Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-19

high water. washouts and weak bridges, but
are rapidly getting back into regular order
again, followed by renewed rush of travel.
The hotels are literally packed with guests.
The poor overworked post Office clerks are
nearly dead with extra duty. Mr.. L. NJ Ter
rell, the Superintendent Of Southern Mail Ser
vice, has been extremely vigilant in bringing
forward mails delayed at Washington. Yes
terday he had two cars brought here filed full
of mail matter from the North. We are now
getting our mails regularly, thanks to his ef1-
cient and prompt action.
This has been a very severe winter for stock
In North Georgia, and DR.. VIM. B. Jones, of
Burke county, noted stock breeder writes
me that it has also been severe in that section.
He says of his Devon cattle: The grades are
as good as the thoroughbreds for all purposes
or the farm. This has been most severe win
ter on stock exposed, and l find these animals
brave it the best with scarcity Of food and poor
attention" Another winter like this will COM
pea stock men to provide better shelter for
their cattle.
The election of Mr.. B. r. Swoope, of Lake
Maitland, Orange county. Fla, to be Superin-
tendent and Manager of the South Florida
Railroad, II a justly deserved tribute to his
past services and his peculiar fitness for the
position. He is from a distinguished Virginia
family, is thorough engineer, and not only
has done much to develop Lake Maitland and
that section, but aided largely in the speedy
completion of the railroad from Sanford to
Orlando AS Director and Superintendent |
am satisfied that he will be found pushing the
road ahead and improving all its departments.
MINOR TOPICS.
The Piedmont Air- Lane Heddliqht for Feb
ruary contains list of over one thousand i'm
migrants that have settled on the line of the
Airline Railway during the past year, between
Atlanta and the South Carolina border. The
Swiss colony at Mt. Airy is prosperous and on
the Increase.
Messrs. James P. Harrison & Co.. of the
Franklin Steam Printing House, have laid on
my table handsomely bound copy of the
Manuel on Cattle" recently issued by the
Commissioner Of Agriculture. 1t is profusely
illustrated and ably written treatise on a sub
ject which deeply interests the farmers Of
Georgia, who should procure copy
The many old friends of Hon. Peterson
Thweatt In South Georgia will be glad to know
that his son, Mr. Alexander H. Stephens
Thweatt, will retain his position in the Union
Ticket office here under the new agent. Mr..
Archie Orme. Young Thweatt bears an hon
ored name, and thus far in life he has borne it
in a manner that reflects credit upon the ''Sage
of Liberty Hall" Georgia needs more such
sterling young men TO perpetuate her honored
names.
am glad to see ''old fogy" Savannah, as
she is called, waking up some OF her more pre-
tentisus sister cities. Meeting my old friend,
Mr.. Dave Wolfson, at the Markham House
few days ago, asked him if he was taking
notes for newspaper in his little book. ''Oh!
no, said he, Il am just looking over my orders;
I'm commercial tourist" And sure enough,
I found this enterpriSiDg gentleman selling
goods for Meinhard Bros. & Co., OF Savannah,
right under Atlanta'S noSe-to towns less than
fifty miles away.
Clayton, Alabama, is good cotton feeder
for Savannah as the Central Railroad connec-
tions now reach that town. / have private
letter from there in which it is stated that the
town is rapidly improving Several new brick
stores have been erected, telegraph line and
Southern express office established, and new
market house. A cotton factory is also being
talked about. and may be erected; also a new
Presbyterian Church eoifice is being erected
ALI this increased prosperity ought to be worth
something to Savannah, if she properly cult
Yates her business relations with the growing
cotton centre at Clayton.
LIVE AT HOME
It is often said that the farmers of the South
do not Give at homs," but depend upon West
ern corn cribs and hog pens and stock farms
for their supplies To a certain extent this
charge is no doubt well founded.
