Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-23


Yesterday was 9 regular scorcher-102.
There were sold here yesterday 96 barrels
Of rice.
That polar wave, predicted by Vennor for
the 10Th, is anxiously anticipated.
W. NJ. McCarty, Esq, Of Richmond, var
is registered at the Pulaski House.
Yennor bit It again yesterday when ne
predicted torrld wave for the I'd
The -four market is very quiet at present.
and an advance in prices is exp ecu
The thermometer bounced up higher yes
terday than on any day this season.
There are in port three steamships, four
barks. three briggs and six schooners.
Mr. VIII w. Singleton, editor and pro-
nrietor Of the Buena Vista Argus, Is In the
city.
% bales of cotton were sold in this market
Yesterday, and the total receipts were ZOE
bales.
There were received here yesterday 791
barrels Of rosin and 335 casks spirits OF tur-
pentine.
Among the operate attractions this com
ing winter will be fine troupe headed by
Emma Abbott.
Cotton futures advanced some fifteen
points yesterday on the closing figures OF
the day previous.
Canteleupes are fast disappearing, but the
Juicy watermelons are rolling to the front In
increased numbers.
The Western bacon market is greatly ex-
cited. and an advance will probably De
noted in day or so.
10 the House yesterday, Hon. ID. O.
Bacon, of Chatham, introduced registra-
ton law for Savannah.
The sales of naval stores yesterday
amounted to 500 barrels Of rosin and 20
casks spirits turpentine.
The steamer Katie left Charleston for this
city at $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, her
new boilers having been put In.
The pilot boat Pet took party on ma
room to the fishing banks yesterday. They
expect to be gone several days.
There are some places on Broughton
street that could be filed up to advantage
and be convenience to traffic.
The work Of improving the Theatre,
which had been In progress for some time,
has been temporarily suspended.
Charleston Herald: "The tame @ wild
cat, referred to in yesterdays Herald, will
be shipped to DR.. Cas-, OF Savannah, To-
night"
The steamer City Point arrived last even
ing, having made the trip from Jacksonville
to this port in eleven hours and three
quarters.
Robert White, who is black, was captured
last night by Policeman Langbell, while en-
ioYing himself chunking watermelon rind
In the street.
The only business that occupies the at
tention OF Magistrates now is the issuing OF
breach of good behavior warrants for high
tempered eOlored folk.
The race which has been talked about
between the pilot boat Neca, OF this port,
and one Of the Charleston pilot boats, for
81 900, has not yet been definitely ar
ranged.
At the meeting of the Rate Committee of
the Southern Railway and Steamship Asso-
citation in New York yesterday 1t was de-
cided not to change the rates Of freight for
the present year.
Yesterday afternoon, about half-past five
O'Clock, Policeman O'Keefe arrested Rich
ard Jardy, who was making a bed Of the
sidewalk, and was snoozing of the effects
Of his potatlOns.
Macon Telegraph: ''Mr. Henry Conner,
formerly Of this city but now living in
Washington county, is shipping large and
splendid peaches to Savannah at eight dol
lars per bushel."
Governor W. d. Bloxham and wife, DR..
a. Hawkins, and Col. John A. Henderson,
State Attorney, Of Florida, registered at the
Marshall House yesterday. The Governor
and wife and DR.. Hawkins are en- route
North.
The party that went on an excursion to
the Blacklist Banks yesterday morning on
the tug Forest City, returned about six
O'Clock last evening, abundsntly supplied
with fish, and report having spent very
pleasant day.
Ludden d Bates team drove up to the
News Office Yesterday with load of organs
and other musical goods, with a card on it,
bearing the inscription, "How is This fol
Dull Times ?" In reply to the inquiry We
would remark that it looks well for dull
times