Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-08
Matters and Things LaeOnIealIy


Cotton futures declined ten points yester-
day.
Georgia Hussars meet on Monday evening
next.
The rosin market is tending upwards at
present.
Mr.. John r. West, formerly OF Savannah,
has located in Macon.
The favorable winds are bringing quite q
number Of vessels into port.
The total fines imposed in the Police
Cout yesterday amounted to six dollars.
There was not an arrest recorded at the
police barracks last night up to twelve
O'Clock.
Gen. Henry r Jackson has been indorsed
for Congressmsu-st-large by the Democracy
OF Montgomery county.
The schooner Grace Bradley, at this port
from New York, It pJris having experienced
head winds during the entire voyage.
Clear rib sides advanced &c. dry sslted
clear RIB s'oes &c, iccg clFsc Re-, shoul-
cers &c, AID nams &c. n this market yes
ferdaY.
Captain R 6. Fleming, the able Superin
'endent nj The Savannah, Florida snd
Western Railway, was in Macon on business
yesterday.
Edward Jackson. eolored, while working
in the Central Railroad yard AZ haif-past
! twelve O'Clock yesterday, was proslrated
by the heat.
Sergeant s. c. Lee, of the police force,
has been granted leave of absence in conse-
| ouence OF III health. We trust he NAV re-
turn fully restored in health and strength
Sealed Eroposals for widening the creek
between the outlet OF the new Suy ith
SWAMP canal and Hammers bridge, Iengs1
OF thirteen hundred feet, are Au'el1ise"
for.
Tho stesnsbiD Saragosss, Capt. T. A.
H1oDar. with a very heavy freight and 3
Isr0e number OF passengers from Baltimore,
reached her wharf here shortly after mid
night Thursday.
Some twenty commercial tourists" rep
resenting various houses North and East,
arrived on the steamship Saragossa yester-
day. They tarTied but q few hours in Sa-
vannah, and took "the road"
Yesterday morning pleasant entertain
ment was given by Mr.. r. NJ. Demere. st
his office, 10 honor of the victory won by
his fine yacht, Jennie s., in the race with
the Qlickstep, on Thursday.
Mr.. Alex. r. Lawton, Jr.. of this city,
will deliver the annual address before the
literary societies of the Middle Georgia
Agricultural College, branch OF the Univer-
sity at Milledgevlile, on Monday evening
next.
Rev. NJ. McGehee, Presiding Elder OF
Savannah District NJ. E. Church South, is
in The city, and presided at the Third Q1ar-
terIv Conference OF the several NJ. f.
Churches last evening st the lecture room
OF Trinity NJ. f. c. urch.
Rsidsvile Enterprise: Savannah capt.
tall>ts are forming a company to buy up all
he land they can find for sale throughout
the country the Savannah and Pacific Rail-
way will penetrate. After satisfying them
selves tSat the road will be built at an early
day, they propose to buy up the land while
it is cheap snd have # ready to amsss a for
tune as soon as the road opens up demsnd
for them
The Jesup Sentinel says: "The Johu T.
Ford Amateur Dramatic Association passed
through our town on their way to and from
Brunswick, this week, whittier they had
gone TO add to the attraction Of the gallo
rious fourth In thai city one of their enter
tsiuments. The FOrds are composed of ex-
cellent young men OF Savannah, enjoy an
envlable reputation as theatrieals, and the
poop Of uuswick, we doubt not, are de-
lip hted with their yisitn