Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-02

land aud are preparing 10 build houses TO
settle their families. Lee Eel has pur-
chased twenty-five lots. upon winch he
! expects to build houses TO rent. +. G.
Narks has decided 70 build hotel, being
/ already NJ WORK on it.
or the siXty-eight companies forming
/ GOrdon's brigade during the war only one
IS in existence to-day as such, and that
one Is the Brunswick RIhemen. OF the
/ original company list some three or four
still remain members, and few others
/ are honorary members. The Ritiemen are
! preparing TO escort their old cOmrade TO
/ tie GubernatOrial chair on Nov. 9. The
/ Governor will no doubt make special
recognition Of his old command.
SwaIusboro had no mail on Tuesday
and W ednesday Last on account OF the
resignation of Mr.. Kemp. VINO is the sub
contractor for the mail route between
that place and Midwife. There have been
TWO or three new Offices added TO the
route, which made it come three or four
/ miles further; but was represented to
| Uncle sam as being shorter. Uncle sam
reduced his pay, consequently he resign
ed. g, Faircloth, who is the contractor,
aud has been for the past nine years,
Will continue TO carry it.
The buzzards around Albany are about
as gentle and seem as much at home as
ever those OF Charleston did. The pro-
t"ctou That the provisions of the law
afford item seems to give TO these best OF
! scavengers an air akin to that worn by
protected monOpolists, aud they enjoy the
freedom OF the town and take every privi-
! lege accorded them. The DAYS Of rifles,
when they were killed for the wing bones,
OF which chargers were made, being past,
| there is no excuse for shooting them, and
they are multiplying rapidly.
Last Friday night an mcendiary at
tempted to burn Madison. The scoundrel
had supplied himself with q bottle Of
Ees0se ne oil, doubtless thinking 1t as
/ quick and infammable material as be
/ could use, and going 10 the stairway that
/ leads to Messrs. Foster & Butler's law
office over the store Of the Burnett Bros,
in Fosters Hail, on Main street, in the
| very centre Of the business part OF the
city, poured the oil on the steps, ignted
1t and rapidly fed. Fortunately the oil,
alter charrin@ the steps, ceased burning.
Cuthbert Liberal: Any protested MN
lister Of the gospel who works women and
children from halt past five in the morning
/ until half past six at nl2 bit, allowing them
only forty minutes TO cook and eat dinner,
ard Will not so much as 90 to see them
/ when sick and suffering, though they be
/ within few hundred yards of his Ol2ce
| OF business, is a disgrace 10 the ministry,
the church aud the community, and we
are surprised that any church in this en-
/ lightened community will retain such an
one among its membership. These are
plain words, but such inhumanity de-
| mands plainncss OF speech.
Rev. A. NJ. Stringer, OF Gainesville, a
Christian (Campbelite) preacher and
evangelist, was in Canton few days ago.
Mr.. S5ringer, it will be remembered, was
recently tried IN Forsyth Superior Court
and fined $500 for disturbing public wOr-
ship n Forsyth county, about two years
ago, by preaching in the woods while SER
vices were beng held in New Hope church
near n.y. For this little bit OF thoughtless-
/ ness in him, he says, he learned about
| $500 worth, so he CLAIMS to be ahead about
! $500. Mr.. Stringer appears to be a very
/ clever gentleman, but at home, he says ne
! ID known as the "wlld man." He has
preached several sermons III Cherokee re-
Gently.
Lewellin Jones is a ministerial dude of
! the coiOTed population of EibertOn. Lew
| ellin is also lion among the fair sex. H.
wished 10 go in good style. Offering cash
/ IN advance for the best team in town. He
! succeeded finally in obtaining 5000 mare
/ and fine buggy belonging to Thomas &
/ Brewer. He had been gone a day when a
! telegram was received from Washington
| stating that the mare was dead. TIE loss
/ fails heavily upon Thomas & Brewer, as
/ the animal was possibly the finest iii the
/ county. An effort Will be made to recover
/ DANA ges. but Lewellen, aside from his
| ministerial robes and popularity among
| the gentler sex, has nothing wherefore to
| r. cover.
| A young pickpocket arrested at Macon
1 day or two ago Jold of a new method OF
/ heating the railroads out OF free passage.
! He said that be had made his way from
Cincinnati to Macon on pair OF black
/ gloves. He heard that the fair would be
au extensive one, and determined TO get
| there. He had no money, or rather very
! little, ana he planned accordingly. He
Travelled only at night, and this is his
! plan. His place was on the platform
between the sitting car and sleeper
! When he saw the conductor coming
through he caught hold of the iron guard
and swung around on the side Of the car.
Having on black gloves the conductors
never noticed his hands, and when be
heard the doors slam he swung back
around upon the platform.
jackson News: On the north-bound
| passenger train, one m0rning this week,
/ a passenger volunteered his services TO
! arrange a couple of seats for a sick lady,
| who appeared 10 be restless, and while
doing SO the conductor came in and for.
! bid the seats being disarranged, stating
that it was contrary to express orders
against it. The irate passenger of course
thought it was little penuriOus in the
conductor. as the coach was not
crowded, and seemed to think that
the "manipulatOr OF the bell cord
and punch" objected simply to eXerci Sc
his authority. After the conductor passed
on the irate man was approached by an,
other passenger. VINO also seemed to dis.
approve of the action OF the man of the
train, when the irate passenger tlourished
a silYer-mOunted revolver, saving that he
did not propose 10 be insulted by any man,
threatening to blow a few light holes
through the conductor if he was not very
careful. The conductor was in another
coach, however.
Griffin sun: For several days past there
has been on our streets a wagon, in one
corner Of which may be seen the usual
sign Of the apple vender, namely, three
little apples on as many pr0Dgs OF a stick
Now, these apples are not common, every
day. ordinary Middle Georgia apples, but
apples grown in the home of the moon.
sinner and sour mash. Now. this wagon,
with the sign of the modern Shvlock at.
tached, moved US TO ask the pro.
priet0T whence came he, and how the
profits on apples compared with other
farm products. From him we learned
that the cost 0t cultivation was scarcely
anything, but the trouble WAS IN having