Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
Un2Dritten Facts in Georgia History.
BY GEORGE G. SMITH, vlnevie, Macon, Georgia.

SndIus JONI I1OuSlOH8 L. l. juice SeNAAASS
Jackson, William Gibbons, Lach McIn-
tosh, JOS Clay, Mr.. Wethercliff, Mr.. Ger
many.
From Richmond: Mr.. Few, Mr.. Burke,
Mr. Robertson, Mr.. Lee, Mr.. Crawford,
Mr.. Clements, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Middleton,
Mr.. CARTRIDGE, Mr.. Barnett, Mr. Harper
Mr. Ware, Mr.. Lamar.
From Wilkes: Mr. Heard, Mr.. Fort,
From Burke: Mr.. Telfair, Mr.. Emanuel
Jared Irwin, Mr.. Davis
1t will be seen there were IL members
from Chatham and thirteen from Rlch-
mond. This, of course, is an imperfect
list, for none of the lower counties are
included.
The Gazette gives a good insight INTO
Savannah social affairs.
y The young people had company OF
amateur actors, who gave exhibitions at
the Felatice on Bryan street.
The tipping houses in the city were
mentioned by the grand jury. They were
strangely located.
Mr. Plat was by the church, Rosanna
Kirk, near the parsonage, and John New
digate near the meeting house, FRANCIS
Brooks near the graveyard.
One can but hope that their location is
not significant.
The first court after the war was pre-
sided over by George Walton, chief JUS
tice; Joseph Clay, William O'Bryan, VIII
liam Gibbons. The grand jury complains
of too many tipping houses, the JUS
tees take too high tees, there were no
public schools the church and cemetery
both neglected. Ben Lloyd was clerk.
The grand jury of Burke, which then
included Jefferson, was: Hugh Lawson,
Thomas Lewis, Joshua Inman, /. Moray,
B. Harvey, r. Lott, I. Finley, Jared IT.
win, John Jordan, James Clements, VIII
liam Young, Caleb Fox, A. Beckham, J.
Lewis, F. Boykin, 1. Womack, L. Dukauo,
Alex McIver.
The grand jury of Wilkes was George
Walton (uncle of signe), John Ruther-
ford, Alex Autry, Thomas Ansley, David
Gunnells, Drury Rogers, John Little, VIII
liam Black, Drury Cade, J. H. johnson, r.
Woods, William Bailey, /. Mcdowell, ID.
Oliver n. Howell, ]. Autry, j. Johnson.
There was a vigorous effort to sell as
rapidly as possible the confiscated proper
ty of the loyalists, and from estates OF
5000 acres down to a poor mans patch of
100 acres the land of those who had
been condemned without any trial for
treason were sold on long time by the
commissioners. The course of the north
toward the subjugated south was not half
as severe as the papers show was that of
the victorious Georgians after the revolu-
ton toward their foes. They took all the
loyalists had and exiled them.
They had their clubs in those days as
they have them now, and in Savannah
there was an Ugly club, and the Hunt
ing club was a select band of lovers of
the chase. There was to be a supply of
rum, brandy and geneva kept on hand
at the club house. Every man was to own
a horse and bring a beagle.
The papers show a strange tumble OF
goods. Governor Troupe's father, who
had been in England during the war, adj
vertises in one stock: Paper, beer, sugar,
saltpetre, molasses, coffee urns, ladies'
hats, soap, Cheshire cheese, huckabacks,
leather, etc, to be sold for cash or pro-
duce
There was no academy in the city, and
Mr. Bird, who tried to have a male classi-
cal school, gave it up in despair, and adj
mitted the girls also. while Mr.. Dalzel
Hunter said he would teach English and
keep a night school and look carefully af-
ter the morals of the young ladies COM
mitted to his charge.
In 1884 there was no police no ministers
of the gospel, churches in ruins and badly
out of repair. There was a George Wal
ton in Savannah and one in Augusta. The
George in Savannah was a leading mer-
chant and the uncle of the lawyer and
signer.
oliver Lewis was an attorney who says
HE will draw paper, collect debts and
give advice to the poor gratis
The records of the state, saved by John
Milton, were brought back after six years.
There is an advertisement for w1fe-she
must be eighteen or twenty, must have
s.. 600 must no be too laxative, but full
of spirit, must not CAD about, but be eco
nOmical.
The county of BOURBON ordereu, 1t was
to be in Mississippi.
Colonel James jackson marries Miss
Polly Young, daughter OF Honorable VIII
liam Young, deceased.
Mr.. Howell will open musical school
and will give a concert at the courthouse
for his benefit. Tickets one dollar.
- will pay no debt of Edith. his wife.
Mr.. Hearne says: "If gentlemen will
buy els worth of books. they shall have
them at 25 per cent advance on LONDON
prices. If he has not the books, he VIII
buy them next fall. He will take rice, 1urs'
tobacco and deer skins for books"
The view of public morals given by the
minutes and by the newspaper certainly
do not show that the preaching Of the
gospel and the work of the churches since
then have been in vain. There was wild
revelry. deep drinking, racing, gambling
and duelling. There were at this time,
when the city had about 5000 people, two
schools, both mixed, and no church with
a pastor, but the war had just closed.
There was no city government till 17SS,
when John Houston was the first mayor,
as he had been the first governor after
the war.
These disjointed memoranda will be Of
interest to those who are anxious to see
Georgia as she really was. They may
seem trifiing, but to the real student Of
history they are not so, and I give them
as 1 found them in searching through
many a dark corner. They are especially
connected with Savannah, and are some
of the facts upon which my history was
based.