Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-22
Matters ana Things Laconically


DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. o. o. F., meet to
night.
Cotton futures declined twelve points Sat
urdsy.
Georgia Hussars viii find an important
notice elsewhere.
Yesterday was 3 remarkably quiet Sunday
and nothing OF interest occurred.
It is expected the First Regiment viii
make q big parade this afternoon.
Mr.. Christopher Gray. Of the firm Of
Messrs. Gray 8 O'Brien, is in the city.
The Spanish barks Maria Isabel and Anits
arrived up from quarantine Saturday.
Capt. J. F. Edwards has been assigned to
the command Of the steamer Howard Drake.
Savannah Yacht Club will have g special
and important meeting at twelve O'Clock to-
day.
Vennor's prediction for yesterday did not
pan out well-the thermometer went up too
high.
The sloop Commodore, which was sunk q
few days since by being run into, has been
raised.
The suburban resorts were yesterday
afternoon well patroniZed by pleasure
seekers.
Der IN the First Regiment will be out this
afternoon.
Governor Colauitt will be present at the
session OF the State Sunday School Convex
ton this week.
The grand jurors Of the Superior Court
will meet on Tuesday morning next, 3Oth
inst, at ten O'Clock.
Many have suggested that the rise in meat
go t,ah na r1
ing-house beefsteak.
The thinnest thing now on record is said
to be that mans pocketbook which has just
been struck by q milliner.
Only three arrests, all for drunkenness in
the street, were recorded for the days work
at the barracks last night.
The Yacht Nettle will take part in the
Beaufort regatta. which comes on during
the early portion Of next week.
The steamer st. Nicholas left for Beaufort
yesterday morning with large number OF
excursionists, and returned about dark.
Three individuals who celebrated Satur.
day night by getting drunk, were arrested
at different hours and taken to the Police
Barracks.
A white man, drunk and disorderlY in the
store of ]. j. Grant, was arrested at $3.50 p.
NoANA
to the barracks.
A colored man, sssaulting and striking q
cOlOred boy on the head with rock, was 81
rested Saturday night at $50 o'clock by
officer Wlnkers.
for New York Saturday, carried among 9th
er freight .46S crates, 2, 921 barrels Of vege-
tables, and turtles.
There will be fifteen hundred Sunday
school children at the mass meeting to be
held In the Independent Presbyterian
Church on Thursday evening next.
We learn that the steamer Florida will
shortly undergo repairs. Three new steel
boilers will be placed in her, and she viii b.
thoroughly overhsuled, reprinted and reno
waited.
Judge Henry B. Tompkins left for Glynr
Superior Court yesterday morning to pre-
side for Judge Mershon, and will then pro-
coed to Darien, where he will hold court
the latter part Of the week.
The lumber for the decks of the new
steamships being built for the Ocean Steam
ship Company lie being forwarded from this
port, one Of the steamships having recently
carried North some 10000 feet.
There was only one case before the Police
Court Saturday, q colOred man named
Abram White, who was fined - or ten
days for disorderly conduct, cursing and
abusing A. W. johnson, colored, and
threatening his life.
A survey was held Saturday on the bark
SYrs, when 1t was recommended that she be
recaulked where necessary, and be placed
in 8 seaworthy condition. Her cargo will
be taken on board again and she will pro-
coed to her destination.
Mr.. William Faber, of the Charleston
ZeitlIng, passed through the city yesterday
en- route TO Jacksonville, Fla, on bushes:
trip. BE reports the Germans OF his city 81
taking great interest in the approaching
election, and that they are registering to 8
man.
As usual every summer many of our bust.
ness houses, principally the grocers, have
consented to close their places OF business
at seven o'clock every evening, except Sat
urday, commencing the first OF June, II
order to give their clerks and employees an
opportunity for a little recreation.
Saturday afternoon, while three little
boys were playing on 3 pile of lumber In
lumber yard IN the eastern part Of the city
some Of the planks tumbled over and VIM
Kelly was painfully injured In the head snC
otherwise bruised by plank falling on him
Ais two companions were also injured, bu
not so severely. Under the circumstance
It is fortunate they were not killed.