The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-13
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
AN ELBOW DIsLocA-ED AND A
RIB BROKEN IN A FIGHT.

AsAo -AOAEiN IN a FIGHT.
Heavy OvSrcharges for Feeding Con.
victs-The Basis Of Rumor of a
Railroad Break The State Printing
and aehe Need for Public Printer
Judge Lochrane's son.
ATLANTA, GA. Jan. Nv. w. Haskell,
prominent insurance agent, and Chap
Norris, an ex-deputy United States mar
shai, had personal difficulty to-day in the
vicinity Of the Central freight depot, aud
the former had an elbow dislocated and a
rib broken. The parties have boon at
annuity some time and have had several
difficulties before.
The Fulton county commissioners to-day
reported the result of their investigation of
alleged irregularities III the accounts of the
saiier with the county. They find that the
overcharges against the county for feeding
prisoners amount to S5il 90.
The rumor Of the proposed withdrawal
Of the Atlanta and Wet Point railroad
from the Central coTnbination grew out of
the plans of the former TO move back into
their own freight depot they have lately
been in the Central building.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
The annual appropriation for the public
printing of the stats since 1915 has been
5000, with each year a deficiency of
several thousand dollars. The recent legis-
lature appropriated $1,000 to cover The
claim OF the public printer for work done
after last years appropriation was ex-
hausted. Previous 10 1873 for some years,
with one exception, the annual appropria-
ton was SO, 600 In 1877 it was $27 600
The public printing embraces all Tho de-
partnlent work, the annual reports, the
great mass of legislative printing including
the journals Of both houses. The Supreme
court reports are printed under different
arrangement.
What profit there is in this work to the
public printer these days l am unable to
say, but it is hardly as good thing as it
was several years ago.
NEED or A PUBLIC PRINTER.
While on this subject am reminded Of
q suggestion made by prominent official
few days ago, that there ought to be in this
state superintendent of public printing.
The duty OF appointing the public printer
and auditing his accounts devolves upon the
commission on the public printing, which
consists OF the venerable secretary of state,
the jolly state treasurer and the genial
comptroller general. / venture nothing in
saying that what these clever gentlemen do
not know about the printing business, all
put together, would fill quite large volume
and there isn't the least doubt they would
ike immensely TO lay down all the honors
Of the commission and be relieved of the
burden, which, in the nature Of things is
full grown elephant. This commission,
designated by the law utterly without refer
once to their knowledge Of the business,
must pass upon the accounts of the public
printer, judge the correctness of the charges
and whether he has in ell respects complied
with the contract touching the character of
the work. quality of paper, ink, etc.
GRoAN OF THE COMPTROLLER.
Only few days ago found the comp
troller general fairly groaning over the
mass OF accounts presented by the public
printer for the work done last year after
the regular appropriation, and covered by
the deficiency appropriation Of SC, 900.
The commission does the best it can and
does that faithfully, aud TIE public printer
IS man of unquestioned integrity. But
would not superintendent Of the public
printing. experienced in the business, be an
Improvement on tho present system 1t
would save the heads of departments the
valuable time spent III this unfamiliar work
and it would doubtless be change heartily
Welcomed by the public printer.
A CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The late Judge Lochrane was a uromi-
nent and Influential republican, His son,
DIR. Elgin Lochrane, of the Atlanta bar, in
Aerioed the political faith of his father aud
+ fair share of his talents He will be q
candidate for the district attorneyship for
the northern district of Georgia, and older
candidates who appear to have an idea THAI
this fat Office must fall 10 them will do well
to watch this young mans movements. He
will get all the Endorsement he wants in
Georgia, and his father had strong
friends in the north and west who
will press his claims upon Mr..
Harrison. Mr.. Lochrane informs the
NEWS correspondent that he is certainly
candidate, and will make a strong effort to
secure the appointment. | can bear test-
nony to tho fact that he is also hopeful
candidate. If be fails he still has his posi-
ton of southern counsel for the Pullman
company, which pays him a handsome
salary.
STRANGE INDEED.
A prominent republican, well known in
Georgia, who does not swim in The troubled
sea of politics, said to me to-day tersely:
"Politics is strange thing. A few years
ago Buck and Atkins were afoul of each
other No words of abuse were too violent
or bitter or ugly. The epithets exc hanged
were hard to be borne. and hardly TO be for
gotten. Now everything is serene between
these two gentlemen, and Atkins is busting
about trying to boost Buck into IL prisons
cabinet
CHATHAM's TAXES.
The state has received from Chatham in
the way Of taxes for 1SSS. the very hand
some sum Of SIC, AT.
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