Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-30

There we're sold here yesterday % barrels
Of rice.
Cotton futures declined eight points
Yesterday.
The sales Of rosin yesterday amounted to
/ 522 barrels.
Col. Jack Brown, of Washington, D. c.,
Is IN the city.
The value Of foreign exports yesterday
was $96 22.
Live Oak Lodge No. 8. L o. o. F., viii
meet tonight.
The total assessment at the Police Court
matinee yesterday was IS.
Stocks and bonds were very quiet Yester-
day snd no sales were made.
The revenue cutter Mccullough arrived
here Yesterday from cruise.
There we're only three arrests recorded st
the barracks up to l:S0 this morning.
The off-shore signal was displayed lss'
night, and for some time the wind blew Dig
guns.
S'onewzh Division No. l, s. OF T., have
an important meeting and election OF orneers
tonight
The Irish jasper Greens will insueurste
The New Year with 8 grand hop on the l1th
OF January.
The steamship Sarsgosss, Capt. Hooper,
vi = big freight, sailed for Baltimore yes
terdsy afternoon
Tie schooner N-ttie L4ngion arrived a.
Tv0-e yes'erdsy with the schooner Bride Of
The East in tow, dismssted.
R-DDsrd Iron Company have declared
quarterly dividend OF two dollars per share.
payable on the ID proximo.
The proposed change in lighting the city
with gasoline lamps instead of gas does not
seem TO meet with general favor.
There are letters held for postage in the
Augusta office sddrsssed Tom Ready, Ss-
vsnnsh, and c. VI. Broom, Savannah.
Nr Il J Fear won the Mathusek piano
rsf3 d at Hsmiltanis yesterday on throw
Of fOrty-six for b. 7. Carl. OF New York.
Clear rib sides declined 1sc, shoulders
&c, and dry sailed shoulders &c yester-
naY, and dry sailed clear rib sides advanced
7se.
The Young America Social Club have 3
pleasant ball at. st. Andrews Hall tonight,
aud an eDj nYsble evening is in store for
those who attend.
John P. Gale, Esq., a member of the
Boston Yacht Club, arrived here yesterday
in bis handsome yacht, al is eg'stered a.
the Sereven House.
The steamer City Of Bridgeton arrived
here from Fernandins yesterday, with
good freight and twenty-five cabin and nine
Storage passengers.
The British bark Lotus, which arrived
here yesterday consigned to Messrs. P. II.
Ward & Co, had on board the largest cargo
o. fruit brought in one vessel this season.
The hop OF the Chatham Artillery at their
armOrv last night wss one OF the most
charming events of the season, and was
attended by many members Of other corps,
all IN uniform.
About 9 O'Clock last night Policeman
Winkers- arrested q woman who was lying
on the street drunk and carried her to the
barracks. where she gave her name as Mary
Jane Mcclellan.
Tony Owens and Callie Ovens, Of the
cOlOred persuasion, we're engaged in fight
ing on River street, about nine O'Clock last
night, when Policeman COrker interrupted
the fun aud prsnced them of to the bar
racks.
"Looker On" who writes US from Ess,-
man In reference to The treatment OF some
commercial tourists at the hotel in thai
'OEn. as given in an article IN the MORNING
NEWS, is II guessed to send US bis name ana
references, as required by our rules, other
wise his communication cannot be noticed.
10 a recent sermon Bishop Pierce, of the
VI. E Church South, It is stated, de-
nOunced dancing rs the silliest and most
ronsensical amuse ment that rational beings.
80 ca led, ever engaged in. He said that It
bad its origin in he.thenism, being pas
line Of ssvsg-s, appealing 10 the lower in
>linets OF humanity, and being the chosen
port Of the vilest and most imbruted OF the
human race.