The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-09
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Charleston Counting the southern
RaiIway-D;vurcesi In Atlanta.

Charleston Courtin. the southern
Railway In Atlanta.
The people OF Charleston are singing
softly 10 the Southern railway. inviting II
TO enter that city. and sentiment seems 10
be favora bic to the Southern having the
South Carolina and Georgia which eA-
tends from Charleston 10 Augusta.
Il has been understood for Il long time
that the South Carolina and Georgia was
on the market and was waiting for some
body 10 buy IL. The Louisville and Nash
Vile has been looked upon as the most
likely purchaser, but for some reason tho
deal was never made. Either the price
was too high or the water on Charlestons
bar was too shallow.
Charleston wants 10 get in touch with
a great system She wishes 10 be tho
port for one OF the large companies. In
the past Charleton has appeared to be
opposed to large railway systems. Her
papers used to attack the Southern bit
terly. Now they are talking "a though
they had made a mistake In the past and
that d. Is better 90 DE on a great system
than 20 be OF &c. Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Savannah and Brunswick afford illustra-
tons OF what great railways systems do
for port cities by emptying vast volumes
OF freight through them.
IL may be that the invitation extended
by Charleston TO the Southern railway 10
buy the South Carolina and Georgia may
be accepted.-Atlanta Constitution.
Fourteen years ago a man was warned
to work on the puolIc road. lie swore
he would die first. and skipped. Yester-
day he made his appearance at the resi-
dence Of the old oyerseer. and said that
he had been a wanderer for fourteen
years. and was tired of roaming, and
If the overseer would Jet him OFF with
one days work he was willing 20 tackle
il. The overseer told him he would be
compelled 10 work as long as he had been
absent. and he again skipped.-Hawes-
vile (KyJ Plain Dealer.
Ex-Congressman \. II. Pettibone. editor
of the Bristol CrennJ Daily News. says
IN an article printed tn the Memphis
scimitar that Andrew Jackson was born
I'm the north Of ireland and was brought
by his parents 10 this country when he
was only one year old" The fact IS.
Jackson was born I'm the WaXhaw Settle
ment, in South Carolina. and always
claimed 20 bee a native OF this state. and
so declared under his own name In at
least three Of his public papers. But. Of
course Jackson did not known anything
about IT, u required the genius of Petit
bone to discover tho place OF his ma
tivity.-Charlesto News and Courier.
An Atlanta correspondent says: Judge
J. n. Lumpkin. OF Fulton Superior Court.
to-day promulgated a new divorce rule
that is agtaung the minds Of those at
torneys and clients who are interested
in the severance Of Cupid's bonds.
According 10 the new rule which the
Judge says he is confident will work FOR
the public good. only four divorce cases
can be tried a week, and these must be
set al the bar meeting Ike all other cases
put down for the week ensuing. instead
Of being taken up at special times.
The lawyers have figured It out that
under this rule It will be impossible for
mora than seventy-four sets OF matri-
monial bonds to be sundered each year in
Fulton county, "A the past record great
~ exceeds this. II Is easy TO understand
the disquietude among the patrons OF the
divorce court They will probably have
70 20 elsewhere with their troubles, II
they are in a hurry for a hearing
A great record Of Southern progress
Il presented in the compilation OF tho
Manufacturers Record. which we print
to-day. The South has turned the
corner at last. and henceforward will
march up the highway OF progress In
the van ~ the national procession We
agree with the Record that there IS
danger IN the capitalization OF
consultations OF many enterprises -
The water will some time have 20 be
squeezed ont 81 these new stocks and
bonds Fortunately for us. however.
South Carolina has not yet been suffused
with this speculative water. We hope
Il will not be-for the people viii have
10 pay. rs long az they are able. dividends
on tho water and when they cease 10
DO 50 innocent stockholders VIII have
to bear the loss-Columbia state.