Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-20

night.
The railing in Monument square is being
repaired.
Cotton futures advanced several points
Yesterday.
There viii be regular meeting Of Pulaski
| Council tonight.
String beans declined to so cents per crate
/ in this market yesterday.
Branch No l Land League have an i'm
| portant meeting 10 night.
Considerable money was lost and won on
the regatta race yesterday.
The assessments at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to $40.
There will be music by the Guards Band
this afternoon at Battery Park.
Visitors to Concordia Park this afternoon
will be RECALLED with charming music.
The Lutheran Sunday school have their
picnic and excursion at Tybee to-day.
R. Z. Hines, Esq, of Macon, is in the
city and is registered at the Marshall House.
The hall of the Chatham Light Infantry,
colored. was formally occupied yesterday.
The visiting colored military and other
excursionists will make trip to Thunder
bolt to day.
There is a good demand for vessels to
carry coastWise freights here just now at
advanced rates.
There have been exported from Savannah
by rail since April LIST over 600 casks OF
spirits turpentine.
Scott's tonsorial saloon, at the corner of
Bryan and Whitaker streets, renders that
locality attractive.
car load of sheep for this market ar
rived by the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway yesterday.
The steamer City OF Brdgeton brought
amongst her freight from Florida yesterday
100 boxes Of oranges.
We are pleased to note that there was
very little Drunkenness among the crowds
of cOlored men yesterday.
Col. c. S Gadsden, Superintendent of the
Charleston and Savannah Railway, is regis
tered at the Screven House.
The dry goods boxes and barrels which
cucumber or sidewalks to the annoyance
of pedestrians, should be removed.
G. Mckinley, Esq, formerly Of the
Screven House, is now proprietor Of the
fremont House, Galveston, Texas.
About O'Clock last night Nellie Morton,
colored, was lodged at the barracks by Po-
liceman Counihan, to answer the charge OF
larceny.
The Spanish bark Antonieta, from
Buenos Ayres, which has been lying at
quarantine for about ten days, arrived up
yesterday.
The steamer st. Johns, which left Charles
ton for the North on Monday afternoon,
made the trip to Wilmington, Del, in forty
nine hours.
We hear of one citizen living In the
suburbs whose premises were invaded on
Wednesday night and nearly one hundred
fneifowls were taken.
Some dozen or more residents in the
southwestern section suffered from the
chicken raiders on Wednesday night and
early yesterday morning.
Joseph Smith was arrested last night by
Policeman Farr on the charge of being
drunk and disorderlY on the street and I'M
able to take care Of himself.
About quarter past eight o'clock last night
Policeman Lansing arrested Notify Williams
on the charge of cursing, abusing and
striking j. w. West, cOlored.
The ivory handled knives ratified at Hamil
toms iewelry store yesterday morning were
won by Mr.. Alexis McNulty and the Or
gazette by Mr. 8. P. Hamilton.
The receipts of naval stores yesterday
we're 2 339 barrels of rosin and 557 casks of
spirits, being the heaviest receipts for a
single day, up to this time, this season.
Yesterday was seized upon as a general
holiday by the colOred folks, and work was
everywhere suspended, many families being
seriously Inconvenience by their help leav-
ing.
The Norwegian bark Neptune was cleared
Yesterday for Barcelona, Spain, by MessTs.
Gaudry & Walker, with q cargo of $40 bales
of upland COTTON, weighing 254 075 pounds,
valued at SIS, 291, and 100, 591 feet of lum-
Der, valued at $1,000.
The determination Of the German Vol
unteers to have their new uniforms made
in Savannah Is a good one. Mr.. E. j. Ken
nedy made the handsome, attractive uni
forms of the Georgia Hussars, and they
give entire satisfaction.
The Jasper Greens have their picnic at
Tybee on the 23d. The steamer will leave
the CITY at 9 O'Clock in The morning and Ty-
bee a. O'Clock and O'Clock, the former
trip being for the accommodation of those
who wish to return to the city before dark.
The new and elegant three masted
schooner Robert III. Rathburn, Capt. Gro
well, from Hyannis, arrived here yesterday,
ard is anchored In the river at the foot of
Whitaker street. She is beautiful speci-
men of naval architecture, and is well worth
seeing.
Hon. Felix Corput, Mayor Of Macon, who
has been in Savannah in attendance upon the
Grand Lodge of Knights Of PYthias, and
WHO reMaiUeU over 10 TAKE III Tue IcSHGSdJ
left last evening for home, to the regret of
his many friends here, who desired him to
proloDg his stay.
The Colquitt Blues and the Bibb County
Blues, as a battalion under command Of
Captain w. II. DeLyon, of the former, dur
ing their march yesterday afternoon, form
ed into line and presented arms to the
MORNING News. Both these companies
presented a ine appearance, having full
ranks, and were well drilled. Captain De-
Lyon makes good officer and is a credit to
the colored military Of Chatham county.
Confederate Generals make good Chiefs
of Police. General Z. II. Anderson Is Chief
in Savannah, and has the best force in
America; General George T. Anderson is
Chief in Atlanta, and ranks next; General
W. W. Allen is Chief in Montgomery, Ala,
and has good force; General NJ. A. Stovall,
of Augusta, is Chairman of the Police Com
mission in that city, and is justly proud OF
his police force. Army officers are generally
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