Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-11
Matters and Things LacOnieany

Yesterdays sales Of rice footed up $40
barrels.
22I casks of spirits turpentine were sold
here Yesterday.
The tug Jennie arrived here yesterday
from New Biver, S. c.
The new ehapeaus for the Chatham Ar
tillery will arrive here to-day.
Mr.. George B. Pritchsrd left for Bruins
wick Yesterday on a short business trip.
The receipts Of cotton yesterday were
:. $50 bales, and the GALES were l, $50 bales. =
The naval store receipts Yesterday were
! ,075 barrels rosin, and l57 casks spirits
turpentine.
Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 2S1, F. A.
W., will hold its regular communication at
Masonic Temple this evening.
Mtidling and good ordinary cotton
declined 1sc yesterday, and Kidding fair,
good middling, low middling and ordinary
&c.
There are three steamships, two ships,
Twenty-Five barks, three brigs and eight
schOOners up, cleared and sailed for this
port.
The steamship City Of Savannah arrived
at her wharf from Philadelphia at II O'Clock
last night with a good freight and passenger
list.
The steamer David Clark, on her last trip,
came from Darien TO this place, distance
OF one hundred and four miles, In nine hours
and a half.
Clear rib sides declined &c. yesterday.
| Shoulders advanced &c. Dry sailed
| clear rib sides, long clears and shoulders de
clined &c.
A gentleman of Savannah, now at South
/ bury, Conn.,, reports that the thermometer
at that place recently fell SO degrees in a
/ few hours.
The tug Constitution left here for Port
| Royal at 10 O'Clock yesterday for the pur-
pose Of towing the schooner Lucy Wheatley
/ to this port.
| The German Volunteers are summoned to
assemble at their armOry, this evening at
| O'Clock, for quarterly meeting. New uni
| forms will be issued.
Sixteen cases occupied the attention Of
/ His Honor the Mayor at the Police Court
| yesterday morning. The sum total Of the
| fines imposed upon the various offenders
reached Sill.
| The sloop Mary Wallace, which sustained
some damage during the gale, is now I'M
dergoing repairs, and will be in complete
order and ready for business again in
couple Of days.
/ Only two arrests were reported at the
| barracks last night. Both were white par
| ties, who were SO "drunk on the streets"
| that they were unable to take care Of them
selves, and hence required the protecting
arms % our ever vigilant police.
The Norwegian bark Condor, Captain
| Nielsen, having been thoroughly over
hauled, repaired and put in complete order,
and pronounced in good condition by the
board of survey, is ready for sea, and will
sail about Wednesday for her destination.
/ A game of base ball was played on Sun
/ day afternoon last between the "Corner
| Crowd" and "Our Boys" clubs, the former
being the yictors, making nineteen runs to
| their opponents nine. G. Strauss, NJ. Scan
Ian and j. Rossiter, especially, did some fine
playing.
A meeting of the veteran Volunteers"
will be held this evening, at s o'clock, in
the hall of the Fords. We are assured by
| Mr.. J. NJ. johnson, s. NJ. j. 7. Z. A. and ID.
A, that this will prove one Of the most at
trsctive features to be presented at the
| coming Blues entertainment.
A survey was held at Tybee Yester-
day by II. F. Willink, Esq, Captain Nc
| Kenzie of the bark Lady Dufferin, and two
Port Wardens, on the British bark alencia,
Captain WhitcOmb, from Brunswick for
| River Platte, which put into Tybee leaking.
| 1t was recommended that she come to the
city for repairs and further examination.
Many members Of the Chatham Artillery
| who desire 10 visit Yorktown with their
| their EMPLOYERS refusing them leave OF
absence. This is to be regretted, as it is
especially desired that this favOrite member
Of the Savannah military should present as
creditable an appearance as possible at the
| Centennial.