Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-17
Matters and Things LaconieallY
Nnaah.

Good middling cotton advanced sc. Sat
urdsy.
The bark Albert came Of YilliDk's dry
dock Saturday.
Clinton Lodge No. "a, F. A. NJ, meet this
evening at Masonic Temple.
The combined tonnage Of the vessels in
port on Saturday was $3.50 tons.
2,762 barrels Of rosin and 3S6 casks spirits
turpentine were sold here Saturday.
The Spanish banks FelO and Petronills
arrived up from quarantine Saturday.
The Spanish steamship Elvira arrived at
quarantine Yesterday from Matanzas.
Cotton futures declined five points Sat
urdaY on the closing figures OF the day pre-
viOus.
The steamship Geo. Appold VIII probably
Law up, the Allegheny taking her place on
the line.
The steamer David Clark arrived here
from Florida Saturday with good freight
and passenger list.
Governor Colquitt and staff left for York
town Saturday. They will go via Richmond,
and be absent about a week.
We return thanks to Mr.. John j.
Cue, the popular and gentlemsnlY purser OF
the steamer David Clark, for 1avOrs.
The fine steamship City OF Savannah left
for Philadelphia Saturday with good
freight and fifteen cabin passengers.
Nearly ali the vessels that were injured
by the late storm have been repaired and
have departed for their destination.
The British steamers Pontiac, Captain
| Scott, and Colombo, Captain Salmon, cleared
az New York on the 18Th for Savannah.
Twelve arrests were reported at the bar
racks last night, principally for drunken
ness and disOrderly conduct on the streets.
Two cases before His Honor Saturday
morning. One dismissed; the other, fol-
| drunkenness on the street, got 50 or fifteen
days.
There were in port on Saturday nine steam
/ ships, two ships, twenty-seyen baTks, five
/ brigs, and eleven schOoners, a total Of fifty
/ four vessels.
The nationality Of the vessels in port on
1 Saturday was as follows: Twenty-seveu
/ American, eleven British, eight Norwegian
/ four Spanish two German, one Italian, and
/ one Portuguese.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Band
/ left for Macon last night TO furnish
music for the State Fair. This is an Organi
cation second TO 10 similar one in the State
aud will reflect great honor upon our city,
| The British brig Maggie was Saturday
/ ~
/ T. Wheaton, with Is 534 feet Of flooring
valued at 1926 Is. 1915 feet Of steps, valued
at $I06 IS, 40, 7S4 feet Of sawn beams, val
ued at S7S2 40, and 81, 02S feet Of timber
valued at 81, O66 SO.
The bark Traveller, from Bull river fol
Liverpool, which was tOwed here in distress
| by the steamship Sarragossa, was sold or
Saturday for 81, 500. Her cargo, consisting
Of about l $50 tons Of phosphate rock, wal
sold for $3.50, and will probably be re-
shipped to Liverpool by the bark Areola.
Mr.. VI. S. Walsh, the owner OF the resi-
denee on the northeast corner Of Mont
| gomery and Liberty streets, is about having
| that building raised some twelve feet and
will have erected underneath 1t a brick
store thirty by forty feet. Mr.. Strate ha
the contract and will commence work thl
morning.
| A large number of relatives aud friend
of Capt. d. 6. Purse assembled at Laure
Grove, Cemetery yesterday afternoon to at
tend the funeral of his little boy, Charlie
| Strong Purse. The solemn burial service o
the Episcopal Church was read in a mos
impressive manner by Rev. Charles II
Strong, after whom the little fellow wa
named. At the conclusion Of the service
a great many present expressed their sin
cere sympathy with the bereaved parents.
| Inc IOllOWlDk COLI plluIcub " a OANduAdl
lady appears in the last issue OF the Thomas
vile TINES: "Miss Roberta BraceWeil, o
Savannah, the Forest City Nightingale /
spending her vacation at Cairo, Ga, on
visit to her relatives, the family Of Rev
Robt. II. Harris. Miss Bracewen is wei
and favOrably known in this community a
a talented and accomplished vocalist AM
performer, rs well SIS young lady Of yer.
superior mental ard social requirements
and her numerous friends in this city wou''
be delighted to meet her here"