Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-25

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castle Troup meet tonight.
Inc excursion season will open shortly
with a boom.
me Grand Chapter, R. A. NJ, of Georgia,
meets In Macon to-day.
Arrangements for the celebration Of Me.
moriaI DAY are being perfected.
mere VIII be q business meeting of the
OnIon society at Bethesda on Tuesday.
Inc many friends OF Mr.. D. B. Lester will
regret TO learn that he is very critically i'll.
tomorrow is the anniversary of the intro
9uctlon OF Odd Fellowship in the United
Chatham Light Infantry, colored. cele-
DIaee tnelr ninth anniversary to-day BY a
The WOman's Christian Temperance
I'd Of May. 49,
P: B. Bedford, Esq, of Jacksonville, Fla,
States Courts.
The steamer St. Johns brought one hun
dred and twenty five passengers On her last
trip from Florida.
yesterday was sultry and warm, and
there was a general disposition To shake
neaVy underwear.
Charles Ross was arrested Saturday night
on the charge Of ~assaulting and striking
william BROOKS on the street.
The Pirates will give a matinee on
wednesday; tickets fifty cents. Box sheet
opened this morning at $50 O'Clock.
lnere Is reported a pile Of garbage at the
intersection OF ~Broughton and West Broad
stIeets' which should be removed promptly.
Inc British bark Cleveland, Capt. Evans,
from Bul river, put into Tybee Yesterday
Tor water and repairs, her water tank hay
ing burst.
Captain s. H. Matthews, of the wrecked
steamer United States, was among the pas
gers Tor New York by the City Of Macon
The steamship Herman Livingston, for
philadelphia, carried ia packages of vege-
TABLES, 8 packages Of fruit and l refrige-
rator OF Strawberries.
Kate johnson, colored, was arrested
about half-past three o'clock YESTERDAY
afternoon for using vulgar and obscene Ian
guage on the street.
Target practice is very active at Battery
Park range. Since the Improvement in the
position of the shooting house, crack shots
pronounce it the best range in this vicinity.
Extra cars will be run all dav to morrow
on the Barnard Street Railroad 20 accom-
modate those who visit Laurel Grove Gene
terry to decorate the graves Of the Confed-
crate dead.
In the case of the libel of the pilot boat
Mary Odell by the barkentine Lena, the
necessary bonds were given Saturday and
the schooner released. A cross libel will be
entered against the barkentine.
The steamship City of Macon carried to
New York Saturday, among other freight,
10 boxes OF oranges, l,42S crates and 14l
harra1c ~ rnn0koIlaC
strawberries and II packages of fish.
A Saturday night audience greeted the
second representation Of "Uncle Toms
Cabin" at the Theatre Saturday night. 1t ia
probable this is the last time that this piece
will ever be produced here.
The steamer st. Johns brought, O
her freight on the last trip from Florida, a
box containing an alligator about ten feet
long, consigned to a party In Philadelphia.
The party in Jacksonville who shipped the
alligator did not put any food in the box,
and the saurian died during the trip.
The Rev. Charles Fl. Hall, DID,, rector of
the Church Of the Holy Trinity, BROOKLYN,
New York, one of the leading divines and
most original and powerful preachers of the
American Episcopal Church, is now in this
city on a short visit. He preached last night
at st. Johns Church to a large congrega-
ton.
Mr.. E. H. Greene, ex-President of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad. was in
the city yesterday and was with President
PhiniZY, of the Georgia Railroad, the great
er part of the daY. 1t is known that Mr..
Greene has purchased a large amount of
Central Railroad stock recently. He declin-
ed to be interviewed.-Augusta Chronicle.
The excursion season for this year, we
understand, will be formally opened by the
Baptist Church by a trip on the II. i. Plant
to Tybee, under direction of the Adult Bible
Glass, on Wednesday, May 4th, and, as
usual, the proceeds will be devoted to
benevolent ends. Our visitors and citizens
generally will doubtless welcome this an
nouncement, and avail themselves of the
prospective pleasure.