Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-24
Matters and Things LacOnieaIly


There will be music in the air tonight.
stonewall Division No. 1, s. Of T., meet
tonight.
Central Railroad stock advanced IL to 2
points yesterday.
There will be meeting of the Knights Of
the Golden Rule tonight.
The State and county tax for the circus
performance yesterday was $40.
The total amount Of fines imposed in the
Police Court Yesterday was $42.
The total interments in Charleston for the
past week was ACTIVITIES Is, blacks 25.
The circus company was charged 500 By
the city for making q parade through the
streets yesterday.
A white man was arrested yesterday morn
ing about ten O'Clock for driving recklessly
through the streets.
The sale Of reserved seats for Ada Gray's
engagement will commence at Bren's ticket
Office st o'clock this morning.
The streets were rendered exceedingly
lively yesterday by the circus pageant, and
the juveniles were out in full force.
We had a call yesterday fIom Mr.. P. Sells,
Jr., advance manager of Sells Brothers cir
Gus, which appears here next month.
Captain J. G. Post, OF the Z. s. Engi-
neering force, who has been in charge Of
improvements in Charleston, is now in the
city.
Hon. Rufus E. Lester will address the
people Of WaYcrOss, on Saturday next, on
the issues Of the approaching Congressional
election.
The steamer Tamesi has finished her re-
pairs and put on a new wheel, and will pro-
coed on her voyage to TsmpicO, Mexico,
this morning at daylight.
Two colored women occasiOned some ex-
element on the street, about O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, by indulging in a rough
and tumble fight. They were both arrested.
The several lines Of the City and Subur-
ban Railway did very heavy business yes
terday, and the cars were running until near
ly midnight, bringing the people from the
circus.
Tattnsu Council No. SS4, A. L. H, Of this
city, contributed $25 to Archusi Council No.
SIS. a. L. H OF Pensacola, for the relief
NJ distressed members Of the order in that
city.
Mrs. E. S. Barclay, the writer of the pleas
ant letters from DarleD, which have appear
ed from time to time in the MORNING NEWS,
IS IN the city en- route from Augusta to her
home.
A juvenile darzey was arrested yesterday
afternoon for stealing an empty barrel.
This should be a warning to the boys who
have commenced '1aYing In" their Christ
mas barrels.
Yesterday morning about eight O'Clock an
enterprising negro was detected In the act
of stealing apples from a barrel on the
Central Railroad wharf, and was marched
of to the barracks.
About half past nine O'Clock last night
negro created some excitement at the circus
grounds By banging off his pistol. He was
| snatehed up by 8 yigilant policeman and
'rOtted off to the bastile on South Broad
street.
The Electric Light Company are expect
| Ing a new armeture for the dynamo machine
% take the place Of the one lately In use.
| l. will arrive here some time within week
and, until then, there will be no electric
| lighting.
We have received copy OF Westherbe's
Directory of Memphis, Tenn, for 1888. The
| volume is gotten up in good style and on the
/ duplex system-thst is, you can tell not only
where a person lives, but you can tell who
| lives in any certain house.
| The schooner VIM. h. Jones, which put
/ into this port leaking from ST. Mary's, Ga,
bound for New York, with cargo Of lum-
/ Der, after being on the ways aud having
/ been recaulked and otherwise repaired,
began relosding her cargo preparatory to
resuming her voyage.
Mr.. Willis Cobb, the press manager Of E.
/ Fl. Barrett d Co.'s circus, is one of the
/ shreWdest men in the business, and keeps
the company free from the following OF
/ bunco men, gamblers and fakirs by declin-
/ ing 10 give his route to correspondents OF
| dramatic papers in advance.