Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-18

take home Us mementOes, but actually
pack large cheap trunks full of fruit anf
vegetables and check it through as weor
ing apparel. Such penurious people are
scarce in the South, but the North is full
OF them, and many of them visited Florida
TINS winter. They are not poor, but con.
foundedly stingy and miserlv:
The decision of the Supreme Court sus.
tanning the validity of the local option
law, as passed by the last Legislature, has
been the occasion of much rejoicing by
the temperance people throughout the
State, but more especially In this section.
This, coupled with Mayor Dancy's de-
termination to enforce the Sunday law in
this city, gives the temperance advocates
much encouragement. If the new law is
rlgldly enforced there are many localities
that will soon know barroom no more.
ana drink of grog Will be hard to find.
Inc Methodist Church South have for sew.
/ eral years made strong fight for this law.
/ and to this denomination are the DeOnle
indebted In great measure for its uiti-
mate triumph: Year after year did the
members OF this church urge upon the
/ Legislatures the passage of a law TO sion
/ such indiscriminate sale of LIQUOR. but no
| definite action was taken until the last
| session. "A glorious victory has been won
| by this religious body.
The question is: Did Chandler come
along with the President to introduce
him TO his old associates and-sacquaint-
ances made here while one Of the sgisit-
ing statesmen of 1852" Judge Cooke. of
Sanford, who was member of the State
CanYassing Board, was not an admirer of
Billy ON his Former visit; but doubtless
the Judge we'll remembers him.
1t is said the train carving the Presi-
Dental party hurried through Orlando at
the request of William, as he did not wish
to view the grave of S. b. McLin. another
member of the canvassing board, and who
was very highly esteemed by him in for
mer days at Tallahassee.
William did not call on Mr.. Cowgirl,
another member of the board, at his place
IN Putnam county, but gave him the gO-
by. He was not as anxious to meet him
as he was on his former visit They were
very intimate in Tallahassee when Mr..
Hayes needed one more vote TO squeeze
into Tilden's seat as President.
Men here assert that the Honorable Sec
retary has not forgotten Judge Cookies
0bstlnacy and determination to stand by
the right, and not by him and the great
party of moral ideas" He did not hunt
up the Judge to introduce him to the
President. Billy never fOrgets those
whom he can't influence.
The Board Of Health of this CITY have
forbidden the holding of public meetings
after nightfall. No church service nor
moonlight excursions while there is a
case of smallpox hereabOuts.
Strawberries and bananas are plentiful
here and sell cheap.
The Florida Herald, a new afternoon
paper, made its appearance here last Fri
day. 1t is published by Messrs. Ashmead
Bros, and edited by Messrs. j. T. Groves
and IL. w. Clark, both former attaches of
the Daily Union. The Herald takes no
part in politics, but is published as a
.'newsy, gOssipy, reliable and strictly
family newspaper"
Many are of the opinion that Senator
Beck's visit to the mouth of the st. Johns
river, Thursday, where the jetty work is
progressing, will secure his aid in the
United States Senate hereafter in obtain
ing larger appropriations for this work.
The public here have been warned not
TO eat fresh pork. The city Health Officer
says it is very unhealthy diet just now.
The cOlOred people eat Just as much as
usual.
Most of the schools have been closed
for few weeks.
Rev. William Watkin Hicks, not un-
known to your readers, preached here
Sunday in the Northern NJ. +. Church. |
Before he Topped over to Congregational |
ism he was pastor of this church. He
now breaches in Washington, and looks
after Gulteau's bones. CYCLOPS.