Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-24
DRIFT FROM DARIEN.
An Interesting Budget from the South
eastern Seaport.


DARIEN. April 21.-As fOretold i'm my
letter Of last week, the Savannah convo-
cation met on Wednesday morning last at
It. Andrews Church, with the following
clergymen in attendance, viz: Rev. Thos.
Boone, of Christ Church, Dean of the Con-
vocation; Rev. Mr.. Andrew, of st. Ste
phen's; Rev. Mr.. Kennard, of st. Mat
thew's, and Mr.. Clark, lay reader and can
dldate for holy orders from Savannah:
Rev. Mr.. Lucas, of st. Marks, Brunswick,
and Rev. Mr.. McCandliss, from Thomas
vile, where, from being one of the fortu-
nate few, able TO realize the superior
blessedness of giving, he has been kindly
ministering for some time without COM
pensation, to the peoples spiritual needs.
The absence unavoidable )Of Rev. Messrs.
strong and Dunlop was much regretted.
Not since 1873 has there been a meeting
9l the cOnVOcatiOn here, and of the clergy
then present Mr.. Boone alone meets with us
again. He was then at Brunswick. What
changes! At that time we had scarcely
any town, and little hope of it ever being
vebullt by white people. And our church
on the Ridge, built as we could earn the
money, was cOnsecrated as St.Andrew's-
an eulhce necessarily unpretending, and
without the desirable, though expensive.
advantage of an architects plan and SUI
pervIsiOn to give il either symmetry or
beaUty-it is, to the older members of
the flock, hallOwed by associations that
must render II ever dear. During this
long period, from 1870, the town has
grown and the new st. Andrews been
erected near the place where the old
church stood i'm 1862. The services of
wednesday and Thursday, all interesting,
have been much enjoyed, and the lively
discussion of the merits and future stand
tanning.
On Friday the ladies gave an ice cream
festival, lasting all the afternoon and eve
nlng. The attendance was good and the
sum realized equally so, the day brilliant
and delightful. giving them marked ad-
vantage over our Presbyterian friends.
whose festival on Monday last was blown
about by the high, cold winds, carving
such clouds of sand in their strength that.
unless IN carriage, ladies could scarcely
venture on the streets. Every one re-
GREETED the inclemency of the day but
these things, prepared for beforehand the
festival mean must 90 on or loss follows
both ways.
The Savannah Presbytery met on Thurs
day, 18th, and is still in session. There
are too many popular divines in attend
ance. besides lay delegates, for enumera-
tion here, but l may say that the meet
ings are largely attended and eloquent
sermons have been preached. They, like
their Episcopal friends, have had some
animated discussions.
Our people are highly gratified at the
nomination of Hon. Henry ID. Mcdaniel.
DaTien claiming him a a political friend
OF long standing, he may reasonably eX-
pect a large vote from her.
One thing leads to another Necessity
led to the successful purchase of the fire
engine-thOugh let me digress. to say Just
here, that the thousand feet spoken of is
in reference to the distance the water fell
from where the engine was stationed, and
nat To the extent of our city: making
which explanation let us return to the
consideration of that succession of good
things to come, which VIII not only retain
Darien's present population within her
borders, but tempt enterprising men and
capitalists to cast their lot with hers.
We have felt so long the inconvenience
and delay. as well as expense of depend
ing solely ON steamboat transportation,
that the conversion to the railroad scheme,
though taTdV, Is complete, and the road
will he ours i'm the near future.
The enthusiastic tiremen, in the fullness
and freshness of their contest, will almost
surely achieve another benefit for us, if
they follow cut their plan of giving the en-
gine house two stories and fitting up the
second one as a,hall, for social and public
amusement and recreation.
Then the Dragons and base baIlists' idea
Of enclosing the old parade ground and
tournament fields, and making of the
grounds a kind of park, found such great
favor that permission to so improve the
town was easily obtained from the owner
of the land.
We are sorry that il will scarcely be
convenient for our Dragons to 20 up to
Savannah in May as contemplated. Busi-
ness men and young men In others employ
constitute the majority of this fine Organi-
ZatiOn, and il Will be diAcult to spare the
time, even for the Brunswick fair, to
which they have received an official and
cordial invitation.
Very little timber. Plenty Of turpen-
tine. and that business grows. Eleven
vessels in port. Rice crop fine so far.
III. $ B.