Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-09
Matters ana Things LAeonieAIIy
NnRan.

Noted.
There were sold here Saturday lis barrels
Of rice.
Southern Mutual Loan Association meet
tonight.
Cotton futures declined three points on
Saturday.
The value Of foreign exports Saturday
was S349 600.
Col. Chas. c. Jones, of Augusta, is on a
visit to Savannah.
Yesterday was the anniversary Of the bat
tie OF New Orleans.
Knights Of the Golden Rule will install
officers this evening.
The skidaway Shell Road Company have
declared a dividend OF 81.
The sales of naval stores Saturday COM
prised al barrels Of rOsin.
Young Mems Christian Association have
their regular meeting tonight.
German Friendly Society have an cleo
ton Of officers at their fOrty-ffth anniver-
sarY.
The second grand hop Of S. P. T. a. c.
will take place at Turner Hall on the 18TH
instant.
Middling fair, good middlIng, middling
and low middling cotton advanced 7se. here
Saturday.
The Savannah Amateur Dramatic Asso-
citation give an entertainment on Thursday
night, y b inst.
The steamer Florida departed for Florida
Saturday with a good freight and very
heavy passenger list.
The annual hop Of the Irish Jasper Greens
vii take place at their hall on Wednesday
evening, the 18th inst.
The Spanish steamship Vidal sala went
up on the ways Saturday for the purpose Of
having her shaft fixed.
The steamship City OF Savannah sailed
for Philadelphia on Saturday with a good
freight aud twelve cabin passengers.
The City Court will convene this morning
az 10 O'Clock, and in the afternoon at 4
O'Clock for the trial of criminal cases.
MI. Desvergers, Esq, has been appointed
Superintendent Of the Coast Line Railroad,
AMI assumes management Of affairs to-day.
The steamship Gate City arrived here from
New York on Saturday with heavy freight
and ffty-six cabin and five steerage pas
sengers.
The annual meeting of the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Employees
Mutual Relief Association will be held this
evening.
The steamship City Of Augusta sailed for
view Aulh GAAuAudI Will a NEtl hNah1
freight and sixteen cabin and three Storage
passengers.
The steamship Saragossa, Captain I. a.
Hooper, arrived from Baltimore at Tybee
Saturday noon and came up to the city yes
terday morning.
Work was commenced Saturday on Fig
Island beacon. which was burned some time
stree, and it is expected that 1t will be com
pleted by the 18Th.
German Volunteers will celebrate their
thirtysixth anniversary by a street parade
this afternoon and a grand ball in the
evening at Turner Hall.
Mr.. D. a. Spring, Deputy District Grand
Regent OF the Royal Arcanum, left yesterday
morning tor Townsville TO institute a
Council OF the order in that place.
The inquest in the matter Of the unfortu-
nate accident at the Central Railroad
whsrves Saturday afternoon will be COM
MERGED this morning at the court house at
IL o'clock.
Not an arrest was made bY the police last
night after dark, and at two O'Clock this
morning the city was reported as orderly
and quiet as tie most peaceable citizen
could desire.
The attention Of pTOpretOrs Of stores and
occupants of houses on streets aud lanes
from Bay to BrOughtOn Is directed to the
announcement in this mornings paper from
the Clerk Of Council.
Messrs. JOS. A. Roberts Il Co. on Sstur-
iav cleared for New York the American
brig shannon with q cargo of 200 bales of
upland cotton, which was shipped by
Messrs. Baldwin 6 Co.
Among the strangers il the city are Com
UaOdOre J. II. Gregory, British navy; Baron
E. de Lagrs nge, Paris, France; Bishop A. T.
Pelham, England; Hon. E. Raymond, Cats
Kill. NY, who are registered at the Pulaski
House.
We regret to learn that Messrs. Hauff
Bros, Of this city, were Saturday com
PEELED to suspend, owing to financial embar-
ressment, and made an assignment to Mr.
E 4. Wei. Their liabilities are estimated
at Sl4 600, mostly in New York.
At $50 O'Clock Saturday evening two col
cred men exchanged some choice epithets In
FRANKLIN square, which led to blows. They
pummeled each other pretty well for about
i've minutes, when some white men inter
fered and stopped the fight, both parties
being pretty badly punished.
4 complete brass band, bass drum and
silver helmet included, all in one man, was
the attraction on the streets Saturday.
With The aid Of an ACCORDION, which was
well played, and a Dig and little drum, and
cymbals and triangle, which he worked by
a "kick notion" he was as good as an
amateur brass band. He would be Yalua
bic addition to a military company.