Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-04
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Noted.
Saturday morning the weather was quite
frosty. '''
Forest City Lodge No. 1, K. Of P, meet
tonight.
The total assessment at the Police Court
Saturday was SOL.
There was decided moderation in the
temperature yesterday.
Georgia Historical Society have their
regular meeting tonight.
The Market Saturday was well supplied,
and vegetables were abundant and held at
reasonable prices.
Mr.. John P. Whitney, OF the New York
Commercial Pathfinder and Whitneu's Florida
Eatttnder, is in the city.
There were only three arrests made by
the police yesterday-all for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct.
Rev. DR.. Geo. s. Bishop, pastor of the
Dutch Reformed Church, Orange, N. j., is
registered at the Marshall House.
The Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way have agreed to give reduced rates over
their lines during the Masonic Bazaar and
Fair.
The ammunition which was stored In Og-
ietnorpe Barracks, was Saturday removed
to the powder magazine, outside the city
limits.
During the month Of March there were
exported from Savannah to domestic and
foreign ports 6, 167 63S feet of lumber,
valued at Sl04, $40 IS.
The City OF Savannah, on her trip to
Philadelphia Saturday, carried two refrig-
orators OF Strawberries and 1l9 packages of
fruits and vegetables.
Among the passengers for New York by
the CITY of Augusta Saturday were Messrs.
Allen Fullarton, Jacob Rsuers and wife, and
II. II. Epping and wife.
Savannah has exported largely Of naval
stores during the year just closed to Eng
land, France. Germany, Scotland, Ireland,
Italy, South America, Holland and Spain.
Mr.. Jno. n. Sweat on Saturday brought to
this office two fcicles, each ten inches long,
which were gathered that morning from the
horse trough in his lot on West Broad
street.
Among the freight of the City of Augusta
for New York Saturday were 6refrigerators
OF strawberries, 100 boxes of oranges, IA
barrels and 168 boxes of vegetables, and Is
packages of fish.
The receipts Of rosin at this port for the
year ending March 31st, foot up 266, S47
barrels, against 1872 87 barrels for the pre-
vicus year, being a difference In favor of
the past year of "A, 100 barrels.
About IL o'clock Saturday morning some
little excitement was occasioned in the
vicinity of McDonough and Whitaker streets
by the discovery of a chimney on fire. 1t
was extiDguished without trouble.
The exports of rosin for the past year
have been 243, 124 barrels, being an excess
of %, 431 barrels over the previous year.
The exports of spirits of turpentine were
S., sos casks, being "a, 449 casks greater than
the preceding year.
There were received at this port from all
sources during the commercial year ending
March 81, 81 ,443 casks of spirits of turpen-
tine, against 80, 119 casks for the previous
year, being q difference in favor of the year
just closed Of Il, 1924 casks.
Members and friends Of Zerubbabel
| Lodge No. Is, T. a. NJ, having contribu-
| tions and donations for the Masonic Bazaar
| aud Fair, are requested to send the same
/ Immediately to Mrs. G. s. Branch, Chairman
/ of the Ladies' Committee, at 81 York street.
On Saturday there were in this port three
| steamships, two ships, twentY-one banks
| and nineteen schooners, making total of
| fOrty-five vessels. At the same time last year
| there were in port two steamships, fifteen
barks, one brig and five schooners-total,
/ twenty three-a difference in favor of this
| year of twenty two vessels.
Each and every member of the Young
| Mems Christian Association should feel
themselves especially invited and requested
to attend the meeting called by the Presi'
dent, Mr.. s. B. Adams, to be convened at
the rooms on Tuesday night, at s o'clock.
Business of great importance will be dis
cussed of interest to the association.
Saturday night, about ten minutes past ten
O'Clock, colored individual named David
| Houston, who was considerably under the
| influence of liquor, created great excite
mcnt on the street by his turbulent and dis
orderly conduct, using the most Drofane
and obscene language. Policemen Dufour
! and Deignan arrested the boisterous darkeY
and met with great resistance, but finally
subiugated him and lodged him in the bar
racks.