Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-25

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ATLANTA, January 23-It has come at last
sudden and severe-the long desired change in
the weather After two weeks full OF rain, fog
and mud, there was a sudden change Saturday
night, and all yesterday stiff cold oreeze pre-
vailed. This morning ice was everywhere to
be seen.
Aso our streets were horribly cutup with mud,
the freeze has left them equally as hard for
the purposes of travel and much more danger
GUS The mail carriers for the suburban resi-
dences abandoned their saddle horses and
made the rounds on foot, fearing to cripple
their horses on the rough frozen streets.
It is to be hoped that somewhat milder wea-
ther will follow, and that dry season enable
our streets and the roads to the country to get
into a passabe and safe condition. All
branches of business are sorely depressed and
nothing but good weather and brisk revival
Of trade can avert many failures fh this city.
Despite the rush of trade during the Exposi-
tion, this has not been a profitable season for
our merchants generally.
The main particulars Of the great fire of Sat
urdav morning have already been sent you ny
special JeiegraIQS. ana very ilGIlP remains TO Ob
said. Only one life was lost. although others
were reported-that of Mr.. J. o Wakeham. of
Virginia This unfortunate Young man first
registered at the Markham House. but a friend
persuaded him to go to the Wilson House,
where he was stopping, and the sad result is
already known.
On all sides complaint is made that Blocks
candy factory engine caused the fire. and If he
is to be allowed to restore his establishment
the owners of property in that vicinity should
not rebuild Governor Brown is under con
tract to Block to Immediately replace the build
ind, but the City Council may seek to regulate
the future use of a steam engine in the base
ment. There are, however. other engines on
the block opposite, and scattered all over the
business part Of the city. 1t NAV not be an
easy matter for the Council to remedy the evil.
Blocks engine in the absence of proper
water works and paid fire department prop
| erly supported. may have caused the destruc-
| tion of all the adjoining property but with
| ample water works and fully organized fire
| department it would have destroyed only
| Blocks own hu'lding. Better, then. for the
| Council to look to its own responsibility for
| this terrible cOnflsgratiOn, and not lay the
| blame on Blocks poor little burnt up station
| ary engine. Atlanta cannot be CITY of drum
mers and growing trade without such facto-
ries as Block established. Let the Council give
| property owners the protection they are en-
| titled to have
| MINOR TOPICS.
Attorney General Anderson informs me this
morning that he has drawn un the deeds for
| Inb transfer OF LIb SlUPS IOF Beacon NO. anu
| Beacon No :, on the Savannah river, and the
| land will soon be in the possession of the Light
| House Board.
The many friends in Atlanta of Mr.. J. ].
| Griffin, so long and favoraby known here in
| railroad circles, are much graf fed st his pro
motion to be Assistant General Passenger
Agent of the Macon and Brur swick Railroad,
| in which position he is making himself both
efficient and popular.
Atlanta society has lost a most estimable
| member in the death of the widow of Captain
| Foster BlOdgAtt, who is to he buried from the
| First Baptist Church this afternoon Although
| a lady of commanding presence and many per
| sonal attractions. she fell victim to consump-
tion. and leaves several very interesting little
chill iren to mourn the loss of devoted Chris
| tian mother.
The large tides of Florida travel passing
| through this city are almost daily increased by
| the addition of Atlanta people, who are now
| becoming regular winter visitors to the Land
| of Flowers" " There has been an unusual in
crease this winter, owing to the bad weather
| since the Exposition closed. Not few of our
| citizens are making permanent homes in
Florida, and it is not improbable that this city
| will yet become one of her most profitable
| patrons during the winter months.
The announcement that Gen. Philip st.
| George Cooke opposes the reStOratiau OF Gen.
| FitzJo ohm Porter reminds me of the singular
fact, not generally known, that there were
three Generals of this peculiar name: Gen.
