Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-08
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Catholic Knights Of America meet to
night.
142, 544 feet Of lumber were exported yes
terday.
There were.sOld here yesterday ISIS bales
Of cotton.
Cotton futures advanced 25 to 30 points
Yesterday.
New sails have arrived here for the pilot
boat Belle.
The market for spirits turpentine ifs
booming just now.
The steamer City of BIidgeton is being
repaired in Charleston.
The steam launch Fybee has been raised
and is but little injured.
Eggs, by the wholesale, advanced i've
cents per dozen yesterday.
An advance Of I Of a cent. per pound
took place in bacon yesterday.
Five hundred and seventeen casks spirits
Of turpentime were sold here yesterday.
1,6II barrels Of rosin ard 339 casks spirits
turpentine were the receipts yesterday.
Mr.. Thomas BaIantyne, who has been
North on a brief trip, returned 10 the city
yesterday by rail.
The steamer Cyprus drew eighteen feet
eight inches when she left her wharf vein -.d.
day for Livernnnl---- - vs1v or"J ~''eA
The next entertainment OF the Youths
Historical Society will take plsce on Thurs
day evening, 22d inst.
The steamship Aretola arrived here yester-
day from Baltimore. consigned to Messrs.
Richardson Il Barnard.
The Warren Base Ball Club have chal-
lenged the L. b. S. Club to play them q
match game for $50.
The United States dredge Henry Burden
is having damages, sustained during the re-
cent storm, repaired.
The extra edition Of the WEEKLY NEWS,
containing full account of the storm, will
be issued this afternoon.
Some fine Northern tomatoes were in
market yesterday, and commanded 15c. g
qusrt--about Eve 10 the quart.
The steamer City Point is laid up jim
Charleston for Fepair5. She will, however,
be on the line again in few days.
Spirits turpentine advanced one cent
per gallon here yesterday, the market clos
ing firm at fifty cents per gallon.
The walking is said TO be good between
New Orleans and Savannah, and the cross
ties on the railroads are close together.
The schooner Mail is sunk in the river
about forty feet from the coal wharf.
Efforts will be made to raise her IN few
days.
The pilot boat Dlckerson arrived here
| yesterday from Charleston; where she had
| her bottom scraped and painted. and pro-
| cured a new set Of sails.
The steamship Saxon reports having
! passed the wreck of the sailing ship Essex
| az 1915 a ID. Tuesday, September oh, in
J 1erffsuda 39-5l Longitude TS-4S
Nj. Antonio Gogorza Yesterday cleared
for Ambrig, west coast Of Africa, for orders,
the POrfUgese bark Adelina Patti, with q
cargo Of l42, ga feet of lumber, valued at
q, 4S4 10.
The County Commissioners met yesterday
and affixed the rate OF taxation for the pres
ent year at 75c. per $1OO-30c. for State tax
and 40c. for county tax. This is the same
rats as last year.
The British steamship Acacia was on yes
terdsy cleared for Liverpool by Mr.. Charles
Green's Son with cargo of 4,S04 bales Of
upland cOtfOn, weighing 2s35l, l4o pounds,
valued at sos, 1926.
Col. G. NJ. WheatstOne, of Mikeville, Fla,
was registered st the Marshall House yes
terday. The Colonel stands six feet six
without his boots, and was ''the observed Of
all observers" at the Marshall House last
night.
Mr.. Loring B. AIillen, only son Of Major
N. b. Niilen, C this city, returned to the
city yesterday. after en absence Of two
years, and had q hearty greeting from his
friends. He has been soiourning in the
mining districts Of Colorado and Denver.
Major JnO. o. Ferrill, Ordinary Of Chat
ham county. left yesterday afternoon on a
trip Of recreation TO the springs North.
During his absence his interests and officisl
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Messrs r. i. FeTrill and P. N. Russell, Jr
Among the guests registered at the Mar
shall House yesterday were Colonel II. N.
Drane, the Assistant General Manager of
the Savannah, Florida ard Western Rail-
way, and wife, Misses Katie and Lula Drane
and Master II. Drane. The ladies have Just
returned from q visit to the North.