Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-23

The rosin market Is verV dull at present.
The sales of rice Yesterday were 500 bar
rels.
There is no scarcity of stevedores at this
port.
The receipts Of rice here by rail yesterday
were !, 29s sacks.
The exports Of rosin coastwise yesterday
were 407 barrels.
The custom house will be closed on
Thanksgiving day.
The United States dredge Henry Burden
is being repainted.
There was considerable activity in spirits
turpentine yesterday.
The tug boat Constitution is having some
necessary repairs made.
The winter travel from the North to Flori-
da is getting quite brisk.
The schooner Robbie L Foster sailed from
Baltimore on the 10 b for this port.
The tug VI. B. Bramhsn has been released
and Is ready for business again.
The schooner VIM. A. Jones cleared at
Boston on the 10 h for Savannah.
Golden Rule Lodge No. 10, 1 o. o. F.,
viii meet to night to confer degrees.
The receipts OF cotton were unusually
heavy yesterday, footing up 100 bales.
The sales Of naval stores Yesterday were
$50 casks spirits turpentine AMI so barrels Of
rOsin.
The market for sea island cotton was un-
usually active yesterday and heavy sales
made.
Lsndrum Lodge 60. D. F A VI, meet
70 night. The VI. NJ. degree will be col
ferred-
Cotton futures advanced two points
YESTERDAY on the closing quotations Of the
day previous.
The receipts of naval stores yesterday
were 1871 barrels Of rosin and S25 casks
spirits turpentine.
The steamship Santiago de Cuba, Captain
FoOte, arrived here from Boston yesterday
with good freight.
The six cases before His Honor Yesterday
resulted in sentences averaging $50 in fines
or ITO days imprisonment
An elevator for the Florida House at St.
Augustine, Florida, went forward by the
steamer s.. Johns last night.
The steamer st. Johns had amongst her
passengers one hundred soldiers from
Charleston bound for Fort Marion, Florida
The steamer Katie arrived here from
NewtOn's landing yesterday with 81 barrels
Of naval stores consigned to W. G. jackson
& Co.
The steamer Mary e. Fisher is aground in
the Altamshs river, near HawkiDsville,
where she will have to remain until the
river rises.
Mr.. W Smith has sent a crew from this
port to the bark Nonpsreil at Fernsndins,
which has a cargo Of lumber on board for
the river Platte.
The steamship City of Savannah had
amongst her freight from Philadelphia q
large quantity OF machinery for the COlum-
| bus Cotton Mills.
The steamship Geo. Appold arrived here
from Baltimore yesterday with q heavy
freight, q considerable portion Of which con
sisted Of machinery.
Three arrests, one white and two eolored
were reported from the barracks last even
ing. The same old offenses-drunkennesi
and disorderly conduct.
A special meeting Of the Republican Blue
|, is called at their sTmory this evening. e
consider matters Of importance which viii
come before the company.
Judging from the number Of csrgoes q
, fertilizers being received at this port thi
season more will be used in Georgia thu
coming year than ever before.
The sewing machine which was raffled b.
Sergeant 5. G. Lee Monday night for tn,
benefit OF the Harvey fund brought ISL.
was won by Mr.. Fred. Wakefield.
The British bark Lyman Cam, from Sun
| derland for ADalschicOla, Fla, which put II
70 Rsmsgate for repairs, completed them OF
the 18th and sailed for her destination.
The box sheet for the sale of tickets t,
Miss Charlotte Thompson's performance
I Friday and Saturday night will be opened
e tomorrow morning at Bren's at $50 sharp
I Mr.. NJ. J. Doyle challenges anybody Il
Z trot any horse in Savannah against hi
Smith O'Brien, at the Thunderoolt race
e course on Thanksgiving day, for $40
aside.
Y The British steamship Regina left he
{ wharf yesterday morning drawing owe
2 eighteen feet OF water. This is the heavies
: draft Of water direct from our wharves thi
? season.
I The British bark Areols will be toweC
] | down to TYbee this morning, where she vii
t take on board the balance of the cargo o.
q phosphate rock Of the bark Traveller, which
o will be nghtered o her.
The steamer Florida, Captain Usina, lef
for Florida Yesterday evening with gOo'
! freight and one hundred and twenty pas
: sengers, most of whom were from tb
: North, bound for Florida.
4 It was the Nor xegian bark nllId, Capt
: Fredrickssn, from Bilbao, Spain, which ar
( rived At Tybee on the 2Oth, aud not the
i Norwegian bark Tiliid, Capt. Jensen, from
8 London, as was supposed.
= Inc lOQQ applause WHICH IOlOWeu tn'
y play on the word "snte" at the Theatr
last night is conclusive evidence that a Ss
vanuah audience needs no Schenck to il
struct them as 70 all that term implies.
:. Attention is called to the Especial notice.
of the Cotton Exchange Restaurant, else
where published. Everything which hear
u can wish for or palate appreciate is ottere'
IT the patrons OF that institution under it
= new management.
II There viii be united service Of Thanks
giving, participated in by the vsriOu
Protestant denominations, at the Independ
= ent Presbyterian Church tomorrow morn
" ing at IL o'clock. Rev. j. o. Branch vii
Is preach the sermon.
: Middling fair cotton is bringing 4 cen
more to-day than on the corresponding dat
y last year, good middling = cent more, mid
e ding 81 Of q cent more, low middling Is o
b a cent more, good ordinary cent more anC
S ordinary 81 of a cent more, and the highes
(, figures are not thought to have been reaches
y yet.
Samuel Gorham and wife, Of the Magno
lia Hotel, st. Augustine, Fla, and Messrs
L Chas. A. Atkins and Alfred G. Atkins, o
the Florida House, st. Augustine, are regis
Is tered at the Marshall House. They are Ell
2 route to st. Augustine to open their house
for the winter season.
There will be union thanksgiving servic
'I at the First African Baptist Church, Rev. G
: Gibbons pastor. The sermon will be preached
; bv Rev. Dana Sheriff., OF Illinois, at IL a
m. There will also be literary meeting a
the Congregational Church on Thursda
e night at s O'Clock, under the auspices OF tn
! Alpha Literary Association.
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