Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-17
A LETTER FROM ATLANTA.
ID. 1. KIMBALL IN TRAINING FOR
THE BTAYORALTy

The city's Cotton Receipts Not to !.
over 1Oo,eOo-The Claims to the An
pling Sword Groundiess-A PipcIr,
Trio of Candlers-The Lessee Deei
sion.
C01TeaDORdencs Of tie Morning Ns,gs.
ATLANTA, Jan. I5.-Our Street Commissjo,
is in a personal wrangle over the snoils o
once, and as result our thoroughfares ar,
attractive with mud and slush. The sehoo
ana street problem is one that Atlanta will
not lind easy TO solve, as both cost money. and
are constantly increasing in the matter o.
expense.
II Is now settled, think, that the railroads
10 not propose to retire their freight train
switching from the main street crossing. and
the city viii soon be compelled to bridge
whitehall and Forsyth streets. Already tie
delays are unbearable, and pedestrians utter
curses or protests loud and deep against tho
nuisance. But the railroads are all powerful.
Inc mention Of the name OF Hon. 5. NJ. IN
a.,, n,an loI l tne next Mayor Of Atlanta is both
premature and out Of place. We have no more
capable and honored citizen than he. nor nne
tie people would sooner honor with the hiob
est once IN the State, but be has FREQUENTLY
anu anu positlNeiy declined political honOrs As a
business man Mr. Inman has done GREAT thinos
lor Atlanta and the State and in tbat nositie1n
he proposes to stal serve both. This Is his
modest worth " -
cannot name. with certainty. the navt
M9yor OF Atlanta, but do know that 4 Ger
tam circle (sOme people call circles rin0s1 Of
IL; itts III warm friends and supporters, are
laylnS their plans to make II. /. kimbali the
successor OF Mayor Goodwin, The man who
haue Goodwin our present Mayor is said ~
De favorable to the Great Developer' - ann
ts ulLSs9 9oihetning turns up" we NAV expect
IHa
was thought to have been successful. hnt ir,
counting the votes his opponent made the bir-
ger showing and was declared elected
90 Atldhta thta VIII hardly go much beyond l50.-
O0O bales OF cotton tins year. rs she now fOots
UP ohly l5Z'S4l. an increase OF SSS bales over.
last season 20 date. The opening of the Geor-
gla racine Railroad has added somewhat TO
our Iecelpts, but the short crop has made a
mole into this increase. We expected to reach
2VO,9OO bales, which VIII require a gain az
about $4,000 over last year.
Inc information here is that the late cold
snap did not injure the oat eroD as tnr,eb ae ar
hrst reported. The fall of snow in many cases
was benefit to the land and the erop. and on
tne tne whole, IN this section of the State,
the damage was small. The outlook for
I he farmers Is not without some bright spots
spring work.
Senator Browns speech strikes heavy
dow at Mormonism III Atlanta, on the prin
cipally that charity begins at home. Until we
Dreak up the plurality OF wives IN the caDitaI
city OF the State it is useless to legislate
against Mormon missionaries in North Geor-
Sld. II Is case OF "heam" on our part and
mote on the part OF the Mormon eve as we
can oher no official sanction for our adul-
teries.
p J. BERcKMANs, ESQ, OF AUGUSTA,
the Vice President of the American Pomo
logical Society, has been visiting his old school
mate, J.. Deceive, Esq. the Belgian COnsul ar
: nus :i c:ity, ana learn from him that Prof. C.
' Riley, the famous bug man OF the Agricul
tural Department at Washington, is to meet
him in Augusta and accompanv him n fhe
february meeting of the Georgia A AgriculturaI
Society, II savannah. After the adjourn
ment they VIII together attend the Florida
state Falr, at Jacksonville, and when that is
over IroI. Riley VIII spend little time in
looking after the pests that are ipiurinV
the fralt trees in the "Land Of Flowers.h
Ihe Shores Davis elOpement Is not as
uaiihagihg an aaair as at first supposed, to the
chleI actors. The most serious part OF tho.
matter Is the four children which the Widow
DAVIS carried of, and who may vet be made
innocent sufferers by her conduct.
was misn1ormed in regard 10 the improve
Inents OF the rront yard at the Executive
Mansion. Col. John A. Stephens who is
: superintendent of Public BufIdings and
Governor MCDANIEL, by judicious economy.
were enabled to make all the needed repairs
on the Mansion and the grounds without
eAhahsting the $1,000 appropriation, so that it
was not necessary for the Governor TO use his
private funds for either purpose.
