Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-28

DARIEE, GA, March 27.-Our weather is as
tickle as a boy of sixteen, and now, after that
rise in the mercury that brought out last years
stock in fans, the wind broke forth last night
and waited us bowling 'oer the borders and
AVA" into winter again. The wind being
| high, as a matter of course somebody thought
it his duty to fire the woods and burn off early
vegetation, so the smoke clouds have covered
| the landscape nearly all day This nuisance
ought to be stopped by law, for cattle here are
seldom trained to eat dry food, and therefore
this deprivation is a cruelty to them and to u.s.
Our butchers can tell you how heartily their
patrons have helped them dispose of the time
honored stock, and now to have their hopes OF
spring tenderness blasted is too bad, to say
nothing Of the destruction to the huckleberry
crop.
1t is said that Mr.. I. Epping, formerly of this
place, has received the nomination for Post
master. 1t is also mentioned that the vestry
of st. Andrews have called rector. Whether
these rumors will be ratified nous Uerrons, or,
in plain English, we hear more than we can
vouch for sometimes.
The playful use Of the slung-shot has about
demolished the windows on the south side OF
''bull's eye" placed in the west window of
st. Andrews by the hands of the same young
officials.
'Tn time OF peace prepare for war;" and the
young peoples talk during Lent has been
mostly of the fine times and grand entertain
ments we are to have directly after Easter
The name and style of ''St. Andrews Church
and Home Association" has been changed,
and ''The Home Association can now work
for charitable purposes with freer hands
Timber IS selling at fifty to sixty on the
average. A few new RATS in to-day. Three
vessels arrived at Dohoy since my last. No
clearances
We never know how far out of the world we
are until the spring drummer begins to beat
us up. Such small bit of railway too would
put us in communication and save heavy ex-
penses to commercial travellers and petulant
creditors. To insist that a railroad would ir-
jure more than it would help US is to grind our
corn with the ancient upper and neither stones
for fear some other mans mill might pay
The bible, by respectful mention Of the coun-
trys usages teaches contentment but it also
counsels us. to go forward, or the Israelites
would be making brick in Egypt to day.
Mr.. Fulton states tnat after some trouble
with worms on the turpentIne plantations, they
have got ahead Of those pests, and this week
would have on hand quite lot of the virgin
gum. Others are going into this business
again, fear to the neglect Of staple provision
crops
The Gdzette's South Newport correspondent
says: Corn is up in some places; sugar cane,
Irish potatoes and other early crops looking
well''-though the oat crop had some signs of
rust. and rain is needed ia that section.
A little rain here would not be pad If no cold
winds follow, but as it is those rice fields across
the river have become green, as by magic
Mayor Walker has the prettiest garden In
the most romantic spot around Darl6n. II il
located in a deep. rich basin below the bluff
near Cat Head, and here he cultivates anv and
everything, from bananas to radishes. In per-
lection.
We knew our harbor was a fine one and our
rivers deep, but until proved by actual trial on
Wednesday last we did not know that a loaded
vessel, drawing seventeen feet Of water. couId
20 out from Union Island on a neap tide The
Hilton Timber & Lumber Company cleared
this vessel, the barkentine George W. Sweenv
Captain Hewitt, for Philadelphia. with CARGO
valued at $3.50. Union Island is the tiniest
most compact little bit of a settlement on Che
smallest OF tracts, yet it eontains two fine
steam saw mills, variety store and number
of dwelling houSeS
Building on the Ridge is going right ahead.
DR.. X. b. Harris has bought a summer resi-
dence there and is repairing and improving
the place.
Mr.. VIM. Wilcox, the owner of thoss busy
boats, the Halcyon and Cumberland is maxine,
a handsome thing out OF an old abandoned
ssboy, formerly owned by Thomas Spalding
Sr.. near st. Andrews Cemetery. Mr. Wilcox
is engaged in many industries and seems TO
have energy for them ALL
IL gives me pleasure to try to correct any
mistaken impression conveyed through nav
own lack of information concerning our police.
the force being much smaller than I had
Thought, consequently not so much to blame,
1A0 AOb cubcf tUJO the
matter, and therefore It ought to be sufficient
to say that only tried, In a playful way. to
bring to light things to hs corrected for the ad-
vantage of all.
Let us propose Northeast Georgia and not
New England this summer-"OId Habersham,'
IN exchange for Newport and Cape May. The
trains run twice day now from Athens TO
Clarksville, and since the lively little Aduertz-
ser has appeared on the scene, strangers viii
not find the country so monotoaOa9 Pure
water and no mosquitoes. This much for NV
old mountain homes God bless her.
The waving plume in those helmets Is too
much for the brother Guards to stand. and
Mcintosh is TO have its infantry Organized