Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-28
Matters and Things LacOnicany
Noted.

Matters ana innings LaCOhAN0hy
Noted.
There were exported Yesterday 1851
feet Of lumber.
Haupt Lodge No. IS, l. o. o. F., have a
meeting tonight.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to only 81.
There were sold here yesterday two hun
dred and sixty-eight barrels Of rice.
Rev. W. B. Bennett and daughter, Of
Quitman, are at the Marshall House.
An important special meeting Of the Re-
publican Blues will be held this evening.
The bill requiring the vaccination Of
school children passed the Senate yester-
day.
The sales of rosin here yesterday
amounted 20 two hundred and seventy five
barrels
Catholic Knights of America meet to-
night. when important business will be con-
sldered.
The steamship Gate City carried amongst
her freight for New York yesterday 4, loo
WatermelOns.
Passengers report that there was rain
along the line of the Central from Macon to
Savannah Yesterday.
The steamship Gate City carried ffty-One
cabin and three steerage passengers for
New York yesterday.
August cotton futures advanced twenty
five points yesterday on the closing figures
Of the daY previous.
The fieecy staple keeps up; 2OS bales of
cotton were received and 80 bales sold In
this market yesterday.
The receipts of naval stores yesterday
amounted TO gS5 barrels of rOsin and S34
casks spirits turpentine.
The consumption of lemonade in this city
is marvellous. Everybody-almOst every
bOdY-dTinks lemonade.
The movement to have Broughton street
paved has not been abandoned, and will
shortly be pushed with vigor.
There were shipped yesterday by the
steamship Seminole for Boston 13l bundles
OF hides and 10 bales OF wool.
Col. VIM. VI. Wadley, President Of the
Central Railroad, left for New York yester-
day by the steamship Gate City.
Senator Meldrim's bill, defining section
twenty of the public school law as to grad
ing teachers, passed the Senate yesterday.
The steamship Saxon brought out from
Philadelphia d considerable quantity OF dry
goods consigned to merchants in st. Louis.
Col. George S. Owens and Mr.. F. a.
Garden and family, were among the pas
sengers by the steamship Gate City for New
/ York yesterday.
The steamer Seth Low, recently owned IN
New York by Mr.. AstOr, has been sold to
DIR J. g. L'Engle, of Jacksonville, Fla, aud
will be used as a toWbOat at that place.
The new houses on Henry street, belOI g
ing to Mr.. j. y. Smith, are nearly ready for
occupation. They are elegantly finished,
rOOmy and q decided acquisition to the
southern portion Of the city.
The work Of reuovating and improving
the Theatre, which was temporarily sus-
pended, has been resumed, and Will be
pushed vigorously, in order to be finished
before the opening of the season.
Sam Godfrey, a cOlOred drsymaD, who
was in big hurry, drove through South
Broad street lane, but he was captured by
Policeman Smith and carried before the
Police Court, which was in session, and
was fined 81.
The young man who lost gold watch
and chain aud So in money, and pair of
shoes on the 18Th, on yesterday discovered
the thief, who was young white man. He
recovered everything except $40 OF the
money and declined to prosecute him.
Baltimore Gazette: "Capt. James d. John
stOD, of Savannah, Ga, a well known ex-
Confederate officer, is now in this city visit
ing his friends. Capt. Johnston is an old
naval officer, and was the gallant command
er Of the Confederate ram Tennessee in the
great fight in Mobile bay"