Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-05
Matters and Things Ea0ORIesBiy
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The excursion season Is opening well.
Lsudrum Lodge O.. D.. F. A. NJ, meet
tonight.
c and d rosin advanced five cents in this
market yesterday.
The government tug boat Frog is being
provided with a new pump.
The delivery of Sholes' City Directory for
1852 will be commenced to-day.
The schooner VIM. Haker is having her
bottom cleaned and will be reprinted.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board
Of County Commissioners will be held this
morning.
Mr.. Daniel O'Connor purchased the old
Oylethorpe fire engine at the court house
yesterday for sl07 so.
The Savannah Paper Company is having
large new boiler put In and an additional
smokestack put UP.
DR.. F. T. Lincoln, City Physician, leaves
the city to-day by the steamship Gate City
for New York on a brief visit.
A. a regular quarterly meeting OF the
Chatham Artillery. n ED last night, private
I. a. Solomons was elected Corporal.
The steamer st. Nicholas will make an
excursion 20 Beaufort on Sunday next at
o'clock. Fare FOR the round trip, 80 cents.
The Ford Dramatic Amateurs had a very
satisfactory rehearsal last evening OF their
programme for the approaching entertain
ment.
The sloop Rover arrived here from Com
bsbee river, S. c., yesterday with load OF
sturgeon, which will 60 North on the steamer
today.
The latest aesthetic slang the ladies use
when reprovirg their admiriDg gentlemen
friends is. "You fistter too awtully perfect
Y much"
There hes been q heavy advance in the
price OF real estate in the southwestern
portion OF the city within the past few
months.
A colored man was arrested Yesterday
morning about 9 O'Clock by Policeman
L'ghtNodv. for disgusting conduct near
the Market.
In a recent game Of base ball played by
the Pastime and Washington base ball
clubs. the former beat the latter BY score
Of 16 to9.
The military are arranging for their Nay
day celebrations. The Guards and Chst-
hams decided last night how they would
spend the day.
Wallace Bruce, the distinguished orator,
viii deliver his great lecture on Monday
evening next. at Masonic Temple, on "Sir
Walter Scott"
The three new steamships being built for
the Ocean Steamship Company are to be
named CITY OF Rome, City Of Albany and
VIM. NJ. Wsdley.
Truck Farmers Association of Chatham
County will meet on Thursday afternoon, at
portant matters.
A.. -
racks last night were Que white and two
cOlored men, for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct on the streets.
The steamer St. Nicholas. an elegant, fast
aud cOmmodious craft, has been chartered
to run between here and Tybee, commenc-
ing on the LIST Of May.
Spirits turpentine was on a boom again in
this market Yesterday, having closed st an
advance Of two aud half cents per gallon
on the opening figures.
The steamship Sarsgosss, under command
of Capt. 7. A. Hooper, left for Baltimore
yesterday morning with q very large freight
and number Of passengers.
The steamship City of Macon. which ar
rived here yesterday from New York,
brought out a large cargo and twenty-five
cabin and four Storage passengers.
One OF the mud scows lost her gates on
the north side of the river, opposite the foo;
OF Lincoln street, and Vim, the diver, was
| endeavoring to find them last evening.
a large number Of new freight cars are
/ being built at the Central Railroad shops,
and the frames for the two new locomotives
which sre 70 be constructed are completed
4 cclOred man was arrested about
| O'Clock yesterday afternoon, by Policeman
| GrOgan. while beating bis wife on the
| street, thus occasioning considerable ex-
/ element.
The argument in the injunction case
| against the city authorities iu the matter of
the use Of naphtha oil for the street lamps
, will be resumed this evening before the
| Superior Court.
The quarterly meeting of the Metropoli
| tan Benevolent Association will be held this
/ evening, when important business will be
considered, and the attendance Of every
member is desired.
OF sll the street showmen who have lately
occupied the thoroughfsres, the man with
| the magnetic battery alone remains in the
/ city, and he will soon take his departure
| for more profitable fields.
The repairs to the British bark Lsdy
Dlfferin having been completed, she went
| down to Demund's cotton press yesterday
| for the purpose Of taking on board the por-
ton OF her cargo discharged.
The tug Amos Wade toEed Mr.. Jas. Fer
gusOn's machinery, which will be used in
| constructing the new wharf at Tybee, tC
that point yesterday, and will remain there
/ till the LIST OF May, when the wharf will be
/ completed.
The Warren Base Ball Club have secured
q room on the corner of Bryan and Houston
| streets, which has been furnished and will be
used as a club room. They propose giving
a supper to the members Of the organization
on Fridsv night, the 9TH inst.