Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-16

A notice of interest to members of Pal
estine Commandery, who intend going to
Atlanta, appears elsewhere.
Thunderbolt yesterday afternoon was Wis
tied by crowds of people, many going by
the road, others by the car.
The steamer Dictator, which formerly run
between Savannah and Florida, was recently
sold in New York for $4,000.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Planters Rice Mill Company viii be
heldo on Wednesday, 18th inst.
The ladies will have to do their shopping
before seven o'clock p. m. now, as the early
closing movement has got boom.
The City of Augusta left Saturday eve
ming for New York with eighty seven cabin
and seventeen steerage passengers.
That veteran military corps, the Irish
Jasper Greens, intend giving their annual
picnic to Tybee on Monday, May sd.
The work of repairing and renovating the
steamer Katie is progressing finely, and
when completed she will almost be new
boat.
The tugboat Benjamin Brsmell went up
on the ways yesterday for the purpose OF
having her bottom scraped and having some
painting done.
The steamship Saragossa, under command
wharf yesterday afternoon from Baltimore
with very heavy freight.
A number Of the members of Chatham
county bar viii leave this morning for Lib
erty Superior Court, which convenes to-day.
Several important cases will come up for
hearing.
Rev. Father Quinlan and Mrs. J. NJ.
Schley and daughter were among the pas
sengers for New York by the City Of Au
gusta Saturday.
Liberty County Court will be convened
to-day. Judge Fleming and the Solicitor
General, with members Of the bar, viii leave
for Hinesville on the early train this morn
ing.
Justice VIM. B. Woods viii be in the city
on Wednesday next, to hear an important
ejectment suit before the United States Cir
cult Court. Judge Erskine will preside
with him.
The City of Savannah left Saturday
evening for Philadelphia with fifty-ive
cabin passengers, and had as part Of her
freight l, 773 packages Of vegetables and six
bales of moss.
The Sunday School State Convention of
Georgia will meet with the First African
Baptist Church at Townsville on Wednes-
day. the 18Th instant. There will be large
attendance from Savannah.
Nineteen hundred and sixty-six boxes and
474 barrels Of vegetables, 2 refrigerators Of
strawberries, 80 turtles, and 3 barrels of ter
rapins constituted part OF the freight of the
City of Augusta, for New York, Saturday.
The steamer Plant carried down a very
large crowd to Tybee yesterday morning,
and the beach was thronged with prone
naders and bathers. When the gale came
up there was lively scrambling for shelter.
We regret to learn that the fine steamer
Eliza Hancox, which has already gained
popularity among excursionists, will leave
here on the 25th inst. for New York, and
will run on some pleasure route from that
city.
Saturday morning a colored man driving
dray, on which was piled large lot of
furniture, drove under the wharf of the
Florida steamers, knocking down the lamp
that lighted the shed and breaking it to
pieces.
We are requested by Judge Harden to
state that the petit jury of the City Court
will not be wanted until Wednesday morn
ing, the 18th inst, at ten O'Clock, at which
time all petit jurors will report at the City
Court room.
The members of the ex-Union soldiers
organization, cOlored, will have an eXcur-
| sion to Fort Pulaski on the 18th June. Per-
mission has been granted them by the Sec
rotary of War to land at the fort, where the
day will be celebrated.
The Southern Rate Convention met In
| Chattanooga on Thursday, for the purpose
of fixing the rates of excursion tickets,
which will be on sale on the LIST of June.
Capt. W. G. Raoul, Vice President Of the
| Central, was in attendance.
Macon Telegraph: "The Macon and Bruins
wick Road will run an excursion train to
| Savannah Monday night for the Knights of
| Pythias. Round trip tickets have been
placed at the low figure Of IS. The Knights
and friends can avail themselves Of this ar
rangement to spend pleasant day or so in
Savannah"
The Spanish brig Marceline sailed from
| this port for Barcelona on the 18th of March
/ last, and arrived in Barcelona on the 18th
OF April, making the trip from port to port
in twenty seven days. This is a remarka-
| bly, quick trip for sailing vessel-the fast
| est, we think, that has been made between
the two ports.
On Saturday morning one Of the headers
engaged in loading the steamship City OF
/ Savannah started to go on board. While pass
ing over the gang plank, he stepped on
piece of cabbage leaf and his foot slipping
| he slid down the plank with great velocity,
narrowly escaping falling into the river, and
| bounded on to the deck.
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while engaged in loading the schooner An
ME Henderson, at st. Simon's Island, had
his hand badly mashed by piece of timber
| falling on it. He arrived here Saturday on
the steamer City of Bridgeton for the pur
pose of obtaining admission to the Marine
Hospital.
Some rosin that has been under water
| for over three months arrived here couple
of days since on the steamer Cumberland.
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| Altamaha river, and the river rose In De-
cember last covering it up and the waters
have only recently receded. The rosin is
| in good condition and but little damaged.
The popular Werner Hook and Ladder
| Company will have delightful excursion
to TYbee on the 26th instant. The steamer
| Plant has been engaged, and the arrange
ments are making for splendid time. Mr..
| John A. Weihrs, the Chairman of the CON-
mittee, is working indefatigablY, and all the
necessary details will be perfected In time.
at about four O'Clock on Saturday even
ing, while one OF the transfer wagons, load
ed with trunks, was proceeding to the Flori-
| da steamers. the nut that held one of the
forward wheels gave way, near the corner
| of BaY and Abercorn streets. The wheel
came off, throwing some i've or six trunks
in the street damaging some OF them lit
tie.
DR.. s. Landrum, formerly Of Savannah,
is now in Macon, where his headquarters In
the future will be. He enters at once upon
his duties as Financial Secretary and Lee
turer in Theology of Mercer University. We
trust he will meet with great success In en-
| larging the endowment and securing many
OF the young men Of the State as pupils in
the University.
In the Police Court Saturday John Gray
SOD, cOlored, who had been arrested the
previous night by Lieutenant Sheftall on
the charge of cutting c. L. Snyder with
razor, was srraigned before the Mayor. A
statement of the case showing that 1t was
beyond the Jurisdiction of the Police Court,
the Mayor directed that he be committed
to await the action Of the grand jury Of the
Superior Court.
Savannah Naval Stores Association.