Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-06

tiInlls Nar, Years dir,r,ar. -

IF Messrs. HUFF and Brown, to enjoy sump-
tuous New Years dinner.
There were present w. A. Hemphill ESQ.,,
E. G. Bruffey, of the Constellation; Major d. e.
Caldwell and Julien Johnston. of the Posf-Ap.
peal. Major @. H. Williams and family of the
sunday GGzstte; S. W. Pastel, of the Chicago
Tribune; Colonel Arthur c. jackson. of the
London Times; Sidney Herbert and lady, of
the Savannah MORNING NEWS.
The bill of fare for the inner man was rich
in all the delicaeies Of the season. and while
waiting for them to be brought in the mind
was fed with ennobling thoughts from the fol-
lowing New Years Greeting - which adorned
the second page of the bill of fare:
"a Merry Christmas fingers still upon the ear,
As at another festal board we take our seats |:
lis echoes are ndngling with "a Happy New
That on this ever gladstone day each loved
one greetS. 4a
May it. to one and all. prove such iu ev'ry
And, filed with noble aims that shall be
wisely gained.
Leave for fault finding bat a merely vain pre-
The highest joy of living having been at.
Around these tables let each guest be glad Of
heart n.e r1
Putting aside for this brief hour all care and
sorrow; s-
So bid them, with the old year, from your life
depart
And daily seek to usher in a brighter morrow.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Gen. E. p Alexander's letter 10 the Railroad
Commission is considered most timely and
able document The public will eventually
HaineS and Capt. w. @. Raoul, although young
in years. understand fully the railroad problem
in all its most Intricate bearings.
Not long ago noticed the sudden death at
the Atlanta Hospital of DIR. K. s. Ray, formerly
a prominent physician here, but of late years
q poor wreck of humanity. A few days since
DR. l.. ". Sims died at the chain-gang Stockade
in a similar condition. Buth were natives of
South Carolina, highly educated. of good fani-
lies, and once enjoyed a large practice Alas
intemperance destroyed all their bright pros
poets and sent both to premature graves.
My little penitentiary county census item
seems to have created quite wide range of
comment. The Rome Courier took me to task
because / left out that live city and fiourishing
county, which, being below 20, I did not notice;
the Macon Herald says the reason Bibb county
has 11S, the highest number, is because her
Judges do their duty and s'Send iem up;n the
Atlanta POst-Appedl intimates that stopped
my research too early" IL had kept on
should have found that Governor Colquitt's
pardoning power has made Fulton's repre-
sentation so much smaller than Chatham's.
All of this, however, is outside Of my purpose
in writing the original paragraph
As close this letter. at noon on Tuesday,
the weather is growing colder, with a stiff
breeze, and a very hazy atmosphere. vi IN in
dicates snow again. 1t was rather damp yes
terdsy, ard we had light rain this morning,
but Atlanta weather is the most fckls, uncer-
tain and changeable thing ever known. 1t
beats the wind and woman's temper two to
one, because it can change quicker and
more frequently than either. At all
events at this writing / predict more cold
weather and further suspension OF outdoor
work. This means more suffering for the
poor, as wood is getting fearfully scarce, and
the poor cannot well burn coal. Gov. Browns
generous donation of one hundred tons will
help largely in certain cases, but the poorest
people need wood, and there is none to be had
at present in any quantity. This seems yet
afar off to the poor. CHATHAM