Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-24
Matters and Things Laconisa'Iv

Noted.
Cotton futures declined one point Yester-
day.
"Humpty Dumptv' matinee this after
noon.
s'N" rosin sold at an advance on previous
quotations yesterday.
General Q. A. Gilmore is expected in
Savannah in a few days.
The total assessment at the Police Court
yesterday amounted to S26.
The barge lockwood has been thoroughly
repaired and is ready for business again.
There were only three arrests for the dsy
recorded at the police barracks last night.
The petition Of the Savannah Electric
Light Company for Incorporation appears
elsewhere.
The sea island market was unusually &C
tive Yesterday, Northern buyer purchas-
ing freely.
Good m'ddling, middling, low middlirg
snd good ordinary cotton declined 1-l6c. In
this market yesterday.
The number of interments in Charleston
last week was twenty five, of which ten
were whites and fifteen cOlOred.
The Youths Historical Society will give
their annual phantom hop at ArmOry Hall
It is understood that St. Patrick's Church.
corner West Broad and Liberty streets, will
be ready for dedication on the 18th March.
Take the children or send them to the
matinee this afternoon and let them enjoy
a hearty laugh over the frOlics Of "HumptY
D1mpty."
The directors of the Southern AshepOo
Phosphate Company have declared hand
some dividend, as will be seen by notice
elsewhere.
A correspondent suggests the substitution
OF "Davy Crockett" for "IngOmar" at the
matinee to be given Saturday afternoon by
Frank Mayo.
A new steamer called the Toccoa, built az
Charleston by the General Government, will
arrive here in a few days and be used on the
Savannah river.
The encomiums which have been bestowed
upon Mayo by the press induces the belief
that his performances here will give IN
qualified satisfaction.
The new building of the Savannah GuanO
| Company at the wharves Of the Savannah,
/ Florida and Western Railway, is rapidly ap
/ preaching completion.
Mr. J. H. RULER, Vice President of the
/ New York Central Railroad, and Mr.. George
Darling, Agent Of the White Line, are in
the city on a short visit.
The holder of ticket l67, which won the
/ sewing machine st Ludden & Bates, has
not vet put in an appearance, and the ma
/ chine is awaiting demand.
The list Of vessels up, cleared and sailed
/ for this port consists of three ships, twenty
seven banks. six brigs and eleven schOOners,
a total of fOrtY-seven vessels.
| The several committees Of the Irish sOcie-
/ ties in the city will meet IN convention to-
night at Jasper Greens Hall to make ar
/ rangements for the celebration OF s.. Pat
/ rick's Day.
! VIM. Henderson and Isaac Graham. col
| Ored warriors, who were arrested for firing
| off their pistols in the street, were yester-
| day in the Police Court each fined 50 or FIR
| teen days.
The magnificent AFGHAN displayed in the
/ show window OF KOlb's cigar store, on
| Broughton street, will be ratified shortly, as
| there are only a few chances left. 1t Is gen
/ orally admired.
Criminal docket, bail and jail cases in the
| Superior Court will be called At 10 O'Clock
! today and cases assigned for trial. The
! civil docket will he called afterwards and
| cases assigned for February.
! Superintendent Gadsden attributes the
| escape OF the passengers from injury in the
| recent accident on the Charleston and Savan-
| nah Railway to the air brakes and he Janney
! couplings in use on the road.
Our telegram from Charleston reports that
| Michael COyne, a we'll known stevedore OF
/ this CITY, who left here about q year ago,
/ has suddenly disappeared from that city
/ with money belonging to others.
| A telegram from Atlanta last night con-
| vevs the information that the tickle Adeira
/ Patti has cancelled her engag cement in At
/ lanta in favor OF New Orleans. Those who
want to hear her will have to visit the
! Crescent City.
| The new sheds at the Baltimore steam
/ skip wharf, the most commOdiOus snu
! well arranged OF any on the river front be
/ tween the Central and the Savannah, FlOri-
/ Ia and Western Railway wharves, are rap
idly approaching completion.
Messrs. Gahons Veiret on yesterday
| cleared for GenOa the Italian bark Cesarina
| with a cargo of 1850 bales of upland cot
| ton. weighing SOS 145 pounds, valued 81
! 500. 192 %. and 499 barrels of rOstn, weigh
| ing 204 AS pounds, valued at 81, 80.
The sale of reserved seats for Raymond's
( one night opened at Bren's Yesterday, and
| bv eleven O'Clock II was almost impossible to
| get a seat in either parquette or dress cir
! Gle. There has never been such one
/ DAYS sale since Booth was here several
! years ago.
Mr.. NJ. J. SolomOus, Vice President Of
! Grand Lodge and delegate from Joseph
! Lodge, I. 0. B. B., and sligo Myers, ESQ 3,
! delegate from Savannah Lodge, I. o. B B.,
/ left for Richmond, Va, on Sunday evening
| last, to attend the Grand Lodge meeting Of
l District No 5, which viii be held in that
city to-day.
Among the arrivals in the city Yesterday
| were Hon. e. G. Lees, Governor General OF
/ The Bahamas, Mrs. Lees two children and
nurse, Miss Lees, E. }. Cameron; Rev.
| Eugene Sheehy, Ireland; J. Sanders Reed,
I Philadelphia: Hon. 4. II. Kirkham and wife,
| Springfield, Mass who registered at the
/ Pulaski House.
Washington Star OF the Dist "Repre
/ sentative Stephens gave an elegant dinner
party In his DarlOr at the National Hotel,
| last evening. in honor Of Mr.. johnson, Of
| Georgia, and his bride, recently Miss Ark
wright. Of that State. Mr.. johnson is the
| son 81 Herschel V. johnson, who was on
the Presidential ticket with Douglas in 1860.
All those present were from Georgia.
Among the gaesiS were Representative
! Speer and his wife"
Professor Resde Last Night.
a very good audience indeed, considering
that e was his third entertainment under