Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-21
GATE CITY GOSSIP.
LOCAL GENERAL, PERSONAL.
AND OTHERWISE.


ernOr BOynton's Delicate Duty-The
supreme Beneh-A Veteran Jurist-
Inc Military Revival--The Georgia
! Jersey Cinb-The Bicycle Boom.
| ATLANTA, March l9.-Our first thunder
storm OF the season came along this forenoon.
anu was arather wet, though brief affair. The
weather is summerish, yet fruit growers are
yet apprehensIve of a sudden cold snan
Members of the Southern Cotton Manurae-
turers' Association are coming in slowly, and
| propose To consult together in regard to the
welfare of their enterprises. 1t is a new and
small body, yet hopes TO grow IN size and in
1uence.
Grantism seems not to have lost its grip on
the administration at Washington. Although
Col. Fred L. Dent, L. s. A., (his brother-in-
law mas been unit for service for several
years past, ne is to continue on the active list.
at the wish OF General Grant," until he is
1t may be of interest to the Savannah mill
tary TO know that the National Guard Of several
large lars States have adopted Lieut.. Reeds new
''lnfantry Tactics,n which are ouite likely to
I'm earfy day. "
We are just overruu with fire alarms of
iate; @ out tue 'Doys" seldom get the engines to
work. as few buckets of water are found
suihclent 10 eXtinguish the tiames
Ana our police, too, are having similar easy
!oos. Almost every night some store door or
Ialis 10 discover burglary or theft
seeing light in the Executive Department
on Saturday night, and it being Il remarkable
thing, stepped in and found Governor Rovn
ton hard at work hearing the Campbell county
contested election case, which had been before
him as our 'Acting'' Governor. 1t would lie
much better to call him our "Aetive'' Cover
nor, Tor no predecessor has ever been moro
prompt, laborious or efficient. His record,
will ha
State. ~
A DELICATE CRISIS
Few newspaper readers have forgotten the
once famous murder case of Milt Malone, of
Columbus, Ga. When all else had failed him,
ana death ON the gallOws stared him in the
lace, strong appeals were made to Governor
James Nj. Smith for the Communication of the
sentence To imprisonment for life But desnitc
the fact that the Governor lived in Columbns
ana was bound by strong ties of friendship to
many OF Malones warmest petitioners, he
nrdiiy urn resisted every argument and appeal,
ana under storm of personal abuse and CEN
sure seldom witnessed, let the law have its
couIse: Le:, Maione, however, took poison and
escaped the hangman's moose.
Governor BQyntOn is lust now annroaching
a more critical crisis in some RESPECTS All
Doyal, the Griffin murderer, has failed to Sc
cure new trlal, and his only hope of escap-
ency, unless he follows Maione's eyamnle and
commits suicide, Governor Rovnton was
DOyal's counsel before the Supreme Court
anu py lne marriage OF his step mother, who
became uoyafs step-mOther, he is also per-
sonally interested in the final result, 1t is
safe TO predict, however, that Governor Royn-
ton VIII shiTk no responsibility, nor will he
allow personal feelings to control him in the
; discharge of such a solemn duty When the
crisis comes he viii meet it as Governor smith
dId, guided only by true and unfaltering
sense OF right and justice to all parties con.
cerned.
MINOR TOPICS.
Neither HdrpeP's Weekly nor Leslie's Iilats-
Fdted contain satisfactory pictures of the OBJ
sequies of Governor Stephcns and the nictnre
OF Governor BOyntOn in the latter journal is
harouy recognized by his most intimate friends
as 1t Is wholly unlike the original in its main
points.
And now New Hampshire comes to tbo
front with clam that she has the s'oldest
senator Colonel Joseph Cilley was elected
TO the United states Senate in 1916 to fill a
snort uneXpIred term. General Alfred Mon
ton, OF Louisiana, was about ten years ahead
OF Colonel CilleY, ami Judge John =. King, of
Georgia, some four years ahead of General
Monitor. The next.
Rev. Thomas f. Pierce, brother of Rishon
Iierce, IS stationed in Atlanta and a few
nights ago he remarked that some of the mem
bers VINO were absent at their places of busi-
ness. "allowed their stores to come between
them and heaven" He might as truthfully
nave added that some of the members present
allowed their unpaid store accounts to come
between them and heaven"
AdJutant General Manigault. Of South Caro-
lima. IS gathering up In permanent form the
rolls oi all commands in that state which were
IN the Confederate army, Why cannot a
similar work be done in Georgia for the brave
fields?
