Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-02
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
MATTERS AND THINGS AT THE
STATE CAPITAL.
Weather and CrOps-LOcaI Items-PoI,ti-
cal Gossip-Stephens Booming Minor
TOPics-RailrOad TranspOrtation-Per-
sOnal MentiOn-RefOrm in Funeral Dis
PIays-FinaI Paragraphs.

= ATLANTA, September S0-We have had several
: days with damp, cloudy mornings, but yester-
day forenoon was the only time we had rain,
: and then too light to Law the dust
! The signs are. however. that there Is heavy
g rain hid away somewhere, and in due time it
+; viii come upon us with a food somewhat like
, the ore Virginia has just had.
The past week has been favorable 70 grow
ing crops. as the damp nights and warm days
} nave made vegetation take q new boom. The
[ farmers are hard at work In their fields, de-
spite the holding Of political meetings.
Dead babies are becoming almost az COM
mon here as dead dogs. and our citizens are no
longer startled to read in the morning nanar
that a cead baby was found in 3 cigar box In
aoaS9 "a y' sl.ey' eec last night II has become
Local bills are already being advertised in
thiS city. Juhus u. Brown announces that he
will introduce bill for the Metropolitan Street
Railroad Company. while Me rcelus e Thorn
ton gives notice that he will INTRODUCED a hill
for the Atlanta Market und Banking Com
Our theatrical season has opened with two
minstrel troops and HumptY Dumpty, and
Sie,S+ SgvStH VI amateur performances On Monday
gave performance for the Hill Monument
fund. consisting of music and poems bv At
Ugly Woman"
most interesting meeting was held at
trinity Methodist church last night as a fare
ena xei, 70 hsy; cyl L. Anderson and wife and Miss
anna J. muse, who are to leave next week as
MISSIONARIES to China. Among the speakers
were Rev. DR.. A. g. Haygood and Rev. DIR.
:: W: heidt, whose addresses were very i'm
POLITICAL. GOSSIP
would like to see candidate who does not
expect to be elected. a man with patent
| right who does not expect to make a fortune
out OF his invention. The two would draw
| well In Barnum's Museum.
Muscogee and Bibb counties have selected
| very nne delegations for the House of Repre-
sentatlyes. Capt. W. A. Little and L. f. Gar
rard, Esq, of Muscogte and Col W. Lotion
\; e Harris, Esq. and q. L. Bartlett. Esq. Of
| bloo, VIII be among the best working mem
| bers of the next General Assembly,
There is no change in this part of the State
except more general support Of Mr.. Steph- |
can candidates for Congress are losing rather
tnan gaining strength, and it appears doubtful |
u single one can be elected. Speer and Eel |
| ton are confident, but after Wednesday next |
they will have stronger opposition
All over the State there seems to have been /
more or less trouble about Senatorial rotation, |
| ana IN not few instances, as in Fulton the |
people are divided. and will support rival can |
| didates Some plan should be devised to ensure |
| future Senatorial nominations without ali this |
1 wrangliDg and division.
1t is generally conceded. think, that one of |
| the best speeches Of the campaign was made |
| here Thursday night at DeGive's Opera House /
| by Hon. George T. Barnes of Augusta one Of /
| the most popular in the State he spoke for |
| the young Democracy of Fulton, and it is safe i
Stephens and Hammond among the vouno
men OF Atlanta. Major Barnes win probably
be heard from on the Congressional election |
/ and do effective service for his party
Reports come in from all parts of the State
compimenting Colonel Hardeman Governor
Smith; Attorney General Anderson Governor
Ctlquitt and Hon. j. @. @. Black for their grand
| speeches in behalf Of organized Democracy |
A few weeks ago General Gartrell was having |
IL all his own way, and people thought they
| saw ground sWel' in his behalf but the |
ROLLER chair seems to have borne heavily
upon that rising ground, and an active cam
paign has swept away his best.support
MINOR TOPICS.
Pensacola has appealed to Atlanta for aid as
our city has been backward In rendering help
for her stricken sufferers. Savannah Augusta
and Columbus volunteered nurses or money
some time ago.
The insurance men are again in a troubled
state Of mind, as we have had sort of epidem-
ic OF small fires, although the cold weather has
not yet fairly set in. But we shall have a Are |
fires at short notice.
Cotton has commenced to come In rather
lively, and our warehouses are putting ON bust
ness airs. There is a complaint, however on |
the part of cotton buyers that money ia rather |
tight, which fact interferes with extensive pur-
cnases- In election times men get tight, and
probably money follows the example-as linen |
tions
Colonel John B. Baird. the Superintendent of
Public Buildings, is pushing ahead his exten-
sive repairs on the capitol building and homes |
TO have them completed before the General |
Assembly NESTS. The roof has been made
tight and strong, and the walls perfectly safe.
