Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-25
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The watermelon business is quite active
Knights Of the Golden Rule meet to-
night.
Life is too short for its possessors to wear
long faces
The statement that snow lay me" was
to be revised is denied.
The assessment at the Police Court Sat
urday amounted TO Sl2.
Give sparingly Of everything but ADVICE
Advice doesn't cost anything.
Futures advanced about ten points on
Saturday on the closing figures OF tue uaf
previous.
The four candidates who appeared before
the Police Court Saturday morning were
each assessed 3.
Mr.. NJ. sternberg left Saturday by the
| CIV of Macon for New York to purchase
new stock of goods.
The Swedish bark Batavia, Captain
Peterson, arrived at quarantine yesterday
from AlgOa Bay, Africa.
Canes are now made which hold pint OF
whisky. All a man has now to do is to
simply raise Cain and imbibe the ardent.
The Young Mems Church Guild will give
an excursion TO Tybee on the 9th of August,
which promises to be very pleasant affair.
Henry Holmes, cOlored, who will be ar
raigned before the City Court this morn
ing, is not Henry Holmes, the porter at the
post Office.
DR.. Hops left on Saturday for Asheyille,
n. c., to attend the annual session OF the
Southern Dental Association which will be
held there this week.
The name of the assassin Is pronounced
Git o. This will interest many in Savannah,
for some have even gone so far out OF the
way as to call 1t guitar.
There was an unusually high tide In the
river Yesterday, caused by strong essterly
winds. The water rose about two and
half feet higher than usual.
The steamer Katie arrived here from
Charleston on Saturday night, where she
has been having new boilers put In, and left
for Augusta and way landings yesterday
morning.
Among the passengers by the steamship
| CITY OF Macon for New York Saturday were
Capt. George A. Mercer, W. c. Jackson, A.
S. Nichols and quite party from Augusta
and Macon.
The fire which has been burning across
the river or the South Carolina shore for the
past several weeks appears to be dying out,
/ the volume Of smoke having decreased con-
sidersbly. As there has been no rain 1t Is
presumed the fire is sbating from lack Of
material to feed on.
We had the pleasure Saturday afternoon
/ Of greeting Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood, who
has Just returned from Arizona Territory,
where he has been the past several months
/ looking after his interests in some large
/ silver mines in that section. He is looking
/ remarkably well and in fiue spirits, as any
/ one should who has a productive silver
mine in these days.
/ Saturday afternoon about 4 O'Clock the
steamer II. B. Plant for Tybee, and the
/ City of BridgetOn for Florida, swung of
/ from their wharves simultaneously for their
respective destinations. The tide was run
ming swiftly and both steamers were car
ried up the river beyond Whitaker street
/ before they succeeded in turning and get
ting under proper Roadway.
| The -four market is very much excited,
and the prices OF all grades have been ad-
vanced, and the indications are that they will
/ 90 higher. This market is fully stocked at
| present, but the stock of old wheat is nearly
exhausted, and the new crop is of a poor
| quality; hence dealers in the supplying
markets are slow about selling In large
/ quantities at present figures.
About IL O'Clock Saturday night the usual
| incidents were TO be witnessed on BrOugh-
ton street, near Barnard. where a crowd Of
lOadng negroes gather every Saturday
| night Policeman Byrne noticed one of
these fellows, Moses Bramhall, obstructing
/ the sidewalk, and ordered him to move off.
| He refused TO 90, and became insolent,
when the officer very properly ierked him
| to a correct appreciation of his position,
and wsltzed him of to the barracks.
/ Saturday afternoon a colOred Individual,
named Tom Brown. who bad come to the
conclusion that it was not prudent for him
| TO loaf about the streets Ia the hot sun with
out an umbrella, meandered up to the store
Of Cohen g Brown, near the market, and
snatched one OF those useful articles from
| in front of the store. Tom was seen, how
| ever, and was speedily captured. He was
| carried to the barracks to be retained until
Monday, when a proper warrant will be
Issued against him.