Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-13
Matters and Things LacOnicany

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Alliance Dodge No. $50, K. of H., meet
tonight.
Some 999 barrels OF rosin we're sold here
yesterday.
Crabs are unusually scarce IN Market at
this season.
Some 461 bales of cotton were sold In this
market yesterday.
There was a slight reduction in the price
Of bacon yesterday.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to SIG.
a party for a days frolic at the Blacklist
Banks is being organized.
Branch No. 1, Irish National League, will
hold meeting this evening.
There will be music by the Guards Band
at Battery Park this afternoon.
An important meeting of the Schuetzen
Society will be held this evening.
The grand jury of the City Court will
meet promptly at ten o'clock this morning.
The market for sea island cotton is very
dull at present, owing TO scarcity OF STOCK.
The price Of cotton ties were yesterday
reduced from 81 80 to 81 per bundle to 81 %
and 81 IS.
Ike Williams, colored, was arrested last
night for disorderlY conduct and lodged In
the barracks.
Savannah Rifle Association have their
regular rifle practice at the Schuetzen Park
this afternoon.
There is a good demand for white oak
slaves in this market at present. Some two
million are advertised for.
The rice market has been very quiet dur
ing the last three or four days, owing to
temporary lack of demand.
The city was remarkably orderly and
quiet last night, and up to one O'Clock this
morning only one arrest had been recorded.
Capt. Samuel Conklin, of New York, an
old coast pilot who is well known In this
port arrived yesterday and is now aboard
the Eliza HsncOx.
Some parties seem to think that the safe
of the late steamer Wheless has been taken
up and made away with by parties not au-
thorized to raise it.
The Wesley Sunday School have their
picnic and excursion at Tybee to-day. The
steamer will leave the city at half-past eight
O'Clock in the morning.
TIE first anniversary of the East Savan-
nah Sabbath School, colored, will take
place on the 18th of May. Rev. U. l..
Houston will address the school.
A number of the dentists who have been
in attendance on the meeting Of the Dental
Association went down to Tybee Yesterday
morning on the steamer H. B. Plant.
The sweet-toned instrument used at the
musical and literary entertainment at the
Baptist Church was kindly furnished by
Messrs. Ludden 81 Bates, free Of charge.
At a regular meeting Of Zerubbabel
Lodge. held on the night of the 11th,a reso-
luton of thanks to the ladies who assisted
at the tables of the Lodge during the late
Fair was adopted.
Consignees are wanted for eight barrels
of kerosene, marked W. 4. Winn, and
twenty-five boxes of bottles, marked dia-
mond L, received by schooner May Morn
from New York.
VIM. johnson, a colored individual, was
arrested Yesterday morning about . O'Clock
by Policeman Anglin, on the charge OF
having a sack OF corn in his possession,
supposed to be stolen.
At about II O'Clock yesterday morning a
slight fire was discovered amongst the cot
ton seed that was burnt during the late fire
on Kelly's wharf, and was put out by the
Waterman, Mr. Strobkar, before any head
way was made.
We are informed that some Of our coast
wise steamers are compelled to pay quaran-
tine fees at DObOy and at Brunswick, and
again at Doboy on their return, and are
thus assessed double fees twice that should
only be required once. This Is unjust, as
well as expensive, and should be remedied
in some way.