Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-22

Matters and Things LacOnieallY Noted
Hon. Rufus +. Lester returned from
Atlanta yesterday.
The different churches Of the city We're
well attended yesterday.
To-day will be the return day OF the
City Court for the February term.
The City Court will meet for the trial Of
criminal cases this afternoon At O'Clock.
A special meeting of the Ford Dramatic
Association will be held this evening al
= O'Clock.
The members-elect of the new City
Council will he installed in the Exchange
to-day at L IN.
TeutOnia Lodge. Knights Of Pythias,
will give a grand ball at st. Andrews
Hall tonight.
A season Of clear and cooler weather
would be acceptable after the recent and
prolonged rain.
The many friends Of Mrs. Rev. James
Z. l.. Holmes We're last night gratihed To
learn that her condition was much I'M
proved.
The CITY Court will meet on Wednes-
day, january 24th, at 10 O'Clock a. m, Tor
the trial Of civil cases, when the petit Ju-
rOrs are requested to be prompt IN at
tendance.
The Superior Court will meet to-day at
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criminal and civil dOckets. The petit jury
is expected to be prompt in attendance.
The old tumble down structure corner
of BrOughtOn and Whitaker streets, re-
Gently Quilted by fire, is being again re-
built The location is worthy Of hand
some building.
A large tourist party from York, Pa.
including a number of leading citizens OIL
that place, arrived in Savannah Saturday
on their way TO Florida, and are guests at
the Marshall House.
The telegraph announces that the Presi-
dent has submitted to the Senate the re-
ports Of the officers of the Engineer corps
in relation 10 the improvement OF the har-
bOrs of Savannah, Brunswick and Mobile.
Mr.. l. Z. Weed. advance agent for the
Baker x FarrOn Theatrical Combination,
is in the city arranging for the appearance
at the Theatre next Friday and saturday
of the popular character comedians, IN
their original play, '-Chris and Lena
A special meeting of the Executive
Council of the Citizens Sanitary AssOcia-
tion Will De held this evening at Metro
pOlitan Hall at = O'Clock. This Is the
last regular meeting prior to the annual
meeting of the association, which VIII
take place ON Tuesday, February 18th.
The House of Representatives Saturday
Dassed the bill for the relief of Hon. Nor
gan Rawls, of bingham county. ms
bill. we believe, is for the reimbursement
of Col. Rawls for expenses incurred IN his
contest with Andrew Sloan for the seat III
the House from this district in the Forty
third Congress.
There were twenty arrests reported at
the police barracks up to one o'clock this
morning, the most of which were for
drunkenness. Three We're for firing pls-
tolls in the streets. \ white man was
arrested by Policeman Henly, late Satur-
day night, for cutting negro named
r. W Randolph with knife.
air. G.. W. Beach. of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
a DrOmiuent official of the Naugatuck
Railroad ofthat state; Mr.. \. \. Michener-
of Philadelphia, proprietor of the popular
resort, Watkins Glen, Watkins, \. Y;
Mr.. T. ID. StinsOn and wife, of Muskegon,
Mich, and the tragedian, Frederick
Warde, and troupe are at the Pulaski