Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-22
Matters and Things LacOniealy
Noted.

The sales Of rice yesterday we're 40 bar
rels-
Cotton futures advanced two points yes
terdsy.
There were seven arrivals at this port yes
terdsY.
"Kofnomore" is good name for cough
medicine.
The value Of the foreign exports yester-
day was 81 ,056.
The exports Of rice coastwise during the
past week we're l,075 barrels.
The Norwegian bark Andreas REs will
commence loading on Monday.
The exports Of lumber from this port last
week amounted to ], go, 236 feet.
The naval stores market has been unusu-
ally active during the past week.
The stock OF spirits turpentine in this
market is unusually light at present.
Mr D. B. Lester has shown great energy
and nberslily regarding the Harvey relief
fund.
The schooner ]. B. Anderson, Capt. Par
due. bound for this port, put into Norfolk
on the nth.
The receipts OF naval stores Yesterday
comprised 324 barrels rOsin and 135 casks Of
spirits turpentine.
An advance has taken place in all grades
of cotton since last week, and futures con-
tinue on the up grade.
Only three cases st the barracks last night
All. as usual, for disOrderly conduct and
drunkenness in the streets.
Mr.. Jacob PauIsen had collected one
hundred and iftY-twO dollars for the Hsr-
vey fund at six o'clock last evening.
The present indications are that rice will
bring q good price this year, mainly because
of the damage it has sustained, which will
cut the crop short.
The British bark Arabella, from Rio
JaneriO with a cargo Of coffee, which has
been lying at quarantine for some time,
arrived up yesterday.
We are glad to see Mr.. Jno. f. Morris,
the efficient assistant at the City Dispenssry,
at his post again. He has been seriously
indispOsed for some time past.
There is in port this morning thirteen
steamships, two shlps, thirty one barks, four
brigs and fifteen schOOners-a total Of sixty
| five vessels, against fiftY-eight vessels at
the same time last year.
The list of vessels in port this morning
/ comprises the following nationallties: TWEEN
tv-seven American, nineteen British, ten
Norwegian, five Spanish, two German, one
| Portuguese, and one Italian.
The Norwegian bark Patriot was yester-
day cleared for Genoa by Messrs. Hoist &
Co. She carried cargo Of 3, 1893 barrels of
rosin, weighing ], $40, 900 pounds, valued at
! S11 $50 CO., which was shipped by Messrs.
Harding, johnson q Co.
Misses May and Lizzie Ford, daughters Of
| Mr.. John 7. Ford, of Baltimore, have been
stopping at the ScTeven House since Thurs
day. They came on round trip with Cap
| tain T. A. Hooper, OF the SarsgOssa, and
consequently VIII return with him to-day.
Gastene Carones, the mate of the brig
| Favorits, was yesterday uD before United
States Commissioner E. G. Wade on a charge
| Of smuggling. He was bound over to sp-
pear before the United States Circuit Court
to be held IN this city November 10th.
The Darien Timber Gazette sincerely hopes
that Governor ColquItt Will appoint some
good man as the successor Of Judge Elem
ing. II says: ave want to see some live
young man appointed TO the position. We
know OF several young men either one OF
whom would made an excellent Judge. The
| Governor should be careful not to appoint
an old man to this position, for the work is
entirely too hard"