Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-11-07
Matters aud Things LacOnIes1y
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Cotton futures declined two to four points
Saturday.
The sales Of rice Saturday amounted to
"A barrels.
The naval stores market is unusually
quiet just now.
The assessment at the Police Court Sat
urday amounted to SlI.
The combined tonnage OF the vessels in
port on Saturday was A, 4l9.
The exports OF lumber coastwise on Sat
urday amounted to 81, l46 feet.
The United States revenue cutter Bout
well sailed Saturday on cruise.
There were sold here Saturday two hun
dred and seventeen barrels of rOsin.
Mr. Nathan Max, OF Beaufort, S. c., is In
the city, stopping al the Harnett House.
The Spanish bark Lola, Captain Julia.
cleared at Hsvans October 2S for Savannah.
The Norwegian bark Bergsnseren, Cap
tain MoTtensen, is at Dublin, bound for this
port.
There were received III bundles Of hides
here during the past week and III bundles
exported cOastWise.
The sale Of reserved seats for "Hearts Of
Oaki will commence at Bren's ticket office
this morning at o'clock.
Among the passengers from New York
bv the City Of Columbus Saturday, were
Mr. H Brigham and wife
It Is expected that the steamer Clarendon
will be puf upon the line between Savannah
and Beaufort 10 about ten days.
The steamer David Clark arrived here
from Brunswick yesterday with a heavy
freight and a good passenger list.
The annual renting of pews in the Bsp-
fist Church, Chippewa square, will take
place this afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
There were in port or Saturday twelve
lteamshiDs, three ships, thirty-twO barks,
four briggs and sixteen schOOuers.
The steamship City Of Macon sailed FOR
New York on Saturday with a good freight
and twelve cabin and two steerage passen-
gers.
The first annual ball Of the Savannah
Branch No. 1, Irish National Land League,
viii take place at St. Andrews Hall on the
9Th inst.
The fine steamship City Of Columbus ar
rived here from New York on Saturday with
a heavy freight, and sixty ca6in and forty
Storage passengers.
H. F. Willink, Esq, is erecting at his
sbipysrd a house to sfford his wOrkmen
protection from the weather while attend
ing TO their duties.
The following shows the nativity Of the
vessels in port on Saturday: Twenty-Five
American, eleven Norwegian, fifteen British
six German. five Spanish, one Portuguese
and one Italian.
Judge Tompkins, Solicitor General Char
tor, Col. R E Lester, P. ". Meldrim, Esq :,
and other members Of the bar, will leave
this morning for Bryan county, where court
will be held to-day.
A postal card has been sent to the chief
OF police of various Southern cities by the
Postmaster at Kalamazoo, Michigan, offer
ing a reward of 800 for the capture of q
man who stole $4,000 three cents stamps
from that post office few days ago.
The Norwegian bark Amazon was on
Saturday cleared for Cork or Falmouth for
orders by Messrs. Chess, Carley q Co. with
172 barrels of rosin, weighing 81, $50 pounds,
valued at $Sl6, and l $50 casks spirits tur-
pentine, measuring 90.277 gallons, valued
81, 21O 20.
Saturday evening shortly after o'clock
some excitement was created on the street
by a rumpus between Alice Brown and
Sarah G lrdner, during which Alice seized q
brick and hurled 1t with great force. Police
man NungsZsr happened along and cap
sured the brick thrOwer and trOtted her off
TO the barracks.
About half-past five O'Clock Saturday af-
ternoOn Policeman Maher was called upon
20 arrest Israel Middleton, colOred, who
was engaged in the delectable diversion Of
beating his wife Sarah. This sport is gen
! orally reserved until night, but Israel, it ap-
pears, IS Of an impatient disposition, and
proceeded to enjoy his fun at an early hour
in the evening, His case will be attended
to At the matinee today.
The lady's elegant enameled gold watch
and chain on which there we're one hundred
and fifty chances, was rallied az the Odd Eel
lows Hall Saturday night and was won by No
s., Mir. f. Z. Wieks throwing the unusually
high throw Of fifty for that number. Mr. J.
E SandifoTd IS the lucky owner of the win
ming number. The watch is valued at one
hundred and fifty dollars and is tastefully
OInamented.