Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-07
nat.sr. and TAlna. L.eon,e.Il,

as to hold your tongue.
The prospect for fine matinee at the Po-
lice Court to-day is favorable.
The several street car lines were well
patFonlzed yesterday afternoon.
An Important meeting Of the Hibernisn
society VIII be held this evening.
City Court viii be convened this altar.
noon Tor the trial Of criminal cases.
The steamtug Constitution made an ex-
eursion TO Iyoee yesterday morning.
Annual meeting Of the Agricultural and
DAP. "-- Ae'1
IL was reported yesterday that the pilot
| boat John Stoddard had put into Charleston
| leaking.
tame Is becoming exceedingly scarce, and
the Market Saturday afternoon was poorly
supplied.
A meeting of the Jasper Greens will be
nelo this evening, at which a full attend
ance is desired.
The steamship City of Savannah left for
rniisoelPnla saturday with good freight
An excursion party win leave Augusta on
| Saturday next, on the steamer W. n. Whe-
less, for Palatka, Florida.
Several parties, white and coIored. were
arrested yesterday for disorderly conduct
on the streets. Too much whisky.
The through schedule to New York via
the Charleston and Savannah Railway viii
De found III another column to-day,
This morning the criminal docket of the
superior Court VIII be sounded, and all
Dali cases thereon assigned for trial.
Among the passengers for New York by
the steamship City of Augusta Saturday
were Messrs. John /. Stoddard and John L.
Hardee.
Bishop Beckwith was in Augusta yester-
day, and was announced to preach at both
the Episcopal Churches and administer con-
| trmation.
Yesterday was lovely day, and in the
afternoon the Park was thronged with
promenaders, and presented lively and
attractive sight.
There has been no session of the Police
Court In the past two days, the police be-
ing unable to secure any candidates for
municipal honors.
! When celebrated artistes travel in special
| palace cara on their Southern tours, their
| expenses are greater, and hence extra
charges for reserved seats.
The sale OF reserved seats for Mary An
! derson's engagement will commence at
| Bren's ticket Office ct half-past eight o'clock
this morning. Price 81 so.
The dissatisfaction IN regard to the extra
| charge for reserved seats for Miss Ander-
sons engagement seems general, and will
materially affect the houses.
MIR. Ben Chase, the editor of the Masonic
| Age, published in st. Louis and Louisville,
| Is 10 town, and will call on the fraternity in
the interest Of his excellent journal.
Grand and petit jurors for the March term
/ of the Superior Court will bear in mind
that they are required to be In attendance
on court at 10 O'Clock this morning.
A regular monthly meeting of the John
I. Ford Dramatic Association will be held
this evening at their hall, at 8 O'Clock. All
members are requested to be present.
The bark Augur (Nor.) was on Saturday
cleared for Hsvre, by Messrs. Hoist & Co,
| with cargo OF $50 bales upland cotton,
weighing $3.50 pounds, valued at $685.
| 169 80.
Among the freight OF the steamship City
of Augusta, for New York Saturday, were
| 1,54O boxes OF oranges, eight packages OF
| vegetables and three refrigerators of straw
| berries.
Policeman Langbell, about ten o'clock
last night, found a candidate for Police
Court honors in the person of Ben Hastley,
eolored, who was found lying drunk on the
| sidewalk.
Saturday night is usually rather lively
Will ShC 1Sctlfcly luClAuSU, Jul IaSb SATURDAY
night was an exception, and the police re-
ported the city extremely orderly ana quiet
in every direction.
Rev. II. NJ. Lowry. son of Rev. RObt.
Lowry, so well known as the author of
many beautiful hymns in all of our eOllec-
| tions Of Sunday school music, is spending
| few days In the city.
Be on hand at Bren's ticket Office at half
past eight O'Clock, with your one dollar
and fifty cents, If you wish to get good
seat for Mary Anderson's engagement, and
are willing to pay the price.
At half-past eleven O'Clock last night
| Policeman Taylor discovered a white man
lying dead drunk on the sidewalk, at the
! corner Of East Broad and President streets,
| and removed him to the barracks.
The music Of the caliope of the fine
steamer Wheless was borne upon the balmy
| breeZes last night as she came down the
| river on her trip from Augusta, and could
be heard distinctly some distance from the
Bay.
The steamship Gate City arrived Satur-
| day morning from New York with a big
freight and number of passengers. She
experienced unusually rough weather OF
Hstteras, encouutering the recent gale in
its full fury.
A colored man named Simmons was ar
rested yesterday morning by Policeman
O'Keefe on the charge of buying stolen
goods, and lodged at the barracks for safe
keeping, but was subsequently discharged,
the complaint being withdrawn.
The New Orleans STATE, of the LIST, says:
at was pleasure TO again meet Captain
w. G.. Waller, one of the editors of the Sa-
vannah NEWS. The Captain fluids many
friends here, besides large circle of rela-
| tives, ne being brotherin-laW of eX Presi-
dent Jefferson DAYS."
A young man somewhat belligerentlY In
clined made himself obnoxious in a store
Saturday night about 8:15 o'clock, and, when
ordered to leave, commenced to curse and
abuse the proprietor. He was arrested BY
Policeman Crowley and carried to the bar
racks.
At this date last year there were In port
four steamships, four ships, thirty-two
banks, four briggs, and seventeen schooners
total, sixtY-one. Oh Saturday there were
In port three steamships, eight ships, forty
four barks, four brigs, and twenty-one
schoOners. Total number of vessels eighty,
being nineteen more than at this time last
year.
Saturday night about half-pa z O'Clock a
colOred individual was detected In the act Of
stealing fish from the stall of Q. E. Sulli-
van, in the Market, and was promptly nab
bed. Policeman L. Jones then took him
in custody and conveyed him to the bar
racks, where he passed the Sunday and will
be ready for an early interview at the Police
Court matinee to-day.
We were shown Saturday a report from
the mill of Mr.. ]. J. McDonough, situated
at SurrencY. Ca, which for big work GER
tsInly excels anything ever before accom-
plished in Georgia. In twelve hours work
his mill cut total Of 95, ia feet of lumber.
In addition to this, twelve lumber cars were
| loaded. which detained the mill one hour
making the actual working time only
eleven hours.