Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-30

ATLANTA, August 2s.-Our damp nights and
rainy days continue, giving us plenty Of mud
in the streets and weeds in our gardens.
Complaints come in from the country thai
crops are being damaged by too much rain
and that the yield of cotton viii he considera
bly, decreased in this section on this account
Sunday school children seldom allow rain to
break up their anticipated gathering, and SC
'Children's Day" was celebrated at Ponce de
| Leon Spring on Saturday. Despite the fre.
quent showers the young folks managed to
have pretty lively time
Our new railroads are suffering from the long
continued wet spell, and several accidents have
resulted from spreading rails, owing to wash
ing and softening of the roadbeds Much
finishing up yet remains to be done in order to
make these roadbeds solid.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
The festive burglar is becoming active and
numerous IN this city, and nearly every night
one or two houses or stores are burglariZ ed
with considerable success.
Some half dozen important manufacturing
enterprises are now being pushed ahead in an
tlcipation of commencing operations before
the new year opens. The last of these is the
Oleomargarine factory.
Considerable opposition has been aroused on
owners in the vicinity to the proposed change
OF the Union Passenger Depot into a city
market, and he building Of new depot in an
other location.
The new fire alarm will soon be in operation,
but l do not think it will accomplish as much
as many or our citizens anticipate What we
most need to prevent loss by fire is more water
IN all parts OF the city, and pipes extended to
new localities.
Some of the friends and admirers of the late
Senator Hill propose to erect a monument in
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push the matter to speedy and final con-
summation. II there is one thing Americans
allow to drag along indefinitely it is the matter
of monumental honors to their distinguished
men, even the greatest OF heroes and states
men.
MINOR TOPICS.
Atlanta has an atmosphere that is fatal to
brass bands, and they ali die in infancy Her
last one was organized with grand flourish of
trumpetS and twenty-tw instruments, under a
musicals union composed OF leading citizens.
But, alas even this did not save If, and it now
InournS the sudden departure of It's leader with
the limited funds and several instruments Of
the tender young institution The police are
on his track, which is the only consolation left
the mourners.
We still have, however, the Chamber of Com
merce, which affords about much fun and
noise as an ordinary brass band, as it seems to
i've for 10 other purpose. Instead or making
itself a really strong and useful institution,
worthy OF great commercial city, it is dab
bling into everything that comes along, seldom
rising TO the dignity of an organization bearing
high sounding name. With her large com
merclal and manufacturing interests, and her
increasing railroad facilities Atlanta should
have Board of Trade or Chamber Of Com
merce, with decent room and daily gather
ing In it of her leading business men.
CATTLE AND STOCK LAWS.
Several districts in Fulton county have voted
in favor of mo fence" and in due time this
excellent law will be put in force, and perhaps
extended over the entire county.
bay q Inu in or1 ,A
the cows take extra privileges and follow
policemen around with a defiant bearing.
Unenforced avs are the curse Of the country,
especially COW laws in a large city.
Judge 7. J. Simmons, of Macon, however
believes in an enforcement of law. and has
gr9s nted an Injunction against a citizen of
Atlanta, whose COW was allowed in a Joint
alley, where she disturbed a neighbor The
case now goes to jury.
Large sales of property have been made out
on Washington and McDonough streets, and
lots cut up into building sites for handsome
residences But now comes along a newly
organized company and proposes to establish
big stock yard and slaughter house in that
section OF the city on the plan now in opera
tion at Chicago. OF course this will render it
impossible to make that neighborhoOd as
desirable and aris:ocratic as was expected.
r7oLTTICAL GOSSIP
The fears OF the Darien Timber Gazette
that Senator Brown s health Will not allow him
to spend the coming winter in Washington are
groundless, so far as his resignation is con-
cerned. He does not propose to resign at pres
ent nor will he be candidate for Vice Presi-
dent These rock bottom facts.
Unless some other candidate than Judge J.
F. Pou, of MuscOgee, comes out in opposition
to Congressman Hugh Buchanan. he will have
a walk over" in his canvass for reelection.
