Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-30
ATLANTA IN A LETTER.
MIR. OGLETREE,s SELECTION
LUCKY FOR THE CITY.
Atlsnta's Cotton Receipts-Fruft and
vegetable Commission Merchants in
hard Luck-The Convict CrueIties
Probably Ended FOrever-Congress
man HammOnd.s Long Illness.

Atlanta's Cotton Receipts-Er,,,. -.
Vegetable Commission Merchants in
Hard Luck-The Convict CrueIties
! Probably Ended Forever-Conrress
man HammOnd's Long Illness.
Correspondence Of the Morning Neuos.
i ATLANTA, Jan. 2S.-There seems to have
been triumph Of virtue and honesty in the
election of Hon. George 7. Ogletree to the
vacancy on the Board of Street Commits
sloners. say seems to have been, because 1
know the gentleman personally, and have
heafo MS views on corrupt methods fire.
| quently expressed. On this account his cleo
tion is perfect surprise. 1t is true that he is
one against two, yet if he has held fast to his
former views Of honest practices he can smell
a JOB" before he sees it, and expose any at
tempt at eStrayagance or deception. II the
board is governed by his views we shall hear
no more OF rings" and 'jobs'i and ssbarter-
! ing OF places in connection with its opera-
uons. As l have said before the street
! problem Is one that Atlanta will have
trouble 70 solVe under even the best kind Of
management. Her streets will eat the big
| gest mole INTO her never too full treasury.
| AIlantas 5 cotton receipts this season foot up
$500 Dales, an increase of 10000 over last
/ year 10 uate, 1t IS doubtful if this per cent
| OF gain Is kept up 10 the end of the season
Cotton came in earlier than usual this wear
IN muscular Chrlstianity' is quite popular
mere, and to meet the demand for full supply
OF the article the Young Mems Christian AssO-
| citation have opened gymnasium in cOnpec-
tion with their rooms, where the youth of the
| city can develop their muscle IN stvle that
| would please even Prof. Sullivan of Boston.
| OUR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMMISSION NlFR-
CHANTS
/ are having hard winter They are flooded
with barrels Of frozen apples and boxes of
| frozen oranges, not to speak of eggs potatoes.
| ETC., that have been "nipped'' while en- rOute
TO market: The demand for cabbage etc,
from the West is frequent and persistent,
| owing to the bitter cold weather out there
| and the commission merchants here feel rather
blue over the reports from Florida and south
tIorlda. The outlookfO lively spring trade
| is not encouraging.
| Georgia may well feel honOred by the an
| polntment OF Mr.. T. j. Berckmans, of Au-
gusta, as Foreign Commissioner of the New
| Orleans Centennial Worlds EXpositiop As
| VICE President of the American PomOlogical
! Society, and the worthy son of an eminent
Belgium horticulturist, as well as through his
| own extended labOrs, Mr.. b. has attained a
| worldwide reputation, and wherever he eOes
| abroad he is sure to be received with distin-
| guished honor. DR.. j. c. LeHardv of Sa-
Vanhan, ana l.. de Give, Esq, of Atlanta.
| were playmates of Mr.. b. in his youth. and
| they bear the most positive testimony to his
rare ability and high personal character
Ihe boom IN Jersey cattle continues to ex-
| pand In all directions, and Judge J. L. Hop
kins, the President of the Georgia Jersey
| Club, is quite enthusiastic, Can't r III
Hlchards, of the Atlanta National Bank. on
/
Iarm up the western and Atlantic Railroad.
| Two OF them were twins and two sisters and
they Will prove valuable addition to his
| already fine herd. The jersey boom is we'll
founded and bound to hold its own in the
future. '-
The statement of Naval Constructor-in-
chief W llson. made to the Senate Naval Com
| mittee, that he believes the new shin s.At-
lanta" will prove an entire failure in the ser
vice., Is not pleasant reading for our city,
which always claims the fastest the biggest
Ine ndnQsOmeSt. etc. ptc III aua
named after or produced in Atazta
Inc Chattanooga Times states that there is
fireman on the Western and Atlantic Rail-
road who is worth $35, 900 and belongs to one
OF the most aristrOcratic families it Atlanta.
Ihat is nothing rare in this city of big for
tunes and aristOcratic families. Some little
time ago an Atlanta young man of this kind
came home from Europe, where. he had spent
some $4,000 in travel and pleasure, and he
came baggage master on a railroad here. Our
Young men are rich and handsome, but not
lazy or proud.
Judge r. T. Dorsey, of the City Court. has
met very cordial reception from the bar and
people generally. He is a young LAWYER of
studious habits, dignlfed bearing, and ao-
knowedged ability. lie has every prospect
OF adding largely to his reputation while on
OUR MANNED SOLDIERS.
