Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-01

seoson l. is presumed that the men bad
fallen asleep and did not notice the az
proach Of the storm, and hence msoe no
effort to get out Of the way. Inc gaze
sprung up so suddenly that ere theY ,S.e
aroused to s realization OF 'nelr psrlIous
n ,sitIon. their craft was borne out 10 sea.
The men In the sloop shouted to them IN
the fort to attract their attention, out with
o,,t success and the last they saw OF the
vswl 4 was almost completely submerged
With beavy seas. aud was driven rapidly be-
fore the wind Yesterday no trace OF the
boat could be found, and II Is feared the
men are lost.
Matters and Things LacOnIeAIy
Noted.
The Savannah Yacht Club will meet 'O-
/ day at ~ O'Clock.
sn,r,ts turpeutIne declined one cent per
| gallon here yesterday
ro,,ce to tax payers will be found Ia
o,,r sneeIal column this morning.
The quotations for all grades OF cotton
declined 1zc in this market yesterday.
The Reppard Iron Company have declared
a quarterly dividend Of 81 per share.
The total amount Of fines imposed in the
Police Court yesterday was only three dol
lars.
An important meeting OF the Youths
Historical Society will be held Sunday after
noon.
Water takers will find It OF interest to
read the notice Of the City Treasurer else
where.
Probe Ann Forshee. colored. was yester-
day committed to jail by the Ordinary as a
lunatic.
The Republican Blues will have an excur-
sion to Tybee some time during the present
month.
A special meeting of Golden Rule Lodge
No. II, l. o. 0. F., will be held this
| evening. ---.---
We were pleased to meet yesterday Mr..
" barry, who has just returned from an
extended visit North.
Depositors in the Savings Department Of
he Southern Bank will find a notice OF
Interest elsewhere.
It is predicted that the picnic Of the Irish
/ Land League at the SchuetZen Park on the
All inst. will be big affair.
A meeting Of the Isle OF Hope yacht own
ers was to have been held last night for the
purpose OF organizing club.
The steamer City of BrIdgeton will leave
this afternoon at four o'clock for Bruins
wick, Fernandina and st. Mary's.
The City Treasurer, Mr.. James E Cope.
has some interesting information to tax
payers in a notice In another column.
The Ford Amateurs bad q full dress re-
hearsal at Mozart Hall last night of their
Brunswick bill with gratifying results.
Savannah experienced her usual after
on thunder storm yesterday. Considers
bic rain fell, but no serious damage was
done.
Il is stated that there will be quite mum
Der OF visitors from Savannah to the regatta
which takes place at Beaufort on The Nh
Instant.
The sale of reserved seats for O-car
Wilde's lecture will commence at Bren's
ticket office on Monday morning next, at
$50 o'clock.
The heavy rain and hail storm which pre-
vailed here on Thursday afternoon aud
evening, we are informed, did not extend
to Isle OF Hope.
Eva Blncroft was fined in the Police
Court yesterday three dollars for being
drunk and disOrderly, and striking Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Connolly in her house.
A quarterly dividend OF four per cent has
been declared nv the Southern B lnk, aud q
| dividend of 81 per cent has been de-
clsred by the Merchants National Bank
| Simon Owens, the negro who was arrested
for stealing keg OF gin from the store OF
| Geo Renken in May last. was arraigned In
the Police Court yesterdsy,bu but had the case
continued.
1.-THE Men in Gray" the new poem by
| Father RYAN, the poet priest. which will sp-
| pear in to-morrow's Sunday telegram, will
be highly appreciated by every lover of gen.
uine poetry.
We are pleased to learn that c. e. Casey,
ESQ, who has been so severely indlsposed
for some time, is rapidly improving, and
| has been able to leave his room the past
| several days.
Misses Annie and Mary Black, daughters
| of Hon. George Black, were in Savannah
Yesterday, en- route home from Washington,
d C. They left on the Central train yes
| terday morning.
A mass meeting OF the Democracy Of
| Chatham county will be called on the 6th
inst TO elect delegates to the Atlanta Con
vantion, and make arrangements Tor the
approaching campaign.
Quite a number of the street lamps were
not lighted last night, and some Of the
/ streets were In total darkness. There has
been of late considerable complaint about
the number Of lamps not lighted.
A special meeting of the Board Of County
| Commissioners will be held this morning at
! IL o'clock to take action in reference to the
| vacancy in the office of Tax Receiver,
caused by the death of Mr.. NJ. H. Meyer.
The steamer City of Bridgeton. which
had her wheel broken some time
since, has had an entire new one put in, and
her boiler has been Overhauled, and she
will be ready to commence running again
to day.
1t was reported last night that during the
thunder storm in the afternoon lady, living
on Broughton street, near Montgomery, bad
been struck by lightning and killed. ln-
vesfigation into the report developed the
/ fact that It was unfounded.
The Norwegian bark Senior was on yes
terdsy cleared for Hamburg by Messrs.
1 Hoist & Co., with q cargo nj LIB casks
/ spirits turpentine, measuring S5,sl3 gallons,
valued at $35 ,314 a. which was shipped by
Messrs. A. Splunt & Son.
We learn that young Lewis Spivey, who
was so severely hurt by being run over at
the Central Railroad wharf last week hav-
ing his foot crushed under a car, is get
ting slorg very well, though the amputated
foot is not healing as rapidly as could be
desired.
The announcement in this column yester-
day that the bolt of homespun offered as q
premium by Mr.. Ely Otto was won by Mrs.
| Cohen was q mistake, It seems, the memo
rsndam sent to us to that effect being erro-
neous. The bolt was won by Mr.. VIM. j.
| Mingledorff
During the blow on Thursday evening the
| Norwegian bark Josvs, which is lying at the
Savannah, Florida and Western wharves, had
her maintorssil blown loose. The foretop-
sail Of the Norwegian bark Senior was also
loosened, and the foreroyal mast of the
Italian bark Caterina Capurro was split.
Yesterday afternoon, about half past one
O'Clock, horse attached to buggy be-
came frightened whilst standing at the
corner OF Congress and Bull streets and
created sensation by demolishing the
vehicle, and lifting himself out OF the
shafts, as 1t were. He did not attempt to
run.
| J. w. Green, a negro who keeps a saloon
on the corner of South Broad and REYNOLDS
streets, was standing behind window in
his store, on Thursday evening during the
storm, when the window was struck by
lightning aud shattered, and Green was
| knocked seuseless. He remained uoeon-
scious for several minutes, but on recovery
felt no serious effects Of the shock.