Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-28

ATLANTA, October 26.-The familiar presence
of overcoats and fires reminds us that win ter
is close at hand and nipping frosts may be ex-
pected pretty soon in this section of the State.
Poor stricken Pensacola, for which Savannah
has contributed so nobly, will gladly welcome
frost OF the severest kind, and that too with
out delay, Nothing less will stop the yellow
fever scourge there.
Our crowded and lively hotel rotundas also
remind us that the General Assembly is about
to meet Members and candidates are already
coming in, and the usual caavassing for the
various offices has commenced in good earnest
Two United States Senators are to be elected
after which will come the election of lot OF
Superior Court Judges and Solicitors General
or course there will be many sharp con tests
although a number Of Judges will be re-elecfed
withou any opposition.
Governor Stephens is occupying the Execu-
tive Mansion, and will be inaugurated as soon
as the General Assembly shall have counted
the returns and declared official his maioritv
1t will probably occur on Thursday, as the
grand Inauguration Ball is set for that night
and will be "swell' affair in its appoint.
ments.
Death and sickness made sad inroads unon
the last General Assembly, and now It ia an
parent that the new Legislature is to be slIf-
ferer from the same source. Death has taken
the youngest member-Hon. w. w. Singleton
Of Marion-before the session opened. ana
rumor says Hon j. S. James, Of Douglass. il
In critical condition from an accident. Sew
eral other members are reported sick, vet they
may recover in time to be on hand next week
Gen. Zachry, member re-elect from Henry,
will not have his seat conte:ted and the Hovt.
Ferguson case has been covered up for the
present by some kind Of compromise II in
impossible to uncover the trickss Of Fulton
county candidate, as some kind Of a com
promise Is always reached when the case
comes into court, where facts are brought out
Under oath. Unless the RawIs- Meldrirn matter
comes before the Senate, as rumored here.
there will be no contests.
LOCAL GOSSIP,
We are slowly falling behind in our cotton
receipts, being now over 10000 bales short OF
A light frost night before last has brought
pits and hot houses into lively reouisition and
our flower yards begin to look demoralized
Judge o. A. L0chrane has given a new irnne-
tus to the Hill monument fund throueh an
eloquent letter covering check for 3l00 to
be added to the S3.142 25 already contributed.
The walters at all our leading hotels have
asked Tor an advance of three dollars per
month, making Their pay eighteen dollars per
month 10 view of profitable season ahead
the proprietors readily allowed the advance.
large oeiegaton or railroad officials and
prominent citizens of Macon is here to receive
the remains Of Gen. VIM 8 Holt, which will
arrive at noon by the Richmond and Dauville
Railroad, and to escort them to Macon. where
Cemetery.
Captain Robert E. Park, of Macon. was
called to the death bed OF his estimable mother
at Greenville last week, and while there re-
ceived the sad news of the death OF his wife's
father, General VIM. s. Holt Thus il his
family circle darkened bv a severe double be-
reavement. Gen. Holt was greatly beloved bv
the public generally, but in his family he was
most tenderly regarded as q devoted fatbe-
and loving husband
AS the Southern Railway and Steamship As.
ISOLATION is in session here o-day it is proba-
bic that very large number of railroad on
ctals will be at the depot on the arrival of
General Hoit'5 remains. He was NOT onlv
President OF the Southwestern Railroad inf
one OF the original lessees Of the Western and
Atlantic Railroad, and thereby intimately asso-
ciated with the leading railroad men Of the
The corner stone of Sc. Luke En,sconaI
Church has been laid, and the work on this
elegant structure is being pushed ahead rap.
IDLY. The Rev. DR.. Shine SAYS each year
shows marked advance in the ''red harns'i
and bowling alleys" and ''carpenters' gothic''
which dishgure church architecture st. Luke
Church Is In advance of anything yet seen In
Georgia. being unique as well as inexpensive.
There Is stringent law against emigrant
agents operating without license in this
State, yet they openly and de1antIy ply their
vocation here Without molestation. Just now
bills are posted about by these agents to entice
negro families away TO Texas and Arkan-savv
It is useless to talk OF immigration 20 Georgia
so long as tide OF emigration Continues "a
flow out of the State By these prohibited agen-
Col. John H. Seals. Of the Sunnv South. has
city By his unique and startling manner Of