Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-10

Predictions That the New Capitol Will
Cost Two or Three Millions,


Cost Two or Three Millions.
Correspondence of the Kornin0 Ne,es.
ATLANTA, Feb. S-Atlanta social cir
Giles have had week of intense excite
ment, and personal feeling has reached a
high point. AS yet, however, coffee and
pistols have not been resorted to as a
means of healing wounded honor. With
our "teas'' and 'sluncheons" and theatre
parties" and "leap year balls" not to
speak of dudes, dudesses, snobs, and liv-
cries, we had got our social elements
badly mixed, and ''paste' and "real dia-
monds' mingled gracefully together. But
suddenly a reform is demanded, and the
work of separation will be lively and
amusing.
GeOrgians have a way of pushing them
selves into new States, Territories and
countries, and generally with good re-
suits. The architect and builder of the
new Baptist Church edifice in Monterey,
Mexico, is j. j. NJ. Smith, a native o.
Georgia and skilled mechanic.
Army officers are looking to the "Sunny
South for homes in which to spend their
declining years. Quite a number have
located winter homes in Virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina and Florida.
while a few are coming to Georgia. Gen.
John NJ. Brannan, U. S. A., has a delight
full home at Marietta, and Gen. John R.
Lewis, U. S. A, has a residence on
Peachtree street, in this city, and others
will follow their example.
Mrs. Senator Colquitt is again at her
delightful suburban home at Edgewood.
Governor and Mrs. Mcdaniel were not
at the leap year ball last night, as re-
ported. They are not ball people.
The Governor was on his way last night
to Dade coal mine, and although that is
a model convict camp, l would not be
surprised If his quick eye should detect
something needing reform.
Tape lines are numerous to-day on all
the streets in the heart Of the city, as they
are being measured preparatory to the
letting Of contracts to pave or macada-
mize them. Within twelve months we
hope to have several miles more OF first
class streets.
This has been one of our worst days at
the Whitehall street crossing, and even,
the Indifferent city fathers have been i'm
pressed with the Importance of a foot
bridge over the railroad track. No man
can make an appointment on the other
side with any certainty Of meeting it.
1t IS limited that the following para
graph from Judge E. IL. Politics. decision
in the Augusta public school tax case,
would hardly pass muster in the lowest
grade public school grammar class {:
'Whether is is wise or not to put all
alike, without regard to sex, religion or
color, under the wing Of the State, to re-
ceive a free and general education, as
both constitutions have done, are matters
for the people to decide"
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION
is just now having busy time, as its
meetings are almost daily and full of
lively discussions. The last matter,
which is still pending, is the Central
Railroads request to so arrange the c..
ID. F. rates to local points as to give such
points same prOpOrtiOnate rates from At
lanta as from distant cities. Yesterday
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Joined in similar request for their road,
and Athens was represented by several
leading merchants and millers. The COM
mission appears to be in no hurry, but is
keeping the matter open for further dis
cuSSi0n.
There are, no doubt, rascals at the
North and West in the commission bust
ness, as human nature is the same the
world over, but our truck farmers err in
thinking that their only safety is in send
7 ing to Southern men In those sections.
The handling of perlshable articles is a
risky business, and no man Iii Georgia
can understand the condition Of his con-
signment when it reaches New York, or
the difficulties that surround its speedy
and profitable sale. Why, Southwest
ern Georgia man spent the season West
and came home with only 81 % in his
pocket, the profits of his entire season as
a commission merchant for Georgia ship
pers, and he saved that simply by 'Ehard
work and economical living"
am glad to see that a Southern man
has started movement that promises to
contribute financially as well as profess
si0nally to the relief ofProf. T. N. Crouch,
of Baltimore, the venerable author Of
kathleen MaVOurnoen" and other pOpu-
lar songs. Mr.. George DeSaussure New
hall, formerly of South Carolina, but now
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, announces that the
music publishing cOmpany,Of which he is
the head, will issue the songs OF Prof.
Crouch in handsome style, and also
new productions from his still active
fancy. Mr.. Arthur HarYin, of Oakland s.
c., viii furnish the words and Prof.
Crouch the music tor the new songs, the
first of which, "LOve's Ritornella," beau
tIful tribute from Mr.. HarYin to his be-
loved mother, is already before the pub
lie. Prof. Crouch during the late war
wore the gray" and on this account he
has, in his feeble old age, a peculiar claim
upon the South, and the efforts of Messrs.
NeWhall and Harvin, so timely and patri-
otto, ought to meet with full and gem
eral support. The greater their success
with these proposed publications. the
larger the amount Of profits to be handed
over to the old composer to comfort him
in his declining years.
THE IMPRESSION SEEMS TO BE GAINING
GROUND
that the proposed new capitol will cost
two or three times the amount appro-
priated for it's erection, And yet the act
authorizing the enterprise provides that
no plan shall be adopted until lit shall be
definitely ascertained that the entire cost
of the same will in no event exceed the
sum of 81 200, 900, it being understood that
it is the object of this act to restrict the
aggregate and entire cost of the capitol
ers are enjoined to make all their con-
tracts and regulate their expenditures so
that 1.-THE cost of the building, when CON-
pleted, shall not erceed this amount" /
have put the important words in italics,
and they clearly show the intention of the
General Assembly. Under no circum-
stances could the bill have been passed
without these stringent restrictions. 1t
is the opinion of skilled architects and
builders that one million dollars will erect
as good and cOmmodious a capitol as
Georgia Will need for at least twenty
years. At the end of that time, if the
building is erected with that idea in view,
additions can be pat to the building to
meet all increasing demands for more
room.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court of Florida in the case of the new
railroad to Tampa, which requires pay
ment to be made to owners of land for
right of way before entering upon the said
strip OF land to grade and Law track is
only little more severe than the late de-
cision of the Supreme Court of Georgia,
in the case of the Georgia Pacific Rail
road, l think, which makes it obligatory
upon the railroads, under the
new constitution of the State,
to compensate owners of
lands desired for right of way before en-