Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-08
OUR ATLANTA LETTER.
The Cold We've Has C0me-Heavy
Rain Ssorms-LocsI News Items of
Enteresv-Personal HIension-Minor
Topics - Savannah's Health - Re.
pairs 20 The CapiEaI-Militarv Cor
feciiOn-Ffnal Paragraphs.

ATLANTA, July s-We have come to reQar
the weather prophets with sad feeling of cor
hdence in their predictions.
On the glorious ~ Fourth" we had tn
heaviest rain OF the season, which dill consid
erable damage: But at night the sky was clea
and the air as cool as Ia winter.
And this cold wave has retreated very slow
ly. as we still find wraps and blankets in de
mand at night. and for several hours in th,
morning. The "oldest inhabitant" cannot du
plicate the present years erratic weather re
cord.
The damage to our streets and sewers, a.
well as to private property, by washes from
the late frequent heavy showers will foot W
quite sum. The rain storm Of Tuesday just
Ilooded every unprotected spot, and at one time
lt looked as though boats would be needed
Alabama street and Peachtree street will
soon be paved, and the floods win then be able
to do but little damage on these much travelled
thoroughfares. Alabama street has granite
block pavement. and Peaehtree street the mac.
adam. There is strong effort being made to
change to saphalt as the macadam is said to be
dusty in dry weather. muddy in wet weather
and noisy in all kinds of weather.
LOCAL NEws ITEMS.
The South threatens to be flooded with f.
male preachers. lecturers and readers. Atlanta
has had surfeit of them during the mast
three months, especially of female preachers
A house and lot in Marietta that cost S29 500
in gold is now offered for Sc, 900 in greenbacks
This looks as though the Atlanta real estate
boom had not reached our attractive little
suburban sister city
Atlanta is fast becoming city of corpora
tionS No less than twenty-five or thirty char
ters have been granted this year to mining.
milling, fertilizer. chemical and other manu-
featuring corporations. The latest is the
Southern Mineral Company.
Our new pumps at the water works wera
tested on the 4th of July by the fire depart
ment at several plugs. and the result was un-
satisfactory. The pumps are all right hut the
old sixteen-lnc main pipe is too small. An
other big fire or two will arouse the city
fathers to the importance Of Immediate action
in the matter.
Msjor McCracken promises to have the Ma.
con and Atlanta division Of the East Tennessee
and Virginia Railroad completed today. so
that train can run through to Macon. OF
course Atlanta is happy over this event and
will be happier when the Rome division is also
completed. She will then have three new
railroads centeriug within her limits
There is one claim Atlanta cannot make
that she is the great music centre, either in
musical societies, bands, singers or sale of
savannah
still holds the championship, and Messrs. Iud
den q Bates or your city, with their branch
house circllng through Georgia, and the Caro-
ilnas TO Alabama. make successful con- petit
States
Few people realize what a grand work Col
Richard Peters, of this city, has done In the in
PRODUCTION into this country of the finest An.
CORA goats OF the world, regardless Of cost AS
breeder OF pure strains he has no equal in
America, and saw some most elegant f1eeces at
his house few days ago, which are used for
parlor floor mats The wool is long. silky and
fiue. and when manufac ured makes the verv
best material to wear.
new industry, however has created quite
a GeBand for his clip of Angora wool and he
Is nov selling it at high price to the Tingue
MauaIacturlng Company OF Seymour, Conn.,
which manufactures beautiful and durable
carriage robe resembling Siberian fur Gov
Brown has one. the lining of which is pure
white and he is perfectly delighted with it.
The South owes Col Peters a debt of graft
tude she can never pay for bis persistent labors
In importing and breeding ADgora goats.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Colonel Fred. T. Dent, of the First United
States Artillery. has not been retired, but gets
six months sick leave. So much for being
Grants brother-in law. Colonel Dent has
valid 80 -"
Bishop Gross has just concluded his annual
visitation to the Academy of the immaculate
Conce ptlon, the closing exercises Of which
TOOK place at DeGives Opera House This
eminent divine has a widespread popularity
In this city, and never fails to gather Iaroe
congregations at his services.
New savannah faces are now seen almost
daily upon our streets. some passing through
to New Holland Springs GainesviIIe Mt
Airy, or Clarksville and Marietta. or sDendine,
a short time with relatives or friends In At
mer resorts.
There is an impression here that Colonel
James Atkins will be confirmed Judge of the
United States Courts in this district As an
Atlanta man was given to Savannah it is
thought Savannah man will be given to At
lanta. despite the effort to defeat his confirma-
ton by the Senate. Judge A. K McCav ia the
choice of thefpeople Of our city
Mrs. Edward Hammond, Of this citv n
former resident OF Brooklyn, N. Y, Is a Iadv
OF considerably literary culture. and in the
4 ueust number of Hdrper'G MGQdzi1le she will
Florida, the title being "Mr. Wieg's Party on
the Kissimmee Judge Dennis f. Hammond.
OF Orlando, Fla. is father in-law of this
young female writer
Our new Chief Engineer of maid Fire No.
partment, Mr.. Matt. Ryan, was a whitehall
street. dry goods merchant, but failed a short
time ago. He has been foreman Of a fire com
pany ana is an efficient and popular fireman.
and will no doubt prove an acceptable chief OF
the new department
Oscar Wilde did not create much enthusiasm
even In our aesthetic circles, and 1 find many
mace a NJ
Vestment in the purchase OF tickets TO his Iec
Lure. Tonight we have Wilde Oscar Smith
ClaytoDl again, In his burlesque for the benefit
q 81; Joseph's Infirmarv. which was estab
lsned here by Savannah Sisters OF Mercy and
IS doing noble and unselhsh work OF charity,
nave been OF the numF er of those who have
regarded the name of DR.. Homer Virgil Milton
Miller, the "Demosthenes Of the Mountains
Is sort OF political. combination, derived
from three great poets OF other ages and
cnmes, But in my researches after Georqia's
military record in the past. / find that he was
laLnea Ior Col. Homer Virgil Milton. OF Georgia,
who was Major of the Third United States In.
Tantry 10 1903, and became Colonel In 1913. and
whose family was prominent in Florida's early
history.
The host of friends of Hon. Geo. T. BARNES
Of Augusta. who reside in this section
Of the State, are making a strong appeal
IN his behalf as the nominee for Congressman
at-large. No gentleman in the State 4 more
respected for his high character generous
qualities of heart and strong intellectual en-
1owments Unseifishly and effecttivelv
mas he labored for the Democratic marty
u the state and the country. and his friends
reward, He would make fine Congressman.
MINOR TOPICS.
The July number Of the Southern Farmers
Monthly is at hand, and the table OF contents
s so rich in agricultural matter as to call forth
new compliments from old subscribers. The
practical illustrations in the present issue are
= = - seluo 70 an enterprlS1ng farmer, as
'ney AID him very much In his attempts 10
make use OF new Improvements and modern
inventions for a more expeditions and eco
lomical mode of farming.
Il am not surprised" said prominent phv.
;lcian or Atlanta to me, that Savannah nre
sents such clean bill of health While onr
:itv is neglecting her most important SANITARY
lena lem nos; tne people OF Savannah have organ
zed an efficient association and taken the ssni
,ary affairs of their city largely into their over
hands: Having made most thorough insnec-
lion of Savannah and haP