Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-13
AFFAIRS IN ATLANTA
THE GOVERNOR AND THE OHIO
VISITORS.

Weather Still Unpleasant-LocaI Cos
siP-The General Assembly-Bruns-
wick Circuit COurts-Army and NAVY
PersOnals-Savannah's Sesqui-Centen-
nial-A Rush Predicted-Final Para
graphs.
ATLANTA, Dec. 1.-THE General As
sembly has gone, but the bad weather. in
fragments, still fingers, and nobody is
feeling ''pretty well, thank you.0 this
morning.
The OHIO editors are gone, too. but they
neither brought nor took away the cold
wave that recently swept over us and
gave us touch of zero that we shall not
soon forget.
1t is a singular fact that one of the Ohio
editors is named Blizzard-but he staid at
home; otherwise we should have had two
blizzards at once.
But our Ohio friends were used to cold
waves and managed to get along pretty
well here, and they walked-haVing free
use of sidewalks rendered them-thereby
keeping up a brisk circulation of the
blood. Atlanta was not in a condition to
put herself on exhibition.
Governor Stephens delighted the editors
and their ladies by his conversational ad-
dress, in which he talked of cold waves,
blooming flowers, crops, minerals and
other Georgia products and attractions.
He shook hands cordially with all the
party.
Capt. James c. Shaw. of the Central
Railroad, and the MORNING NEWS repre-
sentative, were on hand and did every
thing to make the party comfortable here,
and start them off. to Savannah in good
style.
Many of them had heard that our For
est City, surpasses Ohio's famed Cleve-
land, known also as the ''FOrest City"
and when the Savannah ''Guide Book
was distributed, they examined it eagerly,
and expressed great pleasure in its peru
sal. 1t came with the compliments of
j. III. Estill, of the MORNING News.
LOCAL GOSSIP.
Atlanta comes to the front with new
educational feature. Dancing classes are
now added to two OF our prominent female
seminaries, and the heels and heads of pu-
pills are equally instructed.
Conference has kindly returned to us
nearly all of our recent Methodist preach
ers, and i'll addition added an old and
greatly beloved favOrite, Rev. w. A.
Dodge, of EatontOn, who takes charge of
the City Missions.
Our city authorities are waking up to
the Importance of keeping the sidewalks
clear of Instructions. but cotton bales.
boxes, barrels and baled hay will hardly
be enjOined by an occasional fine of only
80, as the privilege is worth $40 a day to
some merchants.
Lieutenant-COlonels sWilliam Garrard,
the newly-elected Commander of the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards Battalion, has
many relatives and friends in this city,
and his promotion is highly gratifying to
them. He will make beth a handsome
and an accomplished officer.
The Executive Mansion has been made
quite lively during the past month, as
Governor Stephens has seldom left it to
visit the Executive Office, owing to the
bad weather and his health, A telephone
has, however, kept him in constant COM
munication with COlOnels Avery and
Warren, and prevented any delay in pub
lie business.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The press seems to be divided in regard
to the work and character of the General
Assembly, and its right to adjourn for a
summer session.
In my next letter, after a careful view
of the criticism, will endeavOr to present
the subject in its true light, and show just
where the blame rests for much that is
unfavorably criticised.
Few General Assemblies have made a
better record for faithfulness to duty,
general good conduct and hard work,
wherever there was work tO'be done, in or
out of the committee rooms.
Speaker Garrard surprised even his
warmest supporters by the able, prompt
and expeditions manner in which he
pushed business ahead, No Speaker ever
accomplished more under similar CiTcum-
stances.
As to the Senate, the constitution has
made it impossible for that body to do
much work until after the House has
ground out a lot of bills, which cannot
well be done in less than ten days or two
weeks, provided there are no joint cleo
tiOns. But | will explain these points
fully in my next.
BRUNSWICK CIRCUIT COURTS.
The Senate bill, which did not pass the
House, made the following revision of the
Superior Court calendar of the Brunswick
Circuit:
Clinch county-First Mondays in April
and October.
Appling county-Second Mondays in
April and October.
Wayne cOunty-Third Mondays in April
and October.
Pierce ecounty-FourthM Mondays in April
and October.
Ware county-First Mondays in May
and November.
Coffee cOunty-Tuesday after second
Mondays in May and November.
Charlton cOunty-Tuesday after third
Mondays in May and November.
Camden cOunty-FOurth Mondays in
May and November.
Glynn county-Fifst Mondays in June
and December, and continue two weeks
or as long as business may require. a
All parties having legal business before
any of the above named courts will do
well to make note Of the proposed
changes, as another attempt may be made
at the July session to secure a revision of
the calendar.
ARMY AND NAVY PERSONALS.
Chaplain David Wills, U. S. A, is order
ed from Fort Stevens, in Oregon, to Beni-
cia Barracks, in California.
Cadet Robert Lee Russell, one of the five
''star" members of the third class at the
L. ). Naval Academy, is from Athens,
and brother of Hon. R. b. Russell,
member Of the present Legislature from
Clarke county.
General John NJ. Cuyler, U. S. A., late
Medical Director Division of the Atlantic,
but now on the retired list, is most de-
Gghtfully located at MorristOwn, n. j..
surrounded by genial friends and well
selected library.
And this reminds me that il 1S4G or
lS49 the late Captain John NJ. Anderson,
as the Senator, think, from Chatham, in
trOduced into the Georgia General Assem-
bly, resolution Of thanks tn tho :" ",aaoro;ans
VINO ha@. 1een serving in the Mexican war
with distinction. General CuyIer, then
surgeon, was Included in this resolution.
'MINoR TOPICS,
>, Brother T. e. Harbury, of the Rome
tribune, has been in the city the past
week
southern newspaper advertising agency
mere. lie has the matter well started. and
feels sure of making it a success.
The Young Mems Library Association
are running the Art Loan Exhibition
a,othe" week owing to the bad weather of
the past three weeks. With good weather.
such as is anticipated, the association will
make a handsome profit from the exhibi-
tiOn.
Our city election is over. and while we
might have done great deal worse in the
choice of officials, we certainly could have