Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-14
Matters and Things LaconIcally



Cotton futures declined four points yes
tsrday.
Pulaski Loan Association will meet this
evenBg.
The Bosrd Of County Commissioners will
meet to-day.
Golden Rule Lodge No. u, 1. o. o. F.,
meet tonight
The market for spirits turpentine was
very active Yesterday.
The mammoth picnic for the orphans will
take place at Montgomery to-day.
The favorable winds brought into port
large number OF vessels yesterday.
Savannah Mutual Losn Association have
their sixteenth regular meeting this even
Ing.
The Vernon left Montgomery Yesterday
with achievements for the yacht heet OF
Warsaw.
There arrived at this port Yesterday three
steamships, one steamer, two barks aud
seven schO0ners-
The WiIlett House at Montgomery is now
vacant and will be at the disposal OF the
picnickers to-day.
The Alligator Club have chartered the
steam yacht Chino, and viii 90 on maroon
on her on Monday.
The Savannah Schue'zen Society will have
a meeting to night, and elect officers and
transact other business.
Several vessels which have been chartered
a. other ports to load naval stores at this
port, arrived here yesterday.
A lot Of railroad spikes aud fish joints
were Brought out On the Juniata, consigned
q the Plant improvement Company.
CIear rib sides advanced &c, shoulders
cafsa1 ofnar rfh sides l/P long
clears llc and shoulders &c. in this market
yesterday.
The steamer Mary Fisher arrived here
yesterday from Coheu's Bluff, from her first
trip up the river under command OF ner
owner, Captain Gibson.
4 handsome race boat which was brought
here from the North was forwarded by the
steamer K site last evening 10 Paul I. Ham
m1ud, at Silver Bluff, 5. g.
& mass meeting Of the Democracy Of
Cuaiham county will be held on Thursday,
q July. 70 elect delegates to the Guber-
uatorisl Convention ct Atlanta.
4 negro was arrested about nine O'Clock
yesterday morning by Policeman Dryer, on
! the charge OF stealing watermelon from
s c0untrymsn's cart at the Market.
A. four o'clock yesterday afternoon the
| schooner ". F. Lee and lat cOllided IN
/ the river, opposite the naval stores wharf,
but fortunately neither were much injured.
Mr. G. J. Hawlev. who has been running
/ a. maze on the schooner Nellie I. Morse,
arr we'd here yesterday in command Of the
schooner B. ". Morse, having been pro-
noted.
| 10 consequence Of the lack OF a quorum,
! the meeting OF the stockholders Of the ss-
/ vtnnah OIL Company, which was TO have
been held yesterday, was postponed until
| Tuesday next.
Itis reported that just as the Yacht squad
/ ron was about 10 set sail for "OpOssum, +"
/ on their annual cruise, on Monday after
\ noon, the stove on the Commodore boat
/ f0pped overheard, and sank.
! About six O'Clock last evening row took
| place on the street between two negroes,
which resulted in one being Knocked down.
/ Policeman GrCgan quelled the excitement
By stepping 10 ana srresting both parties
Msjor Wallace, the negro who was arrest
ed as q suspicious character, having bag
/ II rice in his possession supposed to lave
| been stolen from the Central Railroad
whsri. was Yesterday in the Police Court
fued s..
The improvements aud additions to the
| court house, Of which mention has previ
ously been made, will be commenced upon
| the adj 0urnment OF the present term OF the
| Superior Court, under the direction OF the
| County Commissioners.
A white man who was under the influence
| OF LIQUOR distinguished himself yesterday
| afternoon, shortly after six o'clock, by jump
Ing into q carriage driven by negro, and
| knocking him down. This noble exploit
resulted ia the exuberant individual being
arrested aud marched to the barracks.