Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-28

Pride hath two seasons
ana an early fall.
The best is ALWAYS the cbeanast IN,
cheapest is not the best.
Jasper Greens viii have an imnortant
special meeting tonight.
kiremen as well as other peopla ute 70
TAX OF their own flames,
Superior Court viii be convanad for tha
March term on the 9TH inst.
The grand Jury of the CITY court VIII
meet at 10 O'Clock this morning.
a. an important change In the schedule Of
other column. ~ '---
The season for weddings. balls and nsrties
Is rapidly drawing to q close. Lent com
mences March I'd.
Georgia Chapter No. 8, r. A. NJ, will as
semoie this evening when the ROYAL Arch
Degree will be conferred.
Inc grand masquerade ball Of the schuet-
zen desellschaft will take place on Tuesday
evening at st. Andrews Hail.
Inc rain Yesterday morning laid the dust,
greatly 10 the delight of pedestrians, and
rendered the afternoon quite pleasant.
-, Messrs. b. Brady, l. Dasher and Nelson
III were amoug the passengers for New
YORK oY the City Of Macon Saturday.
During last year there were thirty-two
nres and four false alarms. Losses estima-
ted at Sz2,O73 81; insurance $271 100.
The suggestions of the Health Officer in
regard 10 vaccination are wise and should
receive the consideration due them.
The Juniata left on her last trip from
savannah Saturday. She will be sold In
fhiiadeiphia at auction on the Sd prox.
Ot the thirtYtwo fires during the year
1881 there were twelve from unknown
causes, three supposed incendiarY, and six
from chimneys.
The sale OF reserved seats for Carreno's
Italian opera Company engagement will
commence at Bren's ticket office on We'd
nesday at half-past eight o'clock.
There were rs. 487 prescriptions prepared
at the City Dlspensary during the wear 1880,
an average of 2, 300 per month, an average
OF "a per day. Pretty good business.
Among the freight of the City of Macon
Ior New York Saturday, were one refriger-
ator OF Strawberries, !, 13S packages of
oranges, ~ tierces and 80 barrels of fish.
The Chief Fireman, Captain Blair, recon-
mends the removal of the fire alarm ap-
paratus from the Exchange building TO the
ire bell at the barracks, which is larger and
has deeper tone.
Hon. Thomas Settle and family, A. ].
Drexel, Esq, the prominent banker of New
York, and wife, and A. T. Bledsoe, Esq
of Cincinnati, passed through the city yes
terday, en- route to Florida.
The British steamship Scio, bound from
Galveston for Liverpool, which put In here
IN distress, yesterday sailed for her original
destination, all necessary repairs having
been made and the vessel reloaded.
We had pleasant call last evening from
Mr.. Robert Spiller, business manager and
treasurer Of the Mary Anderson Company,
who will appear here on the 9th and 10th
proximo, in "Eyadne" and ''Ingomar."
Saturday afternoon, about quarter past
five O'Clock, Policeman Crowley arrested
Susie Waring, colored, on the charge of
disorderly Notwithstanding and strik-
ing child OF Mrs. Founder with a rock.
The proposed entertainments of the Ford
Amateurs and the E. NJ. p. l. Social Club
will be very pleasant affairs during the sum-
mer. A programme will shortly be an
nounced and preparations for the first enter
tainment commenced.
"Ada Gray" supported by sfWatkins'
Fifth Avenue Company" will be here
March 9TH and 9Th. We had a call last
evening from Mr.. Ed. L. Bloom, general
agent of the company, who is here making
arrangements for the event.
All who are interested In the Young
Mems Christian Association and its work,
especially the clergy of the city and the
entire membership, are earnestly invited
and requested to be present at the meeting
tonight at the rooms at eight o'clock.
AS City Physician of the Western Division,
DR.. T. B. Chisholm paid during the past
year 6 ,160 visits. There were s. deaths in
the division. Dr. Frank T. Lincoln, physician
for the Eastern Division, paid 7.098 visits,
and In the division there were 40 deaths.
The Coroner held an inquest upon the
body OF Mrs. John Lord on Friday night,
when it was ascertained that about six
O'Clock In the evening Mrs. Lord fell dead
at the residence of her husband, Mr.. John
Lord, on Habersham street, near Bay. The
jury returned a verdict of death from appo-
plexy. The funeral of the deceased took
place Saturday afternoon.