Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-28

MSfssFs and Things LReOnfeSIly
Noted.
Gotten futures destined six points Sat
urdsy.
There were sold here Saturday 4s2 bar
rels OF rice.
The assessment at the Police Court Sat
urdsY was go.
The American Public Health Association
meet here tomorrow.
We understand that ladies Land League
Is about to be organized in this city.
Knights of the Golden Rule castle Troupe
No. 29), hold meeting this evening.
Box sheets for Humpty Dumpty VIII be
opened at $50 this morning at Bren's.
Spirits turpentine is now bringing a
higher price than at any time since April 1.
The steamship City OF Augusta bad
among her freight for New YoTk 2,O04
boxes OF oranges.
The pilot boat Pet VIII come of Jones'
ways in thorough order this morning ready
for business.
The first annual hop Of the 8. P. 7. A. G.
will be given at Turner Hall on the even
ing Of the 7th prox.
Toe Spanish steamship Asturiano arrived
up from quarantine yesterday to load Tor
the mediterranean.
MIddling fair, good middling, middling
and low middling cotton advanced 1s;. In
this market Saturday.
The receipts OF naval stores Saturday
amounted 10 65S barrels Of rosin and l47
casks spirits turpentine.
The sales OF naval stores Saturday
amounted TO $50 barrels Of rosin and ninety
i've casks spirits turpentine.
G. W Jones, Esq., business manager Of the
Florida Daly Tunes, Jacksonville, Florida,
called at this Office Saturday.
The steamship Gate City, which arrived
here from New York on Saturday, brought
"a cabin and q steerage passengers.
o. and after November 9th mail for
Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad
fast mail will close at 10 o'clock q. m.
The Portuguese bark AdelIns Patti, which
was purchased by some parties In Charles
ton, will be towed TO that port shortly.
The Norwegian bark Ibis, which arrived
at Tybee on Thursday, has been chartered
by Messrs. Hoist & Co. to load cotton for
Europe.
The steamer Katie arrived here from Au-
gusts and way landings yesterday evening
With q good freight and q large list OF pas
sengers.
The fine steamship City of Augusta
sailed for New York on Saturday, with
good freight aud six cabin and one steerage
passenger.
The German bark Johanna arrived at
TYbee yesterday from Dieppe, consigned to
Messrs. Hoist s. Co., and was ordered to
Charleston.
Hon. George r. Black. Representative to
Congress from the First Congressional Dis
trict, was in the city Saturday and favored
us with q call.
The steamer Cumberland arrived here
yesterday from Abbeville. on the Ocmulgee
river, with q heavy freight Of cotton, rice
and naval stores.
The steamer Howard Drake has arrived
here from Beaufort, and will be used as an
extra steamer by her agents, Messrs. Wood
bridge & Hartman.
The steamship Saragosss, Captain 7. A.
Hooper, arrived at her wharf Saturday
from Baltimore, with a large freight and
number Of passengers.
At survey held on the Spanish bark Lola
It was recommended that she discharge for
further examination, and workmen are now
engaged In unloading her.
Arrests reported last night were not so
numerous as is usually the case on Sunday.
They numbered ten in all, of which four
were Wulbc duu TIC ISSb COAOACNs
The steamship City of Savannah left for
Philadelphia on Saturday with the largest
freight ever taken to that port. She was
drawing seventeen and half feet fore and
aft.
Among the arrivals at the screven House
SATURDAY. were Rufus b. Bullock, Ed, Col.
o. P FitZsimons, Mrs. II. A. Wise, Jr., and
o. Jennings Wise, OF Virginia, and Preston
King, Of Detroit.
H. B. Plant, ESQ.,, President Of the Savan-
nah, Florida aud Western Railway Com
psny, and his son, n. T. Plant, ESQ passed
through the city yesterday, Gu route for
Jacksonville.
Mr.. Joseph B. ReedY opened the holiday
season on Saturday night by sending up
large balloon. Il sailed off majestically IN q
southerly direction, but caught fire when
about over the centre Of the city.
The new and elegant steamer st. Nicholas
arrived here yesterday on her way to Jack
sonville, consigned to Messrs. Woodbridge
q Hartman. She will run between Jack
sonville and Pslatks during the winter.
Aleck shivers, colored. violating city
ordinance, firing pistol In the street, aud
violating State laws In carrying concealed
weapons, was arrested Saturday night about
half past ten O'Clock by Policeman Smith.
Ford's English Opera Company will be
here early in December, and will produce
during their engagement the popular
operas, "Patience," "Olivette," %'La Mas
cote" "Musketeers," and "Billee Taylor"
James Walker, eolored, was arrested
Saturday afternoon about six O'Clock on
the charge OF sssaulting and striking
Martha Washington, colored, In the street,
aud carried to the barracks by Policeman
Grogsn.
An advertisement Of large sale Of lands
in Liberty county appears elsewhere-this
morning. About Is, 900 acres are to be sold
on the 9th proximO at the court house ia
Hinesville, and rare opportunity viii be
offered to investors.
Another drunken affray, in which man
was badly beaten in bar room, took place
Yesterday. Is It not time to enforce the law
about rum shops being kept open on Sua-
day, II not as q question OF morality, at
least as one Of humanitY2
We call attention to the advertisement Of
the Cotton Exchange Restaurant elsewhere
published. Bnder Captain Hussey's admin
isfration this old AMI fayorite institution Is
better than ever before, and be ts evidently
determined to keep it 90.
Joe Burke, an enterprIsing eolored indi-
vidual, was arrested Saturday afternoon by
Policeman Dodson on the charge of steal
ing apples from the Central Railroad wharf
and carried to the barracks, where 1t was
discovered ne was totiDg pistol.
Magistrates who have criminal cases for
the Superior Court are requested to send
their warrants forthwith to the Clerk Of the
Superior Court, In order that subpenas may
be Issued for witnesses to attend the meet
ing Of the grand jury on Monday, the 5th