Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-19
TWO FAT LITTLE OFFICES
FERTILIZER AND on INSPEC-
TORSHIPS VERY NICE.

The Savannah District Good for So, 1873
Per AnnuIn Despite the Fact that the
Salary Is Only ST., 20O-Atlsnta Worth
$4,000 - Adjt. Gen. Stephens Retires
from Official Life.
ATLANTA, Dec. 1s.-In reply to the
House resolution of lIr. Schofeld, of Bibb,
the Commissioner OF Agriculture has re-
ported the names, residence and territory
OF the inspectors of fertilizers and oils,
and their salaries and fees. In addition
TO their salaries OF $l,200, the inspectors
get large sums rs fees for inspecting
oils, none of which 60 into the Treasury.
The inspectors of the Savannah and At
lanta districts head the list ON oil tees,
and with their regular salaries net a
handsome income. The oil fees OF o.
L. Rogers, OF the Savannah dis
trict, were 5000 81 for the last
two years, and Of j. 5. Lawton, of
the Atlanta districts, S6,6O7 50 tor the same
period. The opinion is that at least part
OF these fees ought to go To the State, and
Mr.. Scoteld will offer a resolution next
week requiring that one-nalf be paid into
the State Treasury. Tits contemplated to
take further action about the system at
the summer session.
The remains of Col. @. j. Foreacre,
whose death at Newark, o., the NEW )
announced, reached Atlanta to-day, aud
alter services at the First Methodist
Church were inferred at Oakland.
THE FARMERS CONGRESS.
Commissioner Henderson has appointed
the following delegates from Georgia to
EnHnAAtsaf Mntt AL NNn "a tah
meets In Washington Jan. II: Ira II.
Smith of Brunswick Morgan Rawls OF
Guytop, II. q. Wright of MARROW, w. A..
Humphries of Quitman, Primus Jones
of Newton, w. A. Harris of Isa0ella, q.
b. stephen of Dawson, w. Ii. Harrison
OF Georgetown, j. d. Harrell OF Balm
bridge, j. w. Thayer of Albany,
w. J. Green OF Fort Gaipes, j. G. Hum
phries of stockton, j. ID. Mcleod of Lum.
Der City, W. IL. kimbrough OF Leesburg.
M. ID. Hughes of Mount Vernon, w. h.
FELTON, OF Marshallville, Wright Brady OF
Americas, W. L. Macarthur OF Macarthur.
j. w. Robins OF Talbotton, X. IL. jackson
of Franklin. NJ. A. Hardin, OF Atlanta,
j. 5. Stewart OF COnyers, f. b. Timmons
of Dupont, w. l.. Peek OF Conyers, l.. #.
Livingston OF Covington, W. q. Glenn OF
Dalton, j. M. Walker of Cave springs,
DR.. FELTON, OF Gainesville, w. NJ. Henry
OF Summerville, IL. j. Hill of Wash
ington, j.. L. olive of Lex
ington, f. p. Griffith OF McNutt,
+. q. Tate of Jasper, j, Il. Lumsden OF
Nacoochee, S. l.. Lamkln OF Harlem, Il.
}. Powell of GAINESVILLE, j. W. Preston OF
Monticello, N. w. Calvin OF Augusta, A,
5. smith of Wadley.
GEN. PHILLIPS REORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Gamble and Mr.. West OF the Inves.
tigating Committee went to Marietta to-
day to re-eXamine Gen. Phillips on tle
intimation that they might learn some
thing important, but they returned with
out accomplishing anything.
The Governor has commissioned James
Hines Judge of the Middle Circuit.
The Government to-day pardoned Lewis
Madison, cOnvic ed in Richmond superior
Court eighteen years ago OF burglary In
the night time. The Governor assigned
as his reason that the law publishing thai
crime has been modified and the princI.
pal keeper OF the penitentiary aud the
PSnItentiary Committee of the Legislature
recommended the pardon.
Alter considering the petition and
argument OF Macon and Atlanta
merchants, the Rate Committee OF the
pool to-day decided to grant a reduction
in the rate on cotton piece goods and is
sued an order placing such goods IN the
third class. The rate on north and west
bound cotton factory products remains
the same in the sixth class.
ADJT. GEN. STEPHENS RETIRES.
Adjt. Geo. Stephens retired from office
to-day, and took final leave OF the Gov
eTnor. He left this afternoon for Wash
ington. Capt. Keel, who has been ap.
pointed to the office, was notified, and will
enter upon its duties Jan. /.
Revenue officers IN HARRISON county
yesterday seized a 125-galIon copper still,
cap and worm, 5000 gallons Of beer and
mash, ten bushels OF malt, forty bushels
OF meal, 100 gallons OF swiglings, one
mule and wagon and captured seven men.
Only three were arrested, however, and
brought to Atlanta. They are W. w. and
Harris Pope and Marion Holland. Com
missioner Haight discharged W. w. Pope
and bound the other two over. This ia
the largest seizure ever made by the rev.
enue service in Georgia.
TIE NEW PAPER CHESTNUT.
1t is stated here on good authority to-
night that Joseph Pulitzer, OF the New
York World, will soon establish a morn.
ing paper in this city. IL is also said that
one owner OF the Atlanta Constitution ia
now In New York attempting to prevent
the establishment OF an opposition paper.
The Constitution folks deny that there IS
anything in It,, but a sensation has been
created here by the rnmOr, and it 10 town
talk and favorably received by many
people.
JEFF Cakes, an empIoye of the Georgia
Pacific railroad, jumped from the top oil
an Overturning freight car early this
morning beyond the city limits, falling
30 feet down an embankment. The doc.
tor says his internal injuries are serious
and may result fatally.
RumOrs from the scene of the murder
of the Swilling family throw doubt upon
the story that Sanders was burned to
death. A woman named Rachel Batey
has been arrested as an accomplice.