Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-09

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The season for military hops is approach
ing.
Southern Mutual Loan Association meets
tonight.
Georgia Hussars have a meeting this
evening.
German Friendly Society have regular
meeting to night.
The total revenue Of the Police Court Sat
urdsY amounted to 50 only.
There will be q meeting OF DeKslb Lodge
No. 9, 1. o. o. f., this evening.
The steamship William Lawrence arrived
from Baltimore Saturday evening.
The l. Z. l. Social Club have hop at
Turner'S Hall tomorrow Tuesday evening.
The Savannah Cadets will have their COM
| pany prize drill the latter part Of this
month.
| The electric light works well aud gives
satisfaction, especially IN public buildings
/ and In the hotels.
The steamship Juniata left for Philsdel-
| phis Saturday with very full freight and
several passengers.
The Police Court session will open to-day
with fair number Of candidates, who owe
their trouble to whisky.
Coneordis Park was thronged with visi-
tors yesterday afternoon, and is rapidly be-
coming a popular resort.
Three years ago to-day Savannah bad the
grand centennial celebration, and the corner
stone of the Jasper monument was laid.
A meeting of the dry goods statesmen OF
the city will be held at Metropolitan Hall on
Sunday afternoon, the 18th inst, at three
o'clock.
The steamship City of Macon arrived
from New York at her wharf yesterday
morning with large freight and number
Of passengers.
A communication from Georgia Historical
Society will be presented to Council at the
meeting on Wednesday night in reference to
the sesqui centennial.
Under the fast schedule to be insugura-
ted by the Central Railroad, passengers
| leaving Atlanta can breakfast In Macon dine
in Savannah and sup In Jacksonville.
We had a call last evening from Mr..
Lamb. advance agent OF "My Partner"
Combination, who appear at the Savannah
Theatre Friday and Saturday next, and
matinee on Saturday afternoon.
Hon. John G. Nichols, candidate for
Congress from the First Congressional dis
trict, was in the city Saturday, and stopped
a. the Pulaski House. He left on the train
the same night at IL o'clock for home.
Augusta Chronicle: "The reelection to
the State Senate OF Hon. P. W. Mel rim. of
Savannah, is a matter Of great satisfaction
to his Augusta friends. Senator Meldrim Is
brilliant and progressive statesmen"
This evening the first annual hop Of the
Workingmen's Literary and Relief Associa-
ton will be given at Metropolitan Hall, and
there is no doubt it will prove a pleasant
affair. See the advertisement, and secure
your tickets.
Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared Saturday
for Bremen the British steamship AZslea,
with 1888 bales OF upland cotton, Weighing
2 ,Sl9,604 pounds, valued at $32l,S93 IS.
This is the second direct clearance foreign
OF the season.
Atlanta Consultation: Collector Tom
johnson, Of Savannah, says that Atkins will
have an easy victory In the First Congress
iOnAl district. A more inveterate joker than
Collector Tom has never been known in the
history Of the State"
The hearing In the application OF the
Naphths Oh Company for writ OF injunc-
ton restraining the city from removing the
street lamps, which was to have been had
before Judge Tompkins on Saturday, was
continued by consent OF the parties.
Naval stores had quite a boom Saturday.
rosins being active and firm, the better
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grades SC. to 10c., while spirits turpentine
took an upward turn, advancing fully 2
cents-a heavy advance for one day.
Aleck Williams, colored, charged with
assaulting and striking Aleck Gibbons, col
Ored, IN the street and violating the law,
carrying concealed weapons, was arrested
at half past six o'clock Saturday morning,
and was arraigned before the Police Court,
aud, after hearing, was turned over to the
City Court for trial.
Saturday night between and 9 O'Clock
an apparently large fire was burning on the
| Carolira side of the river. The appearance
! Of the flames indicated that a number of
small buildings we're on fire. The confG-
grafton lasted only short while, however,
and the suppOsitiOn is that the damage Is
not very great. We will perhaps hear fur
/ fhcr frnm IL to-day.