Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-24
MATTERS and Things LaeOnicallV
Noted.


The receipts Of cotton were heavy yester-
day.
There are quite number of strangers in
the city.
Golden Rule Lodge No. IL. I. o. o. f.,
meet 70 night.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday was Sl2.
Col. Rufus E. Lester returned yesterday
from 3 brief visit to Atlanta.
The deaths in Charleston last week num-
bered 45-13 whites aud 81 eolored-
The steamer Katie brought q. very large
freight from up the river yesterday
Vica Chairman of Council NJ. j. Doyle is
scting MAYOR during the sickness OF Mayor
Wheaton.
rrbo Werner Hook and Ladder Company
have a grand picnic at COncordia Park this
afternoon.
Geo. s. Fleetwood, ESQ, Of the firm Of
Messrs Hoist q Co., returned to the city
yesterday.
The heat Yesterday was absolutely intense,
and almost equalled the hot spell OF the
early summer.
The steamer Katie left yesterday for New
toms landing to bring to Savannah cargo
OF naval stores.
The wind at Tybee last night at half-past
eight o'clock had a velocity OF twenty
miles per hour.
2g75 bundles Of cotton ties were among
the receipts blythe Savannah and Charleston
Railroad yesterday.
The merchants are AL busy, and absentees
are returning every day IN consequence OF
the boom IN business.
The steamship George Appold arrived
from Baltimore yesterday with big freight
and number Of passengers.
In game Of ball Yesterday between the
Morning Star B. B. G. and the Hub Punch
B. B. c., the Morning Stars were victorious
by q score Of to z.
Col. E. c. Anderson and family and w.
J. Lindsay, Esq, and family left yesterday
afternoon on the Gate City for New York.
NV. Ford, ESQ, the clever Signal OBJ
server at this station, reached Savannah
Yesterday on the City Of Macon, after a
pleasant vacation North.
W. Gourdin Young, Esq, arrived here
yesterday after q pleasant trip, the early
opening of the business season calling him
home sooner than he expected.
The tickets for the Grand Gift Concert,
to be given under the auspices Of the Re
publican Blues in October, are in the
hands Of the committee, and are going OF
rapidly.
The new plank road from River street to
the cotton presses on the Central Railroad
wharves, which has Just been completed
and opened, is a very decided convenience
to traffic.
The German brig Mary Louisa was yester-
day cleared for Hamburg, by Messrs: Hoist
& 60. Her cargo consisted of :, 500 barrels
of rosin, weighing OF. 265 pounds, valued
at $4,000.
The luscious and mellow scuppernong
crane Is now on the fruit stands. This
variety when thoroughly ripe is the most
palatsble and most harmless, perhaps, OF
aIl the grape family.
The Marshall House is the headquarters
at night for the genial commercial drum
mers on the lookout for old patrons and
new customers. The situation around
about there is pretty lively.
Mr.. Henry Griffith, manager Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, returned
from a brief visit to- New York yesterday,
looking in fine health and spirits, and re-
eeived cordial greeting from his host OF
friends.
Among the passengers by the City OF
Macon from New York yesterday were
&. Eglinger, Esq Professor G. 5. Mallette,
Messrs. J. Cohen, E. B. Pead, b. B. Minor,
J. Williamson, Jr., A. 5. Nichols. NJ.
DOugan, N. Msclean, Captain s. j. White
sides, MsjOr T. L. Bertody.
An attempt TO rob house on South Broad
street, near Barnard, on Monday night, was
fOiled by a wide-awake servant, who, hear
ing q noise, started on an investigating
tour, sud scared a festive burglar into
jumping from q shed st the imminent risk
of breaking his neck, which event would
not have occasiOned much distress ia the
community, but unfortunately he escaped.