Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-16
Matters ana ThInzs s.aeOnIssiIy
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| Cotton futures declined ten points Yester-
day.
Chatham Mutual Loan Association meet
to night.
The two boilers for the new water works
have arrived.
Savannah Lodge No. 115S, K. of g., will
meet tonight.
Spirits turpentine was in active de-
/ msnd Yesterday.
Some repairs are being made to the Phils-
delphia steamship wharf.
The total amount Of fines imposed IN the
Police Court yesterday was $99.
The Baptist Sunday school will have
| picnic to Potter's Grove this morning.
The total deaths in Charleston last week
were forty; whites, ten; colored thirty.
There will be q prayer and temperance
meeting at the Seamen's Bethel tonight.
Republican Blues have their picnic shoot
ing contest at the schuetzen Park to-day.
The list Of vessels up, cleared and sailed
for this port is unusually small at present
The tug Constitution has been Hastily re-
painted, and is greatly improved in appear
ance.
The city dredge dug out the foundation
for the new wharf at Sspelo quarantine
station.
special schedule will be run to the
SchutZeu Park to-day, the occasion OF the
Blues picnic.
There will be no steamship from Savannah
to Philadelphia on the Goth, as per notice in
another column.
The weather continued quite cool yester-
day, but there are indications Of warmer
temperature to-day.
The last OF the cargo Of the bark Syra was
brought up from quarantine by the lighter
Uncle Sam yesterday.
The Sunday school of Wesley Church will
have their anniversary celebration on We'd
nesdsy evening, 18th inst.
A colored man, drunk and disorderly on
the street. was arrested at niue O'Clock last
night by Policeman Kelly.
The Augusta AMI Macon Communicates
knights Templar will arrive here this after
noon by the Central Railroad.
The Executive Council Of the Citizens
Sanitary Association will meet on Wednes-
day night at Metropolitan Hall.
Among the arrivals at the Marshall House
yesterday were Col. H. NJ Drsne and DIR. E
| o. Manskee ard wife, of Baltimore.
At the regular meeting Of the Railroad
Mutual Loan Association, held last evening,
&, 900 were sold at SO per cent. premium.
NlEuLg COlUFGus WAS uu6u % III the
Police Court yesterday for the fun of beat
ing bis wife, Sarah, in her home on Sunday
morning.
The new water main has been laid across
the canal and through MusgrOve creek, and
the remainder of the work will be compare
lively easy.
A eolored man, assaulting and beating his
wife in Reppsrd's Row, was arrested about
half past nine O'Clock last night by Police
man Jones.
Some cOopers who went down to the bark
syria to do some work will have the pleas
ure Of going through a regular quarantine
before they can return to the city.
Jane Davis and Emma Mercer, the negro
females who were acting disgusingly on
the street Sunday. were yesterday in the
Police Court fined S. each or fifteen days.
The Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way wharf. damaged during the late storm,
aud which has been IN course of construc
ton for some time past, is nearly finished.
Margaret Adds. disreputable female Of
the cOlOred persuasion, was yesterday fined
In the Police Court ten dollars for disgust
ing conduct on the street Sunday evening.
The Savannah Hussars. cOlOred, will hold
an election tonight for the Office OF Second
Lieutenant The managers are Neior John
II. Devesux, Lieut.. A. K. Desvergne and
Lieut. X. ii. Burke.
Tom Mitchell and John Brown, colored.
arrested for fighting in the street Sunday
afternoon, had dsmper put on their belli-
geIent uroclivities yesterday by being each
fined SO or thirty DAYS in.the Police Court.
DR.. B. s. Herndon. Mrs. George A. Mer-
Ger and daughter, of Savannah, who are
visiting Washington, were cordially enter
tanned by the President on Thursday. They
are 70 be guests at the White House next
week.
William jenkins and Lewis Bennett, the
cOlOred boys arrested for stealing pocket
hook from Mrs. Lockett IN the Market, on
Saturday afternoon, were before the Police
Court Yesterday, but claimed continuance
Of their case.
Mr.. c. NJ. Cunningham, who made the re-
msrksble score Of five consecutive bulls
eyes at the SchuetZen Park during the festi
val OF Thursday, is to be complimented with
handsome medal BY the Schuetzsn Society
in commemoration of the feat.
A dispatch received in the city yesterday
stated that Mrs. John W. Cameron, a well
known musical lady Of this city and daugh-
ter of Richard Bradley, ESQ, formerly pro-
prietor of the Pulaski and Screven Houses,
was dangerously sick in Washington, d. C..
Judges Pardee and Erskine are expected
here on Thursday, from Macon, to finish up
the business before the United States Cir
cuff Court for this term Court will, how
ever, probably only last for few days, and
all cases which are to be tried should be
ready on Thursday.
The Southern General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church will meet in Atlanta
Thursday next at IL a. NJ. Delegates are
requested to report at % Wall street on
their arrival. There was a change contem-
plated as to place Of meeting, but IL has
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