Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-30
MACON MATTERS.

Lent and Its Influence on Social Life
More Light-City COunciI-A SouIe
Case-DOc Wilson and the Penitentiary
Guard-East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia RailrOad-Miss sWiIlard-J udge
SimmOns-The GallOws.
MACON, Jan. 29.-We have had one week of
pleasant weather, with a shower or two only
interspersed. Business somewhat revived
under the sunshine, especially in the retail de-
partment. The social whirl continues, as the
young people determined to crowd as
much as possible into the few remaining days
before Lent begins. After the 9th of February
there will be lull in the giddy whirl of fash
ion for forty days. The rest will be profitable
i'll more ways than one.
As your readers have already been informed,
Macon Is to be lighted by the Brush Electric
Light Company, receiving therefor 81 800.
This will increase the city's expenses as well
as its light; but there is no luxury without
cost. Our present city tax is only IA per
cent, and the revenue is ample to meet all
demands thus far. The increase in taxable
property this year will be greatly in excess of
any former year. On Academy square 485x
800 feet, the increase is between SIS 600 and
$4,000. All over the city improvements have
been made, amounting to many thousands of
dollars. The city assessors are at work, and
only when their report is finished can the true
statement be made up.
The new City Council is moving along
making new laws, incurring the censure of
V.
receiving the concentrations of those who are
benefited. 1t was suggested by gentleman
on the street the other day that the Council
would equal the Georgia Legislature in intro
ducing new measures.
We have not exactly Prof. SOule case Int
similar one. The representative of GER
tam firm who was travelling on thousand
mile ticket on the Central Road, furnis he'd by
his house, got hard up. and sold his ticket
after having used only about two hundred
miles; The man who purchased the ticket
resOld the ticket to the amount of two fares TO
Savannah-nearly four hundred mios-vthe
young men to return the ticket On their ar
rival in that city, for $l0. The boys seeing
they had good thing, went up to Atlanta on
the ticket before going to Savannah, and by
the time they reached the latter city the ticket
was exhausted. The dealer here will prnsa-
cute for larceny after trust if tho boys don't
ante up" They may pay dear for their
We have some sickness and several deaths.
None occurred during the week Pneumonia
ana measles are the prevailing disc ases As
general thing our health record compares
favOrably with any city of the same number
of inhabitants in the United States
The Doc Wilson case has at last been settled
after having run the gauntlet of all the courts:
wilson was found guilty of the murder of
James FINLEY in the hi6b Superior Court, but
recommended to the mercy Of@Ae court and
Judge Simmons sentenced hlnl5ts q lifetffme fe
sentence, and has been carTied Ia fhe Dadp
week. F'~N W
MID. p, Turner has made himself conpicu-
Gus, II not notorious, In connection with carry
ing DOC wilson t0 the coal mines. He was
sent by the State authority to take charge of
the prisoner. While here he became mt0xi-
Gated, and in that condition left with Wilson.
The Daily Graphic called attention to this
fact, which incensed Mr., Turner greatly, who
denleq Ihe charge, and made threats against
Cno authoF OF IL, Whereupon the
6fdpAtc eames out and proves the truth of the
statement by the affidavits of the Sheriff and
his Deputy, the jailer and the citizens and Mr..
Turner finds himself in a very uncomfortable
position.
Railroad has been sOrely tried by misfortuRes
OF various kinds ana character. The road
nom Macon tQ Rome is entirely new and was
cons eGnsrFSSsed rned more more rapidly than any
1t Is regarded as remarkable feat
IN railroad building. The heavy rains
and high water for the past three months
nave had disastrous effect uDon the road
bed, causing innumerable delays and many
serious accidents. 1t has to contend with two
ot the most powerful railroad combinations
tne Central and the State Road-fOr patron
age, both as to freight and passengers. These
older roads, with their splendid Equipments.
their well settled roeS Yeds, and them long
established trade make them forEAidable COM
petltors, controlling the large majority of
trafhc. The new road, hawever, has gone for
ward with ITS work, patiently abiding its time
when It will command its due share of patron
age, Added to these difficulties is the inns
tience Of the public who seem to thiak that
TINS new enterprise ought 10 be as
complete in all of its equipments and accom-
modations as others who have had thirty
And Il as al this II efsip added dds9Selygs; tbe
restrictions and arbitrary rulings
Of the Railroad Commission. 1t is wonder
slsat un4er al Oh these dlihculties and draw
backs they have succeeded as well as they
nave, The company, although nos as hopeful
as they once were as to theiE tnvestment vet
have faith in its ultimate success. and will
Dend every energy and use every effort that
money can command for that end. They have
called to their aid some of the finest railroad
talent IN the United States-such men as
Thomas, Pope and McCracken and their
subordinates, who are chosen for their fitness
for the positions which they occupy, If sue
cess Is within the reach of possibility. they
wiil have 1t. Macon was sadly disappointed,
II not somewhat chagrjned, at the failure to
secure the location IL fhe shops of this enter
PRISE IN he,l. nifdst, and many of her citi9ans
haXe 4eeame Indifferent towards it. do nnt
DeIeFe Macon properly appreciates the ereat
advantage this new line is to har arosntritSy
me time is coming, however, when she viii |
reaIlze lt, and utiliSe il TO the greatest advan
10y. SIg. 1He ne h5AhsWlck division is doing admi- |
TaDly untteF the superintendence of CAPTAIN |
!; *. mallory, who is a courteous gentlenan-
ana prompt and efficient officer '''-'
w MISS Frances Willard, the President Of the /
" oman,s Christian Temperance Tnion
charmed her agdienees with her eIoouent az
dresses ana womanly grace. She is q laClv of /
v lnaer1ul endowments, and her Industry and
p WI my " al Af&lae. An 0rUAD1za-
Con was efected here. embracing some of fhe |
most influential and best ladies of the com
lHaatty: 4hey have gQhe to work in .good |
earnest, and With what influence woman car
'ommand thoy enter the field, and will TrH co
operate with the 'LOcal Option Alliance msi in in
educating public opinion upon the subject a5
,4Suu Su.ss 4: d. Simmons was taken very iii the
11ss!tiie1 ny in the Superior Court room with
OIIlous collie, He was conveyed to his home
and remedies administered which brought re-
lef. he Came back the next day to hold court
but was taken with another attack. yerv vio''
ent in Its nature, and has been confined To bia
room ever since, but was improving on Scknr7H
lay evening, and is In hope ne wilt ~ able 10
resume court this week. ~ L
Inc preparation Of the gallows has been
az tAoSe Who were expected to use
heIe, Lave been fortunate enough TO have
neIr cases carried to the Supreme Court.
"hlcn VIII give them a month longer to pre- |
pare Tor the next world, for neither expect to
laFe the decision reversed. Silas Ivey, who
nurdered Sptler Graves, has not had his trial
Fet, put ne thinks the arrangement of the gal
ows for the accommodation of three is rather
omlnous, as only two had been condemned to
iles Bailey and Wimbush. There NAV he
in his fears.
DeservedIy Popular.
Unless it had great merit Parker's Gin.