Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-17
CAPITAL FLASHES.
GEORGIA TOPICS OF INTEREST
Looking for the "Sinews"-Fitzsimons,
and Longstreet's Accounts Southern
District Court

WASHINGTON, October 16. "A colored
man named Turner, son Of the minister of
that name in Atlanta, has been going around
to collect from Georgia officeholders in this
city an assessment for campaign purposes,
as directly applicable to the State of Geor-
gia. There are not many Georgia office
holders in Washington, and they do not
seem to respond very readily to Turner's
solicitation. What little money Turner
could thus raise would not furnish very
great amount Of sinews to turn Democratic
Congressional districts into Republican
srongholds. 1t is understood that the
object Of the Turner assessment is not to
raise money for sctusl use in sorgia, but
to furnish documents and defray expenses
of the so called Georgia Republican asso-
citation OF this city, which, through the
columns Of the Republican organ in this
city, is making show OF doing great
things.
ABOUT THE JEANNETTE's sEAwoRTHINEss.
The board investigating the matter of
the loss OF the Arctic exploring vessel
Jeanette has been in session for about a
week. So far the only point about which
testimony has been taken is whether the
Jeanette when she left the Mare Island
Navy Yard was Arctic seaworthy and pre-
pared In every way for her voyage Of ex-
ploration. On this point the testimony
taken differs, and differs, too, in a really
amusing way. A board of survey OF the
officers of the Mare Island Navy
Yard recommended certain improve
&c
she had been thoroughly overhauled and
repaired. These improvements were not
carried out, the officers of the Jeanette
thinking them unnecessary; and, again, the
board OF survey recommended a plan for
further strengthening the Jeanette. The
officers of the Jeanette adopted a different
plan. Now to the point All of the officers
OF the board of survey whose ideas were
not carried out, testify that in their opinion
the Jeanette was not fit for the voyage be-
fore her; while all the officers of the jean
nette say that she was perfectly competent
as Tar as human agency could make her.
1t is only difference even IN an inVestiga-
ton OF this kind as to whose recommends
tions are carried cut.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION OF ACCOUNTS.
A special agent OF the governmental
Washington Saturday, to investigate Ger
tain Federal accounts in Georgia. He went
to Atlanta first Exactly what accounts he
is to overhaul is not known as the matter is
hedged around with some secrecy. 1t is
understood, however, that the work of the
agent will be In the nature of going over old
ground. The report of the Treasury special
agent who investigated the accounts of
eX Marshal Fitzsimons has recently been
made. 1t was not OF a satisfactory character.
1t is understood that the present investigs-
tion is to be of the old accounts OF Colonel
Fitzsimons. 1t is also stated that 1t will in
clude an investigation Of the affairs of Mar
shal Longstreet's office.
REQUIsITION.
r. D. Locke, the Marshal for the new dis
trict Of Georgia, having had his bond ap-
proved by Judge Erskine, is entering upon
his duties. He has just forwarded to the
proper authorities here a requisition for
funds to pay the expenses of the term of
the United States Court, which is to be held
In Savannah: The money will, of course.
be furnished