Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-29
Matters ana Things Essentially
v,II meet thIs evenine.


City Council will meet this evening.
Cotton futures advanced i've to ak points
yesterday.
The assessment at the Police Court Tester-
day amounted to $24.
The brig Mary Z. Dana Is now at New
York loading stone for this port.
There was not an arrest recorded at the
barracks up TO one O'Clock this morning.
5. d. Eekmsn, Esq, Of Eckmsn & Vets
burg, now resident Of New York, Is on
visit to this city.
a dividend OF two dollars per share has
been declared on the capital stock OF the
Rsppard Iron Company.
The bark J. E. Suthergreen was, on yes
terday, tOwed to Doboy by one OF the tugs
Of the TowbOat Company.
The naval stores dealers are jubtlsnt Just
now, owing to the good prices rOsin and
spirits turpentine are bringing.
Letters addressed to Mrs. E. Il. Abrahsms
and Lee RoY Myers, Savannah. are held Tor
postage in the Atlanta post office.
The steamer Katie left for Augusta and
way landings last evening with heaVy
freight and q good passenger list.
The steamer Florida, on her outward trip,
GOT aground nine miles from R0mney marsh
but was probably gotten Of at high tide.
Fx Congressman W. H. FELTON, viii de-
liver an address st Masonic Temple this
evening on "The Political Issues OF the
Day"
The Ford Dramatic Amateurs had another
rehearsal last night, which was eminently
satisfactory, aud indicates very nne per-
| Torrance.
The steamer Mary Fisher, which broke
her chain some twenty miles from Darieni
to cu In fn nj
| Cumberland
| The beautiful rainbOws which frightened
up tie eastern horizon yesterday afternoon
/ caused many TO stop on the street and gaze
81 them IL admiration.
Belle Mackenzie, the young actress who
| created some sensation here two seasons
| ago. is plsvfug ssHszel Kirke'' in 8 company
which appeared in Macon Saturday night.
The sale OF reserved seats for the calvin
/ JOsliu Comedy Company" who open here
| on FRIDAY night. will commence at Bren's
ticket Office at $50 o'clock this morning.
a notice Of interest 70 water takers in the
| district bounded north BIZ BrOughtOn, south
/ BIZ Charlton, west by Whitaker and east oy
/ Randolph streets, appears In another column
| this morning.
Trinity Sunday School (Methodist) will
| present q library to the schooner Viola KEEP
/ pard on Sunday evening next We under
| itlud that Mr.. J. H. Lewis will deliver the
/ presentation address.
| The schooner Maid Of the Mist, which has
| been several days at Fort Jackson, endesv-
/ iug 70 find the anchor lost by the schooner
/ SalIie Young while coming in, has been IN
successful up 10 this time.
The steamship City Of Savannah, which
arrived here Yesterday from New York,
| brought freight from Philadelphia also,
| which she took on board before sailing
from that port for New York.
John Williams, the colored individual
who was arrested on Monday morning on
| the charge Of committing a nuisance in a
| building on Bryan street, was yesterday In
| the Police Court fined 81 or seven days.
When q young manor an old one, for
| that matter-wslks the street with down
| cast eyes, he IS not communing with him
| self, but is endeavoring to avoid the slip
| perry banana peel which kind hearted people
throw upon the sidewalks.
Peter Williams and William Stokes, the
negro boys, who were found sleeping In
stable on Broughton street lane, near Bull,
and were registered at the barracks Sc
suspicious characters, were Yesterday In the
Police Court fined each 81 or seven days.
Toe Macon telegraph and Messenger says:
"We heard yesterday that Frederick Pauld-
ing, the actor, who was sick for q number
OF weeks at the Brown House, in this city,
from heart and spinal complaint, died few
DAYS ago in Florida, whittier he went in
search OF renewed health"
The Augusta Chronicle thus speaks of Rev.
James S. Lamar, OF the Christian Church, OF
| Savannah. who is now In that city: "Mr.
Lamar IS well known throughout Georgia SIS
one Of the ablest ministers and most Guilt
waited scholars il the Christian connection,
and both his sermons yesterday were fully
I'D to his high standard. The morning SER
mon was pronounced by those competent to
Judge one Of the finest ever heard on the
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