Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-03
H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

the trees, shrubs and houses hung myriads of
long heavy icicles while the limbs and trunks
OF trees were thickly coated in crust Of ice.
The appearance of everything bsffi-s all de-
scriptiOn, and as the wind would sway the
bOughs, simmer Of light would dance and
quiver, needing only the rays OF the sun to
give it a glimmer like the moving Of million
diamonds. IL would have been a grand spec
tscle, too, could the bright beams Of the
moon have broken through the clouds
and made the icy jewels glisten as a
countless field Of brilliants. AS il was,
without either sun or moon, the appearance Of
everything was enchanting enough, and in
some spots about the city nothing could have
been more beautiful. The Baptist Church
grounds were particularly attractive to the
passers-by, while those who went out Poplar
street were chained ia admiration at the hang
ing festOOns of ice that arched the long avenue
of water oaks in front OF Mr. George Jones'
residence. But everywhere the same glister
and royal sheen Of the King Of Winter was
visible and it would be but q mockery to
language TO attempt to give the general effect.
Such scenes elsewhere may be common enough.
but here in the South, where nature crowns
the earth in almost perpetual verdure,a visit of
this kind is sight seen but few times in a
generation"
Americus Recorder: "a big sala occurred on
the square on Saturday, in which a Cincinnati
drummer and mule were sold at the same
time, and We call that large commercial
transaction. superannuated mule an old vet
eran whose hide seemed glued to its bones. and
whose legs seemed to have lost even the ability
to kick. was being offered at public sale. when
| our Cincinnati friend, who was sitting in front
| OF the Barlow House. made a bid of 81 So Be
/ fore he could withdraw his audacious bid the
venerable animal was knocked off to him The
/ moment the mule became the property of the
drummer il was transformed into an elephant
/ and not a very pretty one at that The drummer
/ then sought q purchaser, and finally succeeded
/ in selling the wreck OF animal matter to a dsr-
/ key for eighty cents, and charged his house
one dollar freight on extra baggage"
Athens Banner: "a Young man in Athens
/ who called himself A. G Henderson. wrote a
/ Letter the other cay to Mr. c. D. Allen. Gen
| eral Passenger Agent of the South Caro-
| lima Railroad, at Charleston. asking for a free
pass over that road. onthe ground of being the
/ editor OF the Banner. Mr. Allen suspscting
| something wrong. returned the letter t the
| proprietor of the Banner and it came to hand
| Tuesday The following is copy of the letter:
| DEAR SIR-I wish to visit Charleston next
| week in the interest Of our paper, and if you
| will be SO kind as to extend me a pass over
| your road. you will confer upOn me a great
| favor, in return for which will be pleased to
| serve YOU aud your road at any time On my
| trip will write up the road, ETC. and send
| yOu copy of paper. Hoping to receive a IA
| vOrable reply at your earliest convenience, re-
| main, etc. u Z. HENDERSON, Editor.
| The letter was written on a printed
| letter head Of the Banner, which Henderson
| must have purlOined while working for a few
| days in the E0nner Office as a printer. He
| never ha1 any connection with the Banner ex-
| cept to work on il few days as stated above.
| He is printer by trade and came here a few
| weeks ago from Cincinnati HIS father. Mr..
| Isaac Michael. very worthy man, far as
| we know, lives in Athens. Henderson's real
| name is or was, Michael, but he has changed
| il TO Henderson. He is the one who has been
| Sending out circul Rrs, signed Acme Importing
| Company and Offering seed corn for sale He
| had a thousand Of those circulars printed at
| the Athens Chronicle office and sent them out
/ to newspapers all over the country. authorizing
| them to insert his advertisement TO the amount
| OF four dollars. IL he sent all the circulars he
/ printed he must have trieJ tn get four thou
| sand dollars worth of advertising. Rather a
/ brasn business for yourg man with no
means"