Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-22

TIE new loan association will meet to-
night.
Haupt Lodge No. IS. I. o. o. F., nneetto-
night.
There was a decline in the bacon market
Yesterday.
Rossi's engagement promises to be
grand success.
The value of yesterdays foreign exports
was SIS, O45 81.
There we're no cases before the Police
Court yesterday.
Zerubbsbel Lodge No. Is, F. A. NJ, elect
officers tonight.
Spirits Of turpentine advanced half cent
per gallon here yesterday
The wholesale price Of turkeys advanced
tfty cents per pair Yesterday.
The tax budget for 1882 was last evening
increased to the amount OF Sl2,OOO.
The grand jury Of the Superior Court will
meet this afternoon at four O'Clock.
The quotations for all grades OF cotton
were advanced Lice. here yesterday.
The interments at Charleston for the past
week numbered 37-whites IA, colored %
Directors Of Savannah Bank and Trust
Company viii be elected on Saturday, 5lst
inst
No business Of public importance was
transacted in the United District Court yes
terdsy
The Norwegian bark Sea, which arrived
at TYbee few days since, has sailed lor
Doboy.
Messrs. Diekerson & Paulsen's dredge
boat Il deepening the river IN front OF VIII
links ways.
The Reverend Father O'Dwyer sailed for
New York on the steamship City Of Co
IUmbus yesterday.
The stockholders Of the Central Railroad
meet this morning, and the occasion prom
ises 10 be interesting.
The sales yesterday of naval stores com
prised , 637 barrels OF rOsin aud % casks
spirits Of turpentine.
The directors of the Central residing in
Macon and Columbus will arrive here this
morning in special car.
The city is thronged with visitors from
the interior, mostly stockholders OF the
Central and their families.
VIM Anderson, cOlOred, confined In jail
on the charge of burglary, died at midnight
Tuesday st that institution.
At the regular meeting OF the Catholic
Knights Of America tonight officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
The children of the Episcopal Orphans
Home viii have 8 Christmas tree az the
Home on Saturday afternoon.
The steamship CITY OF Columbus sailed
for New York yesterday with a good freight
and seven cabin and three steersge passen-
gers.
The schooner Matte n. Hand, which
arrived here Yesterday from Philadelphia,
reports having experienced heavy gales
during Der trip.
Gen. A. 4. LAYTON, who has been In
Washington on important legal business, re-
turned home yesterday afternoon looking
remarkably well.
The steamer Alice Clark arrived here from
Augusta and way landings yesterday with
q good freight ana sixteen cabin and thirty
deck passengers.
The steamship City of Columbus had
among her freight for New York Yesterday
4,O3l boxes of oranges, the heaviest ship
ment made this season.
Next week our amusement lovers will be
favored with a brief engagement Of The
talented tragedian Frederick Warde, who
will be supported by fine company.
An old lady who has travelled and insists
on having the best accommodations for the
least money can demoralize the fiTmest
railroad official when she opens her food
gates Of elOquenee.
We had the pleasure Of meeting yesterday
Col. John c. Nichols, ex-member of Con
gress from this district. The Colonel is here
on legal business, aud will return to his
home in Blaekshear TO day.
Charles Flowers, the notorious negro con
vict, who csc aped aud was recaptured a fteT
being shot, was yesterday removed from the
jail TO the Georgia lnfirmary, his condition
being considered quite serious.
Thu millennium drawath pfuh This
morning at two o'clock only one arrest had
been recorded at the police barracks by our
vigilant guardians OF the public peace, and
that was OF Gn unfortunate biped of the
Caucasian persuasion who had been dosing
90 freely with rock and rye, and was
peked up on the streets after midnight
fearfully drunk by Policeman Grogan.