Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-12

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ATLANTA, October 10.-Our fine weather still
continues, and everybody is happy. 1t is true
that we have considerable dust but just now
this is preferable to heavy rain.
The city is being thoroughly billed" by two
great rival circus companies, and the colored
people and children gather in crowds before
the magnificent posters and wonder how much
OF it Is to be a reality.
All branches Of business appear to have been
quickened by the advent of the Cotton Exposi-
tion, and our retail merchants and barrooms
will no doubt reap rich harvest from visitors
during the next three months.
The aaiferras Of some 81 the Expo ion en-
ployes are perfectly dazzling with 4 ! trim
mings, while others are quite plain and Il )dest.
A eolored messenger decked out in one of the
gorgeous uniforms was mistaken for the King
Of the Sandwich Islands, who has been visiting
Cincinnati.
Owing TO the miscarriage by the mail >of a
portion OF the manuscript Of Colonel IsSac w.
Avery's forthcoming History Of Georgia, the
appearance OF this anxiously looked for and
interesting volume has been somewhat de-
layed. 1t will, however be issued at the earli-
est possible moment, and fully meet the great
expectations" Of the subscribers and the public
generally
Despite the blow struck at marriage relief
associations by Judge Thayer, the Atlanta as
sociation is pushing ahead. W. T. Christopher
or the Sunday monograph, Is the leading cor
porator, and his numerous friends are rallying
to the support of the society in the hope that
he will be the first to marry and draw q clear
$4,000 with which to commence housekeeping
In comfortable style
EXPOSITION GOSSIP.
A small steam saw mill and planer is at work
in the rear of the main Exposition building, cut
ting and planning lumber for the various build
ings. This saves great deal of time as well
as expense in cutting up and dressing the i'm
mense amount OF rough lumber used on the
new buildings still unfinished.
Prof. Horace Bradley, the gifted young
sketch artist has had his hands full of work for
time to make a number of very fine sketches
of the grounds and buildings for Northern
illustrated journals. The Exposition issue of
the New York Graphic is one of the most ele-
CANT affairs OF the kind ever seen in the South.
Wednesday will be the first really lively day
at the Exposition, as the Georgia Press Asso-
citation and the Cincinnati Board of Trade will
be here on that day. l don't know how maRy
Of the editors will come, or how many ladies
will accompany them, but the Cincinnati
crowd have engaged rooms at the Grand Ex-
position Hotel for over two hundred ladies and
gentlemen. If we have a pleasant day the at
tendance will no doubt be very large
The rush of freight to the Exposition Is sim
ply wonderful Car load follows car load in
quick succession; and greatly complicates the
troubl9 Of unloading at the grounds. large
amount. even of the heavy freight comes by
the Southern Express Company, whose rates
and facilities are such as to give exhibitors an
advantage in shipping by this way. Captain
W. W. Hubert, the energetic agent here, gives
his personal attention to the matter, and the
wagons make frequent trips daily TO the Expo
Sition grounds.
I ha p1tfII 6z oI,rf fa-
occupancy on Wednesday, and the Georgia
Press Association will find it delightfully."- 10
Gated, as il gives fine view Of the main build
ings and the grounds. 1t is directly opposite
the elegant gothic building of the Georgia
Chemical Company, Of Augusta, whose
grounds are elaborately laid out and hand
somely ornamented with choice plants. There
is nothing more attractive OF the kind on the
grounds. With such a view directly In front
of their quarters am sure the Georgia editors
will feel quite at home.
SOME LOCAL GOSSIP.
Candidates for municipal honors are early in
the field. and it will be ''cow'' or mo cow
from this time until the election in December
The Street Commissioner is busy with his
forces out on Marietta street trying to put that
thoroughfare into respectable shape, as it is
ton grounds.
There has been sudden tumble in rates of
board for visitors. The Kimball House and a
number Of private houses have come down to
the crowds will be too small to allow Of extor-
tionate prices
l regret that the Georgia Press Association
did not postpone its meeting from the 9th to
the first of November, as they viii find many
new buildings unfinished on Wednesday They
will also miss the splendid exhibit which
Florida is to make In a building of her own.
careful survey OF the field leads me to the
conclusion that Atlanta has ample room for all
the people who may come here during the
Exposition, and that comfortable quarters can
now be had at reasonable rates. None of the
hotels are yet crowded, and few boarding
houses are full to over1owing.
