Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-22
Matters and Things LacOnicany
Noted.

Noted
Council viii meet to night.
Tsondiga Lodge, No. is, meet tonight.
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 10, l. o. D. T.,
viii meet this evening.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to 81.
There are fourteen vessels up, cleared and
sailed for this port at present.
Spirits turpentine declined a half cent
Yesterday from previous quotations.
Yesterday was a very quiet day in the
rosin market, no sales having been made.
The Sunday school building Of st. Johns
Church is rapidly approaching completion.
Some important matters will be presented
for the consideration of Council this even
ing.
The rain which fell last night will be OF
great benefit to the vegetation in this and
adjoining counties.
The tug Constitution yesterday towed
the schooner Jennie F. Wiley from this
port TO Beaufort, 5. G.
The steamship City of Augusta arrived
from New York yesterday with fine pas
senger list and big freight.
The only arrest recorded at the police
barracks last night was that of q white man
for drunkenness on the street.
A number of gentlemen leave to day for q
few davs' maroon of Warsaw. There VIII
be three yachts in the cruise.
The steamer Centennial left yesterday
| evening for S2tilla and way landings with a
large freight and passenger list.
Quite a large party from Millen arrived
| here Yesterday by the Central Railroad and
registered at the Marshall House.
The heat throughout yesterday forenoon
was absolutely intense, and those who could
keep of the streets were fortunate.
Abram Quarterman, colored, was fined
| five dollars or fifteen days Imprisonment for
the privilege of keeping filthy yard.
The latest-Do you drink Budweisers No,
| but my sister LIZA, she drinks Budweiser
for an appetizer. Have some, KaizerG
A. B. Levisee, of Washington, D. c.,
| United States Inspector Of Internal Reeve
nue., is registered at the Marshall House.
Among the freight of the Gate City, FOR
/ New York yesterday. were 10 boxes OF fruit
I and IL barrels and 3, S32 boxes of vegetables.
The Spanish brig Julio was yesterday
| cleared for Barcelona by Mr.. Gabriel j. Ga
hons with 10000 feet of lumber, valued at
81, 900.
/ At eight O'Clock last evening, at Tybee, the
/ wind was blowing from the west at the rate
of twenty miles an hour, with threatening
weather.
Prof. F. A. Warth, the clever aud accom-
plished organist of the Cathedral, left yes
| terday bv the City Of Columbus on brief
visit to New York.
Two policemen were arraigned Yesterday
in the Police Court, before the Mayor, on
the charge of leaving their beats, and were
each fned one dollar.
A very fine schooner for the rice trade is
being built across the river, near Wtllink's
WAYS, by Mr.. w. D. 0iveira, and is rapidly
| approaching completion.
The tugboat Crescent City arrived here
| from DobOy yesterday, for the purpose OF
having a new smoke stack constructed and
some necessary repairs made to her machin-
cry.
John Bailey, colored, was Yesterday fined
five dollars or fifteen days In the Police
Court for disorderly conduct in the street,
and insulting colored damsel named Hat
tie johnson.
The very hot weather yesterday caused
everybody to look for cool places. Late In
the afternoon Battery Park had quite num-
Der of visitors, who voted it the coolest
spot they had been able to find.
The tugboSt ]. r. Staples, from Doboy,
is In port. having her machinery examined
and put in thorough order. 1t will take
several days to complete the work, and Mr..
J. w. lyman has the contract.
The Morning Star Base Ball Club will play
any club in the city whose members are be-
tween Is and 10 years of age. All challenges
sent to F. Lacy, Captain, No. 100 Montgom-
cry street, will be promptly attended to.
That pavement ordinance will be passed
to night, and parties who have failed to keep
their sidewalks in decent condition had
better order their bricks at once, as the City
Marshal will mean business when he next
calls.
There are two snags In the river In the
vicinfey OF the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway wharves that have been struck
several times by tugs passing. They are
supposed to be suuken logs, and should be
removed by the proper authorities.
A granite monument in the shape of a
saTcophagus is being erected in Laurel
Grove Cemetery over the remains OF the
late John R Wilder and his wife. The
stone is Richmond (Virginia) granite, and
is being put up by Col. R. D. Walker.
The steamship City Of Savannah left
Philadelphia on Friday morning last at $50
O'Clock, for New York. 1t is thought that
she will take the place OF the steamship
CITY of Macon, running between this port
and New York, and that the latter vessel
will lay up for repairs.
The 'tlot of the collector is not a happy
one,'' especially when he is compelled to
trot to one of the depots after small bill
aud is told by the genial employee, who is
taking things coolly in his shirt sleeves, to
call again in few days. Such experience
is known to occasion the expression OF bad
words.
A convention of the Sheriffs of the differ
ent counties of the State will be held in At
lanta on the 4th of July next, for the pur-
pose of adopting measures leading to the
more efficient aud speedy execution of the
criminal laws of the State, and such other
matters as may come before the convention.
1t was reported yesterday that party
who had left a tea kettle of water at the
rear of his store, on Broughton street lane,
yesterday morning, where the sun had full
glare on it, was surprised to find the water
boiling a short time afterwards. This is
vouched for by gentleman who states he
was in q Western town once when 1t was so
cold that the breath from mems mouths
froze into icicles. 1t was hot here Yester-
day, and it was cold there then.