Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-10
FROM DARIEN.
Hot Weather-DeRrth OF News Old
RemtnisceHses-A Railroad Meet
ing Forty Years AgO-POIIticsI.

DAR1EN. GA. May g. Editor Morning Ne'cs:
The weather settled at eighty six degrees on the
hundred at three O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
in the shade, and the grateful breeze that
snTang up towards the close of evening lifted
the damp hair from many tired brow. Oh!
and speaking of hair reminds me that the lit
tie canary bird. before alluded to in these let
ters. and who will soon reappear. parts his
hair in the middle. Ike other aesthetic singers.
before making a debut at court. bit of the
evidence in that amusing and peculiar case
says: The bird can be known by its Ight
feathers and peculiar crown. the feathers on
the head being parted in the middle like the
hair of a person" And one of the exceptions
made by counsel for defendant was that ''un-
der the laws Of Georgia. a canary bird being
y ID hv nature cannot be the subject matter of
a posSess0-y warrant after its owner had lost
its possession and now Georgia has her wild
canary birds.
a sbipmaster. who. sailing under questiona-
be colOrs and without papers. got aground
here sOune days hack. but he was finally righted
and cleared for some other port.
Scarcely any news is 10 be had for the ask
ing though a few are ready enough now and
then TO give one away for the fun of the ex-
DIsnstion Meanwhile. in accordance with the
intimatiOn given in a former letter. some old
Darien papers. through the kindness of a
friend. have been laid open for my inspection,
and at the first glance before me is the very
matter that so deeply eng ges the attention of
the people tn dav. proving hat Il has been only
a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep that we have been in
dulging in and that the inner wheels have been
going all this time, only We couldn't quite shake
ourselves awake.
In the Darien Herald OF Tuesday morning.
Julv 30 1882. we have this:
RAILROAD MEETING On Tuesday last the
cit z-ns Of this county met at the court house
in this city, TO take into consideration the pro-
Driety of constructing railroad from the
Ocmulgee to the Flint river DIR. James TrOup
was appointed President. The committee ap-
pointed at previous meeting made report
which was unanimously adopted and ordered
to be published in pamphlet form. A highly
inter sting letter was read from General Bris-
bone and a considerable quantity of stock
taken. The wOrs, we understand. viii be COM
meuced about the first of November next, and
it is believed, will be completed in two years"
Wei why not? Forty years is long enough
to turn the project over in our minds Let us
begin in November as suggested forty three
years ago. ITO continu7 ia the closing words
of another sTti le
'sThe Lumber business has given a new i'm
pulse TO the Commerce of Darien The hun
dreds of sails which yearly arrive here for the
article. give assurance that D3rien will, In a
few wears, be the principal lumber mart in the
Southern Country. And when our Rail road,
which will be Commenced in November next, is
comp eted she will be what Nature Intended
her-the great EmyOrium OF the South The
capitals are purpOsely copied
In the same paper is a structure on the
arsthv Of the voters of Mcintosh county in
getting up "A ticket for the next Legislature.
running after this wise: I'VE have Intelligence
and atriotism enough among us, II We chose
to call them into reuuisitiOn, and think we
have not required them more for years past
thar we do aU the present time. This appears
to be rather an epoch with us. Cur Bank will
require the strong aid Of its friends and our
contemplated enterprise Ia uniting the Altd-
nlahd,U and Flint Rivers bg Rat road, with
other matters impO ~tant but more local in their
character. though interesting things 10 us, etc.,
etc" Suggesting DR.. Troup's name for Sena-
tor in the end, and complimenting Colonel
H0pgins with an offer of reelection 30 the
House.
personal difference OF opinion, conveyed ia oil
finely polished dicti0n, even where covering
the keenest sarcasm, levelied against delin-
0uent national servants and political oppO-
nents that might well be initiated with advdDt-
age by the knock down and carry out" con
testants in our public seudS OF to-day.
About that time, too, Gen. Seward made a
Democratic speech at Sundsy school celebra-
ton in New York. explaining in what was called
the true doctrine" the best manner for les
seniug tn distinctions in social life.
The shin Mary Howlsnd hat arrived in New
York from Liverpool with fine Durham stock
of the best blood for the Hon. Henry Clay.
There wa also stern reprimand % the Sec
retaiy OF the Treasury for advocating the pro
posal to aduiterate the silver coin to the extent
Of half it, value. So as to efectuaily secure the
object sought by the government, which was
to make toe expor. alton OF it an Improbable
business.
Violation of the Indian treaty with Gen. Ma
comb. the burning If dwellings and the MUIR
der Of several families in the vicinity OF Talla-
hassee, by the savages after the treaty. pro-
vokes demand for their immediate extermi-
nation by the government. One little pleas
autFy must be the last OF the old notes in this
letter. The Attorney General of the State OF
Louisiana says that the Declaration OF Inde-
pandence IS a humhug.' We presume he con
siders il q libel on the British King, and hence
A hJmbug"
Tire ladies' OF the N F. Sewing Society intend
giving an ice-cream entertainment to assist II
the erection Of their new church building. The
stewards and committee will meet in a few
davs to discuss ways and means. as well as TO
decide what will be done with the old ecitice-
Col FarrOw has retained Mr.. Edwin &. Davis
in the Darien custom house, to the entire sat
isfacti m OF our people
Sonnet hing is the matter with the commit
tees down here nova days they take tCO
much on their shoulders. Ii is the Republican
Executive Committee this time. Mr.. Glasgow
Handy is asked t. r,sign as Chairman, but he
is open 10 persuasion H. ,. b.