Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-03

| leg in battle, which disquaIif1ss him for man,
l pursuits in life. but he oas made a very faith
! fui and able Comptroller
Mr.. Willis Il. Biggers. late City Clerk Of At
l4nta. and one OF our most useful young citf
| zens in the past, died on SuuGES' last OF con
sumption. For two winters he had sought
| relief for the dread disease IN ia warmer eli
| mate of Florida aud only few days before
| his death he Informed me that he was arrang
| ing to mov5 TO Thoma. vile, hoping that the
| fine climate of that favored section would pro
| long his life, but death has claimed him ia the
very flush Of manhood.
Ex-Governor Rufus B. Bullock has returned
| from Washington and the North, and his
friends notice that he does not wear the beauti.
| full and satisfied Tariff Commission smile that
beams all over Judge Underwood's counte-
| nance As I wrote in a recent letter would De
the case. Bon. joel Branham, Of Rome, sue
| ceeds Judge Underwood IN the Rome Circuit.
| His claims were so evident that outsiders felt
| confident that he would be appointed. He is a
hne LAWYER ana will make a good Judge.
| General L. ). Gsrtfell appears TO be the most
| serene and confident politician in the field. He
| does not seem to care whether they spell
Stephens with w or not, or whether 'Aleck .
gets Bacon in his little skillet He takes &c
for granted that ia the confusion Of the can
vass the masses Of the people viii vote for him
can hardly conceive of a happier or more de-
sirable state of mind for candidate TO be in
during long and exciting campaign. Ills like
going to sleep until election day.
CONGRESSMAN BLACK.
ms @6AbtculAu arrived mere
Thursday noon after q very comfortable trip
from Washington, and yesterday afternoon /
found him sitting on the verandah of Colonel
Richard Peters eegsn5 Peachtree street resi-
dence debating to his private secretary some
letters to friends in the First district.
was most agreeably surprised at Colonel
Blacks improved appearance. Above his
shoulders he is as sound as ever and can
readily transact business, discuss political
questions, or entertain his friends Ills arms
and lower nmos are greatly improved, and he
can control, TO some extent, his muscles, and
sign his name to letters and documents
OF course his powers of locomotion are still
feeble, and he requires the services of a body
servant to move him about Yet in view OF his
cool and health-giving breezes about Colonel
Peters extensive grounds and well ventilated
house may not rapidly restore him to his
former physical activity. His devoted wife
and her fathers family will spare no efforts 10
secure this much desired restoration.
OF course this severe sflietion has somevhat
impaired Colonel Blacks usefulness as a Con-
gressman still. as soon as the crisis WAS over
assisted by his noble and accomplished wife
he made his sick bed a scene of patient daily
asSor uor for his district and his constituency. NO
5if3nS an T99Sld have done more uader the trying
have dona surrounding him, and many would
r,,oI .iiSse peculiar circumstances Colonel
asfoatio,, f 1 more than happy TO find in
tit ~ VI nus physical strength an oppor-
Iuhity 10 again serve his peonIe in CSnersIlass
At present he is hopeful OF ha; in lsss,
enter the convention as a cant9idtEt aols 70
eiecaon; out the people who have honorsJ
nlm ana Wnom ne has endeavored to serve IN E
the midst of great bodily suffering and mental +
anxiety, need not fear that he will ask Of them
any sacrifice on their part in his behalf.
MILITARY GOSSIP.
Major Nicholas Vedder, the Paymsster for
Georgia and Florida stations now on sict.
leave, will be retired in a short tire be;Sh.
over sixty four years old S
Lieutenant Eli D. Hoyle, OF the Second Ar
to special duty at West Pc las 1esn assigned
my for the present, but will eiiraessl' 5Ascaue-
in due time He is a son-inaw OF Ju1an1 ant
Russey and brother in law Of Gen. Drun,gss <
well as a fine officer.
The assignment of the graduates at West
Point Military Academy for this year hes been
made, and the two Georgia graduates are well
provided for in their asst signments
Lieutenant VIM. w Forsythe goes to Troop .
OF the Sixth Cavalry, OF which General K A.
Carr, the noted Indian fighter, is commander.
a as Lieut.. Freo. q. bodgson, who graduated
last year, was assigned to Troop X same regi- +
ment, Forsytbe viii f1nd companionshiD with .
a gallant young Georgian in the far off Inlian
Lieut.. Magnus o. Hollis is assigned to con,-
pany K. of the Fourth Infantry, where he Will
find an old Georgian. Cant Mason Carter of
Company B, who enlisted private in 1850
and has risen TO his present rank by his good
soldierly qualities. From this it viii seem that
both our young officers will find a Georgia
face to greet them when theV,report for duty
III DAc notu tOES9lHb RtseS 10 orr mcdowell. IN
Arizona, and Hollis to Fort Laramie in Wash
iUgton Territory
Now that the official record in the case of .
Second Lieut.. Henry o. Fiipper (colored). of
the Fourth Cavalry, has been made public L
am not surprised at his dismissal from the
army. to date from the last day of the present
month. While Fhpper was not convicted Of
stealing he was guilty of lying and deceDtion
to his superior officers, and presenting a check
for 81, ,44O 43 on bank in which he then had 10
funds, and never had had any, in order to
make good his accounts. This state of facts
left no alternative but the penalty imposed. in
the opinion OF the court martial and reviewing
authorities.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Travel IS improving. and hotel clerks have
resumed their wonted smile The printer can
Use an q or an in wonted, as either Will do
Atlanta IS the Chicago of the South ;,
e% days ago our Superior Courg divorced Eve
wives and one husband, making sir cases in
me day. Chicago can hardly beat this
The bonds issued to Complete ST Pbff;n,a
Episcopal Church have ali been sold. desnite
he Bishops protest, and the ediIce will soon
money for carpets, etc
When the New York Commercial 49peg fiSov
efefs with pride 70 H. l. Kimban es the man
Eho butt the Kimball House. in Atlanta. IL
makes something OF a mistake. Kimhall
tarted TO build the house, but fallen in fha
middle OF his enterprise, and half of the hofeI
as been finished within the past few years by
Assaulting editors don't pay in Atlanta No
natter how great the provocation. We have
cd two cases lately. and in both Instances The
ditors came out with defiant reaffirmation
I the offending charges. A retractiop. nesce-
bly, secured II possible, is worth more than q
.acas ssas tnat only causes q repetition of the
On the other hand editors should Iesrn to be
lore cautious IN their attacks upon character.
great many things can be said about a man
n the street corners that should not be put in
le newspapers. Even public officials have
9me rights that the press ought to respeet
ne Atlanta Republican, for instance. does
uoge Underwood grave injustice in limiting
lat he was prejudced against tlle prisoner i55
le Shields-J oyner murder trial. have 1osit5re
Iloence that he was not, and that the verds Of
irprised him as much as it did the outsiders.
CHATHAM.