Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-29
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
LOCAL, GENERAL, Personal
AND POLITICAL.

Cfrcuit-Sesqui-Cen Chat-Pen-
saeola Navy Yard-FuIton County
Lunatics-Jottings.
ATLANTA, Jan. 27.-Owing to the illness of
Major Campbell Wallace, of the Railroad
commission, the regular meeting has been
postponed, and Ex-Governor Smith and Colo
mel Trammell have gone home for short
time.
1t is hardly probable that the commission
will tackle the Richmond and Danville Rail
road passenger schedule and compel the COM
pany to run two trains a day. Railroads are
supposed to have some rights that even
commission should respect.
Travel is still lively on the most of the roads
running through Atlanta. Emgrant travel
Is steadily increasing, and a swarm of per-
sistent agents are gathering up white and
cOlored families for Arkansas and Texas. The
rate of fare is low, yet large patronage
makes it profitable to railroads.
The farmers of Georgia and the Carolinas
will find laborers scarce next summer, and
wages higher. New railroad enterprises in
other states have carried off a large number
OF negroes, and others are soon to follow.
Atlanta pleased the Jersey Lily" better
than any place she had seen in America, as
she found here genuine London fog, at times
so dense she could not see the length of her
private car. She felt quite at home.
see IHdJ my handsome friend. Capt. waiter
u. Coleman, is advertising excursions from
Jacksonville to Dungeness and the grave of
Light House" Harry Lee. While it is true
that in the dark days of the Revolution this
gallant hero was "Lght House, for Free
dom, he was called Light Horse Harry Lee
1t IS still being asserted that Gen. John
James Alfred Alexander Mouton, of Louisi-
ana, who was in the Senate from 1887 to lS4S,
is the oldest living ex-United States Senator.
This Is mistake, as Judge John p. King, of
Augusta, was in the Senate from 1884 to 1888.
"HOnOr to whom honor is due"
Alabama appears to have q surplus in her
State Treasury, which causes the press to raise
its voice against boarding money in such a
way. Now the fact is, as | showed some time
ago in regard to the Georgia Treasury. there
is no surplus in the treasury. There may be
$2oO,675 In the vault, and yet appropriations
upaid and bills due, may require even $780,
900 at the hands of the Treasurer.
THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER.
Capt. Couch slipped Prof. SOule away from
st. Augustine before his friends could come to
his relief He is here, and thinks he can COM
promise his little debts and return to the
Third Artillery band again. 1t is more a
matter of dollars and cents than desire to
punish a criminal for oroOkedness.
The worst feature of the Opelika troubles is
that Dunbar was allowed to telegraph all over
the country that he and his friends were ac-
quilted and all was serene, when in fact they
were held to bail on the highest charge and
dismissed only on a trivial accusation. His
kilograms show that he and his lawless crowd
II.
We have a sensation here in Atlanta that
promises lively times. A list of 'dead beat
professional witnesses in the United States
Courts has been published, and some of the
parties are fighting mad about it, and threaten
vengeance. If list of '.dead beaI'' profess
sional jurymen and hangers ON around these
courts could be added, the exposure would be
complete. A MORE worthless, vagabond set
never infested a court house.
MINOR TOPICS.
EX-A Alderman b. b. Crew Informs me that
the reports about the poisoning of himself and
family have very slim foundation in fact
No one was seriously affected by the careless
ness of the servant, and he was able to come
to the store and attend to his business as usual
1t was mOlehill made into a mountain.
Mrs. Langtry had very quiet time in At
lanta-nO rush at the opera house. and no
crowd to follow her on the streets. Nearly
every Que was disappointed in her acting as
well as her personal beauty.
Judge WellbOrn commences his contest to-
day before Judge James r. Brown, of the
Blue Ridge Circuit, and should he decide un-
favOrably the case will go TO the Supreme
Court at once for final action: Many of our
ablest lawyers think Judge Wellborn was en-
titled to four years, and Chat he viii win the
case. In tnat event Solicitor General W. 5.
Erwin also holds over, But he was reelected
by an almost tie vote, and Judge WellbOrn de-
feated by very small majOrity-a full vote
not being east.
A Milan (Tenn.l paper says an old lady who
knew Col. Marsh L. Polk when he was a
he was poor kin to President Polk, but a
New Orleans paper says his name was Chill
dress, and that President Polk adopted him.
This is a mistake all around, Mrs Polk was
a Miss Sarah Childress, and the purpose of
this last rumOr is evidently to change the
burden of disgrace to her side of the family.