Mr.. 6. I. Speake, Of Kinard's. s. c.. sua--
Sests lhat the "chiidren of Humphrey Wells
are the true heirs Of the ApDling sword
Hardly. There never was a true heir 10
this'sword. because the sword never naased
into Col. Applings possession, he having died
before the State itself procured it, ii has
therefore, always been the legal propartv of
me state, ana Is 90 now. No other party can
snow sAadOW OF legal right TO il possession
There Is no doubt expressed here as 10 Dis
tflct Attorney Speer's confirmation. He is
backed by the most powerful Democratic in
nuence IN Georgia, and this will secure hina
Senators Brown and Colquitt. and also conn
teract any opposition from South Carolina.
me outside public may rest assured of one
thlng-kmory Speer is ''solid'' with the only
power that could crush HIM in his new po.
sitiOn. r.
Congressman Turner has shown his usuaY
good sense IN the appointment of Hon "
spence, OF Camilla, as clerk Of his committee,
No member Of the Georgia Legislature was
more Industrious. or looked closer to tie hest
interests OF the State. lie is not much on
style, but when It comes to hard work ana
ecohonllcN expenditures, spence Is in the
front rank OF young statesmen.
The MORNING NEWS is quite riaht in ifs
comments on Congressman Kings bill for iute
seed IN Louisiana. What the South needs
first, and without which free iute seed yyouid
be curse instead Of a blessing is a really re-
liable machine 10 prepare Jute fibres for mar
ket: Col, Richard Peters, the noted agricul-
.uIlst OF TINS city, has fully tested jute eul-
lure ana It's possibilities on Southern soil. but
he insists that up 10 this time no machine les
come to the relief of the growers of iute. and
the crop is useless unless properly prepared
ior market First provide the machine and
then give the seed.
THERE NEED BE 10 ALARM
about variegated capitol for Georgia. Sec
retary Tip Harrison has already in hand
plenty OF plain specimens Of marble and
sranite, Irom our own state, 70 build a thou
sand capitols, and yariegated specimens sutii-
;lent 10 adorn the interior OF every one of
them. The Commissioners will be Surprised
at the wealth Of marble and granite Georgia
mas poured forth from her bosom to meet their
The display Of plain and variega-
ted marh5e from Pickens county. by James =.
Harrison and his associates. is not onlv large.
Out ol the very besI quality, and promises to
add millions to the wealth of Georgia in the
future.
There is nothing better than ''pluckn for q
man OF good moral character. 1t will carry
through all kinds Of adyersities and snatch
victory from the very teeth Of defeat Icoubt
II there are three pluckier men Of their inches
n Georgia than Hon. Milton A. Candler Rev
W arren A. Gambler, and Col. John S. Can
lier: And they are as fearless as they are
plucky. Anew months ago Col. Candler-the
boy Colonel" of Gov. Stephens staff-had
both his legs cut or near the ankle BY tho
5eorgia Railroad train. Everybody said he
would die. but he protested that he would
survive. Last night he left for Jacksonville.
ria., 10 be married. His freedom from to-
JaecO and whisky had given him pure blood
ana constitution with which to rally from
80 vi Ab.S HiisApAtuHts IN his new career a
)rave heart and an honorable ambition viii
Mn for him abundant prosperity. The hearty
God bless Of host OF friends follows him
IN his mission oE love.
As stated in ny ''special' few days ago,
he Supreme Court decision Ia the North
Georgia Railroad convict case has created
quite a sensation in political circles, and the
inal contest viii no doubt be settled IN the
General Assembly. The railroad will retain
IS present convict force until the Superior
Jourt acts upon the facts in the case. and
judicial decision is rendered, bat no more
'Onyicts will be sent to it, There will
De stubborn fight in the Superior Court
'ver the facts. and it il bard to tell just when
n how the struggle will end. North Georgia
5 entitled to help in her efforts TO reach the
outside woSld with her products, and the peo-
lie Of other sections OF the State, especially i,
hose who have had state aid themselves, ara
heartily in favor OF giving the railroad tho
abOr Of 800 able-bodied cOnyicts. know OF
10 opposition 10 this outside OF the coavict
essees' immediate circle. CHATHAM.
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