Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-04
GEORGIA'S NEW DEAL.
THE ATKINS-LONGSTREET SYN.
DICATE.
FerrOE TO the FOre-Arthur Cuts
Stephens-Andy CIark's Scalp 10 be
L1fted-The Atlanta Ring SheIved
-Raum to the Rescue Guiteau
Doomed.

WASHINGTON, February 3.-The Florida
offices are beginning to attract attention.
The administration has not yet put its
weather eye officially upon Florida matters,
but there are at least indications that two
events will consummate when Florida mat
ters are taken up. These are that ex Sena-
tor Conover will be made Postmaster at
Tallahassee, and that Tarble will be appoint
ed Collector of the pert of Pensacola.
There are two Georgia post offices soon to
become vacant by the expiration of the
terms of the present incumbents. One is
the Office at Forsyth, which, 1t is understood,
will be settled in a few days, and the other
the post office at Augusta, which will not
be settled for some time yet. In regard to
the latter office, in a recent communication
to the News l said that 1t was understood
that Postmaster Prince intended to resign
Ths NEWS printed it that Postmaster Prince
intended to go to Oregon. 1t was only
slight misunderstanding.
It should be stated that ex-District At
torney Farrow, of Georgia, is very promi-
nent among the Lopgstreet, Atkins & Co.
combination to get up a new "Independ-
Der of the firm. AS yet it is not develop
ed what the members Of the firm want in
the way of federal offices, but when such
developments are made they will very prob
ably explain the zeal of the men Who have
secured the Presidents ear in regard to
Georgia m alters.
An officer of the Post Office Department
to day said in reference to the differences
existing between the Atkins-Longstreet
afn hn cufh Of
crowd, that he was at his wits end. To
hear, as he frequently has, the Cne combi-
nation denOunce the other each in their
turn was enough, he said, to make him form
the opinion that the whole crowd were ras-
calls. Each of the two factions spared no
abuses, he said, in denouncing the other.
Mr.. STEPHENS INFLUENCE.
During the past two administration
Hayes and Garield's-Representat Steph-
ems has been on the top of the heap. He had
got all he wanted in Federal patronage in
Georgia from Hayes and Garfield, but he is
considerably left under Arthur The latter,
while he is on the most pleasant terms with
Mr.. Stephens, does not hesitate to ignore
all his recommendations in regard to Fed
eral offices in Georgia. This has been uu-
mistakably the intention OF President Ar
thur for some time past. He is, as hereto
fore cbronicled In the News Washington
correspondence, in favor of giving Long
street 81 Co. full swing in regard to Federal
offices in th e hopes of building up an In
dependent party in Georgia. Until the sue
cess of the scheme is fully tried, even Mr..
Stephens will have to assume a rear recep-
tacle for his corporate existence.
GUITEAU.
1t would seem that Guiteau is ready for
the gallOws. Scoville his counsel, saws he
IT,, l.
voluntary subscription of 81, 000 from the
people. There is no chance of such sub
tcription being received. Charlie Reed, of
Chicago, who has been associated with Sco-
vile In the latter part Of the defense, thinks
that he has done all that he ought II is
pretty certain that the popular verdict that
Guiteau be left to his fate, in spite of lying
sflidaVits about jurymen reading a copy of
a So called newspaper of this city, will be
carried into execution earlier than is gener-
ally expected.
oUsTING ANDY CLARK-RAUM TO THE RESCUE.
General Longstreet and the other
men, to whom President Arthur has
given control of Federal matters In
Georgia, in the hopes of building
up an Independent party in the State, have
run against their first Washington snag.
FarrOw, who used to be District Attorney
for Georgia, was removed, principally,
through the efforts of Commissioner Raum
and Collector Andrew Clarke, of the At
lanta district.
Farrow early in the deal got in with Long
street and his people and went all his money
in the new movement. He had revenge in his
eye. He wanted to secure the removal of
Collector Clarke and get himself put in his
place. He and Longstreet managed it very
nicely. They never said anything to Com
missioner Raum about it.
They waited on the President and Secre-
taiy FOlger. They worked so we'll th5t to-
day the papers for Clarke's removal and
Farow's nomination to succeed him
were made out. 1t was thus that Raum
heard OF what was going on.
He went Immediately to Folger, and told
him that Farrow had been removed from
Office for cause, and again brought to the
SecretarY's attention all those charges which
were made against him while ne was District
Attorney. He succeeded in at least stopping
the change. All the papers will 90 before
the President tomorrow, and Raum will
endeavor to secure reversal of the decision
TO bounce Clarke and give his place to
Farrow.
This movement on the part of LoDgstreet
against Clarke is part of the programme,
heretofore outlined in these dispatches, one
Of the prlL Lcipal parts Of which is that the
new movement" in Georgia will have
nothing to do with the old Atlanta wing.