Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-16

officers in suppressing illicit distileries He
left wife aud five or six small, children, and
additional relief is sadly needed for their sup
port.
The sudden death in Augusta of Gen. VIM.
McRae, late of the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, was quite a shock to his friends in this
city. who were much attached to him. He was
superior railroad manager, and in his death
Florida will sustain quite severe loss, as he
was preparing to take up his residence in that
State.
Atlanta is making ample arrangements to
entertain delegates to the great Southern Dis
trict Sunday School Convention to commence
its sessions here on Tuesday, February 2Sth
1t is to be hoped that Messrs. Reppard, Harri-
Sunday school workers of Savannah will be
present.
A WORTHY MISSION.
On Friday night last, at st. Phillips Church.
a most interesting service was held, and ad-
dresses delivered by Bishop r. w. B. Elliott, of
Western Texas, and Bishop j N Gallaher, of
louisiana to large and deeply sy sympathetic
audience.
bishop Elliott was quite at home in the chan
Gel, and in closing his remarks, assured his old
parishloners that he should never forget the
only parish he ever had. 1t was from st. Phil
lips Church. his first rectorship, that this gift
ed and eloquent young divine was MADE a
Bishop, one of the wisest selections for that
sacred office that has Deen made of late years.
StrikiOgy handsome in form and features. and
bearing pleasant smile and kind word for
all, he is as popular out of the pulpit as he is
eloquent, graceful and successful in it. He is
indeed the noble son Of a most noble sire, and
Georgia is proud of both.
Bishop Gallaher is an older divine and
preacher or rare power and eloquence, yet not
as captivating in his manner as Bishop Elliott.
Both are now speaking in behalf of the theOlo
gical department of the University of the South
at SeWanee, Tennessee, an institution in which
Savannah should feel a deep interest. Bishop
Elliott presents the need of the church in the
mr. onha aRaA flallo oI,a.r
follows with most excellent plan for meeting
the pecuniary difficulties in the way. Both
addresses are able and effective.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The rumor that H. l. KimbaIl has Joined the
Liberal party, and is raising funds at the North
to stare Liberal newspaper. has uncorked the
vials of wrath of our local dailies, who pitch
into him with their gloves off and their hands
''red hot"
If ever there was man who could handle
other peoples money with lavish hand, that
man is Kimball. He has baukrupted every en-
terprise he ever started, and in the end left the
original stockholders with an empty bag in
their hands. Let him go ahead with his paper, as
Atlanta will get the money from Northern nom
residents ana finally gobble up the bankrupt
concern.
The Augusta Neacs says Gen. GertrelI staled
to friend: MARK my words, will be the next
Governor Of Georgia" Suppose he did, that
don't assure his election. Two years ago he
made the same statement, but the people
failed to confirm his faith. Gen. Gartrell is
most excellent gentleman but his Independent
race is doomed from the start
DR.. FELTON, appears TO have put on his war
paint IN permanent manner, and proposes to
hit right and left during the campaign. . is
now after ex Governor Smith with A sharp
stick, and doubtless other prominent Demo
Gratis are doomed to a similar ia in the near
future. Dr. FELTON, should learn that silence
and the Keeping of ones temper under control
are sometimes very strong points in winning
success a QnWpr-
sary.
THE TEMPERANCE WAVE.
Despite all drawbacks, it is safe to assert
that the temperance cause in Georgia is making
some little progress-slow and steady, yet effec-
tive.
Sunday night the Rev Allan Curr the great
Scottish orator, delivered thrilling address
at the Marietta Street Methodist Church to a
large and enthusiastic audience.
In response to a call for a few words of ex-
hortatlon, Gov. Colquitt followed in most i'm
passioned and powerful appeal in behalf OF tenn
perance, which, although 1t was Sunday night
and In the church edifice. called for frequent
and hearty applause. He referred to the meet
ing in New York, where he spoke in connection
with Governor St. John, of Kansas After that
gentleman had pictured the progress of temper
ance IN his own state in glowing cOlora, Gov.
Colquitt told the audience to keep an eye on
Georgia In the future and they would soon see
her in the front rank Of Temperance States.
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES.
