Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-27
SUICIDES ON THE MANE.
The state Capital Abuadantly Supplied,
However, with Other Sensations.

Correspondence 81 the Aorain0 Eeeos.
ATLANTA, Jan. 25.-Unless somebody
commits suicide Immediately our elope-
ments and scandals will Outnumber our
suicides. which is an uncommon thing,
although we have too many Of both. It is
the penalty, however, of all Live cities,
that are we'll advertised, to have a good
crop Of suicides, scandals and sensations.
The rumpus in the Board of Street Cum
missioners has been temporarily uuieted
by the resignation of Commiss oner HerD-
don, but as there are only three members
it is not unlikely that there may be an
other conflict on the two to one order after
his successor shall have been elected.
Our best citizens are already talking 4 bout
a thorough reform in our municipal al
fairs. but | fear it will end in talk.
There have been several changes in At
lanta journalism recently. Mr.. Wallace
p. Read has gone from the ,J0HrRdt to the
Constitution and Mr.. Charles w. Hubner,
late literary and news editor Of the CHRIS
tan IHdeI, has succeeded him as asso-
ciate editor Of the Journal. Mr.. A. Smith
Clayton has retired from the .T"urndL staff
and will devote all his talents to corre-
spondence for several prominent news
papers.
Our City Council have concluded to in
crease the appropriation this year to
beautlty 1.-The L. p. Grant Park They
can beautliy its name without any ex-
pense by making it plain ''(Irant Park
1t is true that there are other Grants
here. but tSe public can readily learn
that our venerable and beloved citizen.
Col. l.. +. Grant, donated this valuable
tract of land to the city for a park
The Uniform Division of Knivhfc Of
Pythlas from Savannah, which paraded
here last summer and were so highly
complmented by Gov. Mcdaniel, left be-
hind them lasting impression for good.
Atlanta now has uniform division, and
the knights appeared at their fair Wed
nesday night arrayed in dazzling martial
style. The ladies were perfectly charm
ing, and themselves wore the helmet hat
at their tables and booths.
THE RETIREMENT OF JUDGE RICHARD II.
CLARK
from the City Court is deeply regretted by
a wide circle of friends, and is high tri- |
butte TO his integrity as a judicial officer
and high sense OF honor as gentleman of |
the old school. By resOrting to the usual |
methods OF politicians ii is not improbable /
that Judge Clark could have secured The |
necessary Endorsements and the needed |
support IN the General Assembly to have |
secured his appointment, as it would /
have gwen Gov. Mcdaniel great pleasure /
to have continued him i'm office. In retir- /
Ing from a bench he had so long filled with |
ability, integrity and Impartiality, judge 1
Clark carries with him into private life /
the undated esteem and confidence Of |
our community. OF gentle nature,
rare intellectual culture and lifetime /
connection with the bar and bench of |
Georgia, his talented pen has often en-
riched the historical and biographical |
literature Of the State. Few men are at
the Savannah bar now who were his asso-
ciates in his early career in your city. He
has outliVed scores of prominent men with
whom he used tn meet in conventions or
serve with in other public bodies. He
possesses vast fund of information in
regard to those gatherings and his asso-
ciates that ought to be written out for pre-