Major j. +. Cummings, having recovered
from his recent sudden Illness, and satisfac-
torily arranged his financial affairs the At
lanta Cotton and Produce Exchange has again
opened its doors and resumed the transaction
of business, but on a less extensive scale than
before the unfortunate suspension.
The opponents of the cow ordinance have
made long and desperate hght, but all In
vain. The Superior Court and then the Su.
preme Court of the State sustsins the ordinance
imposing nne not exceeding 500, or inn
prisonment not exceeding thirty days, on any
person whose COW is allowed to run at large In
the streets.
Postmaster ConleY is the most perpIexed
public official In the Post once Department
Before the Exposition opened his Office was
crowded with more work than his force could
well handle. Now that the Exposition
problem to solve-rhe question of getting
through with 1t expeditiously. Senators
Brown and Hill and Congressman Hammond
are aiding our excellent Postmaster to secure
an ADDITION TO his present insufficient force.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
Judge Don A. Pardee of New Orleans sue
cessor to Judge Woods, Of the United States
District Court, was in the city last week. but
did not take his seat on the bench. Judge r
A. HILL OF Mississippi, is still presiding. and Is
quite popular with all classes Of our people.
The many friends Of the Rev. ]. H. Ticknor
d. D., OF this CITY, will deeply regret to learn
that he is but slowly recovering from his long
and severe illness, and will be compelled to
spend the winter in Florida. On this account
his paper, the Church Times, will hereafter ap-
pear only once a month instead OF weekly.
It is extremely doubtful il Georgia ever
builds new capitol in the City Hall Park that
will attract more attention or win more praise
for its architectural beauty and imposing ap-
pearance than he new and elegant edi1ce Of
st. Phillips Episcopal Church. Without doubt
It is the finest church editlce in the State.
excepting perhaps the Roman Catholic Cathe-
dral In Savannah. The rector, Rev. R. O.
Foute well deserves 10 see his faithful labors
so rewarded.
The theft Of Colonel VIM. NJ. wadley's silver
headed cane near the Whitehall street cross
ing, one day last week, was one OF the boldest
cases OF stealing that has occurred in this city
for years past. 1t seems that Col Wadley laid
the cane down for a moment while he measur-
ed the track Just below the crossing, hut when
he turned to pick it up the cape Was nowhere
TO be seen Some nimhle fingered thief had
a.
ward Of five dollars is trying to bring it back TO
the owner. who priced It as q memento
Ensilage seems to be exciting considerable
discussion in the agricultural journals OF ths
country, and am glad that visitors TO the Ex-
position will be able to sae practical test Of
the system on the grounds set apart for agri-
cultural experiments. Col. Mark A. Hardin
has this department well in hand and il is
worth more than the price OF Admission 10 see
his beautifully laid out cotton patches and
fodder patches. Two silos were In full opera
tion on SaturdaT-that is green fodder Of vari-
GUS kinds was being strapped up by steam
power and shoveled in. Within q month fod-
der will be fed from these silos to stock On the
grounds.
some CORPORATION GOSSIP.
Barlow county is to have a new cotton fac
tory, to be located at AdairsVile, on the West
ern and Atlantic Railroad, where it will have
ample facilities for successful business
Several gentlemen from Springfield, Ohio.
have applied for Q charter In this city for the
purpose of publishing The Southern World, an
agricultural paper. and doing general print
ing business.
sale at public outcry. before the court house
door in this city, all the machinery, Office fur
niture, and other property of the Georgia Gold
Mining and Metallurgic Company, to satisfy a
judgment Of the court.
A few days ago the Constitution contained
over two solid pages, in dne type, of City Mar
shals tax sales for Atlanta probably the lar
gest advertisement Of the kind ever seen in a
Georgia newspaper. 1t certainly shows that
very large number Of our citizens are careless
or reckless in regard to their taxes
The large cotton factory being erected by
Messrs Elsaa, May q Co., the well known bag
manufacturers, is nearing completion and has
caused a small village OF neat little houses for
operatives to spring up all around 1t. Thus an
extensive barren tract OF land near Oakland
CemeterV haa SudAaulv heoounA a lfvolw nonrr