Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-01

GEORGIA.
The Hill City Cadets Of Rome, will 90 to
Brunwic6 in August.
Tie young men Of Waynesboro contemplate
organizing hook and ladder company.
several Of the most prominent citizens of
TO Rome.
Calls viii be issued for reunions Of the old
Eighth aud Fifty-ffth Georgia Regiments
during the Rome encampment in July.
Hon }. e; Clements has introduced a bill in
congress asking for one hundred tents for the
Rome encampmeut Of Southern soldIerv.
The Ladies' Memorial Association of Burke
county held meeting ON the Z6th ult. and
elected I. B. Bedcr, Jr., Esq, of Dublin. Ca.
orator for Decoration day.
The jury at Rome ind that the viii under
contest Is not thar OF Mrs MalIuda Hamilton.
rs the caveator7 claim. Au appeal from the
finding Will DE heard lu the Supreme Court.
Probably the oldest book III the state Of
Georgia il owned by J. +. Harbour Of Rome.
IL is a.critical history Of the text Of the New
Testament. written by Richard simon Preist
and was published &c London in 1882.
Prof. j. g. Lyue5 rendered his resignation
90 the President and Board Of Trustees of
shorter College al Rome on the Z2d and the
same vas accepted on the 2Ith ult. His res
June
Henry Maliey. who murdered his brother
IN Aiken county ; g.. Is years ago, has just
been captured Dy the sheriff Of Burke county.
Merica Gordon. fugitive negro convict. has
also been arrested ia the same county after a
desperate encounter.
The COroner's jury on the Trion Factory
murder completed ITS duties Saturday after
noon, after three days session. In accord
dnce with the evidence the Jury decided that
John Davis was the murderer Of Young Fos-
Ter. Davis i7 now IN jail at Summerville.
Hon. J. G.. Clements has written to 3Ir.
NcNin, acknowledging the receipt Of the me-
mortal q the City Council of Rome. asking for
NH. HdValaa ~ drI IHFN fnu.a
nauIu river and an appropriation for the prpc-
zion Of public building at Rome Mr. Glen
ent7 promises TO give the memorial his prompt
attention
The Marietta Jo"rnol prints the following:
Trade has not been good with our merchants
owing to bad weather, but is picking up some
now, and with the promise of fair weather
we may expect TO See provisions guanos
spring goods and millinery elegancies 20 of
IKE not cakes Marietta IS so situated that
she VIII always DE a market for q large
territory OF trade With good railroad faciii-
Ties connecting Marietta with tie hest
markets south, East and West. i'm receiving
goods ANA shIpplng products, there can be no
question of her onward and steady urOsDeritv
Property ln the county and town command
sootl prices, ana there ls no disposition to
underestimate 4ts value where fayorablv
situated. New corners are dropping in. pros
pectIng- and now and then purchasing
property and locating In the country
there seems 10 be % substitution OF fine
cattle and horses for scrub stock and
nleflof anlmals the Old rIckety vehicles
5Ic gre stflus dNdl 20 oetter' IlShteF and more
uuI41ie wagons anu bueglee; and the 0.d log
uWetiHss are oeih9 suppianted by more COM
5oI ta.ie Hou7e7 dhd ttstlef fesldences; and IN
l9et 'HCio seems 20 be a ueslfe among all
classes to improve their surroundings and
betttf tIelf cohlitlon. And t industry and
economy are still observed by the people and
p eAtIaE aganee anu 2 haste to get rich do not
come in 70 breed discomfort and restlesSness.
we may expect 10 see i'm ten wears rreotcr
lti"5l'1ll n t'L9 % pa blles7' mere j. more IN
tle lilNH ttith III tIe ldhu, ana With our un-
eiudiet tlllnalc ana unsuF uFp5ssed water there
= illufl & io osl.se te people ol CobD 70 pe IN
7ti.SH VIZ ollaHJeI hopes u theE Will not
aAo" CiudhtIo anu utt-hhuefs, VINO always
luoA oA tLie udfA side OF the picture. 10 dis
'Vul 45 ,1-t 1helh. men icy u7 ne up and doing,
sum aehleNlhg ana sun pursuing, for there is
20 royal Ioaa TO oloftuhc save through ceaseless 4
Idoor-
The WASHINGTON ,r54atts sa1-s. s.It.,,,- ..,,
Holm II Gordon ,r9jned ~. rti,l.,,l, - ~ -
brigade is told in an OH s5Iier AZ tbi ,,,t ,ils
WHO served under him. He saws that when
ffeu Corsiou xvas ASSIGNED III M. o,,,,,,a i -
fb4. Irier.l,is If va Clri,gsJ ~ ~ - ~ "
Georgia regiments: The ThIrfeenf6 TVont,
sixth Thirtv-trst Tbirfv-eiohfb' SiVttotb
aud Sixtv-ifrsf and was .an,,,od 49,,
Hamilton's Crossing Va The brigade boUybt
and equj{ped n fine horse and ,,r5sa,st,.,I Is ~
hiu When tho 1,-ez..1, 4, fis,,, ,,-ss ,-,[l ~
mobile Gordon returned fb.nEs III a st,e.,.f, ~
which every sentence overHov-ad I,-itb -
,.uarea auI -1afri,t1sr, s,,d ~ aft "a 4
went t.veu bI@ber fban fbe ro,Irss li' 49,
ly his words That f1av The ola soldiop e.,-s
b,. viii nf.vel. faryaf That sneaeb. s9,-s Ia -
See bilo now rs IL rose 9nd saij .fa,tI,,,1,,
and fellow soldiers. / feeI bSnoreI f., i.,i-,l
charge Of a brigade that mas such i renuta
tiou and imnerishahla honor as -or, b.,s
fat.i h1ftlr,llI =, comm, a,,i t1,.t, i -
low soldiers, am here as your leader: not 10
he lead 10y YOU l W0uld not ask YOU 10 90
where ] would not 90 myself Tie Old SOL
dier Says there were some commanders who
were Ted by their troops and they were not
ieI very far at that. In few days after Gen
Gordon had delivered that memorable speech
ms words began 10 be verified When the brig
ade soon left winter camps in the spring Of
lst3. during the first davis march terrible
swamp had to De crossed. and the mud and
water were knee deep. The soldiers were
crossing as best they could, picking their way
from point 10 point: when Gen. Gordon rode
up and saw what was impeding the progress
oi the troops. lie dismounted and leading
aus horse. walked entirely through the almost
inpa7sdhle marsh. the mud and water often
going over the tops of his boots. The BOYS re-
mem1eret the saying that lie would not ask
fhem TO 20 where he would not 20 himself
~ hen hc started there was no more hesitatipg
tde moved forward almost as rapidlvas If it
had been on good ground. The old soldier saws
it was not long after that that the name Of tile
second St0uewall began to be feared: and
that with few more GordOns and a few
more brigades like his, and the Yankees
would have had to get their drinking water
Ou the other side of the Potomac what few Of
ihem could have gotten there The old
soldier of whom we speak is MIR. John L.
GarrarA of this county. a member Of Compa-