Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-22
Matters and Things LaeonfeaIly
NOled.


last night
The sales Of rice yesterday amounted to
245 barrels.
&C. Powell, ESQ, has returned from an
extensive business trip.
Oglethorpe Lodge No. 1, 1. o. D. F.. viii
hold 8 meeting tonight.
The annual renting Of peWs In st. Johns
Church viii take place next Sunday.
The steamer Florida arrived here from
Florida yesterday with good freight.
Cotton futures advanced six points yes
terdsy on the closing figures Of Saturday.
Nothing OF importance was transacted in
the United States District Court yesterday. o
There were !, 40 barrels Of rosin and 191
casks spirits turpentine received here yes
terday.
The schooner VIM. Jones was at Boston
on the 18th, loading with cargo OF potatoes
for Savannah.
The sales of naval stores yesterday com
prised 81 barrels Of rOsin aud IL casks
spirits turpentine.
We heard last evening that little Bertha
Lepinszv, who was so severely burned Sat
urday, died yesterday afternoon.
The British bark Menlo, which Is now at
Tybee from London, with cargo OF fertili-
gers, will come up on Wednesday.
Tue steamer David Clark left for Sstills
and way landings yesterday, and will here
| after run regularly on that route.
The fine steamship City OF Augusta ar
rived here from New York last night with a
heavy freight and large passenger list.
The steamship City Of Savannah arrived
here from Philadelphia yesterday with a
good freight aud forty-seven cabin passen-
gers.
Mr.. E. c. Beach, an experienced and com
petent steamboat man, has accepted posi-
ton with the Georgia and Florida Steamboat
Company.
E. Frank Coe, ESQ, a gentleman whose
name is associated with one Of the principal
commercial fertilizers, is In the city on q
business visit.
Al the meeting OF the Railroad Mutual
Loan Association last night 81, 600 were sold
as follows: $1,000 st 361l. $1,000 at S6sI,
and 81 900 al So
The Central Railroad wharves are well
/ lined throughout their entire length with
vessels Of all descriptions receiving and dis
| eharsing cargoes.
The tin roof is being put on the new Cen
trail Railroad cotton warehouse, on the west
/ bank OF the canal, and the building will be
ready for use shortly.
High Mass viii be celebrated at the
/ Cathedral Of Our LADY of Perpetual Help on
/ Thanksgiving Day. The services will com
mence at nine in the morning.
An unusually heavy shipment OF oranges
/ from Florida was received here by the Ss-
vsnnah, Florida aud Western Railroad yes
terdaY. 1t consisted Of ga boxes.
His Honor the Mayor did good thing
yesterday when he turned over Sam Turner,
cOlOfed, to the tender mereies Of the City
Court for carrying concealed weapons.
The list Of vessels up, cleared and sailed
for this port consists Of four ships, forty
eight bsTks, three brigs and fourteen
schoOners, total Of s!xty-nine vessels.
His Honor was quite busy yesterday
morning. He had Is hard cases occupying
/ his attention, and the result was that the
| city viii be benefited by $50 in the treasury
or l55 days service on the chain gang.
The work Of dredging the slip east of the
| Central Railroad wharves is being pushed
/ forward rapidly. The intention is to have
/ q depth OF seventeen feet, and the steamers
| will load and unload their cargoes there
/ next winter.
Messrs. NJ J. SOlOmons and o. Butler
have been appointed committee 10 solicit
/ subscriptions on Congress and BTOughtOn
streets for the entertainment of the members
of the American Public Health Association.
They viii begin their labors to-day.
The number which drew the sewing ma
| chine rsfled at the police barracks was No.
/ 20. The person holding the lucky ticket
can get the article by calling on Sergt. Lee,
/ either st the barracks or at his residence,
| 170 Liberty street.
Mr.. George ?. Gray, our well known fel-
/ citizen, and one of the most active
members Of the John 7 Ford Dramatic As
ISOLATION. was married Sunday night to
/ Mrs. Georgia a Bedell at the Lutheran
Church. Health and happiness.
Several immense heavy iron mill cog
wheels we're brought out for a firm 10
Mobile, Ala, by the City Of Columbus last
1 trio, and We are informed that a consider
able quantity OF freight is constantly re-
ceived for that section by the OceS i Steam
ship Line.
z iward Graham. colored, charged with
bastardy snd assault and battery by Nancy
Bryan, cOlored, had an examination Last
! evening before Justice ZsnOs Strickland,
/ and gave bonds for his appearance at the
| mex term Of the Superior Court to answer
the charges.
Considerable complaint is being made
about the flying horse" nuisance by TIE
| people living on Zubly and St. Gall streets
| Crowds Of idlers loaf all day around the
horses, and their obscenity and profanity is
disgusting and annoying TO the people OF
| that neighbOrhood.