President Polk was simply the guardian of
his nephew, Marshall Tate Folk, and ap-
pointed him cadet at West Point Military
Academy, ''at large" in lS4S
General George B. Cosby mot Crosby, who
has been appointed Adjutant General of Cali
fOrma by Governor StOneman, was class
mate of Cadet Polk at West Point He is a
kentuckian by birth, and graduated froTa the
Military Academy in 1859. He was IN the
Mounted Rlfemenl eommanded by Colonel
VIM. W LOllng, of Florida, and was then In the
Second Cavalry, where he rose to the rank Of
Captain, He was gallant Indian fighter and
an accomplished soldier. In 1861 he resigned
and became General in the Confederate SER
vice. Governor StOnewaL could not have
made better Petee4i9n fo1. his Adghtant Gen
era!,
sESQUT-cENTENNIAL NOTES.
am indebted to Colonel Clifford w. An
derson Tor one of the elegant cards of invita-
tion to the Sesqui- Centennial. 1t is greatly
admired by all who have seen It, and reflects
credit upon the MORNING NEWS photographic
establishment
The change in the programme is hailed with
much satisfaction, as it was supposed that
two days were to be IN the original plan-the
first day for ancient Savannah and the
second for modern savannah. II seems to me
that fifty or hundred Indian costumes
might be gotten Gp throughout Georgia for
the first day, and the occasion be made one of
primitive attractions.
The second day could be devoted to the mil
tary and trades professions, as showing what
wonderful progress has been made during the
past century and half. There will be no end
of people TO witness this display, NV only
fear is that you may have too many TIE
reputation of the city requires that every eff
fort possible should be made TO furnish COM
fortable quarters; At the Mecklenburg and
nor board" and yet | survived the rush and
jam.
PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
A strong effort is being made to shut up. if
not abandon some of the navy yards and sta
tions now occupied. OF course no section of
the country will quietly submit to the loss of
its navy yard or naval station, and in conse-
quence lively contest il going on to prevent
the closing OF any yard.
l have before me the able report of Rear
Admiral Edward Il. Nichols, the Chief of the
Bureau of Yards and Docks, and from if |
judge that general demand for more appro-
priations Is being made in favor of ali the
yards and stations, for permanent imprcve-
ments, a fact that is doing much to hasten
reduction Of these expensive lhxuries.
For Pensacola several appropriations are
asked, One Of $7l,0T3 for completing the iron
sectional dock; another of $1O,s69 to extend
the coal wharf; another of $25, 900 for rebuild
ing and improving the quarters for officers:
another of $4,000 for extending railroad faciJi-
ties to the yard. In addition to all this, ii the
YARD rs Is to be kept open an appropriation of
1882, 200 will be needea 70 cdmplete the quay
wall for the protection Of vessels at the
wAarVes Of the yard. Admiral Nichola savs
this estimate is not made for an approDriation
as its necessity will depend upon the fate of
the yard. 1t may or may not be cloaed
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
We are having mild, fOggy, damp weather.
with Il hit of sunshine in the middle Of the
day. Wy
TIE business of "loans to farmers for five
years Is just now on the increase in this CITY
and throughout the State.
Governor Stephens finds that the supplying
of vaccine virus is no small Job as appeals are
now coming from all parts of Georgia We
are to have lively small -pex campaign,
The cases of the Eastern Circuit are about
disposed Of and the Northern Circuit is next
viii probably interrupt the regular order OF
business.
Fulton county now has on hand enough
lunatics to start a small sized asylum of her
own, and the number may be doubled before
it is much decreased by admissions to the
State Asylum at Milledgeville.
And just here may as well remark on the
best authority that Georgia must wake up to
white and cOlOred lunatics are confined in
lails or improperly restrained and cared for
because the asylum at Milledgeville is ssfull."
| have a letter from DR., W, F. Carver in
which he refers to Capt. \. IL. Bogardus in |
very pointed terms. The Captain claims to be |
the ''champiOn wing shot of America !" while
the Doctor holds the title of ''champion nigaon
shot shot Of the world" won in England in issi. !
still, he proposes to shoot Bogardus for 100000 |
at Louisville, KY, and no back down. There !
is fun ahead for spOrtsmen.
One OF the best things the last General As |
sembly did was to create the Office of Assist
ant keeepeE q tae tenitentiary and Gov. Col
quit followed 1t up by appointing Col, J. r..
Towers, OF Rome, to the position since his I