Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-25
Matters and Things LaconioaIly

The rosIn market is dull at present.
Spirits turpentine declined one cent per
gallon yesterday.
The value of the foreign exports Yester-
day were $27, 92S 90.
Csnteleupes are becoming very plentiful,
but prices remain still.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to $l6.
A fine delegation of Augusta people viii
spend the 4th Of July at Tybee.
ore hundred aud seventeen bales Of cot
ton were the sales here yesterday.
The pilot boat Maid of the Mist has just
been put in good order and repainted.
is, $50 feet of timber and 207, 346 feet of
lumber were exported coastwise yesterday.
Among the freight of the steamship Geo.
Appold yesterday were ], $50 boxes of vege-
tables.
Watermelous are coming into the city by
the carload, and the fruit stores are well
supplied.
The arrivals at the Marshall House yester-
day were numerous, and three entire pages
were filed.
There were in port yesterday three steam
ships, three barks, four brigs and nineteen
schOoners.
SIG barrels OF rosin and 81 casks spirits
turpentine were the naval stores receipts
Yesterday.
The notorious negro. Beauregard Mack,
was yesterday sentenced to ten years In the
penitentiary.
There are thirty-five vessels in port to
dag. At this time last year there were
twenty-One.
The prospects for lively matinee at the
Police Court to-day were rather slim to up
one O'Clock a. IN.
Four schooners and brig arrived here
yesterday, which is pretty good Tor this
season Of the year.
Captain Robert Falligant will deliver the
annual address before the societies OF
Emory College, Oxford, on Wednesday
next.
Among the graduates at Mount st. Mary's
College, Emmittsburg, we notice the name
OF 81. f. Dunn, Savannah, Ga.
There were seven convicted parties SEN
fenced to the penitentiary yesterday In the
Superior Court by Judge Fleming.
The schooner A. Denike, which arrived
here Yesterday from Baltimore, reports hav-
ing experienced head winds for seven days.
A colored Masonic body parsded through
the streets Yesterday, accompanied by q
band OF music, in honor OF st. Johns day.
Jacob Secret, the colored individual who
was arrested for throwing slops IN the
streets, was yesterday fined So In the Police
Court.
The schooner May Morn, which arrived
here Yesterday from New York, report:
that on the 22i she experienced heavy
squall from the northeast.
Mr.. w. Hampton Wade made his maiden
speech in the Superior Court yesterday
| and succeeded in acquitting his client. de
was assisted by j. E. Wooten, Esq.
The river yesterday evening presented q
lively appearance, SIS there were some fyc
or six yachts out sailing, taking advantage
of the good breeze aud pleasant weather.
The explosion of a kerosene stove in the
| residence OF Col. James Atkins, on Con
| gress street, created momentary excitement
| Yesterday. The colored cook was slightly
| burned.
! The jacksonville Light Infantry have fully
/ decided to 90 to Savannah on the 81 o.
| July, and the members Of the company are
| now making extensive preparations for the
| tTip.-UHiOn.
The exercises of the graduating CLASSES
! of the High Schools were unusually inter
esting yesterday, and the perusal OF the &C
count elsewhere given will prove pleasure
! BILE and instructive.
Some men and BOYS are In the habit Of
/ swimming at the Savannah, Florida snC
! Western Railroad whaIves in nude state
! This should be stopped, as they are In ful
view Of steamers passing.
& bright and beautiful comet made III
| appearance in the northeast shortly after
/ three O'Clock on Friday morning, and wal
| visible for some time. IL was seen again
/ this morning about three O'Clock.
Capt. John w. Anderson, Mrs. W. G.
! Charlton and two children, Mrs. Fl. NJ
| Stoddard and three children. and c. A
I Marmelstein were among the passengers fol
| Baltimore by the George Appold Yesterday
| The Norwegian bark Hera was yesterday
cleared for London by Messrs. Hoist 81 Co.
with s cargo of 1895 casks spirits turpen
tine, measuring 69004 gallons, valued a.
| S27, 92S. Cargo by Messrs. Alex. Sprunt q
Son.
The fine wharf which Messrs. D. G. Ba
| con & Co. have been building, west of the
| Central Railroad Wharves, is now con-
| pleted II is very substantial structure
and is sixty feet wide and one hundred feet
| long.
George Hull alias A Thomas, alias s. B
! Cooper, the Atlanta darkey who was ar
rested for stealing and selling cattle, the
/ particulars of which were given, was yester
| day in the Superior Court sentenced tC
three years in the penitentiary.
The members of the bar are asked to take
notice of the fact that the civil docket Of
\ the Superior Court will be taken up OF
| Monday rext and sounded, commencing
where the Judge left off at the last term, a
/ which time cases thereon will be ethel
tried, assigned or continued for the term.