The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-30
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.

There is a good deal of sense in'Pro Bono
! PubIico's' communication in to-day's
MORNING NEWS" said business man yes
terday. 1.-THE people of this city are so
anxious TO cover the sandy streets that they
think any kind Of pavement is better than
no pavement, and they therefore overlook
defects in such work. The Brouahton street
asphalt is in need of repairs 10 many places.
! 1t is full of holes and the holes are growing
bigger. Whether it is because of the cut
ting of the pavement for sewers and other
connections. or because of some inherent de-
feet In the work or material, L am unable TO
say. Whatever may be the cause the fact
is patent that the pavement, is in bad
condition. The Liberty street pavement, on
the other hand. is in splendid ORDER In the
laying Of the Bull street pavement it seems,
by careful construction, that the defects
likely to show up later in the paving might
be avoided
Mayor McDonough. IL let alone 10 his at
tempt to enforce the laws. will prove pow
erful civilizing agent His effort to stop
reckless driving in the streets is a
step in the right direction. Negro drayr
men, some of them driving trucks
with hind wheels eight or ten feet apart,
dash through the streets with the reckless
ness of Comanches on the Warpath. 1t
only requires people to know that Mayor
McDonough proposes to enforce a law to
have them obey it.
The air line road to Isle Of Hope will be
Of great advantage to the people living
along the salts from Thunderbolt to Mont
gomery. 1t will make those places easily
accessible. 1t will also give the people of
Savannah and visitors to the city a free
roadway to drive on OF course, the pro-
jectors of the new road expect opposition
from parties interested in the toll roads.
The last number of Tho Churchmdn con-
tains a portrait and sketch of DR.. G. K.
Nelson, bishop-elect of Georgia. The con-
sent and approval of the standing commit
tees and bishops Of DIR. Nelson's elevation
to the episcopate is awaited with good
deal Of interest by Episcopaliaus of
Georgia, not that there is any feeling
of doubt concerning it, but because of
the long vacancy that has existed on the
bishopric, during which time the diocese
has been without head, except the chair
man of the standing committee. and the
anxiety to have the bishopric filed.
The Thanksgiving story of the last num-
Der of Harpers Weekly. "The Cipher
Code" is from the gifted pen of Mr.. Pleas
ant A. Stovall. 1t is love story, with the
| locale laid in the mountains of Tennessee,
and evidences the highest order Of literary
! talent.
"Have you ever timed man eating a
| sandwich in a railroad restaurantm
"Noq Well, try it sometime. It's worth
your while. The man who swallows his
lunch at home in the same time he has at
the restaurant without half trying rushes
from the train to the counter and makes a
dive at whatever he sees as
if his life depended upon get
ting it before somebody else does. Some
men take time to share bottle on their
sandwiches or to swallow cup of coffee, but
the majority seize whatever is before them
the sandwich in which the ham is trans
parent and the roll is hot, and perhaps a
fatal piece of pie, close their jaws few times
and it is gone. 1t is seldom you see O woman
leave her train for lunch, and when she does
she is like the ajority of the other sex,
devouring her lunch and listening for the
bell to be sure the train does not leave her
behind"
The prosecution OF the British steamship
Northern by the United States government
on a charge of dumping ashes in New York
harbor has attracted considerable attention
only state in the union which has its harbor
protected by act Of congress. All the other
harbors Of the country are looked after by
the local authorities. and cases OF anything
like the offense the Northern is charged with
necessitate considerable expense on the part
of the cities in prosecution. Such events
cost New York nothing. By special act
of congress. passed June 20. 1888. the
United States takes upon itself the protec-
ton of the harbor Of the metropolis. A
gentleman speaking to a MORNING NEWS
man about the case remarked that it would
be a good idea for Georgia's congressman
after securing the necessary appropriation
for deepening the harbor to endeavor to
have passed a special law for its protec-
tion similar to that now In force in New
York.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL ENTERPRISE
Which a Number of Ladies Are Sue
cessfully Conducting.