Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-21


On Yesterday 25s barrels Of rice were sold
here.
The sales of rosin yesterday were 7oe
barrels.
Cotton futures advanced two points
yesterday.
Pulaski Council No. 153, R. A, meets
this evening.
Jasper Council No. 10, H. c., hold their
regular meeting this evening.
Middlng fair, good middling and mid
ding cotton advanced 116c. In this market
yesterday.
The British steamship Paxo, Captain
Scarlet, cleared at New York on the l9th
for Savannah.
Only three cases reported at the barracks
last night. All were for the usual offense-
drunkenness.
The naval stores receipts yesterday COM
prised 955 barrels Of rosin and l39 casks OF
spirits tUrpentine.
The Irisa National Land League meet st
Mozart Hall this evening for the transaction
OF important business.
The steamer Katie will 90 upon the ways
this morning for the purpose OF having a
few necessary repairs made.
The schooner Jas. T. Morse, Captain
Upper. sailed from Baltimore for this
place with cargo Of ice on the 18th.
Captain D. G. Purse was the first to recog-
nize the claims OF Sergeant Harvey's family
upon the community by promptly subscrib-
ing 500 to their benefit yesterday.
The tugboat Darling, which is owned by
the government, has arrived here from Buff
falo, y. Y, to work on the jetties in place
of the Tybee, which has left for Charleston.
II 4
Hooper, of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Line, arrived Yesterday af-
ternOOn, with a fine passenger and freight
list.
The steam launch Tybee, which sustained
considerable damage during the August
hurricane, left at 9 O'Clock yesterday for
Charleston for the purpose Of undergoing
repairs.
The steamer City Of Bridgeton arrived
here from Brunswick Yesterday at twelve
o'clock, having made an unusually quick
trip with a heavy freight and a good pas
senger list.
Members Of the various committees to
/ solicit funds for Sergeant HarveY's family
are particularly requested to report the re-
suit OF their labors each day to this office for
| publication.
The brig American Union, bound for this
DOrt with cargo OF coal 10 u. i. IaggarL,
/ Esq, and which was compelled to put into
/ Norfolk, sailed from that place for Savan-
nah on the 18th.
st. Andrews Society held a regular meet
/ ing at Metropolitan Hall last evening. Al
ter the transaction Of business, the society
was entertained by numerous songs, recita-
tiOns, etc. by several members.
The schooner Island City, which sailed
| from here for Baltimore some time since
and put back leaking, has been thoroughly
repaired and put in complete order. She
sailed yesterday for her destination.
Messrs. James A. Robinson, Charles Reed
and d. f. Noble, of Paws circus, Daniel
VI. Greene, master mschinist Of the Central
Railroad at Macon, W. II. Lastinger, editor
OF the BerTien County Mems, at Alspaha, Ga.
and H. Dempsey, manager Of the Southern
Express Company, Of Augusta, are regis
tered at the Marshall House.
-Four cases occupied the attention Of Hi:
Honor Yesterday. Samuel Scott, for disOr-
derby conduct and cursing and abusing j. c.
Ray IN his store, got SO or thirty days
Claudius BOlan, cOlOred, for disOrderly con
| duct and fighting In the streets while drunk
| got IS or ten days. William King, cOlOred
for drunkenness and disOrderlY conduct IN
the streets, got So or ten days, while An
| drew Brown, colored, for stealing pair Of
shoes, got SO aud thirty days.