Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-24
j. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

Of the tragedy, we have no positive informa-
ton The parties were thought to be on good
terms But few days prior to the shooting,
something. we learn. had been said about Mr.
Whites taking charge Of some of Mr.. Roses
land and having il cultivated. AS we are in
formed, Mr.. Rose considered the matter as a
Jest, and Mr.. White looked on il as a trade and
thus perhaps originated some feeling that re-
suited in a dreadful tragedy We give the
above as the most definite supposition in re-
gard 70 the matter"
Abiding to the visit Of the Kentucky editors
TO the Atlanta Exposition, the Louisville Cour-
teT-JOuTrdl thus descants: THE overworked
minds and bodies OF the Kentucky legislators
and editors Of the rural press were given much
needed rest and recreation by the good people
OF Atlanta yesterday We are much gratihed
az the Information that the reception at the
Exposition was a magnificent success and
that every mans speech was the best but that
many were too tired to turn out to Henry
Grady's treat last night fills our perturbed
souls with dire fOrebOdings Can it be possible
that ary genuine corn cracker was heguiled by
the seductive voice OF the gentle goober ora bber
70 depart from the ancient custom of his native
land and mix sugar with his-perish the half
born thought. The soft air Of the Sunny South
was ever enervat ng to men Of older cline and
but just wait and catch the tint Of their noses
when the boys come marching home from
Georgia
The Sparta Ishmaetite makes the following
suggestions: We think it would be a good
idea for landlords to make a change in the
conditions on which they rent their lands to
tenants It is customary now to take pay for
rent almost solely in cotton The necessary
result OF this course is to give an undue promi-
nence 10 the growing OF cotton As a cOnse-
quence. provision crops are almost entirely
negiecred. Merchants toe, by insisting on a
cotton guarantee for the payment of the bills
! OF farmers and croppers. have largely contribu-
| tel 70 bring about the present unfortunate
/ state OF affairs However this may be. it
seems that the tiuBe has come when the de-
mand for change Of policy ought to be uni
versally needed By requiring at least pOr-
/ ton Of rent 70 be paid in corn. oats. wheat
meat. peas, potatoes, or other provisions
/ il would become absolutely necessary to
/ pay more attention to provision
| crops. We make the suggestion for
whatever il may be worth. One thing is sure
Il II the farms 90 not speedily become self-sus-
| tanning, the agricultural OthellOs occupation
/ will soon be gone. IL the people of Georgia
/ raised half the cotton that is made in the
/ United States, and bought all their fertilizers
ard provisions, and paid all OF their other bills
| out OF the proceeds OF that CROP they would
/ not be prosperous. Prosperity can result only
/ from a self-sustaining agricultural system. To
i that end. we klake the above suggestion with
i reference to change in the conditions Of
/ rent. with the hope that the farmers will give
/ it some consideration. Every possible indus
i try in the South necessarily depends on the
/ success OF the farmers: and It has been demon
| strated so that even a blind man can see II,
| that ALI cotton and no provisions leads 70 un-
/ avOidable disaster The time has come when a
| change is absolutely necessary. and we sug-
/ gest the one embodied in this article. Thought
| ful farmers will consider it