Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-26
Walters and Things LacOnieslIS
Noted.

B9nfres and skyrockets tonight.
The tugboat Ajax is being reprinted.
Knights Of the Golden Rule meet to-
night.
Cotton futures advanced three points on
Saturday.
There were sold here Saturday Ss2 bar
rels OF rice.
D4Kalb Lodge No. g, L o. o. F., have an
election Of officers tonight.
The assessment at the Police Court Sat
urdsy was Twenty-Five dollars.
The schooner Msrv 7. Graham put into
Tybee on Saturday for a harbOr.
There were four arrests recorded at the
barracks up to one O'Clock this morning.
The United States revenue cutter Bout
well arrived here Saturday from a cruise.
Seven car loads end !, 124 sacks OF cotton
seed were received here during the past
week.
The steamer Florida arrived here from
Florida Saturday with good freight and
passenger list.
special and important meeting of the
Memorial Association will be held this after
noon.
1t is thought that the steamship Vidal
Sala will arrive here shortly from Charles
ton to be repaired.
The rain, which commenced Yesterday
morning, increased during the afternoon,
and last night was exceedingly heavy.
Any parties holding tickets to the matinee
Saturday can have the money refunded by
applying at Bren's ticket office
The receipts Of hides during the psst
week were 502 bundles, and the shipments
were l5S bundles, all coastwise.
The steamship City of Augusta had among
her freight for New York on Saturday 2, $50
boxes and 65 barrels of oranges.
DR.. ]. T Mcfarland, Health Officer, who
has been North on a short visit, returned
home Saturday Oh the Gate City.
The steanshi p Gate City brought frem
New York Saturday fftY-six cabin and
twenty seven fiteerage passengers.
The steamer David Clark arrived here
from Satills and way landings Saturday night
with goo1 freight and passenger list
The steamer City of BridgetOu arrived
here fro IN Florida yesterday with gOodz
freight and ten cabin and one deck passen-
ger.
The steamship City of Augusta sailed for
New 7 ork Saturday with a good freight
and Gig bit cabin and two Storage passen-
gers.
The steamer Katie arrived here from
Augu sta and way landings yesterday with
a go ID freight and five cabin and fifteen
Storage passengers.
A project is on foot to construct double
track street railroad on Drayton street, end
thr Ough New Houston or some other cross
street to West Broad.
Bonfires and skyrockets and Roman can
Dies rendered the city exceedingly lively
Saturday night, but the boys will get their
good work in tonight.
sta fr4rlr
at the market Saturday morning, was ar
raigued in the Police Court and fined S25
and thirty days on the chain-gang.
1 The steamer Hunkidori went down to
| Fig Island Saturday for the purpose of
/ putting up q temporary lamp in the place
/ Of the one recently destroyed by fire.
Among the passengers on the Gate City,
which arrived Saturday, were Col. Henry
Brigham and family, Mrs. John W. Ander-
SOD, Capt. Henry Blum and family and Capt.
/ Z G.. Guerrard.
The Norwegian bark Medbor was on Sat
| urday cleared for Amsterdam by Messrs.
Hoist & Co., with a cargo of 1.75O bales
of upland cotton, weighing S14, 7O7 pounds,
valued at S93, 347.
There is a hollow place in President street
| Just east Of Price street, where, when it
| rains, water accumulates to depth Of six or
eight inches, and remains there for some
| time. Some official attention should be
| given this matter.
The juvenile choir of Christ Church have
been TeorganiZed, and under the skillful
training OF Mrs. Annie Cleveland have at
tanned TO high degree Of excellence. We
learn that the Christmas music rendered by
them yesterday was very fine indeed.
A young white boy employed at the Sa-
vannsh Cotton Factory was Saturday pain
fully injured by having his hand caught In
some of the machinery. Four Of his fingers
were completely severed above the first
| Joint, though the thumb was uniDjured.
Saturday afternoon about half-past two
| o'clock cOlored man named Sam1 White,
| passing over a gang plank to board vessel
| lying at the Eastern Rice Mill, lost his equi
librium and tumbled into the river. As he
came to the surface he was caught by one
of the crew and hauled safely on board the
sloop, thoroughly chilled by mis- unexpected
cold bath.
About O'Clock Saturday evening colored
| man, who is a cook on board the schooner
| Erwan, was sitting in q small skif ct the
Upper Rice Mill, when in attempting to
reach something In the water he fell over
board. After sinking once he came to the
surface and fortunately managed to catch
hold of the skiff AID was hauled in by some
parties.
Congress street, from Bull to Whitaker,
was Saturday evening brilliantly Illuminated
with Chinese lanterns. The drug store Of
Messrs. G. NJ. Heidi & Co. and Aessrs. Lud-
den Il Bates extensive establishment were
particularly noticeable for their brilliancy,
the latter exhibiting long rows Of Chinese
lanterns from every floor. The street was
rendered exceedingly attractive.