Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-03
Matters ana Things LacOniCany

Council will meet this evening.
Magnolia Encampment No. l, l. .. D. F.
meet tonight.
-Four steamships and one bark arrived
here yesterday.
The improvements upon the TneaIre are
progressing finely.
The assessment at the Police Cour' yes
terday amounted TO SlS.
The deaths In Charleston last week num-
bered 3I-Whites s, colored %.
Two hundred and eighty barrels Of rice
zero soId IN this market yesterday.
Tho having Of Wheaton street with the
.,rsv,racl,e stone has been commenced.
Only two arrests were recorded at the
barracks up 70 one o'clock this morning.
After the 10th inst three steamships VIII
arrive and depart for New York every
week.
The Savannah Guards Battalion have lost
three members by death within less than a
month.
II. DEMPSEY, ESQ, superintendent OF the
Southern Express Company, is on visit TO
this city.
Futures were rather irregular Yesterday,
ard closed AZ a decline Of twelve points Tor
August.
The steamship City Of Macon had for
New York yesterday fifty two cabin pas
sengers.
Tue recent rains have extinguished the
fires which have been raging for some weeks
across the river.
The bidders A. the court house sales yes
terday confined their purchases principally
to railroad aud live stock.
Rev. James A. Lawton, Of Aleudale, 5.
C.. aud Capt Henry Kirby. OF Mexico, are
registered at the Marshall House.
People from the country report fine rains
the past two days, but say Il Is too late to
benefit the corn and potato crops.
II we have continuation Of the present
weather for the remainder OF the month
there will be no occasion to complain.
The dust is pretty effectually laid now,
aud street sprinklers are at discount, but
We don't know how long it will remain
thus.
In the Georgia Senate yesterday, the bill
70 increase the salaries OF the Governor and
Judges Of the Supreme and Superior Courts
was lost.
One thousand three hundred and twenty
four barrels Of rOsin and 10 casks spirits
Of tuTpentine were the naval store receipts
yesterday.
Among the S4vannahians at Rockbridge
Alum Springs, Va, are Gen. and Mrs. Law
ton. Miss Lawton, Col. c. W. and Mrs.
Anderson.
The mechanics OF Charleston are organic
ing into associations, affxing the rates OF
wages, aud prescribing eight hours as
days work.
Business at the Central Railroad wharves
has commenced to improve already. The
steamships are bringing In aud carrying out
large freights.
Policeman Farr yesterday noon arrested
feminine giving the name Of Nellie Stell
man, on the charge Of throwing watermelon
nnds on the streets.
Capt. W. W. Gordon, who has been
North for some time, was among the re
turning passengers nv the steamship City Of
Augusta from New York.
The Spanish bark Nueva Sabina was yes
terday cleared for Montevido. hv Messrs.
Charles Green q Co. with l33,346 feet Of
lumber, valued at s., 303 81.
An individual so fearfully drunk that he
could not tell his name, was found living in
the street yesterday afternoon by Police
man Donovan, and carried to the barracks.
VIM Mitchell, a colored youth, who was
/ caught trying TO open a box Of peaches In
the market, for the purpose Of stealing. was
srraigned in the Police Court and was fined
s.
William Stokes, the colored sneak thiet
who was arrested for stealing corn sacks
from Major NAPLES warehouse, was yester
day in the Police Court fined s. or twenty
DAYS.
There was a very large increase in the
travel 10 Florida yesterday-sOmetting re-
markable at this season Of the year-the
train on the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway going out crowded.
The hegira North continues. We learn
that Yesterday the sales OF tickets via the
Charleston and Savannah Railway and As
ISOLATED Railway of CarOlinas and Virginia
were larger than at any time this season.
Such weather as we have had the past
few days has relieved travelling by rail Of
many objections, and accounts for the large
number Of tickets sold over the Central
aud Charleston and Savannah Railways yes
teriay.
Ia the House Of Representatives at At
lanta Yesterday the bill changing the State
aud county elections to the first Tuesday in
November was lost, also the bill requiring
Tax Collectors TO receive jury scrip for
county taxes.
Hon. W. A. Huff, ex-Msyor Of Macon,
has purchased the interest OF z. f. Brown
in the lease Of Huff & Brown in the Mark
ham House, Atlanta, aud will assume the
entire management Of that popular hotel, as
will be observed by notice elsewhere.
About a dozen electric lights are being
placed 10 different places along the Central
Railroad wharves. which will be used to
illuminate the locality during the coming
season, and steamers can be discharged and
loaded with equal dispatch either night or
day.
Mr.. John W Peterman, in a note to the
Charleston Mems and Courier. speaking of
/ the yacht race for August 6.b, says: "The
/ race IS not under the auspices Of the
/ Charleston Sailing CLUB, but gotten up by
I the boat owners for the benefit of the Sa
vannah boats"