Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-05
Matters and Things LaeOnIcauy
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Florida oranges are coming in quite
| freely.
Magnolia Eucampment No. l, 1. o. o. F.,
meets tonight.
Cotton futures declined eight to ten
| points yesterday.
There were exported coastwise yesterday
ass barrels Of rosin.
Oysters are overdue a month, but the
weather retards their arrival.
The Court of Ordinary has been adjourned
until the first Monday In November.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
| terdsy amounted to eighteen dollars.
We are on the eve Of a change in the
weather. 1t is gradually growing cooler.
The receipts of cotton yesterday were
500 bales, 951 bales exported and 2,703
bales sold.
The sale of reserved seats for Owens en-
gsgement, which opened Yesterday, was
quite brisk.
Among the freight by the Central Rail-
road yesterday were !, 400 sacks Of cotton
seed meal.
The steamship CITY Of Macon will leave
for New York on Saturday at six O'Clock In
the evening.
The sales Of naval stores yesterday COM
/ prised 205 barrels of rOsin and 239 casks
spirits turpentine.
Miss Gertrude johnson, of Charleston, is
| playing with Thomas W. Keene, the TRACE
dian, in Cincinnati
The receipts of naval stores yesterday
were GO barrels of rosin and 2O6 casks
spirits turDentine-
There were no arrests recorded at the bar
racks last night, and the city was reported
unusually quiet and orderly.
The galvanized iron cornices for the Ex-
change building will arrive here by the next
Philadelphia steamer.
We regret to hear that Mr.. H. F. Train,
the worthy principal of the Boys High
School, is seriously indisposed.
The boilers Of the steamer Wheless have
been raised, and are to be placed in the
works OF the Savannah Oil Company.
The steamship saragossa, Captain T. A.
Hooper, arrived at Baltimore yesterday
morning, having made an excellent trip.
The bark Albert, which arrived here from
Port Royal in distress, went on Willink's
dry dock yesterday, and will undergo re-
pairs.
Among the passengers who returned from
the North yesterday by the City of Macon
we're George W. Lamar, ESQ, and wife, A.
J. Miller and T. P. Bond.
The attendance at the various public
schools this session, which opened on Mon
| day, Is unusually large, and attests the
popularity of the schools.
The British steamship Cyphrynes, from
| Galveston for Liverpool, arrived up from
Tvbee yesterday and will at once commence
taking in supply Of coal.
Books of subscription to the capital stock
of the Commercial Bank of Savannah will
be opened at the Office Of Messrs. Garrard
| & Meldrim on the 9th inst.
A burglar visited several houses on Bar
nard street, in the vicinity Of Castor, on
Monday night, but was frightened of before
he could rake in any plumber.
Frances Stephens, who created disturb
/ ance at a ball at Eastern Hall on Monday
night, was yesterday fined in the Police
Court ten dollars or thirty days.
The Central Railroad will issue excursion
/ tickets to Atlanta on and after to-day at the
rate of i've cents per mile for the round
trip, limited to five days from issue.
Well informed parties state that the re-
ceipts of cotton from the Savannah river
landings viii show a considerable decrease
In comparison with those Of last year.
Business looks lively at the wharves Of
the Eastern Cotton Presses, there being four
steamships taking on cargOes there, the
Marion, Scio, Bessarabia and Alverton.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
| Metropolitan Benevolent Association will
| be held this evening, at which matters of
great importance will be brought forward.
A game of base ball was played yesterday
| evening between the Creole and r. E. Lee
| Base Ball Clubs. The former were the vic
tors, making four runs to their opponents
three.
Nelson Wilson, colored, was yesterday
committed to jail by Magistrate Wsring Rus
| sell, Jr., on the charge OF picking the pocket
of Mrs. Sheftall, near the Market, several
days ago.
The pilot boat John Stoddard has been
| put in complete order, aud is ready TO pro
coed to Charleston, from which port she
will hereafter hail, having been purchased
in that city.
Augusta Chronicle: ga Chatham county
1 convict, white man, whose name we did
/ not learn, who was sentenced to imprison-
1 ment fOrlife, escaped from BOndurant, JOp-
ling & Co., on Friday morning."
The splendid gifts to be distributed at
the entertainment to be given under the
auspices of the Republican Blues on the
25th inst, are on exhibition at HamiltOn's,
| DesbOuillons' and ThOs. Vests.
VIM. Massey, colored. was yesterday
morning committed to jail by Magistrate
Warning Russell, Jr, on the charge of ILL
| treating a horse belonging to Messrs. Moran
& Reilly. This is the first case und--
new law.
The steamer Katie ART
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