Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-11
Matters and Things LseonicalIy
ROfQH.

Cotton futures advanced five points yes
terday.
The Young America Social Club went on
a maroon last evening.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan As
ISOLATION will meet tonight.
The Chatham Artillery had a pleasant
reunion at their armory last evening.
The interments in Charleston last week
numbered 2S-Whites 10; negroes Is.
The Barlow Fire Company have their
seventh annual excursion to Tybee on the
14th.
Spirits turpentine advanced one and a
half cents per gallon in this market yester-
day.
An advance Of three cents per bushel in
white corn took place in this market yester-
day.
The petit jurors Of the City Court need
not appear until 10 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing.
The picnic for the benefit Of St. Joseph's
Iufrmary takes place to-day at the schuet-
zen Park.
Yesterday was a red letter ds7 in the
Police Court, the total fines imposed
amounting to S25.
Yesterday was a field dsY in the City
Court, there being eighteen prisoners await
ing trial, all but one negroes.
The Augustin Daily Comedy Club are
making arrangements to produce "Plot ana
Passion" a comedy in three acts.
The list Of vessels up, cleared and sailed
/ for this port consists of one ship, nine
banks, FIVE briggs and eight schooners.
Middling fair and good middling cotton
! advanced l Ice, and middling and low mid
| ding nc. per pound in this market yester-
day.
The present elevator Of the Eastern Rice
| NH is being torn down, and new swing
| ing and Weighing elevator Is 10 De erected
in its place.
The Sumner Blues, eolored military
company from White Blum, left last even
fng on an excursion to Darien on the steam
er David Clark.
A negro who was disturbing the peace by
his boisterous conduct on the streets last
night about IL O'Clock was arrested by
Policeman Heidi.
A negro charged with sssaulting and
striking another negro on the street yester-
| CAV afternoon about O'Clock was arrested
| by Policeman Hall.
| Mr.. Charles A. Gross, the engineer Of the
steamer Katie, during his leisure moments,
| has constructed a handsome bird cage, pat
termed after q cottage.
During the absence Of Mr.. Hampton L
| FerriT, Clerk of the Court Of Ordinary, his
| duties will be performed by the efficient
/ deputy, Mr.. Phil. N. Russell, Jr
Colonel A. n. Martin has eighteen acres
| Of land in corn on hts place, on the Savan-
nab river, which is pronounced the largest
and best looking crop In the state.
At the meeting of the Southern Mutual
| Loan Association, held last evening. the fol-
! ,oIa 90 mn Of
at 4Ol, 81. COO at 401k per cent. premium.
Mrs. Clara L. Haynes, daughter of COL j.
| II. Logan, is spending some time in the
| CITY, called here by the serious illness of her
father, who is now recovering. Griffin
| Net0s.
A meeting OF the Naval Stores Exchange
will be held IN their rooms, in StOddsrd'S
| Upper Range, this evening. As important
business will be transacted, full attend
ance is expected.
Fay Templeton, daughter Of John Tenn
/ pleton, the actor, we'll known IN Savannah,
| has made q decided hit as "Bettina" in
''The Mascotte" at the Metropolitan Thea
ire, Brooklyn, n. Y.
| It seems that there are two colored indi-
| viduals by the name of Prince Miller. One
| dropped into the Office yesterday to say that
| be was rot knocked down with a water
melon on the wharf of the Baltimore Steam
| ship Company
At half-past five o'clock yesterday after
noon a negro woman was seized with a fit
| on Congress street, between DraytOn and
| AbercOrn streets, and fell to the ground.
| She recovered after 8 short time and pro
| ceeded on her journey.
A few days since large coon was chased
| by some hunters until it took refuge in an
/ old we'll at Beach Hammock, aud was KEEP
| prisoner until sfierce bull dog was procured,
| when the coon was driven out and lively
| fight took place which lasted two hours be-
fore the dog gained the victory by killing
the coon.
Two young negro men, named Lewis Scott
and Major Young, had a fight on q vessel
in the river lying opposite the Eastern Rice
Mill, at three and half o'clock last even
| ing. Scott struck Young on the back
o. the head with q piece of iron, bruis-
ing him severely. The fight was so savage
that Scott was almost entirely stripped of
| his clothing.