Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-11
1zStsrs and Things LaeOnIszIIy
Noted.

NOkeQs
The schuetzenfest will close tonight.
The heated term has apparently opened in
earnest.
City Court viii meet this morning at
ten o'clock.
Zerubbabel Lodge No. Is. F. A. NJ, will
meet tonight.
Catholic knights Of America have meet
ing this evening.
The streets aud lanes are In 8 cleanly con
dition, and should be kept so.
The grand jury of the Superior Court viii
meet this morning st ten O'Clock.
The steamer David Clark will leave for
Darien on Friday at O'Clock p. m.
The greatest attention should now be
given to the cleanliness Of premises.
The grand ball at the Schuetzeu Park this
evening viii be q very brillisnt affair.
A special schedule will be run to-day or
the Coast Line Railroad to the Schuetzen
Park.
Wesley Sunday school will leave on an
excursion and picnic to Button to-day on
the steamer Katie.
The building on Bryan street, adjoining
Purses block, is being raised 8 full story
and otherwise improved.
Bids for the construction Of a Catholic
Female Orphan Asylum In this city are sd-
vertised for in tO-dsy's paper.
A colored man, charged with beating bis
wife in the street. was arrested by Police
man GrOgsn about nine O'Clock last night.
The local alarm given from Fireman's
Hall last night about half past nine O'Clock
was found to have been needlessly occa-
stoned, there being no fire.
Work on the new buildings to be erected
by Mr.. D. G.. Purse in the rear of his re-
Gently completed block, on Bryan street,
opposite johnson square, is progressing
finely.
We learn that the grocery dealers OF this
city have entered into an arrangement to
close their places Of business at Up. m,
10 order to give their clerks 8 little Tecrea-
ton during the heated term.
Lieut.. Col. VIM. h. Woodhouse has re-
ceived orders from Col. John B. Baird, Ad
jutant General of the State, to have all the
companies under his command, that have
State arms, ready for inspection on the 22d.
About half-past nine O'Clock last night,
the tail end Of s cyclone, 1t is supposed,
passed over Savannah. The blow was pref
~ lively for some ten minutes, and was fol-
lowed by driving rain which lasted some
time.
The City Council Of Macon have refused
to grant permission for the eolOred military
encsmpment at that city, on account Of the
small pox in Atlanta, fearing that the CON-
panies from that city might introduce the
disease.
Mr.. G. ". Means Yesterday brought to
the News Office two peaches OF the Peen-
To variety, said to be the most delicious
peach grown. They were raised on Orange
Lake, Fla. He has had them ripe for the
last ten days.
TIE Savannah Volunteer Guards held
their regular quarterly meeting last night,
and decided to give an excursion to Tybee
Island as an early date. A committee were
appointed with power to make al arrange
ments and fix the date.
the Norwegian bsrk Ocean WAS on yes
terdsy cleared for Revsl, By Messrs Hoist &
Co., with cargo Of !, 500 bales OF upland
Gotten, weighing $50, 0l5 pounds, valued at
S1O4 400, which was shipped BY Aessrs.
KnOop, Frerichs 6 Co.
We would earnestly urge upon our citi-
z.ns, especially tax payers, the importance
OF registering. The books will De closed In
q little over three weeks, and there is no
time to be lost. Only few minutes will be
required to attend to this duty.
A little more attention to keeping the
grounds clean at the SchuetZen Park would
ALtN Increase the 6btE1GNlOu AT Ikat
favorite resort. The waste paper, frsg-
ments OF lunches, etc, should all be cleared
away daily during the picnic season.
Han election will De held this evening be-
tween the hours OF and 10 O'Clock, at the
armory Of the Forest City Light Infantry,
for Lieutenants OF that corps, under the
superintendence of Captains NJ. J. Cumming
and Vim. A. Royal and Lieut.. r. II. Burke.
The handsome picture Of little child dis
played in Hamilton's show window attracts
general attention and Is greatly admired. 1t
is q portrait Of child OF one OF our citf-
zens, and Is said to be an excellent likeness.
Artistically the picture is very fine, and re-
fleets credit on the artist, Mr.. J. h. Van
StaVeron, Of Atlanta, Ga.
Our teiegraphie dispatch from Augusta
states that the Press Convention, in session
in that city, yesterday appropriated 500
towards a monument for the late Col. w. I.
Thompson, the lamented managing editor
OF the MORHISG News; and also appointed
a committee TO draft suitable resolutions
expressive Of the regret Of the Fourth
Esiate OF Georgia on his death.