Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-02

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Cotton futures declined three points yes
terdsy.
Georgia Chapter No. 3. R. A. NJ, meet
tonight.
The total amount of fines at the Police
Court yesterday was IS.
Savannah Lodge No. 1, 15S, K. of H, have
q regular meeting tonight.
The remainder of the week will be lively
with excursions and picnics.
Some valuable property will be offered for
sale at the court house today.
Some Necessary repairs are being made TO
the wharf Of the steamer Katie.
The deaths in Charleston last week num-
bered 35-whites ID; colored y.
The Ford Dramatic Amateurs have so
ciaI reunion at Mozart Hall Tonight.
Trinity Methodist Sunday school will have
their anniversary celebration this evening.
The German Volunteers have their picnic
aud target practice at the SchuetzeD Park
to-day.
The list Of vessels up, cleared and sailed
FOR this port consists of six barks and nine
schoOners.
The annual picnic of the Cathedral Sun
,Iay school will take place at the Schuetzsn
Park tomorrow.
The machinery OF the steamer Tybee Is
being overhauled and q new stuting box Is
being put in her.
The Warren Base Ball Club have issued
challenge TO any club In this city TO play
them for so or 500.
Our Washington telegram announces the
confirmation OF L. NJ. Peasants as Collector
OF Internal Revenue for this district.
The American bark syria, from Mstsnzss
for Boston, sugar laden, put into Tybee
Yesterday in distress, leaking.
Adiutant General Baird will be in Savan-
nah on the sd. and will inspect the Chat
ham Artillery battery, and attend to other
official duties.
The announcement in our telegrsphic
columns this morning OF the destruction OF
the Bingham School, North Carolina, will
be read with regret here.
A fiat at Venus Point was nearly sunk
Yesterday by a steamer, the waves washing
into and nearly filing her, and it was with
difficulty she was gotten to the city.
The excursion Of the Girls Aid Society
of the Independent Presbyterian Church to
Warsaw VIII take place to-day The
steamer leaves at half past twelve O'Clock
The steamship City of Macon, due here
to-day, will bring out the cargo OF the
steamship " W. 1DIuf nCA B0ooCh eSAo
ing already arrived here on New YORK
steamship.
A note from Ann Gaskins. colored, states
that she found the little waif, of which men
ton has been made, on the stOOp of house
on Gwinnett street lane. The parties living
IN the house refused to take it. The child
is colored.
Miss Georgia Lamar, of Savannah, was
one of the bridesmaids at the marriage OF
Mr.. Jos. H. Rylsnce and Miss Fannie Lamar
Bozemsn, cousin of Senator Lsmar, at "Old
s.. Marks on the Bowerie," New York,
on Wednesday afternoon last.
Mr.. Nathan K. Platshek, Secretary of the
Louise King Association of this city, will
leave tonight bY Central Railroad for Ma
con, to deliver an address before the Geor
gia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, which meets in that city to morrow
"wednesday, 81 snst.
Mr.. ". B. Mckee, for a number of years
the clever aud efficient Chief Clerk and Pur
chasing Agent of the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, was on the LIST promoted
70 the position Of Comptroller Of that COM
pany. Mr.. A. A. Aveilhe succeeds Mr.. Nc
Kee as Purchasing Agent.
During the game of base ball played on
Sunday afternoon, a little white boy was
struck in the eye by q passed. ball and
knocked down, and a young man was
struck on the head with another, which
nearly knocked him down, and he would
have been seriously injured but for his hat,
which lightened the force Of the blow.
On Saturday sailor who left the schooner
Helen and went to a sailors boarding house,
in this city, disappeared from the house,
leaving bis board bill unpaid, and started
for Florida on foNt. He was caught about
ten miles ont on the road and brought back
A close eve will now be kept on him until
his board hill is liquidated, or he is shipped
On 8 vessel.
The statement In the News of yesterday
that the fifth span OF the new iron railway
bridge over the Savannah river had been
blown down during the storm of Saturday
week ago was, we understand, slightly err
roneous. The span was only in process OF
erection, and blew down while not yet
secured and surrounded by false works
which are used in construction.