Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-22

Matters and Things LacOnicalIy Noted.
The tin horn brigade made its appear
ance on the streets last night.
The Superior and City Courts will adj
journ to-day for the holidays.
There will be a meeting of Alliance
Lodge, Knights of Honor, this evening.
A notice of interest to the Tin Horn
Brigade appears in our special notice col
umn.
Judge Samuel Levy, Of Augusta, is in
the city in attendance on the United
I States Courts.
/ There will be a general meeting of the
Savannah Cotton Exchange this after
noon at O'Clock.
Walter A. Livingstone. Esq, was recent
I IL admitted 10 practice in the Federal
+ Courts of Georgia.
/ c. H. Dorsett Will sell a fine mare at
auction this morning, at the corner Of
! Jefferson and Bolton streets.
A. f. Atkinson, Esq, of the Brunswick
bar is in the city in attendance upon the
/ United States Circuit Court.
This city was visited last night by
/ heavy shower Of rain, accompanied by
( vivid flashes Of lightning and thunder.
Since the City Court convened for the
/ term, on the 9Th of last November, 100
/ roll call.
Rev. William A. Mccarthy will be or
dained at the Cathedral Of Our Lady Of
| Perpetual Help on Saturday morning at
/ $3.50 O'Clock.
There will be a match race at Thunder
/ bolt Park course on Christmas day for a
! purse of 5000, between Cracker Boy" and
Dan the d.
Mr.. Lincoln, the Secretary of War, has
/ ordered the Quartermaster General to pre-
! pare the necessary papers for the sale Of
I Oglethorpe Barracks.
The sale of round trip excursion tickets
10 Charleston for the Christmas holidays
I viii commence tomorrow. The adver-
tisement appears elsewhere.
a paper balloon ascension last evening
on the corner Of BrOughtOn and Barnard
| streets attracted large crowd and afford
ed much amusement to the juveniles.
The bale of cotton which was raffled
last night at Fernandez cigar store for
the benefit of the Catholic orphan boys,
was won by Mr.. James Collins, Of the S.,
Z. x W. Ry.. on a throw of Is.
The enthusiastic celebrant has already
commenced to work off his stock of pyrO-
/ technics. a number of skyrockets and
Roman candles illuminated the sky in diff
ferent portions Of the city last night.
There will be an election held to-mOr-
row Saturday. }, between the hours of l.
/ m. and 9 y. m. at the Office of Magistrate
Levi ;. Hart, for commanding officer OF
the Savannah Volunteer Guards battalion
The German bark Fl. Peters was cleared
verterday by Messrs Hoist Il Co. for
Bremen with 1850 bales of upland cotton
I weighing 1909 pounds, valued at 500,
800. and 80 tons of phosphate rock, valued
at $3.50. Total value of cargo $50, $3.50.
In our account of the Council proceed
ings yesterday morning. speaking of the
SapelO quarantine station, we stated a
communication was received from 1.-THE
Citizens Auxiliary Association" etc. II
should have read the Board of Sanitary
| Commissioners.
James COOney, the negro who made
I such a murderOus assault on Thomas
Phoenix on Wednesday, on New street
was arraigned in the Police Court yester
I day morning and turned over to the Supe
riOr Court for trial on the charge of assault
with intent to murder.
That portion of the wharf belonging tC
Messrs. DickersOn Il Paulsen, betweenthC
Lincoln street slip and the wharf of the
! Georgia and Florida Inland Steamboat
Company. has been taken up and a new
and substantial wharf built. The work
was completed last evening.
The Rev II. A. Hodges, who was trans
ferred from the South Georgia Conference
u the Denver Conference, passed through
the city Yesterday en- route to his new
field Of ministerial labor. after first visit
ing some relatives in South Carolina
His work lies on Flat River Circuit, in
Colorado.
We return our acknowledgements to the
committee for an invitation to attend the
Christmas ball of the Savannah Turnve
rein on Monday evening next at the Tur
ners' Hall. Judging from the success OF
this society on previous occasions, the
coming bali gives every indication OF
being pleasant affair.
Ii is understood that the City Council
owing To the condition of the city's
finances, will not make an appropriation
towards the Sesqui-Centennial celebra
ton. The business men of Savannah viii
have To put their shoulders TO the wheel
and raise the amount necessary to make
the celebration a success.
And Ludden & Bates, and twenty-five
other Congress street merchants, said
''lct there be light" and there was an
electric light, illuminating the gross dark
ness that once prevailed at the intersec-
ton Of Congress and Whitaker streets
Two more are shortly to blaze forth, anC
then old Congress, from Bull to Barnard
streets. will be Illuminated.