Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-18
Matters and Things LacOnicaIly

1898 bales Of cotton were sold here this
week.
The bacon market is very firm and adj
vancing.
The receipts Of cotton are gradually fall
ing of.
Spirits turpentine advanced one cent per
gallon yesterday.
Prime white corn declined two cents per
bushel yesterday.
There were no clearances at the custom
house yesterday.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday was SIG.
Mr.. Alexander Patterson, Of Beaufort,
is in town for few days.
During this week 1,707 barrels of rice
were sold in this market.
Col. T. G. White, of Beaufort, called at
the News office yesterday.
The Beaufort excursionIsts yesterday
made the streets quite lively.
Charleston is making arrangements for a
grand regatta on the 4th of July.
The standard charge for throwing garbage
into lanes seems to be three dollars.
The tug Constitution took the place Of
the Plant on the Tybee line yesterday.
Cotton futures declined an average of ten
points yesterday and closed weak at the de-
cline.
4.974 barrels OF rosin and 1859 casks
spirits turpentine were the naval stores sales
this week.
The second article on the Revision of the
Bible will appear in the Sunday Telegram
tomorrow.
Savannah Rife Association assemble at
the Schuetzen Park this afternoon for their
usual practice.
Mr.. W. j. Verdier, one of the leading
attorneys Of Beaufort, came over on the ex.
cursion yesterday.
F. W. Scheper, ESQ.,, President Of the
Beaufort Beaver Club, was among the ex-
cursiOnists Yesterday.
The market Is plentifully supplied with
Northern and Eastern hay at present, and
prices have declined.
Stockholders will be paid the four per
cent. dividend on and after Monday at the
Central Railroad Bank.
Like the fair daughters of Gen. Stanley,
the fair daughters Of Savannah are glibly
talking about the weather.
There seems every probability that the
work of paving Broughton street will be
commenced In a very short time.
Messrs. West Bros. bought the hull and
day for party in Augusta for $4,000.
The remains of Mr.. w. o. Price will be
sent to New York by steamer to-day, tele-
gram to that effect having been received
yesterday.
The new pavement ordinance will go into
effect after Wednesday next, and the own
ers of defective sidewalks will then find
that business is meant.
The extension of Bay street to the canal
seems to be generally favored. City Sur
veyor Howard is now engaged In making an
estimate of the probable cost.
The Street aud Lane Committee have
contracted for the delivery of large guam
titY of graywacke for paving purposes and
the first lot is expected here shortly.
The flag on the armory of the Oglethorpe
Light Infantry was at half mast yesterday
In tribute of respect to the memory of
honorary exempt member w. o. Price.
The passengers by the steamship City of
Savannah to Philadelphia on her last trip
held meeting on board and passed resolu-
lions in compliment to Capt. J. w. Catha-
rine.
Several parties were before the Mayor In
the Police Court yesterday on the charge of
violating the ordinance in reference to
throwing filth and garbage in the streets,
and were fined.
The steamer Fl. B. Plant went up on VII
links ways yesterday morning for the pur-
pose Of having her bottom scraped. She
will come off to-day In time to make the
six O'Clock trip to Tybee.
Mr.. J. P. Chase, the well known steam
boat agent, who has been severely indis-
posed for some time past, was Yesterday re-
ported as improving rapidly, and will, 1t is
hoped, soon be on the streets again.
There will be a grand excursion from
Macon to Savannah and Tybee on the 29th
inst. The eXcursionists will arrive here by
the Macon and Brunswick and Savannah.
Florida and Western Railways st 6:20 on
the morning Of the 3Oth.
We understand that some OF our liberal
| Methodists have sent to FL Paso, New Mexi-
co, the handsome sum OF $500 to erect a
church at that place, to be called Trinity
/ Methodist Church. 1t will be in charge Of
Rev. j. K. Carter, the missionary there, for
merIy of Savannah.
The Charleston and Savannah Railway
| Company are pushing ahead the work of
/ putting the road in first-class order. There
| are at present three vessels at Charleston
having on board for this purpose fifteen
hundred tons OF steel rails, which are being
| distributed along the line as rapidly as they
can be urloaded.
| SUNDAY being the IeaSG OF Our Lhuy Ol
| Perpetual Help, to whom the Cathedral is
dedicated, the Bishop and his clergy will
| celebrate PoDtificial High Mass at 1870 g..
m, and az $50 p. m. there will be Ponti6-
eial Vespers aud confirmation. The music
| on both occasions will he furnished under
the leadership of Mr.. F. E. Rebarer.
Many persons are misled by the term, a
s'fair" day, In the United States Signal Ser
vice reports. 1t does not mean clear and
bright, but cloudy, though neither stormy
nor threatening storm. 1t will probably
soon be replaced by some other term, such
as Overcast" or neutral" so as not to
convey the erroneous impression it has hith-
erto caused.
| June 10 was the anniversary of the battle
of Secessiouyille, s. c., fought on James
| Island in 1862. As compared with the great
battles Of the war between the States, Seces-
sionville was but a skirmish so far as
the numbers engaged were concerned, but
| its result in preventing the capture of one
| of the chief ports of the COnfederacy en-
titles it to an important place in the history
1 of that struggle.