Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-08
Matters and Things LacOnIeany

Noted
Cotton futures declined five pOirt 3 here
Yesterday.
The value OF the foreign exports yester-
day was STA 1S IL.
The sales Of rice in this market yesterday
amounted to 3S6 barrels.
Spirits Of turpentine advanced one cent
per gallon here yesterday.
The experts of lumber Yesterday from
this port amounted to 5S4 .6S3 feet.
a regular meeting of Oglethorpe Lodge
No. 1, L o. o. F., will be held this evening.
Messrs. Wilder * Co., the consignees, are
loading the British bark POhona with Gotten
for Liverpool.
The sales Of naval stores yesterday COM
prised 364 barrels Of rosin and 3S5 casks of
spirits turpentine.
The receipts of naval stores yesterday
comprised ], 73l barrels Of rOsin and Isl casks
spirits turpentine.
The steamer Katie arrived here from Au-
gusta and way landings last night with q
good freight and passenger list.
The announcement that the United States
Court would meet yesterday was erroneous.
The session will begin tomorrow.
The schooner Vineyard will come down
of Jones' ways TO day, the necessary re
pairs to her having been made.
The schooner Chatham, Captain Fulford,
from Baltimore, arrived at the owners
home. on the Ogeechee river, on Sunday.
The box sheet for Gus Williams perform
ance, "Wanted, Carpenter" will be open
ed at Bren's this morning at $50 O'Clock
sharp.
The schooner Hattie Turner, Mcintyre,
from Brunswick for Boston, arrived at Vine
yard Haven on the All instant leaking, SEQ
strokes per hour.
The Tybee telephone will be in working
order in about eight days, when eommunt-
cation can be resumed between that point
and this city SIS heretofore.
A regular communication of Ancient
Landmark Lodge No. 81, f. a. NJ, will be
held at Masonic Temple this evening. The
E. a. degree will be conferred.
The list OF vessels up, cleared and sailed
for this port consists Of one steamship, three
ships, fOrty-nine bsrks, one brig and twelve
schOoners-a total Of siXty-siX vessels.
The fine steamship City of Savannah ar
rived here from Philadelphia last night
with a heavy freight and a good passenger
list, having made the trip In hfty-seVen
hours from dock to dock.
There seems to be a scarcity Of sesmen at
many of the Southern ports at present. Mr..
Samuel Reynolds left for Cedar KEYS yes
terday with a crew Of eight men for the
barkeniine Ephraim now at that port.
We had a short call last evening from Mr..
Harry Phillips, business manager for Mr..
Thomas W. keene. That eminent TRACE
dian will appear on our boards on Wednes-
daY and Thursday, the 10th and 18th inst,
as Richard Ill. and Macbeth.
The writer Of a communication signed ga
Halter of Cruelty" who omitted giving his
OF her name, should report the alleged case
of cruelty 70 an animal to MIR. n. K Plat
shek, Secretary of the ''Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals"
The John T. Ford Dramatic Association
are still busy rehearsing for their entertain
ment for the Harvey Relief Fund on Friday
evening next. The members have all be-
come very proficient in their several parts,
and indications point to delightful even
ing.
Only two arrests reported at the barracks
last night. One, q cOlored man, for disOr-
derby conduct and using profane language
on the streets, and the other, white broth
er, for firing pistol on the public thorough
fares. Whisky was the trouble In both
cases.
Sixteen hard cases, mostly charged with
drunkenness and disorderly conduct on the
streets, were before His Honor the Mayor
yesterday morning. One was turned over
other fourteen were called upon TO pay SIS
into the treasury or do the city some ser
vice for, in the aggregate, 2lO days.