Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-20
Matters and Things LaeOnIeaIly
Noted.

n The naval stores market continues quiet
II The cotton exports yesterday were S,642
bales.
The steamer Katie left yesterday for Brier
/ tcreek.
81 The cotton market is rather quiet al
present.
Mr.. P. N. Russell returned yesterday from
& Atlanta.
Excelsior Lodge No. s. K. of P, meets
Tonight.
Savannah Lodge No. l, 159, K. of H. meets
this evening
The value NJ foreign exports Yesterday
Twas $40, 545 81.
Cotton Is not coming in as freely as at
1this time last year.
81 The assessment at the Police Court yester
Ssday amounted to $50.
Il The pilot boat sprite went down the
zsriver yesterday on cruise.
al Chatham Mutual Loan Association have
4 heir regular meeting tonight.
The total interments in Charleston for the
5Dast week showed 43-whites IA, colored
900.
= 4 white man, too drunk to know his
4uame, was carried to the barracks last
anight.
:. Mr.. D. H Mobley aud bride were among
ssthe strangers registered st the Marshall
3 House yesterday.
1t IS estimated that the crop of river cot
: zen will fall fully % per cent. below what It
was last year.
81 The schooner Maid of the Mist has been
q 1auled up in the Ferry dock, where she is
.4being repaired.
II At the meeting OF the Railroad Mutual
Loan Association last night ST, 900 were sold
Dat IS per cent. premium.
Fl The steamer Plant arrived from Beaufort
ssfYesterdaY afternoon with q large party of
acOlOred exeursiOnists, accompanied by q
3band.
81 II. PetermsD, Esq, proprietor Of the
s1Peterman House, Palatka, was in the city
yesterday, and registered at the Marshall
e House.
a The bark Lady Dufferin is lying in the
fresr Of the new slip recently dug out by the
Central Railroad, where she is discharging
Cher cargo.
q There were quite a number OF drunken
suegroes in the streets last night, but nc
3breaches Of the peace occurred, and no ar
5Tests were made.
Z Robert Roberts, the cOlored tramp who
s,Was found in the workshop OF J. j. Grant
lat a unseemlv hour OF the night, was yes
iterdsy.in the Police Court fined five dollars.
Cora Owens, the Cooper Shop lane terms-
sgant who desecrated the Sabbath by foully
L@3sbusing Clara Lawrence on the street, was
fined by the Mayor ten dollars or
thirty days.
a The steamship Emberiza was or Yesterday
Ecleared for Liverpool, BY Messrs. Wilder &
GO, with cargo Of 1894 bales upland
cot'on. weighing 2,O9O,540 pounds, valued
lat $243, $50.
= The British steamship Glenisla was yes
Eaterday cleared for Liverpool, by Messrs
IS Richardson & Barnard, with 4.24S bales Of
'siupland cotton. weighing 2,020,O39 pounds
Ezvalued at $500, 295 81.
- Mr. Marion F. Jones went down the river
Hast evening for the purpose Of getting the
7pilOt boat John StOddard off. Il is eX
Apected he will successfully complete the
sswOrk in a couple Of days.
- The Young man who, in his attempt to
shoot an imaginary bird, came near per
ssfOrating q colOred citizen named Henry Ba
ssker, was yesterday turned over to a Magis
Estrate and required to give bond at higher
Escourt.
A cOlored trooper, who has appropriated
s4the illustriOus name of Robert Lee, yester-
%day appropriated a basket belonging to a
ScitiZen, ana was whisked off to the bar
tracks. He will be taken out on a warrant
s$to-day.
The young man who was concerned IN
athe disturbance on Broughton street "a
ssmidnight Saturday, and fred his pistol at a
9eparty, was Yesterday turned over to answer
ssIthe charge on bond of 81 600 at the next
term Of the Superior Court.
The Chatham Artillery have accepted the
.soffer Of the Atlantic Coast Line, and viii
Il cave here on the 18th of October for York
@stOwn. The cOrps will carry tents, camp
sSequipsge, ratiOns and cooks, so as to &c
into camp and thus save any trouble about
Recommendations.
81 Mr.. Charles F. Preston was yesterday ap-
apOinted by the Board OF County Commits
sioners to the position of Clerk, vice W. II.
BullOch, deceased. Mr.. Preston has dis
charged the duties for some time with eff
eSciency and dispsteb, and bis appointment
Twill give satisfaction to those who have bust
mess with the Office.