Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-01
OUR DARIEN LETTER.
Death OF Colonel ThOmpsOn-The
Weather-sudden Death-Summer
Hotel Wanted-VariOus and sun.
dry ItemE.

DARIEN, GA, March 29.-The news OF Colonel
Thompson's death fills the Georgian's heart
with regret wherever he may be. Children of
to-day have recognized and delighted in the
quaint humor of Major Jones Courtship,' >
even as their parents did before them.
We had some high winds and heavy rain
Monday night and plenty of dark clouds
yesterday, but they are all gone now. and we
open our eyes on the freshest and brightest of
mornings.
The weather being propitious ladies of Afri-
can descent from New Jerusalem Mention
vile, Rhett and other suburban villages meet
daily and promenade from sun to sun the
boulevards OF the rice fields to the measured
stroke Of the hoe. There was a poor belated
one Monday morning, with an oar on one
shoulder, hoe on the other. and basket on
her arm, wandering up and down the wharves
in search of the lost opportunity of crossing
A colored woman named Lizzie Williams fell
suddenly dead at the Lower Bluff last Satur-
day night on her return from visit to town.
Our people we're quite disappointed on Sun
day to find that the large and handsome three
masted schooner Cyrus Hall. that cropped
anchor at the Magnolia House wharf, did not
bring ice. but came in ballast to load here
1t is difficult to get at the political situation
so the only consoling thing to be said is that it
is not exactly situated as yet
The city hearse has not been bought vet
1t is talked IF at every funeral, but the move
ment so far has died away with the notes of
the Dead March" We will have one though,
and a fire engine too, though as vet we have
not organized any kind of fire company The
boys would find hook and ladder company
like that In Augusta bettsr exercise than cock
fighting, which is fascinating the junior class
in natural history at present, some of the
students of which are seen at this end of town
with bloody-headed roosters under their arms
Far pleasanter Is it to watch the boys play ball
on the green below US. 1t is a morally healthy
/ lad rrfFh -. -
bruiSe
Pity. now, that the older lads had not been
open to suggestion and built that nice large
hall in town, when they could have skating and
dancing parties, as well as theatricals 1t was
built on the ridge about four years ago for the
combined purposes of improvement and
amusement, and for awhile the debates and re-
hearsalS were carried on energetically Lat
terly the hall is used by travelling exhibitors,
and sometimes a school house.
tramp named Taylor, purporting to be
from house in your city, has been spelling
pianos here at the rate of 50 to IS each.
Do you know anybody who wants to set
somebody up in a summer hotel on che Ridge?
Ii SO, do send them down. One is really need
ed there, as business men must have home
for their families, unless they send them off
end get sleeping quarters for themselves out
side the city limits after June.
The city is clean and is nicely kept but no
one can guard against the miasma from rice
lands: With this exception. there is really no
healthier place, taking it the year round.
Doboy has a good sized hotel They will
miss ''Dr. Bullis" down there this summer
Several young ladies, who have been spend
ing the winter here, departed for home this
week, and the town will be dull awhile until
those promised entertainments begin.
There is not much timber coming in at
present, but we expect April to be a lively
business month.
Merch ants are busy opening and arranging
spring good. Some of the shelves are all eadY
full Of pretty fabrics and delicate tints.
Inere was some excitement on the streets
yesterday over the supposed loss of the steam
er Little Willie w, but she is found again
Lad not gone far.
We are so tantalized by the removal of pas
senger boats, that the news Of the Bridge
tons coming on our route is good news, if
she will stay. During the Clark's disability,
the Cumberland has been doing her best to
supply the want, but although of1cered by the
incest and most obliging of gentlemen, she is
not ladies' boat par erce Hence.
The debating society had a lengthy and hot
argument on the tariff question last night. Re-
suit at twenty minutes past midnig
tariff" SB.