Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-22

E4@SseTs ana GntnGs Eae0nfealIY
Noted.
Captain William swou is reoreaang In
Florida.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday was $50.
There was nothing new in magIsterial
circles Yesterday.
Savannah Gun Club will meet on Friday,
at IL m, at Mr.. c. A. Reitze's residence.
The fountain on Bay street, at the foot of
Drayton, was without water all day yester-
day.
Only two unfortunate victims of drink
were recorded at the police barracks last
night.
A change in the schedule Of the Charles
ton and Savannah Railway IS announced
elsewhere.
Firing pistol within the city limits costs
three dollars, and what fun there is in such
sport 1t is difficult to say.
The Republican Blues viii parade at 8
O'Clock this afternoon to attend the funeral
OF memter Walter 81. Williams.
The "buIko" men would do well to keep
very quiet at present in this city unless they
want 70 learn something about the drainage
Of swamps.
The parties who kicked up a row IN bar
room on Bryan street on Sunday morning
were before the Police Court yesterday. One
was lined 80, the other dismissed.
Isaiah Williams. colored, who was arrested
LOT stealing whisky barrel from the store
OF james Hart, was Yesterday in the Police
Court fined ten dollars or thirty DAYS.
The Sunday School Aid Society and the
Little!Helpers, Of the independent Presbyte-
rian Church, will hold fair and festival at
the Masonic Temple on Wednesday and
thursday, the 3O:h and 3lst insts.
The Norwegian bark Excelsior was on
yesterday cleared for Hampburg by Messrs.
Hoist q Co. She carried 1885 barrels Of
rosin weighing l,43l 800 pounds, valued at
$lO,oo0 70, cargo by Messrs. Green IL Co.
James PniniZy, colored, was yesterday ar
raigned before the Police Court on the
charge OF stealing money from the money
drawer OF Thomas s. Tates, and was SEN
fenced By the Mayor to thirty days on the
chain gang.
In tribute to the m9mory Of their deceased
friend and employee, MIR. Charles VI. Auwill.
the store OF Messrs. Gustave Eckstein 81 Co.
yesterday afternoon was closed Ia order to
allow those In the establishment an oppor-
tunitV 70 attend the funeral.
A merchant, whose family left by the
steamship City of Augusta on Saturday for
New York, received a telegram yesterday
afternoon stating that they had magnif
cent passage, and made the trip 10 fifty one
hours and fifteen minutes.
Hon. a. s. Hewitt, the noted New York
politician, and Chairman of the National
Democratic Executive Committee during
the eyentful campaign of 1879, accompanied
by his family, Will reach here this morning
and will occupy quarters at the Pulaski
House.
The schooner General F. E. Spinner, Cap
tain Scott, which arrived at this port on
Sunday from Wilmington, De-, reports
having experienced heavy weather during
the entire passage. She was twice south OF
HstterAs, and was driven back by head
winds. She had her sails split aud lost her
foretopmast, but sustained no other damage.
A telegram to VIM Hunter & Son, agents,
reports the steamship City OF Savannah,
hence at O'Clock a. N. Saturday, at her
wharf in Philadelphia 2 O'Clock Monday af-
ternoon-ffty-three hours. The last trip of
this steamer to Philadelphia from Savannah
was made IN ffty-four and one-half hours,
and her last trip from Philadelphia to Sa-
Vannsh in ffty-fVe hours.
A young man OF genteei appearance and
not apparently in possession of his right
faculties, spent the greater portion of the
day at the court house yesterday, asking, at
times, of different officials, various nonsen
steal questions. 1t is said that he is from
Bullcch county, and 1t was with consider
able persuasion that he could be prevailed
upon to leave the court house even after
dark and when every one else had left. He
should be looked after by his friends.