Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-16
Matters and Things LscOnieally


HE cotton maIkel Is hclf uuA o. PAS0SA''
There is no scarcity Of lighters here Just
now.
Pulaski Council No. l53, R. A., will meet
tonight.
There were no clearances at the custom
house yesterday.
The naval stores market is comparatively
Qliet a. present.
watermelons are coming in very freely
on the railroads.
The wharf front is well lined with vessels
for this time Of the year.
There will be meeting Of Jasper Council
No. 10, q. C., this evening.
The assessment at the Police Court yes
terdsY amounted to only 80.
Tae Toccoa goes to Tybee. this morning
TO finish putting down the cribs.
An important meeting of the Savannah
Jockey Club will be held this morning.
John B Cough, the great temperance ad-
voc2te, is in Atlanta, aud may visit SaVan
nah.
The steam yacht Chino has gone upon
the ways to have some slight necessary re-
I pairs made.
Vegetables, naval stores and lumber now
! constitute the principal freight on the coast
/ wise steamships.
I
schooners, slOOps and flats are much heavier
/ this year than last.
The annual meeting of the Agricultural
/ and Mechanical Association Of Georgia will
/ be held on Monday.
Gen. Albert p Ike, who has been in the CITY
/ the past week, left yesterday afternoon at
| o'clock for the North.
The rooms rented By the Naval stOret
/ Exchange are being fitted up, and will be
ready for occupation shortly.
The schooner Charmer. which arrived here
/ Yesterday from New York, brought out the
/ machinery for the new water works.
The annual picnic for the benefit Of st.
/ Jlseph's IntirmarT will be given at the
/ S.huetzsn Park on the 1lth proximo.
There we're only two arrests made yester-
/ day bv the police force, two negro boys for
| using obscene language on the street.
The schooner Clara NJ. Goodman, which
| pu; into Tybee few days since for har-
Dor, sailed yesterday for her destination.
The early morning and the evenings are
/ still very pleasant, but the temperature
abO It midday is becoming OF the melting
order.
The steamship Ssragossa, Captain T. A.
h lOper, arrived from Baltimore yesterday,
1 with large freight and a number OF Dassen
gers.
Three steamers will run between here
/ sd Augusta next season, instead Of two as
/ heretofore, which shows that the river trade
/ is increasing.
The steamship Seminole left for
/ Boston Yesterday, with TO- 600 wstermelOus
/ an go packages OF vegetables among her
other freight.
Peter Grant, negro, arrests d for stealing
/ nuts from the Ocean Steamship wharf on
Wednesday afternoon, was yesterday in the
/ Police Court fined s..
They say the reason why the Captain Of
the Dream allowed his cooking stove to fall
/ overheard wss because he didn't want
/ whole stove in his boat.
Tue Savannah Yschtmen who have been
on cruise since Monday last, and who did
not return yesterday, are expected 20 return
/ home tomorrow evening.
The Savannah Cadets in uniform, accom-
panied by the Blues Band, serenaded
/ Captain II. NJ. Branch last evening, aud
called upon O,her officers.
Captain j. ID. Johnston returned home
/ Yesterday on the steamship SaragOssa from
Baltimore. and received a hearty welcome
from his numerous friends.
A notice Of interest to water takers south
o. Hull, north Of Jones, west of Whitak r
and east OF West Broad streets, will be
1 LuunQ IN our special GOluulus
Judge Tompkius will render his decision
10 4 maritime case this morning which in
vo.ves some important points Of law. The
case affects the compulsory pilotage laws.
The bark Eyra, from Matauzas for Boston,
which put ia here in distress, sailed yester-
day for the latter port, the nee esSary re-
pairs having been made and her cargo taken
On board
! h,rHscr,n rraor=ehanu combination
cigar, cigarette holder and pipe was rsfiied
az the Cotton Exchange Restaurant last
night, and was won by Mr.. BOssell On a
throw OF eighteen.
TIE yachts Jennie s., Zinga and Uncas
/ have returned from the annual cruise of
t5e Savannah Yacht Club. The other
yachts are cruising around the northern
end OF St. Cstharine's Island.
Josephine Small. the negro female who
! assaulted and cut Sophia Green in a house
on Olive street, mention OF which has been
made, was yesterday turned over by the
police authorities TO answer before the City
Court.
a young man elerkIDg for draying Grm
In this civ got leave OF absence for a week,
and went 70 Charleston and returned with a
bride, much to the establishment of his
friends, who had no idea Of the object Of
his visit.
/ The Lamar Flour Mil, on East Boundary
street, should be utilized for some purpose.
Il would be good site for q cotton seed
oil factory OF s -four mill. The building is
nov going to destruction, and Is becoming
less valuable every day
About one O'Clock this morning the sp-
pe4iance Of policeman on Bryan street
/ abruptly terminated what might have been
/ 8 serious difficulty between two young men,
/ Oue Of whom threatened to use a knife and
cut his antagonist all up.
At twenty minutes past four O'Clock
| Yesterday afternoon, when the tiGe
was turniUg, the Boutwell, swung around
and struck the pilot boat J. j. Wilder
| Fortunately no damage was done beyond
/ chafing both vessels slightly.
4 large iron wheel fell overheard in 'front.'
OF the Philadelphia steamship wharf yester
day morning. A cOlOTed man named VIM.
Ferguson diVed down to the bottom OF the
/ river and fastened chain around 1t. when
Il wss hauled up safely and not at all dam
/ cged.