Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-04
Matters and Things LscOnIcaIIy


DicNUp OIOeS Is on u Nihlt 10 Abiaubas
Regular meeting of City Council to-
morrow night.
The market for spirits turpentine was
active yesterday.
All the State, city and Federal offices will
be closed to-day.
Landrum Lodge U. D., F. A. NJ, have a
meeting this evening.
The regular monthly sales will take place
at the court house to day.
To day is the 1O6th anniversary Of the
Declaration OF Independence.
The total amount Of fines imposed in the
Police Court yesterday was $35.
Savannah Lodge No. 1853. K. OF H, have
their regular meeting this evening.
The officers OF Oglethorpe Lodge No. J.,
l. o. o. Z. viii be installed 10 night.
Republican Blues have their quarterly
meeting on Thursday evening, On inst.
e. Philips A. N. E Church, on Nav
street, viii be dedicated on the Oh Inst.
The sale of reserved seats for Oscar Wilde
on Wednesday night indicates good house.
TIE Irish National Land League will
meet at MOI art Hall at s O'Clock this morn
ing.
Tire Ford Amstuers had a grand success
a. Brunswick last night, as stated in our
special telegram.
/, isexpected the Jasper Greens will carry
about twenty five or thirty men on their ex
cursion to Indian Spring.
The Steamship George ApDold left for
Baltimore yesterday with large freight
and a number Of passengers.
Walter G. Charlton, Esq Solicitor, Gen.
eral, returned from New York yesterday on
49, Dffu NJ Augusta.
The Yachts Essie NJ. and Annie Laurie
laft Yesterday morning for the Isle of Hope
to take part in the races to-day.
A negro man drunk, disorderly aud carry
ing coucealed weapons was arrested yester-
day afternoon by officer Crowley.
Awhile man striking his wife in James
Lanes barroom on the Bay. last night at II
O'Clock, was arrested by officer Carroll.
The impression is that there VIII be a very
general suspension of business to day. The
msjority of the stores will close about noon.
A negro man and woman, guilty of.disor-
Derby conduct on the BAY at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon, were arrested by officer Light
body.
The funeral Of Capt W. H DeLyon, OF
the Colquitt Blues, colOred, was largely at
tended Yesterday afternoon by the colored
military.
The nomination OF Col. James Atkins as
Judge of the new Judicial Circuit for Geor-
gia was sent to the Senate yesterday by the
President
Among the passengers from New York
nv the City OF Augusta yesterday were d..
W q Lawton and family and Rev. J. B.
Drysdaie.
Nellie Wright, who created lively excite
ment sunday morning by fighting in the
street, yesterday In the Police Court paid
s. for her fun.
The brig Orbit was on yesterday cleared
for GaudalOupe by Messrs. d. G. Bacon IL
Co with a cargo Of 1s2. s45 feet of lumber,
valued at IS, 900.
The horse that fell over the bluff few
DAYS since was more seriously hurt than was
at first thought, and 1t is now expected that
the animal will die.
The list Of vessels up. cleared and sailed
for this port consists Of one ship, thirteen
barks, four briggs and fourteen schooners, a
total OF thiriy-two vessels.
Mary Chisholm and Lizzie Grant, notori-
Gus negro females. were Yesterday in the
Police Court fined s. each for fighting in a
house on West Boundary street.
As the dry goods stores will, in accord
anee with announcement, close promptly st
ladi to DO their shopping early.
Mr.. Andrew Mccormack, who was
thrown from his buggy several days since, is
still confined TO his bed, his injuries having
proved greater than was at first supposed.
Savannah yesterday missed her usual af-
teruoon thunder storm. Heavy clouds
doomed up in the north, but they passed
over the city without opening their gates.
We regretted to hear last night that
little son OF Mr.. r. r. Richards was very
serious Injured during the afternoon BY
falling from the sto0p of his fathers house.
The roofs Of the Central Railroad ear
shops are TO be painted by Mr.. John j.
Brewer with the well known rubber roof
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of which will be found
IN another column.
Mr. John BresnaD, manager of the Mar
shall House, who has been East for the
hentit OF his health, returned yesterday from
Boston by the steamship G. w. Lord, look
ing rem arksbiY we'll.
About one O'Clock this morning the
MORNING NEWS was complimented with
lively serenaGe BY the Savannah Base Ball
Association, which " as Supplemented With
three rousing cheers and tiger.
The Dutch bark Bima was on yesterday
cleared for London by Messrs. Hoist q Co
with q cargo OF 2, 305 barrels of rosin. weigh
ing 92S 4IO pounds, galued at $40, l42. which
was shipped by Messrs. 4. Minis A Sons.
Colonel H. NJ. Ora e, of the Savannah,
Florids and Western Railway, who is engi-
neering the ROwland's Bluff Railroad, has
been elected an honorary member of the
Suwannee Guards, Live Oak, Florida.
William johnson, the negro who was ar
rested Tor stealing ten ventilstors from the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
fr1rn U
authorities for trial before the City Court.
An old negro seeing a drsymsn beating
his mule on Bay street yesterday morning,
demonstrated sgainst the cruelty and said
s'See yer, you niger, ef you wants to get
long wild dat mule yer mus reason Wild
him"
Late last night in a difficulty between two
men 10 8 barroom, on the lower part of Bav
street. it is stated one completely chewed
off the others nasal 0sgSn, We were una
BILE to learn the particulars OF the cannibal-
istIc frscas.
Feter Williams, the negro who was ar
rested on Saturday afternoon after being
SHOT in the shoulder foT stealing clock
from the house of Mr.. K. +. Downing. was
yesterday turned over from the Police
Court for trial before the City Court.
Henry, alias William Fields, colored, was
yesterday morning indicted by the grand
Jury in the Superior Court for burglary. In
the afternoon he was placed Oh trial, plead
guilty, aud was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary.
An old negro over sixty years of age. who
lives near Screven's Ferry, left a bag of
girls and some other supplies in an open
Office near the Ferry dock on Sunday night,
intending to take them to his home yester-
day. During the night some negro Migrants
entered the Office and stole the old fellows
provisions.