Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-17

Cotton futures declined nine points yes
terday.
Lsndrum Lodge q. d. F. A. NJ. will
meet tonight.
Savannah Yacht Club have special meet
/ ing this morning.
| The total amount OF fiues imposed in the
Police Court yesterday was SIG.
Spirits turpentine advanced 1l<c. per
i gallon In this market yesterday.
Regular meeting of Magnolia Eucamp-
ment No. l, I. o. o. F., to night.
There was only one arrest-a drunken
| female-recorded at the barracks last night
An important special meeting Of the sa-
vannah B. B. Club will be held this evening.
The yacht Nettle left for the Isle Of Hope
last evening and will take part In Thursdays
races.
Wesley Sunday school will celebrate their
anniversary tonight, and the occasion Will
| be interesting.
Several special orders of the Grand Com
mandery Knights Templar State OF Georgia,
| appear elsewhere.
The steamship Sarsgossa carried among
other freight yesterday to Baltimore, :, As
| packages Of vegetables.
Members Of the Citizens Sanitary Asso-
citation can procure copies Of the by laws by
| calling on the Secretary.
The competitive drill Of the Knights Tenn
plsr at the Park extension this afternoon at
8 O'Clock will attract large crowd.
The weather yesterday was OF q decidedly
fallish character. Il appears as though the
cold snap Is going 10 STAY with US awhile.
The steamship Citv OF Macon arrived yes
terllsy from New York with fifteen cabin
passengers, one Storage and very large
freight.
The steamship saragossa, Captain T. A.
Hooper, left for Baltimore yesterday after
noon with q large freight and number OF
| passengers.
Colonel Thomas Hardemsn, President,
and Colonel E. G. Greer, Secretary of the
Georgia Agricultural Society, are registered
at the Pulaski House.
Clear rib sides advanced 1sc., shoulders
| Lc., dry salted elesr rib sides nc, long
clears re, shoulders &c. and hams &c. in
/ this market yesterday.
The picnic Of the Catholic Library Asso-
( citation, announced for this afternoon. has
! been postponed on account Of unavoidable
! circumstances for the present.
! Col. John S. Davidson. of Augusta, who
/ will deliver the address before the Knights
/ TemDlar tonight, favored the MORNING
/ News Office last evening with 8 call.
Philip Bootz, for iisorderly conduct on the
/ streets and acting in an indecent manner
/ in the presence OF females, was yesterday in
/ the Police Court fined SO or 80 DAYS.
Lieutenant Wood, on Saturday. arrested
/ Ephrsim Hamilton on telegram from G. G..
/ Brown, Of Savannah. The charges against
/ him are not known.-MdcO1 Telegraph.
/ A complimentary benefit has been ten
/ dered F. NJ. Resdick, a well known Ssvan-
/ nah amateur, on he occasion Of his depsr-
ture from Savannah to enter the professional
ranks.
The regular meeting OF the Executive
Council OF the Citizens Sanitary Associs-
ton will be held this evening at O'Clock,
a. Metropolitan Hall. A full attendance Is
desired.
The tug Constitution will leave on an ex-
cursion to the Blacklist Banks at half-psst
six O'Clock on Friday morning, and very
pleasant time is anticipated, ss the inny
tribe are abundant in that region.
The hands on the Exchange clock, on the
north side, have been pointing to ten min
utes to one O'Clock for the past week or
more Is IL not in order now for the Keeper
OF City Clocks to give US change of time !.
The Savannah Base Ball Club believes in
home institutions. Instead of sending
North for their uniforms, they propose to
give the contract to some charitable society
in this city. Members Of the club will find
notice Of interest In our advertising
columns.
A large anchor Weighing some two thou
sand pounds has recently been recovered
near the red light by a vessel working there.
1t was probably lost by some vessel lying at
quarantine, and bears evidence of having
been in the water for some time, as It is
quite rusty.
We had the pleasure of call last evening
| from Cant John g. DefsZ P G. C. q St
| Omer Commsndery, Knights Templar, who
is in attendance upon the grand eOnelave. He
IS accompanied by his accomplished dsugh-
ter, Miss NJ. Essie Deitz, and will have
a hearty welcome from his host OF friends
In Savannah.
Chatham Mutual Loaf Association, Series
A, held their eighty-siXth regular monthly
meeting last night. Two advances of 81, 900
each sold at % per cent premium. Fourth
regular monthly meeting OF Series B, five
advances of 81, 900 each, sold as follows:
One at 49 per cent. premium, and four at
491S per cent. premium.
As the car on the Barnard Street Railroad
was passing through st. James square al
twelve O'Clock yesterday a small cur dog
attempted to run across the track, when the
wheels passed over his head, crushing his
skull in. The animals eyes were forced out
Of their sockets, presenting horrid sight to
passers-by. He died some ten minutes after
= wards.
Messrs. Dickerson & Paulsen are making
2 arrangements TO remove the wreck Of a
small vessel which lies on the north side of
the river, nearly opposite the foot of Lincoln
street. One end of this craft extends into
the northern edge OF the channel, and has
been struck By vessels passing at low tide
on several occasions, bu, fortunately none
/. I of them were much injured,