Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-10

HOte0s
Don't fail to see Mascotte at the matinee.
There is good demand for cotton seed
It present
Cotton futures advanced twelve points
yesterday.
Tae assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to SIG.
TIE receipts Of cotton at this port were
heavy during the past week.
Civil cases viii be assigned to-day for
trial the latter part Of January.
The Mexican tug Sophia de Tobasco
yesterday cleared for Frontera, Mexico.
The eertiorari and motion docket will be
called 10 the Superior Court this morning.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House
Yesterday was Col. John c. Nichols, CT
Blsckshesr.
The grand jury Of the Superior Court will
meet on Monday at ten o'clock and organize
for business.
Maipr W. T. sheIlmsn, Superintendent OF
the Southwestern Railroad, Is registered at
the Scrsven House.
II Dempsey, ESQ, of Augusta, Superin-
tendent Of the Southern Express Company,
was in the city yesterday.
MI Ozlesly,Esq manager Of the Duvsl
Marshall House yesterday.
We had q pleasant call last evening from
Mr. NJ V. B. Waehtel. business manager
for the Ford Opera troupe.
Yesterday was a perfectly horrible day,
aud those who had business on the streets
had no words of praise for the weather.
A bridal party from Atlanta were regis
tered at the Marshall House yesterday
morning, and left in the afternoon for the
North.
P. A. Nielsen and Askew johnson were
arrested yesterday for violating the city
ordinance, driving through the row OF trees
on South Broad street.
David Mitchell, the colored sneak thief
who was arrested for stealing an auger from
the store Of J. B. Reedy, was sentenced to
thirty days imprisonment.
We learn that a number of patriotic ladies
OF the city have undertaken to collect Tor
the Miss Anna ParDell Branch Of the Ladies'
Laud League Of Savannah.
Three parties were arrested yesterday
afternoon on the charge Of creating dis
turbanee IN q barroom. and were carried 10
the barracks by Policeman 0'Keefe.
Mr.. George Denham, the popular come
dian, srrived here last evening to join the
Ford Opera Company, and will appear IN
The list of vessels in port to-day com
prise four steamships, three ships, twenty
six barks, six brigs and twenty eight
schoOners, total Of seventy-seven vessels.
Five parties who were apprehended by
the police whilst enjoying drive under the
row OF oaks on South Broad street, were
yesterday fined in the Police Court one dol
lar each.
The Spanish brig Soberano III. was on
yes, erdsv cleared for Barcelona by Messrs.
GahOna s. Veiret with a cargo Of 900 bales
Of upland cotton, weighing l, 400, "a pounds,
valued at $4,000.
The sales of naval stores yesterday
comprise l ,14O barrels OF rosin and 100
casks spirits turpentine, and the receipts
were IN barrels Of Tosin aud l5o casks
spirits turpentine.
Rev. Mr. Kerr, having recovered from his
recent indispositiOn, will occupy both MS
p1lpits to morrow-Auderson Street Church
In the morning and Independent PresbY-
terrain Church at night.
Albert Scott, colored, was arrested for
disOrdeFly driving In the street and break
Ing The globe Of gas lamp, and yesterday
10 the Police Court was fined 81 and ordered
to have the lamp repaired.
slrcs Judge TompAins sentenced a
CEt0rEI HGITlOT 70 ENclN6 uOutue VI NuC
chsin gang for toting around q cunning
little revolver in his rear pants pocket,
there are not so many concealed weapons
soun en- prisoners brought TO the police
barracks.
Priscilla" Is the title of q new plaV
written by the author of "Uncle Danielh
fer Mr.. and Mrs Wilkinson, and it is prob
able that Savannahians viii have the
pleasure Of seeing it produced here this
season by those artists, supported by fac
company.
We understand that only a few phYsi-
clans IN the city have compiled with the
laW 10 regard 70 registration, only eight
having reported to date at the office of the
Clerk Of the Superior Court. This is an
important matter to our medical fraternity
ard should be attended to.
The frame building in 0glethorpe Bar
racks, erected last April for the Masonic
fair, and subsequently purchased by the
Jasper Monumental Association, was re-
Gently sold to Mr.. Thomas Henderson, who
has Just had It taken down and will remove
the lumber 10 Isle of Hope