The heavy rains of the past six weeks seem
to have flooded Atlanta with great manufactur-
ing enterprises, as well as great quantities of
mud and water.
a cotton seed-oil mill is soon to be erected
near the Chemical Works on the Georgia Rail-
road, about two miles from the city, and Col.
Ben Lockett, of Albany, with Mayor English
and Capt. j. w. Murphy, OF this city, are about
ready to commence business at their mammoth
brickyard out at the Chattahoochee river
Messrs Elsas May have fired up their new
IuAy =
will soon be turning out cloth in large quanti-
ties. The Exposition Cotton Factory is also to
be pushed ahead with all the vigor possible,
and will be in operation before Christmas.
Ormonds paper mill has been sold to Messrs.
Sam M. Inman and w. A. Hemphill, and will
be improved and made more active in its oper-
ations. A new carriage factory, a furniture
factory, cutlery factory, soap factory, and
a candy factory are in process of completion.
Atlanta really has manufacturing boom.
A SINGULAR FAILURE.
The report that the Methodist Advocate of
this city, has been discontinued needs correc-
tion. The Northern Methodist Church has de-
clded to sell out or close up its Branch Book
[ oBcern" in Atlanta, but the Advocate is left
to its own fa'e. If Rev. DIR. E. Q Fuller, its
editor. can rally his friends to its support and
make it pay all its expenses, the Advocate will
remain here. The paper is a red hot" Radical
sheet, and not popular in high church circles
1t is singular fact that this Book Coucern''
has failed to succeed in Atlanta, as we have
here two large universities for negro students
and quite number OF other similar institu-
tlons and schools, with a score of churches.
This was Bishop Havens' headquarters, and is
now the home of Bishop Warren, which ought
to draw to the book store and newspaper of
the denomination large and paying patron
age. notice, however, that hundreds of
negro families prefer to purchase their books
and stationery at other stores
MATTERS AND THINGS IN GENERAL.
Atlanta is over one hundred bales of cotton
short in her receipts as compared with last
year.
The ''boys" around the Cotton and Produce
Exchange have been rather blue of late. Mar
gin-al notes don't pay when too frequent.
Tomorrow will witness the departure Of the
first excursion to the New Orleans Mardi Gras
festivities, The prospect is not fattering for a
big crowd this year.
l trust the report is true that Rev. ]. J. Rob
inson D. D, OF this city, is to I'LL the pulpit of
the First Presbyterian Church IN Savannah
temporarily. Ihave known this eminent divine
for a dozen years past, and esteem him as a
Christian preacher of rare culture and pure
character.
1t is a singular fact that the Standing Com
mittee Of Maryland has refused to recommend
the ordination or the first negro that graduated
at the Episcopal General Theological Semi
nary The objection was not to the color of
his skin, but to peculiar tinge in his theolog-
ical views.
A large party Of distinguished agricuturists
left on the Georgia Railroad last night for Au-
gusta, where the State Agricultural Society is
low in session. The meeting promises to be
one of great interest and importance to the ag-
ricnltu' al enterprises of Georgia.
The corpoIators Of the Exposition Cotton
Mills have returned from Columbus, where
they went to consult Engineer Hill and to ex-
anime the famous Eagle and Phenix Cotton
Mills. These gentlemen express themselves as
astounded at the number, size, supe-
rior character and wonderful success of the
fact ries
has lar abar Ofv xyIas
5ors from Atlanta this winter, and it is safe to
predict that hereafter there will always be a
pig Atlanta representation in the Land of
Flowers" every winter. Our citizens are also
investing largely in orange groves and winter
homes in that delightful semitropical climate
MILITARY GOSSIP
A movement is on foot to sell some fifty
military posts and concentratemthe troops in
arger bodies for regular instruction and drill
MCPHERSON Barracks in this city, have been
IOld, and Oglethorpe Barracks, in Savannah
and the Arsenal, in Augusta, are also to be
sold. Orders have been issued to remove all
ordnance stores from Charleston Barracks and
castle PinekneY, in Charleston, and transfer
sergeant Mcmahon to Fort Brooke, at Tampa,
Florida.
The friends of Lieut.. Henry o. Flipper. OF
he Tenth Cavalry, have reliable assurances
hat he will not be dismissed from the armv.
zen. Grierson and other officers Of his regi-