The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-22

In the mud and the muck
The convicts OF Chatham will drain the
creek dry.
Their work has begun.
And when il is done
The poor little lily will lie down and die!
Did you ever hear the real origin of the
name given to Buckhalter swamp" asked
Maj c. ". Ryals the irrepressible hum
orist and truck farmer yesterday
Never" was the reply of a chorus of
listeners
"Well, I'll tell you just exactly how the
place got the name Of Buckhalter. 1t was
not because it was the estate OF any great
baron named Buckhalter-not at all. The
name was given to Buckhalter swamp in
very peculiar way and from very thrill
ing incident which is handed down in the
traditions Of that notorious wilderness.
There was an old feuow-Colonel Some
body-who was running for congress from
this district about a hundred years ago,
whose greatest wish was TO kill a deer so
that when he went 10 congress he might
boact of his exploits as a hunter. He was
no sort of a shot but he was bent on
shooting a deer He tried, and tried in
vain. one day his men caught a big buck
and brought il out there In q cleared
place in the big swamp, tied it with
leather halter and after hitching it to
tree told the old colonel TO bang away ~
the beast The old fellow at once took the
buck ague and trembled so he could not
get "a good aim Finally he fired away at
the buck, missed it square, but his bullet
cut the halter loose and away went the
buck, and BuckhalJer swamp has been
dead failure ever since
The story may not be authentic, but
Maj Ryals and a good many more will
hold to the faith for long time to come
that it must have been through some such
fiuke and failure that the Buckhalter
swamp came to be known by this sugges-
tive and deliciously euphonious name.
1T is always a pleasure to Savannah
lovers Of music to have some visiting mill
tary company or similar expedition bring
to this city a good brass band,' remarked
a citizen yesterday.
Il cannot understand why it is that there
is no white band of music here. This is
the one place in Georgia where such an
organization is most needed Savannah is
the greatest military town I'm the south. If
we only had a splendid band believe it
would be literally supported, and besides
l believe the military companies would be
willing to chip in to get one here.
"Throughout the long summer months
Savannah has no concerts during the 0venl
ings. no roof gardens to give amusement
and nothing of the kind. l really think
this is the best town in the state for a
splendid band to be organized
The McAfee band of the Fifth Regiment
Of Georgia Volunteers, which viii be here
to- morrow with the Travelling Protective
Association men, has made a great hit in
Savannah on former trips and they viii be
given a royal reception by the lovers of
good music. When they came last spring
with the annual convention of the Knights
of Pythias Of the state they were the he
roes of the hour and Capt. McAfee, the
leader, has many admirers here This
band ought to be brought to Savannah
oftener 1t has won aurels above all
brass bands in the south and their concert
music Is greatly praised everywhere. Why
don't the military boys start a movement
to have such a band in Savannah"
'If Rev Mr. Sam Jones only knew how
much water has been found around the city
of savannah by the latest committee to in
spect drainage. he would give up his inten-
ton of coming here this fal, TO preach
temperance" remarked one of the wits Of
the town yesterday.
A good many people of Savannah viii
be interested i'm knowing that the sheriff
who has been holding some of the money
of the defunct Commercial Club, has by
formal and proper order OF the court
turned IL all over TO the proper authori-
ties. This money came from the recent
sale of the property and fixtures of the
club, and the sheriff, after disposing Of
these splendid equipments has been await
ing orders of the court. These orders
were issued yesterday and the death
knell Of the social institution which had
much TO do with making Mai Mckinley
President of the United States was sound
ed. So passes the glory of the world. In
this connection IL may be simply fair to
say that the Commercial Club deserved
n better fate. But II is too late to be
saying such things now.
A very funny story comes this way about
a young man from Augusta. who came
down to spend a while az Tybee. lie spent
his time all right enough but he didn't stop
there. lie spent a good deal OF money and
some slecpless nights besides. and the last
heard OF he young man from up the river
he was sitting on the beach as though he
were counting the pebbles thereon This
dcIrious endeavor may be accounted for
when IL is stated that the young gentle
man from Augusta tried TO make three
queens beat 20 fun house-which game
doesn't go in Savannah, as you know
Policy players are having a hard time
or 81 10 the courts nowadays. II was an
unlucky number they played TO ln the SUI
pcr.or court Yesterday The number was
thirteen. Judge Fa'hrant cruel. heart
less Judge Falngnnt might have stood the
shock N they hadn't come before him la a
platoon of thirteen. But. since they aid
select this number ana march In solemn
phalanx thirteen strong. the Judge gave
them each fine ct 81 and costs Such
"a sentence shows that judges know some
thing themselves about the superstition
of numbers Nothing could have hoon m
moro fatal mistake cn The part ~ the coll
orod brothers who play the gnma ~ policy
chan to have come MO court numbering
thirteen. That numbrr was never known
Co. draw
War 90 Alabama slinRs.