Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-20
Matters and Things LacOnically
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uTday on previous quotations.
The assessment at the Police Court Satur-
day amounted to twentY-three dollars.
To-day will be the return day for the July
term Of the City Court.
Hon A. o. Bacon, of Macon. is in the
city, and is the guest of D. c. Bacon. Esq.
Six hundred and fifty bales of wool we're
received here last week.
There was freshet in the river yesterday,
the tide rising several feet higher than
usual.
An important meeting OF the Young
Mems Christian Association will be held to-
night.
Seven hundred and sixty-two bales of
wool were exported from this port last week
coastwise.
Judicious advertising pays far better than
sitting upon the counter and waiting for
customers.
The Saragossa carried a large freight to
Baltimore Saturday, including 2,l6O boxes
of vegetables.
The City Of Columbus arrived Saturday
from New York with big freight and
number Of passengers.
The sidewalks on the south side of Perry
street, between DraYton and Abercorn, are
in fearful condition.
The city was very quiet Saturday night for
Saturday, and even the Market failed to
pan out anything lively.
Among the freight of the Herman Llv-
ingston for Philadelphia Saturday were
,35l boxes Of vegetables.
90 Saturday there were twenty American
five Norwegian, one Portuguese, two British
and one Spanish vessel In port.
The interest which is being manifested in
the fourth Of July regatta indicates that 1t
will be an event Of unusual attraction.
The steamer Plant carried down to TYbee
Yesterday very large number OF persons,
and many remained over for the night.
The city was almost entirely deserted yes
Tybee and TO the various resorts around the
city.
4 tugboat will take the place of the
latter steamer going on an excursion to
Beaufort.
Those who wish to have pleasant time
will make their arrangements TO attend the
excursion Of the Young America Social
Club on Tuesday.
Prof. Charles s. Mallette left for Au-
gusta last night on a brief visit, and we ex
pect to hear some lively musical news from
that quarter shortly.
A grand picnic will be held at the Schuet
zen Park on Thursday next for the benefit
of ST.. Joseph's Infirmary, under charge of
the Sisters of Mercy.
The steamer Centennial will receive
freight for the 0cmulgee river this trip, and
will make direct connection with the steam
er Halcyon at Darien.
An advance took place in the bacon mar
ket Saturday. Clear rib sides advanced &c,
dry sailed clear rib sides &c, long clears
re, and shoulders &c.
Mr.. W. E. Johnston, travelling agent of
the Atlanta Constitution, was at Tybee yes
terday, but returned last night and regis
tered at the Screven House.
Nathan Hart, the colored individual who
INSTRUCTED BrOughtou street with his wagon,
was Saturday in the Police Court fined three
dollars or ten days for his fun.
There was q large gathering at Battery
Park yesterday afternoon, and the hand
some paw lion was filed with ladies and
children enjoying the tne breeze.
We have been informed that Mr.. L. B.
Davis has declined being candidate for
re election as General Secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Bragg Thompson, colored warrior, will
/ be called upon to explain in the City Court
| to-day why he considers it necessary to
| carry a weapon concealed about his person.
| The sight of negro man half reclining
on one of the BroughtOn street cars Saturday
night was not a pretty spectacle for the
| passengers, and was severely commented
upon.
| Eugene Moon, the notorious vagTant who
was arrested for drunkenness in the street
and abusing the arresting officer, was Sa.ur-
| dav in the Police Court fined ten dollars or
thirty days.
| Macon TeleqraDh: "a goodly number of
| Maconites will take in Tvbee via Captain
| Sharp's excursion. Tickets are cheap, only
| 50, and good for thirty days, beginning on
| the 29sh."
The steamship City of Macon Saturday
| for New York carried % tierces of pine
/ apples, 81 boxes of fruit, 1900 boxes ard
/ 40 barrels of vegetables, IS turtles and
bales of spODges.
There were in port on Saturday three
| steamships, eight barks, three brigs and fl
| teen schOOners, total Of twenty nine yes
| sells At the same time last year there were
nineteen vessels in port.
A Macon gentleman is writing a
new four-aet comedy for the Southern
/ circuit. Its production is con
templated during the approaching season,
under one of Americas most successful
managers.
Three new boilers for the Central Cotton
| Press arrived here on the steamship City
/ of Macon, and are being placed in position
/ as rapidly as possible. When they are put
/ in, the press will have capecitY for greater
/ and better work.
About 1890 O'Clock on Friday night,
| while the steamer City Point was coming
/ up to her wharf, she accidentally ran against
the bowsprit Of the pilot boat Pet, breaking
/ FL I'll, 4 Of
/ consequence was dOne.
The Norwegian bark Vesterlide was on
/ Saturday cleared for GoOle by Messrs.
Hoist & Co. She carried 2.654 barrels Of
rosin, weighing 1,0S4, l35 pounds, valued
/ at $11 go. Her cargo was furnished by
Messrs A. Minis g. Sons.
The crew of the steamer Centennial, on
/ Thursday, captured on Jekyl beach large
| turtle while calmly setting on her nest of
one hundred and fifty eggs. The turtle
weighed four hundred pounds, and contain
ed over two gallons Of soft eggs.
| The thousands of friends of Rev. and
| Mrs. John s Inskip throughout the South
will be rtjoiced to hear of their safe arrival,
| on the 14Jh instant, at San Francisco from
Australia. They report woudrous re-
ligious influence at work In australia
| Pentecostal revival.
The crew OF the German bark Ludwig
| Heyn, lying near Jekyl beach, determining
to have a supply of salt water luxuries
during their voyage, started out on a turtle
| hunt a day or TIVE since and succeeded in
capturing six, averaging from two hundred
and fifty to four hundred and fifty pounds
On the 2lst the moon is in conjunction
| with Mars and Saturn. On the morning of
/ the 22d the heavens will present a superb
| picture, made up of the waning moon, the
bright planets of Venus and Jupiter. Be-
tween o'clock in the morning of the 2lst
and 2 O'Clock in the afternoon of the 22d
the moon is in conjunction with five planets
Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter and We
nus.
A Deserved Compliment.
AT q special meeting of the Board Of
! County Commissioners. held on Saturday,