Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-07
DARIEN.
Thanksgiving The Trade Revival -
JOttings.


DARIEN, GA, Dec. 5.-On Thanksgiving
day we had as many as twenty persons in
church; proof positive that we all rejoice
and give thanks for our deliverance from
pestilence and the fear of starvation, as
the abundant crops would prevent that,
you know. Once there was a very small
congregation present at the anniversary
service of grateful homage for the great
mercies and many blessings of the year.
The subject for the lecture was, whether
by design or not, on the 18th verse of 18th
chapter of the Gospel according to St.
Luke: "Were there not ten cleansed? but
where are the nine? There are not found
that returned to give glory to God, save
this stranger"
The news from Pensacola is good news,
but the sudden and severe cold weather
must fall hard on people so weakened
by the long strain on all their powers, for
here, where we have been comparatively
well, these morning frosts, that lie like
SHOWS on the ground until nine and ten
O'Clock IN the day, make us gather close
by the ingle-side. We acknowledge, and
are grateful for their hygienic power, but
we turn backward glance of distrust and
steps in geography, we memorized the
assertion that native Of South Africa
would shiYer in our summer sunshine,
While to a Russian, or Canadian even, our
coolest weather would be delightfully."-
warm. The latter complain as much as
we do when a raw nOrtheaster blows.
The river looks blue and its little rip
ping waves leap up, clear and brilliant, in
the sharp wind, pleased that. again on its
a trnldnn a
gins to float, for, since the recent rise in
the up-cOuntry waters, the far-seeing cut
tiers are ayailing themselves of the long
quiet in the Darien market and sending
their RATS down to catch the good prices.
About twenty-five RATS have come down
during the week, and the public inspectors
have the heart to wear ter-brushed
hat and a more melting smile than for
some weeks past. Many cutters will run
in time enough to catch the beams Of those
same smiles if they come before Xmas.
Our water front exhibits number of
tall, graceful spars already, and we eX-
pect ships daily. Fine cargOes, which rest
for their reputation upon the cutters,
after all, will put down the crOaking of
the spectators, who are always prOphe-
sying that the timber business here is
about over, when, if one will take the
pains to look over the cargoes cleared,
even in the dullest part of the summer, he
will be forced to acknowledge that, with
all the difficulty of access for other peO-
pie, the timber man, with the river for his
roads, finds Darien good field to work in.
j. X. Clarke Il Co., the Hilton Timber
and Lumber Company and K. X. Walker
have been shipping timber all summer.
The latter cleared on Friday the German
bark Adelherd and Bertha, Captain Rim
kus, for Bordeaux, France, with cargo
of 260,04S feet hewn timber, valued at
$4,000; %, 740 feet sawn timber, valued at
1915, and 81, 92S feet deals, valued at $50.
j. X. Clarke & Co. cleared on the same
day the German bark Atlantic, Captain
Liedike, for River Mersey, Liverpool, with
a cargo of 377, 800 feet of sawn timber,
valued at $4,000, and 81, 730 feet of deals,
valued at $475.
1t was too bad that Judge Adams should
be too sick to hold court here last week,as
appointed. We are glad to hear that he is
we'll again, and beg that our town shall
not bear the blame of His HOnOr's illness,
as he did not reach here at all.
Those new jurymen will have a taste of
sharp weather to rise in if court opens at
s o'clock in the morning, sure enough,
this week. Anticipating the session last
week, GuytOn was sent over to bring Aus
tin McGriff from the Brunswick Jail,
where he has been confined since being
fOunQ ana secured. MOUTH Is the VIII
ness in the Anderson murder case, who
was hidden away at the last court. This
is about the only witness who did not fret
at the pOstpOnement of the court, we sus-
pect. 1t is not light thing to swear away
a mans life, guilty though he be in the
extreme, and that murder of the Browns
was a sickening cruelty indeed.
We are this near the railroad goal: A
cargo of iron for the branch road up the
river has arrived in our port. Really they
say that road will come within eleven
miles of us! We feel as though we must
90 out to meet the stranger.
The Dragons continue to think of the
Sesqui-Centennial at Savannah and are to
hold meeting soon, when some definite
arrangement will be made and n cOnclu-
sion reached as to whether they shall or
shall not take part in this celebration, as
the next oldest town in Georgia and
settled by the same noble band Of men,
and almost simultaneously with yours.
The Chairman of the Republican EXecu-
tive Committee of Mcintosh county has
called meeting for the 9th inst. to take
into consideration the approaching county
election.
Among our latest improvements may he
named the very nice looking new dwelling
house being erected back Of st. Andrews
Church by Allen Gould, a respectable col
Ored citizen; and the prospect is good for
the building of cOlored Presbyterian
church in town before long, that body
comprising some of the wOrthest of our
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