The entire building outside is to be repainted |
and otherwise improved, while the inside will |
De renovated throughout. These repairs are
absolutely needed, without reference to when |
new capitol is to be built :
IL is now quite probable that the Senate and ;
house VIII oe largely composed OF new mem
rFI,a Go.,
ate. which will leave the House with very few
experienced members Mcdaniel and Bacon {
Viii oe sadiy missed from the Senate and
house, where they have served their State |
most unselfshly and faithfully for years past 4
They deserve the highest rewards that can be
given them in the future ,
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION. q
Mr.. Deceive is putting down some spIendid | t
tagging stone, aOout 12x5 feet each. In front | I
or his opera house, and he tells me that thew | :
are brought here from Ohio at less cost than |
tllgg sne nagglng from Stone Mountain, which can
be seen from the top Of the capitol building
Ihere Is hidden point in the above para | d
graph that should be unfolded When the |
=, Uni6ed ne; states post once building was erected
ia Lnls clty the granite was quarried in Maine
hauled to vessels there, unloaded In Charles {
ton, think, and brought to Atlanta by rail. | 4
let the cost was less than to have purchased | =
miles Of the city. I
Now refer simply to these two cases. both
neaVy stone and hard 70 handle one from | .
Ohio and the other far-oR Maine, to show that I
somebody is wrong In abusing railroads. and | G
steamship companies. II heavy tagging and h
on and sold cheaper than our own home mar |
ries can sell them, it must be true that rail | +
road rates on these articles at least are not op n
pressive y y
PERSONAL MENTION.
Hon. J. g. Blaine has touched a tender cord O
IN the hearts OF our citizens by his oanarons | 4
glrt OF nfty dollars 10 the Hill monument ae- | q
companied by most gracefully written Istper
OF sympathy and regard. 7
snook hands with Governor Stephens at the
depot yesterday moraing, and found him some [
What depressed on account of the light rain | /.
prevailing, but think he Is all right now thai |
ne is safe at Liberty Hall. Politically. he was
enc cneerI9l ana hopeful, and deeply grateful for
the enthusiastic reception he had received IN |
all parts Of the State. =" g
Hon d. @ Bacon, Of Savannah and his as | ;
sociate lumber dealers have done a oood | :
Stt mUtk nere before the Railroad Commission and
WIN the faIIroed managers OF the various | U
llnes patronlzed by thtm. They came 10 At | U
lanta backed up by figures that do rot lie. - v
and plain, practical, common seusa sneeches | v
and the railroads were forced to submit TO the y
Justness OF the arguments, and promptly | n
came to terms with reduced rates for lumber. :
REFORM IN FUNERAL DISPLAYS. 2
There SEEMS to be desire In all parts Of the |
country 70 secure reform In the present ex- v
penslve and snowy m amer OF conducting fu- | n
nerals, especially BY people who cannot AFFORD ,
such costly funerals. Y
As early 1853. in Charleston g. @ a re Q
form was started in this direction but for fba ?
purpose Of escaping unjust taxation from ths 2
mother country on mourning Roods The {
Continental Congress took the matter under h
discussion, and passed the following.
"ResotUed, That on the death Of any rala,;va | }
or friend none of u.s. or any of our faTniiies |
Will 20 into any further mourning dress than |
oiack Grape or ribbon on the arm or hat for
gentlemen, and black ribbon or neckIace for | :
laoles, and We will discor tinue the giving IF |
gloves and scarfs at funerals.n
soon arCer this resolution was publishad and |
ascePeeo Dy the pc Jple, but before II went into |
enecs on the first Of February the great |
grahoIatner OF the late Hugh s. LeQare died |
me family and friends accepted the RESOLUTION
a. tnougo already In force, and d spensed Win |
ens Usual scarts, gloves and other mournino |
eInolems simply wearing black Ribbons o1 |
Grape on their arms ""S VI
A1otner similar case occurred soon after
691ss I.g nrss OF FEBRUARY. The wife Of Samuel |
Eslolean, Esq. ,sdled, and was the first mother |
VI family 70 be inferred without the Gus |
Io1mary emblems OF mourning Her Children |
al or whom had arrived at manhood and
Womanhood, having yielded to the restriction
IN tneir mothers case, expressed their pur-
pose never 70 wear mourning for any other
relative or friend
1t is not necessary, In these latter times, to
90 to this extreme, but a healthy reform is |
really needed in the conduct OF funerals and
the display Of mourning. The expensive
character Of funerals has become a subject of
general comment.
FINAL PARAGR4PHs.