The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-27
DON'T WANT ANY MORE OF 1T.
The Troopers Are Glad the Fight Is
Over With.


There are certainly none more glad that
the great Coroett-AIitchell fight is over
than Georgia military, which, in obedi-
ence to Gov. Northen's command, went
down TO the state line to look for violaters
of the Georgia law. The luxury Of their
homes was well appreciated by the SOL
diers when they returned from the fruit
less search for the enemy.
Nevertheless they enjoyed the trip, and
many a member of the Hussars had an
interesting crowd of listeners yesterday
when he began to tell the amusing Incl
dents Of the run down, and the day at
Folkston where between showers, they
endeavored TO pass away the time pleas
antly by endeavoring to get news from
Jacksonville. and sleeping.
When they reached Jesup going down
a nun Der of the Hussars didn't know but
what they might be ordered of there to
hunt for Bob Brewer, and many of them
began TO inquire about the noted des-
perado. The troops we're expecting the
governor to go down with them from
Waycross but he was so weary from
writing kilograms that he was compelled
to retire.
TIRED sHERIFFs AND DEPUTIES.
There were none wearier of the fiasco
than the sheriifs and their deputies, who
had been kept awake all night watching
the Georgia line at the st. Mary's river
bridge, as if the fight were going to be
pulled of in the drilling rain and mud
and darkness on the Georgia side of the
river.
The Georgia Hussars always make the
best of everything. however, and if all
the jokes perpetrated were told there
all h. 4 rs.srr ua, Of
them. When dinner was ready Col. Cor
don noticed that Maj. Meldrim was enjoy
ing a rather hearty lunch, and remarked
on it.
4 suppose said Col. Gordon, 'that
man naturally eats more when he has
no mental work to do"
Il never have to think" calamity re-
piled Maj. Meldrim, 'when 1 am under
command of my colonel"
COST OF TIE SOLDIERS.
The work of soaring the fighters out of
any intention of coming to Georgia will
probably cost the state something over
$1,000 The expenses of the Hussars,
numbering forty-one men, together with
the four memb ers of the reglmental staff
who accompanied the troops between Sa-
Vannah and Waycross, were 1856 This
amount was for railroad fare of that
troop alone, and did not include any of
eAAS "a BSASCo Vi tiAO opUIAdA bAdln WlllCn
was waiting at Waycross, at the COVER
nor's command, for some eighteen hours
before it was used. The railroad fare
of the other troops of the Fifth
regiment between the different stations
at which they got on and Waycross and
return amounted to about 5000. That is
nearly $500 for railroad fare for the regi-
ment alone from Savannah to Waycross
and return. Then comes in the special
train ordered by the governor, including
five coaches and an engine, with a conduc-
tor, engineer and fireman, who were
ready to move before noon Wednesday
morning The train remained fired up
until it was ready TO go out at 3 O'Clock
Thursday morning.
THE BILL FOR THE SPECIAL.
The bill for this train between Way
cross and Folkston will amount to some
thing like $500 or $500, there being $40
men aboard. OF these men the l07 be-
longing to the regiment will probably re-
ceive pay for two days at IS cents per
day, which will be about $3.50, and the
thirty-three members of the Waycross
Rifles will receive pay for one day.
amounting to about S25. Besides, the
expenses of three sheriffs and their possess
the enormous amount Of telegraphic COM
munication, and the expenses of the state
officials must be taken into consideration,
and when all this is added to the expenses
of the Brunswick Light Horse Guards
and the infantry troops from Brunswick
that went down to protect the frontier on
the Florida Central railroad and the
sheriffs who co-operated with them, the
total cost TO the state will foot up be-
tween g., 600 and s., 500, an amount which
would have been of great benefit to the
state militia had it been expended in bet
tering their equipment But the militia
obeyed orders, and what they had to do
they did we'll.
The question has been asked and very
pertinently, TOO, as to where were the in
fantry troops of the state 1t is said that
this question will be asked by some of
the New York papers who, from dis
| lance, smiled at the movements of the
Georgia militia under command of the
| governor.