Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-20
Matters and Things LacOnicalIY
R0Hod.


The sales Of rice IN this market yesterday
were 475 barrels.
An advance in the lower grades Of rosin
took place yesterday.
Spirits turpentine advanced two cents per
gallon here yesterday.
There was exported cosstWise yesterday
16O, S42 feet Of lumber.
Savannah is now passing through period
Of extraordinary quiet.
The naval store receipts yesterday were
557 barrels Of rOsin and l47 casks spirits OF
turpentine.
The sales Of naval stores Yesterday were
l ,647 barrels OF rOsin and 175 casks spirits
turpentine.
The steamship Gate City carried thirteen
cabin and two Storage passengers for New
York yesterday.
Cotton futures advanced five points in
the early months and ten points on the late
months yesterday.
Three cases reported at the barracks last
night-au for improper conduct, superin-
duced by drunkenness.
The steamship Gate City had amongst her
freight for New York 400 sacks cotton seed
cake and 80, 200 shingles.
The receipts of cotton at this port Yester-
/ bales, and the sales g, 59l bales.
The steamship Saxon had amongst her
| freight from Philadelphia a new locomotive
boiler for the Georgia Railroad.
Middllng fair and good middling cotton
| advanced Lice. and middling and low mid
ding 1Sc. in this market yesterday.
Captain L. E. Hallowes is quite III, and
4 Captain N. P. Usina left on the steamer
City of Bridgeton in bis place last trip.
The house No. IA Franklin ward, one-hslt
lot, on Williamson street, was sold by j. Nc
| Laughlin & Son at private sale ortWo thou
sand dollars.
Tie British bark Florence L.. Captain
| Grierson, and the schooner Mary Lord, Cap
tain Smith, cleared at New York on the It'll
for Savannah.
Amongst the freight by the Savannah
Florida and Western Railway YESTERDAY
were two barrels and eleven boxes o
oranges from Florida.
Mr.. Edward F. Daniels, formerly frs
mate Of the steamer David Clark, has been
appointed Captain Of the steamer Mary G
Fisher, and will take command Of her mex
trip.
VIM, the diver, spent some time yester
day diving in front Of the Ocean Steamship
COmpany's wharf. He recovered some tel
|
eral other small articles.
We are glad to learn that Savannah's eve
popular favOrite, Miss Charlotte Thompson
will visit rs next month. FrederickPaul- Z
ding and the Hess Opera Troupe are ais
billed for an early appearance.
There was received at this Office last even
ing handsome quarter OF Ven1son iron
Mr.. W. II. Mendel, green grocer, corn
Drayton and Macon streets. 1t was an ex
ceedingly fine piece Of meat, and we believ
is the first venison which has been receive
in cur market this season.
We were mistaken in announcing that tn
barrel factory Of Mr.. j. F. Torrent was de
stroyed by fire on Monday. The factory
situated at the foot O, Zubly street, on tn
canal, and the fire occurred In the shed
the cOOperage department at the Upper Bic
Mills where there was machinery;
Five cases, four for disorderly conduC
and drunkenness on the streets, and on
for stealing cigars from box at the Ocea
Steamship COmpsny's wharf, occupied tn
attention of His Honor yesterday morning
Thirty-one dollars or ninety-five days mad
up the sum total Of the sentences passed.
The schooner Addie Fuller, Captain Jol
gensen, which sustained cOnsiderabl
damage in the hurricane in August last, hs
been thoroughly Overhauled and repaired
and was on yesterday cleared for Fall Rive
by Messrs. Jos. A. Roberts q Co. with
cargo of 16O, 342 feet of lumber. The carg
was shipped by Messrs. Haslsm & HaV
kins.
We received through Mr.. Nathan +
Platshek Yesterday portrait Of Mr.. Tho'
w. Keene, the tragedisn, who, we believe
will appear here this month, and also cop
Of the Chicago Nelos Litter. The portrait
, very fine one, and the paper contains
letter from Savannah very complimentar
to Mr.. B. II. Richardson, city editor OF tn
| NEWs. but now at Yorktown.