Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-13
OUR ATLANTA LETTER.
Ahe Rainy Season Exposition
Weather-LOcaI Gossip Political
Matters Personal Mention Sale
OF Exposition Property Minor
TOpIcs-FinaI Paragraphs.

ATLANTA. January lit was well for the
Exposition managers that they closed the
gates on the last day of December, as we have
had little else than rain ever since, with mud
knee deep in many of our streets A continu-
ance of the Exposition In such weather would
have added another twenty thousand dollars
to the deficit in the treasury.
Not only is our retail trade badly injured by
such long spell of rainy weather. but the
mechanics who work out Of doors find them
selves thrown out of employment, as nearly
all building operations are at a stand still
Some of the largest planning mills and sash
factories are closed for the return of fair
weather and renewed trade.
| The Exposition was remarkably fortunate
in having very little bad weather, and that
near the time of closing. During all the sum-
mer there were hardly a half dozen days In
which the outdoor work on the buildings could
not be carried forward, thus assuring the
prompt completion of the contracts. And,
from the opening day until the middle of Jan
uary, the weather was fine.
LOCAL GOSSIP.
Real estate is daily put up at auction, and
everybody seems anxious to sell ''low for
cash, or "on installments at reasonable |
rates"
Sir Knight Thomas ]. Mcclure has closed up
| his deceased brothers affairs and gone back to
Baltimore, where he will resume business
| again.
A small pox scare last week gave a most
wonderful impetus to vaccination, and now
| some three thousand men. women and children
in the Gate City" boast of scars.
The closing of the Exposition and the imme |
| date following Of the rainy season has thrown
| large number of laboTers and mechanics out
| OF employment and not a few families are |
| having very hard time to get along.
Despite the immense re all trade brought
| mere by the Exposition visitor, the number of
| failures of retail merchants is larger than
usual at this season of the year. We have had
| some ten failures since the Exposition opened,
| and others are anticipated
Among other improvements in the Union
| Passenger Depot here, the dining room is to be
! kept open until midnight which will be great
| convenience to passengers leaving on the Cen
| tral Railroad. Mr. Henry R. Durand remains |
| in charge, and is always polite and accomoda- |
| nng TO all travellers. The Morning NEWS is on |
| file with him for the benefit of passengers
Speaking Of the MORNING NEWS 1t is fire. |
| quently remarked here that the kilograms in |
the NEWS are often twenty four hours ahead |
| or the Atlanta daily, although it makes great |
BOAST OF its complete and expensive tee. |
graphic news service" 1t would seem that all |
the newspaper enterprise is not bottled up in |
the Cracker City"
POLITICAL MATTERS
Dr. Felten's attack on Senator Hill has |
created quite an excitement here and the |
Senator's friends say he will be heard from in |
IKE manner in due time A lively co test may |
be 10 ked for at an early date between these |
two former bosom friends
At present, so far as can judge, there is no |
definite line of action marked out as to candi- |
dates the purpose being to select the strongest |
men who are willing to share the spos and |
honors with the Republican party. Many of |
the most active and influential men in he |
tate Norwood campaign posi- lively refuse to go |
into any movement that looks to the revival of |
the Republican party in Georgia. The Nor
wood newspapers, with but few exceptions, |
are on the same line.
There can be no doubt of the earnestness
and sincerity of the leaders in this Republican
Independent movement, or that they have
money aud official patronage to back them In
lneiF operations. The negroes have been
voting very loosely of late and money and
whisky have considerably demoralized their
political views. The Republicans, however,
hope to recover and consolidate to a great ex-
tent the negro vote of Georgia by the free use
OF money and other similar means They can
not be rallied, as Of old, by an appeal In be-
nalt or Republican candidates, or the Republi-
can party, but must have something more
substantial in hand
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr.. Ben. L. Estes. of the Rome Bulletin. who
died In that city recently, bore a striking re-
semblance to Horace Greeley when a younp
ist '''' ''''0 no HfhHT journal
The many friends of Mr.. W. s. st. George.
who has recently become freight agent of the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, deep
" regret his removal from Atlanta, where he
has host of friends
Atlanta is rejoicing in the removal Of Colo
mel B g LockeJt from Albany to this city, near
which he, with other capitalists, has establish
ed an immense brickyard. AS he controls sew
eral hundred State convicts it will no doubt |
prove profitable move.