Our Supreme Bench is now better balanced
than 1t ever has been since my knowledge of
II. Chef Justice Jackson, who sits in the
centre, has a smooth, thin face, and close cut
halr. justices Crawford and Hall, on either
side of him, wear their hair long, over their
ears somewhat, and part it precisely alike
Each has the same style OF whiskers and
moustache, only those of Justice Crawford
are brown and those of Justice Hall are black
with more of mixture of grew Justica
Crawford has very dignilied and grave ex-
preston OF countenance, but Justice Hall
always aoS Wears pleasant smile, and frequently
has peculiar twinkle in his eve, The Chief |
Justice, although he sometimes indulges i'm |
humorous hits in rendering his decisions |
generaiIy maintains stern judicial express |
sion of cOuntenance,
Mrs. Lydia q. Romisx. the Evangelist per-
formed the marriage ceremony !: few davs |
ago at Columbus OHIO, and it is announced
as "the first Instance in America " here a taCv
Otficiated rs q Clergyman at a weddings 1t I
may be the '4irst ume'' q lady ever ofilciated |
asa CLERGY man." but tits not the first time |
female preacher has performed the marriage |
ceremony, The most notable case, and it Oc- |
CURED several years ago, was that of Rev |
Mrs. Phoebe a. HanafOrd, of Boston. Mass, |
who performed the marriage ceremony of her |
own son. was any otherbo ever married by |
his mother?
The connection Of the name of Hon. $. NJ. |
Inman with the approaching GubernatOrial |
contest however complimentary To that gem
tleman. was made without his knowledge or |
consent. lie is not politician in any sense, |
but one OF the ablest, most hOnored and sue
cesslul business men IN the South. He has /
declined the Mayoralty of Atlanta and other |
prOnered political hOnors, because he feels !
that he can serve his people and the State |
more efficiently in other walks of life, At /
present he Is director of the Central Rail
road, aud IN that single pGsite1 he can bGAedt /
Georsia's host lIteEestg Iil6lG tbaR . dozen |
pplH!el@43; No man i more esteemed for his |
private Virtues on hOnOred for his integrity as |
q sue ;cssrul business man.
PERSONAL MENTION,
Deep regret is felt here over the great in
justice done Mr.. VIM. Henry Woods bv a re- |
cent newspaper personal. The report first /.
editor stating that the information came Ia |
nm through private letter. So far as the I
press OF our city is copG6IAed, IknbiY' flev /
shng iiG T what ilo hI hy io9g 9 rfhHb-
ment.s Mr.. Woods has q host VI flTentis here /
who are more Than clad TO know that neither
mental Aer financial troubles have come upon
hlnl IN ms new home.
Judge VIM. 5. Mudd, Of the Sixth Circuit of
Alabama, having resigned his office, the nrees .
OK Inat SI.s1 claim that ho held the +
position Of Circuit yudge ,sAsaf tAaA i was
can1ol speak for the South, but think Judge |
A, IL, Hansell of Thomasville, has served |
quite as long, Judge Mudd was on the bench
men, am sure that Judge Hansel's Lie, !
character and services will stand tile most |
critical comparison with those Of Judge Mudd
in all respects.
The magnificent military display OF the
and the funeral of Gov
ernor Stephens, has effectually stirred up the
long slumbering marital spirit of the "Capi-
tai city," and gallant Captain Harry Jackson
has not only revived the Gate City Guard and
put it square en- It's feet again, but is success
1uliy raising some three thousand dollars
with which TO redeem its s'MemOriaI ArmOry''
fizzle. That done, the old armory building
VIII be sold and an elegant new one erected. |
captain jackson never fails in his undertak-
ings, and this movement is sure to succeed As
to the cavalry company am not as hopeful, I
Until after the election of ofleera is future
cannot be fully determiDGa 1t takes money |
and 2 p2lsi.laf nian to keep up a ''critterS
COL Candler's terrible accident has !
delayed the work Of organizing the Atlanta
Grays, but am hopeful.
FINAL PAEAGEAPHs
II is hardly true tIat a tlantS has q 'ilady1 |
barrier and q 'lady'l shoemaker. We have a l
female barber who assists her husband in his T.
shop and female shoemaker who helps her 4
father in his shop.
John b. Cough thinks there is O wide differ
ence of opinion as ia the proper use of the |
term "iady," He might have included "gen-
tleman." once saw dirty old negro walk
ing up the street In Montgomery, Ala with |
wood saw on his shoulder. A colOred servant
hailed him and asked: SIS YOU the gentle |
man that saws wOod:'' Of course he answer |
ed in the Affirmative,
nuHhg Inc war, says Johnny Maund. all
the best Generals were at home editing news
papers, and Just now IL looks as though All the
best farmers were in the cities and towrg sci-
ltlng newspapers and telling the fansael43 how
to run their farms. II Is good deal easier to
preach than u y 70 practice, In AGRICULTURAL
lsattefs az weil as conducting armies iii time