Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-29
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
a Possibility That Louisville and Nash
vile May Break the New Pool.

Ao 4uhy hreak the New Pool.
ATLANTA, Dec. 2S.-The fret meeting
OF the Southern Passenger Agents Asso-
clation, which succeeds the old organiza-
Iion, met here this morning at 8 O'Clock,
and again at O'clock this afternoon. and
lacking Quorum each time adjourned
uhtu S;o0 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Among those present were General Com
missioner Slaughter, G.. A. Whitehead, of
tne Georgia Central; q. II. Cromwell, OF
the western railroad OF Alabama: G.. =.
AVmOre, OF the Louisville and Nashville;
y. M. Charlton, OF the Augusta and Port
Royal; q. W. Chears and Sol Haas, of the
hlcnmond and Danville; +. R. Dorsey, of
Ihe Georgia; g. ). Barnum, OF the Georgia
racine, and h. W. Wrenn, of the East
tennessee. The leading question to be
discussed tomorrow is one growing out
of the restoration OF rates. The rates
We're restored on Dec. 10, and have been
since enforced.
PREVIOUS CONTRACTS.
Before the present organization was
formed. several of the roads, notably the
Louisville and Nashville, had made ex-
tenslye contracts with planters in Texas,
mississippi and Arkansas for the delivery
70 them OF large numbers 0f laborers from
North and South Carolina. The agents
sent into these latter States contracted
with hundreds of labOrers to meet them
at stated points, when they would be
transported West. The agents failed,
however, to get them in before the 10th,
when the increased rates went into effect.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
AS a consequence the Western planters
are demanding the fulfllment of their
contracts and threaten suits for damages
Whlle hundreds Of poor negroes having
sold all they had are lying around the
Carolina stations awaiting transportation
and fast drifting into yagab0ndage. In
Charlotte, N. c., 500 negroes have been
thus camped out for the last three weeks.
Ii The roads take t. EN- West they VIII
have to pay the difference in rates which
would amount to an immense sum. The
Louisville and Nashville therefore now
ask that thew be permitted to take these
emigrants West at the old rates. This is
not received harmOniOusly by the men,
bers. Commissioner Slaughter for in
stance holding that it is the Louisville
and Nashville's misfortune with which
others have nothing to do. Out of this
many complications arise and ifill feeling
should be engeDdered the Louisville and
Nashville might break up the pool.
GEoRGIA'S CROPS.
The supplemental crop report of the
Georgia Agricultural Department indi-
Gates for the cotton crop an average
yield of 149 pounds of lint cotton per
acre and total yield for the State of
$500 bales of 40 pounds each. The lint
is inferior in quality, and the average
price before Dec. was S15c., which is a
little more than 1c. less than was realized
for the crop of 1884. The corn production
exceeds an average crop by per cent.
~ t,vraa
and the total production for the State
about 30,000,O00 bushels. This amount,
properly distributed, will be sufficient
to supply the wants OF the people for the
next year. The acreage in wheat already
sOwn compared to last year is 81. The
acreage in oats is 81. The amount of pork
produced in comparison with last year is
Sc, the extent of the full farm supply tor
the year being 60 per cent. The preva-
lence of cholera has reduced the stock of
hogs to S8 per cent. OF last year. The
general condition OF the farmers compared
to last year is reported at 96.
THE ANTI-PRoHIBTTIoN FIGHT.
The local option election contest came
up in the State Court before Judge Clarke
again this morning. This was on a man
damus nisirequirlDg the Ordinary to show
cause why he should not hear the contest
which was fIled after he had declared the
result. AS the case had not been set in
accordance with the statute, it was post
poned until Monday next
LEGS WITHOUT A BODY.
Tonight the legs of a man was found
wrapped around the brakes of freight
car IN the yard Of the Western and At
lantic Railroad as it was being backed on
10 a side track. The train was stopped,
and upon an investigation being made,
the mangled remains of Jim Turner,
nephew of Senator Brown, was found on
the track. How he was killed seems to
be mystery. Turner had been an en-
plOye OF the road, but was discharged
some months ago, and recently has been
dining nothing.