Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-30
Matters and Things Essentially

The Savannah river is stil on boom.
Zsrubbabel Lodge, No. Is, F. A. NJ. meet
tonight.
Apples advanced fifty cents per barrel in
this market yesterday.
Bran advanced from 81 IS to 81 80 cents
per hundred here yesterday.
May day celebrations are already engaging
the attention Of the military.
Oats advanced two and half cents per
bushel in this market Yesterday.
The total assessment at the Police Court
Yesterday morning was only IS.
The revenue cutter Boutwell, arrived here
yesterday evening from q cruise.
The tide was unusually low yesterday
owing to the westerly winds which pre-
vailed.
A sale Of spirits of turpentine was made
here yesterday at ffty-six cents, the highest
price obtained this year.
Mr.. James MuIligan won the trotting
/ team, Lottie and Matte, at John b. FeTnan-
| dtZis cigar store, on throw OF A.
Yesterday was q most delightful and
charming day, and the foliage of the city
looked beautifully, fresh and green.
The tug J. r. Staples, which came here
| from DOboy TO have some necessary repairs
made, departed for that place yesterday.
The tug Maud, formerly known as the
| SOuder, went upon the ways yesterday for
the purpose OF having her bottom caulked.
Turkeys are quite plentiful at this season
/ and there was q decline yesterday OF NIFTY
| cents q piece compared with prices recently.
We had call last evening from Mr.. John
/ E. Lewis, press agent Of the Alvin JoslYn
| Comedy Company, who appear here to-
morrow night.
"Avlin JOslin" will appear at the Savan-
nah Theatre tomorrow night, and the in
dicstiOns from the sale Of reserved seats
are that there will be good house.
The list Of subscriptions to the fund for
the relief Of the prosecuted Russian Jews
will be completed this evening, and the re-
/ port of the canvassing committee will
/ appear In tO-mOrrow's NEWS.
| Corporal H. T. Kuck won the first prize
OF handsome gold medal in the priZ9 drill
OF the German Volunteers on Tuesday night,
and Private Martin G. Helmken won the
second priZe-a fine silver medal.
The little steamer Amos Wade has been
rebuilt, and her machinery, after being
thoroughly Overhauled and repaired, has
been again placed in her. She is now in
first class condition, and is ready for busi-
ness again.
Messrs. Joseph A. Roberts 81 Co. Yester-
| day cleared for AsDinwall the bark Gem
with q cargo OF 3,2S1 feet Of lumber,
valued at s, 1926 a, and q, 0S7 feet Of fl Dor
ing, valued at S577. Messrs. D. G. Bacon &
Co. shipped the cargo.
The steamer City OF Bridgeton will here
after touch regularly at Darien on her
Thursday trip from this place. This will
prove a very great convenience to the peo-
pie Of bO,h places, giving them one more
trip per week than they have had hereto
| fore.
Solomon Jackson, colored, who was ar
rested for violating city ordinance by driving
q wagon without badge and abusing the
officer who captured him, was yesterday in
| the Police Court fined 81 for running the
| wagon and was required to take out the
badge, and ived 50 for abusing the officer.
| Augusta Ne,es: "Mr. Dawson is preparing
z mammoth petition to the able Senators
from Georgia and South Carolina on the
Savannah river improvement, and already
about six hundred names are attached to
the document. We hope every citizen will
sign the petition for this good work for our
| TiVer.n