In q private letter to me DIR. VIM. B. Jones'
Of the Birdville Stock and Seed Farm, near
HerndOn, on the Central Railroad, thus refers
to a new project: I'VE are slowly building up
our seed growing business, and are trying this
year. with a competent Massachusetts gar
dener, to grow some early vegetables for Bos-
ton and New York markets. as well as to save
seed for future use"
He then adds: THE food question must now
be the great problem to solve, here as else
where. The scarcity of food for man and beast
in this producing country is a stigma on the
energy of our people; With a good soil and
a heaven blessed climate there will lie
enough cotton grown for all purposes, but its
production as a speciality creates barren de-
pendence upon the great West for the staff of
life, and to-day il the supply was cut off from
this. my own (Burke) county, once independ-
ent. there would be suffering for ordinary meat
and bread"
Although knew DR.. Jones TO be a most re-
liable and well Uniformed man, / thought he
was rather strong in his views. But l have
since picked up the Waynesboro Burke coun-
ty, EEpOsitor, which thus fully confirms his
statement 1T is astonishing to note how lit
ever brought into Waynesboro by our farmers.
HousekeeperS are Kept in q constant worry in
finding something to supply their tables. 1t is
very rare thing to see any sort of vegetables
brought In on the wagons. Country butter,
eggs, chickens and turkeys are only occasion
ais In this market. Why is this? We think
the country around favorable to the production
of all these things. There is always de-
mand for them at good prices. Would it not
pay those living near to devote a portion of
their time to raising something to eat? We
think it would pay, and as advice is cheap, we
advise some one to try it. -
PERSONAL MENTION.
Bishop Beckwith's son, q young gentleman
ance, and possesses considerable intellectual
power, is reading law in the Office of Mr. Henry
Hillyer, where he has the society of the venera-
BILE Judge Junus Hillyer. He could hardly do
better for instructors
John G. Jones, Esq, talented young lawyer
of this city, has removed to Orange county,
Fla, on account of his health, and will proba-
bly, open law Office at Lake Maitland or Or
lando. He is q son of Rev. Dr. John Jones, and
is well known as most excellent newspaper
being "Carolynn" of the Macon
Telegraph and Messenger.
The death of George Julien Johnston. the
bill poster. was not, as suggested in your news
column, the result of cerelessness in taking
morphine, but deliberate and determined
act of self destruction. There were several
reasons for it, but his sad infatuation for Miss
Georgia Baldwin. of the Ada Gray troupe was
the last straw in his burden of trouble. knew
him for ten years, boarding with him at the
Markham House for the past two years. He
was good printer, sprightly reporter. and
an active business man, buG v inc, women and
cards were his ruin. His wife is an excellent
lady, and his five children unusually interest
ing
FINAL PARAGRAPHS,
Sarah Bernhardt has come and gone, and
some who saw her were delighted, while others
feel that they were swindled. The fact is she
was too sick to play, and cut her part. while
DIR. Westmoreland attended her after each act
It would be cruel to criticise such perform
ance, and am glad did not see it. Bar
rooms and gambling saloons yesterday pla-
carded tickets for sale. Alas for high French
dramatic art
Already the people begin to grumble about
the three cents per mile rule. IL only puts the
boot on the other leg and now the other leg is
sore from its pinching Ha;f-fare and round
trip and thouSand-mile tickets were quite a
luxury to many people, and they hardly know
how to give them up and pay three cents per
mile. Thus the two-edged sword of the Com
mission cuts somebody every time it is un-
sheathed
The Rate Committee of the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association has been in
session here for several days past, but their
important business is of a private nature Mr.
G.. A. Whitehead, of the Central. and Colonel
e r. Dorsey, of the Georgia, are at the Mark
ham House, and represent their respective
is absent, but Colonel Virgil Powers, the man
aging head or the association, is in attendance
upon the meetings.
Atlanta still has her sensations, the latest
being proposed duel at the cemetery be-
tween Osborne, of Marietta, and Anderson, of
lanta duels are of the harmless kind generally,
one only being otherwise. The victory in that
case had sufficient Force to go to the Towns
end to show that he meant business" There
is too much challenging and too little fighting,
and the public have come to regard the
Code" as now used, as matter for ridicule.
These suggestions are general, and do not
apply alone to this case.
Northern merchants and manufacturers are
to appreciate Atlanta s central posi-
ton and railroad facilities, and are establish.
Ing here branch houses" or factories"
These branch establishments control and look
after the southern trade of the home eStab- |
at the North. Thus Scribner and
the Appletons have branches Of their publish
Ing houses here; the Estey Organ Company has
n Y bell man. has a branch brass factory
here; the DavenportS. of New York, have
opened large railroad supply branch estRb-
in Atlanta. These are but samples Of