Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-04
Matters and Things LacOnicany



Magnolia Encampment No. l, l. o. o. F.,
meet to night.
There was a clearance yesterday for
EiUme, Austria.
The assessment at the Police Court yester-
day amounted to SO.
Do not miss seeing "Paddy Miles Boy"
at the Exhibition Hall 10 night.
The deaths in Charleston last week num-
bered 33-whites y. cOlOred p.
The fremen are making preparations for
their anniversary parade on the 9TH June.
Make your arrangements for attending the
Bethesda celebration tomorrow, and you
will spend pleasant day.
The delegates from Christ Church to the
Episcopal Convention are Col John ScreyeD,
DR.. }. g. Thomas and Joseph ID. Weed.
General s. Van Welt, U. S. a., and fami-
", were in the city yesterday, en- route to
Washington, after pleasure trip TO Florida.
Mr.. W. NJ. Mccarthy, Of Virginia. is in
the city and registered at the Pulaski House.
His many friends will be pleased to see him.
We had a call yesterday from Mr.. Noble
A. Prentiss. Of the A-chisOn Kansas
Champion, who Is on his way North from
tour through Florida.
Gen. McRae, General Manager of the
J
". Wrenn, the progressive General Passen-
ger Agent. is in the city.
The bacon market is active and advancing
lust now. Yesterday the quotations for
clear rib sides, dry sailed sides and long
clears advanced sc.
The steamer H. B. Plant came off the
ways at Willink's ship yard at P. m. yester-
day, the necessary repairs having been COM
pleted, and made a trip to TYbee in the
afternoon.
The floor, doors and window in the rear of
Messrs. Jos. A. Roberts ~ Cos. office, which
we're burned during the late fire on the
steamer Wheless, have been repaired and
put in good order.
A large party OF excursiOnists arrived
here yesterday afternoon by the Charleston
and Savannah train and took the steamer
st. Johns for Florida. The majority OF them
were from Augusta.
The United States Marshal Yesterday sold
In front Of the custom house the schooner
B. C. Terry, her tackle, apparel, etc, which
was damaged by the fire OF the steamer
Wheless, for $4,000.
The Norwegian bark Runeburg was on
Yesterday cleared for Flume, Austria, BY
Messrs. Gaudry & Walker. She carried
29OI barrels Of rosin, weighing Ito, 695
pounds, valued at $1,000.
In the explanation of the floral design at
the Sunday school celebration which ap-
peared Yesterday, there were several typo
graphical errors, which, however, to the in
telligent reader did not affect the sense ma
terially.
The Convention OF the Episcopal Church
Of the Diocese of Georgia will be opened at
ten O'Clock this morning, In Christ Church.
A number Of cleTgymen and lay delegates
arrived last night, and others are expected
this morning.
While the steamship Herman Livingston
was swinging into her dock yesterday, q
wood-laden fat, with two negro men on
board, which was coming down the river
with the tide, ran. afOul of her, but fOrtu-
nately no damage was done.
The writer of the communication signed
ga GRAY Headed Mother is requested to
send her name and address to this office
mot for publication, but as a guarantee of
good faith, and the matter alluded TO IN
regard to the public schools will receive
attention.
Mr.. James c. Shaw, the efficient General
Travelling Passenger Agent Of the Central
Railroad. having seen the last OF the
strangers out of Jacksonville, has arrived
here for the purpose OF looking after the
comfort of travellers here over the splendid
Central line.
A telegram from Philadelphia to VIM.
Hunter a. Son, agents, reports the arrival Of
the steamship City of Savannah, hence
Saturday evening last, at three o'clock Tues
dav morning. New York passengers, of
which there were some forty, left on the
7.3O a. m. train, and we're due in New York
at 9:35 a. m
Il was positively announced yesterday
that there would be no train from
CIharleston until eleven O'Clock at
night. and the omnibus and carriages
left the depot. In ten minutes after train
crowded with passengers came in, and
those expecting to find friends awaiting
them were disappointed.