Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-21
OUR ATLANTA LETTER.
Weather and CrOps-ThIs, That and
the other = Journalistic Para
graphs-PersOnal mentIoa-Paying
AdvertisemenGs-Th Masonic Fair
Donations = Minor Topics Rail.
road TOPIcs-FInaI Paragraphs.

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AdvertisemenGS-The Masonic Fair
Donations - Minor Topics Rail.
road TOpics-FInaI Paragraphs.
ATLANTA, April 1S.-Yesterday was lovely
day for the ladies, and they took full advan-
tage of it to show off their new hats and
dresses at the Easter services, which were
largely attended and unusually attractive in
music and floral decorations.
To-day the air is rather heavy and everything
indicates more rain. The farmers and our Street
Commissioners are in anything but a happy
frame of mind. Since November we have had
steady rains every few days, many of which
have been heavy and destructive. 1t appears
as If there would be no ending to this wet
programme new style) for the weather.
In my last said that winter was about to
lap over into the LAP of spring" meant the
lap of summer. 1t is too late now to talk
about having any spring, at least the farmers
and fruit growers say so. An immense amount
of preparing of land and replanting will
have to be done in consequence Of the contin-
ued heavy rains and cold weather. Cotton
will be the chief crop this year, as many farm
ers have got discouraged in their attempts to
prepare for diversified crops.
THIS, THAT. AND THE OTHER.
President Phinizy says the Central Railroad
stock can't be ''watered." That may be true
but Colonel Wadley has put a good deal Of
spirit into it lately.
The Georgia Republicans ought to be called
the Happy Family" The outs are now
Clarke, and some rich developments of ras-
cality are made by these family wrangles.
Two of the unfortunate night passengers on
the wrecked Georgia Railroad train, some weeks
ago, are still at the Markham House. One is
able to get about with cane, but the other
who was badly injured, is still confined to his
bed. The run Off was near the Oconee bridge.
Our police are making daily raids upon the
large number of negro vagrants that infest this
city, many of whom hang about negro bar
rooms in the very heart of the business portion
of the city, blocking up the sidewalks and con.
Quoting themselves in a diSorderly manner.
The respectable colored people are backing up
this much needed reform.
Atlanta is of very little use as port of entry
unless she has a Collector of Customs to occupy
an official position in the building now to be
called in fact a custom house. President Gar
field is trying to decide whether or not 1t will
do to appoint a colored man to this position, as
that wing of his party demand. Atlanta mer-
chants are strongly opposed to any such ap-
pointment, and are working hard to prevent
such a calamity to the new port of entry.
A COW ordinance was adopted at the last
meeting of the City Council by vote of seven
to six, and strong efforts are being made to de-
feat it by a reconsideration tonight. Ambi-
tiOus politicians and interested parties are
making lively fight for the liberty of the
cows, but Councilman johnson says the heroic
seven will stand firm in the defense of flower
gardens, trees and unprotected women and
children. An Atlanta COW has no regard for
but will open the gate in an adrolt manner and
walk in to her work of destruction.
Prof. Charles A. Capwell, the talented organ
ist, was well known in Savannah, and many
friends will regret to learn that he has third
time ''gone to the bad" For two or three
years past he has been very conspicuous
figure in musical circles here, first as agent of
the Estey Organ, and later for the Smith
dafo fn fhQ fret hrnf
friends saved him from public disgrace, and
he made new start with the latter. 1t seems,
however, that an old weakness overlook him
while travelling for the Smith Organ in Texas,
and he gambed away the funds in his posses
sion, and took to drinking again. His wife and
child, left homeless and deserted here, have
been sent to her parents in Chicago, as Cap
we'll writes that he has gone by the board,
another victim to wine, women and cards"
JOURNALISTIC PARAGRAPHS.
Atlanta is threatened with nearly dozen
new publications this summer, mostly adver
tising enterprises, created by the Cotton Ex-
position excitement.
The Suaburst is the last newspaper venture
here, and its proprietor hopes to be able to
gain for 1t general patronage throughout the
South 1t is published weekly, and is devoted
to the interests of the Irish Land League.
Atlanta now has four religious newspapers
The old reliable Christian h1der and Baptist
the Methodist advocate (Northern). the Uni
verSatiSt, and the Church Times. The latter is
new and excellent publication, and is devoted
to the interests of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The Georgia Methodist has been re-
moved from Atlanta.
