Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-16

Matters aud Things LaeouiesliJ
Noted.
Cotton futures advanced seventeen points
yesterday.
sOIomon's Lodge No. l, F. j. N, will
meet tonight.
There will be dark seanee st the Thea
ire on Saturday night.
The revenue cutter Boutwell, arrived here
yesterday from s cruise.
There are some sewer traps in the city
that need looking after.
The totsI assessment at the Police Court
yesterday amounted TO SO.
A special schedule will be run on the
Coast Line Road to the race this afternoon.
Important business will be presented at
the meeting Of St. Andrews Society to-
night.
Good guessers viii be interested in the
announcement Of Ludden & Bates else
where.
There were two reports on the street light
ing question presented at Council meeting
last night.
i eolored man was arrested yesterday
sftsrnOOn for being drunk and abusing H.
". Rawls on the street.
The rice market was very active yester-
day, the heaviest sales for a single day dur
log the present season having been made
Sl6 barrels.
The steamship City Of Columbus sailed
for New York yesterday very heavily laden,
aud had seventeen cabin and three steersge
passengers.
4 portion Of the cargo OF the schooner
Edward johnson, which arrived at Tybee
yesterday from New York, consists Of stone
FOR the titles.
There is considerable complaint about the
number of tramps and Migrants now roam
ing about the city, and a rigid enforcement
Of the vsgrant Law is called for.
Mr.. a. E Moynelo, accompanied by his
wife, left for New Orleans last evening BY
he Central Railroad, to enjoy the grand
MsTdi Gras festivities on Tuesday next.
We tender our Acknowledgements for an
invitation TO attend the hop TO be given by
the Savannah Volunteer Guards, on their
anniversary on Monday evening, the 10th
inst.
The entertainment to &c given tomorrow
seDing at Masonic Temple By the Girls
Missionary Society OF Trinity Church will
attract large audience, and prove exceed
inelY pleasant.
Mary Chambers, the cOlOred woman who
was picked up In the street by Policeman
GrOgan on tuesday night, Is found TO be
lunatic, and will be held subject to the &C
ton OF the Ordinary.
We had 8 call last evening from Mr..
Charles H. keeslin, business manager of
Haverley's European Mastodon Minstrels,
who Will be in Savannah on Tuesday next,
the 2lst, for two nights and a matinee.
That reward Of $3.50 for the apprehension
Of the murderer or muTderers Of James
Petrie in Savannah last October will be
offered, Council last night having decided
'avOrablY on the proposition Of the British
Consul 10 bear half the reward.
Mrs. Rogers. the accomplished wife OF
the Superintendent OF the Central Railroad
OF Georgia, went up the river in the steamer
DeB4ry Yesterday. The DeBary. line, the
BaYa line, the 81. Johns Railroad and the
Florida Southern Railway are vieing with
each other in their attentions 10 Mrs.
R0gers.-JIcEsOHtil lie Tunes.
The schooner Julia 5. Bailey, at Savannah
from Portland, Ne, reports having left that
port on the 24th Of January, and having
experienced very severe weather during
uearly the entire voyage, having been driven
some 100 miles 70 the eastward across the
stream. l. was blowing so hard that in
tEentyfOur hours she made 1872 miles be
fore the wind under bare poles; at another
STE seudded forty-eight hours under forestry
sail.