Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-18

Regarding the proposed railroad from Green.
vile, Meriwether county, to Hood. the MeTi-
tretheT HiHdicdtor says: There can be no
doubt OF our ability Of getting a railroad TO
Hood IL we all work together. We hear wbis-
pers occasionally as coming from those who
say that We ought to go TO some point on the
Atlanta and West Point road To this we have
only 70 say that we have never met with any
encouragement in that direction. The writer
years ago called upon the Superintendent Of
that road and sought to interest him in an at
tempt to construct read from Greenville to
dcgansVllle. de gave US not a particle of en-
cCuragement. We afterwards endeavored to
enlist support on that line, but never received
a single response from any one connected with
TIE Atlanta and West Point road.
That tins road would oppose the building of
a road from Greenvine TO Hood everybody
knows. Now, when vague hints are thrown out
that We can obtain aid in constructing road
from Greenvt'le to Hogansville or Whtheld's
crossing, let the fact be remembered that no
aid or announcement has been rendered from
tnat quarter. On the contrary. we were assur-
sd last week by an officer of the road, from
Columbus to Hood, that il Meriwether would
~ Ialse S4,VeO tnas an extension would be guar
anteed 70 Gr6enyille. This can be relied upon
and Cur people can If they VIII, easily raise
that amount. There are eighty men who can
give $500 apiece. Already several have pledged
Sl,OVO apiece. and one gentleman promised
5000 Organized effort only is needed. The
81, 900 can be raised; when this is done the
road will be built"
Regarding the two little Georgia waits
found wandering the streets of Chatta-
nOoga recently, and mention of which we have
air Gdy made, the Chattanooga Times says:
In yesterdays issue appeared an account of
the diScOverF of two little waits wandering
ainlessly the strsets, claiming TO be from
Trenton. Ga from where they fed to escape
cruel treatment from an unnatural guardi an,
one of the children having been taken in
charge by Policeman Allen, the other by
Policeman Montgomery, until claimed by reia-
tives or friends. Yesterday the parents and the
grandfather Of the children came to the city 20
saer hpm hn Ia in TfsssoS do.
clared their whereabouts and they were imme-
diately sought where they were discovered
! comfortably situated and apparently satisfied
/ Ihe father OF the children is named
/ leOwleS who lived near Wildwood, Ca, on MIR.
| Jesse Cravens' farm. He can give no reason
\ why the children ran away from homo. aver
| same indulgence and kindness which is &C
l corded other children. These children, a.
/ though aged eleven and thirteen, appeared
/ well VeFsed in the ways of this ~leked world,
and were thoroughly competent to fabricate
an ingenious and plausible tale to explain their
/ conduct they no doubt become possessed
with an ardent desire 10 See the world, and with
/ wonderful determination, wandered out alone.
/ walked nearly twenty miles to reach their des-
l tination and when discovered concealed their
/ identity with pTecOcious cleverness."
| The Darien Timber Gazette says: 'We want
/ an aDDropriatiOn. " and writes on the suhiect
as follows: I'VE are glad to see that the sub
Ject OF an appropriation from the General
Government for the improvement of the har-
Dor and river at Darien is again being aeitated
BY our people, and with a better show of sue
cess, We believe, than ever before. a petition
signed by nearly all OF our business men was
forward d to Senator Brown during the week
and we feel satisfied that he, assisted by our
Immediate Representative. the Hon. Jno. @.
Nichols, wills do all in his Do to secure us
good appropriation before Congress adj 1urns
There Is no port in this country that needs an
appropriation as bad as Dsrien, and we
sincerely hope that our Senators and Repre-
sentatiges will make big effort in that direc-
ton at once, for there is time to be lost be-
[ tween now and the 4th OF March. We are
satisfied that il the true situation of affairs was
explained 10 the committee they would not hesi-
tate for one moment to recommend good
appropriation for our little city of Darien.
/ During the year that has just closed there has
baen 30 departures Of vessels from this port,
| aggregsting tonnage of 1884 and carrying
from this port total of S5 III S73 feet of pitch
/ OF dollars, and we are satisfied that
the present year will be a better
/ yea- than the one that has just
I closed. The petition that has been sent ON 10
| Governor Brown fully and truthfully explains
( Why DaFIen should have an appropriation, and
/ we nope that it will be carefully considered.
/ Darien doesn't make much pretensions. but
| just now she is doing a larger timber busiress
than any other port on the South Atlantic
coast, and We therefore think that it is nothing
but simple act Of justice that she should be
included when Congress is making up appro-
priationS for our Southern haTbors and rivers.
We could give many reasons for asking for an
appropriation. but VIC think that our Senators
and Congressman thoroughly understand our
wants by this time. Our people expect much
from Senator Brown and Representative
Nichols and, knowing them as well as we do,
we feel satisfied they will do their whole duty
towards getting the much desired and badly
needed appropriation"