Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-20

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ATLANTA, April THE cold wave has slow
ly melted away beneath a daily increase OF
sunshine and balminess in the air, and again
we are having delightful summer weather,
with occasional refreshing showers.
With good travelling and pleasant weather
has not come the expected rush OF cotton from
the surrounding country. and we are still over
two thousand bales short of the receipts OF last
season to date. The total receipts are still in
doubt
Merchants from country towns that trade
with Atlanta report their business rather dull
this year, as the farmers are practicing a wise
economy in purchasing supplies. Good grain
crops and home made manures are doing much
to relieve farmers from debt.
The burnt district on the corner OF Alabama
and Pryor streets is being rapidly rebuilt, and
all the new buildings will be handsomer and
more substantial than those destroyed. The
Wilson House" will not be rebuilt, as that
corner is to be occupied by an elegant oanklng
house for the Gate City Bank.
SOME LOCAL GOSSIP.
Commissioner Fox and Chief Connally are
making it red hot" for the professional
gamblers. and already the conflict has assumed
personal character and resulted in one fight.
The gamblers will be routed 10 the final con-
fict. but only to bloom again next season.
Great preparations are being made for the
approaching marriage OF A Lawten, Jr, OF
Savannah, and Miss Daisy" daughter of
Bshop Beckwith of this city. 1t will be the
grandest wedding since that of Congressman
George r. Black and Miss Nellie Peters, which
was a most notable event in Atlanta society.
Atlanta is becoming so utterly utter and
so too too that some of our shoddy families
have become subjects Of ridicule in their at
tempts to initiate the aesthetic teas" and the
''luncheons." and other entertainments of the
higher classes. They are also Indulging in
house decorations and trimmings of he most
absurd character so far as display of taste is
concerned.
Seldom has Atlanta ever seen such a general
revival season in all her churches. Meetings
are now held morning. afternoon and night in
several churches of the different denomina-
tons, and the interest seems to be undated.
Quite a large number of converts have been
added to the Baptist, Methodist and PresbY-
terrain Churches during the past month. Rev.
w. A. Dodge, of Eatonton, has been preaching
some stirring revival sermons at Trinity and
St. Paul's. and awakened scores of sinners.
After long years of patient waiting, Fulton
county will soon have the most elegant court
house in Georgia, thus robbing Bibb county of
the honor she has enjoyed for several years
past. The roof is now being put on. and
mere glance shows that the edifce will be very
imposing and attractive in appearance. 1t is
located on the corner of Hunter and Pryor
streets, and is convenient to the business part
of town.
Our telephone lines were utterly destroyed
by the terrible hail storm which occurred on
the night Of the great Whitehall street fire,
and the managers are still hard at work put
ting them up again. No wires are now run
over the tops of buildings, but all are carrie
through the city on high poles. The Central
Exchange has also been removed from the
Kimbal House to the corner Of Broad and
Marietta streets. and many improvements
made in its arrangements.
Never has Atlanta real estate had such
boom. We now have a small army OF real
estate agents in active competition, and they
hunt out every vacant piece % ground. get
control of it cut it up into building lots and
auction it off on easy terms" In many parts
of the city real ate-unimproved-has ac-
tually doubled in value within the past year
few days ago tried to extend my lot in the
rear, on a back alley. and found that it would
cost more per foot than 1 paid for street
front One vacant lot near me has increased
threefold in value within six months And yet
with all this boom and rise in real estate
Atlanta persists in remaining a big over-grown
town. ignoring the pressing demands that a
thriving city should make for institutions and
improvements worthy Of her fame and future
greatness.