Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-15
Matters and Things LaconicaIly


/ ct present.
4S0 barrels of rice were sold in this mar
ket yesterday.
239 bales comprised the sales of cotton
here yesterday.
There were no clearances at the custom
| house yesterday.
There was slight decline in spirits tur-
| pentine yesterday.
The Guards Band will play at Battery
| Park this afternoon.
The bark Luzia is to be sold at auction on
Friday, the LIST proximo.
Arrangements for the fourth of July re-
gatta will shortly be made.
Magnolia Eucampment No. l, |. 0. .. f.,
will elect officers tonight.
Remember the pleasant excursion of the
Mite Society to Tybee to-day.
Throughout yesterday there was de-
| lightful balmY southern breeze.
The f. NJ. P. l. Social Club have their
picnic st the Schuetzsn Park to-day.
The new building on Congress street for
Messrs. Mohr Bros. is nearing completion.
The steamer Katie left for Augusta and
way landings yesterday evening with very
heavy freight.
The deaths in Charleston last week num-
| bered ffty-one-whites sixteen, colored
thirty-fye.
The receipts Of naval stores yesterday con-
sisted Of ,20S barrels Of rosin and 4S3 casks
spirits turpentine.
The Young America Social Club antici-
pate huge time at their approaching ex-
cursion to Tybee.
Seventy-four tubs of home made butter
were received here from the up country by
the Central Railroad yesterday.
NJ. James W. McAlpia is having bis
| diamond bottomed yacht painted and put
in order for the boating season.
The first annual excursion of the l. X. l..
Social Club to Ty0ee on Thursday, June
16.h, promises to be pleasant affair.
Some young ladies from the interior. with
| their gentlemen friends, had pleasant trip
down the river on the Hunkidori yesterday.
The United States dredge Henry Burden,
which has been stationed at Charleston for
some time past, arrived at this port yester-
day.
The trotting race between "Maud" and
| s'Charlie Deylin" at Thunderbolt Park
course on Thursday is exciting considerable
| interest.
A very fine hog, of a superior breed, was
| shipped by the steamer Katie to Captain +.
| Gnsnu, Seine Landing, Savannah river, last
evening.
Mr.. r. B. Reppard is having a very hand
some residence built on DraYton and Bolton
/ streets, nearly opposite the Confederate
| Monument.
Mr.. Ramon Salas, Consul for Uruguay,
| and Vice Consul for Argentine, will be alb
| sent for some time, and Mr.. Jose Depares
viii act in his place.
jamie Frazer, colored, was last night ar
rested for violation Of city ordinance and
/ abusing and resisting an officer, and was
/ lodged In the barracks.
Policeman Langbell last night about
quarter to nine o'clock found Alex. HaFdee,
colored, lying drunk on the street and car
ried him to the barracks.
The transfer books of the Central Rail
road for the transfer Of stock are now open,
and considerable activity is expected in a
few days in the stock market.
Anumber Of the members of the Chatham
| Artillery In fatigue uniform, with their lady
friends, left for Tybee on the O'Clock boat
last evening, on private excursion.
The bookkeeper on Bay street, whose life
was endangered by an overdose OF NOR
phiue, was yesterday in greatly improved
condition, and it is thought will recover.
We learn that magnificent marble bap.
| tismal founs is about to be placed in posi-
ton in the Independent Presbyterian Church
IS a gift from well known citizen.
Mr.. I. NJ. Ray, OF NaYlor, accompanied
/ bv his bride, arrived in the city yesterday
/ aud registered at the Marshall House. The
happy couple are on their honeymoon trip
Among the arrivals at the Marshall House
Yesterday were DR.. W. B. Folks, OF Way
cross, one of the directors of the Waycross
Short Line, and Col. j. L. Sweat, of Homer
vile.
Gen. Robt. H Anderson and family leave
for New York by steamer to-day, and go
thence to Detroit, Michigan, to visit friends
We wish them q pleasant trip and safe
return.
There will be q meeting of the members
of the Council, Drainage Commissioners,
County Commissioners and members of the
Legislature ct the Exchange this afternoon
at O'Clock.
Three colored persons living on Jones
street lane, near East Broad, were before
the Police Court Yesterday on the charge OF
throwing or allowing garbage or rubbish To
be thrown In a sink on their premises, and
were each fined 50.
Beauregard Mack, q notorious negro
criminal, who has on several occasions es
capped his Just deserts through some trifing
legal technically, was yesterday indicted
by the grand jury of the Superior Court fol
assault with intent to murder.
We would mention for the benefit OF "a
Friend" that the account of the attempted
suicide of a young lady on Saturday did not
locate her residence at the corner Of East
Broad and BroUghton street, but on East
Broad street, ia the vicinity of Broughton,
as q reference to the article will show.
Charles Mitchell was discovered last night
about eight O'Clock by Policeman Taylor
reclining on the sidewalk and studying the
sidereal heavens, as it were. The. star
gazer was brought promptly to perpen
dicular position and trotted off to the bas-
tile.
Mr.P. A. Stovall, of the Augusta CtrOni
Gle, one Of the cleverest young writers In
| the State, arrived here Yesterday by the
steamship City of Macon from brief visit
to New York, and left on the evening train
for home. We regret he had not time tC
show his genial countenance in our sanctum
The following were among the arrivals al
the Harnett House yesterday: Lewis Falef
and wife, Marlboro, Mass; Hon. VIM. M
Hammond, Townsville, Ga; Edward Rob
inson and wife, S.. Augustine, Fla; DR.. w
n. Fleetwood, Hawkinsville, Ga. j. j.
Robinson. and wife, Bailey, Ga Captain
Thomas Eason. McVille,G Ga; Colonel II. w
Carswell, Mt. Vernon, Ga.