Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-27
Matters and Things BasOnisaUy
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The sun viii cross the line tomorrow.
Cotton futures declined three points Sat-
urdsy.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9. 1. o. o. F., have q
meeting tonight.
There were received here last week IFS
bundles Of hides.
The criminal docket Of the Superior Court
viii be sounded to-day.
The total assessment at the Police Court
Saturday was only SIX dollars.
The grand Easter ball Of the s. ?. I. A:
G. will take place on Monday night, April
10th.
Six car loads and 457 sacks of cotton
seed were the receipts here for the past
week.
During the past week 1,519 boxes and A
barrels Of Florida oranges were received at
this port.
The exports from this port last week were
3,OI2, COG feet Of lumber, and 1, l65,51O feet
Of timber.
The Presbytery OF Savannah will meet In
the Presbyterian Church in Brunswick on
Thursday next.
There were only two arrests recorded at
the barracks last night-both Tor two Tree
indulgence In the rosy.
The registration of votes for the county
progresses slowly. Our citizens should take
more interest in this matter.
The st. Andrews Society have made ar
engagements with Wallace Bruce to deliver
another lecture in this city shortly.
The steamer Katie arrived here from Au-
gusta and way landings last night. with q
good freight and twenty cabin and thirty
deck passengers.
The steamer City Of Bridgeton will be put
on the lire for Darien every Thursday. This
viii be a great accommodation to passen-
| gers and shippers.
Rev. S. V. Marsh, of the Baptist Church.
Philadelphia, and Rev. Father Tierney, OF
st. Peters Church, Hartford, Conn, were
among the arrivals at the Marshall House
Saturday.
The County Commissioners will have q
special meeting on Tuesday to consider the
/ question Of opening private roads In accord
anee with the petition placed before them
al the meeting on Thursday last.
A colored man, who lives on Joachim
| street, attempted to collect another cOlored
mans money from Smith & Kelly, steve
dores, at s o'clock Saturday night, and was
arrested and carried to the barracks.
The British brig Rothesay was on sstur-
| day cleared for Barbados by Messrs.
| Wilder & Co., with q cargo of 108,S3S feet
Of lumber, valued st 81 ,632 81, which was
shipped by Messrs. Sloat, Russell & Co.
Five large rats, which were let loose in
| front Of Mr.. r. T. Harmon's Office on the
| BaY Saturday morning about eleven O'Clock,
/ afforded amusement for number or
| darkies, who wsged 8 ssnguinary war
| against them with sticks and clubs OF all
sorts.
Mr.. Louis ". Thomas, one OF the most
| capable and successful lawyers Of the Ath-
ems bar, arrived in the city this evening, on
his way to Savannah. He has had ample
/ good fortune in all the courts, and is about
/ TO win a final appeal in the highest and
best.-Altgllstd Chronicle, %.
Saturday morning, about 10 o'clock, as
young man was driving Mr.. Michael
/ Walsh's buggy up the slip at the foot OF
| Abercorn street, the rear axle broke at the
hub OF the right hind wheel. The fitting Of
the buggy caused the driver to slide from
the seat, and he was slightly bruised.
Among the freight brought to this city
| Saturday by the steamer Cumberland, from
| Hawkinsville and way landings, was box
/ consigned to party In this city contain
| ing two cats, a rooster and a hen, which
seemed to get along remarkably wel-a
veritable 'happy family"
The steamer Mary Fisher, while on her
way to this city with 227 bales Of upland
Il cotton on board, Wnen ABOUT twenty mlies
from Darien, lost her chain, which is used
instead Of shaft, and is unable to come to
the city. A tug will be sent to her assist
snce either from here or Darien to tow her
to this city.
The steamer Cumberland from Dsrien
Saturday had among her freight large
box containing a dead alligator eight feet
long, which was on its way to Rev. j. w.
Lee, Lemingt ton, England. Mr.. Lee is the
Vicar of Lexington, and the box was con
signed 10 the care Of a mercantile firm In
this.citY to be forwarded.
Baltimore Sun, oath: ''The barkentine E.
a. Sanchez, Capt. VIM. FOoks. arrived at
Jackson's wharf yesterday, with $4,000
feet Of lumber, from Savannah, Ga, which
/ port she left on March 10. From the 18th
4 till the 18th the Sanchez experienced num-
Der Of severe northeast and north northwest
/ gales, In one of which, on the night Of the
18th. she carried away fgurehead, cutwater
/ and gamin iron."