Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-04
Waters and Things LseODieaus
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MeefInr al CnnncIl tn.nipht.

Landrum Lodge 20. d. F. A. N. meet
70 might.
The value Of foreign shipments yesterday
was 1851 ,O93.
Cotton futures declined eighteen points
here yesterday.
There were 277 barrels of rice sold in this
market yesterday.
Georgia Husssrs have an important meet
ing this evening.
The dredge Baltic Is on Jones' ways IN
dergOing repairs.
F. G and Il rosIn advanced Eve cents IN
this market yesterday.
The total amount Of the assessment at the
Police Court yesterday was $l1.
The schooner VIM. E. Lee was loading at
New York on December 31st for this port.
The total interments at Charleston for
the past week numbers 25-whites 10, col
ored Is
The schooner Mary J. Cashier was load
ing at Philadelphia on December 3lst for
Savannah.
A meeting of the stockholders OF the
Tybee Improvement Company will be held
this morning.
The sales OF naval stores yesterday com
prised 325 barrels OF rosin and a casks
spirits turpentine.
The newly elected officers Of Magnolia
Encsmpment No 1, l. o. o. F., will be in
stalled this evening.
The steamship VIM. Lawrence carried
among her freight Yesterday, to Baltimore,
40 boxes of oranges.
The steamer Florida arrived here yester-
day from Florida with good freight and
eight cabin passengers.
Only two arrests recorded at the barracks
last niRht-a drunken colored man and
disOrderly cOlOred woman.
l. IS understood a grand concert will
shortly be given for the benefit of the JAS
per Monumental Association.
Col. Geo. R. Black, our immediate Req
resentatfve in Congress, was in town Yester-
day en- route for Washington.
The new euano warehouse at the savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway wharves
is rapidly nearing completion.
The steamer Katie departed for Augusta
and way landings yesterday evening with
q good freight and passenger list.
The Ford Dramatic Amateurs have an
important meeting tonight, and full at
tendance of the members is requested.
TIE steamship City of Augusta, which ar
rived here Yesterday from New York,
brought out sixty-siX cabin and eight steer
| sge passengers.
We return our acknowledgements to the
committee Of the German Volunteers for
81 invitation to their grand anniversary
ball on the Oh inst.
The city officers to serve for three years
viii be elected at the meeting of Council
| to night aud a large attendance of those
| interested is expected.
We learn that young Henderson, who was
I eh MouHorr psorhN affor
Christmas, Yesterday morning was able to
cit 10 in bed, and is doing very well.
On Monday evening Mr.. Alfred Haywood
was the surprised recipient, from the en-
ployss o. the Ice Company, of an elegant
silver pitcher and cup, appropriately in
scribed.
The British steamship BrantfOrd City,
which wss reported as having sailed from
West HartlepoOl on December ID for this
port, has arrived at Norfolk with a cargo
Of steel blooms.
The result OF the meeting of the bond
holders Of the Tytee Improvement Com
pany, noted elsewhere, will be read with
pleasure by all interested In the future Of
| our seaside resort.
Fay Templeton, the young actress, we'll
| known IN Savannah, daughter of John
/ TempletOn, will marry William West, of
4
| strels, next month.
The steamer Cumberland, Capt. Wilcox,
will leave this afternoon at ? O'Clock for
D0bOy, Cane Creek, Darien, Union Island
aud l-ndings on the Altsmaha, Ocmulgee
| and Oconee rivers.
Ga the 11th inst. the Jasper Greens will
| give their first annual hop at their hall, and
| a very enjoyable time may be anticipated
by all who attend. A limited number of
| tickets will be sold.
The President Of the Union Society takes
| this method OF acknowledging a donation
| OF $40 from that old friend of the Bethesda
| Orphan House, Rev. George II. Clarke, D.
| D., OF Hartford, Conn.
The indications are that the celebrated
actress GeneVIeVe Ward will be greeted by
a large and fashionable audience on Friday
night. The sale OF reserved seats opens
at Bren's st $50 O'Clock this morning.
Lee Robinson, ESQ, a lawyer of Wash
ingtOn City, mo was counsel for Guiteau at
the commencement Of the trial, and becom-
ing disguised retired from all connection
with the case, is on a visit to Savannah.
The contract with the Naptha Oil Com
parry goes into effect on Friday. and the
street lamps will be regularly lighted there
after. A number have been lighted the
past two nights to show what may be ex-
pected.
Mr.. B. K. Sharretts, inspector OF the Post
Office Department, is on an official visit to
Savannah in connection with the proposed
new post office at this point. 1t would be
well for our merchants to have conference
with him in regard to the site.
On Sunday the Charleston and Savannah
EiHNar tads first trsin through to
= srFsoUfIie. kla. frCni Charleston, and
hereafter said trains Undfz one conductor
ril De- run between the tv1 cities, arriving
here AZ 10.45 aud leaving ~ t1:l0 a. N.
The British hs-lf Meno vas yesterday
cieaged Tor liverpool b. Hes'rs. A. FRllar-
ton & Co, = ia csTgo Of 1 SOL barrels Of
rosiu, ssighirg coo 49, pounds. valued at
81 rs. snd 9 ESQ bale OF upland cotton,
Weighing 1881 ,SSl pounds, valued at 1885,
32s
On Monday night the Montgomery
Guards, of Charleston, celebrated their
twenty-ninth anniversary ia grand style,
and elected new officers. During the
evening it is reported ''the health Of the
Irish Jasper Greens, Of Savannah, was
amid runah ahaarfnc ~