Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-01
mattsrs and TnInxs Lacoufeauy
Noted.


The city offices will be closed to -dav.
There win be partial suspension OF bust
ness to day.
&c is understood that New Year callers
VIII oe numerous to-day.
The Southern Bank of the State OF Geor.
gla mas declared dividend
The new steamer VIM. T. Wheeless has
arrived safely at st. Augustine
Savannah B INK and Trust COMPANY an.
nounce dividend of 50 per share
The official proceedings of the special
meeting Of Council appear elsewhere.
A dividend Of 81 per cent. has been de-
clared oY the Merchants National Bank.
Il is stated that just previous to the sleet
last evening there was slight fall of sEow.
The sidewalks last night were covered
Win sleet and pedestrians found tramping
risky. 80
Depositors 10 the Southern Bank are mott
ned that The interest for the fourth quarter
is due.
The Jolly PathGndersn open at the
Theatre on Monday night. Seats for sale at
Tie British bark Lady DufferIn, which
the registered ton.
The beautiful doll and crib ct Counor,s
book store, Bull street, will be raffied This
evening at O'Clock.
We learn that the Savannah Coffee Honse
viii serve turkey and salad free today. New
Year, from IL a. m. to o. m.
The first sectional mortgage bonds of the
Atlantic and Gulf Railroad maturing TO-DAY
Will be paid on and after the 81 instant.
Only two arrests, one white woman. the
ther a white man, both drunk on the
street, were made by the police last night.
The only New Year callers who will not
receive cordtsl greeting to-day will be the
genial collectors with little billet doux, az Il
were.
The legal firm OF jackson, Lawton 81 Bas
niger is dissolved, and each member wifi
continue the practice OF law on their own
account.
Ife total number OF marriage licenses
issued from the Ordiuary's office during the
month OF December was 59-Whites 10.
colored 49,
Pat Rooney and Harry Miner Combination
give matinee this afternoon. Take or
send the young ones and let them enjoy
hearty laugh.
There was partial eclipse CT the sun yes
terday, which began before sunrise and
ended about $50 a. N. We didn't see 1t,
The handsome worsted shawl and feed
fruit cake ratified last evening at Connor's
news depot, in sid of a worthy charity,
were won respectively by Mrs. III. E. villa
lor ga and Mrs. NJ. A. Prendergast.
Miss Henrietta Yaders, leading lady In
keene's company, and Savannah favcrite,
and Dir. Henry Thomp on, who appeared
here in Cyril Sesrle's "Drink" Combina-
tion, were married on Sunday last in Balti-
more.
Miss EGie Ellsler, who recently won so
many hearts in Savannah by her capital I'm
PRESERVATION of "Hazel Kirke," will shortly
De led TO the hymeneal altar by Mr. Frank
Weston, well known III the theatrical pro-
fession.
Notwithstanding the fEelement weather
there was large assenblsge in the Inde-
pende1ce Presbyterian Church last night to
hear an address from Rev. DIR. Philip
Scbah, President OF the American Bible
Revision Committee.
At the annual meeting of the Board of
Directors OF the Masonic Mutual Aid Asso-
ctatoa of Georgia, held In Atlanta this
week, Samuel P. Hamilton, ESQ of Savan-
nab, was elected Vice President and also
one of the Directors.
Pilot Captain John Fitzgerald took the
steamship Gardenia (Br) from the wharf
JoeteEoaf h1oTbIhg, drawing nineteen feet
two inches, and she went directly 10 sea.
This is about the largest draught that ever
left the wharf, going directly to sea.
The Atlanta Posi- quantity remarks that
the press is in error in stating that the noto-
rlous colored lawyer, Aaron Alpeoria Bad
ley, is making shoes for "a iving'' In St.
Louis. He tried to make them for ga lly-
ing" but bis work was so poorly done that
the proprietor kicked him out OF the shop
at the end OF the first week.
Hon. II. D. Howren, Of Newnanville,
Fla, and member OF the Florida Legislature
from Alachua county, is on visit to this
city. Mr.. Howren was pupil In our pub
licsschools in 1869 and 1870, and is to that ex-
tent SAvannahisn. He is only twenty-five
yefrs Of age. and is the youngest member
in the General Assembly.
Albany Ne,es and Advertiser: "The railroads
in this section all seem to be hayipg s. big
business Boom. The Savannah, Florida and
Western has had to put on extra freight
trains 10 carry off the cotton that has accu-
mulaied III stations on the western division
of the lire. an our roads seem to be doing
prosperous business this winter, and we
are glad 20 see It."