Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-12
Matter. and Thlng. r.aeOnieaIly

Several cases IN the Police Court yester-
day were continued.
Oglethorpe Lodge No. l, /. o. o. F., have
e meeting this evening.
There will be music by the Guards Banu
at Battery Park this afternoon.
The steamship Seminole arrived HOlA
Boston yesterday with good freight.
Officers VIII be installed at the meeting Vi
Excelsior Lodge No. 8, b. OF T. 'o-uisH''
Ancient Landmark Lodge No. @9I' Z. a
NJ, have g regular communication IO-nls H.
The rain yesterday morning was welcome
refreshing, and greatly lowered the tempera-
ture.
The Police Court matinee yesterday
strncIr a regular bonanza, the assessment
amounting to Slo4.
Five cars of watermelons are expected
here to-day for shipment by the steamship
Gate City to New York.
The steamer David Clark is bringing IN
usually heavy freights from Brunswick Tor
this season of the year.
Catherine Moore stole an axe and tub
from q neighbOr and was fined 50 In the
Police Court yesterday.
A meeting of gentlemen interested in the
formation OF a game association will be held
- m.
The quotations for all grades OF cotton
advanced &c. Yesterday, and there was
some Improvement in the demand, the sales
being 324 bales.
The steamer Katie made the O'Clock
trip to Tybee Yesterday evening In place OF
the steamer Plant, the latter steamer having
gone on an excursion.
The Pilot Boy arrived here Yesterday
noon with q large excursion party from
Beaufort, under the auspices OF the Beau
fort Brass Band.
At a meeting of the Southern Mutual
Loan Association last night s.. 600 were sold
as follows: $4,000 at As, 81 900 at 451S, and
81 900 at AZ per cent. premium.
Primus Charlton, q colOred imbiber OF the
fiery fluid, was rather disOTderly and hilarious
on the street Yesterday afternoon, and was
taken In by kind hearted policeman.
Paul Ford, the hilarious eolored trooper
who disturbed the congregation OF 81.
James Tabernacle, was before the Police
Court yesterday and was fined 50 Tor MS
fun.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. A. z.
Harmon, who has been quite seriously III,
was sufficiently cOnvalescent yesterday 70
permit Of his departure to TYbee Tor recu
peration.
A workman at the Savannah, FLORIDA
aud Western Railway depot was overcome
by the heat yesterdc--, and a physician was
summoned 70 attend him, aud he was then
soat home.
The British bark Geo. Walker was, on
YESTERDAY, cleared for Newcastle-on-the
Tyne by Messrs. Alexander Sprunt q Son,
with 3, 127 barrels of rosin. weighing l, 80
02O pounds, valued at sc, 500.
Mr.. Francis Grimball, the well known
contractor, was Frustrated by the heat yes
terday forenoon, near the post office, and
was conveyed to his home In buggy. bis
iudispositiOn is not considered serious.
About eight O'Clock last night Policeman
Evans was compelled to escort to the bar
racks a eolOred Individual named James
Cooper. who wanted to monOpolize q side
walk and obstruct the passage Of peaceful
pedestrians.
The fortunate residents at our suburban
resorts are not exempt from burglarious
invasion. Oae suffered rather heavily on
Saturday night from such visitation, aud a
detective is now trying to learn something
about the uuwelcOme guest.
Sllas Patrick, a colored jehu, being
anxious to reach home about O'Clock last
night, attempted to drive his wood cart
through Jones' lane, when he was nabbed
by Policeman johnson and carried to the
barracks for violating the ordinance.
Georgia Williams, a colored masticator of
the Juicy watermelon, utterly regardless Of
the danger of broken necks and sprained
ankles, threw the Tind of the melon she had
been deyOuring on the sidewalk yesterday
afternoon. Policeman Evans witnessed this
naughtiuess in the reckless female and gave
her escort to the barracks.