Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-03
DRIFT FROM DARIEN.
An Interesting Budget from the South
eastern Seaport.

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I'D, just as people reached home from
evening prayer, a hard. heavy, swift
shower Of rain fell, stopping almost as
suddenly as it began. There was nothing
more Of it until on Monday morning,
about 10 O'Clock, when another sudden rain,
accompanied this time with high wind.
thunder and lightning, poured upon US
with such fury that we expected hail
momentarily. A colOred man living on
Little Broughton Island, was struck by
the lightning as he sat holding little
child on his knee, and instantly killed.
The sky on Tuesday night presented so
phenomenal an appearance that made a
note of il. Apparently Of a clear, deep
blue. and studded with stars. it was tleck-
ed. at almost regular intervals OF a few
wards. with fOamy clouds about the size
and appearance of large OblOng pill
lows. During the night the wind sWelled
and blew these pillows together in such
angry fashion that at little before sun
rise they lay in long, dark pillows, with
only a line Of light stretched now and then
between the rolling masses. These dis
persed after a while, and we had some sun.
But we also had a good fire that night,
and sat close TO its warmth, and on Thurs
day found a blaze in the chimney quite
desirable in the early day. In the after
noon people forgot personal inconvenience
in admiration Of the new toy and treasure
throwing its wonderful streams from the
great reservoir of DarIen river far, far
away over roofs and steeples. until catch
ing the rainbow they brought it down on
a chariot OF diamond spray to color up the
picture.
DR.. Clark has already gone to his sum-
mer quarters as port physician, at the
DObOy quarantine station
The turpentine farmers say that it Is
an easy life they lead and very prOtta-
bic one, riding around TO inspect the boxes
now and then, and again to measure the
Weld more accurately, or superintend
the packing and shipping; really no
hand labor to any one. As everybody
may not be familiar with the method of
collecting this gum, some account OF the
mOdus Operandi may be interesting. 50
many trees are selected and what are
called boxes are cut into them at proper
intervals: these boxes are uniform in
size and made to hold a quart Of sap as
nerly as can be measured in cutting.
Above the boxes the trees are scored
with an instrument like a timber sur
yeyOr's scratch" only larger and
scratching a deeper trough, down which
the sap drips into the boxes. several OF
these scaritications are made to each box
emptied, this being done every few days.
The corner stone Of the new Methodist
Episcopal Church will be laid on Wednes-
day next, May I'd, at II O'Clock in the
morning. with an address by Rev. ii. p.
Myers a son OF Rev. +. II. Myers, who
was the first pastor Of the old church
here As the new building is to be erected
on the site of the old one, Mr.. Myers will
doubtless feel as deep an interest in the
occasion as the people OF the old town.
The square on the hill will be the hand
soonest in town when this church is CON-
pleted.
The well borers on DObOy have not quite
got to Jules Nerne's crystal fountain yet,
but the work IS growing warmer, and
those walls cannot be far of now.
The votes cast for the only candidate
for Governor, the Hon. Henry d. Nc
Daniel Democratic nominee, were only
sixty-four in number, but they stood for
the full value, no other candidate being
brought forward to oppose him here.
Crops look well. Corn stands over two
feet high. and early vegetables are fine
and plentiful. But little labor is required
to make an early garden. The old saying
of ''tickle the earth with a hoe" is all
that is requisite, generally, to the enjoy
ment of 1.-THE first fruits of the ground"
| No wonder Northern people ask us, in
surprise, why we let so much ground 90
to waste, W0en lneH see IndJ no stones
nor gravel are in our way, and the large
yards are simply given over to such weeds
as care to thrive. until we cut Thorn down
as nuisances. Smaller dOOr-yards, well
cared for, and the surplus ground planted
in potatoes and melons, would both look
and pay better, even on rented places.
There are fourteen vessels in port, but
the ice ship has not yet arrived. She is
needed for church festivals Just now more
than for refreshing recollectiOns of sleigh
bells and Arctic explorations, and we
having extended our imaginary travels a
month further towards the Ice Kings do
lninion than we had anticipated, need lit
tie reminder its climate. The whippOOr-
Wills song has been heard for fortnight,
and the first butterflies are dancing in
cloth of gold among the flowers which
bloom in profusiOn wherever they have
gained fOothold.
Base ball is all the 90. Eyes knocked
out, noses split, fingers broken, cheeks
and chins bruised, all these mishaps
count for nothing. They actually seem to
lend a certain relish to the sport. The
boys have three things on their mind for
the Brunswick fair, to which they are in
vited as dragons and probably as fire
men, and where they desire to shine as
champion base ball players; so the town
is quite lively with the necessary and
constant practice of these things.
Ladies continue to honor our debating
society with their presence, and the club
is growing in numbers under such
patronage. ii. :. Is.