Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-17
Matters and Things LaeOnieally
Rnaad.

Vennor predicts wet weather for the next
few days.
There were sold here yesterday 97S bales
Of cotton.
one hundred barrels Of f rosin were sold
here yesterday.
General A. R. Lawton is registered at the
New York Hotel.
The city looks much improved since the
refreshing showers.
Thirty-three bundles OF hlues "eie TO
ceived here yesterday.
There are quite a number OF merchants
from the Interior in the city.
There will be several candidates for the
Police Court matinee to-day.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to sixteen dollars.
The Governor Yesterday signed the bill
enlarging the jurisdiction Of the City Court.
Among the passengers by the Gate City
from New York yesterday was Mr.. A. Full
lartOn.
Middling fair, middling, good ordinary
and ordinary cotton declined Lice. here
yesterday.
The Spanish steamship Puerto Requeno,
from Porto Rico, arrived up from quarantine
yesterday.
The receipts OF naval stores yesterday
were GA barrels Of rOsin and 81 casks spirits
turpentine.
The schooner Moses B. Bramhall. Captain
Gillette. cleared at New York for Savannah
on the l4th.
The bill fixing the liquor license in Bryan
county at s.. 900 was yesterday signed by
the Governor.
The tug J. W. Lynn. arrived here from
Charleston Yesterday, where she had new
boiler put in.
Mr.. John Lyons, the we'll known and
popular grocer, returned yesterday from a
trip to New York.
The regular quarterly meeting Of the
HiberniSn Society will be held tonight,
when important business will be considered.
1t is expected that the steamer
Eureka, which sunk near the mouth Of the
Ogeechee river, will be raised in a few
DAYS.
The steamship Gate City, which arrived
here from New York yesterday, brought
ffty-three cabin and nineteen Storage pas-
sengers.
WOrkmen were started Yesterday after
noon to trimming of the broken branches
OF trees in Reynolds square and removing
the debris.
Hibernian House on Bryan street the rain
yesterday morning trickled, rendering a
number Of bed rooms tensntless.
A tax Of two dollars on each pistol, dirk,
bowie knife or sword cane sold in the State
of Georgia will be exscted on the passage
Of the bill now before the Legislature.
Among the visitors in the city are Hon.
J. s. Relf, ex-MayOr OF st. Augustine, and
Hon. s. P. MYrick, Of Mi!ledgeville, one OF
the Trustees of the State Lunatic Asylum.
The little steamer Mary Isabel, belonging
to Major n. o. TiltOn, which was sunk at
the mouth Of Wilmington river, has been
raised, and IS expected here In day or two.
Col. II. S. Haines, General Manager of
the Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
way, Is working energetically to have
Southern Georgia represented at the At
lsnta Exposition.
A manipulation of the brush, who was on
little bender yesterday afternoon, created
a disturbance IN barroOm on South Broad
street, and was waltzed off to the barracks
by Policeman Farr.
We learn that Col. S. L. Fremont, assist
ant engineer in charge of improvements at
this port, has been transferred to Fernan-
dina, and Capt. B. d. Greene, who has been
on duty at Charleston, has been ordered to
Savannah.
Messrs. A. s. Heide Il Co, agents for the
Norwegian bark Condor, which is now IN
dergOing repairs, have, with the view OF
facilitating matters, ordered new set OF
sails from the North. They will arrive here
in few days.
Hugh A. Corley, ESQ.,, Commissioner OF
the Florida Land Emigration Society, ar
rived here yesterday from the North, ac-
cOmpanied by his daughter, Miss Hattie
COrley, en- route home, and stopped at the
Marshall House.
The dTaymen of Charleston have pc
toned for 81 50 per day, and % cents fol-
every hour after O'Clock. They ask an
answer from their employers by the 9th
inst, and state they are unwilling to en-
/ gage in q strike.
The members of the Republican Blues
who have not vet had their measures for the
/ new uniforms taken, are requested to meet
/ at the ArmOrY on Monday night at hslf-past
eight O'Clock, when Mr.. 2. q. AeaTs will bC
/ present TO take measures.
Philip Lynch, ESQ, and Miss Maggi,
/ Lynch, from County Cavan, Ireland, ar
rived yesterday by the Gate City from New
York. They are On.s visit to their brother
Rev. Father Lynch, OF Tampa, Florida, who
has been here the past several days, await
ing their arrival, At the Marshall House.
There can be seen at Mr.. s. P. Hamilton
| jeWelry store an unique piece Of work.
/ frame made Of sheep skin, Ornamented
with autumn leaves made of wax. It is tn,
handiwOrk of Canadian lady, and was pre-
scented by a gentleman from the Queen:
Dominion to very popular Captain Of {
/ ship now in port.