Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Many Paragraphs Which Treat of In
teresting Topics.


teresting Topics.
CorresDOndence Of the ROrnis5 Eesoc.
ATLANTA, Jan. 3.-It can be said of the
new year that it came in like lamb and
lion. The callers started on their
rounds at 8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in
a warm drizzling rain. and the last of
them returned to their homes at midnight
shivering in a dry, stiff chilling blast, one
Of Atlanta's famous sudden changes from
one extreme to another. Wednesday morn
ing the thermometer was down to twenty
degrees and everything frozen solid. A
strong cutting wind prevailed and the air
for several hours was sprinkled with snow
flakes. Later on it became more pleasant.
but the weather again resumed an arctic
character.
Well grounded TumOrs say the appoint
ment of Brown as Postmaster is in the
interest of certain prominent Democrats
who have long desired to get Finger" in
the Atlanta post office Mr.. A. Park
Woodward, who was Deputy Marshal
under United States Marshal Fitzsim-
Ons ~eXpects to be Assistant POstmas-
ter. He is now Deputy Clerk of the SUI
periOr Court, and has had ripe experience
in official duties.
The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS is now
pronounced the finest Sunday issue of any
daily paper in the South in the attractive
ness of its reading matter and its compact
and neat makeup. 1t is not weighted
down with dead matter.
Mr.. B. w. Wrenn, of the famous Ken
nesaW Route, has left for the West, and
1 am certain that his trip will result
in sending big stream of Western travel
through Savannah to Florida by his new
especial limited" train of Pullman palace
cars.
REV. FRANK b. FICKNOR,
formerly a well known typo IN Alabama,
went to San Antonio, Tex, some months
ago, and is now editor of the Church
Record, and Secretary to Bishop Elliott,
Of the Missionary District of Western
Texas.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler wound up his last
speech on the tariff in the late Congress
with this final utterance: Il would like
to make an argument more directly upon
the point of order of the distinguished
gentleman Mr.. Carlisle from KentuckY.'
Here Speaker Keifer's hammer fell and
the speech ended. Carlisle is now Speak
er of the House, while Wheeler enjoys the
sweets OF private life and big law prac.
tice.
Maj. Mark Newman, the efficient Ordi-
/ nary of Washington county, has richly
/ r
his earnest and patriotic services in col
Letting the money of manned Confederate
soldiers in his county.
The MORNING NEWS of Sunday CON
tanned two items about small feet, one
about the ''most perfect little foot in
Washington" of Mrs. Senator Poland,
and another about several other prOmi-
nent ladies with small feet. Now the
late Senator and Governor George r
| Gilmer, of this State, was exceedingly
vain Of his wife's very small and beauti-
full feet. "My wife," he writes, in his
'GeorgidnS," published in 1854, chad the
prettiost feet in the world, such as a
Chinese lady would have envied. They
were small, delicate, and symmetrical. l
have threatened q thousand times to kiss
them, and as often expressed a wish to
have them painted as u model for the
painters and sculptOrs Of our country"
SOME PERSON HAS SENT ME
a copy of Ben Buffers newspaper bio
graphy and Presidential boomer. Under
meath big, ugly wood cut Of the General
is this quotation from one Ofhis addresses:
God has made me in such a way that |
must be with the under dog in the fight
and upon the whole l don't want to
change if l could.' Now this is'all very
nice in theory, but in practice it don't
always work well. During the late war
Gen. Butler was very careful to 'be with
the uDper dog in the fl ght." And polIti-
caIly, for many years after, he occupied
the same profitable positions.
Mr.. Clark Howell. Jr., son Of Capt. K.
p. Howell, Of the Constitution, who has
been spending the holidays in Atlanta,
leaves for New York via Savannah to-
morrow. For several months past he has
been on the New York Times, but now goes
to a more desirable position on the Phila-
delphia Press. Young Howell is a recent
graduate of the State University, and his
advent into journalism has surprised even
his most sanguine friends by its rapid and
well won success. Talented, industrious,
energetic and Of steady habits, he is
bound to win distinction in his future
lahOrs.
Governor and Mrs. Mcdaniel gave very
/ unOstentati0us and pleasant reception to
their friends New Years night, and were
! assisted by Judge and Mrs. Palmer and
Capt. and Mrs. Harrison, of the EXecu-
tive Department. The Mansion never
looked as bright and cheerful before, as
the Governor has had the work of reno
waiting and refurnishing done with ex-
quiste taste, and yet with rare economy,
using even less than the sum $4,000 APP
prOpriated for that purpose. The grounds
in front of the Mansion he has had most
beautifully arranged at his own private
cost, and a close observer cannot fail to
see that this piece of the States property
is worth at least $4,000 more than it was
SIX months ago.
DIR. s. F. sALTER,
who died last week, left somewhat pecu-
liar will, and trouble may arise from its
execution. His divorced wife gets an
even share with his present wife, or widow,
whose property was used by the Doctor
in building his fine Peachtree residence.
Two sets of children are also given even
shares, and a lively legal contest may be
anticipated.
Another suicide at the Markham House
Wednesday has suggested the propriety
of establishing here in Atlanta Sui
cide's Retreat" where people who are
tired of living can find every convenience
for shutting off this mortal coil, as our
attempted suicides Outnumber the success
full ones. 1t is seldom wise to rescue a
wOuld-be suicide from selfdestruction.
There are but few exceptions to this rule.
The action of the South Carolina Legis-
lature. in regard to the Railroad Commits
sion OF that State, has created a strong
feeling here in favor Of some similar ac-
ton by the next General Assembly in
regard to the Georgia Railroad Commits
sion. 1t is certain that the present law
will be modified in the interests Of the
railroads. CHATHAM.