Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-16

| especially so in some sections heretofore noted
for good health.
But there is "a hereafter" near at hand,
think. and we may look out for long dry
spell. Up to this time rains, fogs and heavy
dews have kept vegetables green and flourish
ing. and it is not unreasonable to suppose that
''Old Probs'' has got supply OF red hot"
weather ready to turn loose on us in July.
MINOR TOPICS.
Styles L. Hutchins, the notorious colored
| lawyer and politician of Darien, is in Atlanta
| on a visit to his father who is a respected and
well-todo baroer, and who discountenances his
Tee Sheriff. Ordinary and Clerk of the Court
| at Douglasv1lle, on the Georgia Pacific Rail
road, celebrated Garibaldi's death by an out
rage upon poor Italian image vendor, but the
citiz sns repud lated the inhuman act.
Poor Guiteau certainly has hard time.
After all efforts to secure reprieve, or a COM
mutation of his sentence have failed, and death
stares him full in the face, the Rev. w. Watkin
Hicks is put into the doomed mans cell as
spiritual (J adviser The people of Jackson
vile, Florida, will smile at this farce.
The Art Loan Exhibition, now open at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in this city, is attracting much attention.
While it is small affair in size, it has not few
really fine exnlbltS Occupying larger hall,
| and separated from lunch ana refreshm' mt &C
| cessorieS. the di,play would appear to much
better advantage as an art exhi 1itlon.
fishes an epitaph on tombstone in the ceme-
terry at 1homaSville, which closes with this
couplet:
"As am now so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me-"
It might have added that similar epitaph
was once rendered ridiculous by the addition
of couplet, in reply, written in lead pencil:
ITO follow you's not my intent.
Unless know which way you went"
Florida sends good many of her fair daugh-
ters to our Georgia female colleges. and at Co
lumbuS, Rome, Macon and in Atlanta they gen
orally attain high grade of scholarship
hink they have carried off some of the hOnors
at the Columbus Female College tnis
male College they have taken some of
the highest grade gold medals Miss
Archie Yonge, OF Florida, wins several honors,
and Miss Annie Wade. of Savannah, takes the
medal of her class for the highest yearly
average. Miss Wade's e-say-'Other People"
was an excellent composition and finely read.
TIE SMALLPOX.
The Board of Health with its usual accuracy
| and regard for the public safety, announced
officially a few days ago that the smallpox
was stamped out, " and no more daily reports
will be MADE. And yet before the ink was well
dried on the paper two new cases presented
themselves TO iatly contradict this official state
ment, and several other cases have been unOU-
| ciGLy reported since that time.
Yesterday there were six colored cases in
bed at the hospital, and one or two in the city.
Two deaths were also reported, one at the
hospital, and another, white girl, near the
city. 1t is safe to say there will be scattering
cases, both white and colored, for several
| weeks to come. This does not imply danger to
white people visiting the city, as iew such
come in contact with the disease.
There is danger, however. in bringing
crowd of colored people here on the 4th or
July from adjoining towns. The smallpox
has spread mostly amongst this class of our
population, and to bring swarm of unvaccl-
mated negroes here even for onedsy, simply to
get their loose change, is neither wise nor hui
mane and may result in spreading the foul
disease iLto other communities.
SENATOR HILLS CASE.
A well known gentleman in Savannah asks
me, by postal caro-, why persist in giving such
a dark view of Senator Hills case, when his
| family and friends present the most cheering
prospects.
In reply have but to repeat what l wrote
| months ago: Senator Hill has a cancer on his
tongue and in his mouth. There we're but TWO
courses to pursue. he could sit still and let it
slowly eat its way to vital point, or he could
resort to the knife and more speedily end his
troubles.
Choosing the latter course, he went to Phila-
delphia and submitted to the knife, and since
then one operation has followed another, and
| only to bring the sad ending nearer to hand.
The disease holds its place and reappearS in
some form after each operation.
Now as to cheering aspects. Senator Hill
rsay be able to run g foot race with his surgeon
0C his son, to sit on the front piazza OF his
house, to feel as well and hearty as he ever did
ia MS ILo IN ali tnlngS except Cne cancer IN ms
mouth. and yet be within tWenty-four hours of
his death.
The surgeon is constantly in attendance upon
him, dresses his wounds several times a day,
and keeps his mouth filed with absorbent cot
ton. Senator Hill has made his last speech and
completed his brilliant public career
OPPOSING JUST TAXATION.
The leading merchants of Atlanta have a
sort of graSplng disposition-they want all that
is going in the way of trade. Not satisfied with
any one branch of business, they seek to cover
the field. In this way they have broken down
hundreds Of poor dealers in some one line of
goods-say hats and caps or boots and shoes,
or fancy articles. For example. one of our