Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-14
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
L Budget of Interesting Paragraphs on
Many Subjects.

CorrssD0n9eRce o( tie Morning Ne1gs.
ATLANTA, Dec. l2.-The cry at the Execu-
tive Department in regard to marble and
granite specimens Is, ''sun they come" and
Tip Harrison. the acting Secretary Of the new
Capitol Commission, is afraid he will be
obliged to have an entire building set apart
for specimens Augusta has sent a fine speci-
men of granite closely resembling that of the
koutz quarry, ami Mr.. NJ. +. AmOrOus puts in
beautiful reddish tinged granite from North
Georgia. which makes up. in all, some four or
Eve different cOlOrs IN granite as well as mar
BILE
Nothing helps business i'm a city more than
building operations. Every class of traders
are benefited. from the smallest to the
largest. by increased traffic. / was struck
th this fact to-day As / looked at the small
army of men ami teams removing the debris
from the hlmOau House lire. The mules must
DE fed. wagons and harness repaired. the men
fei. clothed and supplied with tools. Then
the new building calls for granite, brick,
lumber. nails. glass. iron, slate. etc. so that
for 81 year al least this one enterprise touches
all branches Of trade.
Under the new compact between the West
crn and Atlantic Railroad and the Central
Railroad young Joe VI. Brown, the General
Freight Agent of the former line, is creating
quite an increase in the business that passes
through savannah. His new pamphlet.
Oranges. rivals his famous Melons pub
licaton. and gives shippers a time schedule
and freight tariff TO all parts OF the country.
lie has done an immense work for the fruit
growers and truck farmers of Florida and
Georgia by his rare skill IN arranging time
tables and tariffs 10 suit shippers. He calls
the savannah route for oranges the Golden
Gate route, which Is not Inappropriate
EX-PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS
has lust written letter in which he states that
SIS Brig. Gen. David +. Twiggs was the highest
officer iu rank who resigned from the United
states army lu ledl. 10 enter the Confederate
service. tine highest position I'm that service
was rendered To him. but he declined it, which
alone prevented a native Georgian from hold
ing the first and highest rank in the COnfed-
crate States army. Gen. Joseph +. Johnston
was Brigadier General. but held a staf
rank and Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston was
only a Brcvet Brigadier General, which gave
Gen TwiEgs the precedent.
The Mexican War Veteran Association,
which recently held ITS annual meeting in
Washington. ID. e., honOred Georgia with
two of tie newly elected Vice Presidents,
selecting Gen. Alfred II. Colquitt. who
was Paymaster in the United states Army.
with rank of Major, during that war. and
Gcu. VIM. =. Walker. who was First Lieut.
cuant of the Noltigeurs. lost q leg IN the SER
vice. and was made Brevet Captain for his
gallant and merltOrlous conduct He is
now Vice President OF The Georgia Mexican
War Veteran Association, OF which Gen
Henry l.. jackson Is President.
ATLANTA. WITH ALL HER NUMEROUS IRONS
IN the fire finds time to step over into Ala
bama and lay the corner stones of new and
ambitious cities. Admission and ONanna are
getting settled upon their new foundations
80 Atlanta takes another and Logger jump
away OH to the Tennessee river and Ulumu5
down a corner stone for the tO-be-famOus CITY
Of sheffield Savannah. however, Is taking
hand lu TINS last performance IN the person of
her late hon0red citizen, Judge Henry B.
T0mpkins. who is the legal adviser and active
mover I'm the creation Of the new city.
The public are looking for Col. Herbert
EielGer's gos-ipv work. a ''Sketch of the Life
and Times and speeches OfJoseph +. Brown"
which deals with the life and services of our
senior Senator from the time when he plOWed
"a bull steer i'm North Georgia down to his
election 10 the United States Senate. Col.
Avery. i'm his 'AilStOry of Georgia" has treated
this subject somewhat fully, which makes the
public anxious 10 see what new dress Col.
Fielder VIII array his hero IN. A career so
remarkable is capable Of being made still
more attractive bF every new pen that essays
10 picture its wOnderftl successes.
JUDGE ERsKINE DOES Not PROPOSE TO BE
CROWDED
Off his secure seat en- the bench Of the United
states Court by the eager pressure of a
crowd of determined aspir3nts for his place.
At the proper time 10 sult ms views. and not
the wishes Of his wOuld-be successors, he will
retire, ON full pay. To private life. do not
think. however. that Col. FarrOw VIII sue
cecd him. as that gentleman has turned his
back auOn the law and gone into the shipping
business az Brunswick. Ii is more probable
that Judge John u. Cunningham of this city,
or some savannah lawyer, Will secure the ap-
poiutment-
The church going people Of Atlanta of all
denominations enjoyed a great pleasure on
SUNDAY last as Bishop R.W B. Elliott, of West
ern Texas. preached at st. Phillips Church IN
the morning and at st. Luke's Cathedral at
night: and although the latter elegant edifice
hes been enlarged TO nearly double its
former size. il could not hold the large con-
gregatiOu that gathered to hear the beloved
and eloquent Young Bishop. Baptists and
Meth0dists and Presbyterians were there in
large numbers. including Governor ami Mrs.
Mcdaniel. Sindly tribute TO Bishop ElliOtts
universal popularity while rector Of old st.
Phillips Church some years ago. Although
"a OF the santed Bishop stephen Elliott.
he needs not this family connection to make
him loved and honorcd here IN his own native
state. With face handsome and benignant.
manly form full or grace, end voice tuned
90 eluQueuce, be has Won his way TO high
and influential position in the ministry. Al
ready efforts are being made to call him back
from the far-On frontier and install him over
one Of the most important and distinguished
dioceses in the South Bishop Elliott has
done q noble work for missions in Texas, and
he would be sOrely missed from that field, but
whether he shall stay or come back, if life and
health are spared him he Is certain to give
added fame 10 the name and Office his distin
guished father so honOred-
Col. W. /. Hayward. who has been acting
as Adjutaut General for the past month. has
made his report 10 the Governor. and although
lt rs not yet given to the public, it Is limited
that he gives the post Of honor. for best in
spection OF arms, etc, to the Savannah COM
panIes. This was TO be expected. as no city
In the south has better disciplined or more
thoroughly organized military commands.
{ While much of this Is due to officers
Of superior merit, not little is also
owing tO the fine material which COM
poses the rank and file. Col. Hayward
makes some timely suggestions to the Gov
( ernor in regard to giving the Savannah com
panies better facilities for still greater i'm
prOycment. It is to be hoped that these sug-
I gestions viii find favor with the Commander
in-Chief, 80 that when the military turns out
on Lees birthday, as usual. II will be in per-
Z feet trim in every respect. Col. Hayward
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