Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-24
matters ana 'Fnlass Iaeonleall,

a.. Noted.
Georgia Chapter No. 8, r. A. NJ, meet to-
Shepard Lodge No. II, A. o. W.. meet to-
The feminine taste this winter is en-
phatie for red
Knights Of the Golden Rule have meet
ing this evening.
The grand jury OF the Superior Court
viii be In session to day.
In asking man to settle his bill, the thing
ia no sooner said than dun.
Clarence Angler, ESQ.,, of Atlanta, and
:. ?. Bigelow, Esq, Of Boston, are at the
The Ada Gray combination left yesterday
afternoon for Albany, Ca, where they play
several nights.
There is letter addressed Wilcox &
Gibbs, Savannah, held for postage in the
Augusta Office.
Lawrence Barrett is coming to Savannah
this season and viii present his new play,
"Yonck's Love-"
The newly elected Aldermen will meet to.
day at II N. at the Exchange, to be sworn
In and to organize.
Hon: G. w. Jones, of Florida, and G. R.
LORD, Esq OF Baltimore, were registered at
VIC %SiNfSA AOusc Jc5bcIQdy.
Col. Mulberry Sellers Raymond has with
out explanation cancelled his dates at the
Savannah Theatre for next week.
The "Pirates of Perzance" are moving on
Savannah and viii probably capture the city
early in February, and hold the Theatre for
several nights.
An active party to canvass for the daily
and weekly Monograph ia Savannah is de-
sired by Messrs. w. L. CHRISTOPHER IL Bro
the publishers, Atlanta, GA.
Mr.. Nathan K Platshek, Secretary OF the
Louise King Association, who has been on
brief visit In the interests OF the society to
Augusta and Charleston. returned home yes
terday.
The January nuRber of the Savannah
HcrdEd, published by the Young Mems
Christian Association, has been received and
Is filled with interesting and instructive
reading.
Mr.. John w. Drew, the gifted Temperance
exhorter, whose work in this city year ago
Will long be remembered, had q grand tenn
perance revival meeting In Concord, N. H.,
on the 18th.
Messrs. Joseph A. Roberts & Co. cleared
Saturday the American schooner Welaka
for Barbados, with 100, 900 red oak slaves,
valued al 81 900, being part Of cargo, balance
from Charleston.
Among the strangers registered at the
ScreVen House are Geo. B. Nichols, Chss
Francis, Edward Avery, prominent mer-
chants of Boston, Mass, and ID r. Wadley
and wife, ii. G. Wad!ey, and D. Wadiey, OF
Georgia.
The local prophet who, on Saturday, pre-
dtcted that we would now have settled
weather for some time, left the city disgust
ed yesterday morning, to confer with Ven
ro-. Something is evidently wrong In the
elements.
About quarter to one O'Clock Yesterday
morning a colored individual, giving the
name of Bob Lee, was found sleeping on
the stoop OF house on Broughton street,
and was removed to the barracks by Police
man Taylor.
Burnett Scott, colored warrior, who had
been crooking his elbow too often, was
captured yesterday morning about IL o'clock
BY Policeman McCsbe while acting in hila-
rious manner in the streets, and was waltzed
to the barracks.
w. "A. Bradley, colored, was arrested at
half-past nine O'Clock yesterday morning
BY Policeman Counihan, for disorderly CON
duct and making an assault on James Ham
iirOn and Isaac Cohen In store at the cor
ner OF Price and Gordon streets.
Last night, about half-past eight O'Clock,
Policeman Bender found q white man, a
tramp 1t is supposed, who was under the In
fuence of liquor, kicking up row on
the street. He was removed to the bar
racks, and will he attende to this morning
"The Planters Wife," In which the
charming and favorite actress, Miss Char
lotte Thompson, commences her engage
ment at the Savannah Theatre tomorrow
evening, is said to be powerful and thrill
ing drama. Reserved seats will be on sale
at BreL's to day.
Mr.. John Thomson, at the Central Rail
road Office, has, we learn, succeeded in at
tanning perpetual motion through rotary
machine, upon which he has bestowed
considerable time aad labor. In short
while he will be enabled to give an exhibit
tion to the public.
Among the freight on the VIM. Lawrence,
for Baltimore, Saturday, were 567 packages
of fruit. The City of Augusta carried so
barrels, 2,24S boxes OF oranges and boxes
of vegetables. The Z. w. Lord carried to
Philadelphia 240 packages fruit and 10
boxes of vegetables.
The celebrated Berger family. with 8
new combination. will appear at the Savan-
nah Theatre on Friday and Saturday next
The advertisement in another column will
give some interesting information In regard
to the troupe. Announcement will be made
OF the commencement OF the sale Of re-
served seats.
Tramps, it is understood, report that Sa-
vannah is a mighty good place to loaf
about. They can get free lodgings at the
barracks, and are not molested as Migrants.
When they leave here they mention these
little matters to their friends "on the road,'
aud this accounts for the number Of tramps
now In the city.
The steamship Gate City arrived Satur-
day from New York with a very heavy
freight, including 1 900 bales jute and 500
packages for st. Louis and about 500 pack
ages for Cincinnati. This Is the first time
Cincinnati freight has been shipped via
Savannah, but freight for st. Louis is only
sent By this route.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. Joseph
W. White, for the past five years Passenger
Agent Of the Magnolia Route has received
the appointment of Contracting and Freight
Agent of the Port Royal aud Augusta Rail-
way. This Is a deserved promotion, and will
be learned with qualification by Mr.. Whites
many friends in this city.
During the funeral services at the Cathe-
dral on Saturday afternoon, much cOnfu-
sion was occasioned by the crowds that
blocked the sidewalk in front Of the edifce,
and rendered access to the carriages diff
cult. The policemen who were stationed
there, It seems from what is reported, did
not consider it part Of their duty to keep
for ha