Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-09
MATTERS and Things LaeonieaIIy

The Gales Of rice yesterday we're 7oo bar
rels.
Alliance Lodge No. $50, K. of H., meet
tonight.
There we're sold here yesterday SOS lar
rels of rosin.
Call at the Tax Collectors Office and pay
your poll tax.
The value Of the foreign exports yesterday
was 1855, al %.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to SIS.
There were exported to New York yester-
day So, SOS feet Of lumber.
There will be no attraction at the Theatre
next week until Friday, the 10Th.
CITY workmen are engaged in repairing
the bridges across the slips on Bay street
The steamer Howard Drake has been re
painted, and now presents neat appear
ance.
No business OF importance was trans
acted in the United States District CourS
yesterday.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Charles
Gassman is confined to his house by serious
indispOsition.
The schooner VIM. Jones was taken to
Doboy Yesterday by one Of the tugs OF the
Towboat Company.
The sale Of reserved seats for the matinee
to-morrow afternoon will commence at 9
O'Clock this morning.
A meeting OF the temporary organization
OF the Uniform Division Knights OF PyThias
will be held tonight.
DIR. ]. VI. johnson, who has been quite III
for the past month, was out on the streets
yesterday for q short while.
Two reckless drivers were captured by the
police Yesterday driving through the row OF
trees on South Broad street.
Two drunken individuals, through the
kind interposition Of tender-hearted pc
licemen, spent the night at the barracks
There were received here by the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway yester-
day los barrels and l, 545 boxes OF oranges.
The steamer Florida, under command OF
her popular Captain, NJ. ?. Usins, arrived
here from Florida yesterday with q good
| freight.
"Uncle Isaac's' Combination, something
on the style Of "Samn of Posen," was yes
terdav booked for appearance at the Savsn-
nah Theatre this month.
Alexander Williams, the colOred man who
showed his valor by whacking his breyet
| Mary Williams, with a stick, was yesterday
in the Police Court, fined s..
John Corners, the tramp who was arrested
for cursing and abusing lady in her house
was Yesterday, in the Police Court, sen
fenced to ten days imprisonment In jail.
The celebrated pianist, Joseffy, assisted
by the charming young prima donna, Laura
Bellini, will give one grand concert in thi;
city on Friday evening next, the 10th inst.
The wharf of the Georgia and Florida
Steamboat Company has been repaired
where necessary, and is being whiteWsshed
which adds considerably to Its appearance
The British steamship Azalea was yester-
day cleared for Reval, Russia, BY Messrs. A
Minis & Sons, with a cargo OF 5, 400 bales Of
upland cotton, weighing 2,546 $50 pounds
valued at $685. Is.
The ten draymen and carriage drivers
who were arrested on Wednesday for driv-
ing their vehicles between the avenue OF
| trees on South Broad street, were yesterday
/ arraigned before the Police Court and were
each fined 81.
We understand that It is proposed shortly
70 fill the vacant positions among the helC
officers Of the First Volunteer Regiment o
Georgia, and an election for Msjor anC
Lieutenant Colonel will be ordered. Nov
Is the time to select your candidates.
David Mitchell, an aesthetic darkey
caught stealing oranges from the store o
Mr.. j. b. heedy yesterday aIteFDoObi wal
pranced of to the barracks by Policeman
Gregan. Dave will go to join the striped
boys at CuYler swamp springs.
| The certiorari and motion dockets Of thu
Superior Court will be called on SATURDAY
morning, at ten o'clock. The civil docke
will also be called the same day for the as
signment Of cases thereon, to be tried at tn
conclusion OF the criminal docket.
We see It stated that Col. Clifford W
Anderson, Of Savannah, has just been elect
ed President Of the Alumni Association @
the Virginia Military Institute, Viee Genera
Dabney b. Maury resigned. This is a YER
high compliment to Colonel Anderson, as i
Is the first time young man has been hon
ored with a call to the position.
1t will be remembered that a law wa
passed at the last session Of the Georgi
| Legislature requiring all public schoo
| children to be vaccinated. We hear tina
pure vaccine has been ordered for this pun
pose, and that II is expected vaccination
will be commenced about the FIRST OF Janu
airy. A certificate that they have been vac
cinated is requisite to the pupils retaining
their seats in the schools.