Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-23
Matters and Things LacOnically

Watermelons are scarce, and would meet
with ready sale.
The total assessment at the Police Court
yesterday was SD.
$50 barrels of rice were sold In this
market yesterday.
The machinery of the Savannah Paper
Mills is offered for sale.
The bottom seems to have dropped out
OF the new hotel project.
There are fifteen girl graduates and eight
boys il the High Schools this session.
Poultry is very high and scarce, especially
spring chickens the size Of partridge.
A decline occurred in the sugar market
yesterday. all grades being quoted lower
Georgia and Florida syrup advanced to
s cents per gallon in this market yesterday.
$40 barrels Of rosin and $40 casks spirits
turpentine were the naval store sales Yester-
day.
Up to one O'Clock this morning not An
arrest had been recorded at the police bar
racks.
The steamship Seminole had among her
freight for Boston yesterday LOSS water
melons.
The address of Captain Robert Falligant
to the graduates to morrow will be an intel
lectual treat.
The wholesale price of eggs declined two
cents per dozen yesterday, the market being
Overst0cked.
Impor tant business will be transacted at
the meeting of the Catholic Knights OF
America tonight.
The mammoth picnic for the benefit Of
the st. Joseph's Infrmary takes place at the
Sehuetzun Park to-day.
The graduation exercises OF the High
- inn
at the Savannah Theatre.
The criminal docket will he finished in
the Superior Court this week, and the civil
docket will be taken up on Monday.
After the first Of July there will be no
more sprinkliDg of the streets allowed be-
tween the hours of a. N. and 8 p. m.
John ID. Hollester, of Tallahassee, Rev.
Father j. d. O'Boyle, OF Fernandtna. are in
the city, stopping at the Marshall House.
Three bales OF vanilla and fifteen barrels
Of sponge were received by the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway yesterday.
At7p. m. last evening there was heavy
rain at Tybee, and the wind wEs blowing
from the east at the rate of sixteen miles per
hour.
There we're a number of our well known
rffemen out at Battery Park yesterday
afternoon, and some good scores were
made.
The rain Yesterday afternoon and last
night was perfectly delightful, and the
change in the temperature exceedingly
pleasant.
The old one story and pitch frame build
ing northeast corner Of Berrien and Mont
gOmery streets is being remodeled and made
q two story.
Directors for the Savannah, Skidawsy and
SeabOard Railroad will be elected at the
meeting of the stockholders, to be held on
Friday, the oath inst.
The heat at noon yesterday was absolutely
intense, and it was reported that several
horses, besides the street-car horse else
where referred to, were overcome by 1t.
The British bark ViZcaya was yesterday
cleared for London by Messrs. Paterson,
Downing s. Co.. with 2, 153 barrels Of rosin,
weighing S63, l35 pounds, valued at Sll $40.
We notice that Mr. E. j. Acosta is max
ing some desirable improvements in his ex-
tensive baking and candy manufacturing
establishment, corner Of Bay and Barnard
streets.
Yesterday was 6 very remarkably quiet
day. Ii was too hot during the day for peo
pie to get into trouble, and last night was
so cool and pleasant that everybody felt in
good hum0r.
Notwithstanding the delightful shower on
Tuesday evening the weather was intensely
hot Yesterday morning. 1t seems that Ven
nor has made another "bull's eye" in his
predictions.
E. L. NeidIinger, ESQ of this city, as |
will be seen by our telegraph dispatches, |
was Yesterday made one Of the Vice Presi- |
dents of the National Temperance Conyen- |
ton, in session at Saratoga.
The steamship City Of Augusta yesterday, |
between two and three O'Clock, stopped at |
the Central Cotton Press for the purpose of |
discharging some very heavy machinery |
which she had on board for the press.
There Is talk OF organizing company to |
build q frst-c.ass summer hotel az TYbee |
for next season. There is plenty OF time 10 |
talk about it, and many are OF the opinion |
there is plenty Of money In such an enter |
prise.
A horse on the Whitaker street line was |
overcome BY the heat yesterday and dropped |
at the corner Of Bay and DraYton streets. |
After hard work and big dose Of whisky |
he was got on his feet and taken on TO the |
stables.
Mr. l. B. Davis, the efficient Secretary Of |
the Young Mems Christian Association, has |
resigned bis position, and left last evening
for Atlanta, where be will hereafter reside.
Mr.. Davis is 2 gO-ahead, energetic gentle
man, and much esteemed by those who
know him. He takes with him the best
wishes Of many friends
It was reported yesterday that Colonel
Wadley had purchased the Obelisk in New
York, and would bring it to Savannah
shortly. Great surprise was expressed until
It was explained that the name Of the steam
ship Dessoug, recently purchased by the
Ocean Steamship Company, had been
changed to "The Obelisk."
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Healthful, easily prepared and very
strengthening, Mellin's Food is highly en-