Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-27
Matters and Things Laconicany

Yesterday was an exceedingly hot, sultry
day.
This is the last week Of the present.public
school session.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. 90. F., will
elect officers tonight.
s. A. Darnell, Assistant United States
Attorney, is in the city.
The value of the foreign exports on Sat
urday was s20,S22 50.
Mr.. Thomas Arkwright returned from
New York Saturday.
Tue pump In the rear of Armory Hall is
badly In need Of repairs.
The rain last evening was most welcome,
only we want more Of it.
The assessments at the Police Court Sat
urdaY was only six dollars.
The steamer Katie viii make the six
O'Clock trip to TYbee this evening.
Knights of the Golden Rule will meet to-
night and will elect officers for the ensuing
term.
John w. Livingston, Esq, and bride, of
Augusta, are registered at the Marshall
House.
The E. B. S. C. give their first grand af-
ternoon excursion on Wednesday, the 18th
of July.
Bishop Gross administered confirmation
at 81. Patrick's Church, Augusta, yesterday
evening.
A defuuct canine was discovered In Cal
houn square yesterday and reported at the
police barracks.
The commencement exercises OF the
Academy of the Sisters of Mercy will take
place this evening at the Savannah Theatre.
Colonel VIM. NJ. Wadley, President of the
Central Railroad, returned home Saturday
from New York by the steamship Gate
City.
The ten convicts sentenced on Friday in
the Superior Court left on Saturday night
for Augusta for a convict camp under
guard.
Col. John G. Nichols, ex-Representative
In Congress for the First District OF Georgia.
is in the city, registered at the FulasKi
House.
The Police Court matinee this morning
will be a grand success, as there were 9
large number of candidates billed last nignt
for appearance.
Among the passengers by the Saraeossa
from Baltimore yesterday were Mr.. ID. j..
Smiley and wife, Col. James Atkins ana
Mr.. O. J. Strasser and wife.
The steamship Saragossa, Capt. T. A.
| Hooper, arrived at her wharf yesterday
afternoon from Baltimore with big freight
| and number of passengers.
D. C. Bacon, Esq, Capt. s. Y. Levy and
wife, and Hon. Seaton Grsntland, OF Grifnn!
were among the passengers by the City OF
Augusta for New York saturday.
The steamer Florida, from Fernandina,
arrived at her wharf last night. Among
her freight were "a packages OF vegetables,
453 barrels of naval stores and IL bales OF
wool.
Thos. GadsdeD, ESQ, the popular and able
Cashier of the Merchants National Bank
who has been to New York on brief visit.
returned home Saturday looking in excel
lent health
Macon Telegroph: "The Directors Of the
| Central Railroad will meet in this city on
the fourth of July. This point was chosen
as being more central and convenient than
Savannah"
George Williams, a suspicious dsrkey
who was found SHOCKING in the market
basement Saturday morning about three
O'Clock, was sent to Join the CuYler swamp
| brigade for thirty days.
Au unknown white man, too booty to
recollect his name, was picked up at inc
corner of Bull and Broughton streets by
Policeman Nungazer and carted to the bar
racks about nine o'clock last night.
A butcher in the Market will have the oD-
| portunity afforded him to day OF explain
| ing why he refused to extinguish the lights
at his stall at the close of market hours on
| Saturday night when requested so to do by
| Policeman Jones.
An important bill in reference to the
drainage Of this county will be introduced
in the Legislature by the County Commits
sioners. Capt. w. W. Paine, the efficient
Chairman OF the Board, is now engaged
In drawing up the document.
Several Savannahisns will leave to-
morrow for Griffin to attend the marriage OF
| Mrs Clara L. johnson, so popular and
/ highly esteemed in musical circles in this
city, and Launcelot Haynes, Esq, of the
/ firm of Messrs. s. g. Haynes & Bro.
About II o. clock Saturday night Policeman
/ McCabe was called upon to arrest drunken
negro named Dick Washington, who had Sc
| leeted a cosy spot on the front entrance OF
/ the Pulaski House and tumbled to sleep.
| Dick was aroused and waltZed OH to the
/ barracks.
Mr.. Dave West, a well-known emplOye at
| the Central Railroad shops in Macon,
| Jumped out of his bedroom window while
| dreaming on Thursday night and fell on the
sidewalk, a distance of eighteen feet. The
fall awoke him, as may be supposed. Nc
bones were broken, but he was considerably
| bruised.
We are informed that parties living In the
eastern section of the city are subjected to
/ considerable annoyance and the lives OF
their children endangered by the practice
| Of boys driving the cows along the sidewalk
| when going to or returning from pastursge.
] This is contrary to the ordinance and should
| be stopped.
Punctured or punched dimes and ntckels
have grown to be such a nuisance that the
/ government has decided on taking some
/ action in the matter, and will investigate
| the subject to fad whether the coins are
not punched and perforated by gang OF
men for the silver thus extracted from them
as is currently reported.
AT IL O'Clock Saturday night, Mr.. J. J.
| COnIey, living on East Boundary street, dis
| covered negro concealed in his house. lie
| Immediately seized the intruder and marched
him off to the barracks, where he gave hi:
name as Oliver Stafford, and was locked uE
to answer at roll call to-day in the Police
Court, to the charge Of being suspicion:
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