Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-06
Matters and Thlngs LaeoniealIy

Matters and Things Lzc0nically
Noted.
The -four market is quite active at pre-
sent.
Georgia Chapter No. 3, R. a. NJ, will
meet tonight.
Savannah Lodge No. 1853, K. Of H., will
meet tonight.
There wera no clearances at the custom
house yesterday.
Evergreen Cemetery Company have their
auT ual meeting to-day.
The barge lockwood left at six O'Clock
| last evening for Darien.
The regular monthly sales will take place
81 the court house to-day.
TIE steamer Howard Drake did not leave
on the Satilla route yesterday.
The Eastern Rice NH would be a good
site for a cotton seed oil mill.
The total amount OF fines imposed in the
I Police Court Yesterday was S42.
The steamer Hnnkiiori took a private
/ party down 10 D sufuskie yesterday.
savannah on Company have an important
meeting Tuesdsy next. the 18Th inst.
During the past week the fnterments in
/ Charleston we're 10 whites and % cOl0red.
| Jasper Greers have their annual picnic At
| TYbee to-day aud anticipate pleasant time.
The cotton market Is inactive st pres mt,
/ owing TO the lightness OF the Offering stock.
An awning on tie steamer St. Nicholas
would be sp7reci4ted by excursion parties.
Were It not for the naval stores ard lam
/ her trade business would BE- very dull here
Just now.
4 TIE s.esmer s.. Nicholas broke her rud-
/ der chain while going Ga an excursion on
Sunday evening.
/ Tie petit jurors Of the City Court VIII not
/ he required to appear until Thursday, June
S r. al 10 O'Clock a. m.
/ The vscbts Nettle, Atlantic and Jesse
/ James left for Beaufort yesterday to take
/ part in the races to-day.
Prime wool in bales AMI aes advanced
4 Le, s'ightlg bury 11e., and veis bury ]zc.
1 in this market yesterday.
The Est a vessels up, cleared and sailed
/ Tor this port consists OF one ship, nine baTks,
one brig aud sixteen schooners.
The Y. NJ T. A. Club had a very pleasant
1 picnic at the Sehuetzsn Park yesterday. and
/ their first anniversary effort will long be re-
! membered.
some members OF the sporting fraternity
who reside in theesstern portion Of the CITY,
I hsve marched two ball dogs TO fight at four
1 O'Clock this Afternoon.
| Colonel John Screven, OF this CITY, Is one
/ Of the Board OF Visitors from tie Trus-
! tees OF the State University to the branch
college st Townsville.
1 Ves-erdav morning about ten O'Clock
/ Policeman Haulev arrested q white girl who
/ wss engaged in picking ,wers in the Park,
which IS s VIC alton Of the ordinances.
A colo-ei individual Of bplligercnt pro.
/ clivisie= Great some excitement on the
! :. Get Yesterday afternoon by wanting to
/ dgAf, aud was arrested By z Iliceman smith.
/ Mr. j. S. Bevlll has growing in his yard,
/ st the corner OF Lincoln and Congress
s-re Z, a large stalk of corn with three
| shoa's on r, which Is now eleven and half
fest high snd IS not yet fully mstured.
A tine pair Of new engines and steel
shaft eva now being made fc- the steamer
/ Mars Fisher at Jacksonville. Ind, ana will
/ arrive here, Wi'h everything omplete, ready
/ 70 he put in the steamer, within month.
Some half grown white and colored
/ yruths hsve been ia the habis If going 10
swimming IN the river near the Upper Rec
/ MI, in full view OF people on board passing
/ sc. mars. This is in violation OF the
4 ordinances and should be stopped.
/ While a lumber truck was going down the
Il hsli at the foot Of Lincoln street at O'Clock
I ves'erday afternoon, a wagon coming up
/ the bin vas alb u to run into e. The driver
turned bis mules suddenly, and they fell on
their knees on the rocks and were badly
/ bruised.
The steamship William Lawrence, now on
/ the wsys in BaltimCre, Is having her ma
| cninery thoroughly oveThauled, and will
| have two new boilers put 10. Some neces-
/ ssrv repairs viii also be made to her wood
/ work, aud a new house put on. The steam
| shin viii also be renovated and painted be-
/ fore resuming her place on the Baltimore
/ and Savannah route.
At twelve O'Clock Yesterday, while a
/ heavily laden lumber wagon was berg
| driven down the hill, a. the foot of Lincoln
street, by a negro named Joe Jones, the
| right hind wheel suddenly broke to pieces
throwing a portion of the load on the
ground and burli1g the driver from his seat.
The man fortunstely escaped with a few
slight bruises. and another wagon was Sc
cured and the load hauled % its destination.