Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-08
Matters and Things LaeOnieaIIy


There will be no matinee this afternoon.
Owens makes his farewell appearance to-
night.
There was nothing done in spirits Of tur-
pentine yesterday.
The assessment at the Police Court yester-
day amounted to So.
The value Of the foreign exports yester-
day was $235, CPS Il.
The old brick cemetery On South Broad
street IS being cleared up
The tug J. R. Staples was taken up on
Jones railway Yesterday.
The Screven House Is being put in excel
lent condition for the winter season.
There were sold Yesterday in this market
10 barrels rOsin aud 135 barrels rice.
The receipts yesterday were ~ barrels Of
rOsin and 241 casks spirits OF turpentine.
There were only two arrests recorded at
the barracks up to one o'clock this morning
The police force have received their new
winter helmets, aud the white have been
called in.
A few sickly looking watermelOns are to
be occasionally seen, but they are fast dis
appearing.
There were received here yesterday 4, 46I
bales of cotton, 4, 40 bales exported and
2,749 bales sold.
Cotton futures advanced four to five
points yesterday on the closing figures OF
the day previous
The equipments for the additional police
men who are on duty at the Central Railroad
have been received.
A white man, too drunk to give his name,
was conveyed 10 the barracks in wagon at
100 O'Clock LAST night.
The pilot boat John Stoddsrd, recently
sold 10 parties in Charleston for 81 500, left
yesterday for that port.
II time IS money there has been consider
able wealth wasted IL framing ordinances
that are never enforced.
There will be a number Of marriages be-
tween now and Christmas, judging from the
applications for licenses.
Sergeant Harvey, OF the police force, who
was seriously wounded during the late Ia
Dor troubles, continues 10 improve.
The paid members Of the Savannah Fire
Department will petition for increased com
pensatiOn at the next meeting Of Council.
The new Masonic lodge, known as Lam
drum Lodge, now working under dispense
ton, will have an extra meeting this even
ing.
The pilot boat OdeIl, which had been on
Jones' railway getting reeaulked, came OF
yesterday morning, and will go on cruise
to-day.
The schooner Addie Fuller, which sus
tanned considerable damage during the
storm, hiss completed temporary repairs and
is now loading for Fall River.
The schooner Thos. J. Lancaster, which
was lost on Hstterss on Wednesday night,
was bound for this port, and had on board
I 80 oa Tor Ia x
The schooner Island City, which sailed
from here on the ID, with 8 cargo OF lum-
Der for Baltimore, returned yesterday leak
ing aud with her spanker boom carried
away.
The latest novelty out is q mock pocket
iu gentlemen's coats. This pocket, pulled
half way out, looks like a silk handkerchief,
and is calculated to convey the impression
that the TeaTer is an ssthete.
Rev. ". S. Bowman, pastor of the
Lutheran Church, Of this city, was in at
tendance upon the convention OF the
Lutheran Synod, at Orangeburg, 5. c., on
the 5th instant.
Mr.. Frank BeVill, formerly Of this city,
and who since the war has been engaged IN
the hotel business in Macon, Charleston and
Augusta, has accepted a position in the
office OF the Screven House.
The Georgia Social Club, Of the western
portion OF the city, now in its second year,
at a meeting held last week, elected the
following officers: j. E. Mcguire President,
W. B. Lee Vice President, NJ. Cavy Secre-
tary, J. Cullum Treasurer.
NIL. Burt, Of Baltimore, who is with
the Owens Continuation, entertained the
audience between the acts by playing the
piano His execution is wonderful and his
erfOrmances last night elected an enthusi-
astic encore. IL was truly treat.
Guano dealers say that collections, thus
far. are about IS good as last year. There
is no effort on the part Of planters to resist
payment Of guanO notes or to ask for con-
cessions. Indulgences alone are asked In
cases Of absolute failure of crops.
Rev. DR.. Arson returned last Tuesday
looking very much improved by his vacs-
ton. The regular services Twice on Sun
day) will be resumed from this time, DR..
Arson preaching 10 the morning and Nj.
Kerr at night, In the Independent Presbyte-
rian Church
There is some talk about the MetTOpOli-
tan Hall building being purchased by the
Old Fellows Some OF the members OF the
Hibernian Society think 1t would be an eligi-
BILE house for that venerable OTgan'Z alton.
The building originally cost about Ss,5UO,
exclusive Of the cost Of the lot.
We had the pleasure of a visit yesterday
from Mr.. j. J. Griffin, formerly OF this city,
bu more recently Of Atlanta Mr.. G. has
lately accepted the position of Assistant
General Freight aud Passenger Agent Of the
Macon aud Brunswick Division OF the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad at
Macon.