Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-25
alters and Thinrs Laconical1y Noted.


Christmas day.
''Peace on earth, good viii to menl"
The churches were largely attended
yesterday.
Yesterday was one of the most delight
ful days Of the season.
A reward is offered in another column
for the recovery of a lost l0cket.
We wish the readers of the MORNING
NEws, one and all, merry Christmas.
The Savannah Rifle Association will
have no regular contest on New Years
day.
The United States Circuit Court will
meet again tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock.
The criminal docket of the City Court
will be called tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
There will be morning religious services
and holy communion in Christ Church to-
day at II a. m.
The Catholic and Episcopal churches
are handsomely decorated with flowers
and eyergreens.
The city was remarkably quiet and or
derby yesterday and last night, something
/ unusual for Christmas eve.
The annual election for Directors of the
I Augusta and Savannah Railroad VIII be
/ held on Monday next, January LIST.
There Will be a meeting of DeKalb
+ Lodge, /. o. o. F., tonight, when officers
/ for the ensuing term will be elected.
There will be morning service, sermon
I and holy communion in st. Johns Epis-
/ cOpal Church at II O'Clock this morning.
Barnard f. Bee, Esq, announces him
I self a candidate for the Office Of Clerk Of
I the Superior Court at the ensuing cleo
/ tien.
! An extra communication of Ancient
/ Landmark Lodge No. 231, f. a. NJ, will
! Re held tomorrow night at O'Clock, in
Masonic Temple.
/ The steamer St. Nicholas has been fully
repaired. and Will resume her trips on
+ the line Of the Georgia and Florida Inland
/ Steamboat Company.
Rev. VIM. 4. Mccarthy, who was or
I dained a priest in the Cathedral on Satur-
f day morning, preached in St. Patrick's
4 Church yesterday morning.
The Christmas festival Of the Sunday
school Of st. Matthew's Episcopal Church
chapel will take place on Holy InnOcents'
I day Thursday at O'Clock p. m.
a large number of Northern tourists,
. who are bound for the Land of Flowers,
/ arrived in the city yesterday evening on
I the steamship City of Columbus from Bos-
ton.
/ The Christmas tree festival for the bene-
7 nit of the Church Of the Sacred Heart, cor
. ner st. Paul and Habersham streets, will
/ be continued this week, commencing to-
day.
The Mayors Court promises to be pretty
/ well attended this morning, as there were
1 numerous arrests during Saturday night
and yesterday morning for drunkenness
and disOrderly conduct.
The annual election for twelve directors
/ Of the Savannah Bank and Trust Com
pany will be held at the banking house on
/ Saturday. the Both inst, between the
hours of 10 a. m. and u O'Clock, noon.
r. b. Reppard, Chairman Of the Stew
ards of the Union Society, assisted by his
fellow members, raised over $3.50 for the
/ Christmas dinner of the boys of the Beth
esda Orphan House. This is good work
in good cause.
The White Manufacturing Company
I held another meeting Saturday at the Of
{ flee Of Messrs. j. j. McDOnOugh & Co.
I 4 report was submitted. showing that the
I stock Of the company was being sub
I scribed for iii an unusually liberal manner.
William Smith. colored, Saturday was
I required to answer in the Mayors Court
I to the charge of improper conduct, larceny
from the store of Mr.. John 4. Douglass,
{ and was ordered to pay fine of $40 and
costs, or in lieu thereof to 90 to jail for
thirty days.
The festival Of st. Stephen will be cele-
hrated on Tuesday, the festival of St.
/ John on Wednesday, and the festival Of
/ the Holy InnOcents on Thursday next.
/ On these respective days there will be
4 religious services in st. Johns Episcopal
/ Church at p. m.
There will be a public installation Of
the officers Of Forest City Lodge, No. l.,
! h. Of =. on Monday evening, LIST prOX. tits
I expected that the Grand officers and a
number of other prominent members of
( the order will be present and that the Oc-
+ CasiOn will be very interesting.
The employees of the post Office in this
+ city have been very busy during the past
/ few DAYS. and the carriers have distribut-
ed an unusually large amount of mail
/ matter throughout the city. The greater
: portion of this matter was largely due to
/ the amenities incident to the Christmas
I season.
Saturday afternoon about four O'Clock,
I as the Russian bark Max was hauling out
/ of the Savannah. Florida and Western
/ Railway wharf, a schooner lying near
had her boom or bOwspit out, which came
i'm contact with the bark's tOpgallant-
mast stays, carrying away the gallant
mast Of the bark.
The Norwegian bark Sea Breeze, from
/ Valencia, while at anchor off Tybee bar
. ON Friday morning. lost her anchor and
about twenty fathomS of chain. She was
forced 10 anchor there on account of the
/ FOG. She had about thirty-tive fathoms of
chain, and in paying it out the heavy sea
/ caused il to part. She came safely into
/ Tvbee ON Friday evening.