Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-10
Matters and Things LacOnicany

terday amounted to $40.
The May picnic of the Republican Blues
will take place st the sehuetzsn Park on
Thursday.
A special and important meeting Of Ex-
celsior Lodge No. S, Z. Of P, win be held
this evening.
The Superior Court Of Bryan county will
be convened on Thursday, and that Of Lib
erty on Monday.
The Exhibition Hall, Oglethorpe Bar
racks, is offered for sale, as viii be seen by
notice elsewhere.
Battery Park was formally opened for the
season yesterday, and there was quite 8
large crowd present.
The hull, machinery and material Of the
steamer ". T. Wheless are advertised to be
sold on the 11th inst.
Parnen Branch Of the Irish National
League have an important meeting tonight
at Metropolitan Hail.
The steamer Eliza Hancox will make an
excursion this afternoon along the coast TO
Warsaw inlet, returning by Tybee.
The bolt Of homespun at Mrs. Arden's
booth, voted to the Sisters of st. Joseph's
Hospital, was sent to them yesterday.
The carnival and fancy dress ball by the
children at Exhibition Hall to night will be
a grand affair, and everybody viii be there.
The MAY festival Of the Sunday School OF
Trinity Church viii take place this evening
at the church, and will be a very interesting
affair.
R. Reppard, Esq, purchased the liquors
contributed to Zerubbabel Lodge and dona-
ted the same TO the Georgia (colored) In
Urinary.
At the twenty-fourth monthly meeting OF
the Southern Mutual Loan Association, held
last night, 5000 were sold at ~ per cent.
premium.
About Eve hundred colored people left on
an excursion to Beaufort on the steamer
Elizs Hancox at eight O'Clock yesterday
morning.
Quite number of our citizens left yes
terdsy afternoon on a pleasure excursion
trip over the Waycross Short Line TO Jack
| sOnville.
Oar coal dealers now have chance to
supply the revenue vessels with coal. Pro-
posals are advertised for by the Collector
| Of this port.
Steamship CITY Of Savannah made her
wharf yesterday Monday afternoon, at Ais
| O'Clock, 5I55 hours from Philadelphia wharf
TO Savannah wharf.
a notice of interest to parties who have
promised 70 donate refreshments to Zerub
| babel refreshment table this evening will be
/ found in another column.
The neat straw hats worn by the young
| ladies Of Ancient Landmark Lodge during
| the recent fair have been given the children
Of the Episcopal Orphans Home.
As an evidence OF the growth of the
| Southern vegetable trade we would mention
| that they are regularly quoted in the market
reports of the leading Northern cities.
Parties having chances on certain articles
| at the booths OF Mrs. Van Worst, Arden,
| and Minis, will find in our special column
| this morning q notice Of some interest to
| them.
| The steamer Dessoug, LOCI tons, which
| was recently purchased by the Ocean Steam
| ship Company, OF this city, is on the Balance
/ Dock, New York, being cleaned and
| painted.
James Salisbury, colored, who was ar
rested as a suspicious character, having
| been found in the flower garden Of DR.. ].
| G. Thomas, was sent to the Changing for
! thirty days.
/ Colonel J. H. Estill. President Of the
/ Georgia Press Association, left yesterday
| evening for Rome, to attend the annual
| meeting of the association in that city on
| the 18th inst.
Richard Beman, colored, who was arrest
| ed on suspicion of stealing watch from
! William Brisben, colored, was Yesterday
neld to answer the charge by Magistrate
| Woodhouse.
| Efingham Superior Court opened yester-
| day. Judge Fleming, Solicitor General
| Charlton, and several members of the SaVan-
nah bar, left for Springfield by the train yes
! terday morning.
Mrs. C. s. Branch received from Mr..
/ Julius Hunt toy safes, mechanical toy and
| , cigar holders for the Masonic Fair, report
| Of same being inadvertently omitted from
/ week before last.
! The necessary repairs having been made
/ upon the rudder of the steamer Centennial,
/ she will leave on her regular trip to st.
/ Catharine's, Doboy, Union Island, ETC., this
! evening at O'Clock.
| Hon. VIM. Schley, who has been on a
/ visit here for some weeks for his health,
! left for his home IN New York yesterday
| afternoon by the Charleston and Savannah
train, greatly improved.
! A meeting of the ladies of the Executive
| Committee Of Ancient Landmark Lodge,
| the Treasurer of the committee and the
| Worshipful Master will meet at Mrs. r. H.
/ Anderson's residence on Wednesday after
noon.
All persons having money or articles con-
! tributed to ZeTubbabel Lodge for the Ma
| sonic Bazaar and Fair VIII please hand them
in to David Wells. Esq. without delay. All
/ bills sgainst ZerGbbabel Lodge should be
| presented at once as above.
| A new Catholic church in Columbus,
| built by Mr. ID. J. Foley. formerly of Sayan-
nah, but who has for some time past, with
| his cons, been residing in that city, was dedi-
| Gated with appropriate ceremonies by
Bishop Gross on sunday last.
a paragraph in the South Carolina news
| column a few days since stated that the
Eureka Manufacturing Company were erect
| Ing guanO factory at Port Royal. This
| was a mistake. The factory is being built
| by Messrs. Baldwin & Co., of this city, who
are not connected with the company men
toned.
Messrs. Richardson & Barnard yester-
day cleared for Liverpool the British bark
Kenilworth, Capt. RyarsoE, with cargo OF
I,IS4 bales of upland cotton, weighing
sol OIL pounds, valued at s46,0S6 90; 1888
bags sea island cotton, weighing III, 1853
pounds, valued at 50, $50, and 3, 020 barrels
Of rosin, weighing 1,279,2O5 pounds valued
at S, 275 II.