The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-19

thought swapping men around on routes
was poor way to impr)v the service, and
at once rendered his resignation. IL is said
that ordinarily there are four substitutes in
the Atlanta postoffice. and that now there
are eleven, seven of whom are negroes.
The Augusta Chronicle prints long
sketch Of Mai McCiregor who killed Capt.
Cody at Warrenton few days ago. The
following is an extract: The outbreak of
the war und McGregor in Percys job
printing office, Savannah, and from there
be immediately returned To Macon, being
at the time orderly ser cant Of the Macon
Guards. On April 16, 1861, this company
entered the service of the confederacy at
Savannah, being part..of the Second GeOr-
gia regiment under command of Col.
Semmes of Columbus. The captain of Nc
Grsgor's company was Lucius NJ. Lamar
Becoming tired of twelve months un-
eventful coast service, the company of
which McGregor was a member Withdrew
from the regiment and went on to Rich
mond for the purpose Of joining the CON
federate forces there. This was the
occasion of the memorable controversy
between Francis S. Barlow and Gov.
Brown. II was at that time that the brave
Barlow made his famous utterance: 81 go
to illustrate Georgia. Barlow was captain
Of the OglethOrpe Light Infantry of Savan-
nah, and, with his company and the Macon
Guards as a nucleus, succeeded in
organizing the Eighth Georgia regiment,
Of which he was elected colonel.
In order to evade Gov. Brown,
who threatened to disarm the com.
panie5 leaving the state, the commands
mentioned slipped through Augusta, the
train never stopping until the Savannah
river had been crossed. McGregor was in
conversation with Barlow about five min
utes before he received his fatal wound.
WAC af ba Of
regiment, the strength of which had been
depleted by measles and mumps, went into
the fight with lS5 men, and at its fl lish but
% OF this number answered a roll call.
The Chicago delegation to the Piedmont
exp sltlon reached Atlanta yesterday morn
ing at 2o'clock, and is now pleasantly quar-
tered at the Kimball. The Chicagoans come
to Atlanta to examine the Piedmont exposi-
ton and to present the claims of their
city to the people for the location of the
worlds fair in 1892. In the party are gem
tlemen who have attained prominence in
law. politics and finance, and no more
representative body could have been sent out
from that wonderful city of the northwest.
In the party are: Hon. LYMAN TrumbuIl.
for eighteen years United States sen
ator, and formerly judge of the supreme
court and secretary of state Judge Van h
higgins, for six years judge of the superior
l85Sr59, citizen Of Chicago for fifty years,
and now president of the National Life
Insurance Company of the United States.
Judge L. ID. ThOman, for six years Judge of
tue circuit court in Ohio, member of the
first United States civil service commission
appointed by President Arthur, serving
three years. Solomon Thatcher, Jr..
prominent quarryman who has charge of
the excursion. William McGregor. propri-
etor of the Hercules Iron Works. A. j
Streeter, state senator and labor can
didate for the presidency at the last cleo
ton. L p. Rumsey, prominent board of
trade man, and president Of the Citizens
league. Col K. H. Stewart, vice president
OF the ex-confederate association of Chi
cago. DIR. Oscar c. DeWolf, health com
missioner of Chicago for ten years. George
h. Harlow, secretary of state for two
terms, from 1872 to 1880. Carter FL. Harri-
son, member of congress for three terms
and mayor OF Chicago for eight years. DIR.
I. f. Linde and Col George Forester.
officers Of the ex-confederate associa-
ton of Chicago Col. r. II. Field. L. w.
Yoggy, capitalist. E. f. Dutton, presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Syca-
more, Ill. Col. w. A. James, ex-speaker of
the Illinois legislature. Charles S. Grain.
oil inspector of Chicago and son-in-law of
Mayor Crozier. II. Rice, a prominent
quarryrnan of Chicago Frederick Thatcher
and James r. Paul, Chicago Herald