Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-16

Matters and Things LacOnically Noted.
The electric lights last evening were
unusually brilliant.
The certiOrari and motion dOckets will
be called in the Superior Court to-day.
Hon. Judge Hook, of Augusta, is in the
city on business connected with the United
States Courts.
The majority Of the Ohio editors return
ed from Florida yesterday. and left for
their Western homes.
The sale Of reserved seats for the enter
tainments to be given by the Hess Opera
Troupe has commenced at Bren's.
Mr.. Ben A. Hart. formerly of the firm Of
Messrs. Walter s Hart, Of this city, is on
a visit to Savannah for few days.
The Board of Registration and Election
Managers for this city will meet at the
court house this afternoon at O'Clock.
The United States Courts met yesterday
morning and adjourned, without transact
ing any business, until this morning at 10
O'Clock.
\ quarterly meeting of the Hibernian
Society Will be held next Monday evening
at O'Clock, No. 1876 Bay street, when inn
portant business viii be considered.
The Forest City Light Infantry, the Col
quit Blues and the Savannah Hussars
were inspected by Lieutenant Colonel
WOOdhouse last night at Empire Hall.
The naval stores sheds on the wharf of
the savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way Company, are each sixty feet wide
and three hundred feet in length, and to-
gether cover space offour acres.
The flying horses which have been at
tracing the attention of juveniles for
number of days and nights in the western
portion Of the city were stabbed last night,
on account of the inclemeney Of the
weather.
The case of the State vs.. Sam Shellman,
who was indicted for an assault with in
tent TO murder by the grand jury of the
Superior Court on Wednesday and as
signed for trial yesterday afternoon, was
continued until Thursday, January4, 1888.
The Telegraph and Messenger of the 18th
reports that letter was received by Chief
| Hurley yesterday from the proprietor of
the Pulaski House, Savannah, asking him
10 look out for one Lewis ii. Dudley, who
left that hotel without settling with the
| clerk.
Among the arrivals at the Pavilion
Hotel we notice the name of Rev. Paul c.
l Morton, Of the Augusta Presbytery. This
gentleman, we.learn. will preach at both
morning and evening service in Wesley
/ Monumental Church tomorrow, the 18th
/ instant.
\ Jacksonville. Fla, exchange reports
l that Mr.. W. T.. Graham, of Savannah,
/ while playing ball back Of the post office
l Yesterday, caught a ball on his diamond
I ring. The stone Immediately flew out,
/ and he has not been able TO find il up to
] this time.
Messrs. Richardson 4 Barnard cleared
/ yesterday the bark NOrah, for Pernam-
! buco. with 9.421 pieces pitch pine lumber,
/ measuring POS, 425 feet, valued at S2,9Ii %,
] affrNft
pounds. valued at 81, 500 %. Total yalua-
| ton OF cargo, $4,S03 50. Cargo by Messrs.
/ Charles Green's Son Il Co.
Oluf Larsen. a white man, and Shep-
| pard Kettles. cOlOred, were before the
Mayors Court yesterday morning to an
swer to the charge of drunkenness and
I disorderly conduct in the street. The for
I mer was fined So, or in lieu thereof to go
l To jail for ten days, and the latter 50, or IN
/ lien thereof to be jailed for fifteen days.
The finishing touches are about TO be
placed on the exterior of the new building
intended for theus of the general officers
of the Savannah. Florida and Western
I Railway. Colonel Haines, the General
I Manager, and Mr.. Felix Prendergast, the
| Engineer and Assistant Superintendent
/ of the railway, inspected the structure
/ yesterday.
There were four arrests reported from
/ the police barracks al O'Clock this morn
/ mg. Two of the prisoners were found
/ drunk and lying in the street. The others
/ are colOred females arrested for larceny,
one of kid gloves from Mr. Mckenna's
\ store. on BrOughtOn street, and the other
/ Of cotton on the wharf of the Ocean
steamship Company.
Mr.. W. II. HyrOnenEs, member Of the
/ Board Of Aldermen Of Nashville, and Mr..
1 Charles SulZbacher, Il pr0minent mer-
I chant of that city. are registered at the
I Pulaski House. The city Of Nashville
/ has decided 10 erect a new system of wa
/ ter works, and Mr. HyrOnenus Is visiting
I the various cities with the lev Of eX-
amining into the different systems, and
/ viii make All inspection Of our new
/ works to-day.
] Col VIM VI. Sneed. of the Governors
staff. distinguished himself yesterday
morning by capturing an enterprising
/ burglar named James Hunter, who enter
\ ed the COlOneIs room. No. y, AT the Mar
shall House. Hunter, who has been in
Y the city for several days. is man Of me-
/ dunn height, and about forty years of age.
/ He is nOw ia Jail on commitment issued
| by Magistrate Wariag Russell, and will
/ no doubt have an opportunity to sOjOurn
] f.1. Il +ivs1a Ia tho state pppifpufiarN-