Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-11
Matters and Things LseOnieaIly
Noted.

The rainy spell has about opened.
Board Of County Commissioners will meet
to-day.
Pulaski Loan Association have a meeting
this evening.
Regular semi-monthly meeting Of Coun-
ell this evening.
sehuetzen Society have their regular
meeting tonight.
Golden Rule Lodge No. u, 1. o. o. F.,
meet this evening.
The. total revenue OF the Police Court yee-
teTday amounted to $50.
Lsndrum Lodge (U. D. }, f. A. NJ. have an
extra cOmmunica alton this evening.
The steamship William Lawrence left for
Baltimore yesterday with big freight.
Three arrests were recorded at the police
barracks uEI to one O'Clock this morning.
The velocity OF the wind st Tybee last
night, a. S O'Clock, was thirty miles per
hour.
We were pleased to meet On our streets
yesterday Mr. R. B. Reppard, who has just
returned from the North.
The shipment OF oranges North has com
merced, and the business promises to be
unususlly heavy this season
The steamship City Of Macon sailed for
New York last evening with large freight
and number Of passengers.
The City OF Augusta arrived from New
York yesterday with a large number Of
passengers, and big freight.
The Savannah and Baltimore line are
doing an immense business at present, and
1t seems to be on the increase.
A number Of our merchants will leave
the latter part Of the month for New York
to purchase their holiday goods.
Ii is proposed 10 celebrate the two hun
dredth anniversary OF the introduction of
Presbyterfanism IN America in 1884.
We learn that six applications for the cleo
trio light were filed yesterday. Evidently
the Electric Light Company has boom.
Morris Gethers, eolored, was yesterday,
IN the Police Court, compelled to pay FIVE
dollars for The fun OF beating his wife, Llzer.
Savannah Mutual Loan Association have
an important meeting this evening, and an
amendment to the constitution will be acted
upon.
CuffY Butler, hilarious negro, was yes
| .erday In the Police Cours fined s. for Gre
/ ating disturbance in the house Of Sallie
| Fuller, cOlOred damsel.
We understand that when the British
| Consul, Mr.. Joel, returns to the city, court
| Of INQUIRY will be held In regard to the dis
aster Of the British bark Sea Bird.
About half-past ten O'Clock last night,
/ Policeman Townsend found q white man
Saming around the street In a helpless sort
Of way, and kindly escorted him to the bar
| racks.
The great melO-drama, "Called to Ac-
count" will be presented by Alexander
| Csufman and foe comb nation, at the Sa-
| v4unsh Theatre, on Monday next, the 10th
instant.
John Shea and Cora Owens, colored, had
a fight in Cooper Shop lane about l O'Clock
yesterday morning. and were arrested and
carried before the Police Court. They were
each fined IS.
Augusta Chronicle: "Mr. Robert H. Corn
well, popular young resident of Savannah
passed through Augusta yesterday on his
way TO Athens upon responsible but de-
lightful missiOD.h
The bark Sea Bird, wrecked off Ossabaw,
has not yet been relieved. A board of sur
vey went down on the tug j. W. Lynn yes
terday morning, and had not returned up tC
late last evening.
Macon TaegYaDh; "Mr. Frank Goolsby
engineer on the Central Railroad, was pois-
Oned yesterday by drinking buttermilk al
No II on that road. He came home last
night suffering greatly"
Shortly after midnight some excitement
was created on South Broad street by 6
white man, who was under the influence Of
| liquor, beating a white woman. The booty
warrior was arrested and taken to the bar
racks.
The movement referred to in Yesterdays
NEWS, projected for the lighting OF the block
on BroUghton street, between Whitaker and
Bull streets, with the electric light, has me-
with great success, and the lights viii bt
put I'D st once.
Lieutenant Colonel Woodhouse, of the
First COlored Battalion Georgia Volunteers
received Yesterday from Governor Colquiti
the commissions for the following Officers
Of the Colquitt Blues: Captain ]. d. Carter,
First Lieutenant l.. g. Edwards, Second
Lieutenant Z. jackson, Second Lieutenant
Oscar Coles.
The Georgia Hussars on Monday night
not only cOmplimented Mr.. j. N. johnson
with serenade, but also Mr.. Elton A
Smith, another benedict member of the
troop. Lieutenant James ii. Johnston wa:
also serenaded. The whole trip was Crane
ovation and wound up IN the 1--WE sma
hours"
| 8 bill will be introduced in the Legisla.
ture to change the time of holding the cleo
ton for county officers in Chatham county
aad to provide for the appointment OF man
] ayers and for the management of all elee-
| tiOLs hereafter to be held in this county fOl
snatOrs and Representatives in the Legisls
ture, and for other purposes.
The new kind OF opera glass will not ne.
cessitate the going out Of gentlemen be
tween acts. 1t consists Of double tank Of
whisky, and when the glasses are properly
adjusted before the eyes, small tube en-
ters the mouth and thus tie liquor is drawn
and never for q moment suspected. By
4 % inn n1O in 10