Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-12


Zerrubbabel Lodge No. Is, F. A. NJ, meet
tonight!
Cotton failures advanced three points on
yesterday.
There were sold here yesterday 29l
barrels Of rice.
The assessments at the Police Court yes
terday amounted to $.
The COWS and goats ale beginning to
promenade st night again.
There were only two arrests recorded at
the police barracks last night. Whisky was
The trouble.
The steamer Howard Drake is having
put in her a new condenser, which was
made in Charleston.
The steamship Gate City sailed for New
York yesterday, with q good freight and
nine cabin passengers.
The election for officers Of the Fire De-
partment at the next meeting OF Council, 1t
is surmised, will be interesting.
The sale Of reserved seats for the Yokes'
matinee will commence at Bren's ticket
Office at $50 o'clock this morning.
There are very few strangers in the city
az present, and the Northern travel Is at an
ebb, all on account Of the weather.
The steamer City OF Bridgeton arrived
here from Florida yesterday with 8 good
freight and seven cabin and five deck pas
sengers.
We regret to learn that the condition Of
Young Edward Henderson has changed for
be worse, and was regarded as very serl-
Gus last night.
Lieutenant J. T. Howard left for New
York Yesterday on the steamship Gate City.
We trust he may return thoroughly i'm
proved In health.
The proprietOrs Of hotels and livery sta
bles read With pleasure OF the cold weather
at the North, as it indicates q lively travel
Of tourists southwark.
In less than an hour and half after the
opening OF the box sheet for the Vokes at
Bren's ticket Office yesterday over three
hundred seats we're sold.
At the meeting OF the Pulaski Loan AssO-
citation last night 81 900 Of series "An were
sold at . per cent. premium, and $4,000 OF
series ''B'' at so per cent.
The defeat OF the ordinance combining
the Police and Fire Departments, after pre-
vlous action OF Council, appeared yesterday
to take many persons By surprise.
We have received from the publishers,
Remhard & Rutledge, Memphis, Tenn, a
copy OF q beautiful song, "The Picture
Keep Next Ny Heart" by John I. Rut-
ledge.
The Norwegian bark Souvenir was on
yesterday cleared for Hamburg by Messrs.
Hoist Il Co, with a cargo Of 3, 400 barrels OF
rOsin. weighing 400, $50 pounds, valued at
SI1, 06S Is.
At the meeting Of the Savannah Mutual
Loan Association last night 50 coo were sold
IS follows: 81 600 at 40, $1,000 at 4615,
=, 200 at 40, 81 900 at 49s<, and 81 900 at 30
per cent. premium.
The lucky number 10 the Louisiana Lot
terry, which drew on Tuesday Of this week,
was 76,096. drawing $50, 900. The numbers
al. O97, 20 O9S, 76 O99 aud &c, 100 were sold
IN this city, each winning $500.
The cotton claim OF Warren Mitchell, Of
Savannah, for Sl2S, 692 for feecY staple
seized by General Sherman, was adversely
reported upon in the United States Sena-e
yesterday by the Committee on Claims.
Senator Hampton, Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, yesterday re
ported to the United States Senate favor
ably on the bill introduced by Senator
Brown for the sale Of OglethOrps Barracks,
savannah,
Masters Reuben Butler and Ashby Purse
left yesterday by steamship Gate City for
New York en- route to Sing Sing to attend
school, accompanied ~ kind wishes Of rela-
;iyes and friends for success and hOnors In
their scholastic life.
Mr.. George P. HUMPHREYS. Southern
Travelling Agent OF the New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio Railroad, and Mr.. Albert
B. Wrenn, General Southern Passenger
Agent of the Nashville. Chattanooga and
5. Louis Railway, called st the MORNING
News office yesterday.
note from a. Z. Crevallier states that
he was not at the colOred party at Browns
vile where AdOlphus Crevallier was said TO
have been cut over the eye and hit with
brass knuckles. The party, we have since
been informed, took place on East Boun-
dairy, near Randolph street.
Our Northern exchanges from different
quarters contain accounts of people being
buried beneath snow slides, breaking
through the ice when skating or enjoying
delightful sleighing, while at this present
writing the staff of the News are al work
with coats Of, windows and doors Of the
s4Dctum open, aud bslmY Sou bern breeze
cOols the 20 degree temperature.