Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-17
Matters and Things LaconIcaiIv
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City Council VIII meet to night.
There were forty barrels Of rice sold here
Yesterday.
Middling cotton advanced 1Sc. here
yesterday.
The exports of lumber coastwise yester-
day were 426, 44S feet.
Magnolia Eneampment No. l, l. " " f''
have their meeting 10 night.
Tho little steamer Hunkidor has gone
upou Wfllink's ways Tor repairs
The steamer Katie reports the river very
low between here and Augusta
Tho assessment at the Police Court yes
,.-5av amounted to only FIVE dollars.
Or s. NJ. Roach returned to the city yes
to-day on the steamship City of Augusta.
There were five arrivals here yesterday
a very good showing for this early In the
season.
The Werner Hook and Ladder Company
have a picnic at Concordis Park on the oath
instant.
There were received here yesterday l, 594
barrels Of rosin and 4l6 casks spirits OF tur-
pentine.
The festival Of Mombacher Kirchweih
will be given at Mumm's Garden on Monday,
22d inst.
There is a fair demand for Central and
Southwestern Railroad stock and but little
Offering.
Mr.. John LYONS and wife left for New
York Yesterday by the steamship City OF
Columbus.
There are three steamships, eleven barks,
two brigs and four schOoners up, cleared
and sailed for this port.
Among the passengers bv the steamship
CITY OF Augusta for New York were Messrs.
NJ. Sternb berg and E A. Smith.
Rev. Thomas Russell, rector of Christ
Church, Monticello, Fla, is In the city
stopping at the Marshall House.
The steamship Dessoug will leave New
York on Thursday, 18th, for Savannah, and
will arrive here on Sunday evening
Ats O'Clock last evening the wind was
blowing from the northeast at the rate OF
twenty four miles per hour at Tyoee.
The temperature yesterday was delight
ful, and the city presented quite hVeIy
appearance, the cool snap stirring up trade
Joe Bird, colored, paid Yesterday 81 to
the Police Court fund for the privilege OF
driving his draY through Charlton street
lane.
Among the passengers who arrived here
Yesterday from New York by the City OF
Augusta were Messrs. W. Z. Preston and
Thomas West.
Two steamships will probably arrive up
today to load cotton for LiverpOOl-tbe
Marcia from quarantine and the Cypress
from Baltimore.
The delths In Charleston last week num-
bered 49-xhites IA, colOred IS. In Savan
nah for the same period the deaths were IL
. whites, colOred.
George Raney, who was arrested for steal
narr he
| street, was yesterday arranged in the Police
| Court and was discharged.
W. II. Callat vas arrested about five
| O'Clock yesterday afternoon by Policeman
/ Evans on the charge of disOrderly conduct
/ 10 Quinan's Hibernian House.
Two unforunates who had been tamper
| ing too long over their whisky were picked
up on the street too drunk to know whai
they were about or their names.
! CAPTAIN Wheaton,, who was expected t
return by the City Of Augusta, telegraphec
that he was detained in New York anc
would lot reach here until Friday.
A. E Cochrane, Esq, of Blaekshear
c. W. Lamar, Esq, Of MOntezuma, snC
DR.. J. W. Johston, of ScsrbOro, were regis
tered at the Marshall House yesterday.
The sales Of naval stores yesterday com
| prised 746 barrels Of rOsin and 100 cask
spirits turpentine, and the exports to New
| York we're 1,16S barrels Of rosin aud lO'
casks spirits turpentine.
Prof. ]. ]. CORES left yesterday vi'
| Charleston for New York IN the interest o.
bis musical institute, and to make arrange
ments with the great pianist, JosetfY, 10
concerts in Savannah the coming winter.
We notice that Mr. w. f. Reid, the en-
terprising young druggist at the corner O.
I = n ! l. k.ww In
extensive improvements made TO his store
and residence. The pOrticO, which is being
constructed, is novel in design and quite
| handsome.