In noting the kindness and devotion of
MAJ. Mark Newman, the popular Ordinary of
! washington county. to the MANNED Confed-
| crate soldiers, should have given credit to
| capt. John l.. Rodgers, formerly OF that
! county, but now a well known LAWYER OF this
! city, who volunteered to assist Mai. Newman
| at this end of the line without fee or reward
NOW TINS may seem small matter, as anyone
| would naturally expect such gallant ex- Con-
| tederate officers to be willing to serve their
| old soldiers without charge in such humane
| labor. But am told by reliable parties that
! there are Ordinaries Ordinary mem in Geor-
! gla who are charging disabled soldiers a fee
| Tor procuring the mere pittance the State has
| voted them. In the light of these facts the
conduct OF MAJ. Newman and Capt. Rodgers
| stamps them as men OF patriotic impulses and
| n0Dle purposes. Again. there are number
| OF pOor-very poor Confederate soldiers
| whose cases fall not within the pale of the
| law. They have limbs disabled but not ampu-
! tated. ana hence they get nothing. Could not
| such we'll O-do COnfederates as Judge Bland
| ford, ex-COngressman Smith, Capt Newman
and others, who do not need the money, vol
| unfairly turn their amounts over to such
| casesy 1t would indeed be a noble action and
meet with Divine recognition.
THE CONVICT SYSTEM
| in Georgia has seen its worst days. unless we
nave bad Governor some time in the future.
| Gov. Mcdaniel has put the to the root of
| the tree, and without fear or favor he has cut
| away the roots of evil about which so much
| has been said by politicians at home and
| newspapers abroad.
Before the Supreme Court, some ten days
| ago. decided that he had police power over
| even the lessees themselves, he had requested
| these gentlemen to make reforms in their
! camps. Bad and unreliable bosses were or
4 dered to be discharged and other changes
haue. nor dld the Governor act upon official
| information alone. He went in person to the
camps, and saw and heard for himself. and on
| his return from these visits he issued a new set
OF rules Tor the physicians of the camps.
NOW, IN arranging convict system, the
| fact must not be lost sight Of that criminals
! are sent to the penitentiary to be punished.
No man understands this better than Gov.
| Mcdaniel, who never interferes with the YER
| dlct OF jury unless there is an imperative
| necessity for such Executive clemency. But
| he proposes that the death rate, the hospital
nqnht ttnrfr Il az
! gia convict camps shall no longer be used to
fire" the Northern heart for political pur-
poses,
NoRcRoss ON DEMOCRACY.
1t was fortunate day for old Atlanta, then
| Marthasville, when Hon. Jonathan NOrcrOss,
then ''1 ankee" schoOlmaster from Maine
located here. In those troublous times he was
power for good, and TO his efforts as citizen
and Mayor the early growth Of the town was
In some measure due. For a long period of
time he has owned what was once q very i'm
posing structure. the ''NOrcross Building"
corner OF Marietta and Peachtree streets, in
which your correspondent is now Quartered
But since the war "Uncle Jonathan" as
he is famIliarly called. has been a very pro-
nOunced Republican. and mis- incisive and
ready pen is seldom idle when an opportunity
presents for him to give the Democrats a
"whack." Personally, he is a most pleasant
gentleman and q worthy citizen, vet his radi-
cal views on Democracy find favor with only a
very narrow circle of his friends. His new book
"The History of Democracy" from the press
OF U. L. IuludIntS S sons. New Ofk. has come
to me from his winter retreat IN Florida and
am indeed sorry to see such nice paper and
elegant biuding, and so much intellectual
power, devoted to such poor purpose.
CONGRESSMAN HAMMOND,
/ am told by gentlemen lately from Washing
ton. will hardly become strong enough to take
any active part in the present session of Con-
gress. As to a reelection. it was settled be-
fore his illness that he would not be renomi-
mated. II Gov. Boynton is not in the field
Capt. Henry Jackson will win the prize He
has been quite sctive in looking after his own
preferment, and his friends have not been
idle. Should Gov, BOynton decide not TO en-
ter the convention, it Is certain that Capt
jackson can secure some of his counties l
do not predicate his success upon the fact that
he is the son of Gen. Henry r. jackson, and
that he married the daughter of the lamented
Gen. Thomas r. r. Cobb, and is therefore
backed by powerful family connections but
rather upon the worthier fact that he has
shown himself capable of filling. in a credita-
BILE manner, any Office of honor or trust TO
which the people Of Georgia may call him. OF
commanding presence, strong intellectual
powers and fOrcible oratory, he would stand
second to no man in Congress from this State
CHATHAM.
Long Island Farmers Eager for Lynch,
ing.
TIr-.- So D.