Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-28

Matters and Things LacOnically Noted
Knights of the Golden Rule will meet this
evening.
Catholic Library Association have
special meeting tonight.
Numerous parties are being organized
for a hnnt on Thanksgiving day.
The Citizens Democratic Club have a
meeting tonight at Ford's Opera House.
Attention is directed to the notice of Mr..
T. B. Thompson, assignee, in to-day's |
paper.
There was a change in the weather yes |
terday afternoon, and a cool spell will /
probably follow.
The velocity Of the wind at Tybee at 6 |
O'Clock last evening was ffty-twO miles
from the northeast.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, No. 231, have
a special meeting tonight, and a full at
tendance is desired.
There We're forty-One interments in
Charleston last week-thirteen whites and
twenty-eight colOred.
Judge o. A. Lochrane is in the city, and
is plaintiff in suit before the United
States Circuit Court.
The sale Of reserved seats for the eur
nished Rooms" Combination is now open
/ at Bren's ticket Office.
The total amount Of fines imposed I'm the
/ Police Court yesterday was S5S Pretty
| fair revenue for blue Monday.
! Very important business will come be-
I fore the Sesqui-CentennialG General Com
\ mttee at their meeting tonight.
There will be a meeting Of the Chatham
/ County sunday School Association tonight
I at the Independent Presbyterian Church.
Callender's Famous Colored Minstrels
| open AT the Theatre on Thursday night
| and give grand matinee Thanksgiving
| afternoon.
Mr.. Willard p. Ward, Clerk OF the
/ United States Courts, returned to the city
/ yesterday morning and was at his post on
the opening of court.
/ J. :. Brown. cOIored trooper. was yes
| terday in the Police Court fined s. for try
ing to force open the door of Hester Max
we'll cOlored. on sunday morning.
The fighting quartette who wese arrest
| ed ON Sunday afternoon for fighting in the
| street, were yesterday in the Police Court
required 10 pay $25 in fines for their fool
/ ishness.
Among the visiting attorneys la attend
/ ance at the United States Courts are
Judge Allen Fort, DUPONT Query, ESQ.,,
;. \. Hawkins, Esq, and Ii. p. Hollis,
| Esq, of Americas.
Among the passengers by the steamer
| Tallahassee, which left New York Sunday
I for Savannah, were DIR. A. w. Kingsley.
Mr.. W. W. Weston, Mr.. James Lawton,
I Mr.. b. ii. IllingW 0rth, Professor Garuthers
/ and Rev. E. W. Clark.
The steamship City of Columbus, from
1 Boston, with a large passenger and freight
list. arrived at her dock early yesterday
morning. She arrived at Tybee Sunday
night at half-past eight O'Clock, but was
compelled to anchor on account Of dense
fog.
Hon. George T. Barnes, Major JOS. B.
Cumming. Joseph Ganahl, Esq. and Hon.
| samuel Levy, eX-Ordinary of Richmond
I county and United States Commissioner,
I arrived here rom Augusta yesterday and
I are in attendance at the United States
Courts.
David Williams, the negro who killed
| Montgomery Houston, at Dale's Mill, as
has been mentioned, was taken to Wayne
| county, and after preliminary eXamina-
! ton was committed for trial. He was
| brought to Savannah on Sunday night and
| lodged in jail here until the opening of
court.
I The Amateur Performance Last Night.
| The Augustin DAILY Comedy Club gave
their first performance last night at the
Theatre. Notwithstanding the unprOpi-
tiOus weather. there was a very far audi
Guce present. Inc performance opeheu
with the pleasant English drama entitled
Z 'Still Waters Run Deep" In the first act
! the players were rather tame, and much
Of the dialogue was Unheard in the
body Of the auditorium. Miss Mamie
Robinson rendered the character
of Mrs. Mildmay very pleasingly,
AL improved as the performance
progressed. The second act was much
better given, and the interview between
John Mildmay Mr.. Ryan, and Capt.
/ Hawksley Mr.. DOnelan) was quite clever.
{ Miss pwyer's personatiOn of MIR, Stern
I hold was good, and the Potter of
I Mr.. SheftaH creditable for a
new amateur. The players all knew
their lines we'll and the piece progressed
smoothly As a first performance of the
club it may be commended. and the en-
couragement they received last night will
likely induce them to give another per-
! fOrmance. The OliO entertainment met
( with applause. and the farce of THAT Ras-
/ cal Pat evoked hearty laughter.