Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-31
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Correspondence of the Morning Nesos.
ATLANTA, Dec. 29.-Perhaps the most
unique Christmas gift fell to the lot of
your Atlanta correspondent. 1t isa scarf
pin of exquisite workmanship and pecu-
liar design. The ground is Of hammered
gold, bordered with a wreath, and in the
centre is a miniature fac-simile of the
MORNING News first page, delicately en-
graYed in silver. Across this is laid
beautiful gold pen, which rests on a tiny
nugget of rough gold from a North Geor-
gia mine. This unique piece of work was
executed by MIR. A. L. Delkin, of this city,
a skilled young Georgia artisan, as tri-
butte to the superior excellence Of the
MORNING NEWS.
The Electric Light Company, after sur
mounting many obstacles, have COM
menced operations in earnest, and Ma
rietta street is now brilliant with the
glare of their lamps. The railroad COM
panies have placed two lights at the
Whitehall street crossing, for which they
have the hearty thanks of a long-sutfering
and forbearing public. The new gas COM
pany are still laying pipes, sand it is not
yet known when they Will turn on the gas.
Atlanta never saw as dressy season
as the present, some of the costumes of
our ladies being perfectly gorgeous. Such
extravaganza in dress, carriages and resi-
dences, betokens, to my mind, hardtimes
ahead, as much of this display is at the
expense Of creditors who cannot l0ngTe-
main unpaid. Extravaganza generally
precedes a financial panic.
HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED
the fact that Lieut.. Gen. George Wash
ington, who died December IA, 1899. was
at the time of his death COmmander-in-
Chief of the United States army. Maj.
Gen. Anthony Wayne was the other Com
mander-in-Chief who died in office. After
representing the Savannah District in
Congress for part of term he returned to
the army, and was made Commander-in-
Chief in March, 1892, and died in office
December 10, 1896, still a citizen of
Georgia.
A little bird, in whose warblings / have
great confidence. has secretly sung in my
ear the first sweet notes of the song of a
new candidate for Governor, should there
be an open field and a free race. He is
not native Georgian, but has resided in
this city ever since the war, and few men
have done more solid work in helping on
the recuperation of the State from the de-
vastati0n of war and reconstruction.
Without in any way mingling in politics,
he has, by private counselS and generous
dlus piOuOJcu LuC pOiltlN0l AOlbuhOo VI
Georgia. No man is more highly respected
or universally esteemed, and he has come
to a green and active old age crowned
with the proudest hOnOrs that ever graced
private citizen. Unselfish, generous,
and unassumng in his manners, he has
won the confidence and esteem of all
classes, and should the opportunity offer
they would be more than glad to vote for
him as candidate for Governor. But he
is man who never seeks office and who
never rises over the ruins of another mans
defeat. Should there be an opportunity
for his friends to put him before the con-
vention without infringing upon the
claims of any other candidate, his name
will be presented, and its announcement
will strike most favorably upon the public
ear.
Mr.. w. 7. b. Wilson, now in the Reve-
nue. Department, Atlanta's new POstmas-
Ter, is we'll spoken OF by his friends.
AS 70 Judge Erskine's successor, a
prominent Republican who processes to be
fully posted, asserts that Col. II. p. Far
row, of Brunswick, will be the favored
applicant. CHATHAM.