Philip st George Cooke, of the regular
army; Gen Philip st George Cooke, of Vir-
ginia, and Gen. Philip St George Cooke of
New York There was also a Gen Philip
without the St George) Cook, of Georgia
This item may prov of interest to persons who
study names with critical eye
1t is barely possible that cotton seed oil mills
are multiplying with a rapidity that may en-
danger the profitable character of both the
old and new enterprises. remember well the
first established in all this section of the South
1t was started at Columbus some eight years
ago, but the manager proved rect less and in
efficient and the concern went into baEKrupt
cy, and was broken up and scattered Now
these mills are to be found all over the South
and nearly every one paying handsome profit
But the addition of twenty more large mills
will prove, | think, disastrous to all
The De Barry merchants Line of Steamers ,
on tne 81 John's river is Just now being adver
tised In this city in fine style. Handsome pic
torlal cards, elegantly framed, are being huns
IN the hotels and public Offices and will dc
much to draw people from this section t.
| Florida. Having been up he St. Johns river
| every winter for years can bear Testimony II
what wonderful improvements have been mad,
in the steamers since Mr.. Fred. de Barry put OF
the magnificent steamer which bears his name
and which Captain W. A Shaw made the
! nucleus for the now prosperous Merchant,
Llne with its half dozen fine boats.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
An observer has but to watch the register
and rotunda of the Markham House to fully
understand the real character of the proposed
new departure in politics.
| When General LOngstreet is here the register
! shows the arrival of prominent Republican,
| from all parts of the State, and the rotunda j
alive with local politicians of the same st-rine
| all in consultation with the General
Just now he and his chief co., oooliors orc {,
washington holding in'5rviews with the ad
TnInisCIdllotl IL ahd - Is quiet about the hotel
S nuS ~nei ne 4eturns the rush will be create
anu 70 interviews more frequent, as he vii
come back prepared to lay the foundation
stone of the new departure.
One thing seems to be settled the Norwoo
leaders are determined not to go into the pre-
Id
will support the regular nominee of the Demo
cratic convention, it being well established tina
he will be acceptable to the great m of tn
party. few soreheads may fall out of line.
TRICKS OF OFFICE SEEKERS.
In the Charleston, s. c.. Courier of Angus
%, 1903, to which have elsewhere referred,
, find in the editors discussion on ''Natura
Rights a paragraph that seems to be peculiar
ly applicable to the present political move
ment in Georgia, and for that reason 1 copy
here, as follows:
''When the candidates for power are nu
merous the variety of stratagems to succee
will be great. In long established governments
WI ere the people have learned from expert
ence the excellence of their laws and constitu
ton, the only way they are assailable is by
violent pretence Of attachment to that consti
tuition, his is the case in England
But in new established governments, sue
as the American, the candidates have recours
to other means; they are for overturning tn
little that has been done, and building up
the flint quarries of the rights Of man Ant
the people are bamboozed like children will
promises of fine things, which not only neve
will but never can be performed. Their eye
are cunningy drawn away from their rec
rights to ideal rights existing only in sound
and in the last black smoke of metaphysics
brains.
THE multitude are bewiIdered by the en-
pirics of the rights of man, with the magi
lantern shadowing images of rights suppose
to exist in than before they had either powe
to exercise or intellect to conceive rights an
, indeed scarcely sense or perception to dis
tinguish percepuble OBJECTS, while their hocus
| pocus Snowman, who sits behind the lantern
deafening and cOnfounding them with j4rgo
and gibberish, picks their pockets Of their rea
rights.
'They speak of equal rights, when the
mean that strange paradox equal rights il
every man to govern The rrst justly consider
ing that nothing less than such a weeping
proposition can give them chance for eve
attaining that eminence And they pretend t.
enighten the people, when they only mean 4
intiame and blind them. l."
Personal MENTION.
1t is not Lieutenant John B. Mcdonald
| grandson of Dr. John E. Bacon, of Columbus
who is in the Twenty Fifth (colored) Infantry
but Lieutenant David n Mcdonald, of tn
Fourth Cavalry, native of Tennessee. who i
, 10 be courtmartialed for pursuing Apache In
dians over the line into Mexico.
The Wal'a Walla Union, Of Washington Ter
ritory, pays high compliment to Chaplain
David Wills, who is now stationed at that post
in announcing that he will occupy the pul
pit of the Cumberland Presbyterian Churcl
until a regular pastor can be settled. Chaplain
Wills formerly preached in Macon.
Several attempts have baen made here T.
trace out and identify the young man will
Coups Circus who was drowned iron
a Savannah river steamer en- route q
Augusta 1t is not yet certain that he was
bona fde resident of this city, or that he had
mother living here. Several young men wer