Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-25
Matters and Things LaeOnicsIIy

The sales of rice Yesterday were Isl bar
rels.
Cotton futures advanced six points yes
terday.
The cotton market closed strong last
evening.
". F. Barry, Esq, has returned from his
Northern trip.
The poles for the Tybee telephone wire
are being put down.
The receipts Of cotton to date are 81 ,007
bales less than at this time last year.
The receipts Of cotton yesterday amount
ed to 5,IS4 bales and the sales 1850 bales.
The sales Of naval stores yesterday were
631 barrels Of rosin and 405 casks spirits
turpentine.
The British barks Pohona and Konoma
viii both come up TO the city and carry out
ward freights.
The steamship Herman Livingston, Cap
tain Nickerson, cleared at New York on the
Dist for Savannah.
The receipts of naval stores yesterday
comprised ~ barrels Of rosin and 163 casks
spirits tUrpentine.
The Schuetzens are respectfully requested
to attend q special meeting at Germania
Hall this evening.
The receipts of cotton at all the ports yes
teriay were d, 155 bales, against 1918
bales for the same date last year.
The tug boat Bells Sparks, from Buffalo
for Cedar Key, Fla, put into this port yes
terdsy to obtain supply OF coal.
Mr.. James C. Shaw, the ever popular pas
senger agent Of the Central Railroad, ar
rived in the city Yesterday morning.
There are so many vessels at the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railroad wharves
~ Fhar- nsal1aH tn Law two abreast
Box sheets for Paulding's entertainment
to morrow night. and also for the Rsntz-
Santley Novelty Company, are now open at
Bren's.
Three cases, all white, and all for drunk
enness in the street, were reported at the
barracks last night. One Of them was
woman.
The British steamship Propitious, which
arrived at Tybee from Philadelphia and
was ordered to New Orleans, arrived at the
latter port on the 18th.
The Barlow Steam Fire Engine Company
will hold regular meeting at their hall
this evening. Members are requested to
come prepared to pay dues.
The guns carried by the Chatham Artil-
| lery to Yorktown have been photographed
aud pictures Of them will appear in the
Northern illustrated papers.
Captain L. E. HallOws, OF the steamer
David Clarke, who has been confined to his
bed by sickness, is out again, and yesterday
left in command Of his steamer.
The list Of vessels up, cleared and sailed
for this port comprises one steamship, three
ships, thirty seven barks, two brigs and
nine sehoOners-s total Of fifty two vessels.
The police made lively raid on all drays
and wagons passing on Bay street yesterday
without 8 license. Quite a large number
were overhsuled, and the City Treasury was
very considerably enriched by the days
work.
Mr.. Geo. ". Wylly Yesterday brought to
the News Office very handsome magnolia,
which was taken from one of the large
trees on his place at Isle of Hope. A mag
nOlia tree in bloom at this season Of the
year is q decided rarity.
A special and important meeting of the
Youths Historical Society, to consider the
Harvey relief fund entertainment to be
given by that organization on Satur-
day evening, is called for this even
| ing. The citizens committee selected by
the association are also requested to be
| present.
His Honor had his hands full at the Police
/ Court yesterday. twenty cases demanding
his attention. OF these TWO we're dismissed,
two continued. and the sentences, fourteen,
summed up $50 or is days. One very hard
case, charged with being drunk and dis
orderly snd using obscene language in the
streets, got thirty days imprisonment.
Old Brown was speaking to SHINING the
| other day concerning the Iatter's mother
| in-law, whom he knew and admired IN her
/ younger days "Why, Slimmug," he ex-
/ claimed, 81 tell you twenty-five or thirty
/ years ago Mrs. Cinchum was really thing
/ Of beautyi' A wan smile hlekered over
/ Slimmug's countenance. well, Major, F"
he observed, "thst may explain her being
| jaWy forever"