Before his denomination there was strong ef- |
fort made to defeat him, but his final unani- |
nous denomination has made it out of the |
fore the people
From all parts Of the State come calls for
greater and more united action by the State |
House nominees to secure the election of the |
head of the ticket as well as the subordinate |
ofhclais. 1t is expected that the State Execu- |
tive Committee, in consultation with Mr.. |
Stephens this week, will arrange a lively and |
vigorous campaign from this time until the |
day of election. Gen. Gartrell has developed |
a support that demands our best efforts to |
render Intellectual at the polls.
ARMY AND NAVY PERSONALS.
Stephen Elliott Habersham and Edmund |
Sehon Wright, natives of Georgia, are among
the new Cadets at West Point Military Acad- |
from Kentucky.
The report that Georgia Cadet started the |
recent fist fight at West Point but let another |
Cadet do the punching is erroneous Although
appointed from Georgia, the said Cadet is not |
a ieorgian by birth or parentage
Rear Admiral E. T. Nichols, u. s. N will he |
retired next year under the new law, but Geor- |
g1a has no other officer whose promotion is |
now near at hand. The recent legislation puts |
them where they will be from forty to f1ftv
years old before they attain a very desirable |
rank.
1t is not generally known that Col. William |
Cumming, of Georgia. was the first Quarter |
master General of the United States army with |
the rank of Brigadier General, He was ar |
pointed in 1918, but declined the high honor. |
and Col Thomas S. Jesup accepted and held |
the Office for forty-two successive years Gen |
N. c. Meigs, also born in Augusta, Ga, held |
the same office from 1891 to 1882.
THE STATE ROAD LEASE
The decision of Judge Willis in regard to the |
lease OF the Western and Atlantic Railroad was /
not unexpected in certain circles here. as there /
are some very peculiar features in the case
that the general public know little about
Nothing has been definitely settled by the |
present proceedings, which simply send the /
case before jury in open and regular court. |
But when the said jury shall have rendered q /
of a final result.
The lessees are not ''men Of stern" but are /
made OF ''sterner stuff" and they propose to
contest this matter to the bitter end iP h shall
take the balance of the lease term to reach
that point. An appeal from the jury verdict /
will carry the case to the Supreme Court and
thence it may go to the United States Supreme
Court
at all events you may prepare to see the
Western and Atlantic Railroad become a sub
ject Of considerable and lively discussion in the
next General Assembly, where some Of the
peculiar features of the present case will be
unfolded in the committee rooms The State
Road is again TO enter into politics IN Georgia.
Gen. ROBERT TooMBs.
Among the eminent lawyers in attendance
upon the Western and Atlantic Railroad lease
case the most conspicuous was General Robert
Toombs, who appeared as counsel for one of
the les Sees President G. H. Phinizy. of the
Georgia Raj road
He was most conspicuous because of the
great change Which has recently taken nIace |
in his physical condition. Within the mast few |
months bis ey esight has nearly failei him and
his once full face has grown thin and wrinkled
His long aud brilliant career, with all its suc-
cesses and failures, will soon come to an end
AMIDST this wreck Of the physical man can
be seen traces of a loss of mental power also
Yet, to the eye OF his friends and admirers. he
is great even in ruins. A glance at his stately /
yet feeble form reveals what he must have |
been at his best, and there are still CLEANS of |
intellectual flre from his now sluggish brain /
that remind US of his ripest mental efforts.
One thing about General Toombs is worthy /
OF comu endation. He is frank and outspoken. |
and all the world knows how he feels inwardIv |
he mas kinder heart and more generous dis |
posltion tnan IS generally assigned to him His |
loving ana tender devotit n 10 his esiimable |
wife, who Is also in feeble health il the one |
bright and beautiful feature of his charactar So
1t Is possible that her influence may vet bring |
to his closing hours of life the same sweet |
Christian faith and trust that made Senator |
Hili's death bed so peaceful and radiant
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
There is a strong sentiment prevailing here
in favor Of the promotion of Vice President /
W. g. Raoul to the vacant position 80 ablv |
filled by President VIM. NJ. Wadley, Of the Cen |