Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-16


Cotton futures declined sir points yester
daY.
The exports Of rosin yesterday we're 4,0sa
barrels.
The sales Of rice yesterday amounted &c
40 barrels.
Spirits Of turpeniine declined half cent
per gallon here yesterday.
The receipts Of rice in this market By raj
yesterday were SS5 sacks.
The receipts Of cotton were heavy yester-
day, amounting to Z, $50 bales.
The repairs TO the Lower Hydraulic Cot
ton Press are nearly completed.
There Is now on shipboard, not cleared
about 200 casks spirits turpentine.
Mr.. E. T. Byrd, editor Of the Blacksheal
Aeles, is registered at the Marshall House.
The sale of reserved seats for Sol Smith
Russell viii commence on Thursday morn
ing.
A meeting Of the Board Of Managers OF
the Union Society viii be held this after
noon.
The steamer Katie left for Augusta and
way landings last evening with heavy
freight.
Landrum Lodge GO. d., F. & A. NJ,
meet tonight. The E. A. degree will be
conferred.
The steamer Florida left for Florida last
evening with q fair freight and q good
passenger list.
The German bark Fidelio, which arrived
a. Tybee few days since, yesterday cleared
for Charleston.
The new tubular boiler for the grain
elevator has arrived here from the Colum
bus Iron Works.
The receipts Of naval stores yesterday
were $50 barrels Of rosin and 152 casks
spirits turpentine.
The tug 7. W. Lynn has been newly
painted and now presents a neat and at
tTective appearance.
a large slotting machine for the Macon
machine shops arrived here by the last
Philadelphia steamship.
A new smoke stack is being made for
the Uuited States revenue cutter Boutwell,
at Tynsn's machine shop.
The steamship Saxon arrived here from
Philadelphia yesterday with a good freight
aud sixteen cabin passengers.
Piles are being driven st the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway wharves fol
he erection Of a new gusno warehouse.
The steamship City Of Macon arrived mere
from New York yesterday with a heavy
freight and So cabin and 20 steerage passen
gers.
The tug Delaware yesterday dug up oppo
site the red light the ship Sebasta Cook
which was sunk there at the commence
meut OF the war.
Three vessels are at the Savannah, Flori
ia and Western Railway whaTves discharg-
ing carg0es of fertilizers for the Savannah
Guano Company.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the St.
Andrews Society viii be held at Metropolis
tan Hall 70 morrow evening. A full attend
ance is required.
At the eightieth regular monthly meeting
Of the Chatham Mutual Loan Association,
held last evening, two advances of 81, 00C
each we're disposed of at "a per cent. pre-
MUM.
His Honor the Mayor had an easy time
OF it yesterday morning. Only two cases
were up before him, both females, and both
charged with disorderly conduct and drunk
enness.
At the drawing for the crayon at the
rooms of the Youths Historical Society last
evening the holder Of No. 424 was the win
ner. We have not yet been informed who
IS the lucky one.
AuE ctCancE hdblc dIIANcu ucEc new
toms landing yesterday, with SIS barrels OF
rosin and 81 casks spirits turpentine, con-
signed to Messrs. w. G. jackson 81 Co. aud
Messrs. Williams 81 Watson.
At the Both regular monthly meeting OF
the Southern Mutual Loan Association, held
on Monday night, six advances of 81, zoo
each were disposed of as follows: "a, 600 al
45 per cent. and 1900 at 45H per cent.
The Norwegian bark Andreas Riis was
yesterday cleared for Goole by Messrs. A. 8.
Heide Il Co. Sac carried 4,O24 barrels of
rosin, weighing ,656, $50 pounds, valued at
$l5. Isl q, which was shipped by Messrs.
A. Minis & Sons
Mr.. John Merryman, distinguished and
wealthy citizen Of Baltimore, largely inter
eSted in stock raising, aud who has spent
his winters in Savannah for a number of
years past, died at his residence in Hayfeld,
near Baltimore, yesterday morning.