Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
Matters ana Things LaconiealIy

Lookout for the electric light tonight.
Clinton Lodge No. 81, T. A. NJ. meets to-
night.
Cotton futures advanced eight points on
Saturday.
The Guards viii have a pleasant hop at
their srmory this evening.
Haverly's Minstrels will give 3 matinee on
Wednesday afternoon.
The brick work on the grain elevator at
the Central Railroad wharf is completed.
DsKslb Lodge No. 9, l. o. o. F., cele-
brate their thirty-seventh anniversary to-
night.
There was an unusually high tide Sstur-
day and Fig Island was almost entirely Gov
cred with water.
The total assessment upon the uufortu-
mates before the Police Court Saturday
amounted to $l9.
The sale Of reserved seats for Hsverly's
will C ,mnerce az Bren's ticket Office this
morning at $50 O'Clock.
The foundation for tie Lew wsrehousesto
be erected on the south side Of the Central
Railroad slip is nearly completed.
The steamer Katie arrived here from Au-
gusts and way landings yesterday with
fair freight and good passenger list.
The steamship Ssrsgosss. Captain 7. A
Hooper, arrived st her wharf yesterday
morning from Baltimore with big freight.
The new sewer extending from Bay street
into the river 1t Market dock is completed,
and is g decided improvement on the OLD
one.
Hon. R. W. Cars we'll, Judge of the Middle
Circuit, arrived in the CITY yesterday sitter
noon, and will preside at the Superior Court
this week.
The steamship GAte City arrived here
from New York Saturday with q good
freight, thirty-eight cabin and seven steer
age passengers.
The Jury criminal cases in the City Court
will be called on Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock, and every day thereafter until the
docket is cleared.
The Spanish schooner Fortuna, now at
this port from Csrdenss, is the first schooner
of that nationality that has come 10 this
port in several years.
HOE. c. F. Crisp, who has been presiding
in the Superior Court for the past week, left
for his home. in Americas, Saturday evening
st half-past O'Clock.
a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Savannah Coffee House VIII be held this
evening at the rooms Of the Young Mems
Christian Association.
The new iron bridge for the Charleston
and Savannah Railway was sent up the
river to be placed in position on Saturday
evening on the barge lockwood.
The city was remarkably quiet and serene
Yesterday, with the exception Of q locality
in Yamacraw, where q disturbance took
place in the afternoon between some ne
grOes.
Three vessels are now loading rosin st the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
whaTves. They will carry about 1000 bar
/ ale fnr. MI he of
considerably.
Parties having tickets for sale for the
Jas er monumental gift entertainment to-
night, are requested to return the unsold
tickets to Mr.. MCGOWAN, at the court house,
by 8 O'Clock this evening. See the notice.
The Comus Club will give their last hop
for the present season as Armory Hall on
Friday night, March 81. The following
gentlemen are the committee of arrange
ments: J. s. Wood, w. q. Royal and w.
H. darkness.
The pump under the bluff at the foot Of
| Lincoln street has been dry and out OF order
for over q week. AS the trough at this
pump is in frequent use, watering animals,
| il should be put In or Ter at once by the
! proper authorities, as the loss Of water there
/ Is q serious Inconvenience 10 the public.
Mr.. John Lyons received Saturday small
/ lot of very choice strawberries, grown on
| Mr.. ]. W. McAlpin's place, which are the
/ first OF the season. They were of good size
and delicious flavor. Mr.. McAlpin has q
/ fine patch, and its present appearance indi-
Gates a large yield OF the luscious fruit.
Macon Telegraph: 81. would be good
| thing, and would be highly appreciated by
our merchants, if the authorities would
/ telegraph the arrival of steamships and
other vessels st Savannah. The merchants
would know exactly when to look for their
goods. Telegraphing the passenger list
would also be great qualification to their
friends