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

Rogers, Of Pennsylvania. in Second Artillery.
Captain Mason Carter, OF Georgia, has risen
from the ranks to his present command in the
Fifth Infantry. Second Lieut.. Frank B.
Mccoy, of Twenty-fourth Infantry, is the last
appointment from civil life of native Geor-
gian. He represents Missouri. Second Lieut..
Robert J. G. Irvine born in Canada). OF the
Eleventh Infantry, was also appointed from
civil life in Georgia. He is son OF the late
Rev. Robert Irvine, D. D., of the Presbyterian
Church in Augusta
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Atlanta has a COW ordins nee, but the COWS
perambulate the streets and make faces at our
policemen "sll the samee. -
The new Code OF Georgia is now in press,
and specimen sheets show that it will be the
most elegant and elaborate law book ever
published in this State.
It is useless for other portions of the state TO
trouble themselves about candidates. Tor At
lanta is preparing to SIMPLY candidates or her
own for Governor, for United States Senator.
for Congressman at large ard for several mi
nor places on thu State ticket
The departure of Mr.. H. / kimball with his
family to take up his residence in New York
was very quiet affair. and doubtless convinced
him that cities, as well as republics, can be
ungrateful With New York as his central
Headquarters he proposes to develop Flori-
da, which is just now more inviting field for
his expanding genius.
As soon as the Cole railroads are completed
and trains come in from Macon and Rome, the
present Union Passenger Depot will be too
small It is now overcrOwied with trains and
passengers. and project is on foot to turn it
into a central market and erect a new and
much larger depot near the Central Railroad
Freight Depot, which is a good location.
Senator Brown modeStly disclaims any de-
sire for a Presidential boom on the part of his
friends He says Although am candidate
for no other office, and am entirely satisfied
with the one l now hold, it is of course very
pleasant to learn that my constituents and the
people of other sections of the country ap-
prove my efforts in the Senate. l have tried to
labor faithfully and indf pendently TO promote
the best interests of the whole country while I
have been there
The hoped-for recovery of Congressman
Black is hailed with great joy in this city,
where he has host of friends, and where re-
sides the family of his devoted and estinable
wife, TO whose good nursing and constant care
he owes much of his improvement in health
Some time ago he said he had fooled the
doctors once and hoped to do so again" He
can now add that he fooled several editors,
some of whom had his obituary in type, await
ing the Geographic announcement of his death.
May 1t be long time before these obituas les
shall be reset
Brevet Msjor General Henry J. Hunt now
Colonel of the Fifth Artillery is out in a strong
appeal to the President in behalf of the artil-
lerY branch of the service, ami claims that the
next general officer should be from that branch
of the service. General Hunt is a grand old
veteran. having graduated at West Point in 1889,
Generals Gilmer and LawtOn, of Savannah, be-
ing his classmates. During over ten years ser
vice in the South at Charleston and Atlanta.
principally, General Hunt has won the highest
esteem and Warmest friendship of our people,
and they would gIa 1ly see him deservedly pro-
NOTED to the next vacancy in the list of Gen
erals. At present he is in command Of the
Department of the South, with headquarters
at Newport barracks, Ky. CHATHAM.