Mr.. H. l Kimbal is now devoting his leisure |
hours TO the remOrseless interviewer who is |
anxious to know how soon the "Great Devel- |
oper' is to start his grand canal scheme and
about how long it will take to bring the Chat
tahOOchee river through the Gate City,
Ktnball's views are really amusing.
The statement in the Columbus Enquirer's
correspondence that ex Mayor ". A Huff had
removed from Macon to Atlanta is far from !
correct. It is true that Mr. Huff is proprietor
Of the Markham House. and gives much Of his
time 30 its affairs, yet his family remain at his
6legahI nome IN macon, Whers he spends his
Sundays, and where his citizenship still con-
tinues.
SALE OF EXPOSITION PROPERTY,
The buildings at Oglethorpe Park, and the
Exposition Hotel with the land upon which 1t
lS located, have been sold to Hon. Frank p.
Rice and K. h. Richards, Esq, well known
Atlanta capitalist. for S25 00J, at private sale
This is about $l25. .OOl less than the COST and is
a good trade for them.
say this because they are directors and
large stockholders in the North Georgia Fair
and Stock Association, which has a lease Of tho
park and owns some Of the other buildings |
there. Also, Mr. Rice has considerable infu-
ence with the City Council and with the assist
ance of Mr.. Richards and other capitalists. he
|
a nominal price
1t is more than probable that Messrs. Aus
tell, Swami. Thornton and Inmsn will erect a |
cotton seed oil mill at the PARK. and COM |
Dany be formed to utilize the main building
for a cotton factory, and the annexes for
various manufacturing purposes. Mr.. Rice Is |
a shrewd business man, and seldom fails to
SUE ceed in his undertaking. He took no hand
in Kimballs Exposition. declining to be di-
rector, but has worked mis- plans shrewdly to
capture the spoils at the end.
MINOR TOPICS.
The thanks Of your correspondent are due |
Hon. George R. Black of the First District,
for Congressional documents of importance.
We are now told that it is a fixed fact
that Atlanta has 1000 inhabitants This fact
has been fixed" all the way from as 900 to
55 600, and always to suit the occasion, but it
don't stay fixed"
NV thanks are due Gen VIM. T. Sherman
United States army, for large and elegant
map of tt g siege Of Savannah. doubt if there
is any publication eXtant that gives a better
idea Of the location and surroundings OF Sa- !
vannah. 1t presents birds aye view Of tie
entire country.
The Franklin Steam Printing House will not
be removed 10 its new and eommodious build
ing on Alabama street until in the spring.
Messrs. j. p. Harrison & Co. have consented 10 |
allow the Avery Agricultural Works to remain
there until that time, when the removal will
occur.
Lieut. Arthur L. Wagner, Of the Sixth Infan-
try has been transferred from the Louisiana
state University to the East Florida Seminary
o |
Military Science. Lieut.. Wagner is a native of
Illinois, and graduated at West Point in the
class of 1873.
In my notice Of Mr. Jasper F. Greer. in a for
mer letter, l alluded TO him as the proprietor
OF the Riverside Cottage at Green Cove
Spring, Fla. This was error, as he is pro- /
pretor of the new and elegant River View /
House, located near the Clarendon Hotel and |
the famous Warm Sulphur Spring He was at |
the Riverside Cottage" last season-henee the
mistake.
Savannah people have always been interest
ed in the Nacoochee valley and Talulah Falls |
They will be glad to learn, therefore, that the !
Northeastern Railroad, under the efficient !
Presidency Of Captain G. j. Foreacre, is being |
rapidly pushed to Rabun Gap. TAa cars are |
now running from Athens to Clarksville and |
before the summer travel opens passengers !
will be landed from the cars at Tallulsh Falls |
The large estate of the late General Alfred
Austeil is o be managed by his son and sons /
in-law. Mr.. W. W. Austell has retired from |
the dry goods house of Austen Robinson and |
Manghum and Mr.. James Swan, his brother |
in law, Of the cotton firm of Inman, Swan q |
Co., OF New York, has come to Atlanta to re- /
side. They, with Mr.. Albert e. Thornton Of |
LaGrange, who recently married Miss Leila |
Austell will go into the cotton seed oil business
in this city. Mr.. Swan succeeds Gen AusteI |
as President Of the First National Bank of At |
lanta.
the Florida readers OF the MORNING News
will be glad to know that the Wheeler q Will |
son Sewing Machine Company has announced |
its awards for the best specimens Of work sent |
from ruat State the EYnooifioY ]