Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-03
Matters ana Things LssOnIsaily

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Saturday was 81.
Cotton futures declined seven to eight
points on Saturday.
Two wrecking sloops arrived here from
the North Saturday.
Huge lilies and sunfowers are fastened
to the new Easter cards.
The Ford Dramatic Amateurs have their
regular meeting tonight.
All qualities Of bacon advanced &c. per
pound IN this market on Saturday.
The stewards of the Savannah Yacht
Club have meeting to-day at II NJ.
Yesterday was a remarkably quiet day IN
police circles, aud only one arrest was maze
for the day.
Seventeen car loads and 4,9O5 sacks OF
cotton seed were received here during the
month Of March.
Mr.. NJ. H. Meyer, Receiver Of Tax
Returns, has q notice In this issue OF Interest
to property holders.
Seven thousand aud eighteen boxes and
167 barrels of Florida oranges were received
st this port IN March.
The receipts OF hides here during the
month Of March were l, 010 bundles, and the
shipments 766 bundles.
There Is no such thing as independence
some little comfort In life.
TatnaIl Council No. -, A. l.. H, will
have their first meeting this evening at the
Hall in Lyons Block.
The grand Easter hop Of s. P. I. A. &.
will take place az Turner Hall on Easter
Monday night, 10th inst.
The German bark Betty went down to
Venus Point from the wharf drawing eigh-
teen and q half feet OF water.
Several heavy RATS Of timber arrived here
Yesterday, the present rise in the rivers en-
abling them to get here without any trouble.
The steamer Katie arrived here from
Augusta snd way landings yesterday even
ing with a good freight and passenger list.
The steamer st. Johns arrived here from
/ Florida Saturday morning with an unus-
ually heavy freight and 8 good passenger
list.
The steamer City of Bridgeton, which ar
rived here from Florida on SATURDAY.,
brought 15S sturgeon as portion OF her
/ freight.
A special meeting Of the Executive Couu-
/ ell Of the. Citizens Sanitary Association VIII
be held to morrow evening at Metropolitan
Hall.
/ port from New York on Saturday, with
heavy cargo and twenty six cabin and three
Storage passengers.
The steamship CITY Of Savannah left here
for New York on Saturday with a good
csrgO and eighty,seven cabin and fourteen
steerage passengers.
Yesterday afternoon about half past FIVE
| o'clock a colored man was arrested by Po-
| licemsn Coin for following aud annoying q
colored man In the street.
Wallace Bruce will deliver lecture under
the auspices OF the St. Andrews Society ~
Masonic Temple on Monday evening, April
10Th. on ''Sir Walter Scott"
The steamer Howsrd Drake, Captain Lee,
arrived here from satilla and way landings
on Saturday with a good freight, having
made an unusually quick trip.
The British ship Tasmsnisn has come MP
from Tybee TO Venus point. where she will
have her top sides and deck caulked, when
she will proceed on her voyage to Liverpool.
Nellie Campbell, the young negro girl
who was arrested late on Friday night for
attempting TO cut Mary Davis. was on Sstur-
day in the Police Court fined 50 or ten days.
The steamship Ssragosss, Capt. T. A.
Hooper, arrived here from Baltimore Sat
uriay afternoon with large freight and q
number OF passengers, having made an ex-
cellent trip.
Rev. 4. 7. Sweeny, of Augusta, who has
been conducting the protrscted meeting OF
the Christian Church in this CITY the past
week, closed his labors last night, and will
leave for home to-day.
4. S. Abel, Esq, proprietor of the Balti-
more Sun. who has been spending the past
few lays in our city, will leave for home to-
night He is accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Abel, and her friend, Miss Webb.
| Col. b. S. Haines on Saturday assumed
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r ilway as General Manager. This puts
the entire railway system from Charleston
To jacksonville under one general manage
ment.
The German bark Johsnne was on Satur-
day cleared for Havre by Messrs. A. Fullar-
ton & Co., with a cargo of 1.S00 bales Of
upland cotton, weighing S52, S61 pounds,
valued at 500, IA IS, which was shipped By
Nessrs. Nisbet & Co.
We had the pleasure of meeting yesterday
DR.. r. Camp Butler, of Hartford county,
Nd, who arrived here on the steamship
Ssrsgossa from Baltimore. He recently
graduated with distinction at the University
of Maryland. in Baltimore, and has come to
Savannah on brief visit to his uncle, Osce-
ola Butler, ESQ.
Saturday being the first day Of April, the
Ordinary commenced taking the names at
his office of parties who desire to register as
dealers IN spirituous or malt liquors, or in
tOxicsting bitters. A fee OF one dollar has to
be paid BY the party registering. This Is
required under the new law, and dealers will
find IL TO their interest to comply.
Virginia Davis and Polite Jenkins, colored
Amszons, who created such 8 rumpus by
Sighting on the street Friday afternoon and
were carried TO the barracks, were on Sstur-
dav arTsigned In the Police Court. Polite was
| 6ued IS and Virginia was delivered up TO q
| tender hearted magistrate on q warrant and
will be pranced before higher tribunal.
A colored boy was arrested Saturday
afternoon about half-psst five o'clock by
| Policeman Bradley, on the charge Of stealing
a hat from q white boy on the street. Sew
eral cases Of this kind have occurred recently
| ard the parties escaped, and IL Is hoped that
this youthful highwsyman will receive a
lesson at the Police Court this morning
which viii be OF benefit to him.
An individual who was considerably under
the influence of liquor Saturday afternoon
about half-past five O'Clock, was seized with
a desire 10 have some peculiar fun, aud pro-
ceeded to smuse himself by chunking bricks
and stones at the residence Of a citizen on
Jones street. Whilst in the midst Of his fun,
Policeman Prindible pranced up and snatch
ed the rock-throWer and Walized him of to
the barracks.
The Augusta Chronicle says: zone Of the
truest aud best sketches we have ever read
was tribute to the late VIM. T. Thompson,
| printed several months ago in the Dsrien
Gdzette. II We mistake not, 1t was from the
| gifted pen of Joel G. Harris. 1t was warm
with generous appreciation Of, and generous
affection for, his honored friend, who was
then In life, and who doubtless read the
| lines with great qualification" The sketch
alluded to above was from the pen of our
esteemed friend, Capt. W. G. Waller. one
of the editors Of the Savannah MORNING
| NEws.-Ddrie1 Gazette.
Meeting Of Savannah PresbYtery.