Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-19
Matters and Things LaeOniesIiJ
Noted.

I nOAG1a
The British bark Traveller is being newly
/ painted.
Tae sales Of rice Saturday embraced los
I barrels.
The skating rink will be reopened this
/ evening.
De KalB'LOdge No. 9, I. 0. o. F., meets
/ tonight
Cotton futures declined five points on
| Saturday.
The assessment at the Police Court Sat-
/ urdsy amounted to 50.
Spirits turpentine advanced 81 cents
J per gallon here Saturday.
The value Of the foreign exports Satur-
/ day amounted to $1S2, sol 45.
The United States barge office is now
/ completed and ready for occupation.
The steamship Saxon sailed for Philadel-
/ phis On Saturday with heavy freight.
Seven cars and ,s47 sacks Of cotton seed
were received here during the past week.
5. Yates Levy, Esq, was Saturday in the
| SupeIiOr Court appointed Notary Public
TIE monthly criminal term Of the City
Court eOnvenes this afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
/ There were 81 bundles OF hides received
/ here last week and Ill bundles exported
| eOastwise.
The sales Of naval stores Saturday en-
! braced so barrels Of rOsln and 200 casks
/ spirits turpentiAe.
". 7. Parks. E.q., Of Dawson, Ga, was
/ 10 attendance upon the United States
/ Courts Saturday.
The Railroad Mutual Loan Association
viii hold its siztY-tnird regular monthly
meeting tonight.
There are twelve vessels st the port OF
| Brunswick loading lumber for Messrs. X. B.
Reppard s. Co. of this city.
The steamer Howard Drake will sail for
Satiiia and way landings this evening under
command OF Captain Lee.
Clinton Lodge No. "a, F. A. NJ, hold their
annual meeting 70 night. There Will be an
election OF officers the ensuing year.
a colored female, giving the name Of
Mary BannOn, was picked up in the street
Saturday night drunk and carried to the bar
racks.
The tug Confidence, from New Orleans
for Charleston, which put In here for sup
uly of coal, left Saturday for her destina-
ton.
The steamer Katie arrived here from Au-
glsta and way landings last night with
good freight and a very heavy passenger
list.
The steamship City Of Macon sailed for
New York on Saturday with good freight
and~fourteen cabin and three Storage pas
sengeTs.
The entrance to Wflliuk's ways, on the
opposite side Of the river, is being dredged
for the purpose OF getting a greater dep'h
OF water
The steamship City Of Columbus arrived
from New York on Saturday with good
freight and forty-twO cabin and eighteen
Storage passengers.
The American bark Catalpa, which
cleared for Sierra Leone on Saturday, was
the first vessel that ever cleared from Sa-
vannah for that port.
The regular monthly meeting of the Chat
ham Sunday School Association will be held
this evening in the lecture room Of the
Baptist Church. All are invited.
The sale Of reserved seats for the engage
ment OF the illustrious Italian tragediaD,
Enesto Rossi, will commence at Bren's
ticket Office on Wednesday, the 2lst, at $50
o'clock.
The large organ in Christ Church, so long
silent owing to the influence of the great
storm, has been repaired and tuned; and was
used yesterday, much 10 the delight OF the
congregation.
The schooner Lucie Wheatley, which
started for Baltimore some days ago, but
put back to fybee on account of unfsvor-
able weather, sailed again for her destina-
ton yesterday.
The steamship City Of Macon carried,
among other freight Saturday, one box
containing fifteen shad, the first Of the
season. They were shipped by the we'll
known firm Of John Lange.
On Saturday, 18th instant, hessrs. ". w.
Gordon q Co. sold 205S bales OF cotton,
aggregating in value $l56 4l6. This is the
largest days business recorded by any Of
our factors thus far this season.
The display Of $4,000 in gold coin in the
Superior Court Saturday created decided
sensation. The sinners were In small can
vas bags, and were produced to show the
ability of the defendants In the Coast Line
Railroad suit to meet al demands.
Seven horses belonging 10 Mr.. Shay,
which participated IN the Charleston races,
arrived here by the Charleston and Savannah
Railroad Saturday and were taken out to the
stables st Ten Brock course. and will be
entered in the races at the spring meeting
Of the Savannah Jockey Club.
We learn that while the keno brigade was
being marched to the barracks Saturday
night many of the members threw away
their small arms, no less than fourteen
pistols having been picked up yesterday
morning along the line of march. This
shows that the fear Of the consequences OF
carrying concealed weapons is gaining
ground rapidly.
Abiding to the rumored move to change
the policy OF the Central Road the Atlanta
Constitution remarksI "The probability is
that the newspapers of Georgia will have
he pleasure Of announcing after a while
that Mr.. Wadley has not allowed himself to
be jammed up against the wall. When be
was cutie boy Mr.. Wadley learned the art