Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-27
Matters and Things Laconically

507 bales Of cotton comprised the sales
| yesterday.
Cotton futures advanced half point
| yesterday.
The city was reported remarkably quiet
| quiet last night.
Alliance Lodge No. $50, K. Of h, win
meet this evening.
Blackberries are very abundant this year
and are Of good size.
Cucumbers are selling at 50 to So per
crate and have ready sale.
Trinity Methodist Sunday School viii
spend to-day at Montgomery.
An important meeting of the Schuetzen
Society will be held tonight.
295 barrels of rosin aud $50 casks spirits
turpentine were sold yesterday.
There was not an arrest recorded at the
| barracks by the police last night.
The excursion of the Blues on the Sd
proximo viii be pleasant affair.
The street hands are busily engaged In
whitewashing the trees in various portions
of the city. ------
Savannah Rifle Association have their
regular practice this afternoon st the
Schuetzen Park.
There are now fifty-one prisoners at the
county jail, and about fifty on the chain
gang at Cuyler swamp.
The receipts of naval stores Yesterday
consisted of l ,40S barrels of rosin and 545
casks spirits turpentine.
The Office of Mr.. j. P. Chase, the popular
agent of the Centennial, is being improved
and fixed up for the summer.
Branch No. 1, Land League, have meet
ing to night at Mozart Hall, to make final
arrangements for the excursion.
Five barrels of sponge were brought here
from Florida over the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railroad yesterday.
Among the arrivals at the Marshall House
yesterday were George E. Pace, Esq, and
Miss NJ. s. Pace, of Jacksonville.
Messrs Dickerson & Paulsen are having
a new mud scow built for the dredge boat
at the coal wharf across the river.
The committee of the grand jury of the
City Court visited the 1sil yesterday after
noon on an official tour Of inspection.
The old Savannah Fire Company will
celebrate their anniversary to night by
supper at Quinan's Hibernian House.
The steamer Florida is undergoing gen
eral cleaning up and certain repairs, hence
did not make her usual trip on Wednesday.
We are requested to urge upon our citi-
zens not to delay in making their returns
OF polls. The books are now open at the
court house.
Complaint is made of the carcass of dog
in the canal near the first lock, which is In
terrible state Of deeomposition, and should
be removed.
The dust is perfectly terrible at present,
and rain is anxiously looked for. The truck
farms in the vicinity Of the city are also in
need Of good wetting.
The sale of reserved seats for the cpl
rates. on Monday night opened lively yes
terdaY at Bren's ticket Office, and there are
indications of good house.
New Houston Street Methodist Sunday
School enjoyed delightful day yesterday
at the picnic grounds on the Coast Line
Railroad near Bonaventure-a very beauti-
full place.
The remains of Mrs. George A. Nicoll,
whose sad death in Scotland has recently
been announced, are expected to arrive
here tomorrow by the New York steamer.
Among the prisoners in the jail is an in
sane cOlored woman, who Professionally re-
fuses to keep any clothing on her, and tears
up every article of wearing apparel given
her.
Messrs. Rieser s. Stern, corner of Whita-
ker and Bryan streets, are making extern
slve improvements In their establishment,
which will take in the adjoining store on
the east.
The Savannah Gun Club had fine meet
ing Yesterday afternoon at their grounds
beyond Anderson street, to engage in q
glass ball contest. The club is increasing
in membership.
Mr.. John Bresnan, the popular proprietor
of the Marshall House, has returned from
his Florida trip much improved, and is fully
posted as to the habits Of the alligator aud
the culture of oranges.
No information has yet been heard Of the
young man, Peter McGlsshan, who disap-
peared from the foundry of Messrs. Nc
Donough g. Ballantyne last Saturday. The
city has been thoroughly searched, and
Yesterday his father and brother left for
Charleston, in hopes of finding him there.