Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-29
THE sEsQUI-CENTENNIAL.


Meeting of the General Committee.
The regular meeting of the General |
Committee Of the Sesqui-Centennial cele- |
bration was held at Hodgson Hall last |
evening.
General Henry r. jackson, Chairman,
presided.
The roll was called. and the minutes of
the last meeting We're read and confirmed.
The secretary then read several commu-
nicatiOns. among them one from Alex
ander COlesberry, General Manager OF the
Bi-Centennial Association of Pennsylya-
mia, enclosing pamphlets of the Penn cele-
brati0n, and offering to give any intOrma-
ton in his power relative to making the
SeSqui-Centennial celebration of the settle
ment of Georgia a success.
4 general discussion arose as to the best
method OF collecting the necessary funds
for the proposed celebration.
General Wayne then addressed the meet
ing~setting forth the Importance to the
city and the good results 10 be derived
from the proposed celebration. Mr.. James
L. Taylor, Col. J. ii. Estill. and the Chair
man, General II. II. jackson, addressed
the meeting in the same STRAIN.
Mr.. Bogart then offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, That this committee receive
the two letters Of Mr.. Alex. p. COlesberry,
General Manager of the late Bi-Centennial
Association Of Pennsylvania to our Secre-
tary. one read at the last meeting and the
other just read with great pleasure, and
we cordially return him our thanks for
information and services already received,
and for offers of further aid. and we hope
to have other correspondence with him.
ON motion of Captain Hull the meeting
adjourned to December 9Th.
Matters and Things LaconicaIIy Noted.
The storm signal was flying throughout
yesterday.
The retail stores are beginning to assume
genuine holiday appearance.
The total fines imposed in the Police
Court yesterday amounted to $40.
| The wind at Tybee last evening had a
| velocity Of thirty-four miles per hour.
Alpha Lodge of Perfection No. ). 4. and
| \. ;. r., Will hold a conyOcatiOn tonight.
Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving day,
| and business generally will be suspended.
The steamship DessOug arrived from
! New York yesterday with large freight.
! There will be grand trotting race al
/ ThunderbOlt Park Course on Thanksgiving
/ Day.
The City of Macon, with number OF
! passengers, arrived from Philadelphia
1 yesterday.
/ The sale of reserved seats for Humpty
! Dumpty will be commenced at Bren's
| this morning.
st. Andrews Society have their 1920
| anniversary meeting at y O'Clock tO-mor-
/ row, at Metropolitan Hall.
The steamship Tallahassee arrived from
| New York yesterday with a large freight
| and a number of passengers.
mn fs1.-
tainment at Ford's Opera House Mozart
Hall) this evening at O'Clock.
The steamship City of Augusta sailed
for New York yesterday with a very large
| freight and a number of passengers.
The steamship VIM. Lawrence arrived
| from Baltimore yesterday with good
! freight and a number of passengers.
Attention is directed to the card OF
/ Messrs. Chas. :. Hardee and James X. =.
| Carr in another column of this issue.
Hugh Haywood. a disorderly doctor,
| was Yesterday fined s. for creating a dis
1 turbance on the Coast Line Railroad.
Game is said to be very plentiful in the
| vicinity Of the city, and sportsmen are
| anticipating lively slaughter tomorrow.
Mr.. :. Elsinger. Of Savannah, was elected
! Vice President of the Liquor Dealers state
| Association, recently organized in Atlanta.
/ Josh Coleman. the negro who was ar
rested for stealing box from Mr.. f. j.
/ Acosta's store. was yesterday in the Police
/ Court fined $40 or thirty days.
Mr.. George y. Nichols purchased the
/ fine Campbell printing press that was
/ sold at the asst @nee's sale on the 10th inst,
( and has if now in operation AT his estab-
| lishment.
We regret to learn that Judge Adams,
. -hF tn hold
/ compelled to return home, m consequence
Of indisposition, and is now confined to
( his house.
| Through Mr.. c. II. Dorsett, we yester-
/ dav received two very fine strawberries,
! raised by H. H. Lewis. at Eden, No. ,,
! Central Railroad, in the open air, and
1 picked Yesterday.