Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-20


changes to one who has not passed that
way since twenty years ago., / was i'm
pressed, however, with the distances be-
tween stations through such thiekly set
tied section, there being but one stop be-
tween Atlanta and Fairburn, the county
site Of Campbell county. The road, how
ever, is in splendid condition, and one OF
the best equipped in the State. stopped
several hours at
PALMETTO.
This town is on the line of Campbell
and Coweta counties, and the point where
the murder was committed out of which
grew the famous Thomas case, when
Gov. Mcdaniel committed the sentence of
the murderer to life Imprisonment. DR..
johnson, editor of the Palmetto Blade,
won considerable reputation by his criti-
cisms on the Governors conduct and MIR.
Nelms' connection with this case.
Palmetto is pleasantly located in one
of the healthiest regions of Georgia, and
is surrounded with a splendid farming
country. 1t has about 500 inhabitants.
There are some very large farms and or
chards in this vicinity. The crops are
| backward and the fruit is rotting on the
trees in consequence of the excessive wet
weather. 1t is the home of DR.. W. s.
Al
Der of the Georgia Legislature during
the reconstruction days.
NEWMAN
is the countryside of Coweta county, and
has about 1900 inhabitants, and is con-
structed after the old pattern of Georgia
towns, with the court house in the center.
At this point the Griffin and North Ala
bama Railroad crosses the West Point.
1t was this line which was called ''Wad-
T,,,rs n Dlrs NTH 1fuh 1faI
kept the State road on good terms with
the Central system. If that term really
ever applied it has lost its force now,
since Chattanooga has been reached by
the East Tennessee. Virginia and Georgia
road, and a western connection made by
the Georgia Pacific. The road now eX-
tends to Carrolton, twenty-five miles from
Newman, but does quite a business, and
has opened up fine section of country
which otherwise would be without rail-
road facilities.
Newman is still improving, and al
though business now is exceedingly dull,
the merchants expect a good fall trade.
There are published at this point two ex-
cellent weekly papers; in fact, | know of
no town in the State where two better
publications are sent out. Editor Gates
presides over the Herald and Editor
WadswOrth over the AdUertlSer. Both
have fine subscription lists.
This is the home of Hon. Hugh Buch-
anan, Congressman from the Fourth dis
trict. He has just returned home and is
looking well, and ready for another term
if the people should desire his services. |
His name will go before the convention.
LAGRANGE
retains more the old Southern style than |
any other place l have visited recently. |
There are larger number of what was |
termed ancestral residences" with Co |
rinthian columns and broad piaZZaS than /
any place in Georgia of the same number |
of inhabitants. The people are intelligent /
and have an easy going air which carries |
one back to ante bellum times, when lux /
uriant homes were abundant. The bust /
ness houses encircle the court house |
square. after the manner of the Olden |
time. Summer has the same influence /
here as elsewhere upon business. 1t is |
exceedingly dull. There are some re-
pairs being made, but little building 60 |
ing forward. The general appearance of |
the town has changed but little during /
the past decade. The people claim 2,700 |
inhabitants, but judge $500 would be a |
liberal estimate.
The Reporter continues to be one of the |
best weekly newspapers in the State, |
under the editorial control of Rev. Pope |
Galloway. He is man of culture and |
Yields ready pen.
The Methodists and Baptists both have |
colleges here-the former under the presi-
dency of DIR. j. w. Heidi, formerly Sa- |
vannah boy, and the latter under the |
charge of DIR. j. 7. Cox, popular edu-
Gator.
LaGrange is also a 'edry town. and the |
absence OF drunkenness on her streets is |
noticed by the casual visitor. The people |
have had hard struggle to control the /
whisky question, but they have |
carried the day.. and rejoice |
in the wonderful blessings which |
follow. Some of the men who drink, and |
were warm in their opposition to the ''dry |
ticket" confess that the present status |
of the town in this matter is more salts |
factory than if the contrary policy had |
been adopted. The citizens, both white |
and black, are contented, and will stand |
together in maintaining the present. order |
of things.
The excitement of lynching the negro |
rapist has subsidized. The matter, how
ever, will come up in the courts. The /
lynchers violated the law, but not without /
great provOcation. Yet the protection /
of society can only be secured by adher-
ence to law and its methods, however |
slow and dilatory they may sometimes APP |
pear.
THE STOCK LAW.
During the past week have visited sew
eral counties where this law has been /
adopted: Butts, Campbell, COweta and |
TrOup. In every county where this law |
exists, there is but one sentiment now,
however much people may have been di-
Yided on the original question, and that is
in favor Of the law. Even men who |
strongly opposed this law and thought |
that they saw in its adoption nothing but |
oppression to the poor, now admit their |
error and would not have it repealed for |
any consideration. Instead of it being |
oppressive, it is the best poor mans law
that has ever been enacted. This testi-
mony is not confined to any one class, but
1t comes from all, and from all the coun-
ties / have visited. Ithas proved bless |
ing everywhere, and commends itself to
the wisdom of all sections, and it is des- /
tined to be universal in its operations.
NEW DEVICE.
On the passenger trains on the West |
Point Railroad | noticed one of the most |
sensible arrangements / have ever seen
by which passengers are informed of the /
station which the II ain is approaching. 1t |
is simply a card board, on which is printed /
the names of all the stations on the line /
in large letters thus: ''NeXt station, |
Newman" After the station is passed /
the porter removes this card, revealing |
the name of the next station. Any one |
can tell when they are approaching the |
station at which they wish to stop without |
asking any question or annoying any |
carried by. These cards are placed on |
the right of the front door Of the car. On I
the left side of the door is a board with
'EThis arrives at Montgomery at 20 |
p. m. aims leave Montgomery tor New I
Orleans at 500 p. M, Louisville 900,
Selma $3.50 a. m" And thus as the train
returns toward Atlanta the time is given
of its arrival and the time of departure
of trains on every road leaving Atlanta.
Thus the passenger is relieved Of any
anxiety about the departure of trains and
the conductors are relieved of a world
of annoyance in answering ques-
tions about these matters. Conductor
Bell says it works like a charm,
and no one has been left when they have
observed these notices. This method is
certainly worthy the attention of other
railroad companies, being far superior to
the old method of some man poking his
head in at the door and calling the name
Of the station in an unintelligible iargOn
which nobody understands.
rest at the Markham, which, under its
new administration, with Col. William
Markham as landlord and Ed. Galloway
as manager, has greatly improved, and
Oh +o1 ao, =. Al.