Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-15
Matters and Things LaeOnically
Noted.

Mateefs ana innings LAcOuACAAIJ
Noted.
Jasper Council No. 10, Il. C, meets this
evening.
The sales Of rice yesterday amounted to
$40 barrels.
The police force will be paid their June
salary to-day.
The sales of spirits turpentine yesterday
reached 2S7 casks.
Pulaski Council No. 15S, Royal Arcanum,
will meet tonight.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to 81.
The Spanish brig Nueav Sabins arrived up
from quarantine Yesterday.
One dollar is the regulation charge for the
fun OF driving through lane.
The platform and railing In front of Kel-
ly's building is being repaired.
Irish National Land League meet tonight
to consider important business.
The Clerks office on the Central Railroad
wharf is repaired and renovated.
The stern OF the steamship City of Savan-
nah is receiving a new coat Of paint.
The sales of cotton yesterday amounted
to 19I bales, and the receipts to 30 bales.
Priekley heat prevails extensively, and
hundreds are scratchiDg-for relief. Bora
cine kills it.
Charles Bird, rosmer, was arrested last
night as a common vagrant, and lodged at
the barracks.
Hon. r F. Lyon. OF Macon, was in the
city yesterday and was registered at the
Screven House.
The steamship George Appold carried,
among other freight, 500 wstermelons to
Baltimore yesterday.
The Young Mems Church Guild intend
giving another excursion to Tybee about
the eleventh of August.
The iron work for the new retort house,
being built by the Gas Company, has ar
rived from Philadelphia.
The receipts of naval stores at this port
Yesterday were 1 ,454 barrels of rosin and
PSI casks spirits turpentine.
Eight carloads of watermelons were re-
ceived here yesterday by the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway.
The steamer City of Bridgeton had
amongst her freight from Florida yesterday
fOrty-six balessOf alligator skins.
Mayor Wheaton leaves for New York on
Saturday. During his absence Chairman OF
Council S. P. Hamilton will be Acting
Mayor.
James Reddy, who was arrested for as
saulting and kicking Ben Simmons on the
street. was yesterday in the Police Court
fined SO.
The city dredge is engaged In deepening
the front of the new Central Railroad
wharf, Just east of their old wharf and west
Of the canal.
There was a better feeling in the cotton
market Yesterday. The quotations for all
= \ -.
and fair sales we're made.
The steamer David Clark arrived here
yesterday morning from Brunswick, with a
very heavy freight, and departed last night,
carrying a good freight to that point.
Wallace Robinson, the colored hsekman
who left his vehicle at the railroad depot
unattended, to drum for customers, was
yesterday in the Police Court fined s..
Mr.. Henry Mastick left at the News
Office yesterday full grown ear of corn in
a cluster of perfect nubbins. which was
raised Oh his place, on the Thunderbolt
road.
The arrests by the police force yesterday
consisted of violations of the ordinances
in reference to throwing watermelon TiBds
in the street and driving through the
lanes.
An advance took place in the bacon mar
ket yesterday. Clear rib sides were quoted
&c. higher, shoulders &c, dry salted clear
rb sides Nc, long clears &c, and shout
ders 1sc.
The Central Railroad wharf, where the
New York steamers land, is being repaired,
new planks are being put down and new
posts driven, go as to make it more sub
stantial.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. Thomas
ArkwTight, who has been so seriously I'll,
yesterday experienced a favorable change,
and is believed by his physicians to be on
the mend.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry will, in
accordance with custom, celebrate the Dist
July, the twentieth anniversary of the first
Manassas, by parade and shooting contest
for handsome prize.
Joseph Green, Mack MerriWether aud
John White, all colored draymen, were ar
rested yesterday afternoon for driving their
teams through Congress and Perry street
lanes. They will be short 81 as TO day for
this foolishness.
About twelve o'clock Yesterday, while
WOrkmen were engaged In hosting some
rosin out OF the sloOp Nary Wallace st the
Katie's wharf, the gripDers loosened, and
barrel fell overheard. 1t was gotten out of
the water soon after but little damaged.
The northwest corner of BrOughton
and AbercOrn streets has the reputation of
being the coolest place in the city, and 1t Is
stated there IS a movement to raise q sub
scription to purchase chairs for the swelter
ing mortals who are prone to coDgregste
there.
Mitchell Austin and Henry johnson,
colored, were arrested yesterday afternoon
for throwing watermelon rinds 10 the street
instead Of dumping them in barrel. These
worthless will to-day either FORK over three
dollars and seventy five cents each or retire
to Jail for ten days.
The Atlanta Post has this to say: "Hon.
Davenport Jackson, of Richmond, a son of
Gen. Henry r. Jackson, of Savannah, and
brother of Capt. Henry Jackson, of this
city, although one of the youngest members
Of the House, is one of the ablest legislators
in the State, having been Solicitor General
Of the Augusta circuit, and prominent
lawyer in that city. BE is one Of GeoTgfa's
rising VOunp etatasmen -