Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-19
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
A Snow StOrm-MOre About the Battle
With the MOonshiners.


! ATLANTA, Dec. ls.-It has been showing
lightly at intervals all day, melting as fast as
! it fell.
Deputy Marshal James B. CASTOR, who par
/ ticipated in the fight with moonshiners in
Hall county, Tuesday night, left for Albany
to-day with Henry Gordon and Harrison
! Harris, who are sentenced for one year each,
and Gus Evans for two years for counterfeit
ing.
! Mr.. Best, Representative from Hall, thinks
that there is another side of the account Of
| the difficulty between the moonshiners and
| will be investigated.
| Nothing new was brought to light at the
Coroner's inquest held over the remains of
Grant and Prater, the mOOnshiners killed by
| the raiders. The trial began at Gainesville
this morning, and it will take several days
and probably week to get through, as there
VIII be great number of witnesses to be eX-
amined.
Mill men having interests along the line of
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad below Macon will hold a meeting g
here to- morrow, at which will be present the
officials of the road. The lumbermen claim
that great damage is being done them by
reason of the failure upon the part of the
railroad to furnish cars for the transportation
Of the products of their mills.
ATLANTA's NEW CITY COUNCIL.
Atlanta's new City Council will assume
control of affairs on the first Monday in
January next, going in at O'Clock
on that afternoon. Judge George Hill
yer is the incoming Mayor, and the Alder
manic board, which formerly consisted of
three members, will be increased to five, by
the two members recently elected by author
ity in change of the charter. The new
Council will consist of twelve Councilmen,
five Aldermen and the Mayor. Several of
the retiring members are hot after some
office or other in the city government. Mayor
Goodwin wants the Office of City Attorney,
Councilman Longley, when he goes out, wants
to drop into chair on the Board of Street
Commissioners, and so the wheel turns. From
what can be learned. the new board will en-
deavOr to work reform in the management of
city aHairs-sOmething that is sadly needed.
One of its pioneer efforts will. SO it is stated,
be to place the license to sell liquor at retail
in Atlanta at $1,000.
The joint committee of the Senate and
House appointed to inquire into the feasibility
OF substituting Georgia marble for oolitic
limestone was in session lately. Mr..
Horne, member of the contracting firm.
was before the committee and was questioned
upon the subject. He said that the substitu-
tion could be easily made if the appropriation
was increased. He stated that he had not
closed contract with the OOlitic Limestone
Company proper. and there was no reason for
the question being definitely settled until
July, as the material would not be needed
until then. Mr.. Horne informed the commit
tee that as Georgian he would feel just
like the people of Georgia felt, in their
desire to build GeOrgia's capitol of Georgia's
material. Mr.. Horne said that he had not a
particle Of interest in the matter whatever.
He admitted that the building of the capitol
of Georgia material would be the erection of
a monument by the State TO the material with
In Its border, and in The end rebound to the
best interests of the State as an advertising
medium of its natural resources. When the
adjourned session of the General Assembly
conyenes in July an earnest effort will be
made to substitute Georgia marble for oolItic
limestone.
NELMs CONFIDENT.
1t is said that John w. Nems feels so conf
dent that he will succeed John E. Bryant as
United States NJ Marshal when Cleveland takes
his seat that he will not again offer for the
place of Principal Keeper of the State Peni-
tentiary. 1t is known that Senators Colquitt
and Brown are fast friends of Capt. Nelms.
OFFICE SEEKERS PLENTIFUL.
The "blue book" of the National Govern
ment is in great demand here by parties who
want Office under Cleveland. Almost every
man who has had anything to do with politics
for years past seems to want
place under the new administration.
Maj. r. n. Ely wants to be an assistant
of the Attorney General of the United States.
FELTON's LEGISLATIVE WORK.
DR.. FELTON, has introduced two bills which
will lay over until the summer session, either
OF which, when they come up, will attract a
good deal of attention. One of these is his
bill to establish reform pententary, in
which he proposes to put a certain class of
offenders that he thinks should not be brought
The bill Will meet with strong opposition on
the ground that such an institution would
cost too much. The other bill is a blow at the
pooling system, giving the Commission the
power to prevent railroads from entering into
agreements with each other TO haul freight
and passengers at given sum.
In the inner pocket of his coat he carries
another bill that he proposes offering at the
summer session, the provisions of which are
to abolish the sale or manufacture OF spIritu-
GUS liquors in the State of Georgia. These
three bills viii provoke quite an amount of
discussion when they are taken up for con-
sheraton, and the doctor will have all that
he can do to advocate their passage. He
realizes this fact, and during the recess, if he
has not already done so, will fortify himself
for the struggle. The one providing for a
reform penitentiary has been made the special
order for the first Thursday after the opening
of the session.
THE NEW CHAMBER OF COMERCE.
Atlanta's new Chamber of Commerce will
he thrOwniopen early in January. The exact
date is not yet fixed upon. The building cost
$5O,O0O and IS a handsome structure, well
fitted up. The opening exercises will be CON
Quoted on grand scale.