Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-28
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Alliance Lodge 40. $50, Z. of H., meet
tonight.
The assessment at the Police Court yestet-
day amounted to $13
Georgia Hussars have a sabre drill at
their armory this evening.
The steamship Saragosss sailed for Balti-
more yesterday with very large freight.
The splendid weather the past two days
mas been the subject OF general graduation.
The Masonic Bazaar and Fair will be held
ct Masonic Temple beginning on Monday,
the 18th of April.
Judge Fleming will call the certiorari
docket in the Superior Court on Saturday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Charleston schutzenfest viii be held
on the 18Th, 18th and 10Th OF April. Invi-
tations will be extended the Savannah
club to participate.
The WEEKLY NEWS of this week contains
the account OF the death and funeral Of the
lamented Capt. John Mcmahon, and also
the sketch OF his life.
Mr.. S. P. Hamilton, the proprietor of the
Atlantic Paper Mills, is building an addition
TO the mill to accommodate new machinery
which he has ordered from the North.
Wednesday q lot OF fruit trees were
shipped by Mr. P. J. BeFckmAns, Of Au.
gusts, via the Central Railroad, to Jamset-
ice -Nusserwanj -Tata, Bombay, India.
The only thing of interest at the court
house yesterday was lively interview be-
tween the clever Deputy Cerlk of the Supe-
rior Court and book agent. The Clerk sue
oumbed and subscribed, of course.
The case against Pierre J. Bermer,
charged with being a suspicious character
and with annoying ladies on the street,
wroG roll In a1rA ,IE
and was continued for further investigation.
The sales of Central stock yesterday were
shout seventeen hundred shares, and for
the previous day about eighteen hundred
shares, making Ia all some thirty five hun
dred shares changing hands for the two days.
Gov. Csllaghan, Of the Bahama Islands,
arrived here last night from Charleston and
registered at the Pulaski House. He Is ac-
compGnted by his wife, and is en- route to
Nassau, the seat OF government of the
Bahamas.
1t is reported that a bill will be Intro
duced at the next session of the Legislature
placing the management and superin-
| tendence of all elections in this city In the
hands of freeholders, and not with the
Magistrates.
DIR. J. II. johnson, living near Long
| Branch, Liberty county, Ga, has sent to the
MORNING. NEWS two turninps, one weighing
seven and three quarter pounds ard the
other six pounds. The largest one has four
stalks, and when inverted looks ike 8
miniature piano stool.
We understand that a petition will be
presented at the next meeting of Council
for permission to change the location of the
King drinking fountain, now In position at
the head of S.. Julian street. Ii is a hand
some structure, but 10 It's present location
does not serve the purpose intended, and Is
3 nuisance rather than an ornament.
Charles Mitchell, the colored individual
who created a disturbance in the gallery of
the theatre on "Wednesday night, was ar
rAigned In the Police Court yesterday, and
was fined $40, or thirty days. 1t is to be
| hoped that this punishment will serve to
! impress tie colored gallery gods with the
! importance Of conducting themselves prop
erly.
| There being so little business IN the court
4 al present, the city and county sheriffs are
/ dev0tiug their leisure time to reading law.
| The former passed an excellent impromptu
/ examination yesterday, and if he applies for
/ admission TO the bar will no doubt 90
/ through with flying co!ors. The latter has
some OF tbs legal technicslitIes down to 9
| 1ne point.