Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-15
matters and Things LaeOnieaJlF
Nnaan.

Cotton futures declined twenty-five points
yesterday.
Landrum Lodge, Z. D.. F. A. NJ, will
meet tonight.
A very brisk naval stores business is ex-
/ pected this summer.
The coastwize exports of lumber yester-
dav were 3O1 ,227 feet.
There were no foreign clearanees at the
| custom house yesterday.
The total assessment at the Police Court
Yesterday amounted to 81.
The visit of inspection was made to the
quarantine station yesterday.
A large number of vessels arrived at this
port during the past few days.
Several large RATS Of timber have arrived
here during the past few days.
Spirits Of turpentine advanced half cent
per gallon in this market yesterday.
Or. Wm H. Elliott left for Baltimore
yesterday in The steamship VIM. lawrence
The government dredge Henry Burden
is having her boilers cleaned and pumps re
paired.
Q1ite a number OF small frame buildings
| are being erected in the southern portion OF
| the city.
Reserved seats for Humptv- Dumpty VIII
morning.
We have received the January number Of
that excellent publication, the Southern -Hu-
steal Journal.
II this weather should continue, very
early fr1it aud vegetable crops will be raised
in this sect ion.
The tug Leon from Darien has gone upon
the ways here for the purpose OF receiving
q thorough OveThauling.
Fig Island Lighthouse Is now IN first-class
condition all the damage done by the recent
fire having been repaired
The steamship Geo. Appold arrived here
from Baltimore yesterday with large cargo
and seven cabin passengers.
Capt. E. c. Wambersie, well known In
! Savannah, arrived here yesterday by the
| George Appold from Baltimore.
There were only three arrests recorded at
/ the police barracks last might've for
| drunkenness and one for lunacY.
The Executive Committee of the Citizens
| Sanitary Association have a meeting to-
night at o'clock at Metropolitan Hall.
"My Partner" will have a matinee this
| afternoon, and a handsome souvenir pro-
gramme will be distributed among the
/ ladies.
The fine steamship City OF Augusta on
|
/ a heavy freight and seventy-nine cabin pas
| sengers.
Toe reduced rates offered by the Central
| Railroad should induce many TO visit the
| Crescent City and see the grand mardi gras
| display.
Pools on the trotting race, which takes
/ place st ThundeTbolt course tomorrow
| afternoon. will be sold tonight at the
Serevsn House.
| A big difference in the temperature yes
/ terday and the 14th of February, 1881. Then
the minimum was %, yesterday it was o.
| 81 degrees hotter.
William Grobell, the colored rosmer who
was arrested at the Central Railroad wharves,
was Yesterday, in the Police Court, fined
| SO or thirty days.
The Central Railroad wharves present a
/ very lively appearance with the numerous
vessels OF all descriptions receiving and
discharging cargoes.
The second grand gift entertainment Of
| the Jasper Monumental Association on
Monday evening next promises to be an unu-
sually brilliant affair.
Mr.. j. C. Shaw, General Travelling and
| Passenger Agent of the Central Railroad,
| leaves for Chicago this morning in the i'll
teTest Of his company.
The grand annual masquerade ball of the
| Savannah SchuetZen Gesellschait will take
| place at Masonic Temple on Tuesday even
ing next, thu 21st Instant.
Lumber is being sent down to Long
! Island for the purpose OF erecting new
| beam for the lighthouse, the old one having
been destroyed By the storm.
Our facilities for repairing vessels are
! proving of considerable advantage to this
| port, as vessels are continually coming here
| for repairs from nearby ports.
The residents Of the city who live beyond
Wayne and Roberts streets, on a line with
| West Broad street, complain that there are
but few lamps In that section, and cry for
more light.
The steamer Katie left for Augusta and
way landings last evening with very heavy
| freight, a portion Of which consisted of
!, 400 bags Of guano, nearly all Of which was
of home manufacture.
We tender our acknowledgements to the
! committee of the Washington Steam Fire
aud Engine Hose Company for an invitation
| TO their thirtY-ffth anniversary ball, to be
given Monday evening next.
Gov. CoIquitt has offered a reward Of
| $50 for the apprehension and delivery,
| with sufficient evidence to convict, of the
murderer OF murderers Of Michael Shea in
this city on the 18th January last.
/ several bdIllt6 WIZ Adu DtEu hAdCVA Ou
| the information docket of the Police Court
| for running wagons without badges had the
cases against them dismissed upon promise
to take out the little tin medals at once.
John Green, a colored individual who was
/ found sleeping under 8 fruit stand, corner
/ OF President and Whitaker streets, was yes
| terday in the Police Court fined 50 or ten
| days. John is a vsgrant and would be bene-
e red by thirty days on the chain gang.
For the convenience Of persons who de-
sire to send money through the mails,
| proposition has been submitted to Congress
/ to issue sixty millions Of paper fractional
| currency in denominations OF ten, twenty
five and fifty cents. This will be great
| convenience.
We learn that the order mentioned yes
terday as having been issued in the police
| barracks, instTuctiDg the officers not to
| furnish information as TO the names of
parties placed under arrest, was verbally
given by the Mayor, and communicated to
| the officer on duty. Our crowded space
compels US to defer comment this morning
/ upon it.
| On Sunday the steamtug Winpenny, I'M
/ der command of Captain A. G. Cabsnnis,
notwithstanding the high stage OF the Sa-
/ vannah river, went to Cohen's Bluff and
/ took on q load Of cattle for Mr.. Jacob
R8ners, and conveyed them to st. Catha-
rine's Island, where Mr.. r has an extensive
| stock farm. Captain Cabannis IS an old
| officer on river steamers, and understands