The weekly secular press is also worthy of
mention. IL embraces the Sunny South, the
Sunday Gazette, the Weeklu Post, mot Post
AppedD, the Southern Blade, the JelUiSh South,
the Republican, the Southern Dramatic Critic,
the SltrlbuTst, the Constitution, the Phono-
advertising sheets that appear semi-occasion-
ally, but can hardly be called weekly in their
character. Atlanta has, in addition, three or
four monthly medical publications.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. John A Coin, who recently retired from
Bradstreet's Commercial Agency in Atlanta, is
now in the ticket office of the Western and At
lantic Railroad, where he is doing good service
for the travelling public. Although named Coin,
he is the coming man in railroad circles.
Miss Frances E. Wizards visit to this city
has acco plished great good for the cause of
temperance. Her meetings were largely at
tended, especially the one at DeGive's Opera
House, where she delivered mastery and
eloquent appeal which produced marked
impression upon the delighted audience. She
spoke most kindly of her reception and work
in Savannah.
the construction of the Savannah and Mem
phis Railroad, is at the Markham House, where
he is preparing his plans for an immediate sur
vey of the Georgia Western Railroad. He is an
old and experienced engineer of high reputa-
ton, who can be trusted to push his part OF
the work ahead without unnecessary delay
He goes to N wv York for an outfit, and on his
return will take the field' for speedy sur
It will be remembered that Col. Luther j.
Glenn of this city, was selected Grand Sire of
the Odd Fellows at the last gathering, and on
his return home was given public reception.
1t is now proposed to honor him still further on
the Goth, when the Atlanta Lodges celebrate
the anniversary of the order There will be a
headed by the fine band of the
ArffI II a ho pf
will give sufficient variety and attractiveness
to the event. and pay all honor to one of the
oldest and most faithful members of the order
in the South.
PAYING ADVERTISEMENTS
Patrons of the NEWS frequently say to me
that the rates of advertising in the daily and
weekly editions are higher than those of most
other newspapers, but they add that the adver
Using is the cheapest that they pay for, in its
results, because the NEWS has wide circula
tion among a good class of people. Cheap
prices for advertising are not the most profta-
BILE investments for live business men. What
ever is worth anything is worth paying for, and
this rule applies with great force to newspaper
advertising and newspaper subscriptions-the
best is always the cheapest.
Says a prominent Atlanta business man,
who is thoroughly acquainted with newspapers
and advertising: II desire to express my sur
prise at the amount of orders brought me by
the advertisement in the WEEKLY NEWS Out
Of two hundred and fifty orders received,
seventy-five of them were from persons who
had seen my advertisement in the WEEKLY
NEWS / took a select list of newspapers, |
some of them claiming circulation of from
twenty-five to fifty thousand. and in my
opinion the WEEKLY NEWS is the best adver-
Using medium in the Southern States. This
after a trial Of the best papers of the South
and West." A well known physician of this
city, who advertises very extensively, and who
knows whence his responses come, has given
me even stronger testimony than the above |
1attering expressions.
THE FAIR AND Bazaar DONATIONS.
have to-day closed my list of donations to
the Masonic Fair in Savannah, the last respon
ses being from Beerman & Kuhrt, Owen @. Car |
roll and Dr. Charles ]. Moffett, which have not |
been noticed elsewhere
The articles and money have all been for |
warded fre5 by Capt. w. w. Hubert, the pop
lar and clever agent here OF the Southern Ex- |
press Company, and delivered to Mrs. w. o. ,
Charlton OF the aides Committee of Zerub. |
babel Lodge in response to the circular sent |
me by her.
In addition to my donations, several parties |
have sent contributions direct to friends in Sa-
vannah MeSsrs. ElSaS, May & Co. sent a large /
lot of bags; Messrs. Mobley & Taylor, a box of |
fine cologne. as did also DR.. Theodore Schu- |
man; B. w. Wrenn, for the Western and At |
antic Railroad, sent thousand-mile ticket. |
There may be others that l have not heard |
mentioned
My list, complete, is as follows: Markham |
House, cash; B. Il, Broomhead & Co., cash; |
Air Line Railway, ticket; Domestic Sewing |
Machine Company, oil; Stewart & Fain, oil |
5anE; POst-AppedL, subscriptions; Lovejoy & /
hand screen. Sunday Gazette, sub |
Peyton II. Shook, rocking chair; Burman & /
Kuhrt, cigars; Llder and Baptist subscrip- |
ions; j. p. Harrison & Co, book and picture: /
DR.. ID. B. Plumb Empire State Colozne; owen |