Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-08
MINOR TOPICS.

The July number of the Southern. Farn,er,.
Monthly is at hand, and the table OF contents
Is SO rcn 10 agricultural matter as to call forth
new compliments from old Subscribers The
practical illustrations in the present ise11a are
OF great value to an enterprising farmer as
tney AID him very much In his attempts 10
make use OF new improvements and modern
inventions for a more expeditions and eco
nomical mode of farming
Il am not surprised" said prominent phv-
sician OF Atlanta to me, that Savannah pre
sents such clean bill of health. While our
citv is neglecting her most important sanitsr,
demands the people OF Savannah have organ
lied an efficient association and taken the San.
tary aHalrs OF their city largely into their own
hands. Having made most thorough insnec
tion OF Savannah and her surroundin0S I an,
positive in the belief that she is nafnrsIIs 1' a
most healthy city" Your citizens seem 70
causes of disease. "e A00@i
notice an Item going through the Southarn
press that General George w Smith iS sbo1,t
70 pupIIisn oook on the fan of New Orleans.
under Lowell. presume this refers tn Ganerei
Gustavus W. Smith, who was = bosom "s,leIa s,'aaa
OF g LoNSn. another error exists as to these two
0enerals. Many persons still suppose thew
W. were ToLtnern men who Joined the Confedera-
cy. This is mistake. General Smith is a
hentuckIan, and General Mansfield Lowell was
porn IN washington, ID. G. They graduated to-
gether at West Point. in 1912, standing eight
% ana nine 10 the class. and both resigned in 1854
and settled In New York city, where thev were
street Commissioner and Deputy Street Corn.
missioner when the war broke ont Tika fy1;o
Drotners they again moved together and ioined
the Confederate army-a modern Damon and
Pythias. 0nu
In a recent letter alluded to the dirty and
dilap1dated condition of the State canitol 7
am glad to report the entire building Ia IN he
renovated, repaired aud painted The walls
will be strengthened, the roof recovePed ana
q general improvement be made ali around
Governor Stephens win be much pleased with
the changes made by the $4,000 appropriated
for improvements by the last General Assem-
bly,. There will be no necessifv FOR . raI.,
capitol for at least five years to come. THE
Treasurers office and vault have been recon,
structed and made perfectly fire and burglar
proof, and otherwise improved
While apprec ate fully the merits of nv
good friend. Mr.. b w. Wrenn, of the famons
"Kennesaw Route, y cannot allow MIN to tai q
out patent, nmolested. for his no BAGGAGE
scheme Nearly ten years ago stroueiy al
Nocated THIS movement, as saw no Justice In
charging a passenger without baggage the
same rare paid by one with baggage. / con-
tenoed that passengers with baggage should
pay the extra cost OF baggage cars and bag
gage masters aud baggage rooms. No person
can examine this matter and not see at glance
mat empty handed passengers have no use for
all these expensive luxuries of railroad. LET
passengers with baggage purchase ha9eage
tickets in addition to their regular fare sThis
plan can work no injustice to any one.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Ny thanks are due many persons for irso-.
nation sent me in regard to my late list Of
West Point cadets. =
Gen. w. S. Walker having patrioticalIv with.
drawn, there Is now no opposition to the re-
nomination OF Comptroller General Wright
who richly deserves the continued honor
Judge, h. w. Hopkins, of ThomastilIe. "a
dong sooa work for Southern spor' sss q