Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-30
Matters ana Things EAconicaIIy
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Council viii meet tonight.
Pulaski Loan Association meets tonight.
The total revenue OF the Police Court
yesterday was only So.
The streets Yesterday morning were
thronged with stl angers.
| The deaths in Charleston last week num-
oered 4l-whites 10, colored %.
The heavy rain Of last evening occasioned
Pheasant change In the temperature.
Nothing is easier than to get up q sensa-
uonai report about railroad combinations.
We had the pleasure Of visit yesterday
rom Mr.. Cecil Gabbett, President Western
Railroad Of Alabama.
The travel to Florida continues undated.
yesterday there were some one hundred de-
! partures from the several hotels.
Cautionary signals were ordered out at
| quarter to eight last night for Savannah.
Srong southwest winds are expected.
b. w. Wrenn, Esq, the popular General
passenger and Ticket Agent of the Western
and Atlantic Railroad, is in the city.
The police had rather easy time yester-
/ Gay, and no important arrests were recorded
at the barracks up to late hour last night.
It would be good idea to improve the
Walks In other squares about the city in the
same manner as those in Court House
] square.
A. B. Southland, General Freight and
Ticket Agent Of the Louisville. New Albany
ana Chicago Railway, is in the city, stop
ping at the Marshall House.
The steamer st. Johns, which arrived
here Yesterday afternoon from Florida,
brought one hundred and seventy five local
and through passengers.
Rev. Father NJ. W. Newman, of New
| York, distinguished author and writer, is
registered at the Marshall House, and pro-
poses to remain here few days.
j. j. Gresham, Esq, of Macon, was in
the city yesterday, and registered at the
sereven House, as also DIR. Royal J. Miller,
OF Augusta, who is en- route to Florida.
Yesterday afternoon during the thunder
storm there was quite fall of bail. On
the suburbs this was more particularly
noticed, some of the stones being the size Of
small marble.
The Charleston NeUS and Courier is Waging
vigorous advocacy of the enforcement of
| the Sunday law, and publishes list of all
the saloons open on Sunday, names Of own
ers and location.
Yesterday was a regular field day in the
hotel line, and the Screven House scored
three and more pages of arrivals, and the
Pulaski was about the same, while the Mar
shall was crowded.
IL is predicted that the "Plrates of PEN
zance," which will be given by Savannah
amateurs shortly after Lent, will be better
performance than that Of the professional
company lately here.
The shower yesterday evening, regular
spriLg visitor, with thunder aud lightning,
was most welcome, and very effectually laid
the dust, which has been so exceedingly
disagreeable the past several days.
Yesterday afternoon a sailor called at the
City Dlspensary to have an ugly cut in his
lip sewed up. He stated that he received
it in difficulty on shipboard, but declined
to give his name or any of the particulars.
The Southern Press Association will meet
In Augusta on Wednesday, the 9Th prox.
The members will be the guests of Hon.
Patrick Walsh, of the Augusta Chronicle
aud COnstitutionaliSt, during their stay in
Augusta.
The executive committee of the Ladies'
Association of Ancient Landmark Lodge,
and all the young ladies who propose as
sisting this Lodge at the approaching Fair,
are requested to meet at the residence of
Mrs. r. III. Anderson tomorrow afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock.