarce and cotton quiet. Bad j weather Jacksonville affects trade at Montgomery, fears of clisas- and < tlure arc a ; irons spring and summer trade, j iron does not mend at all, for the con- 1 fidence that the strikes will soon end, consumers are awaiting. The lowest prices on record are made by some works for bar iron, and structural movts slowly, i while wrought pipe is terribly demoral ized. Pig iron is duller than for years, and buyers generally hold off as to rails, disliking to help the combination. Coal is above’tart flat, official year' prices withlomc being about 15 cents ■ bat cutting. FLUCTUATIONS IN PRICES. Speculation in breadstuffs does not abate? and with sales of 33,000,000 bushels , here wheat is 1£ cents higher than a week i ago. Cotton has uot changed, and trad j ing is light. The new tariff has taken effect as to raw sugar, and the price is now 3£ cents against 5.19 a week ago, while granulated is selling at 4£ cents against C£ cents last week. The average 0 f all prices is a shade lower than a week ago. In the stock market there has been some weakness ou account of the total ! indifference of the public and the pros pect that the new Nebraska law will cut down the earnings ol many railroads seriously. Business failures throughout the country during the last week number, lor tho United States, 211 ; Canada thirty two. For the corresponding week last year the fi K ures wt T e lf ^° ln the L:mted States aud seventeen m a---- THE INDIAN IS AVERSE To Enlisting’ in the United States Regular Army. News received at the war department ! 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