Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-10
ATLANTA IN A LETTER.
HOW GAMBLING is FOSTERED
AT THE CAPITAL.
No Prospect that the SO-called De Foor
Murderers VIII Hang-AtIanta as a
Rain Centre-The Outlook for a War
Between the Railroads


| Rain Centre-The Outlook for a Wa
Between the Railroads.
Correspondence of the Mornin0 Ne1cs.
ATLANTA, Dec. S.-The gamblers ar,
again ''unroofed" and their quiet greatly
disturbed. Although it has frequently
been stated that the city was rid of thes,
men, have always insisted that they haC
only been driven into back streets anC
less suspected quarters. So long as pub
lie officials gamble, or own gambling
rooms, and leading politicians patronizt
them, they cannot be broken up. A few
cases may be made for effect, but the mer
who own and uphold them are not prose
cuted. They continue to hold up theil
heads in official positions, run the politics
of the city, and associate with our best
citizens. Their pimps and agents, hired
for that purpose, are rOped in by the pO-
lice and fined, but new ones are readily
procured and other rooms promptly open
ed up. Money and political influence will
keep gambling rooms open in Atlanta as
long as it remains a city.
Ii any OF the readers of the MORNING
NEWS are anticipating an account of the
hanging of Savanger and Brown, the two
negroes under sentence for killing the
DeFoor family, they may as we'll let that
anticipation die out at once. There will
be no DeFOOr murderers hung in January
nor during the entire year, because they
have not yet been caught. Brown and
Sayanger, who have been convicted. will
be granted new trial, or their case will
go to the Supreme Court. By and by
they Will follow poor Asa Gum back into
freedom, and then some other poor igno-
rant negro will be convicted, sentenced to
be hung, get a new trial, be acquitted.
and go forth to freedom. So the farce Will
go on as long as enterprising detectives
think there is a reward near at hand.
There may be trials and convictions OF
DeFOor murderers next year, but rome OF
them will be hung. 1t takes twelve jury
men and four Judges to hang a DeFoOr
murderer, and so far only one Judge has
been secured for that purpose.
know the farms of Southwest Georgia
would be delighted to enjoy the steady
rain that has been falling here since last
night. Reports from various sections OF
Alabama and Georgia give gloomy ac-
counts of the prolonged drought. 1t was,
however, broken in this section several
weeks ago, and occasional showers and
damp days have prevented any very
serious damage to crops and live stock
hO OAONtDlC hClC 10 bAtb MnGu we uU nav Z
rain we have too much; it lasts, with on
ly occasional suspensions, for nearly
three months. Four or five years ago this
was not the case. Atlanta had delight
full winters, with brief spells of clear,
cold weather, and many Northern and
western people spent the winter here
Now our own people, those who are not in
the best of health, are compelled to 90 to
the milder climate of Florida, to escape
our long, damp, chilly winters. Why this
change has occurred | cannot say, but we
certainly have lost, for the time being, al
least, our once boasted dry and pleasant
winters. Our summer climate, how.
ever, remains cool and delightful as ever
perhaps somewhat improved in some
respects.
THE SECRETARY OF THE RAILROAD COM
MISSION
informs me that President Gabbett, of the
West Point and Western Railroad of Ala
bama, has ordered his fast trains to stoT
at the stations complaining, and that the
commission will not meet on Monday to
act in regard to the matter. The failure
to stop at several places between here and
LaGrange badly disarranged the travel OF
parties having business in Atlanta, and
some relief was absolutely necessary
The prompt action Of President Gabbett
the matter.
No one can now doubt that the manned
Confederate soldiers were anXiousIy wait
ing for the amounts voted them by the last
General Assembly for new artificial legs
and arms to supply those lost during the
war. There has been a steady rush at the
Comptroller Generals office and the
Executive Department of these old vete-
rams. There are three classes: One class
1O nOf nnQ1 tho -
another class need it, but go right off anC
squander it, and their families get very
little benefit from it; still another class
sober and industrious, need the money
and they make good use of it. Theil
wives and children share it with them
and thus manV homes are made happier
Would that this class could draw 500 fo
every single dollar they now get.
RUMORS WERE ABROAD ON THURSDAY
NIGHT
that the railroad pool was about to E'bus
up" but later reports from the conference
indicated that the explosion would no
occur at this meeting. Both parties are
said to have been firm and defiant. and a.
last resort the matter was turned ovel
to the board of arbitratOrs of the COMPANY
of which Col. John Screven, of Savannah
is a member. If their decision i.
not agreeable to both the Central anC
the East Tennessee Railroads, look out fol
a lively skirmish, if not a pitched battle
between these two great lines. PrOmi
nent railroad men feel somewhat anxious
over the result, and do not dare to predict
what it will be. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that peaceful solution of the diff
Guilty will be reached.
The rumOred building of a new and in
dependent track for the West Point Rail
road to enter Atlanta is hardly wei
founded. The West Point Railroad anC
the Georgia Railroad are now run by the
Central Railroad, and the trains of the
West Point Railroad come into the city
from East Point over the Central Railroad
track. AS it is six of one and half doZeI
of the other, see no necessity for new
track. The business of the Central Rail
road here has largely increased3 an(
new side tracks have been laid anC
other improvements made, and j
is possible that an additional tract
may be needed in time from the city t.
East Point, to accommodate the increas
ing freight business. Few people realize
| the magnitude of the freight traffic of the
Central Railroad to and from Atlanta
The splendid Ocean Steamship Line from
Savannah has steadily increased its car
rying capacity, and this has given {
steady increase to the business of the
NeuIEdl hdllEOdUs WHICH IS, III every sense
| a great through freight line. Under it,
present efficient management it covers
| nearly every part of the State, with more
| than dozen termini, and many import
| ant through connections at some of these
| points.
| GEORGIA'S WEALTH OF MARBLE AMI
GRANITE.
| am almost prepared to assert thai
| Georgia's new capitol will eUentudlty cos
! her nothing. This is both a new anC
| somewhat startling proposition, yet re
cent events have made it one that appeal
| to reason and facts for it's support. Tht
clause in the bill providing for the new
| capitol, which suggests Georgia granite
or marble (if of good quality and fan
| price, mas had a most wonderful effect il
bringing clearly and prominently before
the world our immense resources of these
two materials for building purposes
| And not only this, but the Yariet,
| of each, as well as the fine quality, has
| excited universal surprise. Marble and
| granite quarrymen from the North ant
the West have already cast a wistful ey,
over these rich deposits in Georgia soil
and their investigations only confirm wha
our own home experts had said in regarC
to quantity, quality and variety. Ant
to-day, conspicuous in the midst OF speci
mems from all over the United States. ant
some from other lands, the Georgia mar
bic and granite holds its own without
| fear.
| TWO GREAT ENTERPRISES HAVE STARTED
from this capitol project, either one O
which, believe, will in the future brini
enough new money into the State to pal
| for the proposed capitol. am sure tina
| both of them must do this. The Stone
Mountain Granite Company are already
at work and are doing good business
! But right here in Fulton county, under
| the very shadow Of the capital city, WI
/ have q nj 70 ha1 Of GoG no nj