Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-04
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
MASTER MACHINIST FLYNN
LAID IN HIS GRAVE.

Georgia's Representation at New Or
leans ShOuldered on the state Agri-
cultural SOciety-COIored Base Ballists
OF Atlanta and Savannah to Gross
Bats at Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Oct. S.-The funeral services
of the late Master Machinist. John n
Flynn, took place at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception this morning.
The remains were followed to the grave
by large procession, prominent in which
were the officers of the Western and At
lantic Railroad, who attended in BODY.
and the Board of Directors of the Young
Mems Library.
C0LoRED BASE BALLISTS.
The Champions, of this city, and the
"Nine Brothers" !" of Savannah, two of the
best colored base ball clubs in the State.
will play championship game at Athletic
Park in this city on Monday next. John
thompson, Captain OF the Champions, SAYS
that his club Will come out on top or will
break every bat in the city, though the
savannah club is a good one, and are not
accustomed to goose eggs.
GEORGIA AT NEW ORLEANS.
State Commissioner Dewitt c. Bacon.
Of the New Orleans Exposition. District
Commissioner James NJ. Couper, John A
Cobb and John 5. Davidson have been
here for the past three days, and to-day
had a conference with President l.. +.
Livingston, of the Georgia State Agricul-
tual Society. After thorough canvass
OF the outlook with reference to Georgia's
part a. New Orleans the determination
was reached that it was impossible TO
nave Georgia represented in the list
OF competitive States, but bv COM
bining the collections made by the
District Commissioners with the exhibits
Whlch VIII be at the State fair. to open in
Macon Oct. y, the State Agricultural
Society could carry a display of Georgia's
resources to New Orleans that would re-
fleet credit upon the State and the associ-
alton. Tuesday next State Commissioner
Bacon and District Commissioners Cou-
per, Cobb and Davidson will meet l.. +.
Livingston, President of the Georgia State
Agricultural Society, and the General
Committee of the society in Atlanta,
for the purpose Of making final arrange
ments on the plan agreed upon to-day.
COTTON MILLS SHUT DOWN.
The Atlanta Cotton Mills Will close
down tomorrow and remain closed for
three weeks, after which time work will,
perhaps, be resumed. There are two rea-
sons for the temporary suspension at
present. The machinery and brickwork
around the six immense boilers is badly
IN need of repair, and it is for this reason
principally that the mills will be closed.
1t Will require about three weeks to
make these repairs. During the
summer months the factory has been
running on Ihree-quarttr time, but
the arrangement proved quite un-
satisfactory to the operatives. About
four weeks ago Gov. Bullock found that
he would be warranted in running on full
time, and has been doing so for the past
month. He finds now, however. that the
demand for The factOry's products is not
sufficient to warrant operating the mill on
full time through the winter. He decided
to adopt the three-quarter plan again.
The operatives, on learning this. ex-
pressed desire to have the mill closed
for few weeks so as to obviate
the necessity of working on short
time, and it is partly on this ac-
count and partly on account of
making the needed repairs that the fac
tory is to be closed. Still the matter of
over-production has perhaps more or less
to do with the suspension. The closing
OF the factory will throw 700 hands out of
employment. The female operatives will
all have to seek employment elsewhere
for the present, but quite number of tue
men Will be retained for the purpose of
making the repairs.