Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-06-04
DRIFT FROM DARIEN.
Chronicles from the Court and from the
City.

DARIEN, June Court Opened abol
Up. m. on Tuesday. His Honor, Jude
Adams, delivered an earnest and eIoquer
address to the jury, after which the dockt
was opened and the cases called. Sever.
minor ones were settled, a few continued
and one or two dismissed altogether I
wit: Whaley & Clarey VS.. Robinson
Brownlee, continued; J. H. NJ. Clincl
administrator, VS.. c. S. LangdOn G
al, continued; Joseph Burpee vs.
Lucretia Stafford, judgment for plaintiff
b. NJ. Garfunkle VS.. p. Keller, settled: II
Meyers Il Son vs.. Keller, settled; A. Elm
STEMS Sons VS.. Phil Keller, settled; A. Eir
STEMS Sons VS.. R. Levlson, judgment fo
plaintiff; NJ. Ferst e. Co. VS.. L. B, De
Lorme, judgment for plaintiff; j. NJ. AikeI
VS.. Hiltons & Foster, continued: VIM
Downey VS.. James ThYaites, Judgment fo
plaintiff; &. W. Stein VS.. Capt. Meisner
attachment for pilotage, judgment TO
! plaintiff; Susan d. Dean VS.. S. r. j
Thorpe, exc cutriX estate G. B. Dean, dis
| missed.
Wednesday afternoon TOney James wa
resentenced for the murder of Prince An
derson, at Champney Island last July, t.
be hung the 29th inst.
About p. m. Wednesday the case O
1 Robert Anderson was called, But
although they swore eighty-six jurors
| they failed to obtain a jury up to 10 p. m
| and the case was adjourned until Thurs
! day morning. lie was again convicted
and sentenced to the penitentiary for life
The trial OF Lewis jackson for assault
and battery, committed on the person OF
! old James Valiant, ended in finding
jackson guilty and fining him $3.50 and
costs. The evidence of the old man is
said to have been as good as a theatrical
! farce" gwen as it was, with facial play
| and gesticulati0n proper to the theme
AS near as can remember, one bit was
''He role me he'd in de dut! He cuss me
ded!'' '' ''-' '''e' ''-- '0' l " &c
Members of the bar present were His
Honor Judge Adams, presiding, Hons. r.
E. Lester and p. W. Meldrim, Messrs. Fra
ser, Clifton. Erwin, and j. +. WOOten, So
llcitor General pro tem., from Savannah
Judge John l.. Harden and A. Z, Iray,
Esq, of Liberty county, and our local
bar.
Wednesday was a rainy day, the clouds
only suspending operations late in the af-
ternoon in favor of the "Darien Fire Com
pany," which paraded with their engine.
in fine style, down Broad street, drawing
up before the Magnolia House awhile, for
the double purpose of having a picture
taken and receiving the complimentary
remarks of the ''R. E. L." personal. who
briefly expressed his grateful appreciation
Of the homage paid his name, of the friend
ly feeling thereby displayed, and his ad-
mlratlOn Of the fine appearance of his
beautiful namesake and its guardians.
W. RObt. Gignilliat, Esq, responded
in behalf of the company, and in a few
spirited words told of the services rem
dered to the county of Mcintosh by the
distinguished gentleman when she needed
friends; said that the name of Lester
was in safe hands, and the honor of it
carried in warm and grateful hearts.
With one accord the hurrahs from a
large crowd rent the air at both speeches,
and ''the boys" proceeded forthwith to
exhibit the wonderful working power of
the apparatus. In their hurry the hose
was uncoupled for awhile, but when that
was righted, they were themselves aston
ished at what she or he?) could do. Like
that Irishman in the court scene, "They
never knew till then how much," etc.
Colonel Lester had not been prepared for
any of this-it took him by storm-and he
was much affected by the enthusiastic re-
ceptiOn, gracefully returning the same by
an imprOmptu banquet to the company
and its friends at night, where number
of fine speeches were made by himself, the
Mayor, the President of the company,
Captain of Dragons, MeSSrs. Gignilliat,
Meldrim and many others.
The entertainment given by the ladies
OF the st. Andrews Home Association on
Thursday night deserved patronage as a
hSSS. class recreation, II no more. neV
Mr.. Holley read some of the scenes from
Hamlet with fine, artistic power, and
the humorous selections from Odds and
Ends were given with the laugh already
in them.
Miss Jussley, of the Ridge. played two
instrumental solos on the piano in way
to ''draw down the hOuse'-thev did it
too, but she mOdestly refused to reDeat
the beauties. The only vocal solo was
''The Blind Girl to Her Harp" sung by
Miss Lachlison, of Union Islands 1t is
enough to say that not a sound in the
house, besides, broke the stiffness
until the last cadence died slowly
away, and then such applause
burst forth that she knew it was good
as well as we. The cream was delicious.
the tableauX lOvely-particularly The
-Four Seasons" +" "Night and Morning" and
the group of Faith, Hope and Charity''
in wax statuary. ''Simply to Thy Cross
l Cling' was a touching tableau-one
little girl clinging there all alone in the
dim light on the rOcks-nO other help at
hand-her pure little face upturned in
trust, as her tiny arms twined round the
cross.
Court adjourned to-day, and all the
visiting lawyers have returned home, or
will do so this afternoon.
"Truck'' used to be a much derided up
country farmers word for the produce
hauled to Athens and Augusta to eX-
change for yarn, but now the word is
universally applied and commands high
respect. On the north end of Sapelo
gentleman is experimenting in planting
potatoes by machinery, and has some fifty
acres of ''the Irish production" already
under cultivation. The chips are dropped
and covered by the ''planter' at one
time. do not know style, name, or any
thing further about the machine as yet,
but suppose it is a horsepower culti-
VatOr.
The experiment is being watched with
interest, as people are beginning to un-
derstand the capabilities of the soil better
and longing to bring them to light.
The schooner James S. BOyce, Jr.,
cleared yesterday for st. Johns with
522, ia feet of sawn timber for that dry
dock; cargo valued at $1,000. We wish
Capt. Duncan a safe voyage and happy
reunion with his family.
Turpentine men represent their boxes
as filling faster than they can empty and
store their contents, Meanwhile the tins
Der cutters must be preparing to turn
everything into these mems hands. They
are somehow letting their own opportu-
mites slip from them. Timber is in great
demand and prices high. They should
wake up.
Our Union Island friends will not accuse
us of ''sitting up all night" again ''tO
WATCH" if | tell them that, in coming
home from the entertainment ON Thurs
day night beautiful and peculiar APP
pearance of the sky delighted our eyes. 1t
was as though the "milky way" had elOn-
gated itself, and like a rainbow, only white,
it spanned the heavens from north to south.
A friend explained that it was ''Only stars
clustered closely together, and so small
as to produce this effect, and SO called the
milky way" / don't believe it! but our
friend had been to two concerts that even
ing, and one of them may have been up
among the skylights, though, and the
spirit of Calico may have designed to be
interviewed, and he knows. II. S. B.
StagnatiOn in the Iron Ore Business,
READING, Pa, June 2,-The price of
iron ore at "a number of mines has fallen
in sympathy with the drain in pig iron.
Along the East Pennsylvania Road ore
warranted to yield 80 per cent. was offer
ed at 81 % and 81 per ton. Ore which
sold some time ago at 81 is now selling at
So, with very little demand. At several
places wages have been reduced to 70
cents for 10 hours work, and some opera
tors will hereafter require the men to
work II hours under ground. There is no
difficulty yet.
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