Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-04
GEoRGIA's CAPITAL CITY.
The Streets Covered with a Mantle OF
snow and Pedestrlanlsm Dificult.


ATLANTA, Jan. 3.-To.day Gov. Nc
Daniel issued a certificate of election to
JOSEPH E. Brown, as Senator from the
State of Georgia for the term of six years,
commencing March I, 1885. The commits
sion will be forwarded TO Washington.
After two days of unprecedented cold
weather, accompanied with plenty Of
zTind, slight fall OF rain came this af-
ternO0n, followed by snow, and tonight
the streets are covered with a glass-like
coating, making pedestrianism both diff
cult and dangerous. Indications favor
more snow and continued severe weather.
THE RAINFALL IN GEORGIA.
Mr.. Robert j. Redding, the efficient
chief assistant Of Commissioner Hender-
son, of the State Agricultural Depart
ment, furnishes the following accurate
figures on the rainfall in Georgia during
the year 1884: January, 4.54; February,
5.s4; March, $50; April, 6.22; May, 1.35;
June, ll62; July, go; August, 2.10;
September. 0.06: October, 0.S6; Novem-
Der, 2.91; December, GA, making total
for the year of 54.03. He says that the
heavy rainfall in the months of March,
April and June was what did the damage
to the cotton crop, and to great extent
was the cause of the short crop in Geor-
the State. Mr.. Reddlng says that the RAID
fall Of the year that has just ended is
about five inches more than the annual
average in Georgia.
Mr.. A. Il. McCutchen, of the same de-
partment, says that the acreage OF wheat
| planted this year was about One-thlrd less
than last year. He attributes this to un-
favorable weather. He also says that the
acreage of fall oats planted this season is
l win
which was 100 per cent.
WHILE NOTHING HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC
with reference to the organization of a
base ball club for Atlanta Tor this season,
still active steps in this line have been
| commenced in the shape Of stock CON-
| pany which was organized day or two
since in the Office of Mr.. Clarence
| Knowles, OF this city. The gentlemen
/ who compose this organization propose,
| it is stated. to run the 'Atlantas" as an
! investment. At the meeting held the fol-
/ lowing directors were chosen: Stewart
/ f. WOOdsOn, Stephen A. Ryan, Clar-
/ ence Knowles, Charles \. Collier, Alli-
/ son Green. 5. II. Phelan, w alter r. Brown,
/ Henry W. Grady. Emory Speer and San
/ ders Z. Jones. Mr.. Grady was elected
/ President, Mr.. Speer Vice President, and
Mr. Joseph j. Eckford, Secretary. A
managing committee, consisting OF Clar-
ence KnwOles, Charles A. Collier and
Stephen A. Ryan, was appointed. This
managing committee, it is understood,
will have entire control of the movements
of the club, and Will arrange all Of the
| games to be played by the nine. The
directors Will have charge Of the financial
| affairs of the organization. The manag-
ing committee claim that the Atlantas
will play seventy games of ball this
/ season, about fOrty-five league games
/ two rfxrf ftva n r1lc lr y
of the club remains yet to be selected.
For this place the committee has its eye
on a man in Ohio, his name not gwen out
side Of the organization. 1t Is said that
the season Will open about May u. 1t is
stated that SO far Glen, p; Lang, c.;
Huckie, 3D., and Bittman, 2b., have been
engaged and have signed for the season.
DAY OR TWO PREVIOUS ANOTHER
MEETING
of a similar character with reference to
secrecy. was held at the Capitol City
| Club. This was for the purpose of form
ing a Southern League. The attendance
was small, and was principally composed
! of the lovers of the game in this city.
\ Some Of the gentlemen in attendance
] favored having only eight clubs in the
J league, while others advocated twelve.
/ The eight cities most prominently men,
| toned for places in the league were Sa.
yannah, Atlanta, Columbus, Macon, Au-
/ gusta, Montgomery, Chattanooga and
Nashville, and then followed in a string
Memphis, Charleston, Columbia and
/ Knoxville. Owing to division Of the
! feeling that existed upon the number OF
clubs that the league should
contain, definite action was postponed
until some future meeting could be held.
| 1t was, however, the popular opinion
! that no city should have more than one
/ club in the organization. This matter
/ was brought up for consideration owing
to the fact that both the Browns and
/ Clinches, OF Augusta, wanted to get in.
! The popular sentiment expressed by thOse
4 in attendance was that rival clubs must
settle their own difficulties at home and
then come forward